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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-10-21
DISTRICT COURT

The district court convened at
10 o'clock this forenoon with Hon.
George S. Brown, presiding. The
following grand jurors were
impannelled and sworn with A. w.
Hesson as foreman:
E. L. Goodwin, j. w. Weathers.
A. w. H~esson. John Creighton,
James Holltnd Max Arm Id, John
Mayhugh, Geo. w. Hanna, George
M. Kennedy, W. r. CapelI, Samuel
McMullen, Jr.. j. b. Fitzgerald,
Charles Crane, Alex Garden, A. M.
G~riswold, George j. Hunter, John
McFarlane.
After giving the usual charge TO
the grand jury, Judge Brown
called the attention of the jurors
to the election laws and especially
to that section forbidding the
selling or giving away of liquor on
election day and stated that the
grand jury would not be discharged
until after the election and urged
the jurors to report any violation
of that law that might be COM
mitted on election day to the jury
If called together again. 2
District Attorney Taber has
fifteen cases for the grand jur, to
thresh out. This will probably
keep the jury busy the rest of the
week.
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THE SMALL BOY
AND THE LOST DIME

Twas during the noon hour rush
at a down town restaurant that a
small boy appeared on the scene
and ordered a loaf of bread, and in
searching in his pocket found a
hole instead of the dime.
AS hope eternal springs in the
human breast, the small boy began
a thorough investigation of the
lining of his trousers, his stockings
and even into his shoes. While
going through his gyrations after
the lost dime. the waitress beat a
hasty retreat into the kitchen.
Numerous suggestions were offered
to the supreme embarrassment of
the youngster, when someone
threw a dime into the boys hat
which was on the floor, unknown
to the boy. As he spied the dime
in his hat, JOY again reigned in
kiddom. but how he could lose the
dime out of his pocket and find il
in his hat, is still puzzling one
small bOy.-Bonanza. e
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NO TRACE OF MURDERER

Deputy Sheriff John Howe
visited the scene O. the Woodwork
murder last Saturday, taking with
him a couple of Indian crackers.
Owing to the rains not the faintcst
clew was discovered. The Indians
insisted that the killing was the
work of a white man. giving as
their reason that no Indian would
have attacked in the cabin with a
club, but would have "all time,
shootem back, outside" Sheriff
Corkhill also came down on Sunday
from the country scat to make
a personal investigation.
A tobacco sack and a fiat purse
in which the deceased habitually
Kept his money we're fourd here
among his effects. They contained
about $40. The value of the
estate is unknown, but is likely
larger than generally supposed.
The murdered man Is known TO
have ranch property in Riverside
County, California, and while
searching the effects for addresses
of relatives letters were found
showing where he had invested
several thousand dollars in the
Consolidated of Goldfeld. Il is
presumed that he has a safety de-
post box in some Los Angeles
Several Of the relatives
have been heard from and a repre-
Of the estate is expected
on.-Searchlight Bulletine.
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INDUSTRY OF NYE COUNTY

1t may not be generally known.
but it is a fact, that one of the in
dustries of Smoky valley-and dur
ing the past summer a rather i'm
portant one-is the capture and
shipment of wild horses, which
roam this section in considerable
numbers, says the Tonopah
Bonanza. During the season just
passed, George Maute, who drives
the Man hattan-Round Mountain
stage, with the help of half a
dozen Indians, rounded up 224
head of the untamed equines.
These were to fill an order from
George Able Of Austin, who paid
Maute So per head for each
animal he captured. In turn Able
sold them to representatives. of
Southern dealers for $40 apiece.
The horses are intended for use in
the Southern cotton fields.
They are as wild as deers, but
by the time the vaqueros get
through with them-irst lassoing
them and then herding them in a
corral, where the more obstreper-
Gus mes are given the third de-
gree-thelr spirit is considerably
tanned.
Illustrating just how wild these
animal are, one incident that
occurred during this seasons hunt
may be mentioned. Maute and
his Indians had driven a herd con-
sisting of a stallion and four
mares up to a cliff near Coyote
Holes. There was no way out for
the horses except by the way they
went in. So they were penned or
the cliff. Maute sen an Indian &c
drive the animals down. The stall.
lion, sensing a capture, evidently
took a heroic resolution. He
sprang over the cliff to the ground,
eighty feet below. to meet instant
death and without hesitation the
mares followed him. They preferred
death to certain capture.
Bands of the animals are seer
daily from the stage road, but they
religously keep some four or fv,
miles distant, at least. They feeC
on the bunch grass and white sage
There are some excellent animal:
among them.
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MAMMOTH FENCE

