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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-04-26
HUNT BUFFALO IN AUTOS
enrased Bison Escaping From JAMES
J. HIPS Farm Is Run '-.t,.
Down.

The screams of school children bar
ricaded In district school seven
miles from Anoka prevented a charge
through n window OF the building by
the enraged buffalo that escaped from
James j. Hills farm 20 miles away
and gave the clue to the whereabouts
OF the beast that led to It's death. says
a Minneapolis dispatch to the New
York World
Reporters ascertained In their chase
OF the animal that II really was full
grown American bison. In an auto,
mobile the reporters began the hunt
for an animal now almost extinct
Even the skeptical people Of the
country. who secuted the first reports
OF farmers, who were terroriZed by
sight Of the beast. arc convinced that
II really was buffalo
early the countryside was reused
and the chase renewed. After an. ex.
citing hunt the animal was located In
tie heavy ti'nber a quarter Of n milo
from Barney Monlon's place. on ill.,"
State rOnd. County Attorney RI Pratt
and Lee GiddinGs left the automobile
In which they had been pursuing tho
beast. and hastily entered the tim.
bert tract. On the other side. OF the
woodland Pratt made out the creature
dGshing through n field OF atubble'
Though II was n long shot Pratt fred
This was followed by n volley from
Giddings. and together the mon has.
tened In the direction Of the clearing
trail OF blood was found. and an
other glimpse through the farther
th'Ckets showed that the animal was
hampered In his rapid flight by n
slight limp. Inter I'm tho day the buf'
falo was shot and killed by n posse
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-04-26
THREE STRIKES ARE REPORTED

Three strikes of considerable
Importance are reported to have
been made in the northen part of
the state within the last few days
end all have attacted a large
number of mining men. The news
Of the discoveries was brougt to
Reno last night by local mining
man who spent several days look
ing over the situation.
On Flat creek between Rebel
creek and National a body of ore
resembling the famous ore deposit
Of National has been uncovered.
A stampede was made from
National and the entire district
was staEed out shortly afterwards.
A second strike was made at q
point south of DEMO while the
third is back Of Inlay.
The entire northern section of
the state is excited over the dis
coverics and the scene of the
three strikes are reported as being
the Mecca for large numbers of
prospectors Journal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-04-26
G. GOLD, The Tailor
Very Prosy.

Prof. Hrandcr Matthews of Colum.
bia, in one of his brilliant addresses
at Columbia on the. drama. said of an
unimaglnatiye and prosaiS drnmatist;
lie 1t was. am sure, who in his
youth, on being asked in 'examina-
tor what Shakespeare nnhnt by the
phrase sermons in Stones wrote in
reply:
when passing by tombstone,
you may learn the name. and the
dates of birth and death. of the do
parted, one. and also. from the in.
scription valuable moral Lesson
, from his or her, ilifn.a Walking
along a road. you maynsee from the
tmilestoncs the number. Of miles to
the nearest towns and thus acquire
geographical inforinotion. Heaps of
stones by the roadside indicate that
repairs are to take place. and so
inculcStc n lesson In nea'ncss'"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-04-26
TO THE PUBLIC

Having purchased NJ. E. Reed
draying business, / am prepared to
do all work in that line on short
notice. AS l intend to conduct the
business in manner to win the
confidence of the public. respect
fully solicit share of the public
patronage. ............ -...
ar- w. NJ. Harrah :,
Elko, Nevada. April II. 1911.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-04-26
Annual Statement

Eureka Mining & Smelling Co.
Statement Of, receipts and dis
bursemepts for year ending De-
cember 81, 1910.
.arNo work, performed on the above
property for the year ending Dec.
81 1910. - ''':'''H' % '.''' "
!" u, William b. B. Forbes,
'..d ..'. 4 Secretary.
San Francisco, California, April
FL. Is, 1911. ~. y % o. "
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-04-26

She do not think they are happily
married. ... ..., ...,y.
He--Why not? ..... 80
She-Why.: she's wearing the, same
hat sho had before the wedding!,I :.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-04-26
A PRIMER LESSON
T. IN ECONOMICS

