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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-16
Making Millionaires to Order

The famous Occur dAlene mining
district of northern Idaho might we'll be
called the millionaires' factory of Amer
lea. Rich men are in the making there:
Charles Sweeney, a deputy marshal
during the Coxey labor troubles of o
dozen years ago, now president of the
Federal Mining and Smelling Company,
the four mines of which, although three
were closed the latter part of the year.
earned net profit last year of 81, $685.
TOT; G. Fl. Reeves, once barber of
Wallace, now a millionaire of Spokane,
the mine which his son-in-law located
paying regular monthly dividends of
1916, 600; August Paulson, few years
ago, driving milk wagon for $40
month, now erecting eleven story steel
concrete office structures and able to
write his check-and have it cashed-
in six numerals; L. w. Hutton, once q
railroad engineer, his wife the pro-
prietess Of a village eating honse, to.
gether now accredited people of great
wealth,-the record might be extended
to include several dozen names
In spite of the slump in the price of
lead last fall the net profits of the five
big mining companies in the district
amounted last year to $5, 119, $50, add.
ing in the majority of instances to the
great wealth of men and women who
decade ago we're in humble walks of
life.
The records Of this millionaires'
factory of the Northwest are crammed
full of picturesque, even romantic
pages. Fact is stranger than fiction
throughout the entire story Technical
World Magazine.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-16
A Coming Treat

Too much praise cannot be given st.
Paul's Guild for engaging the Schubert
Symphony Club and Lady Quartette of
Chicago to appear here at the Opera
House. This company is in its 20 year
of success, and is acknowledged every
where to be the most 'tup-to-date"
Musical Company travelling. Every
body likes music and everybody enjoys
hearty laugh A delightful blending
of pure fun and fine music is one reason
why the above company has won its
way to the top notch of public esteem.
Tickets will be on sale Monday, the
18th at the Opera House. -,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-16
His Whole DUTY

1t is not often that one man is called
upon to assume the duties of an army.
Such case is on record, however, and
is cited in Benjamin Willey's History
or the White Mountains" At the first
legal meeting of the citizens of the lit
tie town of Albany, New Hampshire,
every soldier. in the place was sum-
moned to assemble.
The officers were duly chosen, but it
turned out that there was only one pri-
vate. Looking wistfully at his superb
ors standing in array before him, the
solitary representative of the ranks
sad:
Gentlemen; I have only one request
to make; that is, as am the only SOL
der, I hope you will not be too severe
in drilling me, but spare me a little, as
1 may be needed another time"
He also remarked that he could form
solid column, but that cit racked him
shockingly to deploy"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-16
SALMAGUNDI

Read our business locals elsewhere.
MrsS friend of Palisade is visiting in
Elko.
IF you want a diamond ring, go to the
Winternantel Co. for it. See the
new ad.
The bids for the court house bonds
show that Elko county has an excellent
standing in the financial centers.
Tho Virginia & Truckee railroad was
put out of commission by the storm and
a bunch of Legislators are tied up in
Reno.
For the first time in several years,
the Nevada Legislature will be shy a
great constitutional lawyer. What a
loss to the lawmakers.
The reporters time this afternoon
was taken mp by the opening of the bids
for the courthouse, consequently there
is a lack of local news in this ISSUE
Fourteen years is enough of sem
tepce to give Abe Ruef time to con-
slider whether all he stole could pay for
what he has to suffer. -Pitsburg Dis
patch.
If Assessor Weathers assesses this
county on the same basis the Southern
Pacific is valued, the assessment roll
will show big decrease this year.
Will he do it2
The storm has played havoc with the
railroads in California The Southern
Pacific sends it's passengers and mail
around by the Clark road from Los
Angeles to Salt Lake.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-16
Opposes Women JUDGES.

