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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-24
S~almagundi
FROM SATURDAYS DAILY

Attorney Henderson will leave for
Can Frun,iscu tomorrow afternoon.
Miss Knemeyer and Miss Schiller.
,,oh school teachers. left fc- their
hones last night to spend the holidays.
The king Of Belgium is dead.
wonder If the crimes Of the Congo
country will haunt him ON the other
side.
When in need Ut anything for the
horse, call at c. A: H~arrington's harness
and saddle store. He has 4 fine line OF
harness. saddles. etc, and his prices
are always right. See his new All.
Dir. Yoakum, who heals the sick and
makes the cripple walk by prayer and
LAYING OH of hands, is creating great
excitement in Carson. The Appeal and
News give interesting accounts Of his
wonderful cures.
A commercial traveller named Wolff
died very suddenly in u hotel ut
tiolconda yesterday morning. He was
A salesman for Il Philadelphia firm.
file was seen 10 swallow some kind Of u
tablet Il short time before he died,
leadi X to the belief that he committed
suicide.
Stanley Weathers of Starr Valley and
Miss Alma Goble Of Wells were married
in Ogden yesterday. The young people
have nan friends in Elko who wish
them happiness and prosperity. The
INDEPENDENT Joins in the good
wishes.
Attorney Williams left last night for
rallon where he vas called by the
serious illness of his brother. Del. Mr..
Williams has been sick since the first
Of November with typhoid fever and
his condition is critical. His many
Elko friends sincerely hope he may
recover.
The story that NJ dining cars are to
BE- run on Western Pacific passenger
trains has been officially denied. When
the road opens for passenger traffic.
which will be about April /, it will
have in service some of the finest dining
cars ever seen in the west. If not in
the country. y number Of these cars
are now i,ing built in the shops of the
Barney IL : NTH company of Dayton.
Ohio. 1t is claimed they will he the
fest dining cars yer operated by a
Westcrn road.
DON'T think the sewer proposition Is
dead because of our silence the last few
days. 1t is a living proposition and one
that will not dIe until the people Of
Elio wake up IL the nnsanitary condi-
ton IF the town and vote the necessary
bonds to put in first class sewer sys-
TEN. When hat is done, Elko will
b. the best town in the state. in which
TO make n home. II this expresses your
sentiments, boost for the sewer PROPOSE
ton.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-24
E1shinI Extraordinary

Representative Flood Of Virginia tells
a good story in which ono Of tho
characters was Gen. Reuben Lindsay
Walker Of the confederate army. On
ono occasion tho general WAS waiting
for his breakfast, and his faithful negro
servant had COMO to catch some fish for
tho feast. Whom tho servant was away
unusually long time the general called
to him impaticntly:
why don't you como horc with that
fish, SamH"
Sam In the meantime had caught Il
founder. which Is white on side,
with n Wilderness that looks like raw
Ash meat.
IAN right, Massa Roubcnl" called out
Sam. Use comm des cz soon or |
kotch do uvver ha'f o. dis hero Ash
Washington Times.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-24
Scared The Robbers

The following story from Mis-
souri, and of course it's true:
Last week Thomas Caywood and John
Dodsou met at Glenwood u small town
near Kirksville, and Caywood remarked
TO DJlson:
John, | am here to get my half of
that money" and thereby hangs u
tale.
Five years ago Dodson and Caywood
got II good supply of joy water Mt Glen.
wood and started On their way home,
eight miles southwest of town, at n
rather late hour. Their road led by
the Bethel cemetery. which stands on
a rather isolated spot a few miles out
of GlenwOod. When they rode up to
the hurying ground, they SAW n wagon
and team standing near the fence, and
heard voices of two men coming from
the cemetery. The farmers concealed
themselves in the brush near the road
tn see what was going on in the Gene
terry. Presently the two men emerged
from the graveyard conveying a body
which was put into the wagon and
covered with a canTas. Then they
went into the yard to fill the open grave.
While they were gone Dodson ard
Caywood stole from the brush and
carefully took the body from the wag-
OH and lid it beside the fence in q
dark corner. Dodson thcn crawled
into the wagon and covered himself
with the canvas. The grave snatch
erS returned from their work and
started off south, toward Kirksville,
CaywOod following. After they had
Travelled a mile they began to feel Il
chill resulting from their hard labor
then drew II big black bottle and pro
posed a drink. The other grabbed the
bottle and said, Lets give the stiff {;
drink" Dodson slowly raised his body
and in 4 sepulchral voice accepted tn,
drink with the words:
We'll | don't care if | do"
This was rather q much for til,
grave openers, who boltcd, leaving
their team in the middle OF the road
CaywoDd s1On arrived on the seen
and it was agreed hat DodSon shoul
take possession of the wagon and team
which he did. after the body had bee
carefully rc-interred in the cemetery
Dodson and CaywoOd said nOthin
about the affair, hut decided the
would hold the wagon and team ia
five years and would sell the outfit 4
that time If no one caine II claim il
NQqne came and the five years cxpil
!, cT Tins week. Caywood WAS Dn tn
scene promptly, the wagon and team
, sold for 500. and the compact batweeI
= the twJ mon WAS carried ont.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-24

