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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-22
Some Good Advice

y Young Thing had head that
ached. her honey boy having taken his
affections elsewhere, and her father
recently shut himself mp with her to
reason with her, says AN Iowa paper.
That honey boy averaged spending so
cents week on you. he said. Here's
dollar week to take its place. Every
time he called he cleaned out the
refrigerator Your mother will see to
it that your brothers do this in the
future. He kept you up late ut nights.
Your baby sister is cross and hereafter
you will let the baby do this for you.
He took possession of the most comfort
able rocker on the porch; when YOU look
ut the rocker in the future it will not
be empty, bringing the pangs to your
heart that your silly novels tell about;
it will be occupied by the man who
paid for it AMI that's me. Your mother
and I staid by you in collie and teething
and we are going to see you through
this IL we have to take turns spanking
you. Now take your eyes off the moon
and look at the dust around YOU"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-22
Full-Crew Law To Be Tested

One of the first moves for the EN-.
iorcement OF the recent act If the leg
isiation known rs the Fall Crew Act
was mule yesterday when at the re.
quest of the Nevada X ,ilrhad Com.
mission, Attorney General Stoddard
hled complaint agains; rLc southern
Pacific Company for falling q have six
men in the crew on a freight train OF
over 10 cars.
The complaint which was signed by
the Attorney General, WAS filed in the
Justice Court of Spark, trwnShip be-
fore Judge Pollock. ycStcr,lty and it is
believed will form the bIsis of IL test on
the constitutionality of the law.
The complaint, shorn of legal yer
biage states that on Sept. II of this year
the corporation ran Il freight train con.
sisting of - freight cars from Sparks to
Inlay and hal only five men in tn,
crew instead uf six rs by law required
The man who WAS omitted from the
crew against the law according to the
allegations, WAS the fiagman. Their,
was an engineer, conductor and TIVE
brakemen but no ilagman.
Copies of the summons and complaint
were served yesterday on the agents OF
the corporation and the spectacle o
putting Il railroad on trial for erin,
will bc an interesting one.
The law WAS one of the products o
the last session and WAS approved MarcI
3. 1909. 1t is said that for time it wa
complied with by the railroad but afte
II time the crews were reduced to five
the company deciding that it WI
easier to test the law than stand tn
added expense.
Violation of the law is made Il mis-
demeanor punishable by fine of t, on
| 300 To $500. Reno Journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-22
Examination for Forest Rangers

\ civil service examination for forest
rangers will bc held in Elio on Monday
and Tuesday. October p and 26th. The
examination will bc conducted by Super
visor Tremewan.
The examination will he along thor
of questions regarding land surveying,
estimating and scaling timber, the land
laws. mining and the live stock business,
supplemented hy field test to show the
applicants fitness to perform the actual
work of Il ranger. Rangers must be be-
tween 81 and 10 years of age at the
time of taking the examination, able
boiled and capable of performing hard
manual work. Thorough familiarity
with the region in which cmplo ymcnt
is sought is essential. together with
actual experience in the kinds of work
required of forest officers.
The forest service desires to main
tain the highest possible standard of
efficiency and the degree of advance
ncnt of competent m,n in the service
is governed entirely by their capacity.
The initial salary is $500. with the he.
ginncr who starts in as assistant forest
ranger. Through good work ranger
can rise To the position of forest ranger
with II maximum salary Of Sl,2 to
81. 800. The next in prom DtiOn is to the
position Of deputy supervisor on Il
National forest. Ringers who show
competency in particular lines Of
work, such as claims examinations and
marking and scaling timber are ad.
vanccd and paid according to the i'm
portancc Of the work in which they are
engaged
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-22
The Fever Rrccdinn Furnace

The Forkcd Deer River Baptist as
sociation Of Dycrsburg. in Tennessee,
built now church and put in fur.
mace. the first one in Dycrsburg.
On the night uf tho dedication OF
the church Mrs. pcttus and her son
came in. The son had been suffering
from chills and fcvcr. but was con.
valcscing. Mrs, Pcttus asked for q nice
warm place for the boy, and the sexton
put him over register
After the services had begun the boy
leaned over To his mother and whisper.
cd "Ataw, gottcr go home, I'm git.
tin sick agin'. | kin feel the fever
comm mp my pants legs. Saturday
Evening Post
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-22
Telephone M1tters

