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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-26
Martin Gulch.
Date of first publication July 81,
1910
Date Of last publication August
26, 1910 Signed:
I; Emmett D. Boyle
State Eng neer
TYPE Is. PASHGii. {
"Olp LADY" WILL SHORTLY =
BUT A MEMORY.
In This Day ard Generation Fa! -
Time is DefIed to an Extent
UnGreamed of by the
PasI Generation.

we vi tiiis Aeneration Te.uG..... !
Ael "eiI-tne eenIle old lauy ".,..
Lair ol snNei. crowned with hunu.
Years anu uCdsuIeu memores, ......
siPpiiS ."'etIy Into the shadows o..
o'neI ua!s 40 nome seemed vo..,.,..
"lthout HeI pIIseuce, and Tie ,v!,
uishlty oi ner gentle grace auucu go.
1n-escriDdDIG cIarm 10 1anuIy e.
ohe wore her Years aS a badge ui !,
tIhCtloh ahu Q.d Aol Degrudge eXac,.i.
line nIo ton. Her journey up -.
ulii oil ne III. the blazing sunlisnt u.
youtn Was rCpIcIe with incideuts wl,.
WHOSE 1--e.i.oiy she loved to enlI,.
nei t"nIs"t hours. She left 20 uIurr.
Tie dcti'.,eS OI the present, the rr,o.
iectlOhs OI her day were yet vi sui
hcleht Importance to absorb her a.
IeIesl, anu She went about uu.II.
Souu III her own unobtrusl,e M..I
ier sphere of existence was iimitru.
Al IS True, but to her retiring natuI.
and old fashioned ideas the iamiiiuI
intercourse around the fireside ap.
pealeu as no outside interests could
ever do She is rapidly becoming
Out memory. The typical old lady
u generation or two ago has passed
away forever. Here and there, in a
lew families who have not outlived
tie delightful customs that pre- !alIcd
so extensively only a comparati, ely
lew years ago may be found some last
exponent OF her tyre. who is loved
ana hcnored by all who know her and
WHO eXerts III her own way a more
."stiiS influence for good than do her
'hdeEendent sisters in their more ag-
sressive lives.
We have been taught from early
youth 10 reverence Old age, and one
oi our proudest boasts az q civilized
nation is that we have remained true
% our teachings in this regard at least
In these more engaging Tires. how.
ever, there seems really to be no old
Ige IN the former acceptation of the
Term. 1t is true that the years add I'D
Just the SAFE, but nature seems to
lave extended her lease of life and
FeJuVerated the human system. The
dainty lace caps that once set so low.
ingly upon tic wLite hairs have given
way before the onslaughts Of the hair.
dresser, and the somber black bonnet
that lied with strings hrs long since
been succeeded by the latest creation
of the millincr's art. II is just as well,
perhaps. that the period of persons
mental as we'll as plI-cical activity
can be heightened to an almost in.
definite extent. speaking comparative.
ly, OF course. fer Just SO much more of
mes JOY WI 'Gii to h share, even
AT 'hc f'Sh o. corresponding in
vrCa:c ~ it's GROW.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-26
IS OLDEST ATTIC LETTER
missiVe TNet Gives a Glimpse Of Man.
ners srd Customs in Demos
themes Time.

little leaden tablet, tarnished
ugly and otherwise trivial in appear.
ance, was sent few years ago from
Athens TO the Imperial museum of
Berlin. the Scientific American says.
On one side of il was some writing
"hlch only recently was deciphered
WIN precise correctness by Adolph
Nllhelm. an Austrian savant, who
hVes In Athens The tablet is the
original of private letter that was
written about the time of the orator
DemosthCnes.
Inc writer of the letter lived in a
rural neiShborhood and wished to send
commercial order to n town. The
form of the address was: ITO be
taken 10 the pottery market and to De,
handed 10 Nausias. or to Thrasykies.
or to the son" (perhaps the son of the
writer was meanD. The weekly mar.
ket, To which the Attic countrymen
had gone to offer their produce and
wares Tor sale. may be imagined in
progress There the boy who was
h""ror Dr Tie letter was to find the
stand or booth of one OF the three per.
SONS To whom it was addressed and
denver II TO him. The text of the let
ter says: "Mnesiergoes greets you
cordially. he greets your family with
the same esteem and wishes them
good health. and he says also that his
own health is good. Please be so kind
as to send me mantle, either of
sheepsk1n or of'goatSlin, and let IL be
as chear as possible. for il does not
need To he trimmed with fur. Send
with Il pair Of heavy soles also. AS
soon as | have an opportunity will
pay you"
5" nh'n for the letter. to the mo-
i've "i which the reader can point
with as much precision as the author.
Apparently il was written in winter,
poor Mncsiergos having been surprised
out in The open country by one of
those icy snowstorms which sometimes
even at this day cover the temples of
Acropolis with a mantle of snow.
therefore he desired to receive as
quickly as possible the heavy and
warm garment OF the poorer country.
men, goatskin. which could be
bought for Az drachms, and the
strong soles which were worn under
the ordinary sandals on the rural
plains and hillsides. A good pair Of
the latter could be bought for four
drachmas, as a well-preserved bill Of
that date shows
noteworthy feature of this artless
letter is the formula that may be found
used in very numerous letters that
were preserved by the Greek literature
of later times. Even at the present
day everv letter written by a rural
Greek begins with the same cordial
inquiry about the health of the person
to whom the letter is written and with
the brief information about the health
OF the write.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-26

