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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-19
PrccautiOn for Pneumonia

Pneumonia and cold weather go
hand in hand, says the Chicago depart
mcnt of health in an official bulletin
issued weekly for sanitary instruction.
There il more than the usual amount
of this disease in Chicago for October
and the health commissioners explains
IL i'm this way:
Gold weather does not directly
causc pneumonia, but 1t is an Indirect
cause. II causes iniudicious people TO
shut themselves mp indoors. closing
windows and doors, SO that they may
bn comfortably warm. Closed windows
..v,... i""'. sc r",r"r rnniilntinn tho
indoor air soon becoming very foul.
When this foul air is taken into the
lungs it fails to impart the necessary
Notwithstanding elements that in.
hailed air should; rather it pOisOns the
body. lowers the natural resisting pow.
crs, and creates fertile soil for the IN.
vasion and development of the pncu.
monia germ.
"rlio thing to do is to stop lowering
your resisting power. Quit poisoning
Yourself with foul mir. Breathe good.
purc mir all tho time especially while
sleeping. Keep your windows open
day and night. Don't hc afraid OF cold
mir. Pure cold air does not cause pnciI
monia. It's dirty, foul air that causes
tho trouhlc,"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-19
Presbyterian Church Notice.
November eth.

November eth.
Junior Endeavor 10 n. IN. led by Miss
Ruth Russell.
Sermon IL II. III. Theme "Gideon's
Band"
Sunday School and Kindergarten
1915
Sermon 7p. M. Theme THE Trans
~iguration'
At the evening service "The Trans
figuration with other Masterpieces IF
Raphael will I've put IN the screen from
the stereopticon and artistic prints of
The TRANSPORTATION" will be given to
every family represented in the Con-
gregation. Tho lesson story will lie
read and truths drawn from the artists
conception Of the scene.
Everybody Welcome.
GEo. II. GREENFIELD. pastor
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-19
oddi,v 40 pr.,n,

NuUuuJ ever IceIs r"nn a.. !. u,.aui,
said a psychologist. Rage. terror, 10y.
5rief-these emotions stab us as poig.
nantly In dream as in reality. But
physical pain. no.. I have interrogated
1000 persons, and none OF them ever
suffered dream pains. Yet they havo
dreamed of dreadful motor accidents,
tortures. death. One young girl. in.
deed, dreamed time and again OF being
eaten alive by carnibals; yet even In
that horrible nightmare SHE felt no
pain"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-19
Unfalllnu Baked CuAlardn.

TO one whole egg, the white and
yolk beaten tCgc'Ecr, add two cups Of
scaIded milk. while still hot. Swectcn
70 taste. Pour into individual custard
dishes and crate nutmeg over tho top
OF each. Set In n pan OF warm water
III a moderate Owe Bake slowly. DO
not let tho water in the pan boil. This
makes i've individual custards. An
Important point in discriminating ia
10 use frosh milk.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-19

A great chicken story comes from
Bcllcvillc, II. j., which entities the
author to honorary membership in
the Anunias club and u seat of honor
at the annual banquet Of tho Press
Agents Association. According to the
yarn II resident Of that suburban town
intended to- have roast chicken for his
Sunday dinner. He selected u six. pound
Plymouth Rock hen from his flock,
tied her feet together and put her in tho
cellar. Next morning tho hen was
gone and not u trace of her could DO
found. After twenty-five days the hen.
still living, but shrunk to II weight of
three pounds, vas found at tho bottom
of Il cistcrn In the cellar, which had
been abandoned soinc years ago and
which was believed to bc securely
covered. IL Is reported that tho hen
q tickly recovered from tho effects of
her long fast and is rapidly rcgaining
he wight. However, she will not DO
ready for the dinner table for some time
to come.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-19
COiant-G uidauer

Al the home Of the brides parents
last night at six o'clock. Mr.. George
Cotant and Miss Minnie Guldagcr were
united in the bonds of Holy Matrimony.
The bride was attended by her sister
Miss Martha Guldagcr and the groom
was supported by Mr.. John Butler.
When the officiating Clergyman Rev.
Geo. II. Greenfield asked tho question
VIM S''"''s ''"" -".~- 49, r>"--;nrn
the brides father stepped forth TO par.
ticipate in that Impressive part of the
Tho bride wore "A becoming
gown of crepe de chcnc. Only the
members of the family Of the bride and
groom were present. At the close of
tho ceremony tho guests wcro all in
vitcd To the large dinning Don where
a most elaborate wedding supper was
served. These young people arc well
known in Eiko County and have many
friends. The INDEPENDENT extends ia
them hearty congratulations.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-19
STATE or ono, CirYo TOLEDO, /.

