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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-06-24
Salmasundi
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY

w. w. Mcais, the Gold Creek
sheepman, wasan arrival on last
nights Tuscarofa stage.
Mr.. Speedie, the Western Pacific
travelling auditor, was an arrival on
No. 5 last night.
Mrs. Drunheller of Hallack, who
has been spending the week here
with a sicl baby, returned to her
home this morning.
The Nerada Legislators in framing
the prize fighting law very con-
siderately and virtuously declared
that ~ s1ch contests might take
placeon any day but Sunday.
A decree of divorce was granted
to Attorney General Stoddard at
Reno Wednesday from his wife,
Ethel Stoddard, on the grounds of
desertion.
1t is said that plans are being
considered to set the date of the
Carson carnival ahead two or three
days so as to conflict with the prize
fight.
Accorording to the New York Sun
Congressman Bennett of New York
is responsible for inducing Gov.
Gillet to put the ban on prize fight
ing in California. Bennett as a
member of the Committee on For
cign Relations and believed that the
only chance California had of get
ting the 1915 Exposition was to de-
clare against prizefights.
A bit of pure and harmless mis-.
chief ut recitation in Yale was the
device of q member Of the class OF
10. who introduced at recitation q
turtle covered by a newspaper
pasted on the shell. The tutor had
too much pride to come down from
his perch and solve the mystery OF
the newspaper movement, buJ
twenty years after, meeting a mem
Der of the class, his fast anC
abrupt question was, Mr.. w.,
what made that paper mover"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-06-24
LOVE AND FLOWERS

My daughter. wouldst thou know
a mans secrets? Go to the florist,
then, o simple one, for in him ev-
cry man reposeth his confidence.
Yea, by the flowers which he send
eth a woman shall ye judge the
quality of a mans love, likewise the
quality and exact stage.
AS violets pass unto roses, and
roses unto naught, so passeth his
grand passion from the first throes
into matrimony.
Lo, at the beginning of a love
affair mark with what care a man
selecteth his flowers in person, that
not a wilted violet shall offend
thine eyes!
Yet as time passeth he telephon-
eth his order and leaveth it all to
the clerk. And there cometh a day
when he murmureth YEARLY. Il
say, old chap, make that a standing
order, will your"
Then the florist heaveth a sigh,
for he knoweth that the end is %
hand. Yea, this is the mark of an
engaged man who doeth his duty.
So after the wedding banquets
all orders shall cease together, and
until he seeketh flowers for h is
wife's grave, that man shall not
again entnr y ao~;-t'- ah~r
F~orstaple carnations, bought up
on the street corner and carried
home in a paper bag, are a fit offer
ing for any wife. Yet a funeral re.
joiceth the florists heart and max.
eth him to smile, for he knoweth
that q widower's next order shall
be worthy Of a new cause and thu
game shall begin all over again.
Verify, verify, my daugter,
charge thee, account no man il
love until he hath gone forth into
the gardens ard the fields ant
plucked thee n few dinky pansies OF
stray weeds with his own hands.
For when a man sondcth thee vic
lets II may mean only sentiment
and when he scndeth thee orchidi
it may be only a bluff, but when HI
doeth real work for any woman /
meaneth business. Selahl-Londor
Tit-Bits.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-06-24
ODDIE FOR GOVERNOR

Hon. T. l.. Oddie has announced
that he will be a candidate on the
republican ticket for the nomina-
ton of governor, to be decided at
the primaries on September 6.
7. L. Oddie is one of the best
loved men in the state of Nevada,
for his manliness of character.
honesty and integrity he has won
hundreds of friends. AS a candi-
date for the governorship, he can
not be defeated, either at the pri-
maries or at the general election.
Senator Oddie and Jim Butler
are responsible for the wages that
theminers in this section are receiv-
ing today. He has always stood
up for the miners and by doing so
has earned the undying gratitude
of the underground workers. Now
that he has definitely announced his
candidacy, every miner in the state,
irrespective of politics, can be de-
pended or to work for his election.
Among the business men Mr..
Oddie is equally as strong and will
have hackers galore throughout the
campaign. There will be hardly
any need of him making a campaign
for his admirers will see to it in
the different camps and cities, that
his interests are looked AFTER
TonOpah Bonanza.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-06-24
WHAT IS HOME
WITHOUT A DADDY