App 'a,lon No. 1850
Notice of Application for Permis-
sion to Appropriate the Public
Waters of the State of Nevada.
Notice is hereby given that on
the 10Th day of July, 1910, in ac-
cordance with Section 25, Chapter
XXI. of the Statutes of 1909, one
Go conda Cattle Company of Col
conda, County of Humboldt and
State of Nevada made application
to the State Engineer of Nevada
for permission to appropriate the
public waters of the State of Ne
vada. Such appropriation is to be
made from the Watershed of
Willow Creek in T. 80 NJ, R. 4S
E., at points in Sec. 27, T. 80 NJ,
R. As E., M. D. B. & M. by means
of dam and all flood and unap-
propriated waters of Willow Creek,
branch of Rock CIR. are to be con-
veyed to points in Secs. %, 20, 80,
81, 33 and 81, T. 80 NJ, R. 4S E. !;
Secs. %, 25, 81, Sd, 35 and 36, T..
39-47 and that part of the South
west quarter of Twp. 39-47 not
already under appropriation; that
part of the WI of T. 38-47 not al
ready under appropriation and that
part of TIP. 1916 not already under
appropriation, by means of bitches
and there used for irrigation,
mining and domestic purposes.
Water not to be returned to
stream.
Date of first publication July 81,
1910.
Date of last publication August
26, 1910. Signed:
Emmet D. Boyle
State Engineer.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-26
AS 1T Is IN ACTUAL LIFE
Novelists Who Have Written About
These Two Have Distorted
the Truth.

She was young, beautiful and in
teliigent girl He was a strong
naLdSone man.
She livcd i'm n house filled with fur.
nlture. hot air and servants
Tie Ev"d in bachelor apartment
il!ed with a folding bed. miniature
Sideboa|i and a set of poker chips
She had been to private and n
finishing school; also on the con-
Lincnt: had spent two seasons at sum
ncr resorts, had been to the opera
and taken a course of bridge
He had been to college, had srcnt
month in Paris and London. worked
in an office eight hours Il Gay and had
read parts OF iiernard Shaw.
She had Some money in her own
right AM more coming. He had an
interest in the business and a father
who had retired
They mel lie called. She asked
him Ia cal. again. He did He said
that be loved her and she replied thar
she loved hin: They told about 1t to
others They were congratulated
and married. Seven hundred invita-
N'Oho' fOO Oue COluIllU OI
reaiing matter
They bought a house They lived
in it. a baby came. And one more.
He was Il prosperous business man.
She was prosperous society woman.
She had her picture painted. 1t was
called ~ Lady" He had his picture
published. 1t was called "A Promin-
ont ('itizpn
The two people who appear in the
aforementioned history desire TO say
that these are the facts i'm their lives,
says Lite Every novelist who has
written about them has misrepresent-
ed these facts. distorted the truth.
They are getting tired of it. They
want to have every one know that
they are not the sort of people that
(hcre fill in a list of popular novel.
ists) have written about them They
never did anything extraordinary
They never expect to. An Injustice
has been done them. We therefore
take pleasur" in letting the facts
about them be known
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-26
Value of ChcerfuIness.

Cheerfulness is one Of the most val.
uable assets that girl can possess.
For II will make friends, will hold
them, and, best of all, II will inspire
the individual with courage during diff
flcult experiences that she might fail
in did she not buoy herself up with
an outward pretense Of happiness
The cheerful girl is a distinct addition
I'm any group. She need not be witty.
nor constantly talking. II she has SO.
renity and happiness In her disposi.
ton, for she gives II out rs uncon.
sciously as the sun sheds its rays, and
II Is sufficient In point of fact. peo.
pie are like plants: they turn to the
light Of happiness and from the shad.
Ow of discomfort.
To tell the truth, no PERSONS life is
entirely free from perplexities OF
some kind Everyone has his own
troubles: and to forget them is a
component part of happiness Each
individual has far too many woes to
wish to hear those Of others If we
did not have trouble we should not
have happiness; If life we're all one
round Of pleasure. then we should
know nothing Of the real mClnInR OF
happiness II would be US dull ns n
picture In which there were no shad.
ows to make one realize the sunshine.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-26
Father Could Not Comfort Her.