Sam White of this city left last
evening for McGilI in White Pine
County where he had taken a con-
tract to construct fifty-six miles of
wire fencing around the Adams &
McGin ranch at that place. The
contract will not be finished until
sometime in the coming June and
Mr.. White estimates that it will
take himself and six other men
working steadily to finish it in that
time.
The fencing is to be an eleven
cable fence with steel pickets run
ming ten pickets to the rod. 1t will
take 1920 posts to do the work
at an estimated cost of SIS, $780,
Carson News.
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SUPERINTENDENT BRAY
PRAISES ELKO SCHOOLS

State Superintendent of Schools,
John Edwards Bray. was visiting
schools here yesterday.
In an interview with the editor,
Mr.. Bray warmly commended the
Elko schools. He said he found
here a strong teaching force, good
discipline, and excellent school
work. He especially commended
the great advance in school equip
ment, and heartily endorsed the
manual training and business de-
partments, both of which he hopes
will 500 be enlarged upon.
He addressed the high school
students and all the teachers in the
assembly hall of the new building
on school opportunities and life
ideals. Later he addressed the
teachers again, explaining to them
important features of the Goldfeld
state teachers institute.
Superintendent Bray strongly
commends Deputy Suerintendent
Anderson's work in the schools of
the first supervisor district.
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HARRY ANDERSON ROBBED

Saturday night Harry Anderson,
one of the men who was shut in
the little Marsh mine, a year ago,
was beaten and robbed of 500 by
three men. From what we have
earned of the affair, Anderson
flashed a roll of bills in the Com
mercial Hotel and offered to bet
the whole wad that Joe Harris
would be elected sheriff. He
thought ne was talking to Joe at
the time, but seeing his mistake he
put the money in his pocket.
Harry Hoffman, Charles Bassett
and a man name Robinson saw the
money. A little later the three
men invited him to take an auto
mobile ride to the Springs. They
went there and had a bath and
started to town. When a little
ways on the road the driver was
told to drive down the river.
They went some distance when the
machine was stopped and the three
men beat Anderson and robbed
him of 500 and left him in the
sagebrush. He came to town an d
told his story and the officers were
put on the track of the men.
Hoffman was arrested in town las
night by Sheriff Clark and Basset'
skipped out on the Western Pacific
eastbound train. He was seen a
Wendover, but there was no on,
there to arrest him. The officer.
at Salt Lake were asked to arrest
him, but at this writing nothing
has ben heard from them.
Hoffman is an automobile driver.
He claims to know nothing about
the robbery, but says he was hired
to take the party to the springs
and was paid for 1t. Bassett is
known as "Blackie", He is a bar.
tender. He is said to have a
wealthy father in Montana. Rot-
inson is said to be a Carlin man.
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A SPLENDID RECORD

The report of operations of the
Goldfeld Consolidated mines for
the month of September shows a
production of 24,2l8 tons of ore
the total value of which was $S43,-
224. Net profits for the month
were 1858, $3.50, the percentage of
profit being 66.SS. The mill
handled 24,O95 tons carrying an
average value of S31.42, and there
was ship ped from the Clermont
1913 tons of smelling ore having an
average value of S74s per ton.
The values were divided between
the following properties: Com
biation, $1,000; Mohawk. $780,
726; Red Top. Sl37. 1888; Clermont.
$S81,665. The bullion tax paid
ras, $s5, 600; milling and cyanid-
ing, $4,000; marketing conceht,
rates, $4,000. The average cost
Of mining the ore per ton wa:
$3.l5, and of milling S2.59 pei
ton.
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MAKING THE CAMPAIGN ON
ISSUES

