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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-08
A New SWindIe.

Wealthy farmers of Armstrong and
Westmoreland counties, Pennsylvania,
have been victlmized by a brand new
confidence game. Recently n man In
the garh of O minister called at the
farm OF w. B. Templeton, near Adrian,
and asked for lodgings for the night.
Templeton, impressed by the stranger.
readily consented. Next morning, be.
fore the stranger departed, n man and
woman hurriedly drove up to the farm
house, and said they had heard that
n preacher was stopping there. They
wanted to get married at once. and
the minister" performed The cere.
mony.
Templeton and his wife signed the
certificate as witnesses. A week later
the alleged marriage certificate turned
up In the First National bank at East
Brady as a promissory note for $500,
which Templeton had to pay. A mum.
Der OF other farmers have been swim.
died In the same manner. - New
York Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-08
Salmagundi
X TUESDAYS DAILY

See Seymour Jacobs new all.
DIR. Young left for Gold Circle thi,
afternoon.
Miss Ncva Dcwar left for Salt Lake
this morning to enter school.
The Western Pacific gravel train pul.
Ted in just as we went to press.
George Russell, Jr.. went to Battle
Mountain OH No. 3 this afternoon.
The commissioners are still III session.
y part Of the afternoon WAS spent in
discussing the bonds for the new court.
house.
a warm rain set in last night and
continued through the day. It is
rather queer weather for the middle Of
winter.
Senator Scott, republican. of West
Virginia, is responsible for the remark
that there will he two Thanksgiving
days next year-March 4 and again in
NOvembcr.-Boston Globe.
Mr.. Smith returned from San Fran
cisco this morning. Attorney Hcnder-
son stopped in Reno To attend the meet
ting of the board of regents today. He
will return tomorrow morning.
During the year 1908. the mines Of
Tonopah millcd AN approximate total
of PAL .496 tons of ore. OF this, 2ll.29G
tons were shipped to the big mill at
Millcr's, and 30. 900 tons, in round fig
urcs, were worked III Tonopah Figur-
ing the ore shipped at the low average
of $50 per ton and the other at $l3, the
total value foOts NJ SG.33S, $50. Some
thing like a million dollars WAS pad in
wages to the miners. y splendid record
for the pioneer comp Of Southern Ne
vada.
President Roosevelt sent Il message
To congress yesterday asking for an
appropriation of 500, 900 i'll addition
To the 300, 900 he had already spent
for the relief of the sufferers from the
recent earthquakes in Italy. The
message WAS acted upon at once and Il
resolution appropriating $500. OOO was
introduced and passed both houses.
The vote was unanimous in the house
and Bailey WAS the only senator to vote
against ii. This show that the great
American heart is in the right place.
The supreme cuurt of the United
States rendered a decision yesterday
refusing the writ Of ccTtiurari asked hy
the government in the famous Standard
Oil suit, in which Judge Lands fined
the company $50. 900. 900 for accepting
rebates from the railroads. The effect
Of the decision is 10 leave standing the
decision Of the court Of appeals which
was against tn" government, John ID.
saves hig wad of money by this dcci.
sion aud can add another halo to his
crown. The decision gives Teddy an
other opportunity To rail at the courts.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-08
Rlon Chocolate puddlnn.

Seald II quart OF milk with three
ounces grated chocolate. Add one cur.
full hot boiled rice. n cup OF sugar
scant. and tho yolks Of four eggs well
beaten. Bake until set. then draw to
tho mouth Of the oven, which should
DO cooled down, and spread with q
merlnguc made by whipping the
whites OF the egg stir with four table.
spoonfuls sugar. Flavor to taste. Let
the meringues pun and color n golden
brown. then set away to cool. When
quito cold set in the Ice box until
ready 10 serve,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-08

