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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-02
DISTRICT COURT

The case of the state against
Alfred n. Holland went to the
jury last night about IL o'clock.
This afternoon about 8 o'clock
they came into court and reported
thlt they we're unable to agree.
judge Avrill questioned the jurors
as to the cause of the disagreement
whether or not it was on the degee
or the crime. The jury through
the foreman Mr.. Bielar, stated
that the disagreement was on the
degree of the crime.
B. Judge Avrill then told the jury
that the offense of assault with in
tent to kill had not been proven
and such verdict would not have
been receied by the court but that
the jury had the choice of two
other offe nses. assault with deadly
weapon to do bodily harm aud
assault. He then ordered the jury
to retire and study over the
matter again.
After the jury bad left the
room, Attorney johnson took
exception to the judges instruc-
tions to the jury and the jurors
were recalled.
Judge Averill then requested
Mr.. johnson 40 make his objection
before the jury and while the case
was on. The objections were then
stated by Mr.. Johnson. prompted
by Attorney King. This ncttled
Judge Avrill, and he wanted to
know if Mr.. King was an attorney
in the case. Mr.. King replied
hat he had been employed by the
defendant about five minutes Lt-
fore. Judge Averill then stated
that he would discharge the jury.
Mr.. King then made a statement
and withdrew the objections.
Judge Averill then reconsiderec
the discharge of the jury and sent
them back to futher consider the
case.
The case of H. F. Ii chener,
indicted for obtaining money
under false pretenses, was called.
In the forenoon Judge AverilI
made an order permitting the
ctate to bring L. V. Haller from
the penitentiray as a witness in the
Tichener case.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-02
A CITY WITHOUT ADVERTISING

The tHenty-fOur hour strike in
Chicago last March, when the
printers walked out of the Anne .ica
and Examiner Office. and all other
morning and evening papers re-
duccd to four pages gave every
body a chance to see cicy without
advertising. ION regular business
days" says the Mail Order Journal
when theChicagO papers come out
with their usual amount of adver-
tising the street cars are always
crowded, the business parts Of the
city are filed with people and the
stores are filed withshoppcrs. On
the day when the papers carried no
advertisements Chicago had a
holiday appearance. The down
town business streets looked
almost abandoned there were NJ
straphangers in the street cars
during the hours from 10 a. m. to
4 p. M. and the great department
stores usually visited by thousands
and thousands of people were
quiet and dong almost nothing.
What the newspapers lost by not
carrying the usual amount Of week
day advertising was an insignifi-
cant percentage of what the big
and small stores an the transporta-
tion lines lost in trade on that day.
1t was a dav that made not only
the business community but also
the entire city of Chicago realize
what advertising means to modern
life and how little can be done
now a.days without advertising"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-02
ELKO's FIRST SMOKER"

In response to invitations, fifty
or more of the citizens of Elko
gathered at Leonard Hall Satur-
day. night to meet Bishop Henry
ID. Robinson. The evening was
pleasantly spent in listening to
brief addresses, social conversa-
tion and slowing away the excellent
refreshments furni he'd by the
ladies of the Guild.
Attorney Charles b. Henderson
made brief address of welcome
to which Bishop Robinson replied
in a happy vein. In the course of
the Bishops remarks he told of
the influence for good n gathering
of that kind would have on this
community, if it met at stated
intervals and discussed matters of
interest to the people. At such
gatherings. misunderstanding be-
tween citiz ems on public questions
could be cleared away and petty
jealousies dissipated.
His remarks on this point struck
a responsive chord among those
present and it is more than
probable that such an organization
will be formed here after the hot
season is over.
At the conclusion of the Bishops
remarks, Rev. H. E. H enriGues
spoke briefly. after which all got
busy with the refreshments.
The gathering was called
Smoker" and from the number
of cigars that turned into smoke
we think it was rightly named.
About IL o'clock, those present
retired to their homes we'll pleased
with the first Smoker ever held
in Elko.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-02
USHER MULLEN

