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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-04-01
Who's Brown

The next attraction at the Bradley
Opera House will be Who's
Brown" and it promises to be one
of the most enjoyable of the season.
Rehearsals are being held nightly
now, and all of the players are well
up in their lines
AS stated before, the play is one
of the funniest ever written, and
Frank Wheeler in the leading part
is the funniest ever. Others in the
cast have exceedingly funny parts
and will make big hits
Several specialties will be intro
duced, including imersonations, that
will cover a period of 80 minutes,
of Americas foremost comedians in
song and jest by Richard Gregg:
George M. Conan, in "Life's a
Very Funny Proposition After ALL
Raymond Hitchcock. in so What's
the Use;' Ben WEIGH, the Leading
Hebrew vaudevillian in parody;
Cliff Gordon, the world famed Ger
man dialect comedian in extracts
from his side splitting monologue.
The EIko Orchestr will play and
no effort will be spared to give those
who attend their moneys worth.
AS has been announced, the date
has been changed from April lst to
April End on account of the High
School dance on the former date.
Tickets were placed on sale at
the Comercial Office today. Re-
served seats as cents, general adj
mission so cents e.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-04-01
Promoting A Nevaea Railroad

Word has been received from j..
G. Jacobs, president of the Amcri-
a Safety Railroad Switch Com
pany at Salt Lake, that he will be in
Winnemucca within the next few
days in the interest of the proposed
Paradise Valley Railroad Company.
Mr.. Jacobs and his associates are
the promoters of the new COM
pany, which proposes TO construct a
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-04-01

Parties ontftting for the ,Jarhidoc
VIII lind pack saddles. feed bags, slccn.
ing c~anvases' tents and everything
ncedcdin the outatting line at G. A
harfington's harness shop at reasonable
prices. See him before purchasing yo,,r
'o"'
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-04-01
A Good Indian

The editor of the Churchill
County Standard has found a good
Indian and writes as follows about
his excellent traits:
In our last issue we told Of being
the possessor of an Indian skull.
We know it's an Indian skull
because the lowness of the forehead
and the redness of the bone would
denote that it once formed the back
ground for a Piute visage. Of
course, my experience as a skull
ologist is limited, but | am sure that
a Piute Indian one possessed this
skull. After receiving the skull, |
scraped off the dirt, looked it over
carefully and came to the conclusion
that it was dead. | took this r
caution because an Indian is not al
ways dead when he has that appear
ance. But have the most childlike
faith and confidence in this skull.
Somehow / do not feel the slightest
distrust for this portion Of an In
dams remains. Live Indians do not
look half as picturesque as the en-
cravings on art calendars and other
interesting literature. The smell is
not the same, either, by a long shot,
especially when the sweat sccretions
are working well.
Nature surely balled things up
awfully when she constructed the
Indian. He has certain moral,
mental and physical eccentricities
which can only be remodeled when
he is in the condition of this Indian
of mine. True, this one isn't much
of an Indian, but he suits me all
right, for the sand hill where he re-
posed so long was both a disinfector
and deodorizer. This Indian, too,
has certain traits of character not
to be found among his brethren in
this vicinity. lie never drinks forty
rod, nor al he catch the smallpox
or other contagious and infectious
diseases and thereby cause his white
neighbors grave concern. He will
never loiter around the streets, of
Fallon, sore-eyed and clothed in
filthy habiliments. brushing against
your wife or children. None of
these vices will never affect my. In
dian for that reason I have placed
the sky-piece of this noble red man
on the highest paper shelf in the
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-04-01
For Matching

Imported FuIl-Blood Hun Leghorn. splendid
layers. Per setting. SIUO.
Imported Full. Blood. Rose Comb. Black Nj
norcIS. splendid layers. Per setting. slJI.
Full Hood. RoSc-Comb. Regal White wyan.
dDttvs. imported from Ontario. Thi, breed won
in the government test over al others. ten hens
averaging sgI eggs each in..a days. Price per
setting. $3.50.
Mail Order, Filled.
NEVADA POULTY co. Elko. Nevada.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-04-01