Tho removal of the dead and injnrel
from the ruins of McSslna is still going
on. Nothing a being left rnione to
rescue the living and care Tor Ito
suffering.
Asbestos sheet, ara laies Instituted
undrr the MATTRESSES Of sleeping cars
~ some of the railways Of the United
States 10 s'iut 0uE II, hAi. from the
radiators underneath.
The indications look good for another
big storm. The wind made u noise this
afternoon that sounded very much like
II snow storm and cold weather in the
near future. But the wind is some
times II great buffer.
The Carson News and Appeal say
there is Il movement on foot 10 dcpose
DIR. Stubs from the presidency of the
university. Neither of the papers give
the reasons for cutting OF the presidents
head, hut both seem 10 intimate that it
will come to pass.
y kindly resident of Richmond, Ind,
who has travcrsGI the vcldt. warns in
tending tourists to beware of Inc Afri-
can bug and tsetse fly. Tusa! What
are such triiies to IL who has met and
tussled with the presidential bee. the
gold hug, the octopus and other weird
things?-New York Herald.
Wednesday ut GardneryllIe Il Piute
Indian shot ana killed his squaw, whom
he had warned against %consorting with
white men. He told her some time ugo
that he would kill her if he caught her
i'll the company of white men, but she
did not heed his threat and went out
for a time with a white man. As soon
as the Piutc heard of it. he procured a
shotgun and on meeting his wife blew
her head off, firing both barrels ut once.
An Italian was badly hurt in the
Western Pacific tunnel at Palisadc
early this morning by rocks falling
upon him. He WAS put OH No. 4 this
morning and brought To EiliO and taken
to the county hospital. His skull is
badly crusdcd and there is scarcely a
chance for his recovery. The Italians
who camc with the man gave his sur.
name rs Angelo, but did not know his
given name. The injured nan was
working for Nancy Bros.
Treasury officials note that silver dol
lars are gradually going out of use in
the west and south, and that their
place is being taken by dollar bills. \
few years ago it was Il rare thing to
see Il dollar bill west of the Mississippi
river, while in the south silver dollars
We're far more plentiful than the soft
money. Ii seems that the doom of the
eminent decided that it would no long.
cr pay the freight between subtrcasurics
and banks on the coins.
1t developed yesterday in the papers
sent to the senate by the president that
Senator Tillman of South Carolina had
been trailcd by the secret service men.
The detectives were put on his trail
over Il year ago after he had mada
charges concerning the land grant OF
the Oregon IL California railroad com
pany. When his attention was called
To the fact. Senator Tillman said that
he hoped it was true that he had been
followed and added that there could he
10 developments which he would have
desired To keep from the public.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-08
Good In Elthsr Eu.n.

Gen. Dabney II. Maury tells In his
"Rocollectlons Of u Virginian" Of an
Old lady In Fredericksburg who was
reduced to ticking In boarders in order
TO make both ends meet. On one oc.
casion OF peculiar stress. the larder
was SO empty that the good lady took
20 her bed and summoned her servant.
Nancy" she said. there's nothing
IN the house for my b~oarders to eat
except mush. But give them that. II
they are Christians. they will accept II
IN resignation and thankfulness. And
II they are not Christians. II Is a deaf
too good for them"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-08
MORTALITY DUE TO NEGLECT.
Heavy Losses of Live Stock That
Might Easily BE Prevented.

From authoritative reports by gov
eminent officials 1t appears that some
2,6S7,021 cattle die in the United
States annually from disease and ex-
posure-most OF them from neglect.
From the same source II is also ascer.
tanned that the loss Of sheep from the
same causes Is rs great. These fig
ures only serve to show what a waste
full people we are. One Of the excuses
the beef trust makes for high prices
OF provisions is the enormous death
rate OF live stock on the range and on
the farm, most of II due to pure
trifingness OF the herdsmen and the
grazier. Indeed, the losses by neglect
and exposure greatly exceed the losses
by disease.
II would be impossible to estimate
the waste of farm products after they
mature In the field; but It is enor-
nous, some of 1t due to scarcity Of
labor, but most OF It traceable to thrift
less ~husbandry, or, in plain speech,
downright laZiness. One source Of
waste Is imperfect cultivation, for mil
ions OF farmers persist in half Guilt
walton OF large areas when they would
make more by proper tillage Of fewer
acres. Then there is immense waste
in the disregard of intelligent rotation
OF crops. This IS the worst sort OF
waste. for 1t means devastation of
soils that requires years of provident
tillage to replace. All over the east
are abandoned farms that would to-
day be gardens II they had been given
intelligent cultivation. The farmer is
not fit for his vocation who does not
increase the fertility Of his soil every
year he cultivates II.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-08
Salmagund
FROM MONDAYS DAILY

