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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-01-27
EXTEND ENLARGED
HOMESTEAD ACT IN NEVADA

United States Senator Nixon
yesterday introduced a bill in The
Senate making section 6 of the
enlarged homestead act applicable
to Nevada.
This act was approved FEBRUARY
10, 1909. The section of the act
referred to read:
Whenever tire Secretary of the
Interior shall find any tract of
land in the State of Utah. subject
to entry under this act, do not
have upon them a sufficient supply
of water suitable for domestic
purposes as would make continuous
residence upon the lands possible,
he may, in his 6iscl elton, designate
such ira is of land, rot to exceed
in the aggregate two million acres,
and thereafter they shall be subject
to entry under this act without the
necessity of residence; Provided,
that in such event the entryman
upon any such entry shall in good
faith cultivate not less than one-
eighth of the entire area during
the second year, one-fuur during
the third year and one-half during
the forth and fifth year after the
date of said entry, and that after
entry and until final proof the
entryman shall reside within such
distance of said land as will enable
him to successfully farm the same
as required by this section"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-01-27
SHADOW OF SCIENCE

il is hard to believe that a
shadow is probably thee origin of
all astronomical gcOmetrical and
geographical science. The first
man who fixed his staff perpendi-
cularly in the ground and measured
its shadow was the earliest Gov
puter of time. and the Arab of
today who plants his spear in the
sand and marks where the shadow
falls is his direct descendant. II
is from the shadow of a gnomon
that the early Egyptian stood the
length Of the year. 1t is from the
shadow Of a Gnomon that the in
habitants of Upper Egypt still
measure the hours Of work for a
water wheel. In this case the
gnOmon is a hurra stalk supported
on forHed uprights and points
north and south. East ard West
7 pegs in the ground, evenly
marking the space Of earth between
sunrise ard sursot. H. d larC
of constant sunshine a shadow was
the primitive chronom,tcr. 1t was
also the primitive foot rule
Exchange.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-01-27

any other business under the sun.
This truth hasn't been evident
for many years. and it isn't
generally acknowledged yet. The
farmers themselves have been will
ing to concele that a man didn't
need to know very much to he q
successful farmer. In the past,
if the farmer had a bow whom he
thought VISA extra smart he figured
on educating him and putting DIN
into some profession. If the hey
wa just an ordinary dull sort Of
chap he coutu stay on the lam.
TIE picture of the famer por.
trayed him as an awkward, uncouth
Ruben who wore chin whiskers and
short pants and other clothes that
didn't fit him. He was supposed
to be the zap who wa3 taken in by
every CRATER and faker who was
on the lookout for innocent suckers.
1t wasn't remarkable that the
country boy came to the conclusion
that it was a disgrace TO be a
farmer and got away the first
chance he had.
Gradually things are changiEE.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-01-27
HIGH PRICES

How much did the empty market
basket have to do with the late
election?
This is what New a York market
man told the lady the cutomer.
High prices, Yes ma'am; so
high these last two years that dozens
and scores of retail market men
have been driven out of business.
could not have kept on if had
not bad abundant capital Ny
profits have been very small. in
England this summer | went into a
wholesale market. The man was
cutting off a round steak. How
much for that says |. Five pence
half-penny Q0Acents), says he.
The same meat, ma'am costs %
cents a polnd at wholesale markets
in New York. 1t was Argentine
beef, but the sight of beef at that
price was like to have made a free
trader of me-"
To be sure, the tariff on beef is
only two cents a pound. and could
not double the cost of it. But why
should there be a tariff on beef?-
Life.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-01-27
RECLAMATION PROJECT
IS APPROVED

Surveyor General Deadly has re-
ceived from the United States land
office notice of the approval by the
secretay of the interior of list No.
10 for 1857 acres of land to be
reclaimed under the Carey act by
the Las Vegas Irrigation Fruit
Lands company in Las Vegas valley
Clark county. ~
This is the first segregation run-
der the Carey act to be approved
where The land is to be reclaimed
by artesian wells. .si. "a
There are five more lists, en-
bracing 25, 900 acres in that valley
pending approval, which may be
expected at an early date. ...
With this approval 1862 acres
has been segregated by the depart
ment of the interior for rcclama-
ton purposes under this act.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-01-27
INTERESTING FACTS

