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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-22
TWO CANINE PROOIGIES
CAUSE OF GOOD STORY

Two suburbanties were swap
ping stories OF country life as they
went home in the 5:35 o'clock
train.
81 have most intelligent dog"
said one man. 81 just hand him .
letter and say, There, Sport and
off he goes to the postoffice. 4
gave him one yesterday and he
dropped it. He refused TO pick it
up- but wagsed his tail instead.
] suspected something wrong and
/ picked up the letter and weighed
it. 1t required a half penny more
postage"
Without the least show of
surprise the other man proceeded
with this story.
Dogs are intelligent" he be-
gan. my collie. Carlo, always
posts my letters, and one day he.
like your dog, dropped letter on
the floor. thought possibly one
stamp was not enough, but on
weighing the letter 1 found that
the postage was right. / gave it
back to Carlo, but he left it fall
again to the floor. inspected the
letter carefully and found that it
vas addressed to Leicester Square.
Sheffield, instead of London. -
Tit-Bits.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-22
GIROUX Mine
MANAGEMENT CONDEMNED

An Ely dispatch says that the
coroner's jury, impaneled;to.inquir
into the cause of the death of Ed.
Walsh, M. F.. Foley and Da n Drae,
three Of the miners in the Giroux
shaft, who perished in the mine
fires have returned a verdict that
they came to their death through
inhalation Of fire. smoke and gases
on the twenty-third day Of August,
1911.
The jury did not state the cause
of these deadly vapors. but it
found that the Girou1 Consolidated d
Mines company had been extremely
negligent in caring for the safety
and welfare Of its empsoyes.
Another verdict was fou nd in
the matter Of the death Of John
Wilhelmy, Timothy Gilmore and
Tom odaloych in the Ailph a shat,
Of the Giroux Consolidated on the
same day. II was practically the
same as the preceding verdict.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-22
MHAT THE EMPEROR STUDIES

All the children of China had a
holiday recently because the little
emperor had his first day of
school.
His imperial highness has now
reached the mature age of FIVE
years and FIVE months. and it is
more than time, for him to begin
to study. What he will study the
empress d wager has thus decreed
to Lu Jun-shiang and Chen Pao-
chen. two elderly gentlemen who
are 20 be his tutors:
1T is incumbent upon them to
impart in fullest detail the causes
from which has proceeded good
government or anarchy in ancient
and modern times in all countries
of the world. since this is essential
to sovereign's training, and they
are to point the moral. as circum-
stances may require. At the
present time, when intercourse
between all parts of the world is
freely developed and civilization
is ever increasing, it behooves
them above all to inculcate a clear
Impression of the progress of con.
stitutional government during the
past few decades and of the
development of sound learning,
special stress being laid on the
needs of the day. The highest
examples shall be selected, and
every attention shall be paid to
detail, it being understood that
the cardinal principle of Confcuius
sh all be faithfully adhered to,
whereby the investigation right.
eousness and the cultivation of the
moral nature leads to a state of
ideal government. Then shall a
daily increase of virtue be
impaired to his mind, and there
by shall be laid a good foundation
for a perfect governance."
Incidentally, there is to be a
special course of instruction in the
Manchu language.
We should think that it was the
emperor rather than his subjects
who needed the holiday. Good
Government" and Morals" are
hard Shedding for a fve-year-old -
Chicago Evening Post.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-22
HAVE YOU SEEN FOWLER?

The last report we have from
Fowler is that he is still waiting
for repairs for his machine II
those have reached him and there
are no further delays. he expects
to hit the air tomorrow. But
there have been so many false
reports sent out that il is only the
most crcdulous that can believe
anything that comes in the future.
If he starts tomorrow morning, a
dispatch says, he expects to reach
Elko tomorrow night. Our opinion
is that he will be in Elko when he
gets here. OF course you may
have a different opinion, which is
your blessed privilege.
Later Since the above was put
in type the report has come that
Fowler would not start until
Thursday morning and may he not
until Friday morinG. Make your
own guess, ncighbor, as to when.
If ever, he will reach our bcauti.
full town. FLYERS sem to bC
about as unreliable as politicians
at election time.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-22
MORE STRICT
HOMESTEAD LAWS