If there is a doubt in any mind
why the materials used by rail.
roads is costly and freight rates
must be high (and therefore the
price of commodities) to pay the
dividends these words from
Golfers may assist in clearing it
up: .... -
Fourteen directors of the
United States Steel Corporation
are also directors in one or more
railroads; the railroad thus domin-
ated constitute in the aggregate,
four-f1fths of the country's entire
mileage and are the purchasers
of one-haIf of the steel trusts
entire out put.- We are not hurting
ia reckles epithet, but trying to
observe precision and care in the
use of language when we say that
this is exactly the situation which
the word graft" was invented to
describe"
Then if there is a doubt why
steel is high in the United States;
why battleships are so costly;
why rent in modern buildings are
steep; why goods bought in those
buildings are loftier in price than
they used to be and why the tariff
is very nice thing for some lines
of American industry" digest
these few sentences.
The United Steel Corporation
in 1910 did the largest foreign
business in its history. Its foreign
sales increased 81 per cent over
1909. while its sales at home in
the United Safes increased only 7
per cent. This foreign territory,
in which the corporation made its
greatest increase of sales, consists
of countries in which it has not the
benefit Of the American protective
tariff"
Excluding the high salaries at
taches Of the steel trust the aver
age wage paid by it is few cents
above $40 per week. They work
twelve hours a day and seven days
a week. The majority of them
are Russians Slavs, and Hungar-
ians. imported for pudding and
other common labor in the steel
works. In the next few days we
shall hear some ringing speeches in
Congress of the debt the country
ewes to the protective tariff which
may be above the heads of poor
students of economic things bur
these illustrations of how it works
should be within the easy grasp of
every nd.-Appeal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-04-26
His fAt,e,rouoh,.

In mn Idle moment, Edwin aiarkham.
the poet. was amusing himself by try.
ing 70 do bit Of verse In the Martin
Dooley dialect: t.<.-.- 49,. ~ ~. -
Bowed be TIL weight ~ oinch'ries
he leans
upon Is hoe an gazes on the
gr.round--r, ..- ...... %. 10. :. ~
Then he stopped. ..a.a rs, sa.
by jovei' he exclaime: his eve
flashing with sudden !nspiratlon.
III turn that into a serious poem!
TN make hit!" -
II did .
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-04-26
Annual Statement
: Phoenix Silver Mining Co.

Phoenix Silver Mining Co.
Statement of receipts and dis
burscments for the year ending
December 81, 1910.
No work performed on the above
property for the year ending Dec.
81, 1910.
William ID. b. Forbes,
Secretary.
San Francisco, California, April
Is, 1911.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-04-26
MOTHER GOOSE STORY
WILL LONG Be REMEMBERED


Did mother ever tell you the
story CT Mother Goose. She heard
it when she was a little girl and
will probably remember it as soon
as she hears how it begins, which
is like this:
There was once an old woman
who lived in little house in a
wood with her son and a fine
gaEder, while great owl stood at
the door like sentinel.
This old woman was called
Mother Goose by every one around
because wherever she went she al
ways took the gander along but
the people did not know that the
gander was magic bird, and that
Mother Goose had only to sit in his
broad back and say. "Hickity
hackity up we go. and way they
would fly to any place Mother
Goose chose to mention.
One day as she was busy at home
the old woman sents her son to
market and when he came back he
brought another large goose with
him.
Here mother''he said 1--WE ran
now raise some fine ducks and no
doubt. mike ,aflot,of money"
At first his mother was angry
because he had not broug hit what
she had sert for, but she soon
agreed that the goose was indeed a
fine bird. Jacks goose and the
gander soon grew very fond of
each other and would eat from the
same dish and always swan about
the pond side by side.
But Jack was rather disap.
pointed because hr had been un.
able to raise any young ducks as
his goose had not laid a single egg.
One day however he heard 8
great noise out in the barn and,
what was his Amusement to dis.
cover that the goose had laid an
egg of pure gold.
He ran ut oEce with the news tc
his mother and after they had
examined it they took the egg to 2
jewcler in the town, blu, he was
rascal and only gave Jack half Of
the eggs value.
As soon as Jack and Mothe,
Goose had gone home rejoicing be
cause they had suc.' a large sum OF
money. the .rascally J,"eler ran of
and told the squire that Jack haC
no doubt stolen the egg and hi
should be arrested, so off they
went after Jack and his mother.
But when they reached tn
cottage in the wool they foun1
that Jack had gone off again to tell
his friends of his good fortune
They found him, however, sittjn I.
under tree with a young lad,
and at once began to beat him an
insist that he should tell them {
once where he had gotten tn
golden egg.
Poor Jack was so terribl,
frightened that he told them al
about the goose.
The squire and the rascal the n
ran as fast as they could back e.
the cottage. and both tried to SEIZE
the poor goose at once. The COZ
sequence was that between them
she %as killed--so that neither Of
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-04-26
Annual Report

