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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-29
THE TROUBLE wlr4 .Ealrzlr..
Dog Was What Might BE Called an
Artificial Dachshund.

1t was a very little girl in an abbre-
Waited scrap OF Bingham that origin
ally must have been a pink frock. It
showed neutrality Of color that be-
spoke many washings and the prob
ability Of former owners. Grasped
tightly in her grimy hand was a piece
of twine. the far end Of which was at
tached to the collar of a dog.
Hello, baby; is that your dog7'
bantered the youth fresh from prepar-
atory school.
Yes, sir"
We'll, we'll. he was meant to be q
dachshund, wasn't he?"
Seriously the brown eyes gazed into
those OF her q%uestIoner. Her quick
sense had caught the long word and
recognized that 1t was the right name
for her elongated friend.
you mean he's funny in the
middle?"
That breed always Is funny in
the middle" laughed the boy, but
this one is curved up like n half cir
cle," and he tried TO illustrate the anil
mails defect with his hands.
"Oh, | know what you mean," cried
the %youngster, gleefully. "Fritzie
chases all the cats, and when they
stop and spit at him he Jest humps
up like they do-and now I guess he's
growed that way"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-29
Twenly-oue Years Aqo

From the files of the INDEPENDENT
of january %, 1888, we Gull the follow
ing;
The cold snap has passed and every.
one seems rejoiced.
The Central Pacific pays taxes on
20, SOC, 900 worth of property i'll Nevada.
Snow fell during all last night and
this morning it was about fifteen inches
deep on the level.
The ladies of Elko know no such
word III fail when they undertake any
thing, an evidence of which may be
seen in the immense success of the ball
last night.
We learn that Fred Fitch is down
with the measles and unless great care
is taken the disease is liable to become
epidemic. We hope, however. that due
precaution will be taken to guard
against the spread of the disease.
Mr.. A. D. Farnsworth left today for
San Jose, Cal, to meet Mrs. Farnsworth
who went down a few weeks since in
search of health, but as she is still very
poorly they will go to the Sandwich
Islands soon where it is hoped Mrs.
Farnsworth will be fully restored to her
wonted health.
A st Paul, Mimi, dispatch of the 18th
says: 1t is figured out that there has
bsen 217 deaths by the blizzard. The
remains of many people who are re-
ported missing may not he found until
the snow thaws in the spring, the
bodies being covered by deep drifts that
formed over them.
Twenty-one years ago G. B. Wiseman
was county clerk, Q. w. Hull county
treasurer, R. r. Bigelow district judge,
w. w. Rogers recorder and c. NJ.
Riddle county surveyor.
Joen Payne and Frank Fernald run
the lumber yard. Bartlett Sc Oestreicker
the Gem and Clark 81 Green the Depot
Hotel. n. b. Nye was the .jeweler, j.
Rosenstock and NJ. Reinhart the dry
goods merchants, Lytton & Hunter had
the butcher shop, n. p. Guldagger did
blacksmithing and wagon making, w.
T. Smith, S. NJ. Henley and H. Chase
were selling groceries and provisions,
Frank Riedel was selling and repairing
shoes, Jas. P. Smith was postmaster
and F. F. Muller was the druggist. G.
w. Grover was proprietor of the
INDEPENDENT. j. Henderson was the
banker, J. A. Plulnmer and J.. w,
Dorsey had their shingles out as attor.
neys. Reckhart 81 Froclick did bushes:
at the Bakery saloon, Walter Chase al
the Ocean Spray and John Hibhats at
the Pioneer.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-29
The Hogan Verdict

While the verdict of the jury is final
in the Hogan case and doubtless repre-
sents the honest convictions of the jury
under the law and evidence adduced ut
the trial, it falls short of satisfying a
large portion of our citizens as to being
understood rs criticising the verdict of
the jury in any sens whatever. The
jurors had to act upon the evidence and
the law as given them by the court.
They could not consider the evidence of
Woods and McDermott, the accomplices
unless it was corroborated by other
witnesses. Outside of the evidence of
these two men, there was no evidence
to connect Hogan with the actual tax.
ing of the whiskey. Both of them sworc
that Hogan drove the team from barrel
to barrel when the whiskey was loaded
into HOgan's wagon, drawn by Hogan's
team. On this point, it was impossible
for the state to produce any evidence to
corroborate Woods and McDermott.
Nc ~disinterested person saw them load
and drive away with the three barrels
of whiskey.
AS the case now stands, McDermott
is tho only one charged with the crime
who will feel the heavy hand of the law.
Hogan was acquitted and Woods was
given his liberty ms Il reward for turn.
ing states evidence. McDermott is
only 22 years of age. At the time of
the crime. he was II trusted employee of
the railroad company. He confessed
his crime on the witness stand and there
is no chance of his escaping n term in
the ~penitentiary. He must pay the
penalty while his associates in tho crime
so free. This may be justice. but it has
n queer look to the average man.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-29
DEMAND MIRRORS IN CHURCHES.
Architect Says Women Are clamorIng
for Innovation.