After December / the United
States Department of the Interior
will not allow homesteaders to
establish constructive six months
residence on government land by
occupying it at leisure any time
before the first six months after
entry. This has been the custom
heretofore but according to
circular issued by the department,
persons taking up homestead
must live on il or have it culti-
waited the entire FIVE years re-
quired by law.
Samuel Adams acting secretary
Of the Interior. says in instrue-
tions to v. Proudfit, assistance
Commissioner of the land office:
After most careful and
mature consideration of this
matter, ] feel It my duty to disre-
gard erroneous practices heretofore
obtaining in your office and to
direct that you exact Of home
stead entryman proof of resident
for the full period of FIVE years, &c
required by the statue before the
same rau be approved as a basis
for the issuance Of patent there.
on. Bscau'e Of the long practice
heretofore prevailing | believe IL
right and proper to give ample
time for notice of the contem.
plate ed change before putting the
same into effect. have there
fore, to advise you that in all in
stances where ordinary final proof
is submitted under the homestead
laws on or after the Hrst day Of
December next the law, as above
'interp, eted be followed.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-22
RUSH WORK OF FENCING
RAILROADS SHOP GROUNDS

Though railroads officials claim
that the fencing of the loral shops
and roundhouse grounds las been
contemplated for many years. the
work of erecting the barrier has
been pursued for the past two
days with more expedition than
has ever been noticeable in any
other railroad work in the vicinity.
Many carloads # lumber arrived
early in the week and Thursday
five bridge crews began the work
of construction.
And considerable of an en-
closure II will be. The total
length of the fence will be con.
siderably over mile, the area to
be enclosed being approximately
1860 feet in length and $50 feet
wide. with some angles. The
height is eight feet. capped with
outward sloping arms carrying
three strands Of barbed wire 10
make scaling difficult. .-..
Inside the enclosure will be the
main shop house. power house.
master mechanics office building.
the roundhouse and accessory
buildings in fact, all of the local
mechanical departments including
a large area of vacant ground for
future expansion.
The shop men are inclined 10
look upon the building of the
fence as a preparation for the
threatened strike, and although it
is but regulation fence. such as
are usual about premises of this
nature of recent years, it is
probable that its construction may
have been somewhat hastened by
the impending prospect of walk
out. In any event, a continuation
Of the present speed Of coonstruc-
tion will see the enclosure COM
plctcd in a very few days.
At this writing Friday even
ing) the strike situation is still
uncertain 1t is stated that the
local union voted unanimously in
favor of strike Thursday night
this as checking up of the pre-
vious vote of the various local
unions.
From other sources comes the
statement that the federation is
not prepared for strike at this
time and will probably recedc
from its position. All sorts of
statements as to the date of strik-
ing are made from day to day, lat
no definite information is obtain
able. The opinion that the strike
will not occur is still prevalent
among more conservative labor
men evcrywhere.-Las Vegas
Review.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-22
FUNERAL SERVICE OF
MRS CHURCHF|ELO

A large number of smypathizing
friends were assembled at the hall
at Deeth Tuesday afternoon at
2:30, where the last rites were
said over one highly respected and
well known in that part Of the
county.
Mrs. Churchfeld was born in
Iowa, July ~. 1859. In 1896 the
family removed to Elko county,
where they have since resided.
For many years the deceased has
been afflicted with heart trouble
and on the recent attack she was
removed to Sacramento. where il
was thought the low altltud
would revive her, but on Sunday
morning at half past ten the heart
refused to act and the tired spirit
took its flight to it's maker.
Th ere remain 10 mourn their
loss, father aged SO, living in
Iowa; brother in Iowa, her hus-
band. John Churchfield. twelve
children and ten grand children.
About four years ago the family
resided in Elko. where the children
attended school.
The services were conducted by
Rev. Geo. H. Greenfield assisted
by the choir. The interment took
place in Starr Valley.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-22
MURDER AT MASON

