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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-04-21
Card of Thanks

To the kind friends and neighbors
whose sympathy and loving remem-
brance in the hour of our great sorrow
helped TO make the burden lighter, we
desire to extend our most heartfelt
thanks; also for the beautiful floral Of
ferings.
John Donovan and Family.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-10-27
OUR VANISHING DESERTS

The following bulletin, issued by
the reclamation service, is of inter-
est to all who are seeking homes:
A quarter of century ago any
mention of the Great American
desert called up visions of region
of limitless extent, sunbaked,
parched anG desolate. A country
asso ;iatd always with tales of
suffering and death, of unfriendly
savages, and deadly reptiles, for
years it was passed over by con-
gress as worthless. The marvellous
transformation which has been
wrought in two decades in this
land Of silence and sunshine
furnishes one Of the most interest
ing and inspiring pages in the
annals Of our republics develop
ment. The Great American desert
is vanishing from the map. It's
boundaries have shrunken and it
no longer presents a formidable
barrier to The growth and progress
of the far west. Twelve million
acres of this rainless country have
been subdued by means Of agricul-
ture and irrigation and are pro-
ducing bountiful and assured
harvests every year. A quarter of
a million families are residing on
farms and as many more have
found homes and occupation in the
cities, towns, and villages which
have sprung up in the midst of the
agricultural areas. Great dams
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-10-27
LOSS AND GAIN IN POPULATION

Some queer deductions arr being
made from the registration lists
throughout the state. Tonopah
and GolIfield have shown heavy
decrease in its voters. Reno is in
the same fix. Ely has fallen off a
few and number of mining camps
that furnished votes last election
are completely off the map. On
the other hand the new camp of
National will come in with qnite a
heavy vote as will Jarbidge and
several other new camps, especially
in Humoldt county. The argri-
Gu tural districts all show an in
creased registration. Carson valley,
FallOn, Humoldt valley, and in fact
all of the farming sections are
help ing balance up the loss from
the mining section. Ornsby
county, contrary to all predictions,
comes in with nearly seventy ore
votes this election than last. This
increase occurs in spite of the fact
that Empire has lost a large per
cent of her voting population.
From party polls it is expected
that the total vote throughout the
state will be nearly one thousand
shy of two years ago. Carson
Appeal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-10-27
UTAH DUCKS DISEASED

The strange disease which seems
to be killing thousands of ducks
in Utah has apparently not spread
to the feedins grounds of the birds
in this state. Hunters report that
though the game is not so plentiful
as in past years. there is no sign
Of sickness among the flocks. That
the strange malady is playing
havoc with ducks in the Mormon
state is shown by the following
from the Og!en Standard:
According to the statement O f
B. F. Livingston of this city, the
duck situation in this state is more
ser ious now than it has beer this
year.
Mr.. Livingston, L. H. Becraft
and Fred Sanborn visited the
Promontory duck grounds Sun day.
In passing along the Bear River
Bay and the river eastward from
the lake in a launch they en-
countered thousands of dead ducks.
Some had been dead a month or
more, others only a few days, some
a few hours and others were still
warm.
Il never saw anything like it,"
said Mr.. Livingston yesterday, and
l hope shall never see such a
sight again. If there was che
dead duck along the bay and
river there were 10000, and there
are many dying every minute. l
saw them die on the water and
fall dead from a flock flying over
the water. They were all fat, and
if not afflicted with the disease,
would be considered fine eating.
They all seem to have lost control
OF their limbs and in many instances
they cannot fly.
I'VE found everykind IF duck
in the list of dead, and in the heap
of dead birds were found seagulls,
snipe and fish ducks. AS we went
up the river the dead birds in
creased in number. EAgent Carroll
at Promontory Point told US that
his chickens died from eating the
meat of these dead ducks"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-10-27
TAKE EMBE1LER TO BOSTON

U. S. Deputy Marshal Henry
Mack accompanied by Tom Pickett,
who will act as a guard, left for
Boston last evening having in
charge the federal prisoner,
Harold B. Paxton, who is being
taken to the eastern city for trial.
Paxton was arrested in Goldheld
where he was working as a miner
He is accused of having embezzled
a large amount of money from a
national bank in the east. After
leaving his banking occupation
he entered the army where he
served for several years and
escaped detection. After his term
in the army was up he came west
to Goldfield where he worked as a
miner. At that place he was
married to a young lady and was
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-10-27
How's Thi.

