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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-22
.PROSPECTOR NEARLY
DIES ON THE DESERT

a prnspector named Powell. an
old timer on the desert. week
before last started from Rawhide
accompanied by his partner and a
dog to go to some claims in the
mountains between FairyIew and
Rawhide.
They forgot to take along their
canteens and did not no ice their
oversight until they became
thirsty after walking several
hours. They became dized for
want of water and were in great
danger Of perishing. After
wandering over the hills aimlessly
for some time the partner-a
much younger and stronger man
then Powell-gavc up hope Of
getting the older mar out Of the
scrape unassisted and started out
in search Of help.
After much difficulty he reached
~Fairview, almost exhausted, and
told his tale. A rig was sot ready
and a party started out to hun,
up the lost man. His trail was
cot on the road which lie DIS I'd the
gulch from the fiat to the Nevada
Hills mill. and recognized on
account Of its irregularity, show.
ing that its m ,ker was tired and
staggering.
The team was whipped up and
soon he was o%vertaken and cared
for. He had wandered around
the mountains. followed by the
dog, until nightfall. when h. and
his faithful companion lay down
to rest.
When he awoke his dog was
dead from thirst. lie resumed his
w~anderiDgs and at last found tho
road lesrding up TO the mill. He
would probably have reached tho
mill and succor. but II was a close
call. Wonder Mining News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-22
tween the thumb and indie, finger.

tween the thumb and index finger.
Simple remedies we're applied.
but the arm continued to swell TO
such m extent that Mr.. Rifle
started for Winnemueea. arriving
here by auto yesterday Afternoon
at 4 o'clock. DR.. Giroux was i'm
mediately summoned and when he
reached the patient the entire
arm was swollen TO the size and
color of a joint of ordinary stove
pipe. Although in serious
condition. DR.. Giroux is Of opinion
that he will be able to save the
injured member.
In answt r to a wire announcing
the accident Oliver Rife, and Mrs.
Tremewan. father and sister of
the injured man. arrived from
Elko last evening and will remain
until the patient is able to travel.
when he will be taken to his home
in Elko. Silver State.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-22
CONSULTATIONS OF THE POOR

we must always look on the
bright side" siad Mayor Grice,
Of Fort Wayne, discussing a party
setback with the indianapolis
Star. I'VE must all take a lesson
from Hiram Husk.
Hi Husk, you know. visited
Long Island, and had his pocket
picked at a side show.
k".I should think his wife
sneered. on his return home that
you'd have a purity poor opinion
Of Coney arter bein' robbed OF
your purse like that!'
Yes, that't right said Husk,
but l come out b~etter'n some
folks did. Why Maria, the old
bankers ward in the piece beauti.
ful That's had all her jools swiped
and the bankers wife throwed
vitroi in his face durin' the same
act had my wallet stolen"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-22
THE WRESTLING WATCH

The wrestling bout al the Opera
house Saturday night cid not draw
as large a crowd As was expected.
The sport opened with a mild
boxing bout between Pete Mullen
and j.. II. McMaster in which the
honors we're about even as near as
we were able TO Judge.
After the boxers had tired them
selves out. L. P McMalus tried to
put Tom Dodge's shoulders on the
mat in a wrestling bout. They
,quirmed and W.. sted On the floor,
but it was soon evident that Me-
Manus was no mach for the wiley
Greek. After toying with his OPP
ponent for ten OF fifteen minutes,
Dodge laid him square on his back
and Won the round. Rio Grande''
made a good showing aud never
said a word in protest when his
shoulders touche- the carpet.
The Greek rested a few minutes
and then Peter Rasmussen tackled
him. This bout was yrey much
like the first. but lasted a few min
utes longer. There was some
squirming and twisting. but finally
Dodge gently placed Pete's should
ers on the floor and was given
the honors. Pete made the Greek
work some.
The next TO tackle Dodge was
one of his own countrymen. This
bout was considerably longer
than the others, but ended in the
same way.
The writer is 70 judge Of wrest-
ling and cannot say whether the
bouts were according to HoyIe or
not, but he will say that he en-
joyed the sport.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-22
TOUGH ON THE SNAKE

Here is a dry town" story
going the rounds on Weiser. but
so + r the fellow can't be found
who will vouch for it:
Talking about dry towns. nave
you ever been in Weiser?" asked a
commercial traveller in a smoking
car. No? Well that's a dry town
for you all right"
They can't sell liquor at all
there" asked one of the e
only if you have been bitten
by a srake." said the drummer.
They have only one snake in the
town and wnen | got TO it the
other day after standing in line
for nearly half a day the bloomin'
thing was too tired TO bite"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-22
4 SUDDEN DEATH