If you want to buy II camera see the
notice elsewhere.
Attorney Henderson and Mr.. Smith
are expected home tomorrow morning.
Miss Eliza Ovcrman, one of the
University teachers left on No. , this
morning for Reno.
Mrs. Jay Conway who has beer visit.
ing in Elko for several months returned
returned to her home in Oakland this
afternoon.
Isaac Griswold, one of Starr Valleys
prosperous rnnchcrs. came to town
yesterday. lie gave this Office II pleas.
ant call this forenoon.
Tho high school flag is ut half mast
today ~ II token Of respect to the mem.
DRY Of Mrs. Susie Martin. n member of
the class of 1000. who died this morn.
morning.
Yesterday afternoon tho wind blew
gallo and rain and snow fell. II looked
for II while rs IL winter had surely
come, but tho wind and storm was only
II bluff. Today is bright aud warm and
indications Of storm are very slight.
The preliminary examination of San
Demos. charged with shooting another
Greek with intent to kill, bc
gun before Judge Bruce this forenoon
As Judge Bruce and the attorneys d,
not understand Greek aud tho witncssc'
do not talk good English. progress 4
necessarily slow.
Miss Lily Critcllcy returned thi
morning from San Francisco. where sh,
has been several months undergoing
surgical treatment. lIcr many friend
arc pleased to learn that she IL mucl
improved and that her complete re-
oovcry il only the matter of u few
weeks.
The town seems to hc getting alon,
al right on "alfnifa" time. Tho courts
schools and churches run on paciGi
tiunc just US they did before our ncighln
hogan to agitHtc for II change. Thi
docs not bear out tho claims That con
fusion would reign unless all tim
pieces were moved ahead one hour 1
"grcc with the time of the raiIrou
companies.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-08
S~almagundi
FROM FRIDAY'S DAILY

There will hr u concert at the Opera
House on the 10Th of January, Sec the
notice elsewhere.
Stahbing Il man in the middle Of his
salary produces II serious wound
Philadelphia Ledger.
Politics Is the only trade in which d
man n make II post .mortcm cxplana
ton Of why the tunnel cavcd in on
him
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-08
Salmagundi
FROM DAILY

III. Western Pacific track is now 8 O
! ai.cS west Of
Tn, schools will open Monday and
"a the children sad. b. Oh ;,ec.i.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dunn left foi
Some House on No, > this afternoon.
Owing to the illness of Commissioner
Clark. the board diG not meet until 1
O'Clock this afternoon.
Mrs. Brain and Mrs. Coggswell left
this afternoon for Los Angeles. where
they will spend the winter.
The Palace restaurant is running
under the management of On and Com
pamy. See the notice elsewhere.
X. III. ROuntree, representing the
United Wireless Telegraph Company,
is in town interviewing our citizens.
One Of the S"cstanOvich children has
the dipthcria. The family has been
quarantincd and every procaution is
being taken to prevent the spread of
the disease.
The liquor interests will now begin to
ask if Taft is the safe and sane man
they thought him. He has declared his
intention to swear off for the rest of his
lifc.-Dctroit News.
Ramsdcll, Elko's u%pto-datc photo
grapher, is continually making addi-
lions to his equipment. His last addi.
ton is an Aristo lamp by which pictures
are taken at night. See his notice i'll
this issue.
The Chafcy murderer was still at
large ut latest accounts. Clark and
Coke, who are supposed to know all
about the killing of Hcndra, gave them.
selves up to Sheriff Lamb Wednesday.
The officers are looking for Rooney,
their partner.
The passing of 1908 and the coming
OF 1893 were duly celebrated Thursday
night. The church. fire and school
b,lis were rung, bombs were fired and
the usual amount of noise Was made
by those who remained up to welcome
the new year.
New Years day in ElkO wa hard to
beat anywhere. The sun shonc bright
and warm and the temperature was
several degrees above the freezing point
In fact, it WAS more like a spring day
than II in the middle Of winter. To-
day Is of tn" same piece.
\ San Francisco Chinese editor who
spoke before the Southern California
Teachers convention declared that.
Love is intOxicatiom. IA dclusion. the
Outgrowth of a diSordcrcd brain, and
the nightmare Of "A diSurdcrcd stomach
That may bc called putting Il good deal
i'll many words. He also dcsignutcs the
United States is "a country of schools
and dime novels" ~
Last Monday night Jerry Monroe, Il
roulette dealer. went on "A tear and
wound mp in the rcd.light district,
where he made life miserable for some
of the unfOrtunatcS. He was arrested
on the charge Of disturbing the peace
and released on so cash bail, to appear
at 10 o'clock today for trial. His case
came up this forenoon and the jury
promptly convicted him. Judge Bruce
fined him $50 and costs. amounting to
fi3.jj, with the privilege of going to
Jail for 10 days. He paid the fine.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-08
Dir. PiXlcY BADLY Hurt

