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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-12-04
The Reasons Why

The inquiry into the leaving Of
Company ones hose and hose cart in
the street Sunday night developed the
fact tnat the hose company is very
tired of the treatment it has received
from the fire department.
When the company arrived at the
fire Sunday night, it stopped at tho
hydrant ut Mr.. Van Drielen's corner
and attempted to make Il connection
with the hose. This they could not do
Us someone had removed the Anderson
coupling from the hydrant and replaced
it with one of the old screw couplings.
The hose was all reeled off by the time
the condition of the hydrant was dis
covered and a good deal of valuable
time would have been lost in reeling it
up again and going to the hydrant at
Mrs. Mayhugh's r To save this
time, the boys carried water in buckets
and did their part, in this way in
putting out the fire.
The condition in which they found
the hydrant Disguised the boys and they
refused to take the hose and cart back
to the fire-house. The members of
the company wish it understood that
they do not blame the water company
for the change of couplings on the
hydrant. The fact is that the hydrant
was used by parties making cement
walks. The hose they used had the old
screw coupling and they removed the
Anderson coupling from the hydrant
and put the old screw coupling on,
neglecting to replace the patent coup
ling when they were through using the
hydrant.
But the condition of this hydrant
last Sunday night is only one of the
grievances the members of this company
have. Their requests for repairs and
new apparatus have been neglected by
the president of the fire department.
AS III instance of this, Foreman Miller
claims that he notified the president of
the department on the day the demo-
cratic county convention was held that
the bell rope was broken and asked that
a new rope be put on the bell. AL
though over two months have passed,
the new bell rope has not been furn-
ished. Again they asked for new
nozzles for their hose, and they have
not been given to the compony, al
though they have been in the rresi
dents store for n month or more. Fore
man Miller also said the floor of the
tire-house needed repairing and this had
not been attended to.
These things. small though they may
be, have piled upon the boys until they
have come to the conclusion that the
people of the town take no interest in
their organization and do not appreciate
their efforts to protect the town from
fire. That the boys have some reason
on which to base this conclusion is
evidenced by the fact that there has
been no meeting of the fire department
since the present officers were elected
over two years ago.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-12-04

The city man was jogging on towarl
the summer boarding house in n rici.-
ETY. rockaway. The driver was glurl
and far from entertaining and the city
man felt rather lonely.
Fine field over there?" he venturel
after a long silence.
Fine" gruntcd the driver.
who owns it,"
odd man Bit"
"Old man Bit. eh? Who are thoc,
children stacking up hay?"
"Old man Bits boys"
And what is his idea In havfr .
them out there in the field such a HIT
day."
Wal, I reckon he thinks every littl,
Bit helps. stranger. Anything else
you want to know? Get up hcro,
bosses"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-12-04
Queen Esther

The students Of the high school will
hold their last full rehearsal for their
cantatta tonight when IL is expected
that everything will bc ready for u
brilliant production of this most popu.
lar Musical drama.
The advance sale of seats has been
very promising and n large audience Is
assured. Seats will bc on sale at the
box Office Of the opera house tonight
and tomorrow night between the hours
Of six and eight.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-12-04
Salmagund
FROM DAILY
Considerably warmer today.

Considerably warmer today.
Mrs. Carvilc and daughtci departed
for their home in Mound valley today.
Tho preliminary examination of
Judge Hogan ami co-dcfcndants is still
in progress. Detective Hogan ~ on
the witness stand when this report
closed.
Commissioners Clark aud Lytton met
this morning and adjourned without
t%ransucting any business. Tho regular
meeting Of fine board will be held next
Monday. % .i
Ed Weaver. who killed James Nc
Lcod at TcnnlID lust May, was found
guilty Of manslaughtcr at Austin last
week. Judge Drocn sentenced him to
seven years in tho pcnitcntiary,
The official vote Of Missouri give
William X. Painter, democrat. .;
majority owe his republican opponent
Tor lieutenant governor. ont Of II to,a
OF 1l7,S2G. Painters close call show
the value Of u singc vote.
Constable Wolf Of Lovcloct wl4 ~
rested last Wednesday on the charge %
assault with intent to kill. Tho CON
plant was made by s. Rcighlcy wh
charges that Wolf searched him AM
then beat him over the head with
gun.
IL is reported on what seems to |
Ho9n authority that the management ,
w" Ere" Press changes today. II
SMd That tho control Of the brsincss III
passed. into other hands and that Gcort
: n"ssoil rolircS ns manager To mai
room for DIR. T. J.. Clark.
Deputy Sheriff Harris returned 20
ss,n'y from his trip to the p%cnitcntinr
""n Dolan and Scott. Tho priqouc
sSNe him no trouble on the trip. Doh
e"Sened considerably before
cached the prison, but seemed to
! him. ""'" "r' ti"rr's u
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-12-04
Public Meeting