A little girl during a presidential
campaign became very much inter.
ested, and made flag to be carried in
the parade. When the time came for
marching she supposed, Of course, she
could go with the boys. and was very
much abashed, when told that little
girls did not march. She was ipcon.
solable. and going home threw her
self sobbing upon the lounge; her ia.
ther tried to comfort her. but to no
purpose, when finally, being able to
endure 1t no longer, she pushed him
away, saying: You're not a little
girl, you never were little girl, you
never will be little girl, and so don't
know how feel. Go away"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-26
NOT so MUCH OF A WAITER
Genial Philosopher Proved That He
Had College Professors Record
Beaten to FrazzIe

There's romance for you" said lit.
tie Binks. putting aside his morning
paper. This paper has a story Of a
college professor who met a beautiful
girl twenty years old. fell in love with
her at first sight. and then lost sight
OF her altogether. Now, after waiting
20 years. he is rewarded by leading
her to The altar as his bride. Just
think of it, waiting 20 years for a
wife"
What of IT." asked the genial phil.
osopner. There's nothing extraordi.
nary about that I've waited 35 years
for mine"
you? Waited 35 years? Why,
thought you'd been married that long"
said little Binks.
II have" said the genial philosopher
That's how ! know how long I've
waited. I've waited for her to get her
gloves on about three years. I've wait.
cd for her to change her hat about
four years. I've waited while she said
just one last word to the cook for at
least live years; I've waited upstairs; /;
I've waited downstairs; I've waited at
church; I've waited at the theater.
and have waited in cabs, omnibuses.
takes, motor cars and the Lord knows
what else besides. Fact is. Binksy.
I've waited so long. so often and so
regularly that between you and Iae
that little college professor OF yours,
with only one wait of. 20 years. strikes
me as a miserable little pikcr."-
Harper's Weekly.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-26
C0NSPIRE TO CAUSE NOISE
Treachery Of Insnimate Objects Wher
One Is Seeking TO Avoid Awaken
ing Nearby Sleeper.

VINO is 1t that tells inanimate OBJ.
Jects when one is trying to avoid
waking some one in the next room
Ihey always know and their ghoulish
trlcks are really horrid to see. Chairs
tall over on no pretext whatever. The
mere brush of ones skirt and down
they go with an awful crash. Ones
own innocence is so clear to one, but
the chairs know how difficult II will
De tor you to fasten the blame on
them, and with silent chuckles they
implicate you a dozen times. Doors
oang that at other times close with an
lnvariable mousiness. Things at the
opposite end of the room creak loudly
quite shameless in the openness with
winch they dispense with all cause
out their own wicked Intentions. After
while one abandons caution and
gives up going on tiptoe. n every
th1ng Is determined to make such n
fearful rumpus you might as well &C.
cep' calmly the reputation for thoutjht.
lessness which will be laid at your
door with entire unjustness. Humans
are not unkind to inanimate objects
why should the latter always behave
rs though they had a grudge to pay
OFF? 1t is churlish 1t makes one
wonder II the Japanese did not have
deep reasons for discarding furniture.
Ihey believe In devils, but they prefer
having them on pedestals. where they
can be watched, rather than lurking
about In household effects. ready to
betray one at a moments notice.
There may be great deal in this mat.
ter 1t should be carefully investi.
gated. and. If possible, cleared up.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-26
Application No. 1871.
Louis j. Cohn,
Register.

