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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-31
Tragedy and Romance of the Dome

The great white United States capitol |
building is sort of central magnet of !
great power which attracts many queer
people from all sections of this broad
land. Capt. J. p. Megrew, union war
veteran with a splendid record is i'm
command Of the capitol police force,
and the peculiar people who flock to
the big building come under his OBJ
servatiOn.
Away back in the '1OS, before Capt.
Megrew became chief of the capitol
police, the tragedy of the dome" oc-
CURED. = young Catholic priest, who
had become demented from overstudy,
ascended to the platform just below
the Goddess of Liberty, more than 250
feet above terra firma, and plunged
headlong into space. In striking the
thick copper sheathing of roofing over
the rotunda the body made deep in
dentation in the metal. which is now
pointed ont to visitors by the capitol
guides.
Next to the tragedy of the dome is
Il recent occurrence which is desig-
mated us ''tho romance Of the dome"
A young couple secured permission
from Capt. Mcgrew to be married be-
meath the great bronze Goddess of
Liberty on the lofty congress stecplc.
The novel ceremony was performed in
mid.air beneath the goddess with two
capitol policemen and Il sprinkling of
visitors rs witnesses.
Then comes the comedy of the
dome" An eccentric fellow w no had
invented parachute made in inef-
fectual effort to test his invention by
sending down from the dome several
Of his parachutcs with cats attached
to them. He WIS evidently afraid to
risk his own precious life, SO decided to
use felnes. His purpose was thwarted
by the capitol police, rc.enforced hy the
Washington Humane society.
Statuury hall is ono of the most in
tcrcsting apartments in the capitol.
1t contains the stone and bronze statues
of q number of Americans, distinguish.
oil alike in war and peace: famous
generals, statesmen, oxplorcrs'and diplo.
mats contributed to tho general gov
erument by tho several states. each
state selecting its most illustrious sons.
Included among these statues are
those Of George Washington and
Thomas II. Benton Of Missouri. Dan.
icl Webster and Gen, Starke of New
Hampshire, Robert Fulton, inventor of
tho steamboat. and H. II. Muhlcnburg
Of Pennsylvania; Ethan Allen of Yer
mont. Cass of Michigan, Gon. james
a. Garfield and Allen Of Ohio. Roger
Sherman of Connecticut, John jay Of
New York. Richard Stockton and tho
dashiug Gen. Phil Kcarncy of New
Jersey. Abraham Lincoln. Gen Shields
Of Missouri. jacques Marquette. tho
priest explorer; Senator Kcnney. West
Virginia, aud Clinton OF New York
Exchange.
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New England Pie

Some poor dweller in the bcnighted
beyond Of Chicago asks what II real
New England pie is like. 1t probably
will not help him to bo told, but if
he means apple, it is like IN essay by
Emerson liquciicd with the music of
MasScnct and spiccd with the cyni-
cism al Shaw; if he means pumpkin,
ii is like some of Gounod's music heard
in Il landscape all sun and flowers. II
is too early yet to describe the mincc
pies Of 1909, but last ycars-and last
year was not an extraordinary good
ycar-wcrc like an increase in salary,
aud present from home arriving on
the day when ones conscience was bc.
having itself. Boston Globe.
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NEVADA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 81. 1909
How Many Hours Sleep!

a committee was recently appointed
IN Sweden to find out how many hours
clIiliren of various ages should sleep in
order tn1t tncy might bc AT their best
during school hours.
According t. their report. children
who are four years old should sleep ~
.3TFD, children who aTs seyen yrar,
should sleep II hours; children who are
nine years old from nine to ten hours,
and those vino are from II to- 81 from
eight to nine hours.
In their report they pointed out that
Il great dca! of in.nlA in children il
due to lack Of ,rdiai.nt slcep-IIome
Chat.
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Mnny Lynehinqs in 1909

Lynchings in the United States in
1909 have numbered seventy, the high
est number recorded since 1901 The
victims numbered IL whites and 80
negroes. The lynchings occurred in
twelve states and ono territory New
Mexico. As in previous years, crimes
or alleged crimes against white women
and murlcrcrS caused most of these
summary executions. One case. occur
ring in Cairo. H.. combined both
causes and resulted in the placing of
the city under military control for
several days. The Cairo lynchings
were the only eases of the kind that
occurred north of the Ohio river dur
ing the year. Several double lynch
ings occurred at various points in the
south. and Oklahoma furnished II quad.
ruplc lynching, with four cattlcmcn as
tho victims
In the following record the word
"ynching" has hccn held To apply
only to the summary punishment in.
flctcd by mob or by any number of
citizcns on u person alleged to have
committed Il crime. BY states the
seventy lynching cases here recorded
are classified as follows:
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4 Lay Matter

