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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-01-01

Buffalo, Jan. Nv. H. Gratwick.
local treasurer of the Red Cross So
ciety, received nearly $1,000 In sub
scriptions Yesterday.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-01-01

sells before turning the matter over
to Chief Flynn of the secret service.
While the banking firm is certain that
the notes are bad, they want to have
the assurance of the Belgian bank by
mail or cable before permitting the
bushel basketful of one thousand
franc notes sent on to them for col
lection, which would be worth $193
apiece II they were good, to be seized
hY Chief Flynn
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-01-01

Boston, Jan. 1.-The total subscrip-
tions for the sufferers Of the earth
quake in Italy and Sicily in Boston
now amount to $46,5O6.
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Continued ;on page 81
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-01-01

Baltimore. Md, Jan. About ST.
900 has been contributed here.
Cincinnati, Jan. IA total Of 1915
has been donated in this city for the
earthquake sufferers of Italy.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-01-01

Washington, Jan. 1.-The govern
ment and private citizens are cooper
ating to alleviate the condition Of the
Italian sufferers. Altogether $4,000
has been made available by the Red
Cross society which was today dis
patched to Italy.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-01-01

Milwaukee, Jan. 1.-Milwaukee'f
fund for the relief of the Italian earth.
quake sufferers reached $4,000 at
o'clock this morning.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-05
Another Railroad For Nevada

Nevada is to have n new railroad, the
building Of which is to be commenced
ut once. Articles of incorporation of
the Fernley and Lassen Railway were
filed with the secretary of state on the
18th of October which calls for the
building of II standard guage railroad
with telegraph and telephone lines from
u point ut Fcrnley station on the
Central Pacific railway in the county of
Lyon and running thence in II north
westerly direction via Amadce in the
county of LaSsen and via Susanyilio to
u junction with the Goose Lake and
Southern railway, II distance of 1876
miles.
The company is incorporated with q
capitalization Of s., ZOO, 900 and with
1000 shares. $685. 900 of the capital
izition has already been subscribed. L.
A. Blakeslee of Reno is the resident
agent of the company. Tho officers of
the company are w. r. Scott. pres.
Peter V. Dunn, vice.president; G. l..
King, sec: @. II. Redington, treas. and
William Hood. chief engineer.
Tho company is undoubtedly backed
by tho Southern Pacific company and
will be one OF their holdings-CArson
News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-05

S25.
Tiger bones when ground to a pow.
der and mixed with Chinese wine
make Il great blood tonic which Is
used by I'LL classes of Chinese in north.
ern China. The recipe is held by n
firm in Shanghai that has become very
wealthy by the sale of this tonic.
Old deer horns are boiled down to
make the medicinal glue which binds
tho fifty ingredients composing the
average Chinese pills. As in these You
may get anything from n pinch of gun
powder to powdered cobra tail dust it
is not the fault of Wong Yik Chez If
just the right kind of specific escapes
the patient.
Equal In medicinal efficacy to the
above are three high grade tigor RENE.
dies. the cyeball. liver and blood. AS
may be imagined. tiger eycball. the
genuine article, can be prcscribcd.-Ex.
change.
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MIR. Abel's Funeral.

This afternoon a large number of
sympathizing friends and relatives
gathered ut the residence of the late
John d. Abel to pay tribute to his men,
DRY and to lay him away.
Rev. George H. Greenfield, assisted
by the choir, conducted the services.
A tribute was paid to his memory and
words of consolation spoken to the rela-
After which, the remains of the
old veteran were taken to the cemetery
on the hill and put away.
He o rests with the countless mil
lions that sleep in the cities of the dead.
May the clods rest lightly on his grave
and may his memory long be cherished
by the living.
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AAotA.r Pioueer SLEEPS