A writer III one Of the Eastern pa
.R1rs says that 1t is mistake to think
that women judges could do better
work in the Juvenile courts. He is the
secretary Of the Society for the Pre-
vention Of Cruelty to Children In New
York and ought to be able to form an
opinion on the subject, and his con.
>clusion from facts, not theory" he
says, "is that girls would rather take
man than woman into their con.
fidence and female Judge in a juve.
nile court would be as unsuccessful as
ornamental. Women in the construct
i've part Of the work, he thinks, are
not successful.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-16
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any ctLse of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. F.. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
We the Undersigned, have known
+. j. Cheney for the last fifteen years
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactio MS and finanI
cially able to carry out any obliga--
tiOns made by his firm.
WALDING, kINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, Testimonials sent free.
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-16
Presbyterian Church Notice.

January nth
Junior Endeavor 10 a. m.
Sermon II a. m. Theme "The Futile
Attempt to Destroy Jesus"
Sunday School and Kindergarten,
1915
Y. P. S. G. E. 900 p. m.
Evening worship ZOO p. m. Theme
'Leviticus; The Book of Holiness"
Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening
TOO p. IN.
Everybody Welcome.
GEO. H. GREENFIELD pastor
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-16
Christian Science Notice.

January II, 1909.
Sunday II u. m. Subject Life
Sunday School 10 a. IN.
Testimonial Meeting Wednesday 7:3O
p. m. Room 3 Mayors Block.
A free Reading Room is also open to
the public daily, except Sunday, from 2
to p. IN.
All are cordially invited to attend
these services.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-16
To The Public

On and after Monday, January 4th,
1909, the undersigned merchants will
close their stores at 9 o'clock p. IN. ex-
cept Saturdays, until further notice.
REINHART e. Co.
S. JACOBS
DAVID CASPER
A. l.. MAUK
ENTLTr, C0-I~A..Y
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-16
81 Paul's Church.

january nth
Holy Communion at 8.a. m
Morning Prayer and Sermon II a. m.
Sunday School, 1890 p. m.
Evening prayer ZOO p. m.
Friday Litany and Bible Glass
7:30 p. m.
All are cordially invited.
REV. PERCIvAL s. SMTTHE
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-16
Bsts fer Court House Bends

4ho SOAuu11SS1OuoIS met az O'CLOCK
this afternoon to open the bids for the
court house bonds, the full board and
Clerk Dawley being present.
After the reading of the notice by the
clerk, j. r. Mason, representing Bar
roll and Co. of Los Angeles, objected to
the receipt of a bid which he claimed
was filed about four minutes after 10
o'clock. Clerk Dawley stated that he
had received and fled all bids by his
own watch and that the bid in question
was in his hands thirty seconds before
10 o'clock and was filed at 10 o'clock.
. After considerable discussion, the
board unanimously decided to receive
the bid. and the clerk was instructed to
open and read all bids.
Following are the bids:
VIM. R. Compton Bond &
Mortgage Co., st. Louis. . .$106, 1877
Security Bank & Trust Co., To-
ledo. MISUNDERSTANDING. 1O3, $50
&c. H. Coffin, Chicago. ......... 1O7, sol
8. A. Keene & Co, Chicago. 49,. 1O3, 100
John Nuveen & Co, Chicago. :. 1O3, oil
Henderson Banking Co., Elko,. 1O4, 1880
London, Paris National Bank,
San Francisco. ........... 1O3, 500
Woodin, McNear & Moore,
Chicago ................... 1O6, 315
Barroll & Co, Los Angeles. 800. 100, 1870
E. II. Rollins & Son, San Fran
CISCO lUO. GlU
E. H. Rollins & Son, San Fran
SAoCo 1UI ,UUU
Otis & Hough, Cleveland Soc. 105, O5O
In additi on to the above bids, there
were several alternative bids for 81 per
cent bonds and one for per cent bonds
These bids the commissioners cannot
consider as the law provides that the
bonds must bear 6 per cent interest.
Tim second bid Of E. II. Rollins & Son
was based on the condition that fiscal
agency be established in New York to
facilitate the payment of the principal
and interest on the bonds.
The bids of VIM. R. Compton & Co.,
Security Savings Bank g. Trust Co.,
Henderson Banking Co., Woodin,
McNear & Moore, Barroll & Co., Otis &
Hough and both bids of e. H. Rollins
g Son offered the accrued interest from
the date of the bonds to the time of
delivery in addition to the amount of
their bids. @.T~
@. III. Coffin and S.-A. Keene 81 Co.
failed to enclose certified check for
$4,000 with their bids. All the other
bids were accompanied by the required
check.
The bids were opened in the presence
of several personal representatives of
the bidders and number of citizens.
After all bids were opened, the spectat-
ors departed, leaving the commissioners
and the interested parties to thresh out
the conditions of the bids. They were
still at it when this report closed.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-09-15