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
F. j.. CHENEY & co. Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have
known F. j. Cheney for the last Is
years. and believe him perfectly
honorable in all business transac-
tons and financially able to carry
tut any obligations made by hi.
firm.
WALDlNG, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists Toledo O..
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken
internally acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent free.
Price rs cents per bottle, Sold BY
all Druggist, ~
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-10-27
Signed:
Emmett D. Boyle d
State Engineer.
TRIUMPH OF HUMAN E.
showman's Tanning Of Savage /.
Remarkable for the Ingenuity
Displayed.

AS evidencing the ingenuity e.
cised by animal trainers and at,,
ants In subduing intractable b"
there may be cited the metho.
ployed In a western zoo by a mar y.
was formerly a Snowman.
The geological institution had
chased magnificent lion nance p .
ander. He was obtained at a low IT.
from circus because of his vic"
disposition. he having record of -
men killed while with a circus
At first the ex-showman would
MS foot or his hands into Leland.
cage. but from the way the lion W..
leap at him he knew that to put III.
SELF entirely In its power would b. ;.
eide. Nothing he could do to e:.~'
lish a friendly relationship betw,,
himself and the lion had any fayn
able result.
Some originality, therefore. be.r
called for, the attendant exercised >.
inventive genius by taking some q
clothes, stuffing them with rags 1T
throwing them into the cage TT
lion In a jiffy tore the old clothes
pieces, thinking that the dummy WI
a human being.
Next day and the next day and .tb.
next the ex-showman continued
throw into the lions cage stuffed =
ures and the lion continued to desire
them. But the time came when tn,
animal ceased to put any heart" int,
his work and in the end It gave up a.!
together these attacks upon the dur
mics; 1t would simply play with Their
or else ignore them entirely. ,it
Now was the ex-showman's time
He opened the cage one morning
walked IN boldly and slapped the lion
Familiarity on the back. II gave him a
friendly glance and purred, taking
him for another dummy not worth
bothering about Thus Leander lived
seven years with the ex-showman and
became as gentle as a kitten.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-10-27
MOTHERS PRECIOUS BABY

Is there now or has there been.
If SO tell me where and when,
Anything that looks so sweet,
Dressed so nicely, clean and neat,
AS wee baby and It's mother
Out for Sunday stroll together.
And when sitting in the parks
Baby is up to many larks;
Shaping, banging gentle mother
Up one side and down the ell;
Mother has to watch out well
AS baby's next move none can Tell.
Full of life and animation,
Cutest thing in all creation
Is wee baby to its mother f..
Giving every kind of bother.
Yet she chides it very gently,
Looking at it. quite con ttntly.
She, will kiss it when it's snarling,
Call it mothers precious darling;
Soothe it gently when it cries,
Wipe the tear-drops from it's eyes;
Oh, so softly she caresses-
AS she smoothes lis tangled
tresses.
Precious babies ano their mothers
Turn all mankind into lovers
Shows old patches what they re
missing,
Makes them want to do some
KISSING
Makes them want to have a home
With wife and baby of their
own.
e. J. ROWLAND.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-10-27
Application No 1904

Application No 1904 .......
Notice of Application for Per-
mission to Appropriate the Public
Waters of the State of Nevada
|, Notice is hereby given that on
the oath day of August, 1910, in
accordance with Section 2, CHAPTER
XXI, of the Statutes of 1909,
one E. c. Mcclellan of Elko. County
of Elko and State of Nevada, made
application to the State Engineer
of Nevada for permission to appro-
pirate the public waters of the
State of Nevada. Such appropria-
ton is to be made from Secret
Valley Creek, at points about the
SW4 of Sec. S, T. "a N. R 60 E,
Elko County, by means of reser-
voir dam. and all unappropriated
water is to be conveyed to points
in TIPS. 33 and 81 N, R. Sc E, TIPS.
81 and 35 N, R. 81 E, TIPS. 81, IS
and SO N, R. So E.. and TIPS 35 and
36 NJ, R. So E, by means of two
main canals, and there used for
irrigation, town and domestic pur-
poses. Water not to be returned
to stream.
Date of first publication October,
%, 1910.
Date of last publication November
20, 1910.
Signed:
Emmett D. Boyle
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-10-27
Application No. 1S47.

