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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-07-10

The following appeared in the New
York World of June IA, 1908:
According to statistics compiled by
the relief department of the Association
for Improving the Condition of the
Poor, the number of families in need of
charitable aid now is three times
greater than it was at this time last
year. The books of the department
show that, whereas only 1,S4S families
needed and were gived aid on June I
last year. i,2O5 families we're receiving
assistance from the association on June
1 this year.
To carry III this increased relief work
which has been steadily mounting up
since last October, the association has
already been compelled to withdraw
$25, 600 from its reserve fund. But even
this appropriation, in addition to cur.
rent contributions ~aggregating $40, 9i4,
has been found to be insufficient to
continue the work throughout the
summer because of the many special
calls for heavy summer relief.
As u result, when the board of direct.
ors of the association meets tomorrow
1t will TO requested to approve nm
additional withdrawal of $40. 600 from
the reserve fund. so that the work of
the relief department may not he
impedcd during the hot months.
Robert w. Brucrc. general agent of
the Association for Improving tho Con.
dition of the Poor, said last night that
dcarth of employment was largely
responsible for the extra burdens which
the charitable associations will have TO
bear this summer. Continuing. he
said:
when mcn are ont of work II means
that we have to feed their families.
clothc them. pny their rent. furnish
medical attendance and do virtually
everything else which the worker or
workers In II family usually attend to.
Our total cash disbursements since
October (. 1907. have amounted to $Gi,.
Sj5, an Increase of geo, G7S over the same
period last year. We estimate that it
will cost about 81. 900 to carry on ON
relief work during the months of July,
August and September this year. For
the same period last year we were able
10 give relief to all who applied on nm
appropriation Of I'll, $50. Any outside
contributions which We nay receive
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-07-10

largely by his appointments to federal
Offices, provoked IL storm of enthusiasm
that lasted f~orty-seven minutes. Yes
terday when Senator Gore, Oklaholna's
blind orator, mentioned the name of
Bryan. u private citizen. he started u
storm of enthusiasm that rugged for
eignty-seven minutes, nearly twice as
long as Roosevelt's name was cheered
ut Chicago.
After The San Francisco fire, the
Chinese of the Pacific coast subscribed
literally to II fund for the relief of their
suffering c~ountrymen. After all de-
mands had been met from this fund
there remained upwards of $50. 900. A
memorial building has been erected in
San francisco with the balance, and the
committee having it in charge have re-
quested all the subscribers to the fund
to have their pictures taken. These
pictures with the amount of each SUI
scription marked OH them will be hung
in the building. Photographer Rams
dell has been employed to take the pic
lures of Elko's subscribers to the re-
lief fund.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-07-10
BRYAN OUR CANDIDATE

The democracy of the nation in con-
v%ention assembled has again chosen
William Jennings Bryan rs its leader.
For the third time he is put in the fore
front of the hattie. Twice he has led
the party to defeat. In the campaign
of 1896, he made II gallant fight for the
peoples rights, but the immense cor
ruption fund disbursed by Mark Hanna
and his associates, purchased the presi-
dency for William Mckinley. In 1900,
he was again the candidate of his party,
but the lavish use of campaign funds
and the glamor that attached to Nc
kinley on account of the Spanish
American wal again defeated him.
This year the conditions are very diff
ferent. The country is slowly recover
ing from the effects of Il panic brought
on by the extravaganza and incompe-
tency of the republican party and the
reckless conduct of President Roosevelt.
Labor is denied a right to work, capital
is timid and there is n spirit of unrest
throughout the country. The boosted
prosperity which the republican spell
binder never tired talking about. has
vanished like Il day dream, and the full
dinner pail has gone with it.
These conditions always make against
the party in power. 1t is held RESPONSE
BILE for the bad times rs well rs the good.
In addition to the unrest caused by the
panic. there is division in the ranks of
the opposition. The tariff revisionist
and the stand patter find it difficult to
remain on the same platform. The
colored vote is alienated by the Browns
vile affair. The labor vote, so import
ant t" republican success. is in revolt
over its treatment at Chicago.
With Il divided opposition and the
many other elements that enter into the
campaign, the indications seem good
for a democratic victory. Let MS put
on orr war paint and remain on the
firing line until the polls close on the
ID of November.
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S~almagundi
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY

No news from the Denver convention.
The Western Pacific has - man ind
II muic" ut work grading Silver street.
This strikes the writer us being the
warmcst day Of tho season. How did
It strike You?
DIR. Olmstcnd was an arrival from
Wells this afternoon. He reports moth.
ing doing up the river.
The thermometer at the drugstore
registered 1903 degrees today. II was
several degrees hotter In this office.
George Helm of Carlin aud Mrs.
Fanny Faust Of Elko were married ut
the Episcopal church last Friday eve.
ming by Rev Percival $. Smithc. Their
friends wish them u prosperous and
happy life.
Stanley Peck Is on trial at Rono for
tho murder Of Angelo Satcro. Pcek's
wife told him that Satcr0 had been
guilty Of improper conduct toward hcr
md Peek secured q revolver and went
to Satoro's home and killed him.
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The Oath in Court

Noting that an eastern judge has sug-
gcstcd that the words $50 help me God
be omitted from the oath administered
in court, on the ground that they were
used %fippantly, the Minneapolis Journal
thinks that the whole oath could better
be admitted. 1t believes that people as
II rule pay little attention to their oaths,
there being few that do not knowingly
violate them in following the prearrang.
ed course of testimony. It says: '"Tho
amount of perjury committed OH the
witness stand every day is enough ia
sink the nation" 1t adds:
"Thc immunity of even the most
: hardened pcriurers against prosecution
has bread Il contempt for the powers of
the courts in this regard that IL truly
alarming. Can this attitude of witnesses
toward their duty be chaugcdH Tn.
doubleday IL can, not by soft SOAP. Int
by II fow conspicuous prosecutions for
false swearing. If the judges committed
every witness whom they knew dclibcr.
atcly lied there would soon he Il rc.
alignment Of mental attitude toward a
II cunning perjury"
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Salmagundi
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY

The Southern Pacific library ut Sparks
caught fire last night and WAS entirely
destroyed.
Mr.. and Mis-. W~intermantcl left last
night for Lamoillc valley to camp out
for II week or so.
The state board of par1ons will meet
on the 18th. There are Il large number
Of cases To rome before board.
Mr.. Dawley writes from Denver that
he is having the time of his life with the
democrats from all sections of the coun.
try.
Have You ever noticed how much
easier it is to exchange your money for
experience than it is to swap your cx-
pcricnce for money!
No wonder the doctors are ST. fond of
operating for appendicitis. 1t takes
place right ut the opening of the pa.
tents trousers p0ckct.-Galvcston
News.
Tho Denver convention organized yes
tcrday and adopted resolutions on Clcvc.
lands death and then adjourned until
| o'clock today. The convention met nj
I o'clock this afternoon aud this il ull
the news we have.
Does the foreigner pay the tax on wood
pulp and print paacr; or is it only on
steel products. cloth, shoes. glass. sugar,
lumber. etc, that he pays orr taxes fol
usH Any republican can answer this
question Exchange.
The scmi.unnual examination oi
applicants for teachers certificates will
begin at the high school building at s
o'clock n. IN. Monday, July 18th. Ap
plicants should govern themselves
accordingly. See the notice elsewhere
The case Of the state W. Tom Taylor,
charged with carrying u concealed wca'
pom. was up before Judge Bruce this
afternoon. Er0ll Talcr. the defendants
attorney, filed q motion to set aside the
complaint and the matter wrs being
argued when this report closed.
So many peanuts are eaten IN thi'
country that the native supply Is not
sufficient for the demand and about
$4,000 worth Of African nuts wore
imported from Marscillcs In 1905 AM
over k73.0OO worth in 1907. Tho wc'
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Salmagundi
FROM TI1URSDAY'SD ALLY

a stiff breeze this afternoon stirred
up considerable dust and cooled the mt.
mosphcrc.
AN air ship can he built for SD" says
an exchange. II is the funeral that
costs. Rochester Post. Express,
No news from Denver today. II was
reported yesterday that the ticket was
almost sure to bn Bryan and Johnson.
Attorney Henderson left for San Fran.
cisco this afternoon on business con.
nCctcd with tho Western Pacific.
Convict Preston has declined the SO,
cialist labor nomination for president.
From convict to president is too long u
step for him.
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S~almagundi
FROM FRIDAYS DAILY
HURRAH FOR BRYAN!

