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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-08-22
Charm OF EnuIand.

rs rot strange that Englishmen
should b"-ns certainly they are-Das.
slonhi" lovers Of their country; for
th"ir country Is almost beyond
parallel. pcacefuI. gentle and beautI
'nL Even In vast London. where
practical life asserts itself with such
pr"dieious force. the stranger Ia i'm.
pressed. In every direction. with n
sentiment Of repose and peace Wi.
liam Winter.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-08-22
NO 196
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Carson City Land Office.
July l3, 1911.
NOTICE is hereby given that
Warren w. Williams, of Fallon,
County of Churchill. State of Neva-
da, has filed in this office his applica-
tion to enter under the provisions
of Section 23O6 R. S. the follow
ing described land, viz:
The Southeast quarter of the
Southwest quarter Is. +. / of
S.W. II of Section One Cd Town
ship Forty-three (43) North. Range
Fifty-five (55) East M. u. M. con-
tanning Forty (4O) Acres of land
situated in Elko County, State of
Nevada.
Any and yall persons claiming
adversely the land described,
or desiring to object because of
the mineral character of the land,
of for any other reason, to the
disposal to applicant, should file
their affidavits of protest in this
office, on or before the 29th day
of August, 1911.
Louis j. Cob
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-08-22
The Lesser OF Two Evils.

Tie Keeps his phonograph going all
ihe time when he's at home"
II should think he'd get tired OF
that"
Tie says It's the only way he can
irown his wIfe's voice"
"One is as bad as the other"
Not quite. The phonograph doesn't
1all him hard Names"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-08-22
Extavagance
Of Economy

Robert" said Mrs. Tuttle, Il wish
you would get carpenter to fix that
back porch: some will be hurt If 1t
isn't attended to soon" go
All right" said Tuttle. II know a
man that will do it for one-half what
carpenter would charge think |
can send him to do the job tomorrow.
Robert Tuttle." exclaimed his wife,
said | wanted a carpenter and a
carpenter ! am going to have. There
snail be no more tramps and jobbers
about this place!"
well. If you had to earn the
money, protested Tuttle, Il think you
wouidnt I object so constantly to every
enort l make to practice little econ
omy"
Mrs. Tuttle smiled. Your efforts
at economy usually prove to be boom.
oranges" she observed.
"Bosh!" said Tuttle.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-08-22

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DIS
TRICT OF THE STATE OF
NEVADA, IN AND FOR
THE COUNTY OF ELKO.
IN THE MATTER OF THE
ESTATE OF JOHN BOURNE,
DECEASED.
NOTICE OF PRO BATE OF
WILL.
Eliza McNeill havi ng filed in
this court her petition for the
proba1sy of the will of John
BourrfI deceased, and for the
issuaE9e to. her of letters tesla
mentlciy in the matter of said
estate. Monday the 21st day of
August, 1911, at 10 o'clock A. M.
of said day, and the court room
of said court, at the court house
in the Town Of Elko. County of
EIko, and State If Nevada, are
hereby designated as the time and
place for proving the will Of John
Bourne, deceased, and for hearing
the application Of said;Eliza Mcneil
f2r the issuance to her of letters
testamentary thereon.
Fred G.. VOight
tSeaD Clerk.
August eth, 1911.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-08-22
ESTRAY NOTICE

About the 4th Of May, one bay
horse, with four white feet and
white face. branded Ala on left
thigh, and one brown horse, with
left eye gone, branded = bar on
left thigh, came to my ranch in
Starr valley. The bay horse has
old shoes, very old shoes, all
round. Both horses arc broken
work horses each about 8 years
Old. The owner can get same by
paying for this notice and all other
expenses.
w. ID. Martin.
Deeth. Nevada.
May l8, 1911.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-08-22
NOTICE

AS will leave Elko the first of
September. all persons indebted
to me will please call and settle
their accounts.
DR.. j. X. Ely.
Elko. Nevada, August 3, 1911.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-08-22
A Point 10 Rnmnmhnr

