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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-12-20
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Next door to Pioneer Saloon, Elko
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF TIL Z FOURTH
JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE
OF NEVADA, IN AND FOR THE
CUU NTY OF ELKO

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w. II. Smith Company Ca cdrporation) plaintiff
Against Z. r.. Wore Defendant, Action
brought in the District Court Of the Fourth
Judicial District OF the State OF Nevada in
and Tor the County CT ElSo and the ComplaiLt
tileI in tho Office OF the Clerk Of said District
Court.
The STATE OF Nevada sends greeting TO:
L. f.. Wore Defendant
You are hereby required to appear I'm an
action brought aganSt you BY the above named
Ptaintin 10 the District Court Of the Fourth
Judicial District OF the State OF Nevada, in and
Tor the County OF Elko, and to answer the Com
plant He'd therein, within ten days, exclusive
OF the day of scrvice). after the service on you
OF this Summons--tf served within this County;
or IL served out of this County but in this bis,
trict within twenty days; otherwise within
forty dayS-or judgment by default will be
taken against you according to the prayer OF
said Complaint
The action is brought to obtain q Judgment
end Decree OF this Court against you, the said
Defendant. for the sum OF Al 81 principal aud
interest due on june ., 1909, on two certain
promissory notes; one for $3.50, dat January
20, 1905, payable to rlaintin herein with inter
est thereon ut one per cent per month from
June no. 1909; the other on that certain pro-
mtssory note made and delivered TO Henry
Votgt for $500 on which principal and interest
ias been paid, leaving balance due Of sees. 25
June o. 1909, with interest thereon ut eight (8)
per cent per annum from June 10, 1902; said
note being duly endorsed and delivered by
Henry Voigt to the plaintiff herein for valua-
being the owner and holder thereof, all OF
which will more fully APPEAR by reference to
the Complaint on file herein. certified copy OF
which has been served upon you. attached to q
copy OF the original summons in said action.
And sou are hereby notified that If you fail to
appear apd answer said Complaint as above
required, the said plaintiff will take Judgment
against you for the sum OF Hii 30 with Interest
on $3.50 90 at one % per cent per month from
June TO- 1902 and with interest on 1929 as at
eight (8l per cent per aunum from June 10. 1909.
and with reasonable attorneys fee and plain
tiff's costs and disbursements Incurred herein.
Given under my hand ard the seal
OF tho District Court n he Z N
lSBALl Judicial District of the State Of
Nevada, In and for the County OF
Elko, this 18th day OF June in the
year Of our Lord, 1909.
A. G. DAwLEY Clerk.
by l.. o. HENDERSON Dep.
CHARLES g. HENDERSON
Attorney
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-12-20

The Common n uses Texas as All il
iustration because it has the figures in
regard to that 5 ice. In Arizona about
300 men own tho 1850. 600 sheep in the
territory The Commoner will he glad
t. have its readers send in the statistics
from other states-they can probably
he obtained at the state capital.
The same is>true of the tariff on
lumber, iron. ora, coal, etc. Protec-
ton is the fight # a few for privileges
ut the expense OF the many; tariff re-
form is toe tigEt of the many to keep
the hands of TIL. few out of their pock-
cts.
The CommOncr has presented Il
sample platform and it asks democrat
ic candidates FIR congress to accept,
reject or amend it to suit themselves,
and it asks the democratic voters to see
to it THAT dem, cratic candidates are
selected who really reflect the senti-
ment of the people of their district.
Let the fight hagin now and be con-
tinued in the open until we have u
democratic cons, ress made up of men
WAC will put the interests of the mas.
ses above the cl.,nor Of those who seek
fiIvors.
Wanted-MeH who dare to stand for
the Jetfersonian doctrine of equal rights
to all and special privileges to none.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-12-20
W&NfED-MEN

