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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-10-04
THE MAN ON HORSEBACK

IL SeemS 10 De charitable con-
clusi1n to ascribe the course of
Theodore Roosevelt, during the
past three ~onths, to an un.
balanced mind. If his acts mean
anything it is that he proposes to
be elected president two years
hence on the wreck of the two old
parties, elected on an anti-corpora-
ton cry in the states where so
many millions of men depend upon
corporations for their taily bread ;
and in other states where he hopes
his cowboy magnetism will carry
voters off their feet.
He has already limited at apprais-
ing and condemning the railroads,
which would mean that they there
after would be run like the post
office department, through govern
ment employees, which would
practically place the execut We IN
command of the Amy, and navy
and the transportation of the
country upon which the life of the
great cities depends from day to
day.
What with that prospect before
them will the capital class do in
the near future?
Will it not be natural for them
to call in what they can as rapidly
as they can?
If they do, what then will be the
business state of the country with
in six months.
When he was arraigned before
the Saratoga convention on Tues
day. in an absolutely truthful
address, the mob Kissed the speaker
down.
What can be hoped for when
people cease to reflect, and become
q bowling mob?
We doubt whether, were the
regular democrats and republicans
of New York state to combine in
November, they could defeat the
Roosevelt C ndidate.
Fortunately the presidential
election is yet two years off and
men will have time to gather their
wits togather by that time.
There was time when we be-
lieved that Colonel Roosevelt was
an honest and patriotic man. We
begin to doubt VIII n he was proved
an ungrateful liar, especially in
the Tillman-Chandler incident.
We believe him now to be the
most dangerous man that has ever
been in public life in the United
States, unless it shall become ey, :
dent to all in the near future that
his vanity, egotigm and ambitions
have overthrown naturally
erratic mind.
We believe that this was all
planned before he left On his
African hunting trip; that the
knowledge of it was what prompt
ed the insolence of Pinchot, which
made it necessary to dismiss him
from Office. We believe he was
behind the insurgent movement;
that had it not been the tariff
there would have been some other
cry invented.
When, in the early days of the
republic, cri SIS was pending.
Daniel Webster said. ION the
great questions which occupy us,
we all look for some decisive move
ment Of public opinion. AS wish
that movement to be free, intelli-
gent and unbiased, the true mani
festation of the public will, de-
sire to prepare the country for
another appeal. which l perceive is
about to be made to popular pre-
JUDGE, another attempt to obscure
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-10-04
Extra CAutloua.

ihey were returning to America
"ter an European honeymoon.
Seorge." petulantly. 81 really feel
nurt. over on the other side you de-
clared ] was jewel and you haven't
repeated II since we have been
aboard"
HIST" cautio ed George, holding
up a warning finger. IF declared you
q Jewel ] might have t. pay duty. You
know these customs men are terribly
strict these days"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-10-04
Cultured Guiana.

SO your daughter has been to cook.
Ing SCHOOL,"
res answered. Mrs. McGudley.
Il suppose she has helped along the
household economies?"
NO, exactly She has made us ap.
preciate our regular cook 40 much
.na' we have to raise her wages every
time she threatens to leave"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-03-22
STRENUOUS DAY
in CONGRESS-