The INDEPENDENT has been re1ue. t.
cd to call II public meeting at Leonard
Hall next Tuesday evening ut 8 o'clock
for the purpose of making arrangeme@ss
for II public Christmas tree.
All persons interested in the moYc.
mont are requested to he present. Cone
everybody and give your support to IA
movement that will make the childi on
happy.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-12-04

Inc time in which to pay taxes il
getting short. Settle your dues with
the county beforeG o'clock next Monday
evening. =
hearsts independence party cut such
u sorry figure ut the recent election that
IL Is doubtful if it is ever heard of again.
In Georgia, the home Of Graves.
iie;'rSts vice presidential candidate,
only % votes were cast for Hissen. In
Missouri, out Of 1881 votes. Hearst's
party received 307 votes.
Clarance Mackay has asked the
Virginia City school trustees for
she probable cost of fitting up q
hrstclass laboratory for the high
school. 1t is estimated that the neces-
sary apparatus will cost $1,000. The
trustees extended Il vote of thanks To
MIR. Mackay for his interest in the
school.
The Indians Of this section are busy
these days with the annual rabbit
drives and are killing Il great number
OF the animals. Yesterday one dclega-
ton passed through this city with a
couple of wagon loads of the animals
and every Indian you meet has about
the limit Of his carrying capacity
Carson Appeal.
The Carson News says that T. b.
Rickcy's Office furniture was shipped to
Berkeley Saturday and that hereafter
all of Rickey's business will be trans. |
acted from his new home. If onc.half |
Df the published accounts Of Rickey's
in the management of the |
State Bank and Trust Company is true, |
he should now bc doing time in the
state penitentiary ut Carson instead of
LONG business at Berkeley, California.
y report "a circulated on the streets |
Saturday afternoon that the oil well of |
he Nevada and Bay State Oil
III the salt marsh twenty miles west Of
lioldhcld had come in" with a strong
Of oil and gas; that the gas had
ignitcd and the well was burn
ing fcrcely. No confirmation of the
report could be secured, but the red
glare III the sky in the west at night
to lend an air of veracity to the
rumor.-Tonopah Bonanza.
Mr.. y. V. Reeves, one of the owners
of the Qnccn group of claims At Gold
is i'll town on his way I o Salt
To look after a shipment of ore.
lie had some specimens Of the ore on cx-
today in the window Of the
Henderson Bank that were good to look
NJ. Some Of the smaller specimens were
nearly solid gold and in all of them the
yellow metal could be seen with the
naked eye. \ few tons Of such rock
would put II man on Easy street.
The Bradley Opera House caught fire
in the basement about q o'clock last
evening. A fire had been started in a
stove close to Il wooden partition and the
heat melted the zinc on the wall and
the boards. The fire bell rang
and the fire boys were on the ground in
quick time and had the fire under CON
troll before any damage of consequence
vas done. Mr.. Bradley puts the dam
'ge at $50, mostly caused by broken
glass. II is fortunate that the fire did
not start late in the night.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-12-04
Drdying Business.

Chris Eshlcman has started n draying
business. He is prepared TO do all kinds
Of hauling, delivering freight and all
other business in tho drayinglinc Prices
reasonable and strict attention given to
II orders. Office at tho Old Lumbcr
Office.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-12-04
We Keep on Beinn Selfish.