William D. Parus, o Of MIR.
and Mrs. D. w. Parus of White
r ock. died at the Mayer Hotel
at / o'clock this morning. He had
been in poor health for some tune.
Last winter he was taken to Cali.
fornia in hopes hat a change of
climate would benefit him. He
retired last spr ng and went TO
his home at White Rock. Sunday
he arrived in Elko to consult a
physician and lived but a short
time after reaching here. Leak
aye Of the heart was the cause of
death.
The young man was born at
White Rock June 81, 1886, and
practically all Of mis- life was spent
in this county. he leaves an az I'd
father and mother, two sisters.
Miss Lillian cf Pocatello. Idaho.
and Mrs. James Dysart of Elko.
and three brothers Victor, a. W.
and Raymond, all residents of this
county. A wife received from
Miss Lillian this forenoon stated
that she was on her way to Elko.
and Mrs. Parus will arrive by
from White Rock toRorrow.
Arrangements for the funeral
cannot be completed until the ar
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-22
THE RIGHT PLEA
BUT WRONG MAN

Jacob Levain of New York.
arraigned for selling decayed fruit
entered a plea of "nolo eonten-
endere." By great luck Jacob
escaped punishment for contempt.
He was penflized a choice be-
tween paying a 500 fine and going
to Jail for thirty days Jacob
should have known better. "Nolo
c~onteniere" is not for the humtle
purveyor of decayed bananas. II
belongs to the plane of higher
toned crninality that has money
enough to hire lawyers too wise TO
spring Latin on a Bowery jurist,
according to the Los Angeles
tribune
To the lay mind. that
really hes no business TO hold
opiGion on a legal question. the
plea Of "nolo contendere" is a
thinIy disguised admission of
guilt Freely rendered, it means
that while the defendant has done
all that is charged. he would much
prefer not TO have so delicate a
matter dicussed in open court,
and desires the privilege Of not
committing himself. The court is
left TO guess whether : person Sho
declines either 10 admit guilt or
to claim innocence has come to the
tribunal with clean hands. a
court Of ordinary discretion needs
only one guess.
Ia this fashion the members of
the wire trust submitted them
selves to judgment. They would
not say they were guilty, and they
would not say they were not:
their desire was to circumvent any
enbarE assing tendency of counsel
TO thrust rude probes into their
secret conclayes. That they did
not grumble when fines we're
assessed against them proved if
they did not think themselves
guilty, they suspected themselves
strongly.
But the peddler Of bad fruit mas
no dignity smong criminals. The
chances are that his coat is
shabby, his grammar defective,
his horizon narrow and his rent
overdue. For him to essay q seat
with the mighty is presumption.
Let MIN first get out of the fruit
business and systemize some plan
nf selling the public block of
nothing foE a good price. Then
he will belong to the a~ristocracy
of evil doors, and when he gets
caught and has TO plead. the blessed
privilege of resort to the refined
and noucommittal ''nolo conten-
dere" will not he withheld.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-22
WASHINGTON AS A HUMORIST

While president Washington's
humOr seemed to find ession
in the diplomacy of self protection.
A French revoltionist came to him
for general testimonial. which
Washington did not care to grant.
yet he did not wish to give
ottensc To the French by a curt
refusal, so he wrote an evasiye
card WORTHY Of Lincoln-''C.
Nolney needs no recommends ton
from G. Washington"
After Corvallis sur render at
yorktown Washington treated him
with high consideration. At a din.
ner given in honor of the d~istingu.
ished prisoner Rochsmbtau
proposed THE United States" rs
his toast; Washington responded
with The king Of France" Corn.
wallis %perforce, family suggested
His majesty" when Washington
startled them alt by announcing.
The king of Englsnd-may he
stay there" with a ready wit that
made ever CORVALLIS laugh
Century.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-22
FAITHFUL MEXICAN
WOMAN IS At REST