Statement of the financial condition
Of the Ely-Bonanza Copper Company
for the year ended December 31st, 1910
Receipts
Balance, cash on hand January
1st, 1910 & SO n
Cash received during the year 2,485 1s
= Total receipts $2,497 95
Disbursements -,
Paid for labor and general ex-
49,. penses $2,4ss 95
Balance, cash on hand $14 90
IT,. = Morris R. Sherrerd, -
.~.. e.. Secretary. Treasurer.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-04-26

them could get any golden eggs.
Mother Goose was SO angry that
she and Jack both climbed up onto
the gander's back and few ava y
to the moon, and have never been
heard Of since, though some times
when the moon is full you can see
their faces peeping down at you.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-04-26
ATTENTION SjIOCKMEN

: | have fifteen registered Hcrford
bull calves for sale at the Palace
livery barn. Will be here until
Saturday. Anyone in need Of good
stock should see these calves.
-i". J. T. Paul
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-04-26

1t IL not the clothes that makes the
man.
But fine tailor made suit from e..
Gold helps to make him.
|" Call and see my new line of imported
wOOlcns. 70.
All my work il done right here on
the premises, Fit, style and workman
ship guaranteed.
we. also do cleaning, pressing and no
pairing.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-04-26

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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-04-26
What He Had 70 Saw,


Every once in a while new cam.
paign story yet hobs up fin Washing.
ton. This one IL on Ralph Cole. Ohio
member OF congress. who did his best
TO make his district go Republican. but
who cannot point to any partfcular
howliilg success In that regard. Az
ono town in his district he was to al.
Vide his time with local spellbinder.
ThGe local man spoke first, and was "a
have kept going for half an hour. hut
he made 1t an hour and a half. When
he got through he made all apology for
'encroachlng on Coles time. 80. 49,
ut reminds me-" Cole said. as he
faced his audience, "of what I once
heard In courtroom. The defendant
had been found guilty OF a Grimm al
charge The Judge sentenced him. to
10 years. Have you anything TO say =
demanded the court OF the prisoner.
Nothing but this, was the reply. Il
think you're mighty damned liberal
with another mans time"
Then Cole turned loose and coaxed
bnck the departing audience by the
flow Of his wonderful oratory. Gin.
cinnatI TimesStar
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-01
Plain Talks on Serious Subjects

We should think that a very peculiar
builder who began to erect a house without
drawing, or having an architect draw, a
set Of plans. 1t Is just about as foolish
for us TO live from day to day without lay
ing definite plans for ourselves. There are
many people in the world who never think
OF planning things ahead.
- II may sound very lovely TO fold ones
hands and say reslgnedly, THE Lord will
provide;" but the people who make such
remarks usually have no objection to
Providence providing through the instru-
mentality OF some fellow being who has
had the foresight TO place things ahead.
1T may be very comfortable to say, II
never make any plans; l always let things
take their course" But have we not no.
ticed that q person who makes this asser-
ton Is usually very selfish and very prone
to forget that things ara apt, TO take the
wrong course for him unless some thought
full individual steps in and steers them
right7 II may be romantic to drift. but for
all practical purposes II 10 far better TO
steer ones bark in a definite channel. The
able, may possibly arrive at the port Sue
drifting boat, II wind ard tide are favor
o ~" The well steered bark. even in spite
= unfavorable wind and tide, is bound to
Aerrivei there. Carefully laid plans are the
&Serunner of every successful achieve
ment.
Yes" says the pessimist. hut what is
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-01
Ts1t-"rhe Eagle and the Stars"