Following on the heels Of the
republican meeting tonight coucs
the democratic meeting tomorrow
night. Hon. Charles S. Sprapuc,
nominee for congress. George
Brodigan for secretary of state and
Joe Farnsworth, for state printer
are already On the ground. together
with Hon. Sam Bedford, ore of the
most brilliant campaign orators
ever heard in Nevada.
The democratic candidates a!e
divided into to parties, n headed
by Gov. Dickcrson and Key Pittman
for senator and the other by Mr..
Sprague. The former party is
swinging around the circle from
the east and south an the latter
party is making east toward Ely
where the two parties v i'll meet
and cross. The Dickcrsrn -Pittman
party will be in Elko on Oct. %.
Mr.. Spraguc, in discussing the
campaign said that after six weeks
throughout the state he was cor-
WINGED of a democratic landslide in
Nevada that would elect every
candidate on the ticket from top
to bottom.
The people Of the state seemed
u be hungerying for enlightenment
on the sues of the day. said Mr..
Sprague land the democrats are
combining their campaign strictly
to the issues, state and national,
while the republicans arc banking
on their personality alone. We
are doing u best to bring the
republican candidates into the
arena Of discussion but they cvadc
the issues as if they were entirely
foreign to a campaign. The
republicans candidates are all nice
gentlemen but that does not satisfy
the thinking people of The state
this fall"
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WHO IS GEO.. BRODIGAN?

The Piute war occurred in 1860,
and the fight occurred at Pyrsmid
Lake. The settlers in Washoe.
Eagle and Carson Valleys trunl
off their women and children
acros the mountains to California
for safety. The men went to the
fight. They requisitiohed all
animals and wagons they could.
Teddy Brodigan was then engaged
in tesming ard IiCliIg between
Virginia City and Dayton, and else
where, and he owned a number of
fine mules and the soldiers" took
all of them but one, and Teddy
went to the fight on that animal.
They were ambushed by the Indians
at Pyramid Lake, and were routed
with heavy loss. Teddy. who did
not weigh over 100 pounds, but
who was a bundle of charged
barbed wire, and a small reservoir
of work and fight. was forced 10
retreat on the run with the rest.
However, late at night. he con-
cluded that he would like to get
some of his mules back, and started
back by around-about way for the
scene of the fight, and managed to
retrieve three of his mules in the
neighboring hills. and managed to
get them back to Silver City where
he had a tent.
George Brodigan, candidate for
Secretary of State on the den IcratiC
ticket. is a son of the same Teddy
Brodigan. and a chip of the old
block.-Appeal.
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all measures that he believed were
for the best interests OF the
county and state and opposed all
measures that he believed to be
wrong.
1t fell to him to introduce the
bill to abolish licensed gambling
in this state. In introducing thai
measure and supporting it ne was
backed up by petitions from ! early
every precinct in the county.
Those petitions were signed by
men in every walk of life who felt
that it was time for the state OF
Nevada to drive out a business
that had been driven out of every
other state and was making its
last stand here. A business that
was running the young men Of the
state and causing misery, sClrow
and suffering in many a home.
Mr.. Mcintosh supported and
voted for that measure at every
stage of its passage through the
assembly. 1t became a law with
amendments that the gambling
C. ement forced in it in order to
defeat it on its final passage in the
assembly. He believes that law
will give workingmen homes OF
their own and feed and clothe
their families instead of their wages
going over the gambling tables
into the hands and purses of thost
who run the gambling games. l
is said that Mr.. Mcintosh canno
be collected because of hi
prominence in the passage of tn
anti-gambling law. That he j
already defeated, etc. TIL
Independent cannot believe tina
either assertion is true. Neithe
can it believe that the good either
Of Elko county will permit tn
defeat of a man who carried OF
their wishes as expressed over the.
signatures to the anti-gamblin
!, petitions. All Mr.. Mcintosh ash
is for those people to back up the
signatures at the ballot box.
they do this, he will be triumphan
ly elected Vote for him.
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Brown and took no more stock In
the home pride" cry than then
we do now.
Don't you see, Friend Enrol,
that we have merely snapped sides
on a political candidate? We are
consistent because we urged the
ell ton of a democrat TO the
j geship in 1902 and are urging
t election of a democratic judge
W. Dent you see that we are
consistent on the main issue?
Come again and consult u files
as much as you like. but keep in
mind the main issue and have a
are that what you publish from
our files does not act as a boone
rang to you. We are on the job
too.
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SOUTH FORK NEWS