The congressional campaign of 1910
will soon b2 upon us and we ought to
begin now to plan for it. Whether
we shall secure ii democratic majority
III the next congress depends largely
upon the character of the democrats
nominated and upon the platform on
which thuy run.
There may be districts in which the
democratic candidate will have so
large Il personal following that his
constituents will trust him without a
platform, but these districts are for
tunately, very few. AS IL rule, the
man who objects to II platform is the
very man who needs to he pledged to
Il patfOrm. If Il candidate is i'm sym
pathy with his people and shares their
sentiments he will not hesitate to state
his position frankly and fully. When
Il candidates refuses to take the people
into his confidence on n question at
issue it is usually because he is con-
scious of holding opinions adverse to
the interests of those whose votes he
asks
The first thing, therefore, is to find
Il democratic candidate in each con-
greSsiOnal district who believes in
platforms and who is willing to let tic
voters know where he stands.
The next thing is to find democrat
ic candidate whose platform is accept
able to the voters of his party, and a
platform to dc acceptable must repre-
sent the interests of the voters. There
Is scarcely IL district in the United
States where the interests of major
ity of the voters are on the side of
protection. The trouble is that the
protected industries are active and
clamorous. The democratic candidate
should have the courage to protect
the silent majority against the demands
OF the noisy minority
Take the wool question for illustra-
ton. There is probably not district
in the United States whcre the owners
OF sheep constitute one-tenth of the
voting population, but that less than
one-tenth often has more influence on
the congressman than the more than
inc.tcnthS. Why? Because the
sheep owners are organized and active
while the rest of the people are often
Indifferent
In Texas for instance, about eleven
hundred men own all the sheep in the
state Q,5OO,OO0) and fifty men own
about half the total number Count
ing the clip at 81 pounds to the sheep
the annual wool crop would amount
to about 100000 pounds and be worth
about $2,000,O00. If the sheep owners
get the benefit of the 40 per cent duty
on wool then the eleven hundred sheep
owners in Texas receive about $500.
900 from the tariff on wool and, of this.
fifty men receive about $500, 900 or
5000 apiece. Fifty men can afford to
make good deal of noise for IS, 900 per
year each; they can afford to substitute
newspapers and to subscribe to cam
paign funds.
But the 4,500,000 people in Texas
who pay mt least 40 per cent probably
80 or 60) more on wooden goods than
they would with free wool, pay, each
little, and therefore, do not take as
active an interest in the subject. But
democratic candidate for congress
ought to take the side Of the many in
spite Of the threats Of the greedy few,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-12-20
New Years Resolutions

An exchange gives the following New
Years resolutions for girls:
will be prompt.
l will mend my clothes.
I will keep engagements.
won't get cross.
will be gracious toward all girls.
will help my mother with her work
1 will not repeat SANDER.
I will live s65 of the best days ever
lived.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-12-20
Egg Soup.
CHARLES Il. II ENDRRsoN
Attorney.

One tablespoonful Of beef extract,
stirred into one quart Of boiling water
until thoroughly dissolved. Add a
grated onion, dash Of celery seed,
two saEtspoonfuls Of salt and one or
pepper Stir until boiling, strain and
add tire beaten yolks Of two eggs.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
SECRETARY ROOT TELLS STORY.
Retiring Official illustrates Difficulties
of His Position.