81 see where I0,OOO.0OO copIss Of
the Bible were sold last year"
"Remarknhlei"
"Y"s. indeed And they were NOT
illustra'"d hv Harrison Fisher. ei.
ther"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-08-22

Ferhaps you have forgotten the
'''le asked you to get II plumber to
mend leak in the bathroom and you
sent tramp timer away out here"
persisted Mrs. Tuttle "He came with
bar of solder and a soldering iron.
but no furnace; so he had to heat his
IRON on the kitchen range, and by
the time he got to the bathroom with
II the iron would be too cold to melt
The solder. When he had made Mt
least n dozen trips without results he
decided that If he had more light he
would succeed better.
And he had the audacity to ask me
to hold a candle for him.
WeH, | lay down under the wash.
stand and held the candle for him un.
III had fellow feeling for those
East Indian fanatics who hold their
arms In one position until the arms
grow that way. Your friends frequent
Trips to the kitchen gave me welcome
opportunities to empty the candle
grease out OF my sleeve where u had
dripped.
Still. he evidently forgot that was
there. for he said several things that
you would not like any one but your.
self to say In my presence.
Another thing ! didn't like was the
rejection he cast upon my sex. He
called the iron the solder, the pipe
In fact, everything that made trouble
ior hlm--she.' which seemed dread
fully unjust when I was faithfully Civ.
Ing my services.
Flnally he gave II up until he could
borrow soldering pot, he said. Then
no wondered If had anything sticky
that he could wrap that piuc with In
the meantime. ! told him after a lot
OF thinking that had some sticky fly
paper. but | mentally hoped that
might not be asked to assist in ad.
)ustlng 1t to the broken water pipe.
IL watched with mIsgIving the In.
borious process of cutting that sticky
stuH INT" strips, and was not at all
surprised that he was soon hopelessly
stuck on the fly paper. or the fly pn-
per was hOpelessly stuck on him
there were times when | couldn't tell
which ! could do nothing less than
Try to relieve him. so In a little while
had all the fly paper stuck on me!
I'VE passed II back and forth, some.
times one having II all, sometimes dI.
viding II equally, and then again own.
Ing 1t jointly-hc being attached to
one end OF strip and ! to the other.
THAT game went one for some time.
when by sheer luck one strip stuck
to the pipe and we lost no time in
winding 1t around and closing the
hole. Hut we forgot that It was the
hot-water pipe, and when the water
flowed the paper loosened and the
leak was worse than It was when he
began
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-08-22
TO THE PUBLIC

Having purchased M. f. Reed
draying business, ! arm prepared to
do all work in that line on short
notice. As intend to conduct the
business In a manner to win the
confidence Of the public, | respect
fully solicit a share of the public
patronage.
w. N. Harrah
Elke, Nevada. April II, 1911.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-08-22

Superiority Of the Rient car.
PeS)le rs rs'e. hear better With
tho right than wIth left ear.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-08-22
Reasonably 30.

"1s he what you would call q steady
man?"
"Tolerably steady, for a person In
his limo OF work"
What does he DOR
lie walks . wire in vaudeville"
The weekly messenger., 1911-02-18
The Big SChell Canal.

Right now there are l75 men at
work on the Union Irrigation Com
pauy's grand Schell Canal. This
large force is at work on the tun-
mel that passes under the Morgan
Railroad, which requires digging
about forty feet down from the
surface of the earth a sufficient
depth for water to flow through
when at the lowest stage. This
tunnel is ten by twelve feet and
is the larges, part of the remain
Ing work. After the completion
three days digging will put the
pumps in connection with the wa
ter. Iu order that this work may
be completed by February 10th,
this crew is at work night aud day.
1t is the intention to throw the
first water into the canal Oh March
1st.
This canal. as will be complete
by March l, will consist of five
and one half miles of main canal
$50 feet wide, which is now COM
plete; the Opelousas branch
twelve miles long which is large
enough to carry water for num-
ber Of laterals, one which leads
out from it three miles in the di-
rection of Opelousas and runs
right up to the city limits, and is
known as the Opelousas lateral /;
the two aud half mile of PIai-
sauce lateral is complete; then
there is a lateral 3 miles long run
ming in the direction of DIR. Eos
ter's called Plaquemine lateral.
All of these are complete or will
be complete by March 1st, aud il
is the intention of the Company to
extend the canal and latsrals con.
tinually till the entire southwes-
tern portion of Louisiana has been
covered. Washington Post.
The weekly messenger., 1911-02-18