's''hS b'bN ..
Frank j. Cheney makes onth TINT
he senior partner of the firm OF r,
j. Cheney & Co., doing business I'm
the city Of Toledo. County nnd State
aforesaid, nud that said firm will
pay. the sum of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS FOR each aud every casc
of Cntnrrh that cannot he cured by
the Use of Halls Cntarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
sworn to before me and subscribed
III my presence, this 9th day OF
December, a -. 1856.
(sEAL) A. W. GLBARoN,
Notary Public.
Halls Catnrrh Cure IL taken In.
termnlly, and nets directly on the
blood aud mucous surfaces Of tho
system. Send for testimonials free.
" ). CliENEY X GO ToLEDo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, T5c.
stlpati0n.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-19
Proof.

Biggs-Attorncy Coke r. ~" q
very best men at the ba.. iJr's
oughly honest and conscientious. "a
your damage suit to hin Wigs
did. and no said bo wouldn't touch 4,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-26
KINDER QUEER PENSION TALE
Government Runs Down Woman PEN
aiOned as Her stepfather's
widow.

A story that rivals the tales of lola was
thrown upon the desk of A. S. Van Valken-
burgh, United States district attorney in
Kansas City. being twelve pounds of the
record Of the pension case Of Sarah Baker,
of Kinder. Pension examiners claim to
have found that the woman was declaring
herself to be the widow Of her stepfather,
and that In that role she had actually re-
ceived some $s6s in pension money.
Early in the eos an Illinois soldier named
Baker married Nancy Brown. 1t Is outside
the story, but inside the facts that he had
buried one wife whose name too had been
Nancy. Nancy Brown had been the widow
of q soldier, and she had got q pension for
his death, losing that pension when she
married a second soldier named Baker.
from whom she was divorced. They had
a child named Sarah.
Being out Of soldiers again, Nancy took
unto herself a third, this time the Illinoas
man named Kinder. To Kinder she took
her daughter by her former husband, her
Sarah. Sarah had attractions for the SOL
der, so the government papers read, for
the real wife found herself s~upplanted by
the daughter, compelled to take the name
of Mrs. Robertson, and to say hat she was
assisting in the work"
The condition of affairs in this extraor-
binary household. by this time established
in West Plains, souther Missouri, Is told
in the last paragraph Of the government
report.
Kinder died and the government heard OF
his death when, as 1t was supposed, the
widow applied for a pension for herself ana
their four children. The claim ran through
the various channels pension claims awe
TO take; pension examiners went to the
- -- v-a1AN naRannnl XAmtnA=
lions and Investigations, as they always
do. and so we'll was the proof OF the lain
of the supposed widow, Sarah Kinder, es-
tablished that not only she, but the four
children also were put on the pension list
and kept there for four years. They were
paid as the widow and children of the
Illinois veteran.
Last April Washington heard from an
other Mrs. Kinder. This time it was Mrs.
Nancy Kinder, who claimed a pension as
the widow Of the William Kinder. Two
and two were put together and 1t was
found that while there were two Mrs
Kinders in the files the one drawing q pen
sion and the other wanting to, there was
only one William Kinder claimed as their
husband.
Away went the pension examiners again.
this time with a clue that led straight to
West Plains, where Mrs. Nancy Kinder
was, and there, II is claimed, they learned
Of the state of affairs which had made
her stand by and see her own daughter
take her husband, but not the daughters
father, away from her and made her be the
servant Of the house for the sake of peace.
Being unlettered, not certain that she
had not made herself legally liable, UNI
familiar with the changes in the pension
laws, the real widow, the mother Of the
alleged illegal widow. postponed asking for
a pension till this year, when her applica-
ton started the accumulation OF a report
that already weighs twelve pounds and
may send a woman to the federal prison.
Kansas City Journal
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-26
LETTER BREWERY STARTS
SMALL AND GETS BIG
short story of the Building Up of
a Great Manufacturing
Plant.