From now until the polls close in
November, there will he warm times
politically.
W. wired Reno this forenoon for the
vote Oh Bryan's nomination, but failed
to receive an answer.
If you want to buy n New Home sew
ing machine or Il new ~IrOquois bicycle,
call ON or address this office. u
The beef trust hasn't left any doubt
rs to the necessity for elastic currency.
Philadelphia North American.
1t is Il mean trick for Wall street to
play on Il candidate to give it out that
it is for him.-Indianapolie Star.
Attend the moving picture show at
the opera house tonight if you want to
see Uncle Sans big fleet rs it entered
San Francisco bay.
Edgar Reinhart has our thanks for
several c%aricaturcs of William ]. Bryan,
the next president. They are funny,
but not pretty.
Special tOnight-In addition to the
regular program nj the moving picture
show, the Atlantic Fleet Mt San Fran.
cisco, will be shown.
The attention of members of the dem
ocratic county committee is called to Il
notice of meeting in this issue. Import
ant business will come before this meet
ing and all the members should he
present.
Thousands of people from all over the
country %journcyed to San Francisco to
see the big battleships enter the Golden
Gate. You can see u correct represent
alton of this great event. ut the opera
house tonight for b cents. Don't miss
it.
\ letter has been received from the
department of state mt Washington
calling on the Nevada officials fuf a
report of the investigation of the rail
road accident near Caliente last summer
in which three Austrian subjects were
killed and one of them robbed of II CON
siderable sun of money.
j. j. Jones of the Hays onnette
development company has samples of
molybdenum ore from II property which
the company is developing, down OH the
Amargosa desert, which are rich in that
rare metal. The ore carries 81 per cent
molybdenum and ten tons have been
extracted from II -four foot vein for
shipment east, where it has been sold
for thirty cents per pound in the raw
statc.-Goldfield Chronicle.
A match has been made for Il fifty
yard foot race. to take place in Elko,
August 10th, between Babe Mayer of
Elko and Jimmie Stewart of Winnie.
mucca. The race will he for $1,000 n
side. Lew Bradley is backing Mayer.
while John Saval is putting mp for the
Winnemucca boy. The boys have run
two races together before this, each
winning one, but the distance was q
hundred yards. The coming event
no doubt, will he quite interesting.
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MEETING OF THE DEMOCRATIC
COUNTY CENTRAL
COMMITTEE

There will be Il meeting of the Demo.
cratic County Committee at $ o'clock D..
m. Monday. July 10. 1908, at the Office
Of G. b. Henderson. Elko, Nevada, for
the purpose Of districting the county.
apportioning delegates and making the
necessary arrangements for the prima.
rs election to be held on tho first day of
August. 1908, to elect delegates to the
democratic state convention to bc held
at Tonopah. Nevada, OH August 81, 1908.
All members of tho committee are re.
qucstcd to attend this meeting.
JOHN HENDERSON,
Chairman.
+. +. CAME,
Secretary.
Dated. .July 10 tOO9
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COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS

hOCLhDlNUS
The boaad met Monday July 9th. All
present.
Minutes of previous meeting read and
approved.
Money III the county treasury counted
and found correct.
Official reports of various county
officers read and approved.
The following registry agents were
appointed:
Bryan, n. v. Nathan; Clover Valley,
Ernest Woods; Cloverdale, John p.
Phalan; Columbia, VIM. Burt; Contact.
Moses James; Edgemont, V. C. Barnett;
Fort Halleck, Thomas McDermott;
Halleck, Ham Mccain; Huntington, Max
Arnold; Island Mountain, j. r. Hard.
man; Jack Creek. r. NJ. Woodward:
Lamoille, james F. Holland; North
Fork, Emery Johnson; North Ruby, NJ.
NJ. Guldagger; O'Neils', w. H. Gilmer;
Railroad, Dan Franks; South Fork,
Walter Clayton; Sprucemont, r. E.
Knight; Toano, Geo. w. Bennett:
Tecoma, j.. G. Lee; Weiland, Ed
Oldham.
The petition of citizens for II change
OF road inILamoille valley was granted
with the understanding that there I've
no expense to the county.
The communication from George
Rizzi, stating that Il small bridge was
required across Deep Creek, was re-
Terred to Commissioner Primeaux with
instructions to investigate and act in
the matter if lie deemed it proper and
necessary.
The change of road asked for by the
citizens of Mardis was granted IN con.
dition that there would he 10 cost to
the county.
The petition of citizens asking for the
establishment of Il school district Mt
G~allagher's ranch was granted. Said
district to he known rs Pilots Peak
school district and to embrace all ter.
risory lying within seven miles in each
direction from the ranch house Oh said
ranch.
The petition of citizens of Gold Circle
asking fort the establishment of IL school
district was granted. Said district to
he known as Midas school district and
to embrace all territory in Midas town.
ship.
On motion Drs. Hood and West were
appointed county physicians for the en-
suing six months mt Il salary of $G5 per
month.
The board then adjourned until 10
o'clock, Tuesday, July eth.
AT Tuesdays meeting the board al.
lowed claims for road work and trans
acted the following business:
All road ovcrseers were ordered to do
no further work on the roads, except
necessary bridge repairs, unless special
ly ordered by some member of the
board. 1t was further ordered that no
bills for work lone contrary to this or
der would be approved and paid. The
clerk was instructed to notify the road
supervisors of this order.
The following transfers were made
from the general fund:
w TiVO w
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No Matter About Him,

Mr.. Lendout--"Yes. sir, that horse
IL n beauty. You'll have to hold him
in. Our terms are--pay in advance
when you hire" Hon. Firatmount-
"Haw-aro you 'fraid-haw.-I shall
come back without him--haw?" mo.
sir. But he might come back without
y~ou!"-Stray Stories.
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The Denver convention was in session
Thursday night and ut 800 Friday
morning Bryan was nominated OH the
first ballot.
John w. Kern of Indiana was nomin-
ated for vice president. The vote was
not given.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-07-10

James Daily, q Goldfeld man. was
round floating in u ditch ut Reno Sun.
day. There were no marks or bruises
On MS body and it is supposed that he
was intoxicated and fell into the ditch.
Keno whiskey seems to he u very bad
article.
head the editorial in this issue and
see If you can pick out the faction of
the republican party that will get it in
the neck If Taft is elected president.
de will be between the devil and the
deep sea with the chances very good for
the devil to get him.
Thc republicans are great stradlers.
They nominated Taft, Il tariff revision
list after election. for president and
sherman, a consistent stand patter on
the tariff question. for vice-president.
What will happen if their candidates
pull in opposite directions during the
campaign. Will the sitting break"
1t looks good TO see DR.. Joscph
Henderson in town again. He arrived
Sunday night and will remain IL few
weeks visiting his relatives and friends
and getting u good supply of Nevadu's
pure air into his system. AS soon us
the perfume of the sagebrush leaves the
Dr., he comes back to get IL fresh supply
1t braces him up and he goes back to
San Francisco and digs into his work
with renewed energy.
You can always tell when IA man is
married or single when you see him go
through a screen door, says an exchange.
If he is married he approaches the door
cautiously, glances nervOusly around,
then takes off his hat and swipes it up
and down the door two or three times.
He then quietly opens the door about
two inches, Slucezcs himself through
and closes it with Il quick snap. The
length Of time he has been married may
be determined by the degree of fear and
nervousness indicated in his countcn-
aIicc.
The Nevada delegation caucuSsed ut
Denver yesterday and parccllcd out
the honors rs follows: Chairman
of delegation. Governor Dickcrson; com.
mittee on platform. Senator Newlands;
committee Oh credentials, G. X. Evans;
committee OH organization AMI order of
business, f. w. Clark; committee to
nntif~ el,n ,,r.St,lnpt Cd EynnS. ,,,,t.
mittce tn notify the vice president, w.
$. Elliott; national committeeman,
John Sunderland. There is some talk
of Newlands being named rs chairman
- the national committee, but he says
he will not accept the position. The
New York papers his selcc-
ton as a settled fact and he may re-
consider.
Last Friday night two mcn went
about Reno striking people over the
head with inflated bladdcrs. They fin.
ally struck II gambler named Hall and
he resented the blow. They then knock
ed off his hat and one of them picked it
up and refused to give it To him. while
Hal nnd this man were wranSling over
the hat, the other one struck Hall from
behind aud knocked him down. He WAS
picked up unconscious and taken to the
hospital. where he died from conclusion
of the brain. The Reno police force
could not find the two men and Captain
Cox set the state police at work. They
soon had l.. +. Fontainc and Joseph
McNittc under arrest. Fontainc admit
ted that he was one of the men and that
he struck Hall and knocked him down.
Both men are locked mp in the Reno
Jail.
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The sum Of Knowledoe.

