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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-03-03

Communication Road Tax 500. nayatIe Irom
October 18th to March Isl. 1909.
Parties owning property IN more than one
township must SO state 70 the Treasurer.
When writing for inf >rma,ion "oncern'nG
taxes slways give Townshi or school Dis
.ri.: and name in tnll -
E, L. WINGARD
Ir"aSnt,l LSNIIi,,U.A H>>'uHiN.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-03-03

The young man and the maiden
Clung grirnly to the spar;
At last lonely island
Began to loom afar;
They reached it almost dying,
It's shores were warm and Green
This. happened in the pages
Of monthly magazine.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-03-03
Every Woman Will
Re Interested.

# you have pains in the back, Uri.
nary. Bladder or Kidney trouble, and
want certain, pleasant herb cure for
wonlan's ills, try Mother Gray's Aus
tralian-Lesf. 1t is a safe and never
failing regulator. At Druggists Or by
mail 50 cts. Sample package Free. Ad-
dress, The Mother Gray Co., LeEcy,
n. Y.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-03-03
DR.. Shoop's
Restorative
THE KAUFMAN DRUG CO.

Gov. Glenn of North Carolina in
talking to great congregation in the
Presbyterian church in Augusta told
them that 81, ITO, ,ooo, 900 is spent every
year for soft drinks, theatre tickets
and ladies hats, while only $40, 900, COO
is spent for missions.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-03-03
A Useful Article.
Aug 80, l y

Fresh Baker Brazil Shredded c.
coanut, seasonable article for max
ing delicious custards, pies and cakes,
at the Bazaar.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-03-03

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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-03-03
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Lexington,

In Common Pleas.
Mrs. Minnie G. Meetze, ct. al. Plaintiffs
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-03-03

Remember, that you will always
fnd the very best cakes and crackers
at The Bazaar.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-03-03
Fresh Garden Seed.

We have just received new Tot OF
garden seed, direct from the best seed
growers in the United States. Get
your seeds here. The Bazaar.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-03-03
Weak Kidneys

Weak Kidneys. surely point to weak kidney
Nerves. The Kidneys. like tho Heart. and tho
Stomach, find their weakness, not In the organ
and strengthen them. Dr.. Shops Restorative is
Q medicine specifically prepared to reach these
controlling nerves. To doctor the Kidneys alone.
1s futile. Is is waste OF time, and OF money IS
well.
H your back aches or Is weak. II the urine
ecalds or Is dark and strong. if you have symptoms
OF Brights or other distressing or dangerous KID
ney disease, try Dr. Shops Restorative q month
Tablets or Liquid-and see what it oaA and Will
do for you DrugYist recommend and sell
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-10
~Salmagundi
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY
All sorts of W .atber today.

All sorts of W ather today.
Mr.. Bridgmln will leave for Denver
tonight.
Miss Mary Dewar returned from Salt
Lake yesterday.
Mrs. NJ. E. Hou.h of Ely is visiting
her Elko relatives and frisnds. She
will remain until after Christmas.
Joe Taber and Robert Hunter collect
ed 1918 for the public Christmas tree.
This with the amount left over from
last year will give the little folks a grand
time OH Christmas eve.
Judge Langan is still wrestling with
the affairs of the Nye and Ormsby
County Bank. The depositors foot the
bills while the tongues of the lawyers
wag merrily on.
Carrie Nation is in Washington, d.
G., with her Ratchet. She went into
the buffet at the Union station yester.
day and smased about $50 of bottled
" liskey before she was arrested.
Rev. $. G. Gilman arrived from Ely
this afternoon. He will fill the pulpit
OF the Presbyterian church from Febru-
airy list to July lst.. while Mr.. Green.
field is on his trip around the world.
A shooting scrape took place i'll Ely
at . O'Clock this morning. A young
man. Il carpenter from the Nevada
Northern shops, lost his money gamb
ling and then drew his pistol and began
to shoot. One of the bullets struck a
gambler named Mudd in the abdomen
and seriously, if not fatally, wounded
him.
When Wonder declined as a mining
camp. Albert jacques closed his saloon
! there and stored the stock of goods and
fixtures. He returned to the camp a
few days ago, and found the saloon and
his residence dismantled. There are
only 80 people in Wonder and they had
4 glorious old time while the booze in
J jacques cellar held ont. Now jacques
is threatening arrests. -Tonopah Bonan
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-10
A Curious Trail