The older inhabitants Of Omaha are al
ways Inclined to look back with pride upon
the development Of the city and point out
such improvements az have taken place
during the time they rave lived here. Many
large establishments which adorn the cities
Of Omaha and South Omaha today were
launched with a very small beginning.
The growth OF each particular business is
involved in the principle which underlies
the progress Of the city.
Among the large firms that are now do
ing business In Omaha and South Omaha
which began at an early period in a small
way is the letter Brewing company
located at Thirtieth and Y streets, South
Omaha. This concern was established In
the year 1887 by Mr.. B. letter and was very
successfully managed by him until the
last few years, when he turned over the
active management to his nephew, Mr.. J..
M. letter.
The brewery is at present turning out
1900 barrels OF beer per year. 1t has a
large and finely equipped b~ottling depart
ment. The water supply Of the brewery is
obtained from a large lake. which is sup
piled by private wells and springs. The
machinery OF the plant has been installed
from time to time as the modern develop
ments required. The most recent equip
ment which has been added are the steel
glass enamel tanks. These have the larg-
est storage capacity of anything Of their
kind in the west. These tanks are de-
manded by the modern development which
has taken place in the manufacture Of
beer, as they have been found necessary in
connection with the preservation of the
natural navors during the process Of
manufacture.
This brewery Is modern in every detail.
II is situated on a beautiful site Of about
fifty acres of land and overlooks the arti-
fetal lake which supplies the brewery.
Mr.. B. letter, the founder OF the brewery,
anne to Omaha In the year ISL, but did
not enter the brewery business until the
year 1887. since which time his brewery
has had an exceptionally rapid growth.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-26
One Great Omaha
Insurance Order
WOOdmen Circle, for the Women
Folks, Shows Immense Growth
in Few Years.

Perhaps no other line Of business has
had the immense growth within the last
few decades as has life insurance. Many
companies have started from q small or
gsnization and grown so enormously that
a realization Of their expansion is almost
beyond understanding.
Omaha has been especially favored in
this line, and among the more prominent
societies which have been developed in
Omaha during the last few years, is the
Woodmen circle, which is auxiliary TO the
Woodmen Of the World
Thu Woodmen circle was incorporated
under the laws Of the state Of Nebraska
in September. 1895. as q frsternal insur-
ance order. When Mrs. Emma b. Man
chester was eelcted as its presiding officer
In March. 1899. It had a scattered member
ship of 5000, an outstanding indebtedness
Of over $4,000 and no resources.
Today 1t boasts Of an enthusiastic mem
bership OF 5000, over 5000, 900 paid out in
death losses and over $1,000. 900 in its reserve
fund. and does not owe one dollar.
All this has been accomplished in ten
years time, In the face Of the fact that
the rates Of assessment have been twice
increased, with the subsequent loss OF
membership which such . raise always
means 70 an order. but the rates are now
established In accordance with the table
required by the National Fraternal con-
gress, the order has overcome every OBJ
stacle and IL now increasing at the rate of
from 9OO0 to 1000 new members every
month
This certainly speaks we'll for the woman
who has been at the head OF the or
ganization for the last ten years. who has
met every crisis with indomitable courage
and whose wonderful executive ability Is
responsible for the successful manner In
which every department Of the work has
been advanced.
The present membership Of this society,
when considered in connection with its
rapid development In the last ten years., Is
indication that 1t is destined to be one of
the largest fraternal insurance societies in
the world
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-26
Perfect ola .

An Illinois no-noEenRnan. who roposes to
live 70 be at least 100. has framed up this
platform for the benefit OF the b. C. Harris
OF this generation, and I deem it worthy Of
being passed along:
Don't worry
BE moral.
Don't Do q temperance crank.
use tobacco, smoke cigars or q pipe, and
chew the weed.
Don't work too har
Don't swear: that leads 20 other evils.
Take exercise a-plenty.
"Be ~good-natured. not a Troueh.'"
All looks good except the plank relating
to swearing. An eminent man OF science
Whose name / have forgotten) said the
other day that explosives afforded a salu-
tary vent for evil passions which might
otherwise cOTrode the system and put the
nervous system on the fritz-or words to
that effeet.-NsW York Telegraph
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-26
SOLDIERS WILL NET
NEAT SUM BY TOURNEY
Fifteen Thousand Dollars Clear Profit
at Des MOineS-IOyvans Want
Them Again.

