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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-03-04
Saturday, March 4, 1911
loan SHARKS BEATEN

Every city Of any size in the
United States has it's loan sharks,
men who loan money at usurious
rates,o interest. Those men have
heretofore been upheld in their
thieving operations by the courts,
but II the following from Houston,
Texas is true, the courts have
found way to put them out of
business: ...
There has been inaugurated and
seemingly carried to successful
conclusion in Houston one of the
most unique campaigns sgarst the
loan sharks which has ever been
evolved in the long struggle to Get
the upper hand and put these
usury collectors out of business.
In spite Of the fact that the loan
companies have always been able
to prevent the passage of a state
law that would break their hold
upon the wages of unfortunate
working men who fall into their
clutches, comparatively obscure
young lawyer in Houston evolved 8
scheme which has through the CO.
operation of the courts proved an
effectual remedy in multiplying the
claims of the loan agents.
When a wage Garner makes
loan through one of these
companies. charging 80 per cent
per month on all loans, he signs
power Of attorney giving the
company authority to collect his
salary in case he fails to meet his
interest and principal payments
when due. 1t was this very strong
hold of the loan shark that has been
successfully attacked in the
Houston courts. When q hard
pressed employee Of railroad COM
pany defaulted in his interest aftt
having paid over $500 interest or
an original loan of $50 and the
loan agent threaten to file
application with his employer for
the usurious interested claimed
TO pe DUE the railroad man told his
troubles to young attorney and
that astute young man went into
court and demanded an injunction
claiming his client was about to be
deprived Of his means of livelihood
through illegal measures as the
interest claimed was in violation Of
. the state usury laws.
The Injunction was granted ant
the loan ragent ordered to file in
court all papers relating to Tho
case. Seeing he was making o
fiRht against the loan shark the
railroad company ,permitted The
employee to hold his position ano
this example served to open the
way for the filing scores of SIMILAR
suits. In every instance I the
courts have issued the injunction
orders and the loan agents, afraid
to appear in open court and expose
their unlawful practice, have
turned their victims loose.
Because Of many ignorant
negroes In the South, these loan
sharks have waved fat south of the
Mason and Dixon line but now
the way seems to have been opened
to effectually put them out of
business not only in this state, but
the Houston plan will likely he
put into effect throughout the
cotnsry.
- 49, -
MsliIfiuous Tongue.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-03-04
No Prohlam A. AL

Have you ever noticed how a bum
'ctor can get laughter and applause
by using cuas word?"
"oh, yes. What's the rsason?"
I've found out, think. The audi.
ence has been wanting to swear. but
ia too polite"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-03-04
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Serial 05714
United States Land Office
.. ... Carson City, Nevada
... a.n..... Feb, 8, 1911.

a.m... Feb. 8. 1911.
Notice is hereby given that the
Santa Fe Pacific Railroad Company
of Topeka, Shawnee County. State of
Kansas, has filed in this Office its
application to select under the
provisions Of the act of Congress,
approved June 4, 1897 go Stats,
l1-36) the following described
land, viz:
The SW3..SF3 Section,.6. TIP. 80
North, Range Al E. M. D. NJ, in
the County of Elko and State of
Nevada.
Any and all persons claiming
adversely the lands described, or
desiring to object because of the
mineral character of the land, or
for any other reason, to the
disposal to the applicant, should
file their affidavits of protest in
this office, on or before the 9Th
dav of April 1911.
Louis J. Cohn
Doo,;oknr
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-03-04
Annual Statement

Occidental Life Insurance Company
of Los Angeles, California, Sixth
and Spring Sts., Los Angeles, Cal.
Capital paid up $25O.OOO 90
Assets 529,815 81
Liabilities, exclusive of
capital and net surplus 251, 800 "a
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-03-04

MsilIfiuous Tongue.
Turkish In the softest toned OF mod.
ern languages.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-04-20
Notice of Forfeiture