All sorts of devices have been nscd to
mark IA line Of march. An unique method
Of blazing the trail its still to be seen
in Africa. and II recent publication
prints II picture Of one Of these
memorials Of the dcrvish raid. Arthur
J. Hayes mentions the subject in his
Source of tho Bluc Nile"
In 1899. after IL fierce battle with the
Abyssinians, the dcrvishos pursued
their foes rs fur ~ tho lake district.
The mnlidi's men had small knowledge
Of geography and little Typographical
intelligence. SO the advance party. in
order to mark tho route for those who
came nftor and also to guide the force
on their return journey. twisted the
saplings along tho way into living
knots. Tho war ended, hut the tied UP
trees grew and honrishcd, hut uncOuthly
twisted and distorted. and arc now tho
only reminders Of that uprising OF the
dervishcs.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-10
The Gentle Cynic

The humbug seldom makes things
hum.
When money talks is the coign or
v~antage2
Alimony is frequently the cement
that heals q broken heart.
There are no game laws governing
the sport of killing time.
All that Cutters isn't gold. but some
nor are satisfied with glitter.
The troubles we make light of are
generally other peoples troubles.
It's when u man has sense that the
dollars take care of themselves.
IF you want to strike a man favor.
ably don't hit him below the belt.
Many n dogs bark is worse han his
bite. but that doesn't influence us to
prefer his bite.
The knocker always has his hammer
ont, looking for sone fellow to DO his
anvil.
The fellow who wants the earth may
have the satisfaction Of knowing that
he'll be right in IL when he dies.
There are lots Of women we wouldn't
recognize If wo should happen to sec
them Without their complexion.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-10
John D. Abel Stabbed

According to the following Ogden
dispatch to the Salt Lake Telegram,
John b. Abel. q former resident of
Elko, had a narrow escape from death
Tuesday morning:
Infuriated because he had been
ordered to leave n roomipg house on
Lincoln avenue between Twenty.iifth
q I'd Twenty.sixth street Mt an early
hour yesterday Thomas Fletcher, q
drunken negro. returned to tho house
shortly afterwards and slashed the
throat Of J.. b. Abel, the proprietor,
with n sharp bladcd pocketknife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abel conduct the room.
ing house Mt which the cutting ARRAY
occurred, Early this morning they
were awakened by the curses of the
negro, vino demanded admittance. He
was ordered from the house. After a
few minutes no returned with Il threat
to cut Abel's throat. Abel, after order.
ing the negro away several times,
opened tho door upon which the negro
WIS pounding for ndmittance. As
did 80 he was met with q sweep of the
negro's arm In which the knife was con.
cealed. The cut received by Mr.. Abel
Is about five inches long. on tho lower
part OF the neck, narrowly missing tho
jugular vein, Another wound, more In
the nature Of u stab, was received lower
down near the left shoulder.
Roomers at the house, bearing the
noise, rushed to Abol's assistance and
succeeded in disarming tho negro. who
was held until the arrival of the police.
At the city Jail this morning the negro
said he didn't remember anything
about the occurrence. aud that IL no
cut anybody he must have done 30 In
defending himself. He will be arraigned
in the police court Wednesday morning
on tho charge Of assault with o deadly
weapon.
Thursdays Ogden Examiner says
that Thomas Fletcher, the negro who
stabbed Mr.. Abel, was arranged In tho
police court Wednesday on tho charge
of assault with q deadly weapon with
intent to commit murder, was placed
under $3.50 bonds to appear for prelirn.
mary examination.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-10
Mrs. PaIterSon'S Funeral