DIES MONIES. Ia. Sept. S.-officers to-
day declared that the military tournament
which closed with today's program was
the most successful ever held, and the
soldiers will clear more than $4,000 as the
result OF the weeks m~aneuvers. Already
Des Moines has begun a movement TO
secure the maneuvers again next year.
Chairman ]. A. T. Hull OF the congress
sional military committee has promised to
use his influence in that direction. The
camp will break up tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-30
ALIEN INFLUX IS FOSTERED BY
REPORTS OF PROSPERITY HERE

larly southern Europeans, have turn
ed their eyes toward the land of the
stars and stripes. In the over
wrought imaginations of Europe's
poor the United States has suddenly
become a land of gold. And it is all
due to the passage of a new tariff
bill, so the news says.
Sell Property and Come.
Hundreds and even thousands of the
poorest classes are selling what little
property they have TO make the start
for the United States, and many who
Go not have any belongings to dispose
of are borrowing money from their
relatives, confident that once they
reach America it will be but short
time until they can return the bor-
rowed steamship fare and possibly a
sufficiently large additional sum TO all
some of their friends and relatives 10
engage passage across the sea-.
The principal newspapers of London
that are lending their columns to the
dissemination of the boom articles
are those that are endeavoring to sad
die protective system on England
"The note of exuberant optimism
Everywhere prevails says the Lon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-30

don Evening News. which is hostile
TO free trade. in dispatch originating
in New York
In the west and south, as well as
the east, the cry is for more workers.
Bridgeport, Conn, given as one cf
many similar instances. has issued an
emergency call for 1000 women
THE department of Llbor at Wash
ington is receiving daily APPEALS
for laborers. One firm at Lacrosse,
Wis. naively asks the department %
send it Immediately ten or 10 families
of five children each Pittsburg, we
are told. is being deluged with orders
and Cleveland is rejoicing in similar
evidences of reviving prosperity"
Receiving Appeals.
THE department of labor at Wash
could multiply these instances almosi
indefinitely. Iron trade: recover.
good" railway returns better" "elec
trio roads prosper large orders fol
clothing" mines busy"-these are
but few of the optimistic headline:
in the newspapers.
What matter if prices are high 81
long as We have money to pay?' run,
the general sentiment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-30
ANNEXES z MORE
Curtiss Wins Additional Prizes
in Competition With His
Aeroplane.
WRIGHT MEETS ZEPPELIN
Count Flies To Berlin and Gets Ova-
ton but Breaks Down on the
Way Home.

Rheims, Aug. 30.-The close of the
first world meeting Of aviators was
marked yesterday by Curtiss, the
American aeroplanst, winning two
prizes. one of $4,000, another of $500.
The former was for speed, in which
he took first place; the latter in the
lap race, when he came in second
to Bleriot.
Curtiss Saturday won the interna-
tional cup for speed. Being the only
flier from America entered at the
meeting. it is considered. in view of
his achievements. that the United
States got the lions share of the hon
ors of the week.
BIcriOt in Accident.
Aside from two accidents, the
events ending was everything tina,
could be desired. Bleriot. in the morn
ing. was soaring in his most powerful
machine. when suddenly the motor
stopped and the propeller ceased re
volving The machine fell and smash
ed the overheated engine, which sci
fire to the escaping petrol Soon ev
erything that could be burned was re
duced 10 ashes.
Near the Red Cross temporary hos
pital stood man with a telescope
sweeping the whole plain. Beside
him an automobile was ready TO start
AT a moments notice. As soon as Bic
riot fell assistance WAS rushed tf
him. He soon was in the nurses
hands His injuries, considering that
he had fallen 60 feet, were slight, but
his nervous system received bat
shock.
An analysis of the prize winners
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-30
EARTHQUAKE AT PANAMA;
CONCERN FELT FOR CANAL

Panama, Aug. 30.-An earthquake
was experienced here shortly after s
this morning. The people were
greatly alarmed but no serious dam
age is reported and no one was in
jured.
covered 100 Vile Area.
The quake was felt at Aguadulce,
Cocle province and Pacora province
of Panama. points more than 100
miles apart.
Look to CunaI.
There is nothing as yet to indi-
cate that the canal was damaged by
the quake. Special inquiries are be-
ing made in this direction.
No Mention of Damage.
Goethals has received an official re-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-30
STRIKERS DO NOT Get SHARE UNDER
PROTECTION, ASSERTS MORRISON

protection of the laborers. The re-
quest for the inquiry is based upon
section eight of the act of Feb. Ii.
1903. which requires the secretary of
commerce and labor TO make special
Investigations. either upon the request
OF the president or of either house Of
congress or upon his own initiative.
Driven by Desperation.
Pointing out that the strikers are
aliens and are not members of arr
labor organization. Mr. Morrison de-
clares that their wages have been re.
duced by the officers of the Pressed
Steel Car company to the extent thu,
IN sheer desperation they decided n
cease work until their many gries.
ances, which they could no longer
bear. were remedied and higher wage
scale was paid.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-30