Following is the chronological his.
torv of Saturdays proceedings in the
national house of representatives:
$3.50 a. m.-Republicans of both fac
tions conferred, in an effort to reach
the compromise which seemed possible
when the house, late Friday, ad-
lourned largely for that purpose, after
two days of fruitless struggle--virtual
ly deadlocked.
IL a. m.-The conference broke up
and it was announced that the fight
would be to the finish. The speaker g
friends refused every proposition which
tended to his humiliation.
ll:45 a. m.-Insurgent Republicans
met ana voted unanimously to support
the Norris resolution, when amended 50
as to provide for the election Of the
rules committee by the house, with the
speaker eliminated.
Noon.-Speaker Cannon called the
house to order. An attempt to recess
failed. The speaker then ruled that the
Norris resolution was not privileged.
12:42 p. m.-Norris appealed from
the speakers decision. Dalzell moved
to lay the appeal on the table.
1:04 p. m.-Dalzell's e motion to table
the Norris appeal was defeated, 1874 to
181.
LOS p. m.-Norris moved the pre-
vious question on the appeal from the
decision of the chair.
1:29 p. m.-The previous question
was ordered, 1872 to 100.
LAS p. m.-Tne house sustained the
appeal from the speakers ruling, 182
to 160.
1855 p. m.-The Norris resolution
was read from the desk preliminary to
vote
2:Os p. m.-Norris moved to amend
his resolution to the form in which it
was finally adopted. Extended debate
ensued.
Alb p. m.-The Norris resolution az
amended was adopted, 191 to 155.
4:32 p. m.-Norris moved to adjourn.
but withheld the motion at the REQUEST
of the speaker.
4:34 p. m.-Speaker Cannon began
his statement to the house, in which he
declined to resign, but invited motion
to depose him from the speakership.
4:44 p. m.-Burleson, of Texas, Offer
ed his resolution declaring the Office Of
speaker vacant and calling for imme-
diate election of a new speaker. Nor
ris made the point that his withheld
motion to adjourn had precedence over
the Burleson resolution. Pandemonium.
4:55 p. m.-Order was partially re-
stored and the speaker ruled that the
motion to adjourn did take prece-
Edenee, but he asked that j. be with
held. Norris declined to withdraw it.
5:03 p. m.-The house, by division,
refused to adjourn. This made the
Burleson resolution the question before
the house. A roll call was Immediately
ordered.
500 p. m.-The Burleson resolution
was defeated, 191 to 155.
$50 p. m.-The house adjourned
with many Republicans singing "He's
a jolly Good Fellow" as they fell
into line to shake the hand Of the
speaker.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-03-22
". P. RESUMES
FREIGHT TRAFFIC

superintendent R. NJ Ogilvie, and
Chief Train Dispatcher Hamilton, of
the Western Pacific, are in town today.
When seen this morning by a represen-
tative of the Silver State and asked
as to traffic conditions on his division,
Superintendent Ogilvie replied:
We still lack good deal of being
back to where we were before the
flood, but are now in situation to re-
sumo traffic. This morning we start
ed train east, and during the day a
train will arrive from Elko. For sew
eral weeks to come we shall detour
trains over the Southern Pacific tracks
between Beowawe and Elko. and it will
be several davs before we shall at.
tent night runs between Winnemucca
and Elko. The line from here TO San
Francisco has been open for some
days.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-03-22
DECISION OF GENERAL INTEREST
THROUGHOUT ARID WEST

Saturday evening the Billings, Mon.
tana, land Office received an opinion
from the general land office in which
the decision dismissing the contest OF
Eugene j. Auge against Virginia f..
George is afilrmea. The decision made.
defining what is 2 desert entry. is in
apparent contradiction TO the claims Of
the drv farmers a~d consequently is
regarded as being the most important
OF recent years so far as the arid west
is concerned
Mrs. George located half section of
lend under the desert act of March Z.
l'"F a"9 NJ orce took steps for it's
reclamation by irrigation The land
was planted under the expectation that
water would be available in time for
irrigation, but owing to the failure of
the ditch constructors TO fpish the
work, water was not placed on the
land. However. fair crop was reliz.
ed, and Auge, seeing this, contested
the desert land claim upon the ground
that agricultural crops could be raised
without artificial irrigation.
In the decision it was held that the
proposition of raising remunerative
crops withuot irrigation in the Yves,
had not been sufficiently established to
warrant the changing of the character
of the land, while, on the contrary, the
government reclamation projects and
the expenditure of large sums for ir.
rigation enterprises demonstrated the
fact that the lands were considered
desert. BY the finding the contest is
dismissed and the claim of Mrs. George
is affirmed, subject to possible appeal
TO the secretary of the interior.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-03-22
NO QUESTION OF
YERACITY INVOLVED

The old saying. "it' Is a mighty mean
man who will refuse to sign petition
or give away a pup has again been
illustrated by the organ of the alleged
high graders. The National mining
men, all being good fellows, good
naturedly sigened the document
stating that they had been induced to
visit National through the efforts of
Stowe. In bold type the article is
headed, "Give the Lie to the Spoilers
organ. There is no question of
veracity involved, unless it is contain
ed in the heading mentioned. The
Silver State simply stated cit is ex-
tremely doubtful etc., and the as
sertion by the mining men whose
names are attached to the communica
tion that they first heard of National
through Stowe cannot be twisted into
statement that the Silver State lied.
So far as the organ of the Spoilers -
is concerned, if the Silver State is an
organ at all, it might more properly be
called the "organ of the Despoiled."
However. if the Seattle capitalists
were induced to visit National through
the efforts of Stowe, the local public
has been laboring undr misapprehen.
sion of the facts. s. w. Gundaker,
president of the National Consolidat-
ed Mining company, and j. Sheehan,
cashier of the First National bank,
are the men to whom Humboldt coun-
ty citizens have always given the cred
it for bringing in the crowd of Alaska
and Seattle investors.
Had the organ aforesaid devoted the
time consumed in circulating its petit
tion and the space devoted to its pub
lication in enlightening the public as
to where Stowe secured his alleged
little 70-pound pocket-piece, why he
pulverized portion of it and went to
out-of-the eway Boise City to sell the
same, the people of Humboldt county
wnuld no doubt ba hattar catiofad
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-03-22
LOYELOCK ANA
!. TEURS MAKE GOOD