To Iva Halstead ,.Greenville Holbrook, Gust
Anderson, V. P. Brown, ST.. Julia Brown.
Matthias Geistlinger. Paul Geist1inger, Emma
Folk, Della Estman, J. W. Cusick. Viola
M. Young, Olive R. Rogers, A. J Turpening.
D. Surrency, j. B. Lindsey, Fl. B. Johns,
Maggie j. Scott. John DeYong, A. G. Killam,
Oscar l.. Smith. Leona Smith, Stanley Brown,
George Turpening, George Scott, Nellie Scott,
William Brown, Ben Mclaughlin. James NJ.
Culberson, Ingebor Soil, Charles Carman, G..
w. Sutherland Charlie Harmon. Charles
ers and stockholders of the Stanley Mining
Company, Formerly a Corporation, Their
Heirs, Administrators, Executors and AS
signs. and to All Whom 1t May Concern:
You and each OF you are hereby notified that
we have expended $500 in labor and improve
ments upon the Stanley group of lode or quartz
mining claims, consisting of the STANLEY"
"Homestake," "Log Cabin" and Victor"
claims Subscribed in the location notices, re-
corded in the auditors Office of Stevens county,
state of Washington, and situate in Newport
mining district, in said county of Stevens,
state of Washington, as will more fully appear
by reference to the records and the proof of
labor filed in said auditors office on the 28th
day of January, 1911, and recorded in Book "C'
of Records of Assessments on page 565, in order
to hold said premises under the provisions of
the laws of the United States and of this state;
that being 800 per year per claim, the amount
required to hold said claims for the year ending
Deem Der 81, 1910.
And if, within ninety days after this notice
by pu blication you fail or refuse to contribute
your proportion of said $500, your interests in
said claims will become the property of the
subscribers to this notice under Section 1884,
Revised Statutes of the United States
Dated Newport, Washington, Feb. %, 1911.
First publication. March 2, 1911.
HIRAM BROWN,
JOSEPH H. BROWN,
1851 JAMES H. GREGG.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-04-20
DEFENDANTS LOSE

Judge In Spokane Decides for Gov.
eminent in Fraud Case.
Spokane.-United States District
Judge Rudkin overruled the demurrer
of the defendants in the Doughton,
Alaska, land fraud case, directly TAX
ing issue with United States Judge
Hanford of Seattle, who decided the
same points in favor of the defend
ants in the Sir Edward Stacey case
in Seattle.
The defendants in the Doughton
case are Harry White, of Los Ange-
les, former mayor of Seattle; Charles
A. Mckenzie, a Seattle capitalist;
Donald A. Mckenzie, of Washington;
Raymond Brown and William l. Dunn,
OF Spokane, and Charles M. Doughton,
Of Pearson, Wash.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-04-20
$685.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASH
INGToN. IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF STEVENS.
In the Matter of the Estate of Robert Pautz.
Deceased-NO. 555-Notice of Settlement for
Final Account and Distribution.
Notice Is hereby given that Fred Stevens. ad-
ministrator OF the estate of Robert Pautz, de-
ceased, has rendered and presented for final
settlement and filed in said court his final
account of his administration of said estate.
together with his report and petition for final
distribution and discharge, and that Monday,
the Sth day of May. 1911, at 10 O'Clock in the
forenoon of said day, at the court room OF said
court, at the court house in Colville, in the
county of Stevens, has been fixed and appoint.
ed as the time and place for the settlement of
said account, and the hearing of said report
and petition, at which time and place any per-
son interested in said estate may appear and file
his exceptions, in writing, to the said account,
and contest the same.
Notice is further given that said account is
for final settlement, and the said estate is
ready for distribution, and on confirmation of
said final account final istribution of said
estate will be Immediately had.
Dated this 3Oth day of March, 1911.
w Lon JOHNSON, County Clerk.
By W, /. Shelton, Deputy. ATS
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-04-20

Ever see any one who hadw
mo"
''Then why do you believes?
Because the Bible says so"
But it also says there shall be {
Judgment day"
"Yes. but why on the 4th Of Au
gusty'
"Why on any day? Why not on tina
day as well as anotherT'
IF the last trump is to sound wha
| Of our property"
1T will be destroyed with the earth
Of course" was the reply.
That suited some, but not the major
ity.
All day ON the Sd Of August the coun
ty held its breath. Farmer and vii
lager put on clean shirts and did n
work 1t was said that children forgo
to cry and that never a rooster crowed
Hundreds of people sat up all tina
night, going to their doors now an,
then to consult the heavens
On the morning Of the 4th there wa
a gathering on hills and knobs and
farewell shaking Of hands. Peopl
spoke in whispers, and husbands ant
wives held hands. 1t was so up to Il
O'clock, to noon, to midafternoon, t.
shutdown. Then Silas Wigs stood vi
and said to the people around him:
cit has not come and we will dis
perse, but to hold ourselves In readi
ness for week yet. It may be tina
Gabriel has mistaken the date
Did they swarm for him? Did the.
bring out a rail and tar and feathers
Did they go to the courts and cast hin
into jail? Nothing Of the kind for Sila
Wigs. They allowed that there wa
mistake somewhere, but it might b,
GabrfePs fault instead Of Mr.. Wigs
He hung around for week and thel
withdrew by daylight, as an homes
man should. He said he would dream
again and try and have the thing conn
of on time.
Silas hasn't worked any since. 81,
doesn't have to. His share Of the plum
der permits him to 60 fishing all TIT
time, and he never comes home empt,
handed.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-04-20
Urge American Occupation