A very quite wedding took place
at the Manse last night when
Austin r. Usher and Mary A.
Mullen were united in the tonds
of holy matrimony by Rev. Geo.
H. Greenfield. The groom is en-
pIoyed in the Master Mechanics
office of the Western Pacific. The
bride is from San Francis co where
Mr.. Usher was formerly employed.
The newly married couple will
make their future home in Eiko
and will live in one of the cottages
on Pine Street near the public
school.
The lndepenent exterds con-
graduation and wishes Mr.. and
Mrs. Usher a long, happy and
prosperous journey through life.
When the Hudson Bay Trading
company began its trading among
the Indians it was found that by
selling the Indians liquor they
could more easily be induced to
trade their peltries. The first
whisky or intoxicant of inferior
quality was distilled IN Englan d
and brought to America in large
barrels, bus in transporting IL
overland IL was found more con-
vcnient to divide il into small
kegs. The traders soon became
aware of the fact that by dilutine
the whisky with water more
they could get more furs. This wa.
practiced for some time. but the
Indians learned that good whisky
poured on a fire would cause IL
to flame up, whereas had the
whisky been diluted the fire woult
he uuenched. 1t was by thit
simple experiment that the tern
fire water" became a common
word among the Indians. A chic
who had experienced the bac
effects of whisky among hi
people said it was most certainl.
distilled from the hearts Of wild.
cats and the tongues Of womer
from the effects it produced Rec
! Man.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-02
SHERIFF BUTLER

The disappearance of Sheriff AL
Butler and his shortage in office
will come as great surprise and
shock to his many friends through
out White Pine county and eastern
Nevada where he was born and
reared. There are many who still
cannot believe that he is an en-
bezzler of county funds and now
a fugitive from justice. They
point to his former good record
and are still hopeful that some
mistake has been made and that he
may yet return and clear his name
from the stigma which now at-
tachrs to it, His best friends are
at a loss to account for his
shortage with the county. They
insist that he has not gambled the
money away and as fe has made
no investments the disposal of the
funds under his control must re-
main a mystery until he can be
found or heard from. No one
believes that Butler took the
money from the county and de-
parted with it merely for the sake
of gain. There must have been
some other reason not now
known for Al Butler was not a
crook in the comon sense Of the
term. He was man who cared
nothing for money ard it is
impossible to make his friends
believe that he absconded with any
considerable sum. He had been
honored and trusted by the people
of this county to the fullest extent.
He had been elected for a soccrd
term to the best office within the
gift of the people but The ugly
facts remain that he has gone and
with hin large sum of money
belonging TO the people who had
trusted and honrred him. 1t ap-
pears to be another case of a
strong man going wrong and
yielding to temptation which usually
ends in humiliation and disgrace.
The saddest part Of il all is that
he has left Others behind to suffer
the humiliation fIom which he
alone is responsible. His mother
a noble ppiInrr woman of Nevada
who is nov reaching the SEVENTEEN
milestone. will be heart broken
and her few remaining years spent
in sorrow. A cloud has been cas-
over the lives of other rdsti,ts
and friends to which there is no
silver lining aid who will long
suffer in sorrow for his misdeed. -
Ely Record
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-02
FOUR HUNDRED LIVES LOST
DAILY FOR FOUR YEARS

In his introduction to Campfire
and Battlefield" Rossiter johnson
wrote this opening paragraph
which tells vividly the terrible tale
of slaughter and disease in the
civil war:
If any reader taking up his
morning newspaper, should learn
that on the preceding day some
where in our conutry a great
calamity had destroyed 400 lives
the news would sadden him all
day. And If tile next day he
should read a repetition of the
story, with some change of
locality, and the next, and the
next. he would surely wish to be
told the cause of all that destruc-
tion of life, who was responsible
for II and to what result il was
tending. In the great civil war of
1S6l-5 the average destruction Of
life was 400 a day for the four
years that the contest lasted.
More than 100000 men were
called to the field. The theater of
conflict covered nearly 1000. 900,
square miles, and there we're 2,40C
engagements of sufficient import.
an"e to have a place in history.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-02
UTAH PEOPLE RUSHING
FOR NEVADA LANDS