There are days when the secretary
OF state finds his friends smuggling up
with a view of taking care of other
friends who are holding down berths
IN the foreign service. The diplomat
&c and consular services are in a
way under the aegis of the civil serv-
ice, that is, mans record on other
missions helps him more than the help
OF powerful friends. But a word from
the retiring secretary of state about
the efficiency Of a certain diplomat or
consul will go long way toward
smoothing his way through the Knox
administration.
Mr.. Root is not an approachable or
genial man, but he has his moments
OF relaxation. He is president of the
Metropolitan club, and during the
Christmas recess he made several
visits to greet his old friends before his
of1lclal status changed. He listened at
tentlvely to some chums who talked
up this ambassador and put in a
word for friend in the consular serv-
ice Then he said: Il will try to re-
member all this, and l will do the best
l can. Which reminds me of a tale
which the late Lord Pauncefote told
with great susto. Lord Pauncefote as
all who were privileged to know him
Will recall, suffered greatly from rheu-
matte govt in his later days, and he
walked stlfiiy and sometimes had to
use two canes. He went one after
noon to make a call, and he remained
quite long time, so long that the
horses got FESTIVE and the groom
walked them up and down the street.
When Lord Pauncefote left the house
the carriage was not in front. and
thinking there was some mistake in
his orders, he started to walk TO the
embassy, which was only a square or
two. But he had twinges Of his old
enemy and the pavement was icy. He
was large, heavily built man. and
he feared fall While he was pom
dering over his dilemma, along came
young man in working clothes, and
the British ambassador, after a cour-
teous salutation, asked: My friend,
will you walk beside me and help me
home? 1t is just a short ways, but |
am afraid Of falling | shall greatly
appreciate it. The young man
looked him over and said, thickly:
Old gent, | am pretty full myself
but I'll do the best can, the
very best l can That's my di-
lemma,' ended Mr. Root Il am
pretty fun of promises already on file,
but I'll do the very best ] can"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
FIGHT GOES ON.

Interesting Developments in the New
Perkins County Seat Controversy.
Another chapter in the county seat
fight in the new Perkins county has
just been written, and shows that in
stead Of being settled by the recent
election in which Bison was chosen
on the face Of the returns, that the
war is going merrily on. There are
three county commissioners elect, two
from Lennon, one of the contesting
towns, and the other from d section
of the county supporting Bison. The
new commissioner, G. G. Davis, G. E.
Lennon and L. T. Larson, held their
first meeting at Lennon and proceed
ed to qualify. Larson first protested
that as Bison had been chosen by the
people as the county seat, all business
should be transacted there, but the
other two overruled him on the ground
yet no building for the commissioners
to use Larson then declined to take
further part in the proceedings.
Davis nominated Lennon for chair
man of the board, Lennon seconded
the motion, and on vote was duly
elected. The Lennon commissioners
have invited the board to meet there
until Bison is ready, and Larson has
invited the board to meet at Buffalo,
claiming he will provide a building.
But until the courts decide otherwise,
it is probable that the majority of the
board will continue to meet in Lem
mon.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
S'oo'ooo WATER POWER PROTECT
pushin 10mestake Mining Company
e' ush'ne Water Power Project to
successful Conclusion ~

s,o wafer Power Project to
successful Conclusion.
one of the greatest water mower
projects in the history of the North.
"est IS being pushed to a snccessfu,
conclusion by the famous uonas+o,.o
Nlhihs company, which in Lead con.
uucts the greatest gold prodrcine
n'lhe IN the United States. and one Of
'he Leading gold producers Of tbe
world.
Inc company will expend the sum
OF about 100000 on the water no,ra,
PROJECT. Preliminary to prosecuting
actlve work, the company some weeks
ago made application in accordance
with the state law for the appropria-
''on OF a certain amount of water from
opearnsh creek, one Of the principal
warehouses; of the Black Hills.
ne company made application for
permit to appropriate for it's use
loo cubic feet of water per second of
'line from Speartish creek through tho
holhestake power conduit, the noint
OF diversion of which is to be located
upon the left bank of the stream a
snort distance below Spearfish falls
| such water to be used, as stated for
power purposes.
The location of the power honse
VIII hecessltate conduit three or
TOUR miles in length, and when the
natural fall of Spearfsh creek is con-
sldered this makes it certain that a
conduit of that length will furnish an
immense horse power.
EVER since the company decided to
install the new power plant it has
mad a man stationed on Spearhsh
creek, whose duty it is to keen care
lul TAB OIL the stream A self-regis
terlng thermometer which keeps A.
record for eight days is placed in the
creek, and keeps an accurate account
OF conditions. By this means the va
rlatlons or temperature, together with
thelr frequency, are kept track of.
The man stationed at the creek
reads the thermometer and watches
the behavior of the streams flow
mus the company will be in posses
sion OF accurate facts regarding the
possibilities of the creek during the
winter months. The present winter
is well adapted for the keeping of
such a record, as it has been unusual
~ severe, both in point of quickness
with which the variations in tempera-
ture have taken place, and the num-
Der OF changes that have occurred.
1t has been an exceptional winter
and 1t is hardly possible that a more
trying one will ever again be expert
enced. Hence, if the stream lives up
to requirements during this season. it
is fairly safe to assume that in future
there will not be any trouble from the
stream. The collection of data being
made will show what is necessary to
guard against and what must be pro-
vided for in the construction of the
mammoth power plant.
Thus far, the records have been of
very satisfactory character Tho
data will include the per cent Of
water taken up by the ice, how long
the ice lasts, and all the other points
necessary to make a complete record
of the behavior Of the stream flow.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
AFRAID OF THE BRIDGE,
Railroad Officials Fear for Safety of
Pontoon Bridge at Chamberlain.