Science makes possible new forms Of
impoltnesN Why should man simply
because he has u telephone bc taken
advantage Of 10y the other man on the
outside, VINO wants To sell him some
thing, or bore him, or importune him
ant only tn himself
The man who has Il telephone is i'm "A
large sense. at the mercy of the outside
world. As it may be of the utmost
Importance, he must always answer the
call. IL he tries To inauguratc Il system
whereby the name and business of the
person who calls him up must first be
made known. he acquires the disagree
able reputation of a certain superiority
and lOftincSs of which he is bv no
| means guilty. He is in a sense defence
less. and all this, of course. is duly
taken into consideration by the nad
hammered person who calls him up;
who, if his victim were talking with
someone else in the room would scarcely
have the cffrOntery to walk MP and
break into conversation. or who would
not force himself into "A private office,
but who makes no bones of sitting glcc-
fully i'll ncighboring bGoth aud com.
pclling the man ut the other end to
listen.
Thus the telephone has brought into
existence new nuisance. Something
ought to he done about ncutralizing its
pcrnicious activity.-Lifc.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-22
Is Turning White

a curious case diagnosed rs vitiligo
came to light in Anaconda, Mont,
which has caused II great sensation
there particularly among the c0lorcd
colony. Mrs. Dave Stradnr. cOlorcd, Of
Martiusdalc. Mott came there on II
visit to friends and she has changed
from woman of Il rich chocolate
brown color to one Of pure white: OK.
ccpting only rings about her eyes and IL
small patch on her chin which still re-.
tain tho original color.
Mrs Stradcr is - years of age and
the change first manifested itself in II
small white spot on hcr hand which
spread until now she says that almost
her cntirc body IL pure white and the
blue blood shows through the cuticlc.
She has suffered no pain or incun-
vcnicnco from IL except for a slight
itching around the edges Of the spots
when the change is taking place.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-22
A Mixed Case

State Auditor w. b. Ligon came
down last week to officially notify w.
w. Williams, John Oats, II. f. McLane
and Will Daniclson, bondsmen of the
late Robert Shirley of the shortage in
in the late shcriff's accounts with the
state aud make Il formal demand upon
them for the amount due, which Mr..
Ligon figures at 81, ,I6l. .G2, after allow
ing the proper deduction for shcriff's
commission. This shortage was in.
Cured principally during the first three
months of tho year 1908 and the
bondsmcn whom tho state is trying to
hold good for the amount contemplate
taking legal steps to place tho RESPONSE.
bility for his shortage upon State
Controller Eggcrs, who was delinquent
in not checking mp the shortage
within - reasonable time. The
bondsmcn call attention to the fact
that had Eggcrs properly performed his
duties as the auditing official,
thCy would have had an Opportunty y
to have had protected themselves and
the business logic of their argument
is ut once apparent.
The discrepancies in his accounts
with the state. together with other
shortages uncovered subsequent to the
suicide of the cX.shcrilT. makes his
known shortage nearly $1,000, which
will. in case the contentious of the
bondsmcn are rejected. mako necessary
the payment by them Of this sum-
| Fallon Standard.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-22
A Girls Preparedness

There is something very pitiful about
girl She wears calico, but talks
knowingly about the latest styles in
silks Her home is furnished plainly.
but she knows the latest styles in
furniture; she knows how the silver
ware should Inc arranged at dinners,
the latest stitch for the marking of
monograms on the finest table dG;nask,
the etiquette To bo observed mt a dinner,
Il reception or ball. although she never
attended anything more than a neigh
borhood party in her life. Her fathers
monthly income is not rs large Us the
pin money rich girl would spend in II
day, but she knows what the rich girl
should wear and buys to ln in touch
with the times. She is. in short, pre-
pared ut any time to marry rich man
and become II society loadcr.--Atchison
Globe.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-22
Dangers Of Trespassinu