Twas jolly crowd from a jolly
town with jolly show. The attend.
ance was fair, many no doubt staying
away owing to the fact that this is
the Lenten season. However, all who
did attend were well pleased with the
entertainment and declared that the
'salfalfy shovelers' had made good.
In this vaudeville age, an occasional
old fashioned drama or comedy is
quite out of the ordinary and that
i Prince of Liars was relished by the
audience Saturday night was evidenc-
ed by the liberal applause awarded the
company. Mrs. w. r. Fits, as Mrs.
Gillibrand, made typical mother-in-
law, and then some. Her prompt rec
ognition of the value of documentary
evidence as "exhibits' demonstrated
that all of the legal ability possessed
by the Fits family is not monopolized
by the chief justice.
X. A. Mcclure, the "Prince,' took
the part well and his song evidently
greatly pleased the audience.
Editor Case, as usual, was made the
- fall guy,o Jut this fact was no
doubt more than compensated for in
the fainting climax, when two of the
handsome young ladies fell into john
ready arms. The appearance of
. Ralph Omerod" was the signal for
burst of applause from Johns Winnie
mucca cronies. who were lined up for
the occasion. At this psychological
moment two small boys were supposed
to hand up huge bouquet, the prepa-
ration of which had seriously depleted
Ebbett's IS Sunday stock of t9green
goods but it transpired that the
juveniles had cut it in two and sup.
piled their respective family tables
with vegetables for the next days
dinner.
Mrs. A. jain, as "Rosie, the Gutta
Percha girl, made the hit of the ev-
ening, and portrayed the difficult
character in manner that would have
done credit to professional. 1t was
the unanimous opinion that in select
ing her for a wife Joshua, the "hot
spinort,' showed himself to be con-
noisseur in the matter of feminine at
tractiveness.
The other characters were uniformly
well sustained, and the play moved off
without hitch. AS its production con-
sumed less than an hour and half's
time, few specialties would have
heightened out the evenings entertain
ment and no doubt have pleased the
audience.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-03-22
MORE APPROPRIATE
name SUGGESTED

Work goes on without cessation at
county. The c. 0. d. Co. only waits
for coal to commence drilling, when
the well will be sunk as rapidly as
possible. The Western Pacific well,
which was intended for water, was car
ried through the oil stratas without
puncturing. The C. o. D. will pune
ture at every strata, which will quickly
determine the oil bearing condition Of
the ground. Inc punctures will also re-
lease the gas now known to exist,
which will cause the oil to flow more
freely and draw it from long distance
away. There is no doubt from present
indications that oil in great quantity
must be found underlying the five-foot
strata of parafin encountered in the
other well. Should the c. o. d. well
pierce the same strata it will prove
that it is vast blanket covering the
oil. Should the Sitting Bull Co., of
Reno, also find this strata in their well,
more than mile from present opera
tions, it would seem that all doubts
should disappear and nothing remain
but to sink until the oil is found, if
it is necessary to go down 5000 feet.
The Black Rock oil field will justify
more expense in exploration than the
California fields, owing to the more
valuable grade of oil that is likely to
be obtained. 1t is claimed that the
cash value of one barrel of the Black
Rock oil is five times as great
as the California heavy grade. Now
is the time also to change the name of
the camp. for there is much in a name.
Sulphur is not suitable name. It
does not sound attractive and is synon-
omous of too many evil conditions
Sulphur Oil'' is misnomer "Sul-
phur Siding' properly belongs to the
sulphur mines whose product is sui
phur. The town the center of the oil
industry, by all means should be nam
ed after its map Identification, Black
Rock. The very name means some
thing and would be a winner. Oil
comes from rocks (petro) and the des-
ert is officially known as the "Black
Rock
Black Rock oil would be distinctive
trade mark to distinguish it from oils
from another section While the town
is yet no more than camp its man
ayers should decide upon this question
before the postoffice department acts
upon the name of the postoffice.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-03-22
WEATHER RHPoRr