A plaintive prayer to the Deity
was said in room at the county
hospital yesterday afternoon for
the safety of two prisoners at the
county Jail A few moments later
= soul left its earthly shell and two
prisoners we're taken ack to tn.
county Jail to commune silently
with themselves over the loss of a
wife and mother. The woman, in
life. was known as Mrs. Esteban de
Ortega.
Early last spring he- husband.
Esteban de Ortega, and her son,
Ra mon Sanchez. were arrested
with two other Mexicans on a
charge of having attempted the
life of Manuel Leoa a countrman.
The unusual relationship was COM
nented on at the time. as her son
and husband are within a few
years of the same age.
From the date of their arrest
until the ravage Of a tumor forced
her to give up. she appeared
twice daily at the county Jail carry
ing such little d~elicacies as she was
able to purchase for her loved
ones out of the allowance for her
maintenance at the county's
expense. The food delivered. Mrs.
Ortega and the wife of one of
the other prisoners. would go TO
the Jail courtyard and spend hours
talking with their relatives
through the bars Of the windows.
Gradually she grew weaker and
weaker, but declined all profers
Of medical assistance, as removal
to the hospital would mean the
deprivinE of those near and dear
to her. ..of the daily changes from
coarse Jail fare. More recently
she has been forced to drag her
steps YEARLY to the Jail and on
several occasions she collapsed
before arriving there. Finally
letter ~counsels prevailed and she
was taken to the county hospital.
where examination showed she had
not the strength to undergo an
operation an ! all there was left TO
do was 20 make her final hours
happy.
Therefore. Sheriff Ingalls, has
permitted her son and husband to
make daily visits to her at the
hospital, accompanied by either
himself or one of his deputies.
Yesterday the news came that the
woman was diving. The prisoners
we're taken to the hospital by
Deputy Ryan and permitted TO re-
main until late in the afternoon,
when death occurred after a touch.
ing leave takinR.-Goldfeld
Tribune.
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BIT BY RATHER

On Monday afternoon while X.
w. Rife, an employe Of Miller and
Lux, was rid ng through Horse
canyon, in the Kings river
country, he noticed a ~rattlesnake
coiled up along side of the trail.
Dismounting from his horse, MIR.
Rife walked up to within a foot
or two of the reptile, with the
intention of shooting it. STOPPING
down, he drew a bead on the
rattler with his revolver, but
before he could shoot IL made q
sudden spring, sinking its fsngs
into Mr.. Rifles right hand, be
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-22
REPORTS OF GOOD CHEER

There 10 more mining going on
Mt the present time in the eastern
and nothern part of the state than
there has been for years past" il
the general verdict of the camp
papers. and Of individuals familiar
with recent development In
Nevada.
A survey Of that portion Of the
State reveals a large amount Of
work being carried on. with i'm.
portsnt results being secured. An
instances showing the esgerness
with which the work is being
pursued is reported from camp
which is famed for the
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-22
WHY. mr. PRESIDEN?

In yetoing the bill prviding for
a reduction of the tariff On wool
and wooden products, President
Taft gave the following a for
his action:
There is no public exigency
requiring the revision of schedule
X in August Sithout ad equate in
formation rathar than IN De-
cember next with such infor ma
ton. December was the time
fixed by both parties in the last
congress for the submission of
adequate information upon the
schedule with a view to its amend
ment. Certainly the public veal
is better preserved by delaying
ninety days in order to do Justice,
and make such a reduction as
shall be proper than now hlindly
to enact a law which may serious
lily injure the industries involved
and the business of the country in
general"
Without regard to the merits or
dement's Of the wool revision bill,
The Farmer and Stockman would
like to ask President Taft the
following questions:
What public exigency required
hasty action on Canadian reciprocity
in July. without adequate informa-
ton which the president assures
the public will be forthcoming
from a commission Of experts in
December?
Why was II necessary to brow
beat, cudgel. cajole, threaten,
promise. plead and e1postulate
with congress to compel II to pass
a bill which takes the tariff of the
things the farmer produces. when
all sorts Of arguments and patron
age are necessary to keep con-
gress from taking the tariff off the
things which the farmer buys?
Why is II right to force Canadi-
an reciprocity on SO, 200, 900 Amer.
lean farmers. when It is conceded
that their prosperit 10 threatened
by this action, when IL Is wrong TO
force tariff revision OF 1,0O0.-
900 wool growers and ~workersf
Why should the farmer stand
the burden Of protective policy
when he is struggling toward q
condition Of prosperity. and just as
he reaches the point where
protection will help instead Of
hinder him. remove that pro-
lection?
Why should 80. 900. 900 American
farmers be made to suffer because
the sntrenched interests, which
are already reaping immense
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-22
BUSY At THE FACTORY