Mr.. John d. Abel, familliarly know
to his friends as Uncle Jack" died ut
the county hospital about 9 o'clock this
moning. Last Wednesday morning us
he was walking across the floor he
slipped and foil, breaking his left hip.
Arrangements were made that day to
take him 20 the Redwood hospital, but
when the time came he demurred and
insisted upon being taken to the county
hospital. where he knew Steward Harris
would take care of lin. His wishes
were gratitied and he was ta'Sen t. tin.
county hospital Thursday.
Mr.. Abel was born in Tennessee. Jan.
nary 25, 1924. In 1919, he joined the
adventurous band that crossed the plains
to the gold fields of California. He
afterward served an enlistment in the
Mexican war and helped to win an
empire for his country. The fast de-
~creasing roll of that conflict lost another
name when Mr.. Abel answered the last
( call.
In 1863 he crossed the mountains and
ssttled in Carson City. From there, he
went to Gold Hill where he remained
until about 1870, when he came to this
county and settled Mt Fort Halleck.
About 10 years ago, he moved to Elko
and made it his home. Here he was
+ known to all old timers rs Uncle Jack. -
Two daughters, Mrs. j. J. Campbell
and Mrs. Fl. j. Keith, residing here, one
son, j. b. Abel. living in Ogden. Il sister
Mrs. NJ. j. Williamson, Lodi, California,
and several grand children survive him.
The absent relatives have been notified
of his death.
He lived a long and eventiful life.
He was one Of the hardy pioneers that
laid the foundations of law AMI order
on the Pacific Coast. His valJr helped
to win an empire from Mexico, of which
Nevada is a part. What more fitting
than he should sleep beneath the soil he
fought forr
Many hearts outside of the circle of
his relatives are saddenned by his death.
We shall miss his familiar face and his
kindly greeting. He has gone from us
forever, but his memory will be kept
green rs the years roll by. Pioneer,
veteran of u bloody war, citizen, friend,
we salute you and bid you farewell.
The funeral will be held Monday after,
noon ut 2 o'clock from his late residence
Friends and acquuintances are respect
fully requested to attend.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-05
Physical Facis

In two cases out of five. IL is claimed.
a persons eyes are out of line: and one
eye is stronger than the other in seven
individuals in ten. The right eye is
also. rs II rule, higher than the loft.
Only II person in fifteen has perfect
sight. the largest PERCENTAGE Of eye do.
fccts prevailing among f~air.haired per.
sons.
According to the hest authorities. the
smallest vibration Of sound can bo dis.
tinguishcd better with one ear than
with both.
Tho nails of .wi fingers never grow
with the same rnpihity. that of the
middle finger growing the fastest. while
that of the thumb grows slOwest.
IN fifty.four cases out Of one hundred,
1t Is averrcd. the left leg IL shorter than
the right. Exchange
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-05
Being Sick In China

II Is the custom for n Chinuman TO
visit the barber every week to have n
general overhnuling. First, the head
and face are shaved; second. the ears
are scraped and clcansed with a small
brush made Of ducks hair; third. the
upper and lower eyelids are scraped
with o dnll edged knife. all granula-
tions being smoothed away, and then
an application is made with "a ducks
hair brush of salt solution.
This Is the reason why you will find
30 much blindness in China. They
take no antiseptic measures whatever.
Finally the patients back Is mas.
saged, and after paying II fee Of 3 cents
and no tip he leaves the shop. feeling
clean outside. but now must consult
his regular physician.
After going through the usual exam
ination, which Is u form Of military In.
spcctiOn, the doctor diagnoses tho case
and treats 1t unless a devil happens To
jump down the patients throat. If
this has happened the doctor can do
the patient no good until he promises to
set off q hundred frecrackers and to
mako a daily visit to the joss house
rhis done hc receives tho usual pills
or those vacated by the devil.
These pills may consist Of spotted
'hinoceros horns, said to bc n wonder.
'al cure for intestinal troubles. The
Ip0tted iid"ncoros horns come from
CHINA, I'D In the market NJ
singapore q single specin. will hiring
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-05
Dissolution Of Partnership

Notice is hereby given that the part.
nrrship heretofore existing between n.
Hing aud George Wah is this day dis.
solved by mutual consent. George Wah
retiring from the firm. The business
OF The Hing restaurant will ir confirm.
cd by N. Hing who will pay all debts
against the restaurant and collect all
bills due the same
n. IGlNG
GEORGE WAN
Elko. Nevada. October x. 1900.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-05
Teachers InSti tute

There will he a joint: session of the
District and County Institutes held in
Elko, beginning November o, 1909; and
continuing four days. All teachers
actively engaged in the county are re-
quired by law to attend this institute.
Full program and details will be print
ed later.
q. L. ANDERSON,
Deputy superintendent of Public In
struction.
By order of ORvIS RING
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
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APPLICATIONS No. Iisl.