A disptch of the 10th from
Mason, Lyon county, to the Reno
Gazette says:
Mystery attends fatal shooting
ARRAY which occurred at noon to-
day in the lobby of the Hotel
Mason.
William J. Otter fred a shot
from revolver instantly killing
DR.. W. 7. Eikner. The two men
were seen by several other guest
of the house talking together, but
did not overhear the conversation.
Finally Otter pulled his gun and
shot the doctor through the heart.
He died instantly.
DR.. Eikner was proprietor Of
the Eikner hospital, a sanitarium
recently completed in this city.
MIR. Otter is an undertaken and
furniture dealer.
The corners inquest which vas
Immediately held. failed to reveal
from the testimony Of witnesses
any motive for the shooting.
Owing to the prominence of the
parties the public is Withholding
any opinion pen1ing the prelim-
mary hearing. the date Of which
has not yet been set.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-22
THE BACKWARD
FLOW or IMMIGRATION

We hear much of the inflow of
foreign immigration and the
problems it brings with it and the
probable mena e it is to our
Institutions. Less frequently do
we hear of the backward flow of
this population to the countries
from which il came.
AS matter of fact such a sniff
of currents is an unusual happen
ing and it takes place now for the
first time in three years. The
number of streerage passengers
embarked from New York up to
the middle of September was
$4,000 more than the total number
of 1910,
Thio ebb tide of immigration is
described by The Outlook as
follows: THE volume of immi-
grafton for the calendar year up
to August l was appr Jximately 80
per cent below that of tn. cores
ponding period last year. while the
eastward movement was one.third
greater. For the seven months
the eastward bound third class
travel averaged one-half that of
the west bound, and IN July the
movement in the two directions
practically balanced. With the
exception of ls08 no year of which
there is a record of the easter y
flow shows as large a number of
passengers in the immigration
quarter of the steamships bound
for Europe in proportion to the
number going in the other
direction"
The year 1908 was time of
financial depression and the con-
sequent halting Of Industry and
the resulting lessening demand for
laborers. and similarly other times
when the outward flow of immi-
grantion has been great, have been
times of industrical stagnation.
The present year, however, is
anything but such a period. Com
merce, industry and agriculture
are flourishing as never before.
No satisfactory explanation has
yet been given for the outgo, tho
it is known the number of immi-
grants from foeign countries rises
and falls in direct relation with
the condition of labor, r,demand here.
The Outlook thinks that this
falling off of the demand for labor
may be credited to the more con.
servative attitude of capital since
1907 and more centralized con-
trol of manufacturing"
Whatever the explanation may
be. it is clear that our labor de-
mand is adjusting itself to the
home supply without making extra
bids for the cheap labor of
Europe.-Atlanta Georgia.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-22
SUGAR IS SUGAR

Thanks to the Dutch standard
classification in the sugar tariff,
the sugar trust is able to take the
amount of its miIlion-dollar fine
for defrauding the government
right out of the pockets Of the
people who use sugar, II the rate
of 10 cents a pound. Nothing
cJuld be either more natural or
easy. The lawIis perfectly arrange
for exactly that kind of a coup.
The people are in the coop.
At the same time the European
beet farmer gets 81 for every SIS
paid the America beet farmer IN
face of the fact that the Amerci-
can beet is much ri cher in sugar.
The law wasn't arranged for the
farmer, it was arranged for the
benefit Of the sugar trust, through
a cunningly devised Classification.
The American voter thought he
was aiding primarily an "Ameican
producer. Stung again!
We call attention to the fact
that it costs the sugar trust S2.7O
to produce 100 pound of sugar in
California as shown in the sworn
testimony brought out by a con-
gressional investigation. while the
Wholesale price stands at $6.75 per
Observation-Disclosures.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-22
BEGGARS OF LONDON

There is no city in Europe, ac-
cording to an American citizen
who has returned from a business
trip to England, where there may
be seen so many beggars in the
streets as in the British metropolis,
says the Washington Herald.
These beggars--'halt. blind,
maimed' come for the most part
from the 'beggarS' &olony,' the
most lawless district in all London.
1t is hidden in the haze of mean
streets in the borough of Kensing-
ton and is called Nottingdale.
These tale pilchcrs,' as they
calf themselves, are men and
women who hire starved looking
children by the day to enlist the
sympathy of the benevolent.
There are old soldiers and
Sailors with bogus beard and
record complete; there are shabby
gentcel' men in tattered frock
coat and carefully brushed broken
boots, who talk of college. days.
there are the musical bears. who
live singing: there are the begging
letter writers, and, finally, there
the beRgars who solicit under the
prctext Of Offering matches. collar
buttons or shoestrings for sale.
"A tale pincher' who knows the
ropes can hire sickly infant at
the rate of about ~ cents a day.
An unusually wrctched looking
infant will be dearcr. but a whole
family of neglected mites can he
borrowed for so cents and no
questions askcd.' Many of these
professional beggars make as
much ms 81 day"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-22