Following is the report Of the local
Office of the United States weather
bureau of the department of agricul-
ture for Winnemucca for the twenty
four hours ending at a. m. today:
Maximum temperature, 6S.
Minimum temperature, 80.
Mean temperature, "a.
Normal temperature, Al.
Prevailing direction of the wind,
south. ~
Precipitation, none.
Forecast for Winnemucca and vicini-
ty for the twentyfour hours ending n
3 p. m. Wednesday, issued from San
Franeisco: Rain tonight and sWednes-
day. r. L. FISHER,
Oficial in Charge.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-03-22
U. n. & |. LINE TO
BE EXTENDED WEST

Superintendent Hugh L. Thomas, of
the Utah, Nevada & Idaho Telephone
company, arrived in town last evening,
via the Western Pacific. Mr.. Thomas
is on his regular tour of inspection of
the company lines, and from here will
proceed west as far as Reno.
Upon his return work will at once
be started on the extension of the line
from Winnemucca to Reno, to connect
with the Pacific T. & T. Co., thus Civ
ing us a connection with the coast
The new route will practically follow
the Southern Pacific, although in one
or two places lines already establish
ed will be utilized, thereby cutting
out Rye Patch and one or two other
unimortant stations.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-03-22
DECREASE IN NA-
T|ONAL FORESTF|RfS

Fire played less havoc in the wood
lands of the national forest states last
year than ii did in 1908, although the
number of fires was 40 greater. The
department of agriculture has just
completed the statistics. The protec-
tive value or the work of the depart
ment ~s shown in that () almost
eighty per cent of the fires were ex-
tinguished before as much as five
acres had been damaged; (2) less than
one and one-half acres to the square
mile of national forest land was burn
ed over; (3) and the amount of dam
age done to the burnedover area av-
eraged but $l.26 per acre.
For the twelve months ending De.
cember 81 last, there were 3,13S fires
on the forests. 1856 caused by loco.
motives. 431 by campers, 294 by light
ming. 1Sl by brush burning, 81 by in
cendiaries, 3s by sawmills and donkey
engines, 153 by miscellaneous and 1853
by unknown agencies. The area burn
ed over was. in round figures, 100000
acres, of which about $4,000 were pri-
vate lands in national forests, as
against some 100000 in 1908. Some
100000 board feet of timber was
consumed of which $4,000, 900 feet was
privately owned, as against 230,000,000
in the previous year. The loss in value
of timber DESTROYED was less than
100000. of which close to $50,0 was
privately owned. The loss of the year
before was about $450.000 Damage
done to reproduction and forage shows
remarkable decrease, less than $780,
900 being the record for 1909 and over
100000 that for 1908.
The largest number of fires oc.
cured in ldaho-99l; but the great
increase over 1908 in that state--name-
ly, 513--is entirely attributable to fires
n the Occur d'Alene, which were ex-
tinguished without material damage.
Locomotive sparks were accountable
for Gil of the blazes in this forest last
year. The exclamation of the increase
in the total for all forests is to be
found in this Occur d'Alene increase
The report of the forester for 1909
said Of the FIRE record of 1905: "That
year was one of prolonged drought
during the summer and fall, and dis
astrous forest fires throughout the
country. The national forests suffere
relatively little. About 232 ,l9l 0Or
board feet of timber. or 0o6 per cen
of the stand, was destroyed. A tota
of 2,72S fires was reported. of which
0S9 were fires confined as a rule TO
an area of five acres or less. The eos
of fire fighting. exclusive of the sai
aries of forest officers, was $73,2S333.
This sum, added to the proportion of
the total salaries of rangers and guards
properly chargeable to patrol and fire
fighting was less than one-twentieth
of one per cent of the value Of the tim.
ber protected, estimated at an average
stumpage value of i So per thousand. %
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-03-22
SERVICES
AT THE CHURCHES
Easter Sunday at Church Of st. Mary
the Virgin.

