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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-02-05
RELOCATE BOARD TO
THE SCRAP PILE

1t is u safe conclusion that the legis.
ator or legislators who have in prepare.
ton the bill by which it is proposed To
abolish the state board Of assessors do
not ciSim a close friendship with the
railroad interests in Nevada. And it is
just as safe 10 say that the railroad in
terests will put up q fight to- prevent
the board of assessors from going the
way Of things obsolete and useless.
The recent session Of the state board
of assessors certainly accomplished
nothing which might be taken as an
excuse for n continuance of its exist
encc. Quite to the contrary the board
went on record in such a name as to
give logic to the arguments of those
who are now seeking to accomplish its
removal. It's action in regard to the
assessment against the Southern Pacific
Railroad company compared with the
rate fixed for individual property own.
ers in the state may in the near future
be recalled as its death kncll.
And then again there is more than a
probability that the satisfied smiles of
the railroad attorneys, rejoicing over
their success in handling the assessors
at Carson City a few short days ago.
will fade away like q wet spot on a tin
roof in July when news Of the proposed
measure is carried to the faithful
servants of the corporations.
The state board Of assessors is too
pliable n thing for the railroad interest s
to stand calmly by and see It done away
with There will be an overhauling
Of armament by the railroad forces and
everything placed in battle orders "a
assure n "ronsing welcome" for the new
bill when it before tho legis.
luturc. rf1
Let the record Of the state board of
assessors stand Oh its own merits anG
let the Legislators. before they cast their
votes for the new bill. read over the
minutes of the recent session Of the
bnard- Ely Expositor.
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Farmers 10, Should Be Happy.

II the farmers returns are not great
they possess n degree of certainty by
which he Is sure to keep the wolf from
the door. The fallacy I'm all of this
bewailing the mcagcr income from the
fields and orchards OF the land lies
In the assumption that happiness de.
ponds upon goodly possessions. Diogc.
mes. with his tub and shirt. asking
Alexander to remove from his sun.
Hight, melted the Macedonian con.
queror TO cry out: III I were not Alex.
ander | would be Diogenes." The
seat OF peace, of content. is in a
mans " bosom and not In the mine.
the warehouse. the granary or bank
rault.-Solop o. Thatcher in Max.
wells Talismap.
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How Have The Mighty Fallen

If President Roosevelt ever stops TO
think. he ought to lie glad his term Of
office is 20 nearly over.
II he ever stops to remember where
he stood when the treaty between japan
and Russia Wa signed. where he stood
in the estimation Of his COuntrymcn and
the world. and of his present position.
he must look forward Ia the time when
he can take Ia the junglcs Of Africa
with a sense Of relief. Even the army.
which Ia has assumed always to cherish
IS a pet institution. is tired of him.
The record Of his unlawful acts should
h. made up to hc recalled when he
comes home from Africa wrapped in
the hide of "A hipp0rOtamus. and hoping
that the glamor If his exploits will b.
sufficient to insure his nomination in
1912 Salt Lake Telegram.
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and his acts are Scred and unSsailahie,
Therefor. :uy criticism Of anything
thar he might choose 10 do or think or
SAY. was an ofenSe against the United
States.
And il is well understood today that
whether Theodore Roosevelt or 4 Of
his sycophants swore to a complaint
againS Pulitzer and his associates or
whether there WAS no complaint. the
prosecution Will BE- hacked hy all the
forces of the federal government 1T the
command Of TheolJrc Roosevelt
In the opinion of the mad president,
the blind publisher has committed le~-
majestic and the government mus; crush
him.
No predecessor of Theodore Roosevelt
has eve assumed any personal right
not vouchSafej TO any other citizen Of
the United States. No predecessor of
the rough rider has ever cried 'leSe-
majestic and no other man who was
over president of the United States ever
brought the powers Of the government
into play To prosecute those who have
dared to critici>e him. 1t remained for
the rough rider 10 violate this precedent
As he has violated others
The Pulitzer prosecution Is a fitting
climax to the career Of mock, imperial
ism, jingoisrn. extravaganza. folly and
madness which is the administration OF
Theodore Rocsevelt.-KanSas City Post
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UNIVERSITY MATTERS