Irespassing OH railrOd property, in
violation of the law, has been response
BILE for the deaths of 47,4l6 people in
the United States in the last 10 years.
In the same period, more than 30, 900
trcspassers were injured It is in view
Of these facts that many of the import
ant railroads have determined to re-
double their efforts to secure in this
country that rigid enforcement of the
law against trespassing, which. in
England, has reduced the practice-and
accidents to trcspassers-to Il minimum
The number of people killed while
trespassing ON railroads has been inceas-
ing every year In 1893. 1868 trespaSs-
ers lost their lives on American rail
roads; five years later the number WAS
5000, and in 1907, the number killed
was j6l2-mOre than Is day. These
figures are taken from the annual re-
ports of the interstate commerce COM
mission. Figures compiled by one
railroad alone show that 435 trespIssers
lost their lives on that systems lines in
| 1899; 7Sl We're killed in 1904: while in
| 1907 the number reached 9l5-an
average of almost three for every bust
ness day i'll the year In the 10 years
prior to January /. 1909, exactly 7240
people, who were on the roads right of
way i'll wilful violation of the law, and
in spite Of thousands of warning signs
along the railroad, were killed. In
addition, during the first six mouths OF
this year, Pa trespassers We're killed
Exchange
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-22

How II Will Be

Here is the way the papers will write
up weddings 10 years hence. The
bride looked very well in Il travelling
dress but all eyes were ccntered upon
the groom. He wore dark blue suit
that fitted his form perfectly and in
his dainty gloved hands he carried Il
small rose. His curly hair was beauti.
fully done and delicate odor of hair
oil of the best quality fioated down the
aisle rs he passed. The young people
will miss him now that he is married.
He is loved 10y ali Tor his many accom-.
plishnentS. his t"n'lcr grace and win
ming ways. Tn, bride commands n
good SALARY as h',kkccpcr and the
SrJOm will miss II II II the luxuries to
which he has been accustomed. A
crowd Of pretty men s,w him off at the
depot. Perry Herald
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-22
Cold Weather Advice

to II to beware of coughs aud
colds on the chest: M neglected they
READILY lcad To pneumonia, consump.
tion or other pulmonary troubles.
Just ~ soon as the cough appears
trent IL with Ballard's il0rchuund
Syrup. the standard cure of Amrri.
ca. Use M directed pcrfccuy harm.
less. a cure md preventive for all
diseases Of the lungs.
Price 25c. zoe and Sl.0O
Sold Ivy Elko Drug 60.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-22
Slightly Colder With Snow

when you sec that kind Of n wealth
or forecast you know TINT rlIcuina-
tism wcnthcr II at hnnd. Get ready
for Il now by getting n bottle of
Billiards. Snow IInlmcnt. Finest
thing made for rheumatism, chill
blains. frust bite, aorc and stlff joints
aud muscles, all nchcs aud palns.
Price 25c, 5Oc AMI 800 per bottle.
Sold by Elko Drug Co.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-22

The fishery guard Game. master OF
tho patrol launch Chantcnay. whic,I
protects The fishing at the mouth OF
the Loire. was drowned of Pain.
bocuf Using from his bed hc went
OH dc :. after midnight In his night at.
tire. aud the cold brought on snccz.
ing Rt which caused him to slip on the
cc.covcrcd deck and into tho water.
Tho engineer, wakcncd by the noise.
tried to rescue him. but In yain.--Petit
parlaipn.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-22
Warning

All persons arc hereby warned not tc
fish or hunt OH my premises on Smith
Creek under penalty of prosecution e
the full extent Of the law.
H. G. BELLINGER.
Elko Nevada. August 10. 1900.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-22
WARNING

All persons are hereby warned not "a
fish, hunt or trcspass upon either OF
my ranches, above and below Carlin
under penalty Of prosccutiona to the
limit.
THoS. GRIFFIN,
Carlin. Nevada, May 4. 1909
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-03
MORE IN PACKAGE
Bill Presented in Legislature to
Bring Weight of Food
stuffs Up
NOW DECLARED DEFICIENT
Requires That Weight of Contents
BE Stamped Upon Outside
Federal Statute Followed.

Springfield, H., April 3.-Three bills
throwing new regulations around the
sale of foodstuffs were introduced in
the house yesterday by Charles A. Mel
son on the request of City Sealer John
HIGHLANDER of Chicago, by whom they
were prepared The series is framed
with a view of putting in the sealer's
hand a legal weapon against abuses
in the sale of food supplies which at
present are difficult to check by rea
son of inadequate legislation. The
three measures provide:
l. The establishment of uniform and
standard weights and measures in IL
linois.
2. That city councils and village
trustees may decree that all dry food
commodities, such as potatoes and ap
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-03
BIG DEAL IN COAL LAND
Sale i'm Jefferson County Means
Opening of New Field.