London. = Declaring that only
American administration of Mexican
affairs can prevent reign of anarchy
and chaos there, the newspapers OF
London are practically unit in urg-
ing that United States troops cross
the Rio Grande, and military experts
are quoted at length in the opinion
that President Taft will be forced by
events to order the invasion.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-04-20
CANADA is READY
Reclprocity's Fate Depends on Wash
ington, 1t Says.

HeciprocIty's Fate Depends on Wash
ington, 1t Says.
Ottawa, Ont.-A favorable report
on the reciprocity agreement with the
United States is looked for by mem
bers OF the Dominion government not
long after parliament reassembles.
The rapid progress being made at
Washington has been noted with sat
isfaction.
Settlement of the reciprocity issue
In Canada, they believe, now depends
primarily upon the action at Wash
lngton. ANY assurance that Congress
will ratffy the agreement may be cou-
pied, they say, with the assurance
that the Canadian parliament will do
Its part.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-04-20
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
department OF the lnterl,
IT g fond nFna OD11,o-o NEo /.

Us. Land Office Spokane, Wash,
March IA. 1911.
Notice is hereby given that Dennis NJ Edens.
OF Tweedie. Wash, who. on Sept. %, 1904 made
homestead entry No. l6525[ o247sifor Ell seq ,NwA
SEA, NEl4 sw14, Sec 20, Twp 80 N, R.45 E. W. M
has filed notice OF intention to make final
fve-year proof, to establish claim
to the land above described,
before Sidney w. Rogers, U. S. Commissioned
for the Eastern District of Washington at New
port, WASH, on the 9Th day of May, 19l1.
Claimant names rs witnesses: Geo. W. John
ston, U. s. Walker. William Elmer and Henry
Tweedie, all OF Tweedie, Wash.
3-16 APO Hal j. COLE. Register.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-04-20
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.

Land Office at Spokane, Wash
March 25, 1911.
Notice Is hereby given that Frank Maurer,
of Camden. Wash, who, on March 8, 1906. made
homestead entry No. 1880 [O29O3l for E1a sEA
and 81 NE14 of Sec 20, Twp 80 NJ, Range A
E W. M. has filed notice of intention to make
final tive-year proof to establish claim to the
lana above described before the Register and
Receiver o. the United States land Office at
Spokane, Wash. on the 10th day of May, 1911.
Claimant names as witnesses: Fred lex
Bunge. Jacob Fischer, Thomas Guthrie and
Joseph L. Hartman, all of Camden, Wash.
$50 5-4 Hal j. Cole, Register.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-04-20
SECRETARY BENSON BURIED
Body of Late Secretary of State
Brought to Roseburq.

Roseburg, Ore.-Former Governor
F. w. Benson's body reached here
Monday night. The funeral was held
on Tuesday afternoon and interment
made in the Odd Fellows cemetery.
The Elks, Odd Fellows, Woodmen of
the World and hundreds of other citi-
zens followed the body to the grave.
Business was suspended in the city
during the funeral.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-04-20
Captain of Iroouois Arrested.

Victoria, B. C.-Captain A. A. Sears,
master of the steamer Irouuois. which
'foundered off Sidney last Monday
with loss of Fl lives, was arrested
on charge of manslaughter.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-04-20

THE MARKETS.