The Carson Appeal is out with a
article on university affairs that Is
stirring up matter connected with that
institution. The usual charge of
graft" in the management Is made
and DIR. Stubs is severely criticised
The Appeal charges bear the eannarks
of a few maicontents i'll Reno who
would like 10 run the university, bui
who have not the confidence of the
people Of the state. The writer does
not believe that the last bpari of
regents did any grating and hc knows
that the boards he served on for six
years did non of il. Two years ago q
great howl vas made by the speaker of
the assembly over university graft and
the affairs of the university were invest
igated by a committee of the assembly
and found 10 be all right.
The present boarl of regents have
nothing TO conceal neither has any
previous boards The books are there
to show how the money was expended
and every dollar is accounted for. II
the legislature wants to investigate the
affairs OF the university, it will find the
present board of. regents counting the
fullest investigation and nc member of
previous boards will raise any objec-
ton. Bio
So far as the complaints against DR..
Stubs are concerned, the writer Is not
fully informed. They Doubtless come
from the same source that the cry Of
graft come from. II MY possibly be
that DR.. Stubs health is such that his
enemies find in that an argument
sufficient TO their minds TO work his
removal. II is safe TO say. however.
that whenever DR.. Stubs Is prevented
by his health from attending TO the
duties of president Of the university.
the board of regents will not hesitate 10
put someone in his place.
1t may b.. too, that a good deal of this
dust is stirred up az this time by an els-
msnt in Reno that DIR. Stubs has con-
~sistently fought. He has ALWAYS OPP
posed the liquor and gambling interests
in Reno. His position on theSa~ questions
has been known 10 all. If he had o
fGcgH: fG- Z higher plane - moral and
civic righteousness in Reno. he wCdid
have been unworthy toh3ld the position
Of president Of the university for a
single day.
In answer 10 the umo that the board
Of regents Is about 70 select a successor
to DR.. Stubs, the board published an
open letter in Sundays Reno Journal
IN which the board expresses its conf
dence in Dr.. Stubs and the work he is
doing.
The state university belongs TO the
people Of the state and the legislature
represents the people. If the legislature
believes that the university is not prop
erly managed. it is its duty TO investi.
gate and make tine facts known. But
until that Is done. there should be 10
bandying of charges against DIR. Stubs
or the board of regents. Give us the
facts instead of ~innuendoes and yelled
insinuations.
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Future OF the Chlnase.

Sir Robert Hart, director.general Of
Chinese customs, declares that the
Chinese are destined to become a pow.
erful nation; but with such an i'm.
mense mass the work must 20 slow.
and by the tImo they are organized
along modern lines. even II they were
aggressive. which they are not, they
will know how TO temper their
strength with wisdom. As to tho
yellow peril" Sir Robert said no
thought that. though the Chinese are
likely TO become formidable competi.
tors In industrial and trading matters,
they will not cause the world any
special trouble.
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Chromium In a remarkably new
spongy form has been produced by BIZ
net de J~assoniex by heating cast chro-
MUM containing 10 per cent. of boron
In an electric furnace with a large
mass OF copper. The ingot shows the
white. spongy metal in the midst of
the copper. When the latter is dis
solved out the dried residue is a bril-
liant. spongy mass Of nearly pure
chromium In the form OF interlaced fl.
aments or cry"'rrites roupe like
snowilakcs or moss leaves. The small
amount of boron present may be driv.
en- on by heating. The spongy chro.
MUM Is attacked more easily than
the ordinary metal. does not oxidize
In air. but in flame burns like finder,
CLOVIS very brightly in oxygen and is
attacked by hydrochIoric and sulphur.
lc acid. but not by nitric acid.
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OPPRESSION

The public has not been informed as
to whether the action for criminal libel
against Joseph Pulitzer and his Press
Publishing company. which issues the
New York World, has been brought in
the name of Theodore Roosevelt. one
of his creatures. or In tho name Of the
government. The point. however. is
not material.
Roosevelt urged that the government
prosecute Pulitzer because Pulitzer
dared to cHticiSc him in connection
with the Panama canal deal. Being
president. Mr.. Roosevelt also assumed
that he was the state or the United
md that his personal opinions
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ABOVE ALL AFFAIRS OF STATE.
Small Caller Absorbed Interest Of
Grover Cleveland.

There are many stories told OF our
late e1-president. Grover Cleveland. 70
illustrate his dual nature. as 4 man
Of iron or OF velvet, as the case
seemed to demand. but one instance.
related by a man OF affairs In private
often. has never until now appeared
In print
He had called on the president at a
late hour In the day and had discussed
With him weighty matters OF policy
and craftsmanship. and was just about
to conclude the interview and take
leave. when an almost im~perceptible
knock was heard upon the door Of the
private office. the most interesting OBJ
ject in which is the handsome desk
made from the timbers Of Sir John
Franklin's ship Resolute and present
ed 10 the United States by Queen Vic.
toria personally.
Mr.. Cleveland called: Come In"
but the soft rapping still kept up. un-
Ill he arose and went himself I o the
door 10 investigate. AS 1t opened the
White House baby, then Miss Esther
Cleveland in the arms OF her nurse.
stood revealed. and her wee fist, In
the hand of her nurse. revealed the
ource OF the knocks.
In a nomen there was 4 transfer:
and Mr.. Cleveland came back To his
desk. introduced his small daughter,
and, opening a lower drawer on the
left side of the historic desk, took
from ii a handful of toys for the baby
TO play with. The friend who made
the visit said that the scene was only
paralleled In his mind BY the we'll
known portrait OF Abraham Lincoln
and his son Tad. long a classic in thu
field OF domestic ut
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Likes American Dress.