At . o'clock this afternoon. a large
Of sympathetic friends and
ncighbors gathered at the Presbyterian
church to testify to the esteem in which
Mrs. Webster Patterson was held in
this community.
The members Of Ruby Temple.
Pythinn Sisters. of which Mrs. Patter.
son was nm honored member, gathered
at their Hall from which they went In
u body to the family residence and
escorted the remains of their Sister to
the church.
The funeral services were conducted
by Rev. George II. Greenfield, assisted
by tho choir, and were more than
usually impressive. An mir of sorrow
prevailed the church and everyone
present felt its power, rs tho character
Of the deceased. her devotion to her
home and her daily life among ms were
spoken Of and commended. Tho
bercavcd family was coinfortcd with
words of sympathy and hope.
At the conclusion Of tho services,
tho remains were taken to the Pythian
cemetery. Tho Pythian Sisters per.
formed their impressive burial service
and nil that WIS mortal of this devoted
wife and mother was hidden from sight.
May she swcetly sleep until tho
resurrection morn.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-10
The Mothers Secret

This is the trunk Of II young girl. It
contains the poor but honest clothes she
wore when she a away from home:
also tho gay clothes she bought after u
wicked ambition had poisoned her sim.
pie heart. II Is the gaudy raiment and
flashy trappings for which she exchang.
ed her honest laugh and bright and
beautiful youth. Handle this trunk
gently, us you would touch her sad
little history, for her father Is in tho
second class coach weeping softly In u
coarse cotton handkerchief. and she Is
going homo on the same train--in her
cheap little coffin in tho baggage car
to meet hor %sorrowing mother, who will
go up into the attic many II rainy after.
noon in the days to come and cry over
tho contents Of tho poor little trunk,
and It will bc Il secret known only to
her sorrowiug heart and God.--E1gar
Wilson Nye.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-10
Don't Be- q Frog

A frog jumps readily enough when
put In warm water, got n frog can bc
boiled without a movement IL tho wa
tor IL heated slowly enough.
In II physiological experiment ut Yale
university the water WIS heated ~ tho
ratio Of .O03G Of u degree II second
Fahrenheit. The frog never moved.
and at the end Of ~ hours was found
dead. IIc hal evidently hccn boiled
without noticing IL. Commenting on
this tho Toledo Grocer says:
There aro hundreds Of business
frogs. They arc not sensitive to chan
ging business conditions. Tho ovolu'
ton from old.time methods Of store
keeping to present day, bright advcr.
Using has not startled thcm and .hoy
die u slow Business death without roo
LIKING it.--National Food Magazine.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-10
Bachman Taylor

Monday evening an the parlor of the
Mayor House. Rev. H. f. Henriques
united Emmett Bachman and Miss Kate
Taylor, both of Tuscarora, in marriage
Miss Jennie Trembath of Tuscarora was
the bridesmaid and Joe Mcnamara, q
former T~uscaroran, was the best man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bachman are wen
known in the northern part of the
county. Their prospects for a happy,
successful voyage down the stream of
life are bright and their many friends
wish their fondest hopes may be realiz.
ed.
They will leave for California today
on their wedding trip. When that is
o !or, they will return and make another
h)me in Tuscarora.
May health, happiness and prosperity
be theirs to enjoy for many years.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-10
IEko Defeats Civ

ElkoS basket ball team won "A de.
clslve victory Friday afternoon over the
lily team, the score standing l2 to 4 In
IN favor of the home boys. The game
was called at $40 and from that time
On The playing was lively. At the end
OF thu first half, the Elko team Ind a
points tothcir credit and tho visitors had
Mied to score, In the second half. the
Ely boys put mp n better game and
scored points to Elko's o.
The playing was lively throughout
Tue game and there was no wrangljnp
Of any Kind. Mr.. Hoffman. a Salt Lake
drummer, refereed the game and his
ueclaons were fair To both sides. Prof
."rr OF Ely and A. l.. Carey Of Elko
Kept the scores.
lhere was Il good attendance nt tho
S@"ne ami everybody present enjoy,d
w Sport' Tho return game will bc
played at Ely on the nth.
Inc Ely boys took their defeat like
"'en and will do their hast 10 win the
,''"rn game, The EIko boys have
.S'n victory and they intend to win
when they 81 to Ely.
.S' night tho visitors were the guests
"c Elk team ut tho high school.
Daue'DS and slowing away refresh.
"V"'' were the principal features Of
Tho program.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-10
Burglar Medicine