regular meeting of the Literary Co
terie" Society was held in the High
School Auditorium Friday the 10. 1911
and the following program rendered.
Reading Of minutes, Mathilde Four
net, secretary.
= Recitation. The Flag Goes By, Pau
line VOOrhies.
3 Talk. StOnewall Jackson. Jas. Simou
4 Reading. Barbara Friechie. Lena
SOulier.
D Song. Nobody Knows. Nobody Cares
Viola BrOussard and Lena SOulier.
q Grafton. Our Flag, j. RObicheaux.
Z Essay, Abraham Lincoln. j. FOurnet
8 Recitation. No Slave Beneath The
Flag, Evelyn Fournet.
. Song. Italian Love. Reuben Bienvenu
10 Recitation, How Sleep the Brave. Re-
becca Moity.
IL Piano Solo, Eunics Ducrest.
II Song. The Star SpangIed Banner. Tn,
Society
The weekly messenger., 1911-02-18
Death Of Mrs. B. L. Durand

Wednesday evening the sad news
was flashed over the wires that
Mrs. Ben l.. Durand, nee Angelic
Bieuvenu, had died at Z p. IN. that
day after having been sick only
short time.
Mrs. Durand had left her home
in Port Barre only few days pre-
vious, apparently in good health
to visit her son, Mr.. Walter Du-
rand, in New Orleans, a day or
two later Conductor b. l.. Durand
got a telegram calling him to the
bedside of his wife who was seri-
ously sick.
Mrs. Durand who was aged 54
years aud seven months leaves her
husband and several children and
a brother, Mr.. II. j. Bienvenu of
st. Martinville to mourn her death.
Her remains were brought to
st. Martinville on the afternoon
train Thursday and the funeral
took place the same evening at
1870 o'clock, aud her remains will
rest in the family tomb here.
This sad news was received here
with SORROW as Mrs. Durand whu
was u native of this town had
many relatives aud friends who
sympsthize deeply with Mr.. Du-
raud aud his family, in thls, their
hour Of deep grief.
The weekly messenger., 1911-02-18
CHARTER OF
CO., LTD

STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF ST. MARTIN
Be it known that on this 2lst day Of
the month of January A. ID. 1911.
Before me, James j. Martin, IA Notary
Public duly commissioned and qualified
i'm and for the Parish of st. Martin.
Louisiana and il the presence Of the
witnesses hereinafter named aud under
signed
Personally came and appeared Mrs.
Lucie Millot, widow +. Rousseau. Frank
+. Guilbeau, aud such others who may
hereafter join them. who declare that,
taking advantage of the law, permitting
the creation of Linited Companies, they
DO now organize themselves into a Lin
tied Corporation, and adopt the follow
ing as their Charter tO-wit:
ARTICLE
The object of this Corporation Is to
carry general Merchandise business.
buying, selling and trailing for goods,
selling on commission or otherwise,
making advances Oh crops, or otherwise;
to lease; to buy established business, and
assume the payment of their indebted
ness provided the assumption Of lndeb-
telness be made only after IA minute In
ventory AMI appraisement will have
/ ~ III If 20 l.ala Al iIssi
or other property bought. provided the
Stockholders unanimously agree thereto.
ARTICLE IL.
The name and style Of this Corpora
ton shall be ROUSSEAU COMPANY Y
LIMITED; its dOmicile is hereby fixed
at st. Marlinville, La; Its Capital Stock
shall be 100000 divided into 100 shares
of One Hundred Dollars each; it shall
commence business whenever $5OO0.W
shall be subscribed and paid for. Ii
shall exist for twenty i've years from
this date, unless sooner dis, olved by a
two thirds vote Of the StOc.. ....Jldrrs at Il
special meeting to be called for that pur
pose-afttr thirty days personal notice
to each stakeholder.
ARTICLE III.
Its affairs shall be managed by Boar
of three Directors who shall adopt such
bye-laws as may be deemed beneficial T.,
this Corporation. Until otherwise cleo
ted +. L. Guilbeau, Lucie MillOt AMI
Mrs. W. j. Rhymes sL.... compose til,
The weekly messenger., 1911-02-18