lined on both sides with nepa shacks,
this street runs into a bamboo
thicket at the end. 1t is always full
of maidens, bare at neck and
ankle. and children clad in comfort
but nothing else; ROSTERS fight in
the shade of the nepa awnings.
One a always hear a bamboo
orchestra playing something after
Beethoven (many years after.) In
M of the shacks will be ballet
girls dancing in chinelas. Often
times 4 girl will lose 4 chinela. but
she never stops dancing and the
next time around she steps into it.
They understand the use of talcum
powder, too, and are never sparing
in the use of it. They are happy.
so what difference does it make to
the rest of the world? In the
cities things are different. They
are cities of sights; and smells of
the streets, dark, narrow and
gloomy, always suggest tragedy
and mystery to me.
l never enjoy being in the city
always get out on the drives or
remain in the plazas. The
Philippine people are believers in
the Bible in one way at least, they
multiply and replenish the earth
always very large families; and
the entire belongings of a family,
generally, are a fire pot, slat plat
form, rice kettle and two or more
roosters. But they r just as happy
as if they lived in marble palaces.
The MeXicans are much the same.
only they have more ideas about
dress sc far as color goes. The man
is to be pitied who will trust either.
On a stroll down Gale Real. one of
they principal streets of Iloilo, you
will G people from almost every
part of the world. To commence
with there are the soldiers, dressed
in khaki; chinos from China, clad
in wind bags; Hindoos from India.
in nine yards of red calico mostly
wrapped about their heads:
japanese from the north; Russians
who a away from the battleships:
Singalese from Ceylon; Turks;
Cretes; Arabians and jewellers from
every country in Europe.
February 2nd and Bird, there was
a big fiesta at Jaro. | don't know
what it was to celebrate, don't think
any Philippine knows, but it's no
matter. Everybody who could do
so attended. Jaro is only ) kiIo-
meters from Iloilo. We ran subur-
ban service between Iloilo and Jaro.
handling many thousands of people.
A big mass was celebrated at the
churches at night. Everybody cor
fessed to the padre, and the children
wer confirmed. As soon as this
service was over they fastened to
the cock pits, to bet their denero
on their favorite birds (munooks.)
The excitement in one of their cock
pits is great. | will leave that to
your imagination. They can do
anything, so long as they a get
to a priest to confess before they
die.
The church certainly has a grip
on these people, and the church is
to blame for the low state of NOR
atty that exists among them. The
people themselves are not to blame"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-04-01

Office. where his kindly mug will
smile on delinquent subscribers and
cheer them on their way. Those
wishing to view the remains will
please pay a years subscription,
pass to the left. and step high.
flowers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-08
Two Fine Displays

Joseph Splitter and Robert Stein
ert, local gardeners, both have fine
displays of vegetables grown in this
city, in the WIN. Olson and E. Berg
mann windows. The displays
consist of celery, cullifiower, cabbage
cucumbers, radishes, onions and
tomatoes. The displays would be
hard to beat anywhere in the coun-
try. Mr.. Splitter offers a $500
premium to the one who can beat
his display. All of the vegetables
must be taken from the one garden.
There is getting to be good deal of
interest taken by the gardeners in
seeing who can raise the best stuff.
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interest of both that the general
public be justly dealt with. We
should be unrelenting in our
war against the abuses of capital
and they are many. We should
be unrelenting in our efforts to
destroy the evil tendencies OF
corporations and there are a
host of them. But we should
make it plain at all times that W.
have no intentions OF injuring
the legitimate rights Of either.
Organized labor now has more
than two million mem bers in this
country. It's power for good
cannot be measured. Tt viii
com mand respect in just so fal
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-08
NELSON A SUICIDE
Takes own Life This Morning
by Shooting Himself.
Worry Over Wife's illness
Said to Have Been the
Cause Of Deed.

