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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-14
PUSHING BACK OF OLD AC.
Less Than Century Ago a Man
Was Considered Old st
Forty.

There Is no fact more striking than
!hc way ry I'm life Is pushing back
the Period " I'd age, says Il writer in
the Septen'b Strand magazine. Less
than century ago a man was old at
forty. fon have only to pick up Jane
Austen's novels to find gentlemen Of
ihirty-hve described rs middle aged
NJ sixty they were Cabling in their
dotage. And there is Mr. Pickwick--
that dead. delightful, benevolent old
gentleman Of forty-five!
Fllty years ago. when q man reach
ed he age Of forty-flve ne grew n
beard under his chin. bought himself
pair If drab CATERS aud n white
I ncckcloth, and spoke With anxious
( concern OF the rising generation,
whose manners were so different from
those he had known as young
man." Nowadays the popular notion
OF irresponsible. irrepressible youth IL
illustrated by Colonel Roosevelt. who
| Is hfty-two. In our generation thirty
TWO Is outwardly indistinguishable
from hfty-two. save I'm that the former
ms slightly more youthful tint In Its
cheek and It's waistcoat.
Az lor the fair sex. the genus old
woman Is all but extinct. The pretty,
ViVacious matron you admire at gar
den party may have seen twenty-five
or seventy summers. As Queen Alex.
hndrn not long since said to Mime.
Adclina Patti: I'VE two are two Of
ne youngest women In England I,~Tnn
| ililstrions royal example mas been so
| sedulously followed that tho ICrran--
always young always active. arwavg
IN the height OF fashion-may be sail
10 laugh In the face of Father Time.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-14
SWEENEY WOULD
CURB FREE SPEECH

Justice of the State Supreme
Court Sweeney, in discussing the
Shelor application for pardon,
before the pardoning board last
wee elk, is quoted as saying that,
criminal libel should be made
statutory grounds for Unstable
homicide.' And further he is
reported to have stated that IF
| live until the legislature meets, |
am going to see that such bill is
introduced. Possibly the state
wide criticism by the Nevada press,
of Sweeney's alleged questionable
acts having to do with the defunct
State Banking and Trust Company,
an outfit that filched Nevada
depositors of very large sum of
money, is more or less responsible
for Sweenry's animus.
If Sweeney is correctly quoted,
then we would say that he is simply
a mentally hatulcnt and strangely
favored over grown kid who
would stand upon the muniments
and property Of orderly society to
rail against it.
Anyway, this paper thinks with
two years more. the people will
have no more. of Sweeney
| Churchill Standard.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-14
NEVADA HAS STEAMBOAT LINE

1t was somewhat of a surprise to
so ne of the assessors of the state
to learn yesterday that there ware
steamboat lines in the state of Ne
vada and that Wells Fargo shipped
its express upon them. Some of
these gentlemen seemed. to think
that Nevada was a desert where
the only water to be had was that
70 ie squeezed oct of ST, KS.
Tney were agreeably surprised to
learn, however. that there were
steamboats, lines on Lake Tahoe and
that over distance of tw enty- FIVE
miles was credited to the state.
For surprise come to Nevada
Carson News.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-14

imperative Woman Let's II Be Known
She Is No Daddy Longlegs" and
Gets or UnInJured.

An unusual sort Of woman was
about to leave car. II was a new
car and Its seats were so high In the
nir that as the passengers climbed up
TO them their efforts would have made
star feature of comic supplement
sheet.
The unusual sort OF woman ma lc
elaborate preparations for her depnr
ture. First she caught the attention
OF the conductor; then she arose from
her seat. raised her hand and turned
slowly around: then she called out.
with n loud imperativencss that com.
mandod the intercst Of every passen.
ger I'm the car:
~ want you folks TO take notice Of
what ] do, because I may need you ON
the wItness.stand before I'm through.
You driver. do you hear me?"
hs the car had stopped and the
man at the crank was as motionloss
ms II he were blue granite instead Of
blue cloth, the unusual sort OF woman
must have taken II to mean that nc
heard. for she went on
IF you start this car before I got
on III sue you for damages and prove
" by these people. want you to
understand I'm no daddy lOnglegs--"
She landed IN safety, TO the hilarl.
ous enjoyment Of tho passengers. and
when she had waved permission for
the car 10 resume It's duties the mo.
t6rnan moved on Washington Star.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-14
TOPICS IN BRIEF