There are all sorts Of street
rumors in Sparks as TO when the
men will go out, the time being
fixed from today to any time in
the future. 1t is to he hoped that
the differences will he adjusted to
the satisfaction Of both side. The
shopmen Of Sparks are attending
to their own business. ard are not
doing any talking Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-22
Herml,'s Paths,Io oe.,b

Robert Roberts who for years lived
MS hermit In cottage made by him.
self OF rough stones. near earn. Car.
navonshirc. Wales, fell into his open
camp fire and was burned to death,
one day recently. his sole companion.
dog. barking frantically until pass.
srs.by found the body
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-22

Senator Bristow, of Kansas, says
that he is not for the renomist on
of Taft. Among other reasons
appears this one:
"The presidents language in
vctoing the resolution admitting
Arizona and New Mexico into the
Union under the constitutions they
had formed clearly indicates that
he and differ very widely as to
our views of the American people
as a whole. do not believe that
they constitute an irresponsible
mob that cannot be intrusted with
political power. IL would be a
mighty good thing IL number of
federal judges could be recalled. "
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-22

Diamond In the Rough.
An uncut diamond looks very much
like bit OF the beat gum arabic.
Gunnison news-champion., 1911-07-28
POWDERn0RN
News-Champion Correspondence.
saturday. July %

saturday, July -.
viii Sammons took in the jamboree
goth and 2lst at the county seat.
Miss May Nichols is reported To be
quite sick from cold which attacked
her lungs.
e. T. Foster OF Olathe is again in
the valley ON an outing. He is the
guest Of W. 4. >ammons.
A number OF Montrose people were
fishing in this vicinity last week
among them Register Blair OF the L /.
:. Land office
Mrs. W. G. Howard left for home
Sunday after visiting with relatives
here since the Fourth. She also took
in the Cattlemen's doings.
A party OF strangers took in the
valley last saturday, who from all
Indications We're trying To find some
way out besides the road over the
nine mile hill
Henry toursnd, Z. A. Foster and
wife, Henry ~chnepf and wife and
several Others went to GunDison the
18th to take in the Cattlemen's Day
celebration.
There IL some talk of taking in a
large scoop of country To annex to
the tochetopa forest reserve. This
time il il Beaver creek which lies Just
east Of Pow wderhorn valley. Ii seems
that the forest people are bound to
hog up all the range in sight So as to
employ more xllUo a year range
riders. That salary to come out of
eattlemen rs a tax for grazing privi-
leges. There ought to he stop
somew here To the grasping mob who
favor the beef u ust methods.
Gunnison news-champion., 1911-07-28
DOyLEvILLE
News Champion Corresponaeace.
Tuas.lar JnIx

tuesday, July q.
Mrs. l.. l. Bush is still under the
doctor care.
NJ. W. slate and wife drove to- Ohio
City Sunday.
Ernest Nouga arrived from Swift
zerland THURSDAY
Miss ola slate is spending a few
days in Gunnison.
Pearl johnson Of Parlin is visiting
her friend Helen Deering.
Loads of lumber are daily going by
from Roy Hicks sawmill.
Our school house IL quite up 10
date with a new organ and screen
doors
Ralph H. De< Combe-, who spent
the week i'm Gunnison. returned 10
Doyle Sunday.
u. A. Mcconnell left for Gunnison
and Lake City saturday. He expects
TO he gone n week.
Mics Nellie Hamilton. Ieham Ham
ilton Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer W. Slate
camTped at the head of Razor creek
last week
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Hert-erf Mcdonald, at Ohio City the
past week The boyle name is
William Herf,ert-
Miss Charlotte Rosedahl. formerly y
q SCHOOL teacher in our district. wae
married in Denver the past week te
Mr.. William RAIDER Of Mseeweil. y. N.
Their boBe wiI be in Maxwell.
Gunnison news-champion., 1911-07-28
ONO CITY
s-ChampIon Correspondenos