The community was great
ly shocked this morning at
about 1O:30 o'clock by the
news that N. j. Nelson, the
jeweler, had committed sui
eide, having shot himself
through the head with a -
caliber revolver at his home
at the rear of the jewelry
store. Mrs. Gilbert Olson
was the first to discover the
lifeless remains lying upon
the floor in the kitchen.
Mrs. Olson had been over to
the rooms taking care of Mrs.
Nelson who is quite seriously
ill. She says that no shot
was heard by either of them.
and that Mr.. Nelson had been
dead for some time when
found. She was on her way
to the kitchen to get a glass
of water when she discovered
MIR. Nelson lying upon the
floor in a pool of blood. Mrs.
Olson immediately rushed
out and notified Undertaken
Hanson and the remains were
removed to the undertaking
rooms of the r. j. Meehan
company. Mrs. Nelson has
not yet been notified.
1t is said that worry over
his wife's condition and the
loss of sleep had caused the
man to go temporary insane
and that he had taken his life
while in this condition. Mrs.
Nelson has been quite sick
for some two weeks and dur
ing that length OF time MIR. !.
Nelson has been at the bed
side continually. 1t is said
that he has not had any sleep
for three or four nights, and
even though friends were
there to take care of Mrs.
Nelson, it is said that he
could not sleep. Relatives
were notified this morning.
Mr.. Nelson has been a resi-
dent of this city for a number
of years and was we'll thought
of by those who knew him.
He has been very prosperous
in business. During the
month of June he was married
and since that time the couple
have been keeping house ir
the rooms at the rear of the
jewelry store.
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Brother w. HI. Holmes of the Bay
field Progress made us a pleasant call
on Labor Day. We were glad to
meet and from the acquaintance OF
Brother Holmes. He, like ourselves
finds Bayfield, Co., just about the
best place in wisconsin to live. So
great is his confidence in the future
of the county, that he has invested
in some of Bayfield, County soil, We
are glad he is wise.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-08
Delivered at Big Labor Day
Celebration
Many Good Points Brought
Out that All Should
Read.

It is a common saying that the
basis of all happiness, the found
alton of all prosperity is labor.
Idleness has no proper place IN
this universe and the world
abhors the indolent man. The
man without an occupation, with
out work for hand or brain is
not only useless but dangerous
to society, for idleness is the
mother of criminals. Hence the
employment of our people brings
prosperity not only because it
is a means of obtaining liveli-
hood for self and family. but be-
cause it brings contentment and
satisfaction to the mind and
means the progress of the peo-
pie onward and up pward.
Labor generally today is well
employed and yet the question
constantly arises, Does Labor as
rule receive it's fair share OF
the proceeds of it's toll? Are it's
rights respected and protected
as they should be. Are wrongs
committed in it's name and what
does the future hold in store?
In speaking to you today |
wish to briefly discuss some of
these questions, for upon such
an occasion as this it is well to
consider for time questions af-
fecting our welfare, problems
upon the right solution of which
the very existence OF our Repub-
lican institutions may depend
In my discussion | cannot hope
to bring to you any additional
knowledge or new ideas upon
this subject. Indeed many OF
you may have made a much more
careful and thorough study of
these questions than i, but I
may perhaps be able to present
some thoughts from a somewhat
different view point than you
have been accustomed to observe
them and thus bring out in a
clearer light the ideas you al
ready have.
Does labor as a rule receive a
fair share of the rewards Of it's
industry? And this brings us
at the very outset to a consider
alton of the relations between
capital and labor. Necessarily
all of the proceeds of labor first
go to capital and a portion is re-
turned to labor We know thai
capital and labor are each neces
sary to the other. Withdraw
capital from the channels OF
business and industry. and i'm
mediately labor lies helpless and
want and suffering and destitu-
ton appear. Withdraw labor
from our factories and our fields
and billion collar corporations are
as valueless as the sand upon
the sea shore. Each is depend
ent upon the other and it is only
in a com bination of the two that
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-08
A Landslide in County and
State.
Entire State Ticket Nominat-
ed. Knight Also Wins
for Assembly