The two principal industries in
the French Island of Corsica are
the manufacture of chestnut-wood-
extract and making of cheese.
1t was about 1920, at hmster-
dam, that Fahrenheit made his
first thermometer, which has
served as a model ever since.
Forty persons are employed on
one English farm in the picking and
preparation of watercress for the
market.
New Jersey maintains it, high
standard of public schools at an
averae cost of about 20 centsa day
a pupil. sL
Since its opening in 1869 the
Suez canal has been compile tely
changed so far as its dimensions
are concerned.
In the foothills of Mount Tacana,
a Guatamalan volcano, there is an
almost inehaustible supply of
sulphur, which is taken out from
time to time by the India rs. but
has yet never been exploited
A fountain Of oil at Lakeyiew.
CAL, 1876 feet high. is said to be the
second in volume Of flow. II has
been exceeded only by the burning
gusher at Tampico. Mexico, which
caught fire at the moment of
starting and caused a serious loss.
In Birmingham, England, a
bonus of one pound (Sd.S6) 1t given
to every motorman for every three
months that goes without an avoid.
able accident.
Alaska has 400 miles of water.
ways navigable for steam vessels.
II is estimated that there are 49,
100000 square miles of fertile
land in the world.
Electrocutio as a humane way
Of sleutghtering cattle is being
tried in France.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-01-27

good reasons for favoring Hum
boldt county. but we doubt very
much whether they are weighty
enough to convince a majority of
the legislature.
If the legislature makes a re-
apportiunmcnt, it should be based
upon the population OF the counties
as shown by the census and there
should no discrimination for or
against any coanty. The basis of
representation should be large
enough TO keep the number of
lawmaEerIwithin the constitutional
limit and yet be fair TO each county.
If WashOe county is entitled to
double her present representation,
she Should have il. There should
be no discrimination against Wash
oc county because her population
doubles that of Elko or any other
county.
Mr.. Fulmer's bill should be sen
to the scrapheap or so changed that
ne will not recognize it.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-01-27
SAGEBRUSH TWO FEET
IN CIRCUMFERENCE

People usually think of sage
brush as short. scrawny stuff that
would hardly hide a jackrabtir,
butsif you want to see the genuine
artemesia you have only to go a
short distance from Fallon. On S.
A. Browder's farm a few miles
west of town. is a most IuXuriant
growth of sagebrush. The writer
saw a few cords of s~agebrush from
Mr.. Bowdcr's place and many of
the trunks measured upward Of
two feet in circumference. One
measured two feet seven and a
half inches around and five feet TO
the first limb. This grew on bot
tom land along the river and shows
what rich soil this Section contains.
-Fallon Eagle.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-01-27
THE PADE IS TOO FAST

1t is an appalling story of tragedy
and sorrow the nearly $1,000
suicides in this country last year
revealed. Looking at its figures
only it is worth noting that they
about equal the total number of
deaths caused by war and reYolu-
ton last year in the whole world.
That is made all the mere sug-
gestive when one remembers that
there were revolutions or outbreaks
in Portugal, Brazil. China. Mexico
and Central America, to say no.
thing about other places.
But even ore poinoted is the
light these suicides throw on the
aus that led so many people to
tire of life and end it. Insanity,
domestic urhappiness. i'll health
and many other causes are given.
But looming are above all others
was dependency with its 6,673
victims.
Amricans are supposed to be a
happy. cheerful people, optimistic
in the extreme. The condi ions of
life are probably better than in any
other country, and yet the lad fact
stands out that 6,673 peopla COM
mitted suicide because they were
respondent. '.r
1t is not possible of coarse, to
know what in all cases led % that
dependency. but not unlikely it
was the too rapid pace of life that
most people follow. 1t has been
we'll said that "it is not the miles
we travel. but tie pace that kills"
In the mad rush for health by
some people. and the equally mad
rush for pleasure by Others tfere
is that which is bound sooner or
later to produce the reaction re-
vealed by jaded life. dissatisfaction
and shattered ne rves, and then too
frequ emily comes the pistol shot or
poison, and the newspapers record
another suicide.-Exchange.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-01-27
Assessment No. 6
wn.n,ch u,ah nlining compan,.