Perhaps the Mexican rebellion
is going for the moving picture
people. Albany Journal.
Oklahoma has several hundre d
million dollars of capital in its
banks. but no capital on it's map.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Is it compliment to Rhode
Island to have the census people
announce that its population takes
first place in density? -Chicago
Evening Post.
The latest explanation of the
cause of high prices is"the Ameri =
can tendency to go too FAST" but
we have to move fat to keep up
with the cost of living. New York
World.
Another demonstration OF the
universal tendency to extravaganza
and waste has been furnished by
the Pittsburg man who swallowed
enough poison to kill $50 people. -
New Orleans Times d emocrat.
II misery likes company il should
find a crowd on hand when the
present congress adjourns. -
Schenectady Union.
j Manuel, formerly Of Portugal. il
going to Oxford University. A
business college course would be
better for him.-Albany Journal.
A fellow says Colonel Roosevelt
is all in. Whatever he's all ir
mus feel a lot like the whale that
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-14
swallowed Jonah.-Marion Star.

swallowed Jonah.-Marion Star.
That Ohio woman who sold her
sons vote may be a suffragette
who decided to do the nextbest
thing. louisville Courier-Journal.
The deductions that the farmers
Of the country are becoming more
conservative in expenditures
because they are not ordering
automobiles to the extent of last
year is not justified by the
premises; they may be ordering
a2roplaCeS. 80 New York World.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-14
When Frankness Doesn't Paw,

Frankness Ia one of the virtues that
,rc better In theory than in practice
TO go in for frankness bllndly is as
foolish as TO buy bonds from a glow
ihg advertisement. Before yielding TO
the impulse to speak ones mind, or
10 tell ones AFFAIRS. study the prob
able cost to yourself and tho othor
eide. No ono over likes us the better
for telling them what they should do
nor arc those d0Ings altered In con.
sequence. Tho loss one tells OF his
private affairs the easier life will be.
Personal reserve Is a trait every mo
should try and acquire. There 10
plenty Of big things to discuss. n
you arc not equal TO them, then make
yourself talk less.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-14
CENTRAL PACIFIC RASED

The state board Of assessors
increased the valuation of the
Central Pacific railroad SO, 500 per
mile, making the valuation of the
main track $3l 800 per mile. A
motion to make the vauation $685.
600 mile was made by Assessor
Le naire of Lander county. Assessor
Weathers of this county moved to
amend by making the valuation
$3l. 500. The amendment was
CARR ed by the following vote:
Ayes Whitehead, Weathcrs,
lngals, McTerncy, Leonard, Norris,
Malley and Miles.
Noes -SittOn, Arid, Lemaire,
Ran dali. Reagan, Seaman, Hayes.
Other railroad valuations were
fixed as follows:
Nevada & CaIifo rnia broad
gnage main track, $4,000 per
mile; side track, 1920 per mile;
narrow 9uage $4,000 per mile
and $500.
Hazen-Fallon branch main track,
$1,000.
Tonopah & Goldfeld, $4,000
per mile. This is the same as last
year.
After comforting with the Nevada
railroad commission. the hoard
determined the entire valuation Of
the Wells Fargo properties in the
state to be $685. 900. This sum
will be apportionod to the
different counties according to the
pro rata of mileage in each county.
San Pedro & Los Angeles main
track, $4,000; side track, So. 900.
Las Vegas & Tonopah, $4,000
per mile.
The valuation Of the Western
Union was fixed at $40 per mile
for each wire,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-14
4 WISE CANINE

j. w. HOckett, who is employed
in the concentration, has one of the
smartest dogs that ever defied a
poundkeeper. He is a mixture of
collie and shepherd ana joys in the
name of Fetch h aving been named
for Wilson Fletcher Of Ely and
Jarbidge fame, Fetch is wise to all
the tricks of the ordinary and ex.
traurdnary canine; can play dead
dog, and simulate sleep with one
eye open, jump through a no op or
window with equal celebrity, carry
note to his master and find him
wherever he may be; mind the
house when nobody is at home; in
fact can do everything but cook
and wash.
Both Mr.. Hockett and his won
derful dog are known from Smelt-
erville to the concentration by ev-
erybody riding on the trains.
When the former is on late shift.
the dog is always waiting for him.
AS soon as the whistle sounds
Fetch jumps up, barks for Mrs.
Hockett, and taking lighted
lantern in his teeth, waits for her
to open the door, and is off on gal
lop for the station. Hockett. at the
! station sees that kindly light NOV.
ing among the sagebrush like the
Star of Bethlehem before the wise
men Of the east, anil in few
minutes the lantern is placed in his
hand. OFF go the two together for
home. The dog has told him that
everything is alright at home; and
Mrs. Hockett watching the light
knows that everything else is all
riEnt' Nov, what do you know
about that for a wise and knowing
dog?-Copper Ore.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-14
BILL NYE ON FOX HUNTING
he Considered It Most Thrilling
PaStme for Sons OF tho Ameri.
can Nobility.