The primary election held
on Tuesday of this week
clearly demonstrated that the
people of the state of Wis
consin are determined to
keep up the work that they
have started along the pro-
gressive line by keeping men
in office that will lookafter the
interests of the people as a
whole and not favor special
interests. Therefore in ac-
cordance with this belief the
people at the primaries nom
mated meu to office that have
been identified with the pro-
gressive movement. The en-
tire state went progressive so
far as the state officers were
concerned and from late
returns it is found that the
next state legislature will
have enough members to
carry through Progressive
measures. The popular vote
for LaFollette and LenrOot
was overwhelming in this dis
trict, and in the state it is
claimed that LaFOllette will
run in excess of 10000 ahead
of the rest of the ticket. It
IS even claimed that Tucker,
who committed suicide a few
days ago, has been nominated
to the Office of attorney gen.
eral over Bancroft and Gun
derson and it will be up to
the state central committee to
fill the vacancy.
In the 23rd Assembly dis
taict William Knight Of Bay
field was nominated over
Frank Hammill of Spooner.
Knights vote in this county
was 1905 to 5l3 for Hammill.
In the district he will win out
by about 500 majority.
In the county the contest
over several county offices
was quite spirited, especially
is this true over district
xEH1sgRgE1g 8 2
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I. l. LENROO1'S ADDRESS

either can prosper. Labor is
entitled first of all to a living
wage enabling the toiler to live
according to American standards
of comfort and this should 81.
ways be first considered in the
cost of production. Then tho
other elements, such as depre-
citation, cost of distribution. ETC.,
and finally capital is entitled to
reasonable return upon it's in
vestment considering the risks
and hazards of the business.
Then If the price at which the
product is sold produces a great
er income than this amount, that
differences belongs to labor
equally with capital, for what
labor has produced it should be
given full credit for and capital
too is entitled to it's full share.
Now, does labor as a rule re-
ceive it's full share. The coal
that we burn costs, including
labor and fair interest upon
the investment, less than Us so
per ton laid down at our doors.
We pay $7.75 today. TO whom
does the other $2. 25 per ton go?
Does labor receive any share OF
lit? No, it goes into the pockets
of President Baer and his as
sociates who own the railroads
and the coal mines. Either coal
should cost us less or the miners
W no dig and those who handle it
should receive more. What is
true of coal is true of the oil we
burn, the clothes we wear and
almost ever article of necessity.
A part of these enormous profits
belong to those who are the pro-
ducers, labor, and part belongs
to the consumer who should re-
ceive a reduction IL the price.
This is the condition. Is there
any remedy. Will it suffice to
say to labor: You are getting
enough to eat, to drink and to
wear You are more prosperous
than ever before. Therefore you
should be content. You should
not concern yourselves about
these things" But capital,
blinded in this blind rush for
dividends and greater dividends,
does not seem to see what is ap-
parent TO any thinking man. It
does not see that only by a fair
distribution of the fruits of indus
try can prosperity long remain
with US. AS inevitable as night
| follows day a reaction will come
| if present conditions continue
and when it does come labor will
be the first to feel it's crushing
force. What is the remedy?
There are two of which [ wish
to speak today, the organization
of labor, and the making of this
great government of ours re-
preventative of the American
people instead Of special inter-
ests. Wealth is organized and
to meet it anywhere upon an
eq ual footing labor must be or
ganized. Trade unions offer a
partial solution of the difficulty
so far as labor is concerned
Capital is com bined to advance
it's interests. Labor must com
bine to advance it's interests.
If labor stood solidly together in
all just demands they would be
invincible. But we must remem-
Der that the acts and deeds OF
union labor must be meas ured
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-08
A PROGRESSIVE VICTORY

attorneyship. Although the
returns are not yet all in E.
&c. Alvord Of this city still
leads and will undoubtedly be
nominated.
The vote il the county for
the Offices where there was
contests was as follows:
This is for Is out of "a pre-
cincts.
Sheriff
J. A. Mcdonald 1049
A. Pearce Tomkins 744
Clerk of Court
E. A. Bell S13
Geo. A. Calder 321
HI. J. Finstad 27L
District Attorney
E. G.. AlvOrd 69l
Charles f. Morris 664
County Surveyor
E. K. Brigham 1853
R. W. Smith 678
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40 acres of good fruit and dairy
land at Three Switch school house.
On easy terms. Ed. Williams.
Subscribe for THE TIMES.
"Had dyspepsia or indigestion for
years. No appetite, and what | did
eat distressed me terrible. Burdock
Blood Bitters cured me-"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-09-08