Would you like the floors in mosaicf''
asked the architect.
The Springfield man looked dubious
Would you like the floors in mosaic
pattcrnsI"
IL don't know so much about that, -
he finally said. II amt got any prcju-
dice against Moses rs man, and may
be he knew Il lot about the law. As
regards laying of floors, though. kinder
think ia rather have 'cm unscctarian. "
-Ifarper's Weekly.
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Ranch For Sale
PRICE, $4,000.

Consists of about $50 acres an nbnnd'
anco of spring water high above valley
level. adapted to fruit raising. bottom
land Is high grade for alfalfa and grain
Buckhorn and other mining camps
within n days drive. For further par
ticulnrs apply to
r. d. BAILEY. Romano, New.
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Don't Be Homeless

about yourself when you're crippled
with rheumatism or stiff joints Of
course you've tried lots of things and
they failed. Try Billiards. Snow
Imminent 1T will drive away all aches,
mains and stiffness and leave YOU ns
we'll as you ever were.
Sold by Elko Drug Co.
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The Correct, Time

to stop cough or cold is just Us soon us
II starts--thcn there will bc no danger
Of pneumonia or consumption. Just u
few doses Of Billiards. Horehound syrup
taken at tho start will stop tho cough.
II II has been nnning on for sometime
tho treatment will bc longer, but the
cure Is SIRE.
Sold 10y Elko Drug Go.
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And There's the Difference.
1hc fool wandcrs. the wise travel.
. spanish provcrb
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

ne has been during service of seven
years as a moulder. Mr.. and Mrs.
Longstaff go at once to Housekeeping
in a new house which the groom has
erected on South First street extern
sion. all furnished and ready to receive
the bride. They will be at home to
their friends after July |. Guests
present at the wedding from out of
town were. Mrs. Name and Lillian
Jones, of Beacon, Rev. Ira Barr, of
Fremont. Miss Inez Glantz, of Mt,
Union and Louis Strauss, of Waterloo
Mr.. and Mrs. Longstaff at their new
home last evening were surprised by
a company of about twenty couples OF
young people who proceeded with a
charivari, took possession of the house
and followed with kitchen shower.
consisting of every utensil and i'm,
plement ever used or invented for a
culinary department of home. Many
of the participants were those who
had been associated with the bride
at the Bee Hive store. Refreshments
were served by Mr.. Longstaff and the
company made merry until late
hour.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24
DROWNED IN IOWA RIVERS
FOUR PEOPLE LOSE THEIR LIVES
IN VARIOUS PLACES.
Older Brother Dragged Down While
Making Heroic Efforts To Save
MarshalltoWn Boy.

Marshalltown, Ia, June z2.--WhlIe
swimming in Linn Greek last even
ing. Carl Johnson and has brother,
Leonard aged Z, sons of Frank John
son, drowned in twelve feet of water.
The youngest boy got in over his
depth and the older one went to his
rescue and both went down.
Crowd Watches Boy Drown.
Des Moines, June 22.-Donald Fl.
Ray was drowned in the haccoon riy-
er yesterday afternoon. FnJeen men
employed in the construction of a
new sand house stood on the river
bank within forty feet of where the
boy met his death, heard his despair.
ing cries without making an attempt
to rescue him.
Girl Drowned at Clinton.
Clinton, June 22.-rhe body of MISS
Mary Ruggleson. aged 20, who was
drowned while picnicking below Gin
ton on Sunday, was taken from the
water by clammers' boat today. She
capsized with four others near the
river bank and the girl sank in seven
feet of water.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

HARRISON--GABE Knoxville
Express says: Married, at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. GaDel, Saturday
June IL, Miss Verla J. Gabel to Her
bert J. Harrison, Justice |. H. Garrett
son officiating. These are both popu
lar young people of Oskaloosa. Mrs
Harrison is sister of James Gabel
of Knoxville. Mr.. Harrison Is one o.
Oskaloosa's promising young men
They will make their home in Oska
loosa. Knoxville friends extend con
gratulations to the young couple anc
wish that they may enjoy many years
of happiness and success.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24
FLOOD IN COUNCIL BLUFFS.
Indian Creek overflows, 'lnundating
Lower Part of City.