One of the big IT'S h. p. engines
at the sugar factory ha, been fired
up this week and used in carrying
on the work of installing other
machinery. There are 100 men
at work on the factory and every-
thing is moving along nicely. The
brick layers have completed their
work so the factory is well under
completion. A monstrvus oil
tank. 40 feet in dismeter and 25
feet high. is being put in to store
the oil for fuel.
The tank will hold Is cars of
800 barrels each.
Another improvement about the
factory site is the erection of
a two story hotel, SO By 40 feet
just south of the fact DRY, in the
Charleston townsite. E d.
Frazzini is proprietor Of the new
establishment, which is designated
La Industrial Hotel" a most ap-
propriate name at this industrial
center. The hotel is to be on
Quoted along the most modrn line,
having a perfect perfect BUSINESS
system for the carrying on of
every departments.
The sugar factory is we'll worth
a visit at the present time for il is
surely a busy place. -Fallon Eagle.
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to Mexico.

to Mexico.
With good reasons do We .., n.
United States Is a grea,
composed of forty-eight ",or
ereign" States. for nowhere in ~.
world is there to be fund i.
country in which more indiyidr.,
liberty is allowed the variop,
political divisions and mc,.
community of interests and upi,v
of patriotism is found tnan in mi.
same United States
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-22
A VAST UNION OF STATES

With the admission of the two
ne" sisters to full membership in
the household the United States
no" numbers an even four dozen
torty-eight stars on that spangIed
banner. II has required 1876 years
TO bring all of the contiguous
territory Of the nation under
statehood rights. but with the
admission Of Arizona and New
Mexico it is the United States
from ocean to ocean. from Canada
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unusual richness Of much Of the
ores being mined. Desiring to
know as quickly IS possible the
possible value of a dump at ore of
the National mines the leassee IN
question sent a ton sample. b!
express, TO Denver for a mill
test.
More work is nov being carried
OF in this camp than ever before;
new leases have been granted. and
new development work put under
way. The fact that the United
States Geological Survey has
made a survey of the camp
this summer is but another
indication of the important place
which it is assuming in the mining
history of the State.
Winnemucca an older camp.
near by. has also sent out reports
of good finds. and of active woIk
under way. Sensational strikes
have been reported, some unusual
finds apparently being almost half
gold. The Adamson-Turner pro-
perty at this point is attracting
the most attention through the
rich discoveries which have been
made.
A mining man recently making
a trip through Elko county says
developments Of much interest are
taking place in the Gold Creek
section. which lies about eighty
miles north Of the town of Elko.
Another section where strikes OF
Importance have been made is the
east slope of the Humboldt range
some twenty miles to the west OF
Winemucca.
Adjoining Elko county to the
south lies White Pine county.
where is situated one Of the
greatest copper camps ever
opened. The Nevada CONSOLIDATED
Copper company now holds the re
cord for the profitable extraction
of values from very low g'ade ore
and further improvements, report!
say. may ever further reduce N,
cost.
Considerable work Is going for.
ward at other camps in White
Pine county. and the prospects fol
the year r looking very bright
This. in fact. is the vredic.
with regard to mining in III,
State Of Nevada. as a whole.
ProspectUrs are going out stronger
than for two or three years past
and further discoveries Of merit
may be looked for.
What with the revival Of the ole
camps. The opening of old pro
perties and the new discoveries
being made, Nevada should have
an excellent record to present a.
the end of the year.-GuldfelC
Tribune.
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CARD OF THANKS

The undersigned extend their
sincere thanks TO all who so kindly
assisted them in their recent great
bereavement. We assure one and
all that their sympathy and assist.
ahce will remain with us always.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. ". Parus
and family.
hIko, Nevada, September 81. 1911.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-22

