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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-16
TRAIN ROBBERS CAUGHT

Saturday Ogden officers arrested fOur
men for robbing No. at Reese. Utah,
on the End. They were found asleep
in one bed in II logging house They
gave the names of w. Lewis. Pete
Murphy, II. Schalfcr ana Thomas Odcll
The two former are suspected of having
been the robbers, and the latter two Of
having acted AZ II fence in dispDsing Of
loot. All arc supposed to be railroad
men except Schalfer who came from
Butte, where he was employed rs -
bartender. A Pullman pillow slip was
found in the room occupied by the
suspects A beneficiary of the robbery
gave the men away to the police. The
loot was shipped out of Odgcn week
ago, and the officers are tracing It,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-16
BACK TO OLD METHODS

superintendent Critchlcy of the
power plant served notice this morning
that there would bc no power or light
between the hours of X Il. III. and 3:;IO D..
M. until further notice. The cause OF
it all is II broken engine and "a lack Of
distillatc for fuel. 4 carload Of the
latter is tied mp III the snow blockade
and it will take II week or 50 to repair
the broken engine.
AT a result we are compelled to Use
our old type and to set il by hand
The Carson News was up against u
similar proposition last week and it
made the editors automobile furnish
the power. As We have no automobile
and could not got it into the office if we
had. wc ask the indulgence Of our
readers until the power plant is in slIaI q
to furnish the necessary power to run
our machine.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-16
ATTEND THE BALL

Everything has been arranged for the
governors inaugural bah aud now all
that is necessary is for tho decorators to
get to work and carry out the plans
that have been arranged.
An invitation to the people Of the
state has been issued. Il copy Of which
appears upon our first page this
morning and which the press Of the
state is respectfully requested to place
before its readers.
Come one and all Come from tho
mountains and the lowlands; come from
the snow clad peaks and from the dusty
fastncSs Of the desert. Let nothing
stay your way unit! yOu have graspcd
the hand Of Nevada's governor and
Congratulated him upon his winning Of
the highest honor in the state. Come
whether you are democrat, republican,
socialist or prohibitiOnist. You are
welcome ~ the springtine birds for
the governor we honor is the governor
Of all men who call Nevada their home
and enjoy its favors. Carson News.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-16
DON'T WAIT, LITTLE PETERAiN

Come hither. little Peterkin. and
hearken to my spiel; 1 sat and watched
you playing there with ball and /, OPP
and reel; and thrice your mother u, nc
door has called You TO her aid for 81 is
busy canning prunes aud ma ny
marmalade. And thrice You answr ed:
Il IL be there. in just braceof shak,s -
which answer, if not brazen lies. at
least were dizzy fakes: and here gu
play with hoop and reel, and CAV 9Dl
lik" lH:nh. while mother WRIST, = IA
the stove and stlrs that blamed old Jan.
tell you, little Peterkin, you're start
ing life all wrong;:when mother calls Il
lad or lass they should line up for her
strong. You have lot of years ahead
In which to romp and play. hut moth
er's feet are drawing near the ending
of the way. I've lived about hundred
years, and I've forgotten lois; the
memory cary roun" is kind of blInk
in spots; but remember mother we'll,
and when she called flew, and left my
play on eager feet, her little chores to do,
and had done the other things i'll those
dim. distant years. l could not now
speak mothers name without some
bitter tears. So throw away the ball
and reel. the hoop and skipping rope,
and help your mother stoke the stove
and stir the boiling dope. -- Exchange
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-16
ANOTHER BIG WELL
IN VEGAS VALLEY

The biggest aitesian well yet struck
in the Vegas Valley, with the exception
of the famous Evey well. was brought
in by Frank Il. Matzdorf last week on
his homestead nine miles southeast Of
town, says the Review. The flow ut IL
depth Of 400 feet was variously est
mated at from so to 100 inches and, us
it seemed to constantly increase, drill.
ing was continued.
The flow of the Evey well is estimated
at 100 inches and Matztlorf may yet
surpass it. Mr.. Matzdorfs splendid
success in all the more gratifying on
account Of his failure to get water after
big expense on his property south Of
town, near Arden. -Searchlight
81 tin.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-16
PUSHING BACK OF CID hC-
Less Than Century N9o u Mar
Was Considered Cid Id
Forty.