Principal place OF business. Llko. Elko
equity Nevada. General Office outside of Ne
Nuda. No. 81 Atlas Block. salt Lake City
Utah. Location of mines. Little and Big Cot.
tonWOOG Mining Districts. Salt Lake County.
Utah.
Notice Is hereby given that at a meeting Of
the BOapi of Directors OF wasatch UIuh ) mi y
cotuVsluN held ON the 2.th day OF December 1911.
Assessment No. q of one U) cent Ter share wa,
levied upon the capital stock of the corpora
tiOn. payable on or before Monday. the OH day
u FEBRUARY. 1911. to T.. l.. Pulmquist. Secretaty
and Treasurer. No. I'll Atlas Block. Salt LAKE
City. Ulah.
Any stock upon which this assessment may
remain unpaid ON Monday. the 9th duy of Feb
ruary. 1911. will be delinquent and advertised
tor al" ~ public aucfi0r Hrd nrinss Ilzu'ft
De- ...... .- ,i,. "..t a.. - . "a alnu.L.. tIc i.th
u.y % AiJlCu. lJil. 1T : - CLOCK y. H.. at the
cOmpIDy's ONCE, No. @si Atlas Book Salt
Lake City. Utah. TO pay the delinquent assess
mcnt thereon. together with the cost of adyCr-
Using and expenses Of sale.
r. l., PALMQUlST,
Secretary ond Treasurer.
No. al Atlas Block. salt Lake CITY. Utah.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-01-27
FULMER'S BILL NEEDS FIXING

The apPortionmcnt bill of
AsSnuDlyman Filncr needs con.
siderable fixing before it becomes
a Law. Mr.. Fulmcr must have
been undcr a severe mental strain
when he drafted his bill or else his
ideas of just appOrtionmcnt of
legislators to the different counties
arc badly warped. His bill gives
White Pine county which has n
population of All. according to the
census, the same representation
that it does Elko with 1898 pcopIr.
For some reason not known TO us.
he gives Humboldt county with
6Sl5 people two senator's and five
asscmblymcn, while EIko county
with 1888 is given two senator's and
four assemblymcn one less assembly
men while she has 1913 more
people than Humboldt county.
OF course, Mr. Fulmcr nay have
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-01-27

ness of night shielded tie ROBBERS
and they escaped into the nigh
and rugged mountains just east of
the Glover valley ranch Although
posses secured me country to the
eastern boundary of the State no
trace of the gang Mas discovered
until Ben Fitzpatrick was arrested
in st. Louis and identmiiied as one
of the robbers.-Humboldt Star.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-01-27

ouI DoSH nivsi 20 think thst
courage, muscle and u good eye are
All that Ia neediul to make n n~rst-rste
slr'man All the French flyers OF n
high class are lrst.rato mathematic.
isns. bloriot and Aubrunn ~srs grad
uated from the two great engineering
schools. The others. impsiled by their
taste. became mathematician ns boat
they could in private study. nj me
chanics' Institutes and NJ night lee
turos.-lOndon Truth.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-01-27

fourth. South Dakota and Utah
remain fifth and S. eth, respe ,tively.
in order of gold production. but
Arizona has changed places with
Montana. and these states now
stand respectively seventh and eigth
in order of output.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-01-27
EllPBTRICKI IS TO BE- RELEASED