Furnished rppn- to rent r; Mrs Ken
nedY'S nu Third S-raet.
Contact, the new copper camp in
the northwestern part of ElkO com.
ty. about 100 miles from here. now
boasts II population of more than
200, and development work is going
steadily ahead. despite the inclem-
ent weather. Joseph Raleigh, who
returned from the camp last week,
reports IA vein of copper ore eight
feet in width has been encountered
on the property of the United States
company. Of which G. L. Allen i.
manager, which averages ! per rent.
Ely News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-24
Christmas Tree Program

Following is the program for the
exercises ut the Christmas tree tonight:
Chairman Prof. p. &. McWhinney.
Carol-"Hark the Herald Angels
Sing"
Praycr-Rev. Geo. II. Greenfield.
Song-By the kindergarten.
Carol-"Thc Manager"
SOng-"Jiuglc Bells"
Carol-''it Came upon the Midnight
Clear
Bcncdiction-Rev. Geo. II. Greenfield
Unless delayed by storms around tho
North Pole. Santa Claus will arrive
immediately after the bencdiction.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-24
Salmagundi
FROM wEDNEsD.A s DANE.

= t'N'i''
Nir. mi Nrs .itC We t,ni:n
an n" l0tm d ak. enl t.e ho:r
days.
A ashinstra m,a ,y> he ,v cs hi.
l'asrrtty - ~. IN " pniiirU,rs
can hang ont" tn. rr counter - wh,l,
lifetime.
On TN" first n,g. or,hi> iCSr. wilh
found u ncw ad. IL tells All .,hput IN,
Parktield.San Antonio Oil company.
Read it.
Mr.. ]. Warren. nm old resident of
Carlin over so years of age. WA brought
up on No. 4 this morning and taken to
h county hospital. He is plralyzcd on
one side. He was resting easily this
afternoon.
Wife (red hot)-D1n't try any eva
sion with me. sir. Where-have-
you-baenr Hub Observation-Disclosures.
wha's 5huse! Ii an>h'.r vour UueS'hn.
you will ques'hu my anSh'er. Boston
Transcript.
William Wilmington. the La,noille
stage driver. was taken 10 the county
hospital this afternoon. Steward Harris
informed us Eel the phone that Whit
tington seemed to be paralyzcd on one
side. Wilmington was not tulkative
and Mr.. Harris could learn hut little
about his case.
Charley Lewis came down from Dccth
ON No. i this morning. II" saws it was
~ degrees below zero there last night.
Mr.. Lewis also says thai lots of cattle
are dying on the Mcintyre ranch this
winter. He places the nuncer so far nj
over 100 head.
the ladies' met at Leonard Hall thi.
afternoon and made over 200 candy bag
for the Christmas tree and filled then
with candy and nuts. The youngsters
will certainly have a jolly time OF
Christmas Eve. All of them should IN
ut the Opera House.
Judging from the condition of thing
in this Office this morning. last nigh.
was the coolest of the season. On
sponge was frozen stiff and il was near
ly II o'clock before we could get our io'
press, ink and type warm enough t.
work.
The University of Copenhagen fin.
thao Cooks records do not prove tina
he reached the north pole. The cor
clusion reached by these scientists put
DIR. Cook in Il bad hole and goes a goo
ways toward proving that Pcary VIA
right when he called Cook II fraud.
As n result of DIR. Yoakum's visit t
Carson City. Joseph Kelley, one of tn
prominent merchants. piled $1,000 wort
of liquors. tobacco and pipes on Il VI
cant lot and burned them in the pre-.
M Of a large crowd. Mr.. Kelley
reason for burning the stuff wa
that he wished to conduct his bushes
in n way that would meet the approve
of Christ and he could not do it if II
continued to sell liquor and tobacco.
DR.. A. L.. Hudgens, who practice
dentistry in Elko Il short time a fe'
years ago, died suddenly of heart fai
IRE i'll Tonopah Monday night. He ha
been confined to his house for ten day
with liver trouble and seemed to be o
the mend. Monday evening he got II
from his bed and went to the bath ROOF
where he was seized with heart failur,
He died shortly after being taken to h
bed.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-24
New Years Rsselutlons