The source of nearly all the evil ari
unhappiness Of this world Is selfsl.
ness. We know 1t, but we still ken
on being selfish. We see that u
world might be made ideally beautii II
II only all the people would live II n.
selfish lives: and yet we keep on b..
Ing selfsh.-Mlnot j. Savage.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-12-04
Shoe Repairing

My shoe trade has steadily increased
80 that II has loft me no time to do re-.
pairing, and have sold out my repair.
ing department to Robert Schultz,
whom | can recommend as a good work.
u
All work in the line Of shoe repairing
will I've done by him ut my store.
Come everybody and bring your shoe
repairing.
a. l.. MAUK. THE SHOE MAN.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-12-04

Expensive Luxuries.
Castles In the air cost a vast deal
TO keep up.-Lytton.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-07
BRIDGEPORT ITEMS
John Moore and Family Return
Home from Winter Stay
in the South.

BRIDGEPORT, May John
Moore and family, who spent the
winter in Savannah, Ca, have re.
turned home.
DR.. G. A. Willis and family, of
Jenningston, will arrive in town on
Friday to visit the Doctors parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Willis.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-07
BOARDS MAKE REPORTS
(Cont;nucd from page y

->--N--N>>-~N--S-
An unuausI mortality prevailed
among the members of the Board
during the quadrennlum. Six
Bishops have passed from labor to
reward. Eight laymen and four
ministers were called from the church
militant to the church triumphant.
We think that the present General
Conference should order that the
Sunday school collections during the
coming quadrehnium should be
evenly divided between the Board of
Home Missions and Church Extension
and the Board of Foreign Missions.
The commission ordered that the
property should be divided equally,
that requests and legacles be dlyid-
ed equally, and why should the Sun
day school collections have been di-
vided unequally during the six
months just closing, May 81 1908?
The report refers to an effort which
has been made. on recommendation
OF the general committee to console
date the principal publications of the
two boards and quotes a resolution
adopted by a joint meeting OF rep
resentatives of the two boards at
Philadelphia last March. 1t was the
sense OF those who took part in this
meeting that the consolidation OF
these publications at the present
time, is undesirable and impractc-
able. Continuing the report says:
Our Methodist city problems no
one has yet comprehensively grasped.
We have been forced out as pioneers
not only in the method OF our litera-
ture, but in its matter. What we
have printed represents conditions al
most as new to literature dis II from
another world. Gladly would we
have availed ourselves of any publi-
cations, but none covering our field
were in print.
We expect our book publications
to be at least self-supportlng, and
We are glad to state that while we
have largely increased the amount
nd variety OF our literry. output and
have reduced the expenses at the
rate OF $1,000 per month. we are
now conducting the same at saw
Ing OF 100000 over last years bud
get. Our ideal Is a publication de-
partment reaching million Method
list homes at no cost to the church.
We are certainly travelling in that
direction.
The recent financial furry has
brought to the Office large number
Of applications for loans. Some
comparatively large applications for
loans were received, when we were
borrowing money from the bank to
enable our treasurer to send drafts
to the presiding elders that the
preachers on new and needy fields
might receive their regular quarterly
appropriations.
We very much uced great in
crease in the loan fund. There are
places where the rates of interest are
exorbitant. II we had an increase
of even a quarter Of million in our
loan fund 1t would he a great bless
ing to many struggling churches.
A total OF $113,660 has been COL
lected thus far for the relief of the
churches in California which suffer
ed from the earthquake and fire on
April is. 1905. II was originally
planned to raise S25O,OO0 and the
board has placed on record a state
ment declaring that the efforts to Sc
cure a sufficient amount of money to
rehabIlitate our cause on the Pacific
coast must not cease.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-07
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.

Weak women should read my
Book No. 4 for Women" 1t was
written expressly for women who are
not well. The Book No. 4 tells of
DR.. Shops Might Cure" and Just
how these soothing, healing, antisep-
tic suppositories can De successfully
applied. The book, and strictly con-
fldcntIal medical advice, is entirely
free. Write Or. Shoop, Racine. wis.
The Night Cure,is sold by all dealers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-07
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.

W. Il. Gregg, Of Weston. attended
the funeral of James T. Drudy today
Thomas J. Parrish, OF Wallace,
spent Thursday In the city on bust
ness.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-07
C. l.. HICKMAN
Architect and BliIder

Plans. specifications and contracts
drawn for all kinds Of buildings and
improvements. VIII contract for
completion of any or all kinds Of
hutldlnge in any Part Of the country.
Forty Years Experience.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-07

Rosary trimming in Gold-very pref
ty, $500 yard.
Rosary trimming in black-65c yard.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-07

Near Gold lace trimming, 2 inches
wide-handsome goods, $500 yard.
Another Gold lace trimming So inch
wide, COO yard.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-07
BA.IMoRE&0HlG
RAILROAD.
Schedule effective Nov. II, 1907.
CLARKSBURG, W. VA.
: Daily. < Daily except sunday.