Board Of Directors, with Frank T. Gull
beau as President, Mrs. +. Rousseau, Vice
President and Mrs. W. j. Rhymes, Sscre-
tary and Treasurer. The President shall
be the general Manager. and as such
shall have exclusive charge of and ex-
elusive management of the affairs of
this Corporation, and of its employees.
He shall caused the stock to be kept in
sured; books to be kept; mon thly state
ments to be made, and mailed 10 each
stockholders showing the actual stand
ing Of this Corporation. stock OH hand.
amounts due others. anu to whom due.
amounts due the Corporation and 10y
whom due. The Books to be open to id
spectiOn at all reasonable times to the
Stockholders.
1t is part of this Charter that all
goods bought of this Company by any
Stockholders shall be settled for month
ly. No credit 70 be extended TO any
Stockholders for longer term than
luiIty udyS.
ARTICLE v.
No stockholders shall be held respOll-
sible for the contracts or debts of this
Corporation in any further sum than the
amount represented by his unpaid ba-
lance of his subscription of shares.
Thus done aud passed at ST. Martin.
vile. La, the date aforesaid in the pre-
sOnce Of Vim. Millot and Aug. Fuselier
good and competent resident witnesses
who have signed these presents with the
parties hereto and me Notary after due
reading Of the whole.
Mrs. +. ROUSSEAU
FRANK T. GUILBEAU
Mrs. W. j. RHYMES
Witnesses: WM. MILLOT
Aug. FUSEIIER.
JAMRS j. MARTIN,
Notary Public.
The weekly messenger., 1911-02-18
Every Man Should Boost.

Local pride ought to impel every
citizen to promote the prosperity
of his home town. He should
speak we'll of it, work for it's ad-
vancement aud ever consider him
self committee of one to aid it in
every way. More can be done by
individual effort than most people
suppose.-Mans6eld Journal.
The weekly messenger., 1911-02-18
High School Honor Roll and
Notes.

The enrolment is now 272, more
are applying for admission TO the
primary department, but there is
no room.
The State examinations were
hard. Less than half of the stu
dent body passed. The highest
averages for the first four months,
including the State examinations,
were made by the following stu
dents: Yolsndc Reswebor, Effie de
Laloire, John Fournet, Louis Gui-
dry, Eula Dautreuil, Lucy Reswe-
Der, Edmond Delahoussaye, Dan
Olivier. Gladys Broussard, Murry
Goulas, Aimee VOORHEES,, Lucille
Liable and Claude de Laloire.
Louis Guidry has been promo
ted to the ninth grade.
Lincoln Day was celebrated with
appropriate exercises Monday NOR
ming.
A national Sunday School or
ganizer, Mr.. Carmin of Colorado,
sang some solos, told stories and
made al inspiring talk in the
morning exercise Tuesday.
The weekly messenger., 1911-02-18
Falls Victim 10 Thieves.