An exchange gives tho following Now
Years resolutions for girls.
! will bc prompt.
l will mend my clothes.
will keep engage ments.
won't got cross.
, VIII no gracious toward all girls.
VIII help my mother with her work.
VIII not repeat Islander.
! viii 1.-Two 305 Of tho best days I over
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-24
BORN

"NDREA-In Elko. Nevada. December
w. 1909, to the wife Of Homer Andrae,
n son,
Valdez weekly prospector., 1909-01-07
SlO,OOO IS ASKED
 FOR ALASKA GAME

Washington, Jan. 6--An appropra- tion of $10,000 for the protection of Alaska game is recommended by the secretary of the interior in his re- port to congress. The appropriation is asked in connection with the game law for Alaska passed at the last ses- sion of congress, and the plans of the secretary of the interior include the appointment of number Of game wardens.
 1t is probable that the appropria- tion will be granted, for there was no opposition to the game law bill, which was introduced by Congress man Humphrey of Washington.
Valdez weekly prospector., 1909-01-07
REYNOLDS CLAIMS
 SHOWING UP WELL

H. D. Reynolds dream of owning producing copper mines seems about to be realized by those who invested their savings in the company he organized. Indications are that the operations under the Reynold regime quit just before ore in paying quan- tity was struck, for c. w. Harrington, who is doing assessment work on the Horseshoe bay properties, has en- countered what he believes to be promise that a real mine exists there.
 Al Sellers, who has been working under Harrington, is in town, and he brought samples indicating the pres ence of shipping ore in considerable quantity. The ore, while it has not been assayed, will, according to the belief of mining men, run about 7 per cent, and the vein is two and one half feet wide. The ledge was struck in about 12O feet, starting in the tun- nel next to the shaft house. Good quality ore was also found in the shaft.
 According 10 Sollers, Harrington expects to complete the assessment work in from twelve to fifteen days. When he does, if all accounts be true, the social feature of life around Horseshoe will receive setback. Sollers has much to say concerning coasting parties, dances, and more or less activity on the part of one, Bill Trout and one, Murray. Sandpaper. ing sled runners, good mucking and other features not altogether accord ing to the necessities of strict con finement to the duties of mining are more or less on the tongue of Sollers when he starts talking of what is go- ing on around Horseshoe.
 sollers says that if there is anything mystifying in this conversation, liar rington will give explanations when be comes to town.
Valdez weekly prospector., 1909-01-07
ALASKA GOAL AREA.
 OF VAST EXTENT

Washington, Jan. 6-Alask8 con- tains 702, 1920 acres of workable coal deposit according to the report of the government geological survey just placed on Ale. The greater portion of this coal deposit is on and back of the western coast.
 The same report estimates the, pop ulation of Alaska to be 3t ,000 per. manent white residents, 1000 tram sients and s5,o00 natives. The value of merchandise shipped to the states during the fiscal year just past is es- tmated to have value of s32. GOO, 900.
Valdez weekly prospector., 1909-01-07
NEGRESS SHO0TS;
 NEGRO MAY DIE
Cleo WardeII Declares That She Defended Life Against
 Sam Comfort

Sam Com fort, negro, is lying in the Valdez Hospital seriously and perhaps fatally wounded, and Cleo Wardell, also q negro, is in the fed eral jail, where she will be held with out charge pending the result of her victim's injuries. The shooting took place about 7 o'clock this morning, the woman using shotgun to shoot the man in the left breast.
 The Wardell woman is an inmate of the red light district, and her vic tim is recent arrival from Cordova. He is known as quarrelsome man, and has been in trouble here before. She says that he spent great part of last night hunting for her, and that this morning he tried to break into her cabin He was armed with a ra- zor, and was threatening to kill her. It was then that she shot.
 The woman was arrested by Town Marshal Hoffman. She has never been in trouble before. Comfort is too badly wounded to be able to tell his side of the story.
 Yesterday Comfort had trouble with Charles Williams portor i'm tho Buffet. Williams had to enlist the assistance of Marshal Hoffr' an in or der to obtain some article from cabin occupied by Williams and Com fort.
Valdez weekly prospector., 1909-01-07
F4' ROOSEVELT BLAMES' UNCLE JOE CANNON