The thawing weather of the past
five days has raised the apprehension
OF the Chicago Milwaukee &, ST. Paul
Railroad company over the safety OF
their pontoon bridge at Chamberlain,
on which the company depends for
traffic through to the Black Hills
country. The ice in the Missouri river
is breaking up fast, and the water is
now rising to an alarming height, and
carrying much ice with it. At pres
ent the water in the river is reported
as being nine feet above low water
mark and that it has risen five feet
in the past twentyfour hours. The
company officers at Mitchell are ex-
pecting to receive the information at
any time that the bridge has gone out,
and they are making every effort to
get all freight and homesee YRS goods
over to the other side of the river be-
fore the break comes, for it means
that the bridge will be out for some
time, until the ice is out of the river,
at least.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
Hitchcock Is Noncommittal.

Frank H. Hitchcock is as noncom
initial on any subject as was the late
Senator Allison, Of whom it was re
lated that when some one said in the
senate in discussing bill to remove
the snow from the streets of Wash
ington that ut will snow again." the
senator remarked: 81 will not go that
far. l will say it may snow again
Hitchcock was besieged for news
when he returned here from Atlanta
the other day. Every question brought
an eyasiye answer. Finally one news
paper man said: Will you tell u.
whether you like 'possum meat?'
NO l wouldn't like to say" said he
II have always made it rule mo-
to reflect on anybody, not even {
'possIm."
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
HE SUES FOR $4,000.
w. C. Robinson Sues Mitchell for the
Death of His Son.


W. C. Robinson, of Salt Lake City,
Utah, through his representative, filed
a claim against the city of Mitchell
in TIE sum of $4,000 for the death of
his son, Frank G. Robinson, which oc-
Cured about six weeks ago. The
young man was a member OF a
dramatic company, and, after the
close of the performance, he left the
theater building, going down an alley
that was more or less dark He
placed his hand on guy wire that
was attached to an electric light pole
and received shock that killed him.
The night was stormy in character,
and it thought the atmospheric CON
ditions must have charged the wire
to such an extent that the young man
was killed Another party who had
hold of the wire also received a Sc
we're shock, and his life was barely
saved. The accident happened Jan
uary %. Mr.. Robinson alleges that
the death of his son was due to the
criminal negligence Of the electric
light company and the city Of Mitchell.
The city will not allow the claim, and
the presumption is that Mr.. Robinson
will bring suit for damages.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
in THE SCANDINAVIAN NORTH
Gleanings Of Important NelDs of NorUay, .Sueden
and Denmark, Uith Occasional Comments
BY MARTIN w. ODLAND
By MARTIN w. oDLAND.