Portland.
Wheat-Track price: Club, SAC:
oluestem, $50; Red Russian, S3c.
Barley-Feed, $27 per ton.
Oats-No. White, $29 per ton.
Hay-Timothy, eastern Oregon.
$21; mixed. SIS: alfalfa, SIS.
Butter-Creamery, 2ec.
Eggs-Ranch, zoe.
Hops-1s10 crop. zoe; 1909, 14c;
contracts, tic.
Wool-Eastern Oregon, 1o@14c;
Willamette Valley. 14@15c lib.
Mohair-Choice, 33c.
Seattle.
Wheat-Bluestem, sSc; Club. SIC:
Red Russian, 84c.
Barlev-$27.50 per ton. !
Os s2850.
Hay-Timothy, $24 per ton; alfal-
Ia, SIC per ton.
Butter Washington creamery, 29c:
ranch. 13c.
Eggs Selected. local. zoe.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-15
REYES IN MEXICO.

Mexico City, Dec. 7.-Somewhere
between Roma, little town in Texas,
on the Rio Grande, and Brownsville,
opposite Metamoras, on the Mexican
side at the mouth of the river, Gen.
Bernardo Reyes is lodging Texas
rangers and Mexican rurales, if infor.
nation sent to the national palace is
correct. What the indicted generals
plans are is matter of conjecture.
The government has been informed
by its secret agents that Reyes has
crossed the border. President Madero
said Reyes had appeared at Mier, a
small town opposite Roma, and that
later reports indicated he was moving
towards the gulf, either on the Amer
lean or the Mexican side of the river.
The minister of the interior, Abram
Gonzales, expressed the opinion that
Reyes was trying to get to the coast
to board steamer that would trans.
fer him to one going to Europe
President Madero declared the gov.
eminent had absolute proof that
Reyes has planned revolution. He
stated, however, he believed Reyes
would be captured before he could
get it started. That few insurrec-
tons already in progress are part of
the Reyes revolutionary plan was
frankly admitted by the president.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-15
South Norfolk News.

Melvin Thomas of Chadron was a
passenger through the junction last
evening on his way home from a visit
to SCribner.
Mrs. Hugh Dick and son Clarence
arrived home from Stuart yesterday
noon, where they had been visiting
With Mrs. Dicks parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Altman.
The Ladies' Aid of the Second Con
gregational church met with Mrs T.
\. Wood yesterday.
Ben Dean of Missouri Valley is here
on visit at the home of his brother
William while on his stay home from
Idaho
One of the passengers on No. last
evening, who had taken a little too
much to drink, furnished amusement
to the other passengers and a crowd
which had collected upon the plat
form, until Special Agent Peter Jolly
appeared upon the scene and gathered
him in.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-15
Light With Traction EnaIne.

Stanton, Neb., Dec. Especial to
The News: Until night before last
for more than week, there has been
no electricity supplied by the munich
pal electric light works of this place
This was due to the breaking down of
the Fairbanks, Morse & Co. gas pro-
Queer engine which was installed
some years ago to furnish power for
che electric light and waterworks. At
the present time use is made Of an
auxiliary gasoline engine in pumping
the water for the city, and the city has
just made a contract with A. lander
for the use of his two threshing ma
chine engines to supply the power nee.
essary to run the electric light plant
The combined power of both engines
will be about thirty-eight horsepower
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-15

Notice is hereby given to all the
legal voters OF the City of Norfolk in
Madison County, Nebraska, that un.
der and pursuant Of Ordinance No
3S1, OF said city of Norfolk, Nebraska,
there will be held a special election
in said city of Norfolk, Nebraska, on
the Goth day Of December A. d. 1911,
and that there has been submitted to
the legal voters in said city the follow
special election will be held for the
purpose Of voting on the following
question and propositions. to.wit:
l. Shall the system of Electric
Light Works, and Improvement Of the
Water Works OF the City Of Norfolk,
Nebraska, embraced in the Plans and
Specifications Of The ]. 8. Worley
Company, Special Engineers filed
with the City Clerk on October
End, 1911, be adopted and constructed
by the City of Norfolk; and the May
or and Council thereof be authorized
to adopt and construct said system
for street and commercial lighting
and make said improvement of the
Water Works, on behalf of said city?
2. Shall the Mayor and Council of
the City of Norfolk in Madison Coun.
ty, Nebraska, have power and author
ity to issue seventy-five negotiable
bonds of said city in the sum of
81 100000 each, to be numbered from
one to seventy-five inclusive, to be
known and designated as Electric
Light Works and Water Works I'm.
provement Bonds" to be dated the
first day of January 1912. and to be-
come due in twenty years from their
date and redeemable as provided by
law, to draw interest at the rate OF
five 90 percent per annum from their
date. payable annually, both principal
and interest payable at the Fiscal
Agency OF the State OF Nebraska in
the City of New York. Said bonds tC
be executed by the Mayor and City
Clerk of said city under the directions
Of the Council OF said city; said bonds
to be sold by the Mayor and Council
of said city for not less than par Of
face value, and the proceeds thereo
to be taken and used for the purpose
Of paying for the construction of sale
electric light works, and Improve
ment to the Water Works OF said city
in accordance with the plans. specifi
cations and estimate of costs file,
with the City Clerk on the End da!
Of October, 1911; said bonds to hav
interest coupons attached 6videncin
the interest thereon. And shall tn
Mayor and Council OF said lty or tn
proper authorities thereof levy al
nually upon all OF the taxab, propert
within said city such tax IS may b
necessary for sinking fur d for tn
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-15
TAFT SPEAKS FOR TREATIES.
The President Delivers First Of a
Series Of Addresses.