We happened in a home the other
night and over the parlor door saw
the legend, worked in letters of red.
What Is home Without Mother?"
Across the room was another brief,
God Bless Our Home" says a
father who knows.
Now what is the matter with
God Bless Our Dad?" He gets
up early. lights the fire, boils an
egg and wipes off the dew of the
dawn with his boots while many a
mother is sleeping. He makes the
weekly handout for the butcher.
the grocer, the milkman and the
baker, and his pile is badly worm
before he has been home an hour.
If there is a noise during the
night dad is kicked in the back and
made to go down stairs and find the
burglar and kill him. Mother
darns the socks, but dad bought
the socks in the first place, and the
needles and the yarn afterwards.
Mother does up the fruit; we'll dad
bought it all, and jars and sugar
cost like the mischief.
Dad buys the chickens for the
Sunday dinner, carves them himself
and draws the neck from the ruins
after every one else is served.
What Is Home Without a Mother?"
Yes, that is all right, but what is
home without a father? Ten
chances to one it's a boarding
house, father is under a slab, and
the landlady is the widow. Dad,
here's to you-you've got your
faults; you may have lots of EN-
but you're all right, and we will
miss you when you're gone.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-06-24
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE

After reading a letter received
from her husband, j. K. Turner,
consulting engineer and representa-
tive Of A. ID. Myers in Goldfeld,
Mrs. Turner went to her home and
shot herself through the left breast.
She fred a shot with a 80 calibre
revolver to test the gun. Mrs
Scott, who lived next door, heard
the shot and ran into Mrs. Turner's
home where she found the injured
woman in a chair with the revolver
ciasped in her hand and the blood
flowing from her breast. She is
still alive, but the chances of her
recovery r slight Enterprise.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-06-24

OF Lake Como. Italy. a few weeks
ago, was arrested in New York
Thursday as he landed from the
steamship Princess Irene. Chralton
denied his identity at first, but af-
forwards confessed to killing his
wife. Following is his statement:
My wife and self lived happily
together. She was the best woman
IN the world to me-, but she had an
lngovernab!e temper. So had |.
We frequently quarrelled over the
most trivial matters and her lang
uage to me was frequently so foul
that knew she did not know the
meaning of it.
The night l struck her she had
been ~quarreling with me. She was
in the worst temper | had ever seen
her in. | told her if she did not
cease would leave her and put a
stop to it. She stopped for a little
while and started again. / took a
mallet which l had used to do
household repairs and struck her
three times. I thought she was
dead. put the body in a trunk in
which | also threw the ma.let.
About II that night | brought
the trunk to my house and dragged
down to a small pier and threw
overheard. l left the following
night and went to Como and from
there to Genoa where | took the
steamer Irene three days later.
The room where | killed her was
outdoor sleeping apartment.
(Signed) Porter Charlton.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-06-24
Salmagund
FROM DAILY

f. c. Mcclellan and wife will
leave on No. 4 Monday, June goth.
for Montello for an absence of
about three weeks.
W. T. Smith left yesterday on
No. 3 on a business trip to Sacra-
mento.
John Vowel returned Saturday
evening from Ogden where he was
in search of relief from rheumatism
Mrs. f. a. Keith and two
daughters, Miss Carrie Keith and
Miss Bessie Keith, returned Satur-
day evening from their visit TO Los
Angeles.
W. W. Bcoher. editor of the In
dependent, left on No. 3 Sunday
afternoon to attend the Odd
Fellows Grand lodge meeting in
Keno. He expects to return about
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bonnie Mcbride
are here visiting with Mr.. Nc
Brides parents.
Mrs Cora Kaiser arrived here
Saturday and will visit for awhile
with her mother. Mrs. Tabcr.
Mrs. Robinson of Ruby Valley
passed through Elko Saturday on
NO 3 in route to California, where
she goes for the benefit of her
health. Her daughter Miss Ernie,
accompanied her from this place.
lnsurgcnt republicans Of Iowa
won decisive victories in primary
conventions. Only three stand
patters' were nominated from the
eleven congressional districts.
Statisticians figure that the recent
census will show that the center Of
population at present is in Michigan
or Wisconsin. The mathematical
spot moves but once in a decade
and 10 years ago il was in Indiana.
James Dewar, who died at Salt
axe City on June II was buried in
inc knights Of Pythias cemetary
'hls afternoon. The funeral took
place from the late residence Of
inc deceased and was under the
auspices Of the local Knights
lodge. Rev. Parker conducted the
funeral ceremony and the funera'
was largely attended. The music
was furnished by the Episcopa
choir. The floral offerings wer,
many and beautiful showing tn,
nigh esteem in which Mr.. Dcwal
was held in this community.
Indian johnny. a leader of tn,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-06-24