There Is 10 fact more striking than
'hc way mC'0rn life ia pushing back
TIA" period @. cid age, says Il writer m
'he ScptCmh Strand magazine Los
'han century ago a man vaa old at
'orty. You have only to pics up Jane
Austens novels to find gen. 'Cmoa Of
thlrty-hve described as middle aged.
VI sixty they were Cabling i'm their
totaGe. And there is Mr.. rickwick--
hat dead, delightful, benevolent old
gentleman of rorty.fve!
fifty years ago. when n man reach
I'd the ago or f0rty-nve he grow n
beard under his chin. bourht himself
pair of drah gaitCrs and white
ncckcloth, and spoke With anxious
concern of the rising generation.
whose manners were so different from
those he had known rs young
man. Nowadays the popular notion
of irresponsible. irrcpressiblc youth Is
illustrated by Colonel Roosevelt. who
Is hity-two. In our generation thirty
two is Outwardly indistinguishablc
from ffty-two. save In that the former
has slightly more youthful tint In its
check and its waistcOat.
AS for the fair srx. the genus old
woman Is AL but extinct. The pretty.
vivacious matron you admire at y gar.
den party may have seen twenty-five
nr seventy summers. As Queen Alex
srdrG not l&ng gincc said To Nine.
Adelina Patti: "Wc two are two Of
he youngest women In England The
iilnstrious royal example mas been so
scdulously followed that tho WON n
always young. always active. always
IN the height Of fashion--maJ be sail
TO laugh III the face of Father Time.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-16
II. TroeSt, Sec.
Did No. Know Own Child

or rnaSsi.n"d PAINTINGS the Dussel.
oorfcN Hc'tuN% tells an amusing story
winch ma interest picture buyers
NchcnHH"h the German artist. enjoy.
cd a vogue about ten years ago. A
certain eollcc;o" hid bought from an
art dealer n sNas cane represented rs
genuine AChenbach. Afterward Il
was pronounced to be copy The
buyer brought IN action against the
dealer who turned the tables by de.
caring that his picture was genuine
and the other was 4 copy.
Achenbach hims"!f WAS summoned
oy the courts to tell which was which.
amazed It the ali olrte similarity OF
the two paintings. he gazed at them
Tor long time. inspected them close.
~. front and back. shifted them, ami
then frankly admitted he could not tell
which was the OriGiua! aud which
the copy.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-16
TIE TAcTFUL WoMaN's WAY
Studies Nan - %7st Important Hour
Of Gay With View of Keep.
ing Peace.

An experienced and obscrvant WON
e" declares that the most important
mo" ent Of the day to mans peace
- mind is the ten minutes that fol
MS return from the work of the
'''l nave frequently brought him to a
.Nve his whole state of feeling He
go res home usually tired Work or
'cNntons Cr business during the
~ Rave frequently brought him to
point OF fatigue or nervousness at
which very little thing may decide
what his mood will be for the rest of
the evening. or course the par .cular
disposition Of every man Is going to
tell here. just as II does everywhere
else But the rule will hold good for
thr average man. The most important
th'ng tor the tactful woman to do Is
70 wait until she sees some signs OF
MS Temper before she makes any de
''dcd move. Don't, above all things,
tell him that the plumber has just sent
IN tcrrihi" bin merely for making
'hat little alteration. Don't talk too
much In the beginning on any subject
conversation taken torrentialy mt the
outset Is likely to upset anybody who
Is little tired after a days work and
VINO wants the quiet enjoyment OF the
home,
The woman who follows this advice
VIII lind her evenings pleasanter than
she Jumped n the beginning into
the heart Of things. especially disa.
%r"eable things. Woman's Life
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-16
LIGHTED FROM CAR SAFELY
imperative Woman Let's Il Be Known
She Is No Daddy LonGIegs" and
Gets OF Uninj ured.