Washington. Dec. 9.-President Taft
was the principal speaker at a peace
mass meeting last night, called to
arouse sentiment in favor of the rati,
tication of the proposed arbitration
treaties between the United States
and Great Britain and France. The
meeting was the first of a series that
will be held in the leading cities of
the country for the ratification of the
treaties. President Taft spoke briefly
repeating what he has said in his nu
merous speeches on the subject
Senator Burton, of Ohio, president
of the American Peace society, pre-
sided, and addresses were made by
Representative David Foster of Yer
mont and Richard Richard Bartholdt
of Missouri and by S. S. Shinada OF
Japan. President Taft paid his re
spects to the senate, saying:
Are we going to halt this move
ment because there is some quirk in
the construction of the powers of one
of the legislative branches of the gov
ernment?"
when l leave Washington and gel
away from the caves of the capitol
feel greater liberty in discussing the
attitude of the senate toward these
treaties.
while | am there | am limited t.
the regular methods of sending mes
sages to congress"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-15
Notice Of Referne,. Cal.

by virtue of an order of sale, made
by the district court of Madison coun.
~, Nebraska, in an action pending in
said court in which Harry II. Brown.
Burton j. Brown and Lcra Brown.
are plaintiffs, and Sarah Brown
John Brown and Eileen Brown are de.
PENDANTS, directing me to sell the real
estate described ms follows, to.wit:
Lots 4 and =, in block of G. S. Hayes
Addition to Norfolk, and lots | and >.
in block II of Western Town Lot com.
panys' addition to Norfolk Junction.
all In Madison county. Nebraska.
VIII on the 4th day of January. 1912.
ut l O'Clock y. IN. of said day at the
east front door of the court house. in
the City of Madison. in said county,
sell said real estate at public auction
to the highest bidder for cash. said
sale to remain open one hour
Norfolk, Nebraska, Nov. Goth, 1911.
=. Stafford, Referee.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-15
Order OF HEARING.

State of Nebraska, Madison county.
SIS:
In the county court of Madison
county, Neb.
To John Eble, Elizabeth Twss, Ida
Truman, Joanna Twiss, Charles +.
Eble, Grace Mast, George Eble, lei.
sic Moeller, Joseph Eble, Alice Billke.
Geneva Eble, Jessie Kelly, Ollie Eble,
and Robinett Eblc, and all persons
interested in the estate of Mary Il.
Eblc, deceased
On reading and filing the petition
of Emil Moeller. administrator of
said estate, alleging that no monu.
ment has been erected to mark the
place of burial of said Mary H. Eble,
and her husband Charles Eble, and
praying for an order of this court au-
thori2ing said administrator to ex-
pend the sum of five hundred dollars
for the erection of such a monument
1t Is hereby ordered that you and all
persons interested in said matter
may, and do, appear at the county
court to be held in and for said coun-
ty, on the 18th day of December,
1911, at | O'Clock p. m, to show cause.
if any there be, why the prayer of
the petitioner should not be granted,
and that notice of the tendency Of
said petition and the hearing thereof
be given to all persons interested in
said matter by publishing this notice
in three weekly issues of the Norfolk
Weekly News-Journal, a weekly
newspaper published in said county
prior to said day of hearing.
Dated November oath, 1911.
VIM. Bates,
County Judge.