shoshones at Tippett, in the north.
eastern corner Of White Pine county.
was shot and killed Monday last by
Harrison T. Kelsey. From infor.
nation obtained at the present time
1t seems that several Indians were
on a big drunk, and when they met
Kelsey they proceeded to beat him.
and as ne was getting decidedly the
worst Of the fight. he drew his gun
shot Indian Johnny. The others
the party made a hasty retreat.
II. Allison. justice of the peace
az cherry Creek, is at Tippett in
vestigating the affair, and the causes
leading to the killing.-Ely Record.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-06-24
Salmagundi
FROM DAILY

Mr.. and Mrs. Bonnie Mcbride
returned from Las Vegas on No.
3 this afternoon.
Judge w. L.Kuykendall., Grand
Sire Of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows passed through this
afternoon on his way to Reno to
visit the Grand Lodge of Nevada.
France "a now appreciate the
kind of moral exhortation that the
United States has been experiencing
for the last Is years. If it does not
feel uplifted it remains a country
without ideals.-New York World.
Constable Happier and w. H.
Woodruff, Carlinites, r in town.
Mr.. Woodruff reports considerable
friction in that town over the suits
to compel people to move their
buildings from the streets and alleys.
The remains of Mr.. Dewar will
rive on No. ) tonight and the
neral will probably be held Mon
~. We have been unable to
ocure the necessary data for a
)per notice, but have been
omised it for Mondays issue.
Today the Elko Mercantile Com
my opened up in their new
l~arters, the building formerly &C.
lpied by the WIN. Hunter company.
hey have made some changes in
he interior that are surprisingly
1ice. The inside is clean and shiny
and very attractive and all day they
have been entertaining a big crowd
Of buyers. This was due TO the
almost unheard-of low prices that /
Mr.. Hazelton made for his opening
day. That the prices are low can
be judged by the fact that he is
selling a great deal of mere handise
TO outside towns, as far away as
Ely, in fact. lfyou have not visited
the store today, Mr.. HaZclton
would like to see you there Monday
or as soon as you need anything in
the grocery or meat line. He feels
sure that he a give you as low
prices and As courteous treatment
as you can get anywhere else in the
world.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-06-24
HOW TO COOK MEAT

United States Senate,
Washington, D. c.
June 18th. 1910.
The Independent, Elko, Nevada.
Dear Sirs:-
In connection with the widespread
agitation about the increasing cost
of living, considerable interest has
been aroused by a bulletin recently
issued by the department of agri-
culture, which attempts to give
instruction in the best methods of
cooking meats in the home. This is
Farmers B~ulletin No. 391, entitled
Meat in the Home" and it is a
practical cook book for home use.
Believing that it will prove of
interest to the people of Nevada, |
am sending yon IN copies Tor free
distribution, and shall be glad if
you will give them such notice in
your paper as you think proper and
hand them to those who call. II
you need more, kindly inform me
and I will endeayor to supply you.
Very sincerely yours.
Francis G. Newlands.
Notice will be given of the ar
rival of these bulletins and those
who want them should call or send
for them. Applications from the
country will receive our prompt
attention.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-06-24