5. v. Bends. Of Coal City, Ala, has ii
justitiable grievance. Two thieves stole
his health for twelve years. They were
IA liver aud kidney trouble. Then Dr.
Kings New Life Pills thrUtted them
He's we'll now. Unriyalrd for COnstipa-
tion. Malaria, Heahache. Dyspepsia. 2oc
at all druggists.
The weekly messenger., 1911-02-18

DO you know that Group can be pre-
vented ? Give Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy as soon as the child becomes
hoarse or even after the croupy cough
appears and it will prevent the attack.
1t is also certain cure for Group ami
has never been known to fail. Sold by
all druggists.
The weekly messenger., 1911-02-18

Plaquemine got such bad re-
port from the State Board Of
Health, that the ladies of the town
have decided to take the matter in
hand and clean the town.
The weekly messenger., 1911-02-18
]. R. OLIVIER,
DENTAL SURGEON,

I AM USING A NEW PREPARATION WITH
WHICH TEETH ARE PULLED WITHOUT
PAIN
OFFICE:-UPSTAIRS Liable DRUG STORE
ST. MAkTINyILLE. LA.
The weekly messenger., 1911-02-18
FOR SALE

Fine New Syrup for sale in
Barrel and half barrel
AMOUR PENNE.
St. Martinville, La, Feb. nth.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-09-07
pne Ia the Use of Printers Ink.

ras ~ - 4 .,,mnlva hn,jscs me
'psaN, ,1-,', ..rb.i, ,,,d,4
~ ,,,aaas,, 80, \. l,ia ~ ~, ,,b.5
puSsl - a.. ~ 1,,,a,., "a of
- ii, mis- e;,,ne INK can b.
= ~ 80, $ .h,i, b.n,. 80 yclI -
''a'' = : a j, ~. Yil h..
wy at.,,s.a ~. a5,l a..
!. .'u'Ns'a'D' : : ,,,,.,..,,,i.n u.
~ :. " :, a,J5 .,,,',ap a,
~ 80, H., b,a,,,...,
: : &C. - d 49,, s...s 4
= hn a,,4. ~
y'@''''' .
49, III,
$3.50 ,.8h f
- .,,.. g ia
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-09-07
Couldn't Fool Rastus

nclr Rastes alwas contributed
to the coal fund of the a. NJ. +.
church in a mall town Just across
the river from Cincinnati Year
after year Ne dug down into his
jeans for HI little donation until
finally the office WAS rcmodclcd
and new etting plant installed.
Al the usual time the parson ap
preached Ra tvs and again asked
HIM 60 besa 4eerful glvcr.
Not on your llln '" rctortcd llas
tls. with larss emphasis "Io' amt
gwlnr Ter glt NO money out oh me
fo' coal dis wmtah.
What ann de mattall?' the sur
prlscd dominic asked Haunt yo'
always guy mp TO dc coal fund befo'
widout DE- necessity OBJ usin'
Stress
Yes, sals,' was the reply of the
obstinate one, but 20 KANT fool
me lite bit, Mistah l'arson!
Doam' knsw dat 70 had steam put
in dat der ,!lurch las week ?"-Cin-
cinnati Commercial Tribune.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-09-07
Walking Sticks.

Irobablg tic pntrlarcIs.stalF was
the first adaptation Of the walking
stick, and from its first inception TO
the present lay it has undergone al
most cndlcs- changes In 1901 foot
men attend NJ gentlemen were for
bi,lacn To airy words, these be
ing rcplac by a porter's staff.
Thirty year later gentlemen We're
forbidden Is carry swords, but Ill
lowed to-atry large oak stick. Be
fore many Gears varnishe'l and pol
Hishcl wool With ornamental lgada
came INTO Sc and in one fornl."r
another has hold thor own.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-09-07

Is craving from his coat tai pocket
and divers and sundry other Spcci-
mems Of the delirium-tremens me-
naserie are lowering over HIM The
Dreamer IS making no effort Ia
shake EN- OF and seems 10 have
fe' often that the hair Of The dog
Is good FIR the bite
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-09-07
His Father Didn't Know.