An unusual sort Of woman was
about TO leave car II was a new
rar and IT'S seats were go high In tn"
"ir that as the passengers climbed mp
10 them their efforts would have madc
a star feature Of comic supplement
sheet
Tho unusual sort OF woman rn'c
elaborate preparations for her dCUir
iUrc. Flrst she caught the alto 'pr
Df the conductor: then she aros" from
her seat, raised hcr hand and turned
slowly around: then she chilled out,
with n loud lmpnratiycncRs that com
mnndnd the interest Of every passcn
ger In the car:
II want you folks 10 take notice Of
what ! do. because may need you on
the Wltncssstand before I'm through
You driver, 10 you hear mc?"
hs the car had stopped ami the
man at the crank was aR moi iOnless
rs II 10 we're blue granite instead Of
blue cloth. tho unusual sort 0r woman
must have taken II 10 mean that he
heard, for she went on
IF you start this car before ! get
OF I'll sue you for damages and prove
II by these people. want won TO
understand I'm no daddy lorglcgs--"
She landed In safety, to the bilari
ous enjoyment Of tho passengers, and
when she had waved permission for
the car 10 resume its duties the mo
iorman moved Washington star
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-16
Emmett ID. Boyle
State Engineer.
~ = v ALMANAC FIGURES
Cree Gro Exercised In Preparing
Tables for the Guidance of
the Sailor.

u may he safely said that no one
outside the publishing office has read
IN" entire Nautical Almanac" from
beginning To end. but each figure of
the printed almanac Is. In the office
examined twice and rcad three times
me total number Of figures exceeds
milton. hut, great as the number is
II If trifling compared with the mum
ner OF hgl'rcs employed in the calcu
'htionS. as the almanac figures repre.
sent bare" results only. The moon
Tor Instance. requires for It's calcula
non more than million and n half
~ hgurcs. and similarly with other
branches of the work. such rs the sun
me planets. etc. Contrary to the gen
erhl opinion. practically every figure
- ~" book Is fresh from year to ycar
The tables from which nearly nil
INC work Is calculated have been orig.
'haily constructed from the Iabors of
IN" astronomical observer. and IN q
Inrger extent from the observations of
ia" sun. moon and planets made Mt
'nc Royal observatory. Greenwich. Tel
escapes and other astronomical nppII.
hhcoH are cOnspicuousiy absent. MS the
WORK OF IN" star ~ purely mnthemat
'chl and not Obaprvatinnal.- From
Inc Sailors Bible" I'm the Strand
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-16
FRIDAY NIGHTS LECTURE

The lecture ut the Presbyterian church
last Friday night on The Island
People by Rev. George ii. Greenfield
was a dicid ed successes. He gave IN
interesting description of the manners
and customs of the island people Inc met
on his recent trip around the world.
The lecture WAS interSpcrScd with
native music and songs. and was very
interesting throughout.
Owing to the writer being unable Satur-
day and having other matters on his
mind, no mention WAS made If the
lecture. For this omition, We tender
our apologies to Mr.. Greenfield
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-16
BILL NYE ON FOX HUNTING
ile Considered II Most Thrilling
Pastime for Sons of the Amerl.
can Nobility