uepu.y recorder. 1t is good to see
familiar faces in that Office ono
more. Deputy Eyler has resigned
as we are informed, on account Of
the sickness of his wife, who live.
in Colorado.
MI. and Mrs. Willis returned last
night from a trip through the
northern part of the county. Mr..
willis reports the roads in bad con-
dltion in the section visited. tn
spring floods played havoc with the
roads and bridges all over the county
and it will cost the taxpayers a snug
sum to even put them in the cor.
dltlon they were before the floods
came.
Deputy Sheriff Morgan was cal
led to the Geiger grade late yester-
day afternoon. where a woman who
proved to be Pearl Foley, was found
lying unconscious in the road. 1t
is the supposition that she started
to walk to Reno and from appear-
ances was overcome by an overdose
OF some drug. She was taken to the
county hospital and after a con-
siderable lapse of time was restored
to consciousness Virginia Chron-
icle.
The game of baseball Sun Law
afternoon between Elko and Winnie
mucca promises to be one of the
best ever played here. The Elko
players will be selected from the
following list: Bob Critchley.
Nick Simonson, Taber. Helfrich, Jay
Henry, Will Critchley, Frank Will
liams, Sax Castle, Aubrey Arm
strong, Merithew, Holmes, Bats.
The Elko boys intend to make a test
case of this game to see if the Elko
people will patronize it sufficiently
to Justify them in arranging for
other big games in the future.
The game will be a lively one and it
should be we'll patronized by our
people.
w. H.. Tate, faro dealer at
the Elk, has gone daft on cleo
tricity. H. began to show signs of
insanity about three weeks ago and
has gradually grown worse. He
imagines that he is an electric
healer. Last evening he went to
the power plant and ordered the
man in charge TO close it down as
he was burning out the dynamo.
His looks frightened the mar and
he broke and ran out of the plant
to a saloon in the neighborhood
with Tate after him. When he
reached the saloon, the bartender
caught Tate and he seemed to come
to himself and walked away. The
officers were notified and Tate was
up. Tate is about so years
and has been here about five
months.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-06-24
REBEKkH ASSEMBLY OFFICERS

In publishing the list of O. o.
+. grand officers yesterday we
omitted the officers of the Rebekah
Assembly. Following are the ofic-
ers of this branch of the Order for
the ensuing year: President, Mrs.
John c. Spinney, Vice president,
Mrs. Barbara Loorz; Warden, Mrs.
Louise Gardner; secretary, Miss
Lizzie X. Mudd ;treasurer. Mrs. Day.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-06-24
Salmagundi
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY

w. w. Boohcr and Mr.. and Mrs
Hesson returned from Reno this
morning.
The postofice department has
advertised for bids for carrying the
mail three times a week between
Gold Creek and Jarbidgc. This
looks as IL Uncle Sam expects the
camp to make good.
Alex Carey has been appointed
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-06-24
Salmagund
FROM FRIDAYS DAILY

Negotiations are under way 70,
a game with Elko on the Fourth
1t has not been settled yet whethe,
the game will be played on Austir
grounds o. at Elko. -Revielle.
Regent Henderson ret urned tbi,
morning from Reno, here he at
tended an important meeting of the
board of regents.
Lost-A 3S.cal;bcr Colts re.
volver, nickle plated and four.inch
barrel. A suitable reward will he
paid for its return to this
office.
,. P.Grimmett, who killed a man
at Nina some time ago, has been TAX
en- tothe p~enitentiary to serve a SEN
tence of six years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Bruce and
Mr.. William Myers, Mrs. Bruce's
father, returned from California
this morning. We are pleased to
learn that Mrs.Bruce is improving.
Everybody should turn out at the
meeting tonight at Leonard Hall
to consider the sewer proposition.
1t is a matter of vital importance to
the town and every citiven and
propety holder should be interested
IN 1t. Turn out tonight and boost
Elko by boosting the sewer promo
sition.
Frank Williams of Goodsprings,
one of the regents of the university.
has announced himself as a candidate
for lieutenant governor on the
democratic ticket at the September
primaries. Mr.. Williams served
IN the Legislature and made a good
record. He is a popular man in his
county.
Candidates for the different county
Offices should let the people know
what they want. The columns of
the Independent are open to all can.
didates at the rate of SO each.
payable in advance. The announce
ment of the successful candidates
will be published until the election
without extra charge. Let the In.
dependent tell the people what you
want this fall.
The government raises practically
al of its revenue through the Gus
tom house, hence when Congress
voted $3.50 00, 900 for navy it's the
consumer who pays the bills for
~battleships. The more money Uncle
Sam squanders upon its army and
navy and horde of oficeholders, and
thOusand-and one extravagances the
more tariff taxes he must raise.
And that's why everything you buy
is skyhigh.
Mr.. Charles Keas and Miss Bessie
Weiland were married yesterday af-
ternoon at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Schulz by Rev. d.. Park.
or. The groom is connected with
the forest service at North Fork.
The bride is one of Elko county's
best young women. She has n host
of friends inElko who wish her and
her husband health, happiness and
prosperity. The Independent joins
in the good wishes.
The most prolific check writer in
the world, Baron" Augustus Won
Kempen, died Saturday at the state
insane asylum. The Baron" was
an inmate of the institution for
many years. He was a harmless
patient and his only hallucination
was that he was the richest man in
the world and that he owned all of
Washoe county and all the public
buildings in other parts of the state.
He drew checks for millions and
never failed to give one of them to
Treasurer Boyd of Washoe county
in payment of the taxes on the
property he claimed to own.
ATTEMPTED eUNClDE
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-06-24
The Wore. ever.