Easter Sunday at Church Of st. Mary
the Virgin
This being the Queen Festival OF
the year, the general public are re
quested to meet and worship with us
The services will be as follows:
Full Choral celebration Of the
Eucharist, the Sacrament, Holy Bapt
ism and sermon at IL a. m.
Children s service at p. m.
Evening prayer and sermon at 1880
Musical Program for Morning Service
Organ Prelude.
Professional Hymn, 519.
Kyrie.
Gloria Tibi.
Creede.
Anthem, "Christ Our Passover, -
(ChappeD Choir.
Seromonic Hymn, 121.
Offertory Solo, "Hosanna," (Gran-
ier) Miss Mabel Nickerson.
Sursum Corda
Sanctus.
Communion Hymn, 225.
Gloria in. Excelsis.
Nunc Dimittis.
Recessional lynn, lis.
Organ Postlude.
Evening Program.
Organ Prelude.
Professional Hymn, SIG.
Magnificat.
Nunc Dimittis.
Anthem, fEver SO in Christ, -
(ChappeD Choir.
Hymn, 116.
Solo, "Come Let Us Sing" (Bar-
rett) Miss Dorothy Parker.
Offertory Solo, "Hold Thou Ny
Hand,' Miss Lottie Porter.
Recessional Hymn, 110.
Organ Postlude.
A. LESTER HAZLETT,
Archdeacon.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-03-22
SHEAR|NC STOPPED
DUE TO COLD

Shearing at the Winnemucca corrals
commenced Sunday, with force of 80
shearers and some 10000 or $4,000
head of sheep in sight. Work was sus.
pended this morning, owing to the cold
weather, but will be resumed as soon
as the sun comes out and warns things
up little.
The clip this year is unusually clean
and made up for the mot part of long
woods.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-03-22
RETURNS FROM PROFESSIONAL
TRIP TO SAN FRANCISCO

DR.. Mangan returned from San Fran
cisco Sunday afternoon, where he had
accompanied Felix Poulin, as stated in
Saturdays Silver State. Mr.. Poulin
is expected to return some time during
next week.
Dr. Mangan, while in the city, called
on Father Meehan at st. Josph' Is hospi-
tai and reports the popular prelate as
looking well and in the best of spirits
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-03-22
CLARENCE SAGE GOES
BACK TO THE RANCH

Clarence Sage has rendered his res
ignation as chief of the secret service
of the Goldfeld Consolidated company
and intends TO leave for the northern
:r w =, ~ :ay' I.
has recently purchased what is know
as the Reilly ranch. 20 miles north
of Winnemucca, and it is fully stocked
and ready for extensive business.-vir-
ginia City Enterprise.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-03-22
S. P. CONSTRUCTION
GANG LEAVES INLAY

Last Saturday the s. P. construction
gang, which had been stationed at I'm
lay for the past three years, finished up
ITS work, and yesterday moved to
Nina. Since the division was moved
from Winnemueca to INLAY, first class
water and sewer systems have been in
stalled. For some time after first NOV
ing to the new division point water was
scarce, but the company built a seven
mile pipeline to Pripee Royal canyon
and the town now has an abundant
supply of fine water
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-03-22
GRAND POST-LENTEN BALL
NEXT MONDAY NIGHT

Do not forget the grand post -Lenten
ball to be given at the Nixon next
Monday evening by the ladies of ST.
Paul's Catholic church. The promoters
of the event will also serve fine sup
per in the dining room for the nominal
price of SOC per plate. EVANS or.
chestra has been engaged for the oc-
casion
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-03-22
Probably NO Service at st Paul's.

Owing to the fact that next Sunday
is the regular dav for holding Catholic
services at Lovelock, it is not prob
able that mass will be celebrated at st.
Paul's church. In the absence of
Father Enright at Mazuma, his plans
for the day could not be learned, but
will be pubnshed in Saturdays issue of
this paper.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-03-22
EASTER BAZAAR AND DIN
NER TOMORROW AFTERNOON

The Ladies Aid society of the Moth
odist church will hold Their Easter
bazaar and dinner in the +. c. Robins
real estate building on Bridge strne'
wednesday, March 23d. instead of tn
18th. as previously announced The,
VIII be booth for the sale of aprons
and other fancy articles. also a booth
for the sale of home made candy. Din
ner VIII be served from 4 p. m. until
late in the evening.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-03-22
FOUR CAUGHT IN
THE UFFICIAL DRAGNET

At an early hour yesterday morning
local officers made roundup in the
redlight district, with the RESULT that
four men were caught in the official
dragnet. Yesterday three of the pris-
oners were found guilty in Judge
Robins court. but sentence was de-
ferred. The fouth who has been in
the iimelight on several recent oc-
casions, and whose name is withheld
solely on account of his respectable
family, demanded jury, and is having
his trial today.
w. +. Vanover, the Sawtooth mining
man. is in town today.