ApullcdllOH NO. lS4I.
Notice of Application for Pei
mission to Appropriate the Public
Waters of the State of Nevada
NOTICE is hereby given that on
the 18th day of October. 191O,in &C
cordance with Section 25, Chapter
XXI, of the Statutes of 1909, one
Richard A. Morley of Chicago,
County Of Cook and State of
Illinois. made application to the
State Engineer of Nevada for
permission to appropriate the
public waters of the State of
Nevada. Such appropriation is to
be made from the return flow,
seepagc and other inappropriate d
waters CT Starr Creek. at points
below all other users on Star Creek,
about 200 feet above the junction
of Starr Greek and the Humboldt
River in the NW4 CfNEi of Section
IS, T. 81 NJ, R. SO E., by means
of an open cut and ten (1O) cubic
feet per second is to be conveyed
to points in the SCI of SCI Sec. l,
NE4 Sec. IL SW4 Sec. IL, NW4
of SCI Sec. IL, SCI of NW3 Sec.
IL, Sd of SE4 Sec. II, M of NE3,
Ed of NW4, WI of SW4 Sec. ID,
and SCI of SEA Sec. IS said lands
being situated in Town SO NJ.
Range SO E. M. D. M. by means
of ditch and there used for ir-
rigation and domestic purposes.
Water not to be returned to stream.
Date of first publication October
26, 1910.
late of last publication November
80, 1910.
Signed:
Emmett D. Boyle,
State Engineer
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-10-27
The Forrest, Macready Rio,

Astor place not Only was n sb.,i,i
center IN the old days. but also the
battle-ground oi the partisans of For.
rest and Macrcady Forrest. NIacreadv
rlot on May 10. 1919, was a spirited
setto between the partisans OF the
TWO actors. and there was a hot time
IN the Astor triangle while the riot
lasted The fighting occurred in from
the old opera house. which stood
where the Mercantile library now
stands Now the two actors rho
opera house. the social center which
was standardized and terrorized nv tho
r'o' ana the partisans who partici.
Ra''d IN u f&Ve passed away
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-10-27
Emmett D. Boyle,
State Engineer
Application No. 1848.

Application No. 1848.
Notice of Application for Per-
mission to Appropriate the Public
Waters of the State of Nevada.
Notice is hereby given that on
the 18th day of October, 1910, in
accordance with Section rs,
Chapter XXI, of the Statutes of
1909, one Nevada & Eastern Land
Company of Halleck, County of
Elko and State of Nevada, made
application to the State Engineer
of Nevada for permission to ap-
propriate the public waters of the
State Of Nevada. Such appropri-
alton is to be made from Jack Creek
(Flood waterfall points on Jack
Greek from which i corner of
Secs. 8 and 4, T. 33 NJ, r. SO E.
bears S. SO degrees 80 minutes
w 81 chains distant, by means of
an open cut and four az cubic
feet per second Il to be conveyed
to points in 81 of See. 20 t. BAN,
R. SO E by means Of ditch and
there used for irrigation and
domestic purposes. Water not to
be returned to stream
Date of first publication October
26, 1910.
Date Of last publication November
80, 1910.
Signed:
Emmett ID. Boyle
State Engineer
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-10-27

Thirty years ago the telephone
list of New York was printed on a
small card, and contained the
ma mes of 232 subscribers. The new
city directory has $50 pages, and
instead of the small card is d book
about a foot square and weighing
two and a half pounds. The city
edition alone, piled one book on
another. would make tower more
than six miles high.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-10-27

living a quiet and upright life.
The federal officers however were
constantly on his track and short
time ago he was arrested in
Goldfield and brought to this city.
News.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-10-27