cation that Ben Fitzpatrick, alias
: JUnn Arnold, alias j. w. Rose, alias
Harry Longbaugh, who was
implicaed IT. the holdup and robbery
of theGreat Northern express tram
No 3 on July 3,l9Ol. near Wagner,
Chouteau county, Montana, will be
released from the United States
pnitentiary at Atlanta Georgia,
June II, 1911.
Fitzpatrick and hi partners stole
$685. coo in unsigned national bank
notes. He was arrested in st.
Louis, Mo, on November 5, 1901,
together with Laura Bullion, alias
Della Rose, his mistress. and part
of the stolen money vas recovered.
On December 20, 1901. Fitzpatrick
was sentenced to the Columbus,
Ohio, peniteniary to serve fifteen
years and on March % he was
transferred to the United States
p~ynitcntiary at Atlanta where he
now is.
On December IL, 1901, prior to
his being sentenced to the Ohio
pcnitentiary George s. Nixon, who
was the cashier Of the First
National Bank here, went to St.
Louis and in the Office Of tie chief
of police positively identified Zen
Fitzpatrick as being one Of three
men who entered the Winncmucca
oank on September 10, 1900, and
stole 532,6i0 An indictment wa
returned against Fitzpatrick in
Chouteau county, Montana, for the
robbery of the Great Northern
train and the officers there have
also been notified that KiIpatrick's
sentence will soon expire
Sheriff Lamb states that he has
not learned yet Wiener Fitzpatrick
Will he brought here Tor trial!
one Of the men who robbed the
First National Bank here or that
he will be taken to Montana ON the
charge Of train robbery that stands
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-01-27

The regular meeting of the
Parents and Teachers Cooperative
Association will be held at the
grammar school Friday afternoon
at 3 o'clock. Subject for dis
cussion: The Influence of clothes
on the Character of a Child Every
one cordially invited.
l.. S. Greenlaw. one Of the early
residents of the state, died at Reno
yesterday. He was a native of
Maine. aged IS years. Last week
his wife died and his death was
largely the result of his ccasl css
vigils At her bedside and his sorrow.
We have known Mr.. Greenlaw for
over thirty years and duringr that
Acquaintance we found him always
a genial. warm-hearted friend.
Now that he has passed to the
other side. we shall miss his kindly
face and warm greetings when iE
Reno. May the great Judge deal
kindly with him and may his spirit
forever rest in eternal peace.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-01-27

Inferred At the ElKo postomce for transmission
through the mails as second-class matter.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-13
SLEEPLESShESS
It's Cause and Remedy.

Do you know what it is to lie awake
nights, fidgety, restless, tossing about,
counting 100 backwards, or sheep
jumping over a fence, all in vain
endeavor to lose yourself in Stun ber-
land and get the rest which you SO
much need.
No one. unless they have been trou-
bled with insomnia, can begin to real
ize its horrors and how wearing il is
In nine cases out of ten it is sim
ply a case of overworked gerves or
arrangement of the digestive system.
Thousands of such cases are being
cured by Vinol. AS proof We quote
from a letter recently received from
Marion, Ind.
Il could not sleep nights, was run
down. nervous, had no appetite and
was all discouraged. Vinol made he
well after all other remedies had
failed. I sleep splendidly, and have
gained in strength Mrs. L. E. Helm
lein. eve guarantee this testimonial
to be genuine.l
We ask every person who suffers
from sleeplessness or who is nervous
CIR rundown to try bottle OF Vinol
with the understanding that their
money will be returned if it does not
help them. Vinol contains no drugs
or oil, and agrees with everyone.
Whites Pharmacy, Pensacola, Fla.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-13
The Land
OF Enchantnent.

. Garnault Agassiz, writing in the Ma
tionai Magazine, has found the name
for Florida which fully expresses and
conveys to the reader the real Florida
He says, ''Florida-the Land of En-
chantment"
The Land of Flowers does not sound
so we'll as the Land Of Enchantmenc.
1. suggests that Florida is land of
sunshine and flowers and where mock
ing birds sing the year round, but
Florida is that and more.
But the Land of Enchantment tells
the whole story, for that is really Flor
ida. The flowers and mocking birds
are here, but they would fail to please
If Florida included only them within
her borders. The thrifty people, the
vast forests, the thriving truck farms
and the acres Of growing sugar cane
and corn, are here also.
Florida is the Land Of Enchantment
because it is good 10 live here: be-
cause visitors leave with reluctance;
because it is land where water craft
and automobiles are seen in every
county; 1t is a Land of Entertainment
because every hillside and every mile
of sea coast suggests music and
poetry; it is Land OF Enchantmen.
because its history sounds like a ro-
nance and its future Is unbounded.
In the Land of Enchantment there
is still room for more good people to
come and live with us. 1t Is becoming
more interesting to live here, and life
is one long happy day.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-13
WILL CANVASS
VOTE OF STATE
ON JANUARY IS
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE is
CALLED TO MEET IN THE ARA
CON HOTEL At JACKSONVILLE
ON JAN. 18TH.