Fox hunting IL one OF the most
thrilling paBtincs Of which | know"
said Bili Nyc. aud for young men
whose parents have amassed large
sums Of money in tho intellectual pur
suit Of hides and tallow, the meet. the
chase. the scarnpcr. tho full cry, the
cover. the Ricllatcd fracture, the yelD
~ the pack the zip. the yell OF tri.
nmph. the confusion, the whoop. tho
holla. tho haloos. tho hurrah. the abra
zion. the snort Of the hunter. the con.
cussion. tho gward. the open. tho earth.
stopper. the s'rangulatcd hernia. the
glad cry ~ tho hound as he Laws nj,
his masters feet the strawberry mark
0f the rustic. all all arc exhIlaratIng
to the sons OF tho American mobility.
Fox.huDting combines tho danger and
The Wild tumultUous Joy OF the skating
rink. the tnboRgan slide. the mush. and
MIX Fnciablc and the straw ride For
the young American nOblcman whose
ducal father made his money by In.
vomiting a nuont pin. or who GAINED
his great wealth through relieving hu.
manitv bv means ~ n lung pnd. liver.
mad, n klhncy-pad or foot pad. fox.
hunting Ia first ratio"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-14
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the
regular annual meeting of stock.
holders of the Lamuillc Creamery
Corp. will he held at the office of
the Corp. at Lamoille on Saturday,
the 28th day of January at two
o'cock p. NJ, for the purpose of
clccting Board of Directors to
serve for the ensuing year, and for
the transaction Of such other
business as may come before the
meeting.
III. TrOcst, See.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-14
Application NO. 1857


N ,tice of Application for Per-
mission to Appropriate the Pub ic
Waters of the State of Nevada
Notice is hereby given that on
the 9th day of October 1910, in &C
cor lance with Section 25. Chapter
XXI, of the Statutes of 1909 one
Nevada Land & Livestock Company
.oG Elko. County of Elko and State
OF Nevada, made application to the
Stat" Engineer of Nevada for per-
ml:;&l1n 10 appropriate the public
waters of the State of Nevada.
Such appropriation is to be made
from an unnamed creek and it's
tributaries in Il. 40 N. X So E.,
locally known as Cotton Wood
Creek. at point which bears South
b degrees west 1900 feet from
the corner common to sections s,
>, l6 and II, in Il. 40 NJ, r. 5S
f.. M. d.. M. and being in the Sci
Of NEf of Sec. II, T. 40 N. r.. SIS E.,
M. ID. M. by means of a dam, and
fifteen cubic per second is to be
conveyed to points in the Ed of
SEl Of Sec. 8, NW4 of SWt, and
| EA of W. of Sec. 8, the M of NW1
of Sec. l6, the NEt, the M OF
NW3. the SW4 of NW1 and the
NW4 Of SW4 of Sec. IT, the Ed of
SCI and SW4 Of SCI of Sec. Is,
the RI of NWt and W. of Mel of
Sec. 10. I. 40 NJ. r. 80 f., M. ID. b.
u M by means of bitches, and
there used for irrigation. Water
not to be returned to stream,
Date of first publication January
}, 1911.
Date of last publication FEBRUARY 8,
1911.
Signed:
Epnp n Dr,,l,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-14

The OUTPUT of the Ton0pah
mines for 1908, 1909, and 1910 / S
estimatesd by the Tonopah Miner
to be S23,5T,135, the largest
Production being in 1910, an
increase Of two millions over 1909.
The lodges in the mines appear to
continue down to unknown depths
and the early prediction that the
mines were only confined to upper
levels has been disproved the past
year, especially IN the Bemont
Tonopab's future and prosperity
seems assured for many years to
come with the ores paying a hand
some profit.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-14
SALMAGUNDI