creditors as a final decision, and an appeal has been taken by the trustee from this decision in order to have the matter passed upon by the su- preme court.
 "'The proposed settlement of the claims at 90 cents on the dollar was made possible by the consent of those creditors who had entered into the reorgamzation. The other creditors did not consent, and the trustee could not pay the liens in full without their consent.
 "As I understand it, something over 90 Der cens of the claims against the smelling company have been turn ed in with the reorganization.
 "I believe negotiations are now in progress which may result in suffi- cient funds being made available to effect d satisfactory settlement of the lien claims.
 ''Thc amount at issue in the nego- tiatIons is relatively small and in such way as I was able, I endeavored to impress the parties in interest that the desirability of such an amicabl be effected without de- lay"
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-09-15
DUTCHMAN GROUP eS
 SOLD FOR S75,oOO

The Dutehman group of seven claims, located near BOuse, has just been sold by Tom Bouse and R. Me MshOR, who engineered the sale of the Blue Slate to the Shannon people a few weeks ago, to John Sharpe and associates for s75,OOO. A cash pay ment of $500 was made and the bal ance will be paid in equal monthly installments.
 Mir. Sharpe, who makes his home in Phoenix, is president of the Little Butte and has recently been acquiring considerable additional mining prop erty in the Bouse country on personal account.
 The Dbtchman group is composed practically of prospects with little de- velopmeat. but a good surface show ing. Ie IS what might be termed a steam shovel, low grade proposition. A 25 jort shaft and several open cuts havC shown the lodges wide and of fair value in both gold and copper, with (. nsiderable free gold showing.
 A foOt ledge of copper glance as saying e0 per cent copper has just been cut :n the south drift from the 200-foos level in the Little Butte mine of inc Little Butte Consolidated near Borse.
 The ledge extends clear across the breast, but has not been developed to prove its size. It may be simply pocket, according to J. E. Meyers, who, with George W. Bishop, is in terested, but it may prove a phenom- enal ind, and work is under way to explore he ledge thoroughly.
 The Little Butte Consolidated is developing a good property and is spending large sum improving. In the last thirty days $5,OOO has been spent .n Los Angeles for engines and machinery.
 A 35 horse power West Coast en- zine of California manufacture and other equipment has been purchased at cost of $3,OOO, and has just been installed. The average value of the ore is s9 gold and about ten per cent copper.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-09-15
RISE IN
 A BIsBEE STOCK