Notice oi hrrliCatiOn for permission to Hprr'
piiit" the I~il'iic waters AZ The stat" of ScN"ii,
Notice * hereby given that on tho 2sih daA oi
oct"l'T. liuh, IN accordance with Section -
ChnNicr XVIII, " III" statutes Of InTi, one
',rirpiihi CIitlc Company 81 HllcOnda. County
nf ii'inhnldt ard State ~ Nevada. mndc nirlt
cation To the state Engineer nf Nc,Idn for l,r'
mission 10 appropriate III" public waters al ne
STAT" nf NrNpll, Such appropriation II to u"
m'hc from Rock tt"cs AID tributaries winters
lfrvlpIslN appropriated ~ points y 80 " y.
.'"n W. from the y stake an :. side 81 see y.
i +" ~. IL ~ L., being u change IN the Ipin' ~
INVERSION nnd manner ~ use ~ water UrcNioI..D
appropriated Us applicant and rrant"fs w
ihr"n7 ~ reservoirs ard dams aud GbN nci' "
" 70 hr conveyed 4" points In See. q ~ y u
y r.; SECS. ~, H., ~! pf See. u. MI OF sec y.
rpTtinn ~ -, -, -. all ~ zoe. 70, r.. 80 MI
-: ana the ~ See. ~. r. ~ 81. X. ~ IT, hl,
means 81 siillwhy hCudRntCs. tunnel mo-
dllches. and there used Ter irrigation Hui
domestic purposes. Water not 10 u" rciuIh'"
To stream.
iDiiC nf first publication oct bbcT - lBh.
Dit" az last publication December 4 ~
Signed:
FHNSK u. StCHOLAs.
Et,Ip Engineer.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-05
Golf and tho Amateur,

The abolition OF tho amateur dcfiai'
non would not alter anything that IS
OF nny value TO COLL. II need not even
mean tho abolition OF the amateur
championship II clubs simply excluded
from their mcmb rthip those WI"
""r" or hid h""H i.OIca siOnal players
ana II would certainly clear the game
OF many ~inJn"t,cs, abuses and misr'U'
rcptions TO which the definition Ii'e'
riso.~Chambcrs' Journal.
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TIE TROY LAUNDRY

The Troy Laundry Company Informs
its patrons and the public in general
that they have secured III" services of
some fancy iron"rs from the best lain
dries IN SanFrancisco. alsuu first class
collar AMI shirt man and will hereafter
Inc able to turn out work IF tho highest
quality. a triad ami you will bc ron.
vinccd. ThOY LArNDuy Cp
bDrIS NOTS%EILLErJ:S. MAvAG ER
Elko. Nevada. Sept. X. 1909.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-05
DAILY Established 1901 WEEKLY
ELKO INDEPENDENT
ie7Iotl pre and Eor,hcominn-

IN tlii"rat" young man oncc got a
iIiCnd to write a letter for him to
Is sweetheart. Tho lcttcr was rath.
rr prcHaic for u love letter, and he felt
iat ~ apology was duo To his sweet.
hoGrl t"r i,s lack Of tender nothing
II Yas as follows:
"ri2asc cxcus tho mildness OF til!a
here letter. MS The chap wot's 'rItln' It
In n married maj. and he says he
carn't 'bids any soft sOapings; II allus
gives him the ]spazLums."
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-05

For verse | yea | do not care: I
am n plain. blunt man. and so all
verse. however tcrso. ! lodge whcne'or
] can. Hui nov aud then. Ike other
men, ] am befoo,cd by those who take
n rhyme from time 10 time and dress
II up like prosc.--Kansas City Journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-05
Milkl Mix.