Mount Vernon, ILL.,, April 3-Loren
Wood. New York capitalist. has
closed deal with l.. L. Emerson, g.
w. Threlkeld. w. II. Green and w.
Is. Johnson for the purchase of eight
sections of land in this. Jefferson.
county, and the consideration was
100000. The deal is the largest that
has been made since the field was
opened by Joe Letter, who developed
the Zeigler colliery. According to the
analysis of the coal it is the finest in
the state and compares with the bes,
in the world, and the deal will be ths
means of making new district In tbs
Illinois field.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-03
INTERNATIONAL
MARATHON ON
AT new YORK

New York, April 3.-Notwithstand-
ing weather conditions. with constant
ly threatened showers. there we're 90
600 spectators within the polo grounds
when the Marathon race started at
$40 this afternoon. The track was
heavy and a heavy mist was falling.
Dorando took the lead at the crack of
the pistol.
The distance for the race is 26
miles 3S5 yards. St Yves was $50
yards ahead of Dorando at the second
mile, with Shrubb a close third. The
time for the two miles was 1914.
At the end of the third mile st.
Yves led by a third of lap, Dorando
second, Shrubb third, and Longboat
fourth. all closely punched.
At the end of the fourth mile st.
Yves still led. the others unchanged.
The time for the four miles was
22:16 AS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-03
Body Of Harold Moon,
Supposed Kidnapped, is
Found in Lake.
HIS DEATH ACCIDENT
Father Lured Away from Home
by Crooks Who Pretend
to Have Lad.

Flint, Mich. April 3.-The body
of 10-year old Harold Moon who dis
appeared from home here February
%, and was supposed to have been
kidnapped was found this morning in
Thread lake.
skates Show Manner of Death.
The body was found floating on
the surface of the lake by Bert Rob-
son who had been searching for days.
A pair of skates fastened to the little
feet bore mute testimony to the man
ner of the lads death. The hands
were still covered with the mittens
which the boy wore when he went
through the ice.
The boys father prosecuted the
search for the son far and wide. He
was supposed to be in Chicago today
investigating reports that his son
had been seen there.
Sister Hears News.
1t was his 17-year old sister Mar
ina who first learned today that the
missing boy had not been stolen but
was dead. She broke the news to
been enduring the strain of not know
ing whether her son was dead or
alive. Heart breaking as the news
! was. the mother expressed feeling
, of relief to have the strain of the
past weeks removed. A telegram was
sent Immediately to Moon notifying
/, him of the finding of the body.
Father Lured by Letter.
Chicago, April 81. n. Moon
father of the drowned boy is at Del
avian, Wis, in company with de-
tective to which place he was lured
by letter demanding a $500 ran
som for his son.
Father Deeply Affected.
Delavan, Wis, April 81 n. Moon
arrived here last night in company
with detectives in response to letter
saying his son would be delivered to
him safely on condition that a ran
som of $500 be paid. Moon was deep
ly affected when he received WORD
that the body of his son had beer
found.
1t is said detectives have located the
man who wrote the letter No ar
rests have been made, but the capture
of the letter writer is expected before
might.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-03
Yesterday in Congress

Washington, April 3.-Following is
a summary, compiled from the official
proceedings, of the work of both
houses of congress yesterday:
SENATE-The senate was not in ses-
sion
HOUSE That the Payne bill was
filled with imperfections, was a false
pretense, was designed to cover up the
extraVaGanceS of the republican admin
iStration. that it did not redeem party
pledges. and that it sounded the death
kneJl of the dominant party, were some
of the criticisms passed upon the meas
ure by the democrats in the house yes
terday. An interesting feature of the
debate was the speech of Pablo Ocam-
po de Leon the Philippine eommission-
er who attacked the provisions for
free trade with the Philippine Islands
From the far south exactly opposite
views were expressed regarding pro.
lection. Mr. Ransdell of Louisiana
lpleading for it on behalf of the indus
| tries of his state. while Mr.. Spight OF
] Mississippi and Mr.. Clayton of Ala
tbama wanted free lumber. hides, boots
shoes, bagging and cotton ties. From
1.-THE republicans me suggestions of
permanent tai commission. and Will
1 all of them Supported the bill in gen
eral. none appeared entirely satisfe,
with 1T.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-03
BY TAV.