Washing ton, Jan. 5--In his mes- sage to congress in connect tion with the secret service mixup President Roosevelt denies that he ever said or ever intimated that the majority of the congressman are in fear of the result of investigation on the part of operatives in the secret service de- partment. In this respect the presi- dent goes to considerable pains to make clear some of his statements in reference, in his original message, to the secret service department and to the attitude of congress in this res pect.
 In the message read today, the president asserts that Speaker of the House Joseph Cannon is the man responsible for all the trouble con- erning the secret service, and the president further advises that the house reverse it's action staken last year in this connection. The mes sage was received without public comment on the part of the congress- men.
Valdez weekly prospector., 1909-01-07
WORK STARTS 0N
 BIGGEST DRYD0CK
Government Structure To Be Erected At Bremerton Will
 Cost S2,OOO,0OO'

Bremerton, Jan. 5-This morning with elaborate ceremony work was begun on what will be the largest drydock in the United States. In part it is to be an enlargement of the drydock now in operation here, and the costs of the Improvements will be $2,OOO. .OOO. Contractor Erickson ot Seattle expects to complete the work in two years. The length of the drydock will be s20 feet, inside measurement, and the width will be 135 feet.
 Present at the ceremony consequent upon beginning work were number of the most prominent men in the northwest.
Valdez weekly prospector., 1909-01-07
KENTUCKY Is TORN
 BY ANOTHER FUED
Former Sheriff To Be Tried For Murder And Judge
 FIees For Life

Jackson, Ky, Jan. 4-What prom ises to become the bloodiest feud in the history of the feud-bedarkened state of Kentucky is now brewing in this city. Ed. Callahan, former sheriff, is the direct cause of the trouble, for Callahan is this week to be brought to trial for the murder of James Beaton and Rash Sebastian.
 Large numbers of adherents of one side or the other in the fued between the Callahan-Harkins faction on the one side and the Beaton- Sebastian supporters on the other, are in town and the citizens are terrorized. Judge Tauldee, before whom the case is set for trial, has fled, and he has sent word that he will not sit in the case unless he is given protection by the federal troops.
 The feud leaders, fearing the call for troops, have called their clans to- gether, and it is probable that they will unite against common enemy. The followers of the Callahan-Har- kins faction are for the most part outlaws and are unusually desperate.
Valdez weekly prospector., 1909-01-07
WOMAN GOES FREE
 0N VICTIMS SAYSO
Sam Comfort Declares Cleo
 WardeII Acted In Self De- 7fense And Is Arrested

Cleo Wardell, whose true name is
 Bottle Wilson, was last night dis.
 charged from custody, Commissioner CT
 Beeks deciding that under the evi, dence adduced at the coroner's in. quest there is no reason to hold the
 woman for preliminary examination. The commissioners decision was ar rived at after Sam Comfort, the negro who yesterday morning was shot by the woman, testified under oath that she was not to blame, and that he was entirely at fault. Comfort has been charged with assault with intent to kill, and if he recovers from his wounds he will be given prelimi- nary examination before Commission CT Beeks.
 In holding coroner's inquest be- fore he was provided with a corpse, No''htiooioliSI DeehS dcltu ulluef sec. 365 of Carter's Annotated Alaska Codes. This, section provides that it is the duty of commissioner to hold coroner's inquest when a person has been dangerously wounded under circumstances that indicate either suicide or assault. The code also provides that when possible coro- ner's jury shall fix the identity of the person infiicting the wound, and also fix the degree of the crime.
 In the case at issue, the Wardell woman was held on charge of as- sault with intent to kill. Last night the jury went to the bedside of Com fort, who admitted himself at fault, and it also heard the testimony of a of witnesses, all of whom tes- tified that Comfort has a bad repu- tation, and that he had made threats against the woman. The jury's yer dict is that the woman acted in self defense. The jury was composed of Harry Whitley, Thomas Quinn, Ed. DeMoss, George Treat, c. C, Ru- dolph and F. B. Wheat.
 While a few fine shot penetrated Comforts lungs, it is believed that he will live unless blood poisoning sets in.
Valdez weekly prospector., 1909-01-07
SH|NGLE:
 FACTORY BURNS

Bellingham, Jan. 5--Fire starting early this morning in the drying room of the Puget Sound Mill, the largest shingle mill in the world, completely destroyed the structure. w. Cleve- land was killed by being caught un- der a falling beam.
 The loss is estimated at $500, ,000.. The mill will be rebuilt, work starting immediately. The cause of the fire is unknown. .Hg
Valdez weekly prospector., 1909-01-07
VALDEZ Is SOON
 TO BREW ITS BEER
Company Is Organized To Place Old Plant In Opera
 tion In Six Months