6cneuule effective NOV. II, 19V1.
CLARKSBURG, w. VA.
Daily. K Daily except Sunday.
Sunday only.
MAIN LINE, IcASTB0UND.
Cumberland, Washington, Baltimore,
Philadelphia and New York, depart
1859 am, $40 PA. 1886 pm.
Arrive s12:53 am, 9:55 am, 'S:0S
pm.
MAIN LINE. WEsTBoUND.
Parkcrsburg, Cincinnati, Louisville
and St Louis depart '12:53 arm,
1856 am, sos pm. Arrive 1852
am, a5:4O pm, g:35 pm.
Parkersburg Accom-, depart "7:2S
am. 1900 pm. Arrive '10:2O am
1920 pm.
w. va. 6 PITTS, NORTHBOUND
COnnc1IsviIle and PittsburE, depart
x6:15 am. Arrive x1l:O5 pm.
FairmOnt and Morgantown. depart
x6:t5 am, xS::5 am.
w. VA. s. PITTS. SOUTHBOUND.
Weston, depart, X6:0O am. z10:00 am,
x11:30 arr, x4:15 pm. Arrive x8:5t
am. Z9:4O am, x2:15 pm, $500 pm
x7:05 pm.
Plckens. depart x6:OO am. x4:l5 pm
Arrive xS:55 am, x7:05 pm.
fleetwood and intermediate points. de,
part x6:00 am, x11t30 am. ARRIVE
1915 am, x7:05 pm.
Webster Springs. depart x21:?0 am
Arrive x2:15 pm.
WEST VA. SHORT LINE.
New Martlnsville and Wheeling Ac.
corr, depart 5000 am. x2:45 pm
Arrive x1l:25 am, 1880 pm.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-07
PRICES OF PRODUCE
IN LOCAL MARKET
What Has TO Be Paid iuT Table
Things in the
! City.

: T.
The following rerail prices prevail
j the local pfoduee market:
Eggs, zoe dozen.
Country butter, soc Id.
Creamery butter. 4Oc Ii.
Irish potatoes. 3Oc peck.
Cabbage. 90 ID.
New Cabbage &c ID.
Radishes. lunches for Zoe.
Rhubarb. Sc bunch.
Pineappies. 20 and 25c each.
New Beets, Sc bunch.
Egg Plants, 10 and l5c.
Celery. 1Oc stalk.
Lettuce, zoe 10.
New Tomatoes. 15c ID.
Cauliflower, 25c.
Carrots, Sc bunch; three for 1Oc.
Parsnips, 15c gal.
Mansoes 4Oc doz.
Turnips. zoe peck.
Spinach, 15c gal.
Bermuda onions. Sc ID.
kale, lOc gallon,
Onions, 25c gal. !
cucumbers, 5 and Toe.
New Potatoes, SOC gallon.
Green Beans, 4Oc gallon.
New Peas, 4Oc gallon.
Asparagus, 15c bunch.
Strawberries, 30 and 25c box.
Spring onions. lunches for Toe.
Eating and cooking apples, SO AM
coo PIX.
Cocoanuts. Toe.
Russet oranges. soc and soc doz.
California nayals. 80 to soc, doz
Malaga Grapes 20c lib.
Grape Fruit 10 and 16c.
Chickens, dressed, zoe Id; NO,
dressed, tic lb.
-----
Michael Dolan, of Wolf Summit
,,,A., t..xo
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-07
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.