With the announcement of the
opening of land under the Carey
act at Wells, New. June /, many
UtahanS have decided to take
advantage of the land. The Pacific
Reclamation company and the
Metropolis Improvement company
with Offices in the Newhouse build
ing. will have charge of the open
ing. At noon on that date 5000
acres Of land will be opcncd up by
public drawing. According to
the terms. 81 an acre is required
to draw. The rest of the first
payment to be made after the land
is selected. The land will sell for
$3.50 an acre, with perpetual
water rights for irrigation.
In addition to the opening Of
this acreage, there will be rs, 900
acres of private land placed on
the market, including irrigated
lands. dry farm lands and town
lots in Metropolis. For the ac.
commodation Of persons fr ON Ss',
Lake and The state the promotion
companies,will run a speciaitourist
sleeping car from Salt Lake, lcav-
ing at $40 p. m. Sunday, May
28. This car will stay at Well:
until after the opening for the
accommodation Of settlers.
Wells is close to the Utah lint
on the Southern Paific. Mciopoli,
Is eight miles north on the new
line to be built north from Wells
Salt Lake Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-02
DOING SPLENDID WORK

The parents and Teachers co.
operative association closed their
year with very pleasant picnic
social at the gramar school yester.
day afternoon. The early part of
the afternoon was spent setting
pansy plants among the tulips
planted last fall and now coming
into bloom.
Two hundred pansy plants were
set and its is hoped that by the
time the tulips fade they will
bloom, thus nalirr tie little
colrt a place IT beauty during the
entire summer.
Refreshments were SERVED
picnic style in the assembly and
teachers rooms and as no member
knew what the hand of her neigh
Dor had cooked the repast was full
OF delightful surprises.
The association now numbers 10
members and during the asst year
worked in three divisions, namely
home and school. social and civic
Improvement, all with the general
object of bringing about closer.
hence more harmonious relations.
between the homes and schools
and undertaking any civic work
within its power which seemed
necessary.
Daring the yea Just closed the
home and school aai social
divisions have carried out an
l:h'ti:lG All I.l1fll curse in
child study. male a beginning to-.
ward beautfying the hool
grounds, given a number of
pleasant social afternoons at the
school, a Washington's birthday
dance and have entertained the
children of the grades in a series
of parties.
The civic Improvement division
circulated the petition which
called the attention of the Com
misioncrs to the desire Of tie
people of Elko for "urfew
ordinance which was passed and
has been in in force since April
18th.
The new officers Of the associa-
ton are looking forward with
to next years work and
arcady plans are taking definite
form for more helpful association
with the schools and along the line
of civic improvement.
The attention of the latter
division has been called to the
need of public library and free
reading room in Elko. to the
uhfenced and neglected condition
of the pduper's cemetery. etc, and
doubtless its members will turn
their energy in these directions.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-02
CARSON RIVER DAM

A late Washington. d. C. dis
patch says: The Reclamation
Service gives ont the dimensions
and various kindred figures
regarding the Lahontan Dam on
the Carson River just below the
outlet of the main Truckee Canal.
This dam is expected to be one of
the important engineering works
OF the west. The engineers have
been engaged in preparing the
plans for several months. A camp
has already been established to
provide for the army of men, and
his camp will be connected with
the Southern Pacific railroad at
Lahontan Station. Several loco
motives are now on the ground to
move freight.
The big dam, says the Reclama-
tion Service Bulletin, will consist
OF an earth embankment having a
length of 1850 feet, a maximum
height of 125 feet and a volume
of about 100000 cubic yards. 1t
will form storage reservoir
having an area of IL 900 acres and
capacity Of 100000 acre-feet.
The embankment is to he 20-feet
wide on top, with an upstream
slope Of 3 to /. protected by 2
feet of riprap, and downstream
slope of 2 to 1, protected by IL
inches If riprap.
Near the upstream top of the
dam there is cutoff trench Is
feet in depth, having a concrete
wall 2 10 feet in thickness
ex tending to an additional depth
of 30 feet. Two concrete spillways
are to be constructed one at each
end Of the emban kment, having
the crest of l2 feet below the top
Of the dam. The length Of each
spill way is $50 feet and the water
flows down over concrete steps to
a circular pool near the toe of the
dam. This will serve to retnrd
the velocity of the water suffici-
nelly to allow its discharge into
the old river bed without danger
Of er Iding the soil.
"The outlet work consists of
twin concrete couduits of horse
shoe shape, approximately s feet in
diameter. The gates are to be
operated from a gate tower at the
upper end of the conduit. The
estimated cost Of the dam is ST.
250,000 and the estimated
quantities are as follows:
Excavation 263,000 cubic
yards; embsnkment and back
filling 7l,300 cubic yards; con.
crete, 60,375 cubic yards; paving
and riprap 26,9OO cubic yard
steel 600,0 pounds"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-02
REPORTED INDIAN RAID