Beer manufactured in Valdez will soon be searching it's way down the Parched throats of citizens of the town. A stock company has been or ganized, has bought the building for merly used as a brewery and within six months the Valdez Brewing and Bottling Company will be supplying the local trade with beer.
 At the head of the new enterprise is A. J. Wendlcr. formerly engaged | in the brewing business in Canyon City, Oregon, and associated with him are number of prominent busi- ness men of Valdez. In addition to Mir. Wendlcr the incorporators are Joseph C. Dieringer of Valdez and C. Brown of Canyon City. The direc- tors are A. J. Wendler, J. C. Dier- finger, William M. Wilson, T. A. Cobb, 5. Blum, Del Clark and C. Brown.
 The corporation is capitalized at S5O,OOo, represented by as many shares, and of this amount 12. .O00 shares have been subscribed in Val deZ. That the new enterprise is des-. tined to receive local support is indi- catcd by the fact that subscriptions were sought for only 5000 shares, the extra 5000 representing over sub scription.
 Mir. Wendlcr is a practical brewer, having been graduated from Milwau- kce. He has thoroughly investigated the local situation and is confident that the water is of character to permit of manufacturing a high grade beer. Indicative of his confidence is the fact that he has given those who subscribed for stock six months in which to make payment, and he is going ahead with the expenditure of sufficient money to place the plant in operation,
 Mir. Wendler went out on the Penn sylvania and he will shortly begin shipping in the machinery necessary to place the present plant in readi- ness for operation. The plant was owned by $. A. Hemple, was pur- chased for $4,00O. Mir. Wendler ex- poets to be back in Valdez early in March and he says thas he will have beer on the market within ninety days from the date of his return.
 All of the saloOnmen of the town have plcged their support to the en- terprise providing the beer supplied is of good quality. This MT. Wend- Ter guarantees, and he is taking all the chances consequent upon failure.
Valdez weekly prospector., 1909-01-07
COUNCIL WILL SUE
 ALL OEL|NQUENTS
Town Is In Debt And Money From Taxes Is Needed To
 Help Square Accounts

All persons in Valdez who are de inquent in the payment of theil
 taxes are to be sued in action brought
 by the town. This was decided upon
 at meeting of the town council last
 night, and the action will begin i'm. mediately after the legal lapse ot
 time following the publication of the
 delinquent notice. The report of the town clerk is to the effect that while considerable number of property owners have failed to pay their taxes, the number is less than last year.
 The present council is confronted with going out of office in April with the town in debt about Sl2,OOO The debt now is in round numbers SS, ,OOO, and the expenses will run it up to the figure estimated, for nearly all the licenses for this quarter have been paid, and the taxes due will not offset the expense ofgovernmcnt.
 However, the council was in debt to the extent of $6,O0O when it took office, and it has built the glacier dyke at an expense of 1000, only $2,0O0 of which was shared by the Reservation. Councilman Grigsby, who is also treasurer of the school board was allowed $500 for school expenses.
 The councilmen spent considerable time discussing the action of Town Magistrate Murray and Night Mar shal Manthey, who are blamed for the fact that the sailors from the Yucatan, arrested Christmas night, were turned over to the federal authorities, with the result that the town lost the $1O0 and costs paid as fine. The councilmen argued that if ''iN ihhi iIlt IlldSiSlIdtt were afraid that the punishment would be so severe as to mean a long jail sen tcncc, they should have "gOne through' with the case when it was called before Commissioner Beeks, instead of permitting the men to get off with a fine, light when the ser iousness of the offense is considered.
 Manthey and Murray were ordered to appear before the next meeting of the council and make their expIana- tions. Murray will also be instructed to hereafter to be on hand with his monthly reports. Last night there was a bill from the U. $. Marshal for the board of prisoners but there was no one present in the council meet ing who had any knowledge of the subject.
Valdez weekly prospector., 1909-01-07
American Counsel Believed Dead

Rome, Jan. 2--It is believed that American Counsel Cheney is one of the earthquake victims. He was in Messina. The king and queen are at the scene of the disaster. The king has given S2OO, 1000 toward the relief of the victims.
Valdez weekly prospector., 1909-01-07

Roy Rutherford, well known in Valdez, his former home, is in town from Fairbanks on his way to the states. Mir. Rutherford now con siders himself resident of Fairbanks, and will return to that town in March.
Valdez weekly prospector., 1909-01-07
Inry Rriber Is Convioted

San Francisco, Jan. 2--E. A . Blake was this morning found guilty of attempting to bribe John Kelly, at the time prospective juror in the Ruef case, and was sentenced to four years in the penitentiary.