BISBEE, Sept. "A sensational
 rise of three points in the price of
 Shattuek stock yesterday attracted much attention and set the tongues of rumor wagging.
 The rise in the morning awakened interest at once and as it continued until the quotation was twenty-three and one-half bid, the excitement in creased and it has been a long time since there has been so much excite ment locally in the stock market. There was much speculation as to the cause of the sudden bulge in price and when the explanation was not found rumor got to work.
 One rumor had it that the rise was connected with the recent trip of Messrs. Shattuek and Patterson to Ne vada, the latter having returned only last week and the former being then out of town, MT. Shattuek reaching the city on the evening train. It was hinted that during their trip they had obtained control of some good prop erty which was to be thrown in with Shattuck and would warrant a con siderably enhanced value in the stock.
 Nothing confrmatory was obtained in regard to this. A telephone mes sage to MT. Paterson at his home brought the response that he was not aware of the explanation for the rise in the quotation on Shattuek. MT. Shattuek could not be found by a who wanted to interview him on the subject of the rise last night after his return.
 Another rumor was that an option was desired on this stock to obtain a controlling interest, and among others to whom the buying was at tributed was the Cole-Ryan interests This rumor was also without eonfrma- ton although it is known that about thirty days ago an attempt was made in Bisbee to obtain options on a con trolling interest in the Shattuck and that this effort was unsuccessful.
 Meantime the speeulating and in- vesting public are awaiting an ex- planation for the sudden rise in Shat tuck, the only other available ex- planation being the awakening of in- Festors to the recent good strikes from the workings.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-09-15
RAINS PUT MARKET
 ON A STABLE BASIS

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Sept. s.
 Rains the middle of last week which
 extended all over the Missouri val.
 ley put the cattle market on a more stable basis than it has had, and re- moved the encumbrance of the ln- ereasing volume of cattle driven in by dry weather. Receipts dropped down sharply after the middle of last week, and the run of 21,000 head here today is 15 per cent less than on recent Mondays. Crop experts fig ure that the drought, which has now been broken, damaged crop z per cent ill Illinois and Iowa, and he tween 15 to 20 per cent in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma. The good rains which have fallen lately have started the fall pastures, and demand for stockers and feeders is now at its height, and market on those classes today is 15 to 25 cents higher than a week ago. Good kill ing grades are steady to firm with week ago medium and low grades shade lower, including a decline of 10 cents today. Utah stockers sold at $4.2O last week, and a train of Old Mexico grazed in Kansas sold today at $3.75 to killers.
 Sheep and yearlings sold stronger last week, but lambs declined about 9 cents, which was a legitimate equalizing of prices, margin between sheep and lambs having been too great heretofore. Utah stuff is nov ing freely, lambs today at $7 to s7.25, Colorado yearlings Friday at $5.5O and $5.6O, a new mark for yearlinss this season, wethers worth up to g., ewes s4.75. Feeder buyers are taxing the full amount of the offerings in the feeding classes, lambs at $6 10 $6.25, wethers and yearlings $4.5O tO $. The extra large amount of grain and forage crops this year in the corn area makes a place for an immense quality of thin stuff from the ranges.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-09-15
SCENIC SPECTACLE NEVER
 TWICE THE SAME

Since the first discovery of the
 Grand Canyon in 154O by the early
 Spanish explorers no one has been able tO describe this scenic wonder.
 No language has been able to frame description but that has seemed dwarfed and meager and a carieature of the facts. Those who have stood at its dizzy rim and looked across the miles of mist filled wales from the depths of which the roaring Colorado could be seen now and then sparkling through the rising vayors, have re- turned again and again to this great est of all speetacles to feast upon the panorama that has made the world s writers and painters recognize that there IS Maker above all who can produce wonder no mortal has ever been abe to portray.
 On September 19, directly after the N. G. A. encampment, the Santa Fe T Uhl run CACuAoAOu lO lhC Grand Canyon from Prescott with a time l.mi: extending to September 30. This will be the last excursion of the year and will afford the opportunity to those who would like to see the natural sight who, under ordinary cir would feel they could not afford the trip. Many will go who have Feered over the brink before. The sigt' of the wonderful winding chasm over 800 miles across from the junction of the Grand and Green rivers n southern Utah to the mouth of the Flo Virgen, draws and redraws and never satisfies. There will De the opportunity of stopping at the famous. Fl TOvar hotel, or at the Bright Angel camp close to the dizzy, Angel Flight trail, over which thOusands of tourists travel astrlde DurrOs every year. The round trip rate is $1O.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-09-15
GIVES THEM A TIP.