Tuesday. July %.
Tom Noble made a trip to Iris last
week
+. M. Lamont made q business trim
To Denver Monday.
Jas. QuilliaB has been very in. at
his nome, the past week.
thas. Ryan moved his family to
the GraDd Prize this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Moore have
moved into the Ryan house.
Mrs. Arthur Flick returned from
Pacific city, Wash. sunday.
Fred Rorsum and son. Henry. Were
over from the Tomichi yesterday.
MIR. aud Mrs. X. =. Lobdell are
spending the week in Denver and
Littleton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gibbs of Ontario.
Canada, arrived Monday and will
probabiy locate in our camp.
Mrs. Hurley Dice is now post
mistress and store keeper at Parlin
during the absence of Mr. and Mrs
LObdell
MIR. and Mrs. A T.. Reynolds and
Miss Anna have departed for Denver
after spending a few days at the
Gold Links.
Gunnison news-champion., 1911-07-28
CRYSTAL RIVER NOTES
The Marble Booster
saturday, July -

NdihfhdNf July -.
The foundation is in for the new
addition To the Mertens A Graham
store and the carpenter work will
commence at once.
W. NJ. Grant. who owns property
just east OF the Luxen store. laid a
cement sidewalk aloag his hot line
this week. Mr.. Grant wanted a
walk in town.
The following il the teaching force
Of the Marble public schools for the
year lsll-l2: Principal. A NJ Wilson:
assistant principal. Miss Nellie Per
due; fourth and fifth grades, Mrs. l..
Il. Montgomery: second and third
grades, Miss Helen NJ. Tandy: pri-
mary, Miss Bessie Parks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Faus-one
Mrs. Ed Adrian, Miss Dorothy Usher
and Bert Usher left Marble in a spring
wagon Wednesday morning en- route
To Crested Butte where they took the
train for Gunni-on to attend the
Cartiemen's Day celebration They
expect To return tomorrow.
Peggy" Me~~a also went over To the
celebration.
The annual meeting of the directors
of the Crystal River Marble company
is to be held. at the Brown Palace
hotel in Denver next August. .. II h
expected that a new president will he
chosen To succeed NJ. A. Low of To-
Peka- New directors are to he choee4,
also. The company is working the
quarry here at full capacity but the
work is largely preparatory. Littbe
marble il being taken out fit for com
mercial use.
Gunnison news-champion., 1911-07-28
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caagtas the ~urss ssrse of ali, fiasrd
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cotala do ANYWAYS - wesl Glxae
Mcmillan - ssme rider tps. Oar
o~n Rich Nsder was there ana he
has nas lost any of hls ability A. a
''brosco buster Naaer took sr-s
money Ceshran second. Civde Ne.
MILAN third. The sess backing
horse money wesi 10 Geo. Andrew.
FIRST. ;. ) Waters second. Frank
iuna9 third. j Bruns foarth
The Boys stslt race next. Being
won by Charley Ware,
seeona, Delos Weich third
The Hat race which was very ex-
cissae was won by Brace Hartman.
Ray Andrews winning second, and
J. W Brsss third.
The Potato race Was taken by
Frank Wright, Tom Qainn second.
Myroa IIerrick thlrd.
The LADIES' race. Standish special.
was fsll ct 60 nom the start and
farRIshed some great amusement.
Miss Hattie Nader won first. Miss
Albright second, Jessie Wyhe third
The Pony race was a good one
from the start aud closed With j G.
Mckee the winner, Ralph Stone
close second, Clarence Lehman tax
ing third place.
The Mems Relay race was pulled
of ON scheduled time and was cer-
tainly g good one, at one lap Nader
IN the lead, next Cochran, then Me.
Donald, in fact it was anyone's race
tlll the last lap, when Cochran came
put big winner, Mcdonald second,
Vader third
The Gate race was another attrac-
ion that furnished good amusement,
some thing out Of the ordinary
)tis Moore took first place, Chas.
sec-md, with j. n Cochran
hird
After this race the crowd ct the
grand stands adjourned until after
upper when an enormous crowd
gain met for the annual ball st the
Iaveta Hotel, whore they had .
merry time till the wse small hosvs |
4 the morning.