In he D,,;uci Court Of the Fourth Judicial
District % the stat" % Nevada. Va aud Tor
the County OF Elko.
Aaaa Clara Moss. Plaintiff asalnst Harry Moss.
Defendant
Action brought To the District Court OF the
Fourth Judicial District Of the state OF Ne
Eada iD aud for the County Of Elko, andthe
complaint Elrd In the pnlcc ~ the C.cT& OF
said Distract Court.
The state 90 Nevada s.ut> greeting To:
Harry Moss. Defendant.
Nuu arr hereby rHTair,d 20 ApT-ar in an &c
tiul brought against you uy The above named
plaintiff lntEr Distract Court Of the Fourth Ju~
Tor the County Of ElEp aaI 20 answer the com
pl4rut 8.eI therein. within ten days. Exclusive
% the day 90 service. after the service 90 you
of fll- swUDl>-i served within this county.
or % served out Uffhl> County. b4i in this Dis
fTsrr. within ETrUfs days otherwise within for.
q days. or lsEurD' ng default Viii q taken
Complaint.
me aid action IS brought 20 obtain a ludg.
mslt and decree ~ the above entitled cOur;
against yuI. lhr sad defendant.
Cd Dl>>1.yIug the bonds Of matrtmouy tx.
i~t.aE between yog. the said defendant ADD The
al Allowing the rlaiu'i- 90 resume her
maiden name % Anna Clara IuSllnE.
sd Awarding iH I.aluflF the care. custody
AND control OF N'.ma Pear. Moss the minor
ca..t. issue %: the marriage t"ta"cn yul aud
plaintiff aLa'HT general rr.rEi. such action Is
baaSIl lInl TIE grounds
fln luat sou. the said Defendant. have con
tu,lcl she H4nti 10 hahGtual gnr>, GruuEruGn>,
soc" the marriage l-'Nsrn sou and u.alutlI.
and ma, gg such lanfiua. gross drunkenness
yua have become 50 .GrauarI'a'rL from furnish,
Ing your ~EaE" u: the support ~ tLr family.
f=f That sou haE, treated U.a.ufI1 with *
;E.ua grar.fE. A.lui which vl. unHrr f4.ly az
Vaar tE r''rr.ge tu tho complaint on NE 10
~-.a Agfr"r. ID certified copy 80 RI.ra complaint
is >-rNrl 4uHl Fna utfh a CugE ui The Summons
% >-.l action. tn autcU said complaint Euu are
hereby referred
A-igou are hrrrug uo'.frl that 10 you fail 81
! aul-arard answer ~4s4 complaint 49, above re-
s..r~a 1lr said T.t.ur.1 NIa aul.E fuflD uU4Ff
Tor The relief lrl4uIrl therein and FOR costs %;
SUIT
q, ea under ms hand AID the sea.
| 90 tar District talT rf glr FugrrE Judicial dis
tE.r u' fGr state u' Nevada. Boo ADJ Tor 'at
D"..fr % E.E.. this sul d4E OF J-u-. A. ID
! Ia.|.
.~iALJ Fred e.. Eu..ul.
Clerk.
Iaa.u T. Ia.ar aaI' GAs 10 Henderson.
Alt#gl-.s '.E F.4ILfE-
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rival of the relatives. bur the serv-
ices vii probably be held Hednes-
day. Notice will appear tomor-
row.
The Independent extends its sim
cere sympathy to the bereayed
family.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-22

return from their investments,
desire to &c, rich still quicker at
the expense Of the public?
Why should petty. peanut poll
ties be played when what the
country needs and demands is
patriotic statesmanship?-Farme
and StoeLman-
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Assessment No. 8
wa,a,eh Utah Mlnlns Company

Principal place OF business, Elko. Elko
Courty Nevada General once outside OF Ne
Yada No. ais Atlas Block. salt Lake city.
Ctah. Location Of mines. Little and Big Cot
t0nWo-i Mining Districts. salt Lake County.
Utah
Notice i hereby given that at a meeting of
The Hoard OF Directors Of wasatch Utah Mining
cCmuany held on the zi>t day of August 1911.
Assessment No. : OF Cne % cent Ter share was
levied upon TIE capital stock OF the corpora
tiOu. payable 90 or before Monday. the 18th day
OF Sptember lFlL.to r. l. Palmquist,S Secretary
an Treasures. No. as Atlas Block salt LAKE
City. Utah.
Any stock upon which this assessment may
r,ullu unpaid on Monday. the 5th day OF sep
irmnsr. IslI. will be delinquent and advertised
for ale ~ public auction and unless pay meni
i made before. vii Be sold on Monday, the siru
iay 81 October. 1911. az : o'clock =. N. At the
cuurAuys once. No. as Atlas Block. Salt
LAKE city. Utah. TO pay the delinquent assess
uylI thereon. together with the cost OF adNtr
Ii~s-g and expenses Of sale.
,. l.. PAI.MgUIST.
secretary ond Treasurer
No. AIS Atlas Flock. salt Lax City. Utah
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VT TTWTI.
nearly two hundred million peo,,o
N india are dependent on Agriculture
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Battered At The EIKo pos-onee Ter srznSaissiO.
through the mails - sseo1azlAss matter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-23

the mind the literal words Of the
church; From the cross God has
reigned."