The Reno Journal publishes a
sensational account Of eighteen
heavily armed young Shoshone
Indians who have left the Duck
valley reservation with the avowed
intention of averaging the killing of
Indian Mikes muderous band at
Kelley Creek last FEBRUARY.
The Journals story contains
some truth. but in the main it
seems to be built larely on the
imagination of the writer. Fridays
Gazette contains the following
account of the reported raid on
the defenseless whites by these
eighteen young Shoshone bucks:
Sheriff Ferrel this morning
received a telegram for A. l..
Doyle, stationed at Gerlach, that
Is young lndi ms had been seer at
Soldier Meadows and that all were
heavily armed. Further than this
the message stated nothing. 1t
did not state that the young
Indians intended to go on the war
path or that they had threatened
to take any lives in revenge for
he killing of Indian Mike and his
band.
They may be simply out hunting.
but il is the belief Of the CfficcIs
that if they were on a hunting trip
they would have their squaws and
children along with them and
would not remain so long at
Soldier Meadows.
The sheriff sta ties that he has
wired for further information cor
cerning the Indian braves and that
he will consult with Commissioner
Perkins this afternoon in regard
to them. II the commissioner be- /
lieves the expense warranted the /
sheriff will go into the north and /
will make the Indians return to
their reservation or will disarm /
them. He says that if they are
rearlly out on a search for venge-
ance it will be much better to |
capture them and disarm them at
this time than to wait until they
have killed some one. He believes
though that there is little to fear
from them.
Inquiry at the state police head
quarters resulted in the statement
that the word had been received
by the police of the men being off
the reservation but that no call
had been made for assistance form
the people of the section and
futher that no reports whatever
had been received OF any overt
acts Of Indians.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-02
new Time TABLE

Under the new time table that
went into effect yesterday the
Southern Pacific trains will arrive
here as follows:
Westbound- No. ., 6:19 p. m. F.;
No. 8, 1915 a, ~. No. 8, 3:33 p.
M; No. /. 1857 p. m.
Eastbound-- No.2 6:15 a. m. No.
4, 9:2S a. M; No. 6. 9:35 r. m. f;
No. 1. 1000 p. m.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-02

Courthouse, Highschool, and
grammar School, souvenirs at
Wintcrmantcl.s IS Jcwlery Store.
Douglas Island news., 1911-08-16
WEDNESDAY,, AUGUST 16, 1911.
PHONE NO. t2.

Sunday was one of the most beauti- ful of the beautiful days that come to Alaska in the summer time. Every body that could possibly get away went somewhere-boating, fishing, picnick. ing or mountain climbing. The only thing that marred the lovely day was the sad accident to Minnie Sabin. Since then, many have begun to realize that mountain climbing is sport that pre- sents some very serious dangers. There were several very narrow escapes last Sunday, where only small margin stood between safety and death. We hope the death of Minnie Sabin may prove warning to the young people of the community and that they may be more careful in the future. There is no bravery iu taking foolish chances.
Douglas Island news., 1911-08-16