Especial Correspondence of The Argus.)
Washington, April Refined sugar
sold in New York last year at an aver
age price OF 49G cents pound whole
sale. The same article sold in Lon
don for 81 cents pound. The aver
age family of five uses 400 pounds of
sugar a year, which. means that the
American family paid for sugar last
year at least SO more than the Brit
ish family. 1t also means millions OF
unearned profits to. the sugar trust.
1t is being pointed out no effort is
made in the Payne bill to change the
situation. The sugar monopoly was
practically permitted by the ways and
means committee to write it's own re
vision Inv What did it want? Pro
yiding impoTtations from the Philip
pines was limited to point far beloH
any possible danger to, the local mar
ket In the United States monopolizet
tby the sugar rast. the managers o
the trust were willing that the dut,
| on 1eHned sugar De 'Esuucen--hO
much h?-one-twentieth of enc per cen
a pound.
! why Is Sugar Trust Protectehs
] Why is the republican rarty protec
ing the colossal profits of the suga
! trust? is being asked The public ha
no way of knowing, but may find ii
terest in the frank words OF Henry {
Havemeyer, who, as president of tn
sugar trust, testified before comml
!, tee of the senate that was appointe
: to investigate the ugly rumors ths
/ gained circulation following the ma
ling of the tariff in 1894.
II Havemeyer was asked about the +
} .lation of the trust to politics. He T
.plied that the sugar trust made it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-03
BILLINGS MACS
GO TO TRY FOR
FOREIGN COIN

New York, April SC. X. G.. Bill
ings' string of trotting horses start
from Hoboken for Europe today on
the steamship Patricia. After ar
irving at Hamburg they will be sent
to Berlin preparatory to an invas-
ion of the continental trotting turf
something which is quite novelty
in racing in that few American hor-
ses owned and managed by Ameri-
cans have ever competed on, foreign
trotting tracks. The string will first
appear at st. Petersburg, later al
Moscow, Berlin and Vienna. Billings
himself will go abroad to watch the
performance of his animals.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-03
HIS SHIP IS SLOW
Ex- President Roosevelt May
Not Reach Missina Till Mon
day Afternoon.
STAY THERE WILL BE SHORT
German Emperor Has Ordered Con-
sui to Convey Greetings-Got
Ducking at Gibraltar.

Naples, April 3.-Emperor William
has instructed the German consul here
to board the steamer Hamburg when it
comes into port to greet Roosevelt and
present him with a message of greet
ing from his majesty. 1t is now said
the Hamburg will not arrive here un-
til late Monday afternoon. 1t is doubt
full if Roosevelt meets the duchess Of
Aosta. His stay will be too short
Gets N Ducking.
Gibraltar, April 3.-On the arrival of
the steamship Hamburg here yesterday
it was learned that Theodore Roosc-
welt got a thorough ducking aud was
close to most serious accident when
the steamship put in at Punta del
Gada, Island of St Michael, the
Azores, Tuesday morning. Mr. Roose
yeit saved himself from being hurled
into the raging sea by his activity, df
ter the wave had almost >swamped the
small boat which was bringing him to
the Hamburg and which had immersed
him to the waist.
When the Hamburg anchored of
Punta del Glada the seas were high
but Mr.. Roosevelt expressed a desire
| to go ashore when United States Con
sui Greevy and Vice Consul Nichols
came alongside in a small boat Onl.
three other passengers on the Ham
| burg dared make the trip.
Reaches Shore Safely.
The small boat got ashore withou
/ accident, and as it was rowed ava,
from the Hamburg the ships banc
played ''The Star Spangled Banner
Mr. Roosevelt at this stood up in hi
frail craft and waved his hat whil,
the passengers on the Hambu~:
cheered
When the open boat bearing NJ;
Roosevelt and the other passenger
started back to the Hamburg the sea
had become more angry and the win,
had increased to a gale. The smal
boat was in tow of a launch and wa
lbobbing on the waves like a cork
Drenched by Big Wave.
AS the small boat was drawn up 8
the gang plank it was hurled agains
the side of the ship, and at the sam
time To- foot wave rolled over tn
boat.
Mr. Roosevelt was buried to hi
lwaist in water but he waited hi
chance and made leap. The fir:
officer waited to receive him an
! grasped his hand as he came on decI
|. laughing at the danger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-03

oxford. England. April Stud
ents of Ruskin college, which was
founded here in 1899 by an Amer
lean, Walter Vrooman, TO provide
workingmen with facilities for the
study of social and economic sub
jects, have been on strike for a
week past on. account of the dismiss
al of Dennis Hird, principal of the
institution. The students are nomi-
mated by labor unions and the strike
has been conducted on strictly union
methods, students boycotting and