Application No. 1881.
Notice of Application for Per-
miSGS;Sr to Appropriate the Public
Wits of the State of Nevada.
4 Notice is hereby given that on
I've 22nd day of June, 1910, in ac
cbr"?nce with Section 25, Chapter
XA1I, Uf the Statutes of 1909, one
Em'P1 G. johnson of North Fork,
County of Elkc aaG State :: Ne
vada made application i II: tate
Engineer vi Nevada for permission
to appropriate the public waters of
the State of Nevada. Such ap-
preparation is to be made from
Pratt Creek, at points on or about
NE4 of Sci of Sec. 3, T. I'm, R.
Sd E.. M. D. M. by means of dams,
and thirteen cubic feet per second
is to be conveyed to points in the
SE4 of NW4 and Sd of NE4 Sec.
l, T. al NJ, R. Sd E., also ST of
NW4,. NE4 of SW4, WI of SCI,
and Sci of Sci Sec. 6, and SW4of
SW4 Sec. 6, and SW3 of SW4 Sec. 5,
NJ of NW4 and SCI of NW4 Sec.
8 TAI N. NJ, R. 55E., M. d. B. &
M. by means of bitches, with lateral
bitches, and there used for irrigation
purposes.
Waste water to be returned to
stream at point in North Fork, in
the 81 of Sec. 8, T. 4l NJ, R. 55E.
Date of first publication June %,
1910.
Date of Cast publication July 80,
1910.
Signed:
Emmett d. Boyle
State Engineer.
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Application No 1857.

Application No 1857.
Notice Of Application for Permis-
sion to Appropriate the Public
Waters of the State of Nevada
Notice is hereby given that on
the 18th day of July, 1910, in ac-
cordance with Section 25, Chapter
XXI, Of the Statutes of 1909, one
c. D. Calvin, Of Elko, County of
Elko and State Of Nevada, made
application to the State Engineer
Of Nevada for permiss on to appro-
plate the public waters of the State
of Nevada. Such appropriation is
to be made from Martin Creek and
its tributaries, at points about the
center of the NE3 Sec. go, T. 5 NJ,
r. Sc E., by means of open cuts, and
all flood and unused flow is to be
conveyed to points in Secs. 8 and
IL, T. A., N r. 55 E., by means of
bitches, fumes and pipes, and there
used for mining, milling and power,
irrigation and domestic uses.
Water to be returned to stream at
points down Penrod Gulch to
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-26
Emmet ID. Boyle
State Engineer.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Ocl tb.
Carson City Land Office
Carson City, Nevada, June 27, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that Lewis
L. Bradley, of Elko, County of Elko.
State of Nevada, has filed in this
office his application to, under the
provisions of Section 2306 Revised
Stat Gs of the United States the
follSf fhg described land, viz: NE4
of SW3, SWa of the SCI of section
6, Township az north, Range So
East, M. D. M, containing 80 acres,
situated in Elko County, Nevada.
ANY and all persons claiming
advei,-Ay the lands desc, ibed, or
desiring to object because of the
mineral character of the land, or
for any other reason, to the disposal
to applicant, should file their
affidavits of protest in this office,
on or before the 10th day of August,
1910.
Louis J. Cohn,
Register.
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05137
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Carson City, Nevada Land Office.

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Carson City, Nevada Land Office.
June 8, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that Wei
lington T. Smith, of Elko, County of
Elko, State of Nevada, has filed
in this office his application to
enter under the provisions of Sec
tion 1906 Revised Statutes of the
U. S. the follow ing described land,
viz: N. WI of S. E.4 of Section
10, TIP. 81 N. R. SIS East M. D. B..
& M and N. WI of N. Ell of
Section 16 in TIP. 35 N. R. 55 E..
M. D. B. e. M. and containing
eighty acres.
Any and all persons claiming
adversely the land described, or
desiring to object because of the
mineral character of the land, or
for any other reason, to the disposal
to applicant, should file their
attidavits of protest in this office,
on or before the 25th day of July,
1910
Louis j. Cohn,
Register.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-26

When the baby is suffering the
double atfiiction of hot weather and
bowel disorders, the remedy needed
is McGEE'S BABY ELIXIR. 1t re-
duces the feverish condition, COR
rects the stomach and checks
looseness of the bowels Price 25c
and soc per bottle Sold by Elko
Drug Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-26
In the District Court of the United
States, District of Nevada.