Nine Wu Ting Fang was an oriental
In every sense OF the word. but very
much IN contrast to her IS Nine
Takahiri. wife Of the present japan.
csc ambassador. who not only dresses
IN the style OF Europe. but has western
ideas on 81 great many subjects. She
has not yet learned 10 speak English,
but no doubt that will be easily nc.
CURED.
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ROAD WORK
Batter Have Come Hnra.

a noted sculptrcss. after a world.
wide search for a perfect model for A
statue OF Venus. declares she found
tho ideal beautiful woman only in
America. She might have saved n
lot OF time and labor by beginning
her ~round.the. world search right I'm
New York.-Now York Herald.
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Thrilling Moment In Popular Fiction

The bomb went of with n dull and
deafening roar. and Second-Story Bill.
the PiOus Burglar, gazed into the
black recesses OF the vault.
AT last" he muttered, hoarsely,
my prayers are answered. Fortune 10
mine"
emerged, his face white with the rage
OF disappointment.
Curse them" he cried In his wrath.
THE receivers have been here before
me-" Hut he was wrong. The vault
had contained the FIRMS collateral for
spectators loans. and the recent fall
In the market had completely wiped
out the margins.-Success Magazine.
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brass.

Surely this is the day Of
ton. Everything in the s~artof!al
world bears tho stamp ultra. We must
be ultra.hattcd, ultra.gowned. In fact
ultra.smart Observation-Disclosures
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MCWHiSNEY-ln Elko Nevada. Fcbrri.
ary2 1909. to the wife Of T.. G.. Nc.
Whitney. q son.
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BILLS ALLOWED

Following are the bills allowed 10y the
commissioners a. their meeting Mon
day. February Isl:
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Inc board unanimously passed the
claim OF p. y. Lcamy for road work 1T
Gold Circle Yer the auditors veto.
The statement Of claims of HUMBOLDT
county against Eiko county for pro. rata
OF taxes on transient stock ranging in
this county was received and filed.
Dtming any action at this time pre-
mature. the board deferred action in this
matter until the determination of the
suit now pending between said counties
regarding the legality of the act relative
TO the tax on transient stock.
The board then considered the issu-
ance of the courthouse bonds and adopt.
ed a lengthy resolution relating there
u.
The board then adjourned until Feb
ruary 18th.
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COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS

The bo.ri met Monday February LIST.
All present.
Minute, of previous meeting read and
approved
Money IL the county treasury counted
and found correct
The bill Of c. VI. Haws for map for
the assessor was rejected on the ground
that same hal b-ca rejected at a pre-
vious meeting.
Official reports OF various county
Officers read Ind approved.
Upon petition. John Ritter WAS ap-
pointed road supervisor for White Rock
district.
Upon motion OF Commissioner Willis.
Chester Westward was appointed road
supervisor for Jack Creek district.
The communication from W. E.
BridgInAn relating - courthouse site
was read and filed.
The plat OF the Contact townsite was
presented and approved 10y the board.
The following transfers were made
from III. general fuul.
Barbour County index., 1909-04-07
King Items

Last Tuesday it tried to snow.
VIM. Moad took Rev. Bailey to
Croft, Monday.
Sheriff Mathews was in King
last Tuesday.
Mrs. Ed. Thomas visited friends
here last week.
Mrs. Tom Owen went to the
Lodge Tuesday.
Claude Clawson was at Cold
water Wednesday.
Harve Winkler has been quite
sick the past week.
Mrs. Unger and little boy re-
turned to the Lodge Thursday.
G. r. Walker and F. S. Knowles
were at Coats last Thursday.
Miss Ollie Burgln visited with
her sister, Mrs. Fred Clements, last
week.
Mr.. Waltz and wife of Belvidere
took dinner at Geo. Walkers last
Sunday.
Minnie Moad came home Satur.
day evening and returned to Lake
City Monday.
Those who attended the dance
at the old rock school house report
a good time.
Blanche Harmon visited hel
cousin, Miss Nettie Clements, last
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Harrington and Misses Bet.
tie Williams and Elsie Riepe took
dinner at Mr.. Knowles'S Sunday.
Barbour County index., 1909-04-07
OeerheQd Items.