The following call for a meeting OF
the Democratic Executive Committee
of Florida has been issued, the COM
mittee to assemble in Jacksonville on
Jan. 18th for the purpose of canvass
ing the vote Of the recent senatorial
primary:
The members of the State Demo
cratic Executive Committee are here
by respectfully requested to convene
at Jacksonville, On the 18th day of
January, A. D. 1911, at - o'clock m,
in the parlors of the Aragon Hotel,
for the purpose of canvassing the
votes cast for United States senator
at the primary held on January 10th,
1911, and for the purpose of transact
ing such further business as may prop
erly come before it.
VIM. H. PRICE,
Chairman State Dem. Elk. Com.
Attest:
GEO. W. FISHER,
Secretary.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-13
Enlarge the Pensacola
Government Building.

AT the last session Of congress an
appropriation Of $10o,000.00 was made
for the enlargement Of the Pensacola
government building. Nothing, how
ever, has yet been done to get the
work started and The Journal would
be glad to see it commence in the
very near future.
The government building. while per-
fectly adequate to handle the business
of the various government Offices
when 1t was erected back in the SOS,
is now entirely too small for that pur-
pose.
In this building are the ofices OF the
federal court, the customs service, and
the postoffice department. The Gus
toms Offices are not crowded, but all
of the other ones are. When court is
in session, the present quarters are
altogether inadequate, and the post
Office is now so cramped that the work
of the force Is seriously hampered.
The. weather bureau moved out OF
the government building to better
quarters some time ago, and there has
never been room for the immigration
offices or for the Offices Of the forestry
bureau.
The Improvements for which this
$100,0o0.8O was appropriated are need.
ed now. Let is have them just as
soon as the plans can be drawn and
the work finished.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-13
DAMAGES FOR
THE P[A| NT|FF
3. M. HATToN AWARDED 5000 OF
THE $1,000 HE ASKED IN LiTi.
CATION AGAINST e. L. MITCH.
ELL-SHERIFF DEFENDANT IN
CIRCUIT COURT ACTION.

B. NJ. Hatton was awarded sos of
the $4,000 damages which he asked
for in his suit against E. L. Mitchell,
tried in the circuit court yesterday.
This case was completed in the fore
noon, the jury in it rendering a verdict
just before the noon adjournment. IN
the afternoon session the case styled
Levi D. Davis and Kate Davis VS.. J. c..
Van Pelt, sheriff, and ]. w. Billiard,
was taken up, consuming the remain
der Of the session and at $50 o'clock
was carried over until today's session.
In this action $4,000 damages is
asked, on the grounds of false arrest,
Kate Davis being the alleged victim
The plaintiffs are colored. The taking
of testimony in this case was not com.
rleted in yesterdays session and a
number Of witnesses will be heard in
it today.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-13
Causes Sickness
Good Health Impossible
With a Disordered
Stomach.

There is nothing that will create
sickness or cause more trouble than
disordered stomach, and many
people daily contract serious maladies
simply through disregard or abuse Of
the stomach.
We urge every one suffering from
any stomach arrangement, indigestion
or dyspepsia, whether acute or
chronic, TO try Rexall Dyspepsia Tab
lets, with the distinct understanding
that we will refund their money with
out question or formahty, il after rea-
sonable use of this medicine they are
not satisfied with the results. We rec
ommend them to our customers every
day, and have yet to hear of any one
who has not been benefited by them.
Three sizes, CSC, soc and s1.00 a box.
Sold in Pensacola only at our store
The Rexall Store. The Crystal Phar-
macy.