''FoT.hunilng Is one OF tho most
drilling pastim"s of which | know
said Bill Nyc. and for young men
whose parents have amasscd largo
sums Of money in the intellectual pur.
suit OF hides and talIOw. the meet, the
chase. tho scampcr. the full cry. tho
c9ycr. the stcllatcd fracture, the yelp
OF the pack. tho zip. the yell OF trl.
umph, the confusion. the whoop, the
hOlla. the halOos, the hurrah. the abra.
sion, tho snort Of the hunter, the con.
cussioD, the .gward. tho open. the earth
stopper. tho stranguIated hernia. tn"
glad cry of tho hound rs no lays ut
his masters feet the strawberry mark
~ the rustic. MI. nll are exhilnrailng
IN the sons Of the American nobility
FnxhnntiDg combines tho danger and
the Wild tumuliuous ioy Of the skating
rink, The tObOegnn slide. the rnush and.
MIX soclablC and IN" straw ride For
tho young American nObleman whoyn
hucal father made hla money bv in.
venting fluent pill or who gained
his great wealth through relieving hu
mainly by 'r"Huo ~ n lunR.Dad. n liver.
Dad. bIdrcV.rad or foot pad. fox.
hunting is fret rate"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-16
rALENTEl c1NVlCTS GO FREE
3ng and + Try Bring Pardon to
Two: aTtoon Work
Frees Third.

\ prisC"'r has Just been relea~od
10y Jail 'nEse he sang we'll Only
''tc 20 convict was pr.
i r''o ... h" wrote poetry. This
~ 49, an he prolonged indenn.
-. III cleveland Plaindealcr re.
Us e. ct HilI Drydock will he
l"r"d 81 month because he is
- CartCo"i~t With n bit of plum
Nc" md a whitewashed wall Bill
COW striking likeness of Banker
cop. who Is his seatmate in the
Ten dining room. Convict Joe
"2ctch, the notorious Brooklyn thug.
as developed rrac talent az a carver,
rolling pin he whitfield out OF n bed
g FOR the wardCn's wife shows high
degree OF art craft skill. Active meas
Hr"s are being taken to interest tho
governor I'm Joe's behalf. Convict
Mulky Sludgc. the kIdnapper, has
made monkey wrench OFT Of a bit
OF iron hoop from water pail and two
yards Of wire from n broom. The fact
mat he tried to brain Guard Tomkins
with this ingenious tool will not weak
en- determined effort to secure the
governors recognition Of Mulky's re-.
markablc mechanical skill. Convict
Jerry TwigGa. who poisoned the ice
cream at the Methodist church picnic
In Skinkle's wood IN the suburbs o.
Weehawken last ray. has developed
n Keen Interest in line engraving Eli.
iirely unaided. hlG only tools being n
"hoemnkcr's awi md n bit OF sandpa.
per. he made pate for n SO bank bill
which was so well done that he had
no trouble In selling II TO a visitor for
two pounds of cut Plug, box OF
knockout drops, three files and a bot.
lie OF Sulphuric acid. Convict TwIggs
birthday comes next Monday. and his
leading birthday gift WIN be an uncon.
1itional pardon
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-16
application NO. 1857

Application NO. 1867
Notice of Application for Per-
mission to Appropriate the Pub ic
Waters of the State of Nevada
Notice is hereby given that on
the 9th day of October 1910, in &C
cordance with Section %. Chapter
NXXl, of the Statutes of 1909 one
Nevada Land & Livestock Company
of Elko. County of Elko and State
OF Nevada, made application to the
state Engineer of Nevada for pcr.
AilSsion 10 appropriate the public
waters of the State of Nevada.
Such appropriation is to be made
from an unnamed creek and it's
tributaries in \. DO N. Il 5S T.,
locally known as Cotton Wood
Creek. at point which bears South
81 degrees west 1900 feet from
the corner common to sections 8,
., l6 and II, in 4. 10 N, X. SIS
f., NJ. d.. NJ. and being in the Sci
of NEf of Sec. II, 7. 40 N, r.. So f.,
M. d. Nj. by means of dam, and
iiftecn cubic per second is to be
conveyed to points in the EA of
oEi Of Sec. s, NWl of SWi, and
E4 OF W. of Sec. 8, the NJ OF NW4
of Sec. 10, the NE4, the M CT
NWl, the SW4 Of NW4 and the
NWl of SWi of Sec. II, the Ia of
Sci and SW4 of Sci of Sec. Is,
,he FL of NWt and W. of NEi of
Sec. -, I. 40 NJ. r. SIS f.. M. ID. b.
4 M by means Of bitches, and
there used for irrigation. Water
not to Ice returned to stream,
Date of first publication January
). 1911.
Date vi last publication FEBRUARY 8,
1911.
Signed:
Emmett ID. Boyle
State Engineer.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-16
The TsiItaIe Eedv