The New York Evening Post tells the authorities at Washington, D. C., who have devised a muzzle for the matutinal rooster that they might have learned thing or two from Herbert Spencer. That philosopher, having suffered tOrtures from the early growing of a young eoekerel, discovered that the posture of growing requirH,' the tail to be elevated at a certain sharp angle. He attached to ehanticieer tail a weight too heavy to allow the proper elevation, and there was no longer any interruption of the morning nap. It was a real discovery in social staties.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-09-15
UNION OFFICIAL
IS DEFRAUDED
(From Fridays Daily)

VI AbAA T -@''f
 Deputy Sheriff L. P. Nash, of Globe, passed through Prescott yes terday from Jerome in charge of Fred Winkley, who was arrested in Jerome on a charge of having defrauded See retary Page of the Globe Miners union ou5 of a considerable sum of money q short time ago and left Globe hurrie1lv after securing the money. Deputy Nash gave a statement to the Journal Miner, saying that Winkley borrowed money from Page, and then skipped out without paying it. He also said that Page went good for his board and room and left town without settling, which threw upon the shoulders of the union secretary to make good the amount.
 Winklcy left Globe and went to Bisbee, but no trace of him there could r. found The next time the sheriff's ofiee heard was that the man was in Jerome, and Sheriff Thompsoi. immediately telegraphed the authorities in that place to arrest the man, which was done.
 The man upon his arrival in Jerome deposited his union card with the secretary of the Miners union there, but registered from Bisbee instead of from Globe, evidently figuring that if inquiries were made about him in Bisbee, nothing detrimental would be learned, while if Globe was queried in regard to him, the manner in which he had duped the union secretary there would be brought to light.
 In speaking of Prescott as it looks to him in these days, MT. Nash ex- pressed surprise over the changed ap- pearance of the city from the earlier day when he was a resident. He rec ognized none of the familiar places in the city of his day and also comment ed upon the absence of men whom he knew so well in the long ago. MT. Nash in the sos was prominently identified with the Strawberry valley section as a stOekman, and later was the general foreman of mine work at the United Verde. He was a staunch friend of the late Captain O'Neill of the rough riders, and was delighted to see the monument on the plaza that was dedicated when that officer was the sheriff of this county. He ex- pressed his desire to again visit the city, and will do so at the first Op-
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-09-15
STATUS OF THE
 LIEN CREDITORS
CFrom Fridays DaIlx)

Returning from the east a few days ago, John Mason Ross, of the law firm of Norris, Ross Smith, gave an interesting account of his observations while absent. He says that since the enactment of the tariff, splendid results are in evidence every where. and to support this condition, manufacturing has again resumed it's normal output, copper is on the up- ward move, and the financial string eney has passed into memory. In speaking of the copper situation, he says that the current belief was that it would follow the steel market as the latter is travelling upward and while tie price of the red metal would not reach its former figure, it would nevertheless soon rise from it's pres ent quotation and settle upon a per manent basis.
 Manufacturing activity in all the large ci.ies impressed MT. Ross, and the universal feeling in this line was that the country was again anchored to a stable condition, and every indus try was in splendid shape. .-
 During his absence MT. Ross visit ed New York City. While in that metropolis he had occasion to meet many investors who were identified with the resources of this section, among whom were several associated with the reorganized Consolidated Ari- zOna Smelling company, and J. Rear ney Riec; the trustee in bankruptcy of the two old companies. The lat ter informed MT. Ross that as far as ne was concerned, that if all the lien creditors would settle on the basis that he proposed, all claims would be paid immediately, and that he would be very glad to see these claims paid in Iull. The reason they are not paid in full, as Mir. Ross understands it, IS because there are certain creditors of the old company who have not turned in their claims with the reor- ganizatiOn.
 "These creditors have never con- sented to the payment of the ore claims n full or as liens at all," he said.
 "The bankruptcy court in New Jer- sey directed that a sufficient fund be retained by the trustee to pay the ore claims in full when their validity as liens should be finally es- tablished by the proper court. The decision of the district court sustain 5ng the Beus IS not regarded by these