Council Bluffs, Ia, June 22.-Fol-
lowing heavy rain Indian Creek
overfiowed during the night, doing
$4,000 damages to the lower districts
of the city. A foot OF mud covered
the streets this morning. Many
people were awakened by the flood
and had to leave their homes in their
night clothing. Many cattle and
horses We're drowned The loss to
city property is about $4,000.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

HARLAN.--Little Bertha Harlan
the eight-year-old daughter of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Jesse Harlan, residing south o
Oskaloosa, near the old Muchakinocs
yards, who was shot by seventeen-year
old Albert Kinney IN a neighbornooC
quarrel several weeks ago, died Sat
urday afternoon at one o'clock at the
home of her parents, death being caus
ed by pneumonia resulting from the
gun shot wound. The remains were
taken to Hedrick today, where the
funeral services and interment were
made.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24
Wall Paper Sc per roll and up at
Central Book Store. 3otf
Rebuilding Bridges.

The work of replacing with con.
crete the old stone abuttments OF
bridges on the main line of the Chi
cago & northwestern railway be-
tween Clinton and Cedar Rapids is
being carried forward briskIy.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

STEDDOM.-A telegram received
by relatives this afternoon states that
Miss Mary Steddom died suddenly to-
day at Glendora, California. The body
will be brought to Oskaloosa for bur
ial The deceased was sister OF
Oscar Steddom of this city and Jason
Steddom of New Sharon. ~ ~
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

Geo. L. White, Barnes City. >. "a
625 and
Ozella Sproul, Lacey ..........1S
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

WOODROW, to Mr.. and Mrs. N
A. Wood, 212 Fifth Ave. East, Sun.
day, June 90 1909 a ten-pound baby
girl.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

LEE-HOWE-Ihe marriage of Miss
Mabel Howe, of Abba, to Chester Lee
formerly of Fremont, was consummat
ed June 9th at the home of the bride S
parents, Rev. and Mrs. Howe, on West
avenue in Abba, the father of the
bride officiating. About seventy-tive
guests were present to witness the
ceremony, following which the couple
came to OskaIoosa for a brief visit
with friends. They will also visi,
other points and spend a week at the
lake summer resorts before starting
housekeeping at Abba, where they will
reside. The bride is one OF the popu.
ar successful teachers of the Abba
city schools and the groom Is now
engaged in the hardware business in
the same city, where he has made
numerous friends. both young people
are well known IN Mahaska county
and local friends extend congratula.
tions.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

Possibly AL Hines, VINO lives west
of Oskaloosa, has more thing on his
farm than any of its size in the coun-
ty. He has farm OF over two hun
bred acres and has ten miles of drain.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

Francis A. Mather, New Sharon. 81
626 and
Laura }. Barbour, New Sharon2S
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

a6C Oh ~. hC WI was Oil uOHC ny
machine and Mr.. Hines says it was
much more satisfactory tan If 1t had
been completed by hand The tiles
were layed in the best of shape and
just enough fall could be given to
cause the water to drain well.
wonder why the farmer has SC
many dogs. They are a nuisance
when it comes to having too many
and one is sometimes, especially for
the stranger who makes his appear
ance on the place. Several of the
farms passed have four dogs on them
and one has six. | don't see what SO
many are good for only to spoil the
good dog If you happen to have one
Get rid of your dogs or tie them ul
when e r." comes around, for lie
don't like to have them show him their
teeth. One dog on a farm is a help
and almost necessity, but more than
that is unnecessary. Feed your
scraps to the hog instead of the dog,
and make money by it.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

John Memmelaar, just recently from
on the Patterson farm with his broth
err. Mr.. Memmelaar worked in
silk factory as silk printer. He
finds farming much harder than fac
tory work. Mrs. Me.nmelaar gave
''E. R." some very beautiful pieces OF
silk, which were made by her nus
band. The pieces will make very
nice handbag. to which use they will
undoubtedly be made. Mr.. Hemme-
laar has picture of Taft on a piece
of silk, which was made in the fac
tory.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

G. Humstra is improving his farm
buildings by a coat of paint. The
house and other out-buildings are be-
ing painted white, which makes a
very artistic effect, as the place has
a larse number of trees and a we'll,
kept lawn, which form the outline. (
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