II won't name the church." said the
architects young man. 1T Is one that
stood In need of repairs a short while
ago. My boss got the Job of putting
1t In order. attended to most Of the
preliminary details, and l give you
my word that in the list Of improve
ments recommended by the committee
was a lot OF small mirrors to DO put
into the backs Of the seats so the
ladies' could see how their hats looked
when they knelt down to pray.
Before the work was really begun
the rest of the congregation got wind
OF the contemplated innovation and
raised no end of n row. The question,
Looking glasses or no looking glasses
was voted on by tho whole church.
The conservative noes won out by O
small majority. They insisted that
people kneel for devotional purposes,
not to study the set of their hats, and
that to put temptation In the shape OF
n mirror into the back OF every seat
would be positively criminal.
But II is a question that will bob
up again with the building OF other
churches. Most of the women OF the
congregations are demanding looking
glasses In the churches, either In the
pews or set rs panels in the walls"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-29
Salmagundi
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY

Sheriff Clark returned from Carson
this morning.
A bill to divide Lincoln county and
create the county of Clark is before the
legislature. 1t will pass us there is no
opposition to it from Lincoln county.
The senate Yesterday passed Il bill
providing for more attaches and increas-
ing the cost of the session by $4,000.
When all the politicians are provided
for, the Legislature should call u halt on
the attache graft.
Judge Maginnis of Ogden arrived last
Hogan, whose trial on the charge of
grand larceny began in the district
court this morning. The case promises
to hc bitterly contested.
A resolution has passed the Oklahama
Legislature declaring the water wagon
Il common CARRIER" The Carson
Appeal would like to know what sort
of Il show this kind of Il resolution
would have in a Nevada body of law
makers.
In some of the big Swiss lace man
ufactories there is u new machine which
threads 1904 needles Il minute, ties the
knot for each, cuts the thread of ut a
uniform length and then carries the
needle along and sticks it into II cushion
ready for use.-Honc Notes.
Another Western Pacific wedding
took place ut the Presbyterian Manse
last hight at 7:3O when Mr.. Bert Benson
and Miss Hazel Mary Manning were
united in the bonds of Holy Matrimony
by Rev. Geo. ii. Greenfield. Mr.. and
Mrs. Benson departed last night on No.
@ for Salt Lake City where they will
reside in the future.
AsScmblyman Dodge of WashOc has
introduced "A bill to increase the salary
of the bullion tax collector from 81 900
to 81, 800 a year and increase his trave-
ling expenses to 81, 800 Il year. Instead
Of increasing salaries, the legislature
should either let them alone or apply
the pruning knife. Nevada is pros
porous now, but lean years may come
again and the horde of high salaried
officials will then be II burden to the
people.
The verdict of acquittal in The Demos
case is no reflection on District Attor-
ney Taber. The state was ut Il dis
advantage all the way through the
trial, because the prosecuting witness,
Kokinas, skipped ont and from the
evident purpose of the Greek witnesses
to clear Demos by swearing falsely. 1t
took four or five ballots to decide the
case, the first one standing 8 to 4 for
acquittal. The jury did what it
thought right in the case and there is
no criticism of the verdict.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-29
HAD DONE WORK THOROUGHLY.
Corporal Literally obeyed Orders Of
Post Commandant.