From May T., 400. ! will furnish
milk IA follows: One quart per day for
n month, SEQ. ! gallon per day for
u month. $50: gallon per day
FOR ON" month, 81. 50: from 1--WE gallons
mp per day 20 r"uis a gallon.
EUGENE J.. CIpRiNNI
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-05
Warming

All persons are hereby warned not To-
hunt or shoot OH my ranch west Of
Elko under penalty Of prosecution.
GEORGE MooDY.
Elko, Nevada, Sept. ~. 1909.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-05
Business Locals.

Save those natural teeth, thereby re-
tain your facial expression. DR.. Gill;
land ''the dentist" Office ovcrthe Drug
Store. Elko
DR.. Alexander has returned from his
San Francisco trip and is now ready
for business.
Drop into the Bakery saloon and try
oyster cocktails.
Just received Ladies' hair nets and
switches, at Engler's.
Just received Ladies' Tailored white
Linen waists latest styles. Size % to
As, ut Engler Co.'S.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-05
Warning

All persons are hereby forbidden To
hunt or fish on my ranch under penalty
Ct prosecution Ia the full extent Of the
law.
William Hunter.
Elko. Nevada. August. 80. 100.
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EIkc DRUG Comply

Dealers in
Flrr Drugs. Chemicals. inirni
Medicines. Toilet Articles.
Irrfum"ry. Liquors
Hnh Cicnrs.
orders ny Mail Given promyi Alteration
Prescriptions Carsiuiy Compounded From
The rurest Drugs.
Blue-grass blade., 1909-04-11

fort so long as he makes generous donations in its
support.
Principal among DR.. Keyser's statements-we ca
not call them arguments,-beng unworthy the name
which desire most to discuss, is anent the
exemption of churches and church property from just
taxation. On this subject we desire to quote from
him at length. He says, in part:
But the churches dodge paying taxes See the miserable
How can the churches dodge taxes when
government all?
taxed Them they certainly would their taxes, they
their bills Wood the churches
to taxes? Where is the justice in their doing so? The
church public institution intended for the public good and
the property not owned by any individual The church mem
bers. including the ministers their individual
sessions just other citizens theirs Besides this Mr.
them keep up the churches the public veal
pay would triple church
members to all for the privilege of supporting nstu
ton that not intended for selfish but for the public
good We suppose Wood would like to have the school
teachers boards of education of land the
school they make for the public benef Why
not? would be reasonable church
There not church member preacher who brick
nail in the church property Why should he taxes
what he does own?
people who the church
for paying not help keep the churches They
little nothing their Other thousands
Of dollars yearly for the of the church. and they do
voluntarily and for the public good The unbeever
of Christian civilization advanced
nothing still Christian people
property! De a day,
when unbeief everything With all the
and spua forces now at work the world is had enough What
will become of it if all these forces removed?"
If it be true that miserable Misrepresentation
has been made it was made by Dr. Keyser and not
by Mr.. Wood At whose instance fOrsOoth, the
laws enacted that exempted church property from
taxation! Not the people, 1t came from the preach
Only recently have states enacted laws
granting churches this exemption Why was it done'
Who asked for ita When the preachers turned them
selves into lobbyists to induce the members of the
several legislative bodies to enact special legislation
for the benefit of the churches exemptng their prop
rty from taxation, it is the prettest subterfuge to
claim that the they do not pay taxes is because
they not assessed Suppose assessor should
put church property on the taxable list would not
Dr. Keyser if it happened to be his church, rush
to the courts asking for writ Of injunction? If a
man institution only be moral within the
Blue-grass blade., 1909-04-11
BLUE GRASS BLADE