Mary Hoffman,. next to the Binns
farm, has improved her place by a
seven-hundred bushel corn crib.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

Allena Hull has returned to her
home west of Oskaloosa from Drake
university, where she has been attend
ing school. Miss Hull will teach next
year.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

Route Number has been changed
out near the J. C. Butler farm and
from this on the carrier will go up
and around the Ramsay mine and past
the homes of the people there who
formerly had to go about mile for
their mail. The change took place
the first of this week and those who
have not been used to --aving the mail
delivered to- their doors are we'll
pleased. The mail carrier goes about
mile and. half farther by the
change.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

Would you believe by visiting J. z.
Buffers home that he lived on corn
bread and milk? 1t is almost impos.
sible to believe because ne now has
large farm on which stands real
nice ten-room house. He came to
Iowa fifty years ago and states many
hardships had to be endured when the
land was settled up. When the first
people came to Iowa they settled on
the worst land there was because
they wanted to get where there was
water. Mr.. Butler said the land that
Is the best and selling at the highest
prices today renamed open for sew
eral years before anyone would file on
it. Mr.. Butler was back east recently
and says that the people out there
talk as though this was real wild
country and as though the people were
not civilized out mere. They forget
that the people who are making this
country are all from the eastern
states. 1.-TWO men from Iowa, Dolliver
and Cummins, are making a stir in
the east now and they are showing
the people of the east that they know
a little bit about politics and the tar
iff. | guess Senator Aldrich of Rhode
Island is getting some eye-openers."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

LONGSTAFF - PARKER. - Mar
ried. at the home of the brides par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. w. Parker Wed,
nesday evening, June 10, 1909, at 500
O'Clock, their daughter Miss Grace, tC
Mr.. Taylor Longstaff.
Promptly at 500 o'clock to the
strains of Mendelssohn's Wedding
March played by Miss Inez Glantz. the
young couple entered the parlor and
took their place beneath wedding
bell of white roses and ferns where
the ceremony was said by Rev. S. II,
Zendt of the Christian church. After
congratulations, luncheon was served
to about forty guests. Many useIul
and beautiful gifts We're received. The
bride is a graduate of o. Ii. S. Glass
of '04, and the past three years has
been employed at the Bee Hive store
Mr.. Longstaff is an employe of the
Iowa Manufacturing Company where
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

j. w. Binns, eight miles west oil
Oskaloosa, will remodel his house
as soon as the weather permits.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

Lurana Silcox, daughter of Benz.
Silcox, is attending Summer School at
Penn college in Oskaloosa. Miss Sill
cox taught school at Pekay last year
and will teach again this year.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

An old farmer who is well versed
in that profession, Is of the belief that
the land of the South will be more
valuable than that of the North, for
the reason that good crop of small
grain can be raised If the weather
permits. This country here used to
raise a good wheat crop, but it is al
most an impossibility to get a good
stand now. The land of the fail
wheat soon gives out while that where
spring wheat can be raised is always
good. If one crop is going to fail
The farmer can very often and almost
always get in a catch crop IN the
South. but in the North the summers
are short and the crops are complete
failures. While the wheat that is
raised in the South is not as good as
that raised in the North, one is more
sure of his harvest. Another advan'
tage, person does not need as much
clothing, neither does he need as much
food, as a certain amount of the food
goes to make energy (heaD to keep
the person warm. One can keep plen-
" warm enough in the greater part OF
the year in the land Oh the Sun.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

Mrs. Jane Lofland, who came from
Ohio, but who is now living with her
daughter, Mrs. Lew Norris, east OF
Oskaloosa, states that Joseph MedilL
deceased, who edited the Chicago
Tribune was very close friend OF
her father. Mr.. Medill anu her father
were school children together and
in one instance while the class We're
in the front of the room in a row Mr..
Medill,-master then--was standing
at the foot of the line trading pocket
knives with another fellow and when
the teacher called him ne was lost as
to what to say. Mr., Medill was al
ways a bright student in school. The
paper is still In the hands of the Me-
dill Sons. Wonder ii Joe got a scold.
ing. or had to stand in the corner, for
such pranks. Maybe he was doing
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

John Carlson, formerly with Frank
els Dry Goods store, is now tilling the
the soil on the Jas. Rodgers farm
east of O2kaloosa. His wife states
that they like to farm for change
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