| LII lue blSlrlCI COurC OF the UnlCoQ
States, District of Nevada.
In the matter of w. c. Holling-
worth, Bankrupt.
To the Honorable E. S. Earring
ton, Judge of the District Court of
the United States for the District
! of Nevada: w. C. Hollingworth of
Elko, in the said county of Elko
and State of Nevada, in said dis
trict, respectfully represents that
on the 18th day of May, A. D.,
1910, last past, he was duly ad-
judged bankrupt under the acts of
Congress relating to bankruptcy;
that he has duly surrendered all
his property and rights of
property, and has fully complied
with the requirments of said acts,
and of the order of the court
touching his bankruptcy.
Wherefo he prays that he may
he decreed by the court to have
full discharge from all debts prov
able against his estate under said
bankrupt acts, except such debts as
are excepted by law from such dis
charge.
Dated this First day of July, A.
D. 1910.
w. c. Hollingworth, bankrupt.
State of Nevada, &C
County of Wa5hoe.
W. G. Ho!l;ngworth, being
sworn, says: That he has applied
to the District Court for the Dis
trict of Nevada for discharge from
his debts under the provisions of
the act of Congress relating to
bankrutc3; that he has not done,
suffered, or been privy to any act,
matter or thing specified in said
act as ground for Withholding or
refusing such discharge, and that
ne has not suffered or been privy
to any act, matter or thing which
if specified as an objection to his
discharge would cause such dis
charge to be refuse d by said court.
W. c. Hollingworth, Bankrupt.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me, this 1st day of July, A. d,
1910.
G. w. Shutter Cottrell,
(SEAL) Notary Public,
Washoe Co., New.
DISTRICT OF NEVADA, SIS.
On this 5th day of July, A. D.,
1910, on reading the foregoing
petition, it is Ordered by the
court, that a hearing be had upon
the same on the 1st day of August,
A. D., 1910, before said court, at
Carson City in said district, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon; and that
notice thereof be published in the
"Elko Independent" newspaper
printed in said district, and that
all known creditors and other
persons in interest may appear at
the said time and place and show
cause, if any they have, why the
prayer of the said petitioner should
not be granted.
And it is further ordered by the
court; that the clerk shall send by
mail to all known creditors copies
of said petition and this order, ad-
dressed to them at their place of
residence as stated.
WITNESS the Honorable E. S.
harrington, Judge of the said
court, and the seal thereof, at
Carson City, in said district, on
the 18th day of July, A. D., 1910.
T. J. Edwards, Clerk.
(SEAL U. S. District Court.)
BY H. D. Edwards Deputy.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-26

A bad taste in the mouth jjcomes
from a disordered stomach, and
back of that is usually a torpid
liver:- A condition that which
invites disease. HERBINE is the
remedy needed. 1t corrects the
stomach and makes the liver active
and regular. Price soc. Sold by
Elko Drug Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-26

Lost-A 38.caliber Colts re-
v0lver, nickle plated and four-inch
barrel. A suitable reward will be
paid for its return to this
office.
Stings or bites of insects that
are followed by swellings, pains or
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-26

itching should be treated promptly
as they are poisonous. BALLARD'S
SNOW LINIMENT counteracts the
poison. 1t is both antiseptic and
healing. Price Csc, soc and 1.G0
per bottle. Sold by Elko Drug Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-26
Tit for Tat.

Stronger Ito prominent clergyman
II came In here. sir, to criticise your
church management and tell you how
II ought to be run.
Prominent Clergyman (amazed)
What do you mean. sir? How dare
you? Who are you, anyway?
81 ain the humble editor of the pa.
per you have been writing to."-Life.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-26

For rent-A four-room modern
cottage, partly furnished, with city
water and electriclights Inquire
at this office.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-07-26
GOODFRIEND HOTEL

SAN FRANCISCO !. i.GooDFRi:ac Manager
Formerly .iotC'T Stanford ard II. Ecryi Powell
Street nCrr t:y";l. adjoining, !iuirl M,nX. Take
iotcl AiaT% j'S, or Market Street Cars, transfer
to Powell. ILcai house and location for Ladies'
visiting the city alone.
BATES. 81 .o1 PER DAY AND UP
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-15
AGRICULTURAL EXHIBIT
ATTRACTS ATTENTION.
Interesting Exercises Held ut Brigham
Young University for
Farmers.

Provo, Nov l5.-The agricultural ex-
hibit, which opened last evening in the
Brigham Young university under the
direction of Professors a. n. Merrill
and T.. II. Smart, of the agricultural
department, was visited by u large
number Of interested spectators.
The display is in the north rooms OF
the academic department building,
where fruits and vegetables. grains
and seeds are tastefully displayed.
There are samples OF sugar from tho
l.ehi factory and many fine exhibits
of grain. vegetables and fruits from
the surrounding farms.
Last night n reception was given in
the large hall of the training school
building, where addresses wero mndo
by Prof. Merrill and Prof. B. S. Hinck-
ley readings by Miss Mary Shelley,
Miss Nerna Scott and Miss Alta Erlck-
son: and musical selections by Prof
Moses Gudmunson and Messrs. Asael
and Alma Nelson. Refreshments were
served.
The exhibit will continue through the
week. with the following lectures to be
given in college hall at o'clock pm.
on the dates named:
Tucsday-"The Poultry Industry of
Utah." Louis +. Boyle.
Wednesday--"The Maintenance of
Soil Fertility" Prof. l.. A. Merrill.
MISUNDERSTANDING and Marketing
of Fruit" William Nj. Roylance.