\ little 40 was found On The
street cr5in very bitterly because
his cart was broken
Tho kind disposed stranger en-
dcavorrd t. llccr up the little frl
low bv sayla!!r, Mover mind, my
boy; your tther can easily ylnrnd
that. .
No, he mt. sobbca tho boy.
My father preacher and ion't
know a|-l. anything La hes
Home,Journ j.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-09-07
peara ding His Muse.

Mamma she's you TO enter
l,lpa's factor !arling That would
do away wltA Ill. his unwilllngnessi
"But, ae.r I, I'm a poet
al til 4 tot You can write
verses for vinegar advertise
mcnts. lA nd Blatter.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-09-07
REAL SOLID WEALTH.
Cart Wheel Currency Of the lslana o.
Stone Money.

In 4 laAl wisegg toaa aad s..s
and ready maGe loii.cs -vaN 5a
trees and MAY hc lHal faY tle ata-
erlng It Is NJ, cas- q s, haw i
man can run Win seN}lY Ia laat far
T MS living eNNense~ BNt IN The
lsland ~ Stone Money" w IL
lurness 81 explains ;llat natures
ready made clothes arc not orna.
mental and the soul Of man, cspe
cially Of Woman, from the equator
20 the poles demands personal
Iaaornment
Like all aaarnments, polished
shells, tortoise She'll, yallygatva
beads, and 80 forth. demand labor
W tho making Hero, then, tl.e ma
tlyes Of Nap, one Of lha Caroline
islands, have soNea thc problem Of
political economy and found that
labor is the true stan,arl u value
l'lt this medium must be enduring
and, as their island Weld no metal
they haze had recourse to stone
stone on which labor in fetching
and fashloning has been expended,
and as truly representative &C labor
as The mined and mintcd COINS of
civilization
This medium Of exchange thvv
eau fei 1t consists of large, solid,
thick stone wheels. ranging IN diana
cter from foot Ia twelve feet
having in the center hole VARYING
in szc with the diameter Of the
stone, wherein a pole may be IN
serted sufficiently large 10 bear the
weight and facilitate transporta
ton
These stone "coins" are not made
ON the island Of Yap, but were
originally quarriel and shaped in
ONE Of the Pclao islands. 400 miles
to the southwark, and brought To-
zap by vcnturesomc native nayiga
tors in canoes and on rafts over the
ocean by no means Il, pacific as lis
name implies
\ noteworthy feature of This
stone currency, which is also an
equally noteworthy tribute to zap
honesty, is that 1T is not necessary
Tor ITS owner to reduce it to posses
sion After concluding bargain
which involves the price of fci too
large to be conveniently moved its
now owner IS quite content TO nc
cept the bare acknowledgment of
ownership. and without SO much rs
a mark TO indicate the exchange the
coin remains undisturbcd ON the
former owners premises
There was one family whose
wealth was acknowledged by every
ono, and yet no one, not even the
family itself, had ever laid eye or
hand on this wealth 1t consisted
of an enormous fci which was living
at the bottom of the sea. Many
years ago am ancestor of this fam
lily secured this remarkably valu-
able stone, which WAS placed ON a
raft to be towcd home. a violent
storm arose, and the party was
obliged to cut the raft adrift, and
the stone sank out of sight.
When they reached home they all
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-09-07

ai Oh haf ir NJ
Judge ffi fiaa arqi 4iHi Fg
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-09-07
-3idatas! Isn't it about time

"a were putting N Your offser
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-20

The local drug stores as well as all
first class pharmacies throughout the
country, have been supplied with the
lew remedy for stomach trouble
called -DGGESTIT. This new medicine
has been found to be q relief for the
distressing symptoms of indigestion
and dyspepsia It will digest food in
remarkably short time after coming in
contact with ft-thereby relieving the
full, uncomfortable feeling after a
hearty meal. Surely-it will be recetv-
ed with gratitude by the, American
public, as ninety per cent Of the peo