A main fact In Tho history Of man
nera IL the wonderful cxprossiyeners
OF The human body II Il were made
OF glnss or Of air and the thoupbta
were written on steel tablets within. n
could not publIgh mcre truly It's mean
ing than nov vie men read very
sharply all your private history In
your look and gait and behavior. The
whole economy Of nature IN bent on
expression. Tho telltalo body liz a.,
tongues 80 Emerson.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-16
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the
regular annual meeting of stock
holders of the Lamoille Creamery
Corp. will be held at the office of
the Corp at Lamoille on Saturday,
the 2Sth day of January at two
o'cock p. NJ, for the purpose of
eiecting Board of Directors to
serve for the ensuing year, and for
the' transaction vi such ulher
business as may come before the
meeting.
H. TrOaSt SEQ
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-16

Mrs. Ambrose Truptt, former tvno
of this Office, called this forenoon and
PAID her respects to the force.
Miss Eva Thompson is back at her
Stid place in this office She will helm
Int while the power plant is crippled.
Treasurer Miller sold the tlelinouent
tax property at noen. The county had
to take the larger portion of it.
The dog poisnn"r is M work agair.
Ssrcra. fine Hn1ss hayv d.eu IN the p,st
few days. It's a pity that the person
who does this mean mork cannot be
caught and punished severely.
Lost-T"o keys on a ring. The
finder will please leave them at
this offi.e AMI get a suitable
reward.
Mrs. Campbell will begin u clearance
sale tomorrow forenoon and continue
same until her stock is disposed of.
All goods will he sold mt u discount of
90 per cent from the regular price.
Come and get the best bargain ever
offered in Elko
When passing along in front of the
Elko Mercantile Co.'S store mt noon to-
day, Mrs William Henry of Starr
valley fell to the sidewalk in fainting
fit. She was carried into Mrs.
Campbells store and DR.. Eby was
summoned. She soon revived and is all
right again.
The case of the state against Arthur
Drown went to the jury at noon today.
After being out about ten minutes the
jury returned verdict of not guilty.
AT the request of the complaining
witnesses, the other cases against
Drown and Jones were dismissed on
motion of District Attorney Dysart
The Nevada Legislature met this
forenoon. The republicans organized
the assembly by electing n. G.. Frolich
of WashOe county speaker. The senate
was organized by the democrats. Lieu
tenant Governor Ross presiding. As
oiled. the Legislative mill will begin to
grind out laws. some good and some
bad.
The Western Pacific is badly blocked
by the snow in the Feather river
country. The blockade is due to the
fact that the company was unprepared
to fight the snow. A rotary snow pillow
had to- be taken from Colorado to the
scene of the trouble. Had that been
,nsady for work when the storm began
~ road would have been kept open
Twill be four or five days yet before
the blockade is raised.
In accepting the resignation of
Captain Cox as superintendent of the
state police, Governor Oddie assure
him that there are no charges against
him and that his record is clear The
governor also said that he wanted Il
man in the position who was in
thorough sympathy with the policy he
intends to pursue, The only trouble
with Captain Cox is his democracy.
Ilc IL I'LL TlSnI anu 80 IL NONcTnoT Ouule
in appointing II republican to succeed
him.
The State of Nevada is going into the
cattle business. that is in SO far as to
furnish enough to properly stock the
the new Prison farm. Recently Al Trie
loft sole one hundred head of stock cattle
to the State which has been placed on
the new farm. They will help consume
the hay that was harvested from the
farm last summer and the coming year
there will be an abundance of pasture
for them. The State has solved the
meat question for the State Prison. APP
peal
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-16
put Your Mind on prinht sLdc.