Mrs Clark Drown is in from the
South Fork.
Snow fifteen in ches deep is re-
pEted at Tuscarora.
George Holland, the Lammoille
rancher, is in town.
Assemblyman Schoer arrived
last night. He is on mis- way to
C.rsHn Cd taHe up the work of
making laws for the state.
The snow at Truckee is said 10 be
nine feet deep, while at Reno it is
two feet. At Golconda. eleven
inches of snow is reported and here
there is none.
Lost-Two keys on a ring. The
finder will please leave them at
this Office AMI get a suitable
reward.
Judge Taber and Drs. Eby and
West examined M. Thumomera, a
Jap, this afternoon as to his sanity
The poor fellow imagines that all
the Jap and Chinese women want
to marry him.
All eastbound trains on the S. P.
due here today, are marked up to
arrive some time tonight. The
snow in the Sierras is too deep for
the monster engines to plowthrough
on schedule time.
The trial of Charles Drown.
halged with giving liquor to a
minor, began before Judge Katie
this forenoon. A jury was Sc cured
this afternoon and George Smith,
the first witness for the state was
on the stand when this report
closed. The trial will not be nm
isl' d today.
Governor Oddie has removed
Charles S. Sprague of Goldfield
from the banking commission. Mr..
Sprague was the democratic candi-
date for congress and his removal
is doubtless entirely due to politics.
HIS pap er, the Goldfeld News,
made bitter fight against Cover
nor Oddie during the campaign,
and the governor is merely getting
tven.
Judge Tabar and Distr let Attor-
neyDysart ret lrned last night from
Winnemucca, where they had been
to interview Eurie and TRAINER on
the killing Of the boy near Contact
last May. Judge Taber informed us
today that he was unable from tie
interview to form correct conclu-
lion as to whether the boy was kill
ed by the Indians or by TRAINER
and his gang.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-14
Emmett ID. Boyle
State Engineer.

Difficulty in purchasing everything
he needs, including Injuries, and he
and his fellow members will be
able to buy everything at much
better prices. - G0dffcd News
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-14

Governor eddie has appointed J.
J. DonncIy Of Goldfcld supcrintend
cEt Of the state police. Donnclly is a
republican politician Of Esmeralda
county. He is said to be well quail
flied for the position.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-14
CHURCH NOTICES
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Junior Endcavor.-lO A. Nj.
Morning Service II A. Nj.
Theme "Personal Influence"
Sunday School l2.l5 +. Nj.
Y. p. S c. f.. 600 =. Nj.
Sermon 100 =. M.
Theme "A Vision of Dry Zones. ;
Every body Welcome.
Geo. III. Greenfield. Pastor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-25
Time for Sanity and sobriety.

The presidents address to the
Grand Army of the Republic in annual
encampment at Rochester, in which
he sounded a note against quack
nostrums of civic reform, is exactly
the kind of speechmaking most needed
now. Thoughtful people are prone to
believe that, as bad as some of the
abuses of privilege have been, some of
the proposed remedies would bring
worse evils. Just as during the civil
sane, sound balance of mind to guide
it safely through its labyrinth of dan
gers, so today it must have precisely
that kind of leadership in control
If one-half of the reforms proposed
had been enacted into law by congress,
or yet should be enacted, the country's
plight would be indeed deplorable and
there would be no telling when it
would get out of 1t. But, as the presi-
dent has said, 80 long as we retain
In this country a God-fearing, sober,
Intelligent people, we can count in the
long run upon their working out
sanely and safely the problems set
before them, no matter how many
mistakes in the form of nostrums they
| may have been led into by the spe-
ciousness of half-baked theories of
progress. no matter how many times
they may have been defeated in their
purpose by the temporary state of
undue and corrupt influence of con-
centrated wealth"
The country will not succumb either
to. irrational radicalism or to retarding
reaction. It will go ahead steadily and
steadfastly along the path Of common
sense in the future as in the past.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-25
The Governors, CONVENTION.