"A society woman once asked me
what she should do if Il burglar were
to get into her room and awaken her
from sleep" said a former police cap
tain. Il told Ter to do nothing except
sit up in bed and squeal for help at the
top of her lungs. That's the medicine
for Mr.. Burglar. Not one of the gentry
in 10000 will do aught save run like a
deer when Il woman begins to yell.
The sure enough professional will not
harm anybody unless cornered, and to
shoot is the last thing he contemplates
i'll his philosophy. An amateur loses
his head and uses his gun but a regular
CONGRATULATIONS American.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-10
~Salmagundi
FROM FRIDAYS DAILY

Read u business locals elsewhere.
See the wintermantel Company's
new ad.
Furnished rooms to rent at Mrs. Ken
nedy's on Third Street.
For sale-An organ in good condition
at q reasonable price. Inquire at this
office.
Mrs. j. G. Handy, formerly Mise
Fern Ouderkirk. arrived from southern
California last night on n visit to her
Elko friends and relatives.
Rev. George H. Greenfield left on
No. 3 this morning for Palisade to off,
ciate at the funeral services Of Mrs.
Everett.
Like Death and taxes, the sewer
proposition will stay with the people of
Elko until tho town has an up.to.date
sewer system. This is good time to
study the need of it.
Judge Langau has fixed the pay of
Receiver Hall of the Nye and Ormsby
County Bank at $500 per month and the
attorneys fees ut 1880. This $50 a
month less than the receiver asked for
and $3.50 less than the attorneys want.
ed.
Auditor Greathouse has vetoed the
$4,000 bill. allowed by the commissioners
to Architect Weeks foI the plans and
specifications for the new courthouse.
He holds that the claim IN under
the law prohibiting the commissioners
from making contracts where the
mount is $500 or over without advertis-
ing for bids.
The body of an Indian woman by the
nalne of Maggie was found lying on the
north bank of the Truckee east of the
cattle bridge last night about 8 o'clock.
The real cause of Maggie's death has
not been determined but it is believed
that while intoxicated she fell over an
embankment into the water and was
drowned after being stunned Gazette.
A lad turned mp at the docks one day
and asked u skipper for a job. "Tll
test ye with something difficult" said
the captain, and, picking up a piece of
rope, he exclaimed: Find me three
ends to that" The lad found the usual
two and then rolled the rope mp and
threw it overheard, with the remark:
And there's an end to yer rope. That's
the third" And the skipper gave him
n iob.-London Daily Ngws.
There will he II social at Leonard Hal
tonight for the benefit of high schoo
athletics. The young people are work
ing hard to bring their school into tn,
front rank of athletics and they shoulC
have the encouragement of the people
They do not ask for gifts, hut endeavo
to give value received for the assistanc
given them. 1t takes money to kee
} up this part of their training aud the
arc doug their hest to get it legi,
0 imately. II you have 90 cents to spar
and want to have q good time tonight
n 90 to Leonard Hall.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-10
Important Ordinances

Tho county commissioners. acting as
tho town board, have passed two or.
dinances for the regulation Of houses of
III fame in Elko. OHc Of them prohibits
tho employment OF male musicians or
male piano players by the keepers Of
such houses and prohibits the keepers
of said houses from permitting any male
pinno player or musician from acting In
his capacity in any house of i'll fame.
Tho other makes it unlawful for any
person keeping said houses to pormit
any person under eighteen years Of age
TO DO or remain in any house Of III fame
In tho town of Elko.
Tho penalty for Il violation Of either
of tho ordinances ~ fixed ut u fine not
greater than $500 or imprisonment In
the county Jail for u term not exceeding
six months or by both such fine and i'm.
prisonmcnt.
Tho commissioners aud District At.
torncy Tabcr have taken steps In tho
right direction to purge the red light
district of some Of the evils that flourish,
there. II is now up to the officers to 500
that the ordinances arc enforced when
they become effective. IL tho II 70.
latiug to piano players and musicians is
enforced, IL will rid the community of
u very undesirable class Of citizens.
Tho other protects tho young people
of both sexes. II such an ordinance had
b,en in ofrsct n year ayo. and had
been enforced, II might have saved more
than one young girl from u life OF
ahamp
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-10
Christmas Tree At Lamoille