AeAt- Inc Eagle ana the stars.
Obadiah lv. Though thou exalt thyself
as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest
above the stars. thence will bring thee
down, saith the Lord of Hosts"
We have here the symbolism Of our own
beloved country. The eagle is the type of
the United States Our nag is that Of the
stars. The eagle typifies lofty flight,
courage, freedom These are all character
istics Of our country. The stars symbolize
truth, knowledge and Illumination The
blue lie the symbol Of truth and purity.
Our country was founded to exemplify
these virtues and ideas II is fitting that
at such time as this, when we are about
to celebrate the genesis and birth of this
nation, that we should stop to consider how
true or false we may be, in our corporate
and Individual life. to the ideals Of our
nation.
This warning to Edom should be taken
to heart by ourselves. The prophet is warn
ing them against trusting wholly or chiefly
In material strength. He tells them very
plainly that though they may be highly
exalted, they cannot get beyond the in
fluence and authority of q righteous and
Just God.
we, as a nation, have little to fear from
outside foes. Our dangers are within. Some
OF the dangers which threaten us are the
decay OF family life. The family is the
mainstay Of the nation When the family
Is strong and pure the nation is CORE
spondingiy strong and virtuous. Whatever
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-01
Liked Teetotalers

Colonel George e. Blythe OF Columbus, o.,
was relating stories OF the civil war.
The canteen, It's use and abuse" said
Colonel Blythe occupied the minds Of
civilians good deal during the war. 1
remember an anti-canteen meeting that /
attended with couple OF dozen colonies
and generals In Charleston.
"A funny thing occurred at this meeting
The chief speaker. Savannah man,
had happened to get into conversation with
the landlard OF his hotel in the afternoon
and the landlord had said that. speaking
out OF a vast experience he preferred a
total abstainer 70 q moderate drinker anJ
day.
VIII you come TO our anti-canteen
meeting said the lecturer eagerly, and
address us on that headr
Sure will. said the hotel man.
so that night. after the lecturer had
finished his own speech, he said:
ladies and gentlemen. we have with us
this evening Brother Dash. the proprietor
OF the largest bar in Charleston. Brother
Dash prefers q teetotaler 20 q moderate
drinker any day, and he will now tell US
why
Landlord Dash arose amid loud ap-
plause.
4" Friendss he said. TN tell you how il
is. A moderate drinker comes to my saloon,
orders large beer, collars all the morning
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-01
Fair Women of the White House
Name and Address.

Morristown was the birthplace OF Anna
Symes, who became the wife of the ninth
president OF the United States, William
Henry Harrison. She was born just before
the revolution. and when at the age Of
4 the motherless little girl was taken to
her maternal grandparents at Southold,
Long Island. she remembered throughout
her life the Journey through the country,
then in possession of the British.
Her father was a colonel in the conti-
mental army. and in order to bring his
daughter to her grandmother for neces-
sary care and training he assumed the
disguise of a British officer and achieved
his purpose. Father and daughter did not
meet again until after the evacuation OF
New York In 1TS3.
Her father married again and, emigratinE
to Ohio, took his daughter with him and
settled at North Bend, where he had al
ready founded q little colony. II was while
Ann was visiting an older married sister
in Kentucky that she met Captain Harrl-
son, then in command OF Fort Washing
ton. the present site of Cincinnati. They
were married at her fathers house in
November. 1875.
Then followed a varied life as the wife
OF a soldier and statesman, a governor
and superintendent OF Indian affairs. Left
much at home, Mrs Harrison devoted her
self to her large family Of ten children.
During thirty years OF life at North Bend
she buried one child in infancy and three
grownup daughters and four sons.
After the exciting campaign in which
Harrison was elected president, he went
to his Inauguration without his wife. who
was too delicate in health to make the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-01
Who's Who in the Home