In a little while the governors of
nearly all the states will gather again
in annual convention. One of the
chief addresses, the opening address,
in fact, will be made by Governor
Augustus E. Wilson of Kentucky on
the interesting theme, Possibilities
of the Governors Conferences.
About this theme clusters the whole
movement. Many people will await it's
calculation with eagerness. The pos
sibilities OF such gatherings must i'm
press all as immense and diverse, es-
pecially those who have watched with
more or less zest for tangible results.
theoretically, anyone with half an
Imagination can see what excellent re-
suits could flow from the annual com
ing together of the chief executives
of our American commonwealths, but,
csndidly, the actual practical benefits
are not yet visible to the naked eye.
This year some of the subjects
scheduled for discussion will be: THE
Inheritance Statistics and State
Comfy" The Right of the State to
Fix Intrastate Traffic Rates." State
Control of Public Utilities" Prob
lens of Prison Labor" and others. One
has a right to ask, without reflecting
upon the character of this great move
ment, what vital problems of state or
national government have been solved
or advanced as a result of these gov
ernors' conferences?
The governors, no doubt, personally
and socially enjoy coming together
and no one begrudges them the out
ing, but people are liable some day to
ask impertinent questions respecting
results and benefits that would not
otherwise have come.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-25
CONCERNING GRANDPAs.

Houston Post; And Mr.. Bryan is once
again q grandfather, but the ohautauquan
call was too strong TO admit Of his taking a
holiday.
Brooklyn Eagle: Grandpapa Roosevelt is
Rip Van Winkleing just now, but he in not
''winkied out" What some folks fear ~
that when he wakes, his gun will be as
good a. new.
Chicago Post; Colonel Roosevelt is a
grandfather Grandchildren In a sense
represent downward revision, but the col
onel can accept this view and yet stand
moro stanchly than ever for the protection
OF our infant industries.
Chicago Record Herald: Colonel Roose-
Welt was highly amused when the small
boys at Oyster Bay yelled, Hello.
grandpa" at him. The colonel IL not one
of those frivolous gentlemen who, having
passed 80 years OF age roll up their trous-
ers and try to look as II they were just out
Of college.
home before dark and counts the members
OF the family 70 see that they are ali at
supper. He puts the cat out and makes
sure that the milk card is marked. He
goes the round OF the house, sees that the
grandchildren are sleeping. that the back
door is locked. that the dog Is turned loose.
and that the fires are out. Then he goes to
bed and sleeps lightly. An interest in three
generations is a SOLDERING thing. Even a
universal force like the colonel must yield
TO It's influence and become. IL not timld, at
least cautions.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-25
A Hartman Prophecy Come True.

A AAoAA @ASRA~NJ
Evidently the late e. H. Hartman
knew what he was about when he
picked Edwin Hawley from among the
more obscure railroad men OF the
country as a coming figure Of COM
manding power in the transportation
world. Mr.. Hawley, at least, in the
space of the few years that have since
elapsed, has removed himself from the
ranks of obscurity.
MIR. Hawley's grasp of roads is ex-
tending faster than even as faithful
admirers as Mr.. Hartman could have
imagined. He not only has frightened
his grip on a number of middle coun-
try lines, but has formed an alliance
with StillwelPs Orient line for Pacific
coast traffic on the south and worked
his way into the Canadian Northern
and the new Grand Trunk Pacific,
both competitors of the Canadian Pa
cific, for outlets on the north and into
the great, growing Canadian north
west. BY this latest deal Hawley is
said to checkmate the move of the
Canadian Pacific to get into the
United States through 500 and Wis
consin Central purchases.
The future of this new king of
commerce is more than most men care
to attempt to predict. Already he
has justified Mr.. Harriman's faith and
brought out again the fact that the
late Pacific magnate was not only a
wizard in finance and transportation,
but wonderfully keen judge of men.
That was shown on another occasion
when he picked r. s. Lovett, now his
successor, as the official head of his
roads, for a coming railroad lawyer.
This faculty enabled Mr.. Hartman to
triumph where many of his great
rivals were failing.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-25

ters at Omaha, although he will still
be permitted to maintain the principal
headquarters in Washington, and in
times Of war. rebellion and public dis
order, may remove the permanent
headquarters temporarily" to or near
the scene of disturbance.
We congratulate our congressman on
having produced and sponsored this
masterpiece of legislation. We con-
graduate him on having gotten the bill
Immediately advanced far enough to be
referred to the committee on military
affairs and ordered printed. Such
vigilance and energy must go far TO
mitigate our grief over the fact that
the big end of our military headquar-
tiers was taken away from us while our
-eongressional watchdogs at Washing
ton were asleep at the switch.