There will DO u public Christmas tree
and FREQ entertainment ut tho LarnoillC
Mere. Company's Hall on Christmas
eve. Everybody IL invited to send In
gifts for young and old.
The Christmas tree committee will
decorate tho trees and place II gift OF
candy and nuts for every child in the
valley.
Parents and friends are requested tc
do tho rest. Como ont and help the fur
along.
The free entertainment and dis,ribu'
ton Of gifts will bN followed by n dance
given by tho Lamoillc Mercantile Co.
uood music. Tickets 800.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-10
Death Of Mrs. Patterson

"'' hoyscr received u dispatch this
%'e.noon from San Francisco convey.
VIZ tue sal news Of tho death of Mrs.
"''tor Patterson. Whiln II has been
GENERALLY known that Mrs. pattcrson's
uDN,''on has boon serious for some
""' nevertheless tho news of her
,." comes ~ a shock to her many
lrienhs here.
~ nave not the data at hand this
s'"ooh for n sketch Of her life and
rI WIN merely say that shc was ono of
,"uS DIST women, and her loss will be
|' nov to her family.
. husband and four children. two
'"ha two girls, survive her. Tho
'' p'y' Dorsey, Is at Ann Arhor
b.s. 1,nx tho medical school. They
cons 'ho sincere sympathy Of this
T'"n''y in their great bereavement.
,no remains will arrive from San
"'O'Sco tomorrow night on No. o.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-10
Salmagundi
FROM SATURDAYS DAILY

noo't forget the chicken PIE an'
~ v,l thin Is at Leonard Hall to
night.
r.. Elv bake ball team left for their
: on No. ! this morning. They
: we'll pleased with the treatment
80, them by everybody here.
,,onling to Il statement Of the
..,n,rs private secretay. Elko
nm gets so, .93 rs its share OF
~. receipts III the Humboldt National
Forest reserve.
ria D .r,4,s S SietY of the Freshly
-, ,nurch WAS entertained Mt the
-. II Mrs. Hayden Henderson
Tmr,,v afternoon. A large number
3 rae lalieS WAS present and much
i,.rcs, shown in the work.
r.; F. II. Il ,binson, the Sunday
s.h,I Missionary Of the Presbyterian
,bar,i. stopph off at Elko Thursday.
n. has lust organized a church at
vdiiIl near Ely where "a building will
.un b, constructed.
Mr.. Harrington. the popular harness
and saddle nan. gave the lNDEPEND.
rSr force buckskin purses this after.
nou. Each member of tho force appre-
d,,es the gift and votes Mr.. Harring-
I'm the most popular man in town. If
ron want to keep your purse full. buy
,,,rything in the leather line from
him.
Yesterday IA Jap. belonging to the
~rucSaying crew OF the Western Pacific,
iomped from Il moving train NJ Win
nsmuoca and fell under the wheel. His
LIFT lex was 81 badly crushed that 1t
hid to be anputated above the knee
and mart Of one hand was taken OFF.
Ne was brought "a Elko on No. 4 this
morning and taken to the FLEETWOOD
bspital.
The bullion tax collections for the
quarter eading September 30 show that
d1ring the period named 1882 tons Of
ore were mined in Nye county. The
EoS value Of the ore is placed at
tl+0i.S rs, from which Il bullion tax
4 tiC0j.Gj has been derived. This
szm is a < in of $.iO5. ~ over the report
dihe quarter ending June 30. although
tie tonnage mined falls "A little hit
blow the standard.
The W1man's Guild is IN lking big
xpiratons for the hot chicken supper
Leonard Hall tonight. Chicken pie.
sG from the oven. mincc. pumpkin and
cher pies, such ~ mother used to
sake," several kinds Of salad. hot tea
and coffee. and Other things to tease the
pilates Of hungry people will In served
BY the ladies'. Besides the supper there
will b" "A sale Of fancy articles. suitable
hr Christmas gifts and for use about
he home. Dig NJ 80 cents and get u
Nme cooked supper.
Sergeant O'Bricn Of the State Police
will son leave for Oakland where he
will secnr" the p~arnlcd convict Bennett
and return with him TO this city where
IN" will complete his sentence in the
o'"'c Prison. \ hurly negro was dis
charged from the prison a short time
ago ana III conversation with u man in
the city said i shO wnnld not want To
bc that there Bennett when he done
comes back To the prison for those guys
III the yard will shu kill him for being
4 b'okc that spoils their chances for
parole. "-Carsen News.