Gen. Clarence Edwards, chief OF the
insular bureau of the war department.
tells how an Irish corporal got even
with an unpopular post commander
In Cuba. This post commander,
though an excellent soldier, was some.
thing OF Il crank. He had two hob.
bies. One was that the liberal use of
whitewash was the best possible pre-.
Ventive of disease, and the other was
a pet fiamingo. an ill-natured bird that
was disliked heartily by the enlisted
men because 1t never overlooked an
opportunity to nip one of them.
One day the post commander had to
go TO Havana, but he could not en-.
dure the thought hat anyone should
be idle In his absence. II had been
FULLY a week since any w~hitewashing
had been done, so he issued an order
that all articles pertaining to the
camp not sheltered from the weather.
should be whitewashed. The Irish
corporal was intrusted with the execu.
ton Of the order.
The post commander returned next
day, and pretty 0 the air was fair
ly blue with his cursing. The sol.
dicrs heard the noise, but they were
no curious. They knew what 1t was
all about. The post commanders
brilliant flamingo was white as a
snowy heron.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-29
S~almagundi
X o TUESDAYS DAILY

Jailcr Gilmore has 81 boardcrs. Two
or three more are expected from Tusca-
FORA tonight.
w. +. johnson is down from the
North Fork county. He reports lots of
weather up that way.
Elmer Fulton plead guilty to passing
fraudulent checks yesterday afternoon.
He will I've sentenced Friday.
The Demos case is still on the district
court. The defense was nearly through
with their witnesses at 3 o'clock.
w. b. Reynolds, representing
I~cllcrbach IL Sons Of San Francisco, is
in town drumming up the paper trade.
Detective Gordon arrived last night.
He is II witness in the case of the state
against Hogan, McDcrmott and Woods.
J. a. lsola, II of Carlin's leading
business men, is in town today. lie says
there is nothing exciting going OH down
the river.
Sheriff Clark is expected tonight from
Carson, where he went with Arthur
Douglas and L. 1. Phipps who will live
ut the pen until discharged.
There are two more cases of d%iphthCriu
in town. Precautions have been taken
to prevent the spread Of the disease and
there Is no cause for alarm.
Seymour Jacobs returned from San
Francisco last night. He says Nevada
weather Is far ahead of the brand dealt
ont in San Francisco while ho was
there.
Some luinhcrmcn. searching for new
timber worlds to conquer aud to dcci.
mate, have discovered In Tularc comfy,
California. II new grove Of giant trees,
numbering at least 1000. The forest
Is Mt an altitude Of 5000 feet. and exceeds
la area all other forests of big trees.
Tho trees arc said to rival in size,
heights and beauty even the famous
MaripOsa grove.
The present Legislature Of Nevada.
now In session, will 80 down in history
asa "hog'cm air one. If something
IL not done mt once to interfere In tho
useless sluandcring Of funds for useless
clerks, stcnographcrs. etc. the 1900. OOC
surplus cash on hand in the state strong
box will have been gobblcd mp before
the session comes to an end Tho only
state employees who have not ircr
allowed stcnographors arc the cooks III
the state prison, orphans home and
state university. Oh, SALLY isn't tho
water deep in the occanH-Tonopal
J Bonanza. :.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-29

The supreme court has denied
hickey's application for u writ of
naDeas corpus and remanded him to
the custody Of the sheriff of Ormsby
county. 1t will DO remembered that
hickey surrendered himself to the
sheriff Of Ormsby county and then
applied for u writ of habeas corpus for
the purpose of testing the constitution.
ality of the banking law passed by the
last legislature. The decision of the
court sustains the law. 1t is believed
that Hickey will appeal to the U. S.
supreme court.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-29
Salmagundi
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY

Mrs. Dakin left on No. 3 for Rye
Patch.
Miss vcrnio Jones left for San Jose.
Cal. yesterday.
The Southern Pacific instruction car
went west today on No. B..
Fourteen degrees below zero in front
of the Club saloon this morning.
DR.. Mack of the University arrived
here yesterday and left for South
Fork.
For II while last night, snow fell Mt u
lively rate, but the squall did not last
long enough to make slcighing.
Mr.. Critchlcy wishes us to state that
there is no one sick at his house and
consequently there is no one there with
diphthcrin.
Some one touched off u bunch of fire
crackers in the Commercial Hotel
shortly after noon and the racket was
something fierce.
1t was David who declared in his haste
that "all men arc liars" and President
Roosevelt has placed almost rs many
mon in the same lass.-Lcbanan Rustic.
Only u few turned ont at the meeting
last night to make arrangements for the
observance Of Lincoln's birthday and
nothing was done. Another meeting
will he held.
Senator Mack's bill to increase the
salaries of the state officers was re-.
ported ~unfavorably by the committee Of
the whole in the senate. This means
the defeat of the hill. All other bills to
increase salaries should meet the same
fate.
The Episcopal choir will give II social
at Leonard Hall Saturday evening.
There will bc u musical program, dane.
ing and refreshments. Tho entertain.
mcnt will begin promptly at & o'clock.
All are invited. Admission. 80 cents. q
Asscmbly1nan Winter wants an up,
preparation for tho Seattle Exposition.
Past experience with cxpositions should
make tho legislature very cautious In
making appropriations for them. They
! simply mean : good time for somrono at
the states expense and a deficit for the
! next Legislature TO meet. Bury thc hill
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-29
Stockholders Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the rcgu.
lar Annual Meeting of Stockholders of
tho Lamoillc Creamery Cooperation will
be held at its office in the Creamery at
Lamoille, Nevada on Saturday the 3Oth
day of January a. d. 1909 for the pur.
pose Of electing u Board of Directories
to serve for tho ensuing year and for
tho transaction of such other business MS
may properly come before the meeting.
H.. TRoEsT,
Secretary.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-29
Salmagundi
FROM MONDAYS DAILY