The weather here has been ex-
tremely changeable of late.
Ed Williams is up and around
now; we IRE glad to see him,out.
A few days ago one of our hand
some young bachelor farmers took
several ladies for a ride on a
header wagon. He was hauling
barley from the header. When
loaded, he started to the stack;
before he reached il, the wagon
was accidentally upset. Fortunate
ly no one was seriously hurt, but
the barley boards and the ladies
weres sadly mixed, and our young
farmer wore an air of extreme en-
barrassment.
Last Tuesday Trescartes Bros.
steam threshing outfit came over
from Lamoille to thresh for Clay
ton Bros. In crossing one of the
South Fork bridges near Lee the
engine, which weighs ten or twelve
ton S, broke through and was
extricated with difficulty.
Gualterio.
Lee, Nevada, Oct. Is, 1910.
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". P. MAY ADD MORE TRAINS

There is a noticeable increase of
business on the Western Pacific
railroad and there is a rumor that
more trains are to be put on to
accommodate the increasing
passenger traffic and freight ship
ments. The new Western Pacific
freight depot has become one Of
the busiest places in the town and
much freight is arriving here daily
owe the new road.
To keep up with increasing bust
ness the company has just com
pleted another sidetrack along
side the main line near the depot.
Crews of men are extending and
grading the sidetracks in the yards
near the roundhouse. The big
scales for weighing carload lots
are about completed and the two
new section houses just west of the
passenger depot arc ready for
occupancy. More improvements
are being made at the passenger
depot in the way Of an asphalt
walk along the track side of this
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Louis J. COIN.
Aspgl-t,F

District o: the State of Nevada. In ANA
for the County of ElkO
Action brought in the DistrIc, C,ur, q, ~.
Fourth Judicial District of the stat. az
Nada, in and for the County Of Elko aud
the complaint hl,d In the Office o: the clerk
Of said District CoJrt
Henry A. Parldis. Plaintin. ayainS, Crnrc q
Paradis. Defendant.
The State of Nevada sends grrctlny "a.
Grace q. Parahis. Defendant. "
You are hereby required to appcar In An NJ.
ton brought against you by the above naiu,d
Plaintiff In the District Court of the Fnur,b
Judicial District Of the State of Nevada In and
for the County of Elko. and to answer The CON.
plant nlcd therein. within ten days. Exclusive
of the day of %scrNicet, after the scrVic. on you
OF this SummOns-if served within tins count,.
or II served out of this County. but In this Dis.
trict. within twenty days otherwise within
forty dnys-or judgment BY default will De- TAX
en- against you according To the prayer Of said
Complaint.
The action Is brought tn obtain a judgmen,
and decree of the aboyc named court. dis,pl,.
ing the bonds of matrimuny now and hereto
fore existing between you. the said defendant
and the plaintiff. and for such further and gen
cral relief n To the court may seem lust and
proper. This action - based upon the GROUND,
that you have for more than three years last
past ~~illfully and without cause deserted and
abandoned plaintiff. and still continue TO Will.
fully. deliberately and without Cau~" desert and
abandon plaintiff and 1. live separate aud
apart from him. without any SUFFICIENT cause
or any reason ana against his will ana without
his consent. All OF which will NOR fully ap-
pear Dy reference to the complaint on Me IN
this action. a certified copy OF which Is served
on you with this summons. and To which said
certified copy you urr hereby referred. Ard
/ you are hereby notified that II yen fail To aI-
pear and answer said complaint a. above ~,
uuired. the said plaintiff an apply ulhr court
for the relief dcmaIdod therein.
Given under my hand and the seal Of IA, Dis
trCt Court Of the Fourth Judicial District Of
the state of Nevada. Ia and for IN" County of
] ElkO. this 18Th duy ui August IA the year ui uul
Lord. 1910.
Seal \. g. DAwLEN Clt-f
by !. q. Henderson. Dep.
Chas. IL. Henderson - Edwin r.. taIuu.
AttNS. for PIaintin.
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ECHOES OF 1902

A few days ago +. J. l.. Taber
came to this ofire AMI asked to
consult our files Of 1902. We
cheerfully granted his request and
expect the result Of his search to
appear in broken doses in the Free
Press. We suspected at the time
that he was looking for something
to impeach Il consiste ncy on the
j~udgeship fight and that suspicion
seems to have been well founded.
We r too busy to compare his
extracts from the files with the
original articles, hut. admitting
that they will be correctly re-
porduced, we cannot sec that they
will help him any. If he was in
the county then he was on the
other side of the political fence
and favored Judge Browns oppon-
emit. His party friends were then
urging the election of q non-resi-
dent judge, a fact that he and his
friends seem TO have lost sight of.
The editor Of the Free Press in
accusing US of inconsis tency on the
.u3gcship Hght nails his own paper
the cross on the same charge.
Mr. Sproule, its then editor, If
We r not very much mistaken,
the election of Judg
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GEORGE M'INRQSH