is our new congressman bomeIy,
We'll | should say Did you ever Sc.
a photograph o; him7"
why, no. but I've seen ~caricatures
OF him"
"Oh. they iatter him; you should
see one OF his photographs.--csth-
Ollie Standard and Timss.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-06-24

Who'd have thought that the gov
crnor once rid of the Legislature OF
1910 would have wanted II back on
any terms?
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-06-24
PORTER CHARLTON ARRESTED

Porter Charlton, the husband of
the woman whose body was found
in a trunk taken from the bottom
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-06-24
UNCLE SAM NEVER
FORGETS LOSS

A recnt Warrington dispatch says:
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1910-05-12
LINK ADMITS CONFESSION
Denies Reported Denial Of Confession
Of Bribery Charges in Lerimer
Vote Jackpot"

Springfield. H.. May 11.-Represen-
tative Michael Link. whose confession
before the Cook county grand jury
that he had accepted money to vote
for United States Senator Lorimer,
was denied in Chicago paper on the
authority Of telephone conversation
with Link, arrived in Springfield from
his home at Mitchell, and his attor-
ney, Frank Reid, who met him here,
promptly denied the interview.
Link has made a confession be-
fore the Cook county grand Jury"
said Reid. 1T has been taken down
in writing and he has made no effort
to deny any part of 1t. He tells me
he was called on the telephone, but
could not hear what was said to him
and refused to talk. He says he did
not say what is placed in his mouth
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1910-05-12
REV. cow GETS NEW TRIAL
South, FaVors Another Chance
for Missourian.

Asheyille, N. c., May IA new
trial for the Rev. Clyde w. Cow was
favored in the report of the committee
Of appeals Of the Methodist Episcopal
church, South, in general convention
here.
The Reverend Cow is q member Of
the Missouri conference and was con-
victed by his conference Of immoral
ity. He Is also awaiting decision in
his case, which was appealed to the
Missouri sup elne court In which he
was charged with manslaughter in
causing the death OF Miss Elizabeth
Gleason of Elsberry, Mo.
Miss Gleason was a school teacher
in Lincoln county, Missouri, and the
Reverend Cow was one Of her suitors
lie was arrested, with physician of
Elsberry, a few days after the girl
died.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1910-05-12
TOO MANY INQUISITORS
Asks Court to Stop Sangamon Investi-
cation Until Cook County Jury
Has Completed Its Work.

Springfield ILL.,. May 11.-Attorney
General William II. Stead took steps
to have the investigation of the legis.
lative bribery charges, now being con-
Quoted by the Ssngamon county grand
jury, stopped until the Cook county
grand jury has finished its work along
the same lines.
motion asking Judge Robert b.
Shirley of the circuit court to further
instruct the inquisitorial body to re-
frain from any investigation into the
charges of corruption in the Illinois
general assembly was argued this
morning.
Final disposition OF the motion like
ly will be the climax in the matter of
conducting simultaneous investiga-
tions of the charges of legislative de-
bauchery, made some time ago by Rep
resentative Charles Allen White.
Conflict Of witnesses and confusion
and delay to the investigation in Cook
county are two of the principal rea-
sons advanced by the attorney general
why the inquiry in Sangamon county
should be halted
Recommendation for immunity Of
fered by state Attorney Burke to
Michael Link, il she should make a
confession Of the legislative bribery
charges to the Sangamon county
grand Jury, was refused by Attorney
Frank Reid. who declares he is Links
lawyer.
Reid declared that States Attorney
John e. W. Wayman OF Cook county
had not granted immunity to Link,
and that he would advise his client to
stand on his constitutional rights and
refuse to testify.