II q man knows that other people
are not any bigger fools than he is
he knows all about human nature that
Is worth knowing.
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this summer will be welcomed. for un-
less conditions improve we shall have
to depend largely upon our reserve fund
to carry on our work"
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Dated, July 10. 1908.
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so far as heard from no accidents
occurred in this county on the 4th.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16

/ A speshial meeting Of our town select
men was held III the back of Hen We
athersty's store Satterday night, to see
whot steps, if cnny, would be took lords
calling < mass meeting for the purpose
of discussing wether we needed a poor
farm or not
Cy Hoskins, as chairman, cald the
meeting to order, and after Citing a
piece Of cheese and a cracker he begin to
eat and sed he was reddy to hear whot
the others had to say erbou. it. For a
spell nobuddy sed nothink except to
drum with their fingers and coff and
smoke, then Hen Weathersby spoke -,
and sed he thort the idee was a good
one as he could tell BY his books that 4
poor farm was needed in our midst. be-
Isiz some Of his customers that he had
dunned Tor a good menny years always
sed they didn't have no money. and he
calkilated poor farm would be a good
place for them and keep them out of
debt
Snide Petersby borrowed a chew and
then sed II old GRANNY Hobbs for inst
ants would agree to 60 to the poor farm
and end her days where she would be
took care Of for nojhink instead of e
pending on her nabers for her living and
being so partickler and independent as a
hog on ise into the bargain. the poor farm
would be a good thing for ali concern
ed Hank Dewberry Stopt smoking
long enuff &c say that he wasn't in favor
OF the town going to the expense of
buying a place jest for the sake of hou-
sing up a lot of lazy bones and old foss-
lis and that taxes now was so high N
Blngville that he couldn't pay them ana
whot was the use of making them high
er. Deacon Andrews sed the Ladies'
Aid Of the Bingville church helpt all TIE
folks that ort to be helped, and some
folks that ortn't and he was I'D and
down agin II.
Cy Hoskins washed down his cracker
with dipper Of Hens slider and then
sed he had thort the matter over with
deliberashion and concluded that a poor
farm would be too big a luxury for the
citizens Of Bingville to support, as he
knowd several families that would un-
load their father or mother-in-Iaw right
on the town jest as soon as they could
git shet of them.
AS he was the largest t-xpayer and had
the interests Of the town at heart on f.
nanshall questshions, he would move
that no further axshun be taken in the
matter which was then so voted
AS editor of the Buqle we had hoped !
this matter woull come up before ali of
our citizens, but Cv scd this questshion |
should be decided by intelligence insted
OF ignorunts and now that this was done
there is TO need of a publick meeting.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
FOXES RIDGE

Seeing you have no correspondent at
this place I have took the liberty OF send
Ing you these few items which 1 hope
viii be agreeabull
Miss Jessica Hines Sundayed with her
tcoUsin at Lands End last week There
Is considerable snow IN our midst Sim
Hooker sawed some wood and his knee
last Monday. The Grim Reaper has
made hisself skeerce around these parts
lately Wade Slocumb's old COW give
birth to a red and white caff last Thurs
day. Mrs. Sarah Hobbs scorched her
only white skirt last Monday; she's most
sick over II. Miss Lucy Higgins and
your correspondent attended singing
school together ct No. Districkt school
last Satterday ey'g. Miss AIilly Jones.
SO rooner says, Is agoing to be Joined in
the holy bond Of wedlock soon. How
erbout II Rufe? Jabe Hooper purchased
a horse from Malachi Robbins: consid-
erashion SIS and ore Wagon wheel. This
has been turrible hard winter on the
Ridge. If you desire emmy more news
let me know and I will send them TO You.
pANSY