A farmer who has spent some time
in Missouri at that profession says
they cannot raise clover in the"show
me" state. The crop will not grow
to do any good; neither will alfalfa.
A young man who had attended the
State university at Columbia came
home full of enthusiasm and planted
a field OF alfalfa. For the first six
months the crop was doing fine and
the young man was receiving praise
on every side, but before the crop was
ready to cut the grass had all turned
red it had to be plowed up, as it was
good for nothing. The man was sight.
ed. Education may make the man,
but practical experience is also need.
ed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

THE cussedest thing that a farmer
has trouble with in the corn field Is
the morning-glorys vine" says a farm
er who knows; "and the way to clear
a field of the vine is: Fence your field
for hogs and let them go in and root
them out. The roots OF the plants
are sweet and the swine like them.
Another way to get rid of them is to
turn flock OF sheep in a field which
has been thick with the vine and they
will keep the tops down and in time
the roots will die out. OF course this
is meant after, the corn has been
picked. 1t may take two or three
years before the field is cleaned OF
the vines
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

A number of hedge fences are scat
tered here and there over the county
and they make very beautiful fence.
Itwould be a good idea for some of
the farmers to take a day off and
trim their fences. Some have, grown
fifteen feet high and it is impossible
to see the farm from the road.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

that to make news for the papers
later on.
M. S. Hess is improving his place
by hog-tight fence. OF course the
reason given was that the porker got
out and caused trouble. &
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

e. C. Morris has just opened coal
mine on his place east OF Oskaloosa.
He will sell the coal on the local mar
ket.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

r. H. Dusenberry and family, OF
Oskaloosa, are spending their summer
on a part of Mr.. Dusenberry's farm.
They have just small piece of
ground to raise garden truck on. The
town of Bolton is on part of the old
Dusenberry farm.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

Say, is that squeaky windmill
yours? Why not oil it little and it
will pump twice as much water for
you, and do it in much less time than
1t did before. The mill will last long
err too. Better fix it before you for
get it. -.4t..- j. 81
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

j. ID. Coomes is now planting pota.
toss that he raised from the seed. 1t
has taken him three years to raise
tweutygeycn. bushels. The first year
he got thirty potatoes, averaging in
size from that of pea to a bantum
egg. The next year he had a crop OF
three pecks, and last year he dug
stwenty-seyen bushels IRON the amount
he had the year before, At that rate
OF yield he says he can raise two hun
dren and seventy bushels to the acre.
The potato has not been named yet.
Why not name 1t 'Iaahaskar'
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

John Harlow has moved from near
Tracy to the Perry place three miles
west of Oskaloosa John has some
good fields of corn on the place.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

John Van Haften, who lives on a
farm, which is rather hilly, has found
number of springs on his place as
the result of the recent rains.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

A. III. Rogders has placed a new
roof on his barn.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

roof on his barn.
o
Mr.. and Mrs. HI. X. Riner had a
month. They went out in the barn
yard late in the evening TO drive the
horses in the barn when the storm
came up and blew a tree over just
where they had walked minute be-
fore. If they had been little later
one of them would probably have been
hurt. 1910
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

Geo. Ringcamp is having quite a
siege of sickness. He has been con
fined in the house for four months on
account OF heart trouble.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

Geo. Mitrisn and son, Jack, have
an advantage over some of the farm
ers of this county. They are carry
ing on two industries on the same
piece of ground. In the winter time
when the weather will not allow them
to farm they work underground re
moving coal from their place; in the
summer they work on top tilling the
soil. They are very industrious.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

w. II. Smith, ailabor in Oskaloosa
until last spring, is now farming on
the Mark Barley place four miles and
"a half east OF the city. He seems to
think that life in the city is the best
for him. g.. ..,r3
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

Geo. Herring has one of the pest
VINEYARDS i'm the county. He has
about an acre of vines set out and ne
put out three hundred new vines TINS
year to replace the dead ones. He
made about 500 off the fruit last
year. He is planning on making a
regular fruit farm of his place and
this year he planted over thirteen
hundred blackberry plants.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24

Howard Wharton is to be commend
ed on the piece of road which he used
the road drag on. The level, stretch
OF quarter of mile east Of his
house is undoubtedly the best piece OF
road in the county. The farmer VINO
uses the road drag should get some
lessons from him.