and will well stand watching in any sort of bust
ness transaction. If agitation should begin to put
all church property the taxable lists every
preacher would break his neck hurryng to get to the
State capital with protest in his hand and this is
the quntessence of clerical honesty
No good reason exists for drawing a comparison
between the churches and the public institutions for
education. The latter are altogether supported by
public taxation They are public property, owned
and controlled by the public, and every good citizen
is ready and willing to pay his proportionate share
for their maintenance. There is why such
institutions should be called upon to pay taxes and
for Dr. Keyser to offer such plea In behalf OF church
exemption is the veriest mOonshine. Churches
not public institutions They are private institu-
lions. They are in competition with each other They
are business rivals. Every time Presbyterian gains
a new member the Lutheran church figures out that
it has lost his fare Oh its own lines. Baptlsts run
their churches for Baptists and Methodists for Meth
odists They do not contribute towards the support
of churches Of different sectarian faith. In many
instances, the in Chicago the Catholic
church owned one million dollars worth Of rentabe
house property, which was on the market in compe
tton with other property Of like character and yet
every dollar Of it was exempt from taxation, thereby
increasing the tax rate on all surrounding property,
and the burdens fell upon the cottages of the poor.
In this little city Of Lexington, the Campbeite
church, owning parsonage, gave 1t up as such be-
cause the minister desired more pretentiOus dwell
ing and the parsonage rented out for cash. An
effort was made to dodge taxes on it, but an honest
tax assessor and an honest county judge made them
pay taxes and the affirmed on appeal to the
highest court in the State. Being the action of
church, DR.. Keyser would not call this miserable
misrepresentation" but perfectly proper and in strict
accord with the Christian moral CODE
Church property should be no more exempt from
taxation than saloon property. One pOisOns the mind
with rum the other with religion, and it makes small
difference what a gets drunk on, he is just as
dangerous when the influence is full upon him. Nor
- that ali, for lo NIL rooJ,
Less than oneh third of the population belong to them
and the majority are taxed to maintain and protect
church property for the benefit of the few. All
church property enjoy the right of protection, the
accretons in value from surrounding improvements.
the various of sanitation, street paving and
IL
Smyrna times., 1909-12-15
Sentenced to Death at Mob's Demand.

Sentenced to Death at Mob's Demand.
Whether the extraordinary circum-
stances of the trial and sentence to
death at WilliamstOwn, Ky, of a ne
gro named Earl Thompson will make
the proceeding Illegal, is question in
Kentucky.
A mob which had met Thompson at
the train when he was brought from
Lexington to answer a charge Of
criminal assault, virtually exacted a
promise from Circuit Judge Cammack
that he would sentence Thompson to
hang within thirty days. and keep him
meanwhiie confined in the Williams
town jail
Cammack delivered the pledge from
the Jail steps. Within the court house
Thompson was tried and convicted
while the mob overran the court cham
Der and a member of it lunged at the
negro with a knife.
Thompson entered a strong plea Of
not guilty. Judge Cammack fixed his
hanging for Jan. Z.
Smyrna times., 1909-12-15
Church Onens Store

The congregation of the Twelfth
Avenue Baptist church in Evonsvle
Ind. has opened a grocery ST re and
meat market in building hear t1e
church. and the proceeds of the sales
will be used in paying off the church
debt, which amounts to about $4,000.
Smyrna times., 1909-12-15
noIIoe sion Marathon WALT.

After dancing continuously for IA
hours and Al minutes, without nour-
ishment, three of the fifty-three cou-
pies who started in a Marathon"
waltz contest at Butte, Mont, were
stopped on the advice of physicians.
Six of the women contestants, at
the end of several hours, were taken
to a hospital. One was suffering from
a ruptured blood vessel and another
of muscular paralysis. All but three
pairs had ceased waltzing before the
police interfered. These women pre-
sented a fearful sight during the last
hours of the dancing, with eyes blood
shot and bodies swaying. Their male
companions were barely able to keep
their feet.
Smyrna times., 1909-12-15
Observation-Disclosures

The above is the name of German
chemical, which is one of the many
valuable ingredients of Foley's Kid
ney Remedy. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
mine is recognized by medical text
books and authorities as a uric acid
solvent and antiseptic for the urine.
Take Foley's Kidney Remedy as soon
as you notice any Irregularities and
avoid a serious malady. Sold by W.
R. Keys & Co., Clayton; all dug
gists, Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1909-12-15

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