~ {. r. b.
The Pellerin company of Goteborg
has placed the sum of 10000 crowns
IN the hands Of the riksdag member,
ii. Lindquist, to be used for the
benefit of those in want through the
hard times and lack Of labor. The
fund will be the means Of doing mt :.
good, as it will be month or two be-
fore outside work will begin to any
extent
socialists are continually making
trouble in various parts of Sweden
Recently three laboring men of this
Following, who were of age to take the
compulsory military training. wrote
the commander at Vasteras that. thew
refused to present themselves for
orill. Their cases will be taken up by
the military department. and what
ever action is taken in til ematter it
is certain that a great deal of hard
feeling will result.
The city of Goteborg has rece;vad
donations amounting to $4,000 crownh
by the will OF the late Adolf Floreu
wealthy ship owner. The donations
are as follows: To the home for the
aged, 10000 crowns; to the children,s
hospital, 10000 crowns: to the society
lor the care of scrofulous children
1900 crowns; to the society for the
assistance of poor children. 1575O
crowns; to the seamen's home for
pensions for the aged seamen. 81 600
crowns
The police department of Uddeyalla
Is up in arms against the Stockholm
News, which recently published an ar
tlcle in reference to the conditions at
uddevalla. The article charges the
police with gross inefsiciency and
drunkenness and such generally scan
dalous behavior that the public has
lost all confidence in them. The de-
partment has taken the matter up, and
the editor Gustaf Gullberg is to be
brought before the court on the
charge of libel and the abuse OF the
rights of the freedom Of the press,
The case has the support OF the entire
police force of Uddevalla, seventeen
members, and will be bitterly contest
ed. Editor Gullberg maintains that
the article, as printed was correct in
every particular
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
FIGHT DESERT LAND ENTRY.
Eight Days Consumed in Hearing Con.
test at Quinn S. D.

1851 dt SUlhTy .. =.
The contest of Harland T. Bevans
against the desert land entry Of Will
lam HALEY was the longest and hard
est fought contest ever heard at
Quinn. Eight days were consumed
in the hearing, fifty-six witnesses be-
ing examined.
Bevans asserted that the land was
not desert in character and conse-
quently was not within the provisions
of the desert land law. HALEY is a
stockman, and it is said that the
stockmen of this locality contributed
to the defense in an effort to estab-
lish the legality of the desert land en-
tries. These entries in western South
Dakota have been the subject of many
bitter contests, and it is hoped to get
a decision not only from the officials
of the Rapid City land Office, but from
the general land Office.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
JUDGE MARQUIS DECIDES CASE
Rules That Children of Deceased
Daushte" Are Entitled to Equal
Share of Estate,

S'"~' " " GStdlCs
Judge George H. MARQUIS of the
Third judicial circuit has decided .
case OF much interest to attorneys and
litigants. The case was NIillard Hunt
Lester ct al. against Hunt ct al. Shit
was brought by three sons of a de.
ceased daughter. Mortimer HINT If
Deuel. county, at the time of making
his will, failed to provide for the
three sons OF a deceased DAUGHTER
The will was admitted to probate and
the estate distributed under it's pro-
visions to the living children of the
testator Millard Hunt Lester Victor
V. Lester and billiard H. Lester. The
sons OF the deceased daughter were
minors at the time Of making the will
and resided out of the state. and were
given no notice of the will or the pro-
ceedlngs had in probating the same,
The estate included lands in Deuel.
and Hyde counties, South Dakota
which were quite valuable
The above named children brought
suit to recover an undivided one-ninth
interest in the estate, and alleged that
the failure to provide for them in the
will was not intentional, and that thew
had no notice of the PROCEEDINGS.
Judge Marquis has decided that the
failure to provide for the children of
the deceased daughter was not inten-
tlonal, and that they had no notice Of
the proceedings and were given no
opportunity to appear and protect
their interest, and gives to the three
sons OF the deceased daughter the
same interest in the estate as the
other heirs.
T. M. Simmons of this CITY was
counsel for the three overlooked
heirs, and is being congratulated over
his victory. The heirs and those hold
ing under them fought the suit yieor
ously at every stage. The case is of
unusual interest, and is the first ever
decided In the state on this issue.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-25
While other parts of the state have

While other parts of the state have
had artesian wells for many years, the
first attempt to secure an artesian
flow at Bowdle is about to be made
The effort to secure we'll is to be
made by the Milwaukee Railroad com
pany which now has the machinery
on the ground preparatory to COM
mencement of the work of drilling the
well. The result of the experiment is
being awaited with deep interest, and
if the company is successful in secur-
ing good artesian flow other wells Of
this land will Immediately be drilled
here and in this vicinity.