have been constructed to impoun,
the floods and through 10000 mile
Of canals and bitches the life.
giving water has been turned upol
the dusty desert. The stream
have been harnessed for power ant
an era of manufacturing is dawn
ing in which all Of the raw pro.
ducts Of the farm, the forests ant
the mines will be prepared for thu
markets of the world. The com
forts and Injuries heretofore un.
known in agricultural regions al.
ready are obtainable in many OF
the western valleys. The farmer
lights and heat his home with
electricity and his heavy work is
done cheaply by the same potent
for e. Trolley lines bring the
farm and town close together. In
a majority of the irrigated dis.
tricts the farms are small-not
more than 40 acres each. With
16, to 60 farm families to the
square mile, isolation is eliminated
and life in the country becomes
more nearly urban than rural.
While pioneering in this new
country calls for a good deal of
grit and not little hard work the
compensation is sure and abundant.
Carving out home in the desert
is no child's play. it is a mans
work, but there are few places
where nature responds more quick
ly to intelligent industry than the
irrigated country. On the govren-
ment projects the past year has
been a conspicuously prosperous
one. The success of the average
farmer in many instances has been
remarkable. On several of the
projects the crops on individual
farms this year have yielded
enough to enable the owners to re-
pay to the government every dollar
of their oblig atoms if they were so
inclined. AS the payments to the
government extend over a period
of ten years without interest there
is no object in meeting the same in
advance and most of the farmers
therefore are devoting their
revenues to improving their homes
and: in purchasing live stock and
implements. One of the most in
teresting features of the upbuldine
of these new communities is the
larg number .of settlers who have
come from the cities and towns.
Their success is all the more nota-
BILE because they had little or no
previous experience in farming,
especially farming by irrigation.
Under these cir cumstances the call
of the open country is likely to
appeal to others who have grown
tired of the stress and fume of
city life and the never ending
struggle to make income and outgo
balance.
The west is filing up so rapidly
and the really choice locations are
so few that it is only a quection of
time now when the increase of
land values there will make it as
difficult for the poor man to get a
foothold as it is today in the east.
Letters are pouring in to the
Statistician of the Reclamation
Service at Washington, D. c., for
information about the lands which
are ready for settlers on the
several reclamation projects. APP
proximately 500 farms are now
open to entry under the homestead
act, with water ready for irriga-
ton in Montana, Wyoming, South
Dakota, and Oregon. Are you
looking for a home of your own?
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-10-27
DEFY Dzca-ES O: FASHION
Increasing Number Of Women Who
Design ard Wear Costumes Of
Their Own Selection.

In this era o. independence and
progress II is observed that the mum
Der OF women who design. or AT leas,
superintend the making Of their own
gowns. bonnets. wraps. ETC.. according
to their own particular style and
taste. governed, OF course, In de
gree by prevailing modes. is no doubt
today very much larger than II ever
was since fashion ruled the people
This Is certainly one of the cheering
tokens OF wider culture in good
sense OF the term and a finer appreci
alton of what is fit and becoming IN
individual cases. leaving current rules
and get DEGREES of fashion to be ufI
lied or not TO be adopted or discard
'eu when and where II 10 deemed
proper and best
The rfdicule and opposition from
those who nnerringly follow wherever
fashion leads seems rather to stimu
late than dampen the courage and ar
dor OF women who in matters OF dress
dare to be Independent and free and
are inhexibly bent on being so with
these. except In instances OF the ex.
oo"hibc Vi "ODucH VI
ideas the natural lines Of grace and
beauty are preserved without doing
any violence to really good taste
while at the same time their attire
serves as protest most decided
against many Of the prevalent ugly
fashions nf the period.
We'll Earned Rest.
Here lies all that is mortal OF
poor Tewksley. There is something
pathetically appropriate in those words
on his tomb. At Rest"
You know some incidents ~ his
life, them"
Yes. Tewbsiey lived in suburban
town and for twenty years he sprinted
every morning to catch the 1880 train
for the city"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-10-27
SALMAGUNDI