NJ. PiNley, 4 wealthy resident of Eiko,
Nevada. had II narrow escape from
death ut I o'clock yesterday afternoon
rs a result of falling down Il flight of
stairs in II store building on Twenty.
fourth street. He was rendered I'M
conscious by the fall and was severely
bruised about the BODY and limbs. He
was removed to the home of his daugh-
ter OH Washington venue where he is
slowly recovering under the rare of a
physician.
Mr.. PiXlcy came to Ogden some days
ago with II view of investing in Ogden
real estate and Yesterday afternoon, in
company with .. w. Parus, II friend of
his from Nevada, he started TO look at
some property OH Lincoln avenue north
Of Invent -fourth. When in the vicin-
ity of Grant venue he entered IL store
building and inquired for the l~uvatory
and was informed that it was down
stairs. The stairway was narrow and
dark and he stumbled and fell hcadlong
to the bottom striking his head against
the partition ut the foot of the stairs
rendering him unconscious.
Mr.. Parus, who is I'm elderly man.
witnessed the accident and hurried Ia
his rescue but he was unable to remove
his friend from the cellar way and had
to wait nearly half an hour for help.
Someone came along ut last and tho
police were notified and the injured
man was conveyed to his home. He j.
resting easy today and il is believed
that he will suffer no permanent effect
from the accident. Ogden Journal.
George Cotant received Il Gispatcl
last night stating that Mr.. Pixlcy's col
lar bone was broken. The many Elk,
friends Of the old gentleman hope tina.
his injuries arc not serious.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-08
french optIm,.,,

We are not SO blind as not to see
tnat manners are becoming more gen.
Tie, that tho number OF honest PEG.
pie increases. that morality Is spread.
ing more and more into the social
masses II thlrteenth.contury people
couId witness our mld.Lent thoY
would doubtless reproach us with bo-
coming much too virtuous.-From
Le Steele, Paris.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-08

The schools openencd this morning
With ull the teachers OF deck. There
vas an increased attendance in the pub.
nc school and Principal McWhinney
was puzzled to care for the new
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-08
%Encampment Installation

At u meeting of Elko Encampment,
|. o. o. F.. last night the following
officers were installed for tho ensuing
year by y. Bruce, deputy grond patri-
arch. nsSistel by the grand oficars:
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-08
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re.
ward for any cuse OF Catarrh that
cannot hc cured by Halls Cntnrrb
Cure. f.. j. CuENEY& Co., Toledo, O.
We tho Undersigned, have known
+. j. Cheney for the last fifteen years
and believe him perfectly honorable
In all business transactio us nnd nnnul
cinlly nblc to carry out my obllpn-.
tiOns nude 10y his firm.
WALDtNG. EtNNAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, q,
Halls Cntarrh Cure IL taken I'm.
tcrnally, acting directly upon the
blood mud mucous surfaces OF film
system, Testimonials sent free
Price Toe. per bottle. old by MI
Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con.
StipatiOn.
Misplaced ~klndnesses.
indncss misplaced arc nothing
out n curse and Observation-Disclosures.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-08
The Christmas Tree

The Christmas Tree
Thccxccutivc committee of the Christ.
mas tree met last evening and audited
the accounts. Following is a statement
Of tho receipts and disbursements:
RECEIPTS
Balance from 1907. .... .$i3i 80
Collections ............ 800 80
a=---===---
iblNi's ..''s... ...... .'... flvl w
DISBURSEMENTS
Paid for presents. and I'LL OK.
pcnscs connected with the
tree. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Il3 %
Balance : 81 81
Tho balance Is on deposit in the Hen.
dcrsnn Bank subject TO tho call of this
years committee.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-08
Misplaced klndnesses.

kindncssos misplaced are nothing
out n curse and Observation-Disclosures.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-07-14
Real Estate Transfers.

Z
Almeda Weber by guardian to Eu-
gene Koehler, L 6 s. I, B lO2 S, New
Ulm, $1,000.
Herman Schultz to Henry Schultz, Z.
9 & 10, B 4, Springfield, $40.
Betsy Braley to Ole o & Theodore
Amundson, Und. 2-2l of so A in s.
II, T l0S, r 81, 1925.
Julius Amundson to Ole o Il Theodore
Amundson, Und. 2-21 of 80 A in S
II, T 1Os, R3l, 1924.
Chas. Krause to P. n. Dickerson, Z 9
& 10, B 5, Bagens 1st Add Spring
field, $500.
Frank Wait to Frank Wait jr., 6-lO A
in S Is, T Ill, r 81, $500.
Inga Sallerstedt to Michael Leher, "
w IS 27-l09-35, $3.50.
Maria Pfeiffer to Andrew Sattert, Out
lots 60 & 81 and E of Riverbottom
land, L Is & Is, New Ulm, s1025.
Andrew Saffert to Chas. Stuebe, Out
lots 60 & 81 and E ! of Riverbottom
land, L Is & Is, New Ulm, $l025,
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-07-14
THE GHOST At THE FEAST.
What the Ensign Saw and What Hap.
pened After Dinner.