1t was quite evident from the Confirmed
Commuters eountenance and demeanor
that the burden OF the world was on his
back.
''Hello!" said the Hopeful Housewife
timidly, as she opened the front door, and
with the clairvoyance that comes to the
married woman read the days disaster in
his face.
"Hellol" echoed the Confirmed commuter,
and put up an unshaven cheek for the
customary salute.
His manner was tepid beyond Their
mometers
~ guess that's a submissive kiss" said
his wife acidly. II suppose you've been
reading that divorce case where the wife
left her husband because he gave her only
submissive kisses"
rs that q threat or a promise?" ne
asked In his most aggressive tones.
why won't you be serious about any
aItAtag9' she plaintively inquired. you
make Joke OF the most solemn subjects. 4"
That's the only way TO take them"
her husband returned ambiguously. III
you take your jokes solemnly and your
solemnities lightly you're going TO make
a success In life That's what makes Eng
land great nRtion-and that's what
makes the decadence OF France. too It's
not the sagglng birth rate. but the national
sense OF humor that is going to make
France a second rate power. To be taken
seriously q man or a nation must be utterly
incapable OF e laugh at It's own expense ="
but my dear. We are not talking about
submissive nations, bat submissive kisses, -
exclaimed the Hopeful Housewife.
What do you think OF the submissive
kiss. anyhow
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-01
Gky LTTTLE SEPMON FOR THE WJEEK END@

sake is another evil Get moaey at any
price. and in any way, sometimes seems to
be regarded as the chief pursuit Of men.
This accounts for the graft and corruption
which is so dominant in our life today As
patriotic citizens we should set our faces
against everything that has a tendency to
lower the standards and ideals for which
our country should ever stand.
Another evil, which, "a true Americans
We should oppose, is the growing DISPOSE
ton to AIRY class against class and race
against race In our national life Hitler
have come people from every nation under
heaven, seeking to rise to the full stature
of manhood. Every opportunity should be
given to them to develop into the highest
type of America citizenship.
1T IL absolutely wrong to throw OBJ
stacles in the way of any man or woman
who is anxious to prove himself along
right lines.
These are. few Of the dangers which
threaten our national life from within.
Each one should ask himself how much he
is doing individually to keep the nation
true to it's ideals.
our nation is destined to be great and
to fill our God-appointed task but we win
only be able to do so in the proportion
that each individual contributes his share
to the general good. Let US be true to
the symbolism of our country Let us exalt
ourselves as the eagle. Let us set our
neSts above the stars In civic and national
righteousness.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-01
Serious History in Comic Vein e

Several persons have threatened to set
the North river on fire." said show-Me
smith, the famous history mixer from
MISSOURI hut up TO date nobody has
smelled any OF the smoke"
Nobody has started a blase there yet,
put there was a time. though. when some
body chained the river up for a few hours
Fact. Chained II UP and stopped ali
the ferries and mixed up the tides so they
didn't work right for a week II you
don't believe me. 60 and look at the pieces
OF the chain; they're up there yet. some
where. couple OF links Of them, and they
measure something over six feet apiece
You couldn't very well chain up the river
with a watch chain. you know.
You see. It all came about through
General Green Gage, or one of the other
generals that were around here thick as
piums at the time, being detained in New
York on business
II wasn't exactly business, either, for
the truth we're known. he was eele-
brating with the boys at little dinner,
and they were trying to cripple the wine
trust by making the demand exceed the
supply. Knowing very well he would have
TO account for his not going home to dinner
to his cosy little Jersey home and that
son II he expected to get away with II,
he sat down between courses and sent the
Following telegram.
Can't get home tonight The river
has stopped running
Fine ideal" declared his fellow cele-
orators. Splendidr
But some time after sending II the gen
eral began TO be torn by doubts Sup
pose after reading the telegram. the ar
piter OF his domestic destinies should go
down to the river and see that II was stili
running. In that case she would doubt
him and he could not bear to be doubted.
He would make good
Calling his staff together, he said:
want you to see at once that this
river stops running. Tie II up. chain II up,
dam lido ANYTHING you please with it.
only stop It. 20 you hearr
They heard. and. as TO hear him was
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-01

because he thinks only an ideal girl could
laugh It, But you have none Of these feel
ers by which a girl reaches out and finds
the right man.
Poor thing Poor thingi Poor thingl TN
tell you what you have. You have a per-
nickety way of sour-grapely assuming that
you consider such girls favored. You pre-
tend that you consider yourself with your
paralytic antennas-oh! yes; you have
some. for never bug or a girl was made
without them in some shape or another
as being more lady-like than they.
Is stiff. little wad any more bug-like
than live little jumper hopping to feast
in the flowers? OF course, not You are
not more lady-like because you are a prim.
stiff, carping prude. a. prude is-well, just
prude. She isn't asiady or womanl /
wouldn't dare call her "a thing. She's Just