Of Keno has assigned for the
benefit its creditors. Its assets
are about $4,000 and the )iabili-
ties are about the same amount.
Treasurer Ryan and Judge
Horsey fo,' Car'in this after
noon to interview the voters. Mr..
Horsey will return tomorrow
morning and Mr.. Ryan will work
his way westward.
Professors True and Knight of
the state university arrived from
Reno this, morning and Mr.. Thomp-
son took them out to the dry farm
in Pleasant valley.
Last nights mail brought the
announcement of the marriage of
Ensign II. F. D. Davis, u. S. N,
ard Miss Hazel du Mont Grant at
Plainfeld, New jersey, on the 22nd
of this month. Ensign Davis is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Davis of Elko. The young man
has many friends here that wish
him and his bride happiness and
prosperity. Success to them.
Mrs. Green has sold her resi-
dence, on Piety Hill to Mrs.
Phillips of Bullion. The consider
alton, We unders and, was $4,000.
This is an increase of SO per cent
over what she paid for the
property few years ago. This
is sure proof that real estate il
|Elko is not depreciating in value.
We have been asked several
times today what the vote of Elko
comfy was two years aeo. Ac-
.cording to Our files, the total of
the highest votes cast for presi-
dental electors reached 1859.
The vote this year will probably
be close to 1900.
If non-partisan district judge
is to be chosen from two partisan
lndidates, what will democrats
gain by voting for the republican
partisan? Why not stand by your
own nominee who is the equal of
his opponent in citizenship and
ability? He will he just as non
partisan on the bench as his
p artisan opponent. Charles Lee
Horsey is entitled to the united
support of the democrats of Elko
county.
Hon. Charles Lee Horsey, demo
cratic candidate for district judge,
arrived this morning over the
Western Pacific. He put in the
day meeting the voters of Elko
and planning his campaign in the
county. Mr.. Horsey makes a
favorable impression on those he
meets and is sure to make friends
wherever he goes. He will remain
in the county until next Thursday.
The new postal savings bank
system will soon be in partial
operation at least. The govern
ment has on hand 100000 of the
stamps which can be sold at ten
cents each. with the cards to which
they are to be attached. The cards
also cost ten cents each, so when
card has nine stamps affixed the
whole may be turned in to represent
a deposit of one dollar. Such an
arrangement encourages small
savings. the aggregate of which
may become vrey large.
y H. E. Christie, city clerk of
Reno. is short about $1,000 in his
accounts. The shortage is said to
have extended over considerable
period, but Christie's ia lure to
make this October settlement
brought the defalcation to the
surface. Christie is under a $40 >
900 bond furnished by the National
Surety company.
1.-THE uncertainties of life in New
York are reflected in we dding
rings" said the je Weller. "Of all
the unddinn rinns I haun sold
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-18
STUART ISLAND

O. T. Johnson was Bellingham
visitor last week.
B. Mordhorst made a trip to Fri
day Harbor this week with farm
produce.
Willie Chevalier and Frank Grainit
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. P. A
Chevalier on Saturday.
Charles R. Cook and his sister
Miss Olga Cook, visited in Belling-
ham the first of last week.
R. Rasmussen, of Seattle, visited
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Erickson for few days last week.
Messrs P. A. and Arthur Cheva.
lier were called to Bellingham last
week on account Of the serious ill.
ness of their mother.
O. T. Johnson has crew of nine
men cutting dock piling on his place.
They will be at work for several
weeks. The piling has been pur.
chased by an Anacortes firm.
Announcements have been re.
ceived here of the wedding Of Miss
Anna Christensen, formerly Of this
island. to Mr.. George Losvar, at
Mukilteo. Their many friends here
wish them much happiness and pros.
perity.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Borchefs en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. John MAR
and son Jack, of Hill island, BE-,
on Tuesday. Mr.. and Mrs. MAR
formerly lived at Victoria but sold
their home and bought, Hill, Gooch
and several smaller surrounding is
lands. all lying near Sidney. They
are at present making their home
on Hill island.
The steamer Elmo missed calling
at Waldron, Stuart and Roche Harbor
on Monday of last week, the boat
going straight though to West Sound
on account Of the heavy west wind.
While the contract calls forthede-
livery Of the mails six times week
lucky if we get it three times as the
mail steamers Burton and Vashonian
do not make connections with the
Elmo at West Sound on Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-18
RICHARDSON

n. 2. Hodgson has returned from
Seattle.
VIM. Graham has returned from
Bellingham.
The Davis children started t.
school Monday.
Thos. Graham went to Frida,
Harbor Monday.
Mrs. N. P. Hodgson and famil,
returned from Anacortes Monday.
w. F. Bolton has been sick for the
past two weeks, but is feeling better
at this writing.
Mr.. and Miss Jarvis left Thnrsda,
for Seattle where they will spend a
few days before returning to thei,
home.
The many friends and relatives Of
Howard Graham gave him a yer,
pleasant surprise party Monday il
honor of his birthday. Forty-one
were present and every body had 8
very nice time.