pened After Dinner.
In 1.-The Story of Ny Life,' by Mr..
Augustus Hare, is told the following
creepy story:
A regiment was passing through Der
byshire on it's way to fresh quarters in
the north. The colonel, as they stayed
for the night in one of the country
towns, was invited to dine at coun-
try house in the neighborhood and to
bring any one he liked with him. Con
sequently he took with him young
ensign for whom he had great fancy.
They arrived, and it was large party,
but the lady of the house did not ap-
pear till just as they were going in to
dinner and when she appeared was SO
strangely distract and preoccupied that
she scarcely attended to anything that
was said to her.
At dinner the colonel observed that
his young companion scarcely ever
took his eyes off the lady Of the house,
staring at her in way which seemed
at once rude and unaccountable 1t
made him observe the lady herself, and
he saw that she seemed scarcely to
| attend to ANYTHING said by her neigh
bors on either side Of her, but rather
seemed. in manner quite unaccount-
able, to be listening to some one or
| something behind her.
AS soon as dinner was over the young
| ensign came to the colonel and said:
sOh, do take me away! I entreat you
to take me away from this placer
The colonel said: Indeed, your con-
duct is so very extraordinary and I'M
pleasant that I quite agree with you
that the best thing we can do is to 60
away" And he made the excuse Of
his young friend being i'll and ordered
| their carriage.
When they had driven some distance
the colonel asked the ensign for an ex-
PLANTATION Of his conduct. He said that
he could not help it. During the whole
of dinner he had seen terrible black
shadowy figure standing behind the
chair of the lady Of the house, and it
had seemed to whisper to her and she
to listen to it. He had scarcely told
this when man on horseback rode
rapidly past the carriage, and the
colonel, recognizing one of the servants
OF the house they had just left, called
out to know II anything was the mat
| ter.
"Oh, don't stop me, sirv' he shouted
II am going for the doctor! MY lady
has just. cut her throat!"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-07-14
FOR LUXURY LOVERS,
Splendors Of a Dining Resort
Planned by Mi|Iionaires.
REAL PALACE OF THE SENSES.

Famous Hotel In New York Being
Transformed Into Most Luxurious
Eating Place In the World-No Wait
ers In Upper Dining Room-superb
Appointments For Women.
Is there limit to extravaganza in
Manhattan? If there be such there is
no indication of it in the $2,5OO,OOO
dining room venture at Forty second
street and Broadway, New York, which
Is now engrossing the attention of ev-
cry gourmet in the metropolis.
Mill1onatres dreaming Of the syba-
rite luxury Of Babylonian days and Of
the wonder workings of Haroun al
Raschid through the might Of stag
gering outlay of money are rapidly
Transforming the famous old Hotel
Rossmore into the most luxurious eat
ing place in the entire world, to open
in September. The caravansary, which
at one time harbored every class
and type of Broadway life, from the
sportsman with the plethoric bank
roll to the latest goddess of the green
room, Is now being changed into a
dining resort where those will be
served who can pay the price, where
price is the least consideration. Where
soups will cost probably $3.50 a por-
ton, game birds from $40 up and cafe
,noir at prices prohibitive to those who
do not look like ready money, it would
surely seem that the limit Of metro
pol1tan extravaganza had again been
set at high water mark with which
the price scales Of the st. Regis, Del
monico's, Sherry's, Martins and other
show places of the greater city pale
into insignificance. Times and Gus
toms change, and the new Murray's
marks the transition.
Will such place representing so
enormous an outlay pay? Yes, say the
capitalists backing the venture. And
1t Is the consensus Of opinion, more
over, of the shrewdest public enter
tainers in New York city that there
will be a legitimate and growing inter-
est on this unique and remarkable in
vestment devised to meet the aesthetic
requirements Of the most voluptuous
city on the globe. The hackers Of the
enterprise figure rightly, it is believed,
that every woman visiting New York
will insist upon her escorts taking her
to this marvellous dining place at least
once on her sojourn.
And was there ever place Of such
Neronic allurements designed to meet
the languorous requirements Of my
lady of fashion! Would she smoke :?
That will be provided for A luxu-
rious smoking room for her is now
building. let alone manicurist. French