W We dwclt on tho bright side Oi
things In otr thoughts. and cXt"uupr"d
them all that wo possibly could whom
speaking Of'thcm. we shall thin
little OF them ourselves. ond TO n
hiciions would realty. In great mrua
urc, vanish away President ed
wards
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-16

Chance for American Capitalists.
Russian manufacturers invest $50.
100000 annually In American cotton
and It is stated that should a Russo
American bank be established in ST.
Petersburg the cotton investment
would reach $100.000.0 900 annually.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-16
SIMPLE REMEDY FOR SNORING
An Amusing Story Of How o. Henry,
the Author, Had a Cork
ing" Time.

comparatively little was ever writ
ton about Sidney Porter, the short
story writer. under the name OF o.
Henry. until his death recently, but
since then no end of stories have
crept out. A New York bartender
who boasts OF close friendship with
the late author tells an amusing tale
or his Introduction to Mr.. Porter.
Mr.. Porter dropped In latc one win
ter night and ordered hot toddy,
hangoron, whom the bartender had
tried 10 pry loose from chair I'm tho
rear OF tho place. was snoring loudly
ana had refused to- be dcposed
why don't 20" cork hIm?" sug.
gcstcd MIR Porter.
.I" Cork him. What I'm the world
IS that inquired the barkeeper.
Very simple romedy--very simple.
IFS what wc get down I'm Texas when
"" lrup Ur to glcCn IN hondy ,tonk"
After being granted permission Mr..
Porter started I'm to give an expos.
tion Of the "corkIng" gano. He took
large cork and split n bali way IN
Tho center. Then he arranged several
wooden matches In the other end. Ike
go many duills I'm porcupinc's bnck.
Cautiously he fnstcucd the split cork
over the slccpcr's noao and asked for
large phil of water.
Standing IT tho side ~ the unsus.
""ciIng slc"pcr he lighted ono ~ tho
matches. At tho top OF his voice he
shouted Fire" ono match after
another lgnItch with n sharp crack,
and as the frightened sleeper Jumped
10 his feet MIR Porter let go with the
water and drcnchcd him from head to
loot The man boltcd for the door,
half dnacd. bur wide awake enough to
think the place WIS on fire.
His ADVANTAGE.
To rcrIt" the "viIlrs" Blacksmith"
The Irnrrr boy .us tire .hUCc:
For he had focal color with
he 81. 4.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-16

nor Dickerson's request. There was no
salary; purely an honorary position,
and it wasn't worth while. If Oddie
can afford TO he so pusillanimous, 1
certainly can stand it.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-16
n Misr0n1cr

II IS becoming daily more dangerous
10 refer to "thc wcnkcr scx" on nc.
count Of the increasing doubt In the
readers mind which eek Is meant.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-16

Good Drink In Tropical Climate
4 favorite drink in the South Sen
islands is made Of n mixture OF Iimey
and oranges.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-16
Wen ed.

BoOkseiler---"Yea, u,a am. it's the
best seller this yrur. You soc II was
prohibited by ~" nsor"--Llfe.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-16
How He Made IL

Joe will make his mark some day"
Said his father with delight:
lie debut In an illlterate way,
For he never learned to write.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-16
Ills h,lvantnnr.

His ADVANTAGE.
To rccIt" the "vHlrs" Blucl,smlth"
The lIpnrrr boy uus tire .hUICc:
For he had focal ynlpr with
The sharp rHgp iu his voice,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-16
SALMAGUNDI

Mrs. Ambrose Truett, a former typo
OF this Office. called this forenoon and
raid her respects to the force.