Peter Miller has returned from Salt
Lake.
Dean Harrison and wife returned Sat.
ur'iay might from their visit to Salt
Lake.
OF the county are in town attending
court.
Which would you rather do, join tho
Ananias club or get laid ON tho tablet
Boston Herald.
Mrs. j. Il. Dakin who has been visit.
ing Mrs Chauuccy GriswOld, left for
her home at Oakland this afternoon.
Several cars got off the track near
wells yesterday forenoon and the Car.
lin wrcckcr went up and cleared the
track. No. - WAS delayed several
hours.
Tho golfstick will take the place Of
tho big stick" soon. aud fore will re-.
place the short and ugly word" In
presidential vocabulary. go Harrisburg
Telegraph.
Governor DiGkcrsOn's structures OF
INC state board Of asscssors may have
'rcn Il little strong, hut their actions NJ
the last meeting entitled them to u good
spanking. Rhyolitc Bullitin.
Nearly fifty tons Of silver in tho form
OF dollars will DO turned ovcr to the
STATE OF Texas by tho Waters. Pierce
VII company, according to n special from
Austin. Tho attorneys for the Waters
ficrcc Oil company, which has beer
oustcd from the state and fined 81. 1928.
ooo Tor violation Of tho antitrust laws
announced ut Austin that tho big fire
with tho attendant costs. will bc pnit
10 the state In silver dollars. The stat,
VIII have to employ n small army o.
clerks TO count IL.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-29
Equality q, ssxe,

There is no doubt that a good deal
OF this feeling about woman suffrage
has arisen through the rancorous
claim: I'VE are as good as you arei"
But why should such n claim be mado
In these days? 1t 10 not seriously dis.
puted that women are "as good"
A certain host remarked before his
guests lately that he would send his
motor to tho station to meet so-and.
so. Our motor" said the hostess,
who wants tone. AS the lady had
actually bought the motor, tho cor.
rection was v and ranked. Next
morning the host came down very
late to breakfast. lie was chafHed
about this, and explained: I'm sorry;
the fact Is. I mislald our trousers
London Saturday Review.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-29