Tacoma. The following program has been arranged:
 SUNDAY, AUGUST 20 11:OO-Sermon by W. c. Merritt at the Northern Light Presbyterian Church iu Juneau.
 s:OO-Sermon by W. c. Merritt at the Congregational church of Douglas.
 MONDAY, AUGUST 21 1OOO-Prayer Service and Organiza- tion at Douglas Congregational church ..... Rev. Geo. N. Edwards 1O:2O-"Survey of the Sunday School Work iu Alaska, White and Ma Roll Call of Schools 1l:OO-"The Superintendent's Prob lem" ........... Rev. George c. Good l1:l5-"The Teachers Preparation" .................. Mir. Merritt 11:45-Open Conference.
 MONDAY AFTERNOON 2:O0-Praise Service.
 "What to Do in the Primary De. part ment. .......... Mrs. J. r. Hadley 2:3O-Open Conference. 3:OO-"The Boy la the School and Out of It. Rev. J. B. Stevens 3:2O-"Does the School Train for the Church?" Rev. c. C. Renison 3:4O-Open Conference. 4OO-Graded Lessons and Graded Schools" ......... MT. w. c. Merritt
 EVENING SESSION
 Rev. l.. F. Jones, Chairman 7:45-SOng Service.
 S:OO-"Parents' Responsibility for the Schools Success" MT. J. F. Hadley S:3O-Special Music-Offering for Con- vention Expenses. S;35-Bible Recitations. ons.............. ... .. Sunday School Scholars S:4O-"The Winning of the West" .... ......................... MT. Merritt
 TUESDAY, AUGUST 9 10:OO-Devotional Service at the Pres byterian church, Juneau .Rev.Stevens -"What the Sunday School Can Do for the Natives" .. Mir. WIG. Beattie lO:45-"Our Work in Hawaii" ........
 ............. MT. Merritt 11:15-"The Possibilities of the Home Department" ....... Mrs. Edwards l1:35-"Suggestions from the San Francisco Convention on Adult Work. ".................M Mrs. Merritt
 TUESDAY AtIEBNOON 2:OO-Song Service. Business. 2:2O-"How Young Man Can Study the Biblen en............ Mir. J. Mantey 2:4O-"What Men Can Do for Men"
 Mr. H. Nevill 3:OO-Open Conference. 3:20-"Some Good Things for Every Sunday School" ....... MT. Merritt
 EVENING SESSION
 Rev. Geo. N. Edwards, Chairman 7:45-Song Service.
 8:OO-"What the San Francisco Con- vention Will Mean to Sunday School Work". ......... Mrs. Merritt S:2O-"What the Sunday School Can Do for Alaska Miss Etta Femmer S:4O-Special Music Offering for Convention Expenses. 8:45-aJesus Christ Our Master Teacher" .......,.,......M Mir. Merritt
Douglas Island news., 1911-08-16

In the District Court for the District of Alaska, Division No l.
 COPY OF ALIAS SUMMONS MIRIE DEsMET, Plaintiff
 VS. No. S4o-A ALFoNs DEsMET, Defendant )
 To Alfons Desmet, defendant, greeting:
 Tn the name of the United States of Amer ica you are hereby commanded to be aud ap- pear in the above entitled court, holden at Juneau, in said division of said district ana answer the complaint filed against you Tn the above-entitled action within thirty days from the date of the service of this summons and a copy of the said complaint upon you,to. wit: on or before September IS, 1911; and, If you fail so to appear and answer for want thereof the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in said comp mplalnt, copy of which is served herewith. This suit is brought to obtain an order of this Court dissolvug the bonds of matrimony hereto- fore existing, and now existing between the plaintiff and the defendant herein, and for the custody of their minor children by the plaintiff. r,. lication of this summons June l2, 1911.
 And you the United States Marshal of Div iSion No. of the District of Alaska, or any deputy, are hereby required to make service of this summons upon the said detendahG and each of them as by law required and you will make due return hereof to the Clerk of this Court within forty days from the date of delivery to you, with an lndorse- ment hereon of your doings in the premises. Tn witness whereof. I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the above Court this 18th day of June, A. D. 1911.
 TsEAIl E. ". PETIT, Clerk. JOHN G. HE'D, Attorney for plaintiff.
 This is to certify that the within is true copy of the original alias summons issued In the within entitled suit JOHN G. HEED,
 Attorney for plaintiff. First publication July g. 1911.
 Last publication, Aug. IS, 1911.
Douglas Island news., 1911-08-16
A Plunge to Death

Last Sunday morning Minnie Sabiu, a Juneau girl about IS years of age, fell from the side of Mount Juneau and plunged to Der death. She was picked up from the cruel rocks and carried to the Juneau hospital, where all that skilled surgeons could do was done to save the young life fast ebbing away, but she never regained consciousness.
 In company with a party of friends Miss Sabiu started early in the morn, ing to climb to the top of Mt. Juneau, which towers 3,50O feet above tide water back of Juneau When half way to the summit the party stopped to rest. Miss Sabin sat down on a treacherous patch of snow, which suddenly slipped, carry ing the unfortunate girl down. She fell almost 100 feet while her helpless companions looked onin horror.
 Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Juneau yesterday afternoon at ? o'clock. The entire com munity is saddened by the terrible calamity and deeply sympathize with the bereaved father, mother and two brothers of the stricken girl.