Mrs: M. F. Casio made trip to
Lake Friday.
Mrs. d. B. Lacy has been feeling
badly for few days.
Mrs. Homer Julian's mother and
brother are visiting her.
Miss Winnie Cooke visited at
Frank Cookies Saturday.
Mrs. S. Y. Carr and Fred made a
trip to Aetna Thursday.
Mrs. ]. c. Larkin's children are
all on the sick list this week.
Mrs. ]. T. McGrath has returned
home. We are glad to have her
in our midst again.
S. E. Cooke of Kansas City has
finished his work on the Hairless
ranch and returned home Monday.
Misses Winnie Cooke and Bessie
Stewart and Messrs. Cooke and
Larkin visited at Frank Cookies
Sunday.
Harry Cooke made a trip to
Lake City loaded with hogs and
ParsnlPs. Harry says he would
like to live nearer to town so he
could stay longer.
A surprise party and dance wa:
planned in honor of Mrs. Drury
April Ist. 1t was Mrs. Drury's
birthday. Everything was carried
out nicely. The numerous youne
folks gathered at the home of G.
G. Cline and then went down tc
Mrs. Drury's. The violinist cam,
also. A fine time was enjoyed by
all. Luncheon was served at I.
o'clock, after which all departed
wishing Mrs. Drury many happy
| birthdays.
Barbour County index., 1909-04-07
Kiowa, Hardtner & Pac. R. R.

Jacob Achenbach and w. H.
Morgan returned Saturday night
from St. Louis where the Baord of
Directors of the Kiowa, Hardtner
s. Pacific railroad company held a
meeting, and had conference with
the officials of the Mo. Pacific sys-
TEN in regard to the proposed new
road. President Ira BlackstoCk
and Secretary Peter Ballet also
were present. An agreement was
entered into between the directors
of the Kiowa, Hardtner & Pacific
r. r. company and the Missouri
Pacific officials which insureS the
early construction of the road from
Kiowa west. The new line will
be practically an extention of the
Missouri Pacific. The latter COM
pany was given an option on the
new line and will have supervision
of the construction of the road be-
tween Kiowa and Hardtner, In or
der to make the new road to con-
form to Missouri Pacific standard.
After the road is completed, which
is to be early in fall, the Missouri
Pacific will operate the line for the
owners, until other arrangements
may be made.-Kiowa News Re.
view.
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Sharon Valley Items

Joe Stolebarger is building a new
cement cave.
The school has finally closed
peace to its memory.
S. F. Bowman has returned from
Enid where he has been selling
stock.
Chris Reynolds is suffering from
a sprained ankle which keeps him
on crutches.
f. c. Davis has sold his farm to
his son, Lloyd, and will build a
house in town.
c. M. Tucker, who bought the
Stockwell place, has moved back
to eastern Kansas again.
Bro. Brown has been a very sick
man the past month. We hope to
see him in good health soon.
The city election came off Mon
day. The issues were the pool
room, 2-per cent and the bum ele-
ment.
Get in your reports and register
your kick if you have any, next
Friday afternoon at the school
meeting.
Bro. Hendrickson delivered a
very interesting sermon Sunday ev-
ening. His subject was the three
states of mans existence-life
hades and eternity.
Barbour County index., 1909-04-07
Isabel Items.
From the Herald

From the Herald.
Word received from Mrs. George
Sellers says that she is improving
nicely at the sanitarium in Kansas
City and expects to be home verv
soon in much better health than
she has enjoyed for years past.
Her many friends here fervently
hope her expectations may be re-
allied.
Representatives from Isabel
Lodge, No. 416,were in attendance
at the dedication at the new hall
of the l. o. o. F.'s of Medicine
Lodge last Monday night. -Four
auto loads of Isabelites attended
They were Layton White, T. P.
knight, ]. F. Corrje, Newt Mar
shall, Oat French, M. D. Roberts,
7. F. Currey, John Corbin, Earl
Meairs, o. w. Huey, M. M. Keithly
Grand Master Kemper was present
and royal good time was had.
Jacob Stroll returned Tuesday
from Cherokee, Okla, where he
had been in attendance on the trial
of the murderer of his son Arthur
The trial and impaneling a jury
took whole week, Jacobs max
ing a plea of insanity. The jur,
brought in a verdict last SUNDAY
afternoon of murder and ordered
Jacobs conhned>in the penitentiary
for life at hard labor. To tn,
many friends of the deceased her,
the verdict is satisfactory.
Barbour County index., 1909-04-07
Sun and Lake City Happenings