Just made some splendid biscuits-eOld
Medal Flour. Berry.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-10-14
The Weatherford Officers Have
Running Fight With
Burglars.
THE BATTLE IS EXCITING
Alter Robbing Number Of Stores al
Gordon, Outlaws Are Cornered
and Show Fight-Many
Shots Fired

Fort Worth, Texas, October. IA
One man dead and a posse of Of
ficers after another is the report
which was received here by telephone
from Gordon, q siding on the Texas
and Pac-ic, at l:30 this morning
Neither dhe names of the dead man
or of the officers were given in the
message received. Officers from Fort
Worth are cooperating in the chase
of the other of the two burglars
Officers at Weatherford got word
shortly before midnight that burg
lars who robbed a store at Gordon,
thirty-five miles west on the Texas
and Pacific, We're thought to be max
ing their way east along the Texas
and Pacific. Several officers We're at
onca sent out on a special stock
train, which, on orders, stopped at a
water tank west of Weatherford. AS
the train slowed up two men We're
seen to approach as if seeking for a
place to ride A command to halt had
no effect and the officers opened fire
The shots were returned and in the
running gun fight which followed ,
one of the fugitives was killed The
/ other made his escape. Conductor
Guile was in charge of the train
(which was extra No. 90.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-10-14
Sensational Allegations.

New York, Oct ;! T. The demo-
cratic national committe, through
John j. Gordon, assistant and acting
chief of the press bureau, at head
quarters last night made public the
following statement:
1t was stated at the democratic
national headquarters that President
Roosevelt, by promise of office, had
succeeded in having one of the big
men in the American Federation of
Labor desert President Gompers in
his advocacy of the election OF Mr.
Bryan to the presidency
The labor leader In question is
Daniel j. Keefe, president of the In
ternational Association of Longshore
men, and one of the vice presidents
OF the federation Of labor. The demo
|cratic committee alleges that Mr.
Keefe and the president were closet
ed for several hours in Washington
on Saturday, Oct 3, and the Offer
of being named commissioner gen
eral of immigration was made, In
consideration of which Keefe repudi-
ated Mr. Gompers and the executive
council of the federation.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-10-14

Berlin, Oct 14.--In universities
throughout Germany today the stu
dents are preparing for the celebra-
ton, now become an annual event, of
the anniversary of the birth of Metz
sche, the worlds greatest iconoclast,
individualist and anarchist. During
the last few years the fame of Metz
sche has spread until now practical
ly all of the 'intellectuals' among
the professors and students of Ger
man institutions of learning take
part in the annual exercises in his
memory A special observance OF
considerable magnitude, which will
be attended by many men of letters,
will be held tomorrow at Rocken, a
small village near Lutzen in the
Prussian province of Saxony, where
the great philosopher was born on
October Is, 1S44
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-10-14

impossible to house and to comfor-
tably care for the children of this
state if they should all start to school
at this time
Is there an intelligent, honest man
in Texas who is willing to have con-
tinued. without protes a policy that
keeps the door OF educational op-
portunity locked to thousands of
confiding, innocent children? We
think not.
The pending constitutional amend
ment, relating to public free schools
If adopted in the November, 1908,
election, will authorize the legisla-
ture to enact a law giving force and
effect to the principle of local self
government in providing good pub
lie free schools in both urban and
country districts. Surely no right
minded person will question the
wisdom and the justice of permitting
the people to provide, with their
own means, for the support of their
own schools in which to educate their
own children. The adoption of this
amendment will limit the rate of
taxation for school purposes in the
country school districts, and in towns
and villages incorporated for free
school purposes only, 10 fifty cents
on each one hundred dollars valua-
ton of property. Before any tax
whatever could be levied it would
have to be authorized by a majority
vote OF the property taXpaying vot-
erS.
Texas needs longer school terms.
bet tier school houses country his
schools, a larger number of thor
oughly qualified and capable teach
ers. The adoption of this amendment
will contribute to the attainment of
all these desirable ends. We. there
fore, appeal to the people of Texas
for the support of the pending con-
titutioanal amendment, relating to
public free schools. in the November,
1908, election, and ask the religious
and secular press of the state TO as
sist US in placing this matter proper
ly before the people.
S. P. BROOKS, President Baylor
University, Waco Texas.
ROBERT STEWART HYER, Pres
ident Southwestern University,
Georgetown, Texas.
CLINTON LOCKHART, President
Texas Christian University, Waco
Texas
S. L. HORNBEAK, President Trim
ity University, Waxahachie. Texas.
T. S. CLYCE, President Austin
College, Sherman, Texas
JOHN PLUENNEKE, President
| Bin Memorial College, Brennan
Texas.