Ihe senate and assembly took separ-
ate votes today for United States sen.
ator. Tomorrow they will meet in joint
session and declare the result. There is
no doubt bat what Senator Newlands
will receive nearly the unanimous vote
in both bodies.
According to reports the senate has
put Il stop II the attachc graft in the
assembly. There should bc enough
good men in the assembly to protect
the state trearury from the raids of
unscrupulols politicians without assist.
ance from the senate. Every time an
unnecessary attache is placed on the
salary roll the taxpayers are robbed
and those who vote for the steal are
guilty of treason to their constituents.
In he synopsis of the governors mes.
sage published the other day, it was
stated that the governor recommended
II fee of 1925 to be paid to the state
engineer OH the filing of an application
for Il permit to appropriate the public
waters of the state. The figures rub.
lished were taken from the Reno Gazette
and were just 5000 too high. The fee
suggested by the state engineer in his
report and recommended by the gov
ernor was S25. This fee is TO cover all
expenses for advertising, etc.
Last week we published an item to
the effect that John Butler and Miss
Millic COtant were married in Ogden
and yesterday we received Il letter from
Miss Cotant contradicting the item and
asking that u correction he published,
We apologize to Mr.. Butler and Miss
Cotant for publishing the rcpor of
their marriage, and chcerfully make
the apology public. The item was
published On the authority of the
brother of the youug lady. He evil
IDENTIFY made an unintentional mistake
and got into print.
The supreme court has denied the
writs of prohibition asked for by At
torncy Tabcr in the cases of II. J. Jones
and q. S. Garcia VS.. Pete Corta. The
cases were appealed from Judge
Brncc's court 40 the district court and
the plaintiffs objected to Judge Brown
hearing the cases on the ground that the
appeals had not been legally perfected.
Judge Brown ovcrrulcd the objections
and the plaintiffs applied to the supreme
court for II writ of prohibition in each
case. the supreme court upholds the
ruling of Judge Brown and denies the
writ. Judge Sweeney disscnts from the
majority decisions.
The suicide Of Postmaster w. J.
Kennedy of Scarchlight, New, is the
last chapter written of the misfortuncs
which have bcfalicn that office. Post.
Office Inspector w. q Swain reached
the Scarchlight Office late Saturday
afternoon and announced that he
would check up the accounts. Kennedy
excused himself and during his absence
Swain found that the postal funds
We're see short. Kennedy was de.
clarcd Oustcd, and William Balance,
one Of his surctics. placed in charge
rs acting postmaster. Kennedy ON
mittcd suicide ut his home Saturday
night, not having returned to the office
after the inspector arrived.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-29
Mine Coal IN e,vsr,
Secretary,

Over 100 tons of coal arc being
taken daily from the s~usquehanns
river In tho vicinity OF Espy, Columbia
county. Five dredges are being on.
Grated in that section. Many of the
residents Of that section use tho coal
taken from the bed OF tho riyor.--pbii.
adolpbia Record.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-29
How's This2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re.
ward for any cusc Of Gatnrrh that
cannot hc cured by Halls Cntarrll
Cure. +. j. CnENEY&C Co., Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known
+. j. Cheney for the lust fifteen years
ana believe him perfectly honorable
In NIL business trnnsnctlo ns and nnnnl
chilly able to carry out any obliga-
lions mndc 10y his firm.
WALDiNG, KiNNAN 4 MARviN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0.
Halls Cnthrrh Cure IL taken In.
tcrnnlly, acting directly upon the
blood aud mucous surfaces OF the
system, Testimonials sent free.
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con.
stipatiOn.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-29
To

AT stofiel's, Elko County. 1 own elo
acres of land, which I desire to lease
Tor a period of ten years. Fine range:
plenty Of watcr.
II. MORGAN HILL,
Halleck. New.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-29
ELnnu. Isn,. f.a

VVWJf TbW III 10"
Strange that when n man sits in n
hammock with n girl and looks at her
close, she doesn't seem the same.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-29
VII and Nonsense

When one runs after wit he is sure
TO catch ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1909-10-14
PETITION FILED
WITH COUNTY AUDITOR.

Wednesday, State Senator A. l..
Freehafer filed with the county aud
itor a petition containing the names
of 1888 voters Of Washington coun-
ty, praying the county commissioners
to call an election to vote on the
question OF local option. The law
provides that on petition OF 40 per
cent of the voters of the county, an
election may be called. The petition
has the names of more than 50 per
cent of the voters. A. l.. Freehafer
is chairman of the campaign com
mittee. and H. s. Spooner, secretary.
A vigorous campaign will be inaugu-
rated by the local option leaders. The
county commissioners will meet on
October 18th, when the petition will
be acted upon by them.-Signal.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1909-10-14

Of the community It Is necessary to
support the Nampa sugar factory and
10 do that Il will require a little un-
selfshness on the part Of the farm
ers. II they can support this splen-
did institution by the planting of a
few acres of sugar beets, each one
possibly sacrificing some time and
labor, IL would seem that duty to the
country would demand il. II helps
to maintain the industry that helps
to hold up the price of land.
The business men of the town are
subject to a continual drain of dona.
tlOnA for various undertakings Few
weeks pass that some committee
does not visit the man in business
In town for donations of some sort.
The farmer Is not subject to such
pressure for money for various I'M
dertakings. but In this instance of
maintaining the sugar factory, the
heaviest industry that has come TO
the community. it is up to the farm
ers and they can do Il by all work
ing together and each putting in a
small acreage TO sugar beets, and
demonstrating by careful cultivation
that the beet business does pay
Nampa Record.