Who said there was a fight in
Lake last night?
DR.. Connor was called to Sun
last Saturday to see the little son
of Walt Sears.
John Laff, our leading and popu-
lar painter, is getting more work
than he can handle.
G. G. Shigley is fast becoming
an autoist. Thirty five miles an
hour is slow for him.
The Metz lumber yard which is
being put in at Sun City, it is said,
will be the best in the county.
Star meeting at Lake Saturday
afternoon brought quite a number
of good looking people to town.
Jan Skinner met Mr.. and Mrs.
H. w. Skinner at the train last
Saturday afternoon with his new
blue auto.
A procession of over one hun
dred rigs accompanied I. c. Gar.
tens remains to the cemetery Sun
day.
Tom Marsh, one of the leading
young democrats of Lake City,
subscribes for the favorite family
paper-The Index.
Jack Rickman is building a five
room residence for Miss Hattie Ar
mold in Sun. This building will
be for speculative purpose, SC
you fellows might as well quit
making goo goo eyes.
Barbour County index., 1909-04-07

Even the citizens Of northwest Barber,
for whose benefit the new railroad sched-
ule was made. are beginning to protest
against it. The train rarely leaves here
for BelMdere until E o'clock and many
times later and the mail is as uncertain as
before. To be certain to catch a ride
northwest it IS generally necessary to
spend the afternoon at the depot. the
trains are so uncertain.
Barbour County index., 1909-04-07

Dr.. Coleman was called to the home
Of A. ]. Fowser 9 miles northeast Of
town on Saturday to attend Mr.. Fowser' 5
little girl who came very near meeting
with fatal accident. She fell on 4
tine pitchfork. one tine penetrating the
loin and another entering below the
breast and ranging downward and COM
ing to the surface at the stomach. For
tunately the fork was in such a position
as to produce only Aesh wounds. No
trace Of internal injury has been found
and the patient seems to be recovering
nicely. -
Barbour County index., 1909-04-07
The Corn Growing Contest

The Farmers Institute of Barber coun-
ty held very interesting and well attend
ed meeting in this city to receive appli-
cations Of candidates to enter the Boys
Corn Growing Contest, Saturday. The
following entries were made:
Ernest Lauby, Isabel.
Chas. Pepoon, Medicine Lodge.
Fred Downey, Hazelton.
Donald Chance. Medicine Lodge.
Murray Chance, Medicine Lodge.
Harold V. Hall, Medicine Lodge.
Eugene Rogers, Medicine Lodge.
VIM. L. Rogers. Medicine Lodge.
Frank Colborn, Medicine Lodge.
Ernest Colborn, Medicine Lodge.
Judson Knowles. Nashville.
Vmton Shinliver, Nashville.
A committee consisting Of M. T.
Williams. J. E. Thomas and Geo. Eek
ert was appointed to decide on the prize.
and the following list was submitted and
adopted:
First prize, Free trip to Manhattan
second prize, $l2; third pnze, So; fourth
prize. S..
First prize. Free trip to Manhattan
second prize, $40; third prize, So; fourth
prize S..
Each contestant IN each class was CIV.
en- 2 qnarts Of choice seed com now II
| charge Of the secretary ]. E. Thomas.
The last day on which boys can en-
roll was fixed at May lst.
An effort is being made to induce th'
business men Of the town to offer spe,
cial prizes to induce the boys to max,
extra effort to raise good corn.
The next meeting will be May 9Th
Barbour County index., 1909-04-07
M0WQ Items.
From the journal

From the journal
Kiowa is to have a new bottling
works, with a capacity of goo cas-
es per day.
Miss Ida Nay of Woodward is
visiting her sister, Mrs. M. S. Justis.
She is on her way to California to
join her parents.
Barbour County index., 1909-04-07

W.C.Alford Of Hazelton was here yes
terday on business connected with the es-
tate Of E. E. Webb. Mr.. Afford had Just
returned from Gnard, Illinois, to which
place he accompanied Mrs. Webb and
family at Mr.. Webb's death.
Barbour County index., 1909-04-07

The mayor and council will meet to-
night to canvass the vote Of the city cast
on Monday. The new officers elected
will assume control Of affairs the frs.
Monday in May. There are several
candidates for city marshal who have al
ready put up their lightning rods.
Barbour County index., 1909-04-07

Miss Pearl Mathews has been given
a clerkship at the postohce to take Mrs
c. E. Thompson place. Mrs. Thomp.
son viii resign soon.