by the same standard as the acts
Of col porate wealth. What is
wrong in o-4 is wrong in
the other. 1t is the inherent
right Of American citizens to
peacefully assemble and discuss
their conditions. 1t is their
right to quit work in a body as
well as singly Tin the absence of
any contract to the contrary
and any corporation that will
seek, and any court that will
grant an injunction preventing
them from SO doing is trampling
upon the rights of American
citizens. And on the other hand
any labor unions that will resort
to violence to prevent their fell
low man from working is wrong
and is equally subject to censure.
The great strength of labor
unions is in their acting lawfully.
in their so conducting them
selves as to command the re-
spect and good will of honest
men everywhere; and the great
weakness Of capital, of com bina-
tions of wealth commonly known
as trusts, is in their acting un-
lawfully, violating both natural
law and the statute law of the
land. Trade unions have done
much for labor and under wise
and Conservative leadership o
they will do much more. There
have been times in the past when
its leadership was neither wise
nor conservative. Labor has
had leaders who were not always
true to labor's interests. In
some cases there has been too
much hatred of capital and fail
ure to recognize that capital is
necessary to labor and that the
wlsest course is to endeavor to
harmonic the differences be-
tween them.
When capital will treat with
union labor, when they shall each
freely recognize the rights of the
other to meet upon a common
level, leaving behind them all
feelings of hostility and animos-
ity, and in tne mutual co-opera-
tion work for the best interests
of both, then there will no long.
er be strife between capital
and labor.
Capital and labor too often
treat each other as enemies.
They should meet as friends.
Capital often treats labor with
m uch less consideration than it
does the seller of the merchan-
disc which it requires. Labor
is in one sense commodity
quite as necessary to capital as
the raw material out of which
it's products are fashioned. But
when man sells his labor, his
brain, his body must go with it.
He gives his employer not only
his muscle bnt his God given in
teliigence goes into his employ
er's service, and he is entitled
to meet the representatives of
capital as man to man. But
labor too is prone to consider
C lpltal as it's enemy as an evil
to be endured. Labor organiza-
tions have great power. If su.
fficiently organized they can die
tate terms to capital, but neither
should dictate to the other.
When labor shall compel capital
to treat with it upon terms OF
equality, then they can meet, not
as enemies but as friends. Pro
perty has it's rights, and it is the
duty of every good citizen, nc
matter what his walk in life NAV
be to defend both.
We must recogniz, that these
extensive railway systems, these
great manufacturing industries
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as it appeals to the sense of JUS
tice of men. Ii can never get
sympathy by resorting to VIC
lence, by breaking it's contracts,
by violating law. Capitol can
never command the respect and
sympathy of men when violating
our laws, by creating monopol-
les, and taking toitself enormous
profits to which it Is not entitled.
Organized labor has accomplish
ed much not only for the welfare
of the laboring man, but for the
good of society generally.
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ed much not only for the welfare
of the laboring man, but for the
good of society generally.
But there is another remedy
which l desire to briefly refer to.
We often hear it said that no
acts of Congress. no legislation
Of any character can make pros.
perity. that we are all of the
time expecting too much from
legislation, expecting it to do too
much for US, that prosperity al
ways depends upon natural con
ditions. This in a sense is true,
and yet all of the conditions
necessary to prosperity may be
present. but because of vicious
legislation or the absence Of
needed legislation, it is not
awakened to life. There has
never been a time during the
last fifty years except during
the great war of the Rebellion
when the people of this country
should not have oeen prosperous
Under no condition should it be
possible except through famine
or great calamity for our coun-
try to be anything but prosper
Gus. With fertile fields and
farms producing an abundance
of all that man can desire, more
than sufficient for our needs and
feeding millions across the seas,
with lnexhaustable riches stored
in the earth for our use, with
the gift of steam and electricity
to mankind, with the magnificent
waterway penetrating the heart
of the con tinent to where we
now stand making transporta-
tion cheap, with a multitude of
inventions and intricate machin-
cry adding to our comfort and
pleasure, who is there that will
say the highest prosperity
should not be the natural con-
dition of our people, and yet We
do have hard times, times when
want and suffering are every
where. Why is this. One rea
son is there is too much special
Legislation in the land. Special
legislation secured by corporate
wealth has created artificial con-
ditions dangerous to the people
and if left to continue unchecked
will surely lead to disaster.
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