Especial Correspondence OF Ihe AfSuS.)
(BY TAV0
London, Aug 24.-Employment in
the United States for all, Big wages,
Such prosperity as was never before
known, Protection proves a won
derful thing for the workingman
An unprecedented inflow of Euro
pean immigrants may be expected in
the United States within the next
few months, as result of misleading
and exaggerated dispatches of the
above tenor. which are being printed
in the capitals of Europe and copied
by the smaller papers throughout
England, Russia, Austria and Italy.
Tariff Makes Work.
"Payne-Aldrich tariff bill makes
work for all.' is the drift of the dis
patches coming from the United
States with a regularity that is sc
systematic as to arouse suspicion as
to whether the source of the "ad
vice is not in close proximity to pro
lection headquarters.
The effect of the repeated tales o.
American prosperity is that hundreds
of thousands of Europeans, partieu
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-30

Washington, Aug. 30-That the IA
borers employed by the Pressed Steel
Car company at McKees Rocks, Pa,
the scene of the present strike, are
not paid the share TO which they are
entitled under the protective tariff sys-
TEN is asserted by Secretary Morri-
son of the American Federation NJ
Labor The charge is embodied in a
request forwarded by Mr.. Morrison to
Secretary Nagel for an investigation
into conditions at McKees Rocks.
Charge More for Products.
Mr. Morrison takes the position tha
as the commission is enabled by the
protective system to charge muci
higher prices for its products tha.
stherwise. the government is unda
obligations to make inquiry for tn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-30
HARTMAN IN STATEMENT
SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG.

shows that the Curtiss biplane won
the Is and II mile races, the Farman
biplane the duration and passenger
races. while the monoplanes won the
height and lap races
Cortland Bishop, president of the
American Aero club, has cabled the
club offering to initiate a subscription
for gold medal for Curtiss similar
to the one given by the club to the
Wrights.
Curtiss had some trouble in win
ming his bigger prize yesterday He
went out for the speed prize at $3.50
and covered Is miles in "a minutes
Is Is seconds, but being under PEN
atty of 10 per cent in addition to 5
per: cent each for not eontesting on
Sunday and Tuesday in the same race.
his time became 81 minutes 81 2-5
seconds. Then the committee discoy-
cred that he was driving different
aeroplane from the one he used on
his previous appearance in this race,
SO he was penalized another per
cent, making his time % minutes
II % seconds.
Disabled Way Home.
Buelzig, Germany, Aug 30.-The
Zeppelin airship, disabled while re-
turning from Berlin to Freidriehsha-
fen, landed here this morning. The
forward propeller was broken, tear
ing two holes in the envelope Two
days will be required for repairs.
Emperor Grccts Wright and Count.
Berlin. Aug. 30-Emperor William
surrounded by members of the royal
family, after receiving Orville Wright,
the American aeronaut. and Count
Zeppelin. the foremost German ayia
tor, yesterday afternoon introduced
the monarchs of the air. The emperor
and members of his family heartily
congratulated both men ON their sue
ceSseS.
Count Zeppelin had Just arrived in
Berlin in his dirigible. the Zeppelin
H., from Friedrichshafen. His ap
proach to the capital city by way 5oi
the sky was witnessed by practically
the entire populace each man cheer.
ing at sight of the huge craft appear.
ing for the first time above the city.
Mr.. Wright was chatting with the
Crown Princess Cecilia in the tribune
erected for the use of the royal party
and the crowd in greeting Count Yep
pelin's arrival, when the Zeppelin III.
appeared on the horizon on-r-,ssS,,-.s.,,z.y....
=
The princess. as well as the en-
peror, asked Mr.. Wright a myriad
questions concerning his craft and
displayed surprising knowledge of its
construction.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-30
FATAL ACCIDENT
STARTS BANK RUN
Trouble ut Union City, Pa, Comes
After Dead Mans Firm Had
Faiicd-Soon Ended.

Union City, Pa. Aug. 30.-Becaust
of the failure today of the Hardy Grain
company of this city run started on
the Union Bank and Trust compaRT
Other banks went TO the rescue of the
trust company and all deposItors were
paid on presenting their claims
George Hardy, president of the grain
company, accidentally killed himself d
few days ago