Two years ago George Mcintosh
of Carlin. n of the oldest resi-
dents Of the county, was elected a
member Of the assembly. He
severd during the session of 1909
and made a splendid record as n
hard working, industrious con-
scientious legislator. He favored
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CHARLES LEE HO RSEY

Following is a biographical
sketch OF Charles Lee Horsey, the
democratic nominee for Judge of
this judicial district:
ClIas. Lee Horscy. was born at
Laurel, Sussex County. Delaware
on Dec. 23rd, 1880. His father
was a merchant and Postmaster of
Seaford, Delaware, and his grand
father, upon his fathers side, was
an extensive landowner and
farmer, of Sussex county, and his
grandfather. upon his mothers side
was a merchant, State Auditor for
two terms, and a prominent demo-
cratic leader of southern Delaware.
Young Charles lost his fainter
when he was five years of age, and
thereafter, with his mother,
resided with her parents, and dur
ing early boyhood attended the
Laurel public school. When he
was ten years of age, his mother
and grandparents removed to
Philadelphia, Pa, where his grand
father engaged in the mercantile
business. in which he was unsuc-
cessful. During the years of their
residence in Philadelphia, young
Charles attended the Joseph
Singerly public School. In 1893
they removed to Atlantic City, N.
j. where his grandfather met
with mOre business reverses. In
1895 they returned to Philadelphia.
and the subject Of this sketch then
was forced by circumstances TO
abandon further education for the
time being, and to go to work in a
store to support his mother and
grandmother, and his aged grand
father. Though then only fifteen
years of age, he was for about one
and one-half years practically the
sole supper of the family. In
1896, longing for the opportunity
to pursue his education further,
ne prevailed upon his mother.and
grandparents, ret urned to Della
ware, hoping that in the country.
where living expenses were less, he
might succeed in resuming his
studies. In this he was successful.
and entered the Seaford High
School. Seaford, Delaware, in 1896.
He lost his mother and grand.
mother in 1897. but by determined
effort pursued his studies in the
high school until 1899, when he
graduated. Believing that tho
west afforded better opportunities
for a boy than TIE overcrowded
east, soon after his graduation. nj
the age Of eighteen years he lef,
Delaware for Denver, Colorado
where for several weeks he worked
as a clerk in the Golden Eagle
store.
Soon after reaching Denver. he
took and passed the county teach.
er's examination and while c~lerL;rn
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GARD OF THANKS

We hereby extend our sincere
thanks to all who so tenderly
assisted us during the %illness, the
death and burial of our beloved
mother. The Knights of Pythias
of Elko are gratefully remembered
by US for their kindness and to
them we especially tender our
thanks.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Woolverton.
Elko, Nevada, October Is, 1910.
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Two more children have come to
bless the marital life of Mr.. and
Mrs. Horsey since they have been
residing in Phoebe William, aged
four years and Virginia, age nine
months.
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Serial Oss,i
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior

U. :. Land once at Carson City. N.,,a.
July. -. 1910.
Notice Is hereby given that William 1 n
of Elko. Nevada. who. on June ~. Iss az
Homestead Entry No. 1857. Serial No os,n ..ls
= w =. Section II. Township 81 y. RsnsiNt
East Mount Diablo Meridian. has nled notlss .
intention To make tnal Communication nnNs ~
establish claim to the land above de~cribsi' 10
fore the county Clerk. of Elko county. N.IS.'
at I'D Nevada. ON the 18th DAY OF n,,J.,
1910. N''T'
Claimant names as Witnesses: Bepiari, ,
klntte. of lko. Nevada: Luther Butler J,Ln
IL. redise ana Philip whyland, an OIL
noble. Nevada. -
Louis J. COIN.
REGISTER.
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fine structure. The work is being
done by the San Francisco con-
strurtion company with a large
lew Of men.-Humboldt Star.
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Ty. DAILY INDEPENDEN'

ntered at the ElEo pos;ofnee for transmission
through the mails IS seeoDd-class matter.
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In the District Court OF the Fourth Judi.i,,
District o: the State of Nevada. Ia anal
for the County of Elko