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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-15
THE THIRTEEN CLUB

The Is members Of the Is clrh
met at the Hot Springs yesterday,
it being the 18th of TIE month.
and spent a "ery pleasant after
noon. Some of the young ladies
enjoyed a plunge. while others
passed the time on the lawn, in the
swing OF mountain climbing. Mono
were a bit superstItions and all
had a jolly. good time.
Mrs. s. Bell and Mrs. Garrecht
acted as chaperones and were very
lenient with their charges Those
persent were Misses Kate Gardner,
It'd Plunkct, Olive Ogilvie,. Edith
Mcrkcley, Amy Griswold. Ruth
Gednsy, Helen Wood, Jane Ogilyic,
Ruth Riddell. Leila Mccain.
Francis Dore and Ca :rie Jones.
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E. 8 P. ENGINEERS
VISIT EUREKA

Superintendent a. r. Randolph
of the Eureka & Palisade Rail-
road arrived in Eureka last Sur
day afternoon from Palisade. He
came most of the way over the old
road teGon a hand car and was
accompanied by j. {. Sexton. a
well known railroad builder. and
two engineers. E. NJ. Cameron snd
H. j. WOrmley, who were working
last week in the narrow canyon
leading out of Palissde.
1t is Leacnei that these
engineers are making a perlimi-
nary survey and an estimate of the
cost OF rehabilitating the washe q
out road, while Mr.. Sexton is fgur-
ing on putting in q bid for doing
the construction work. As they
had never rbeen over the 70, c
their present trip TO Eureka was
made for the purpose Of obtaining
a view Of the country through
which the raod is built and for e
size up OF the conditions to be
met in rebuilding The road. They
returned down the road early
Monday morning and when last
heard from were working in Pine
Valley near the J. P. Raine ranch
where the flood waters did con.
siderable damage to the road bed,
and are reported TO be surveying
a new route in the foothills on the
west side Of the valley.
While in Eureka Superintendent,
Randolph said that re vas without.
any information regarding the
plans of MIR. Whittell, but this
preliminary survey work looked
good to him and he believed ;fc
road would be rcbuilt.-SentinuI.
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THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR

Is there no rest, no pause, in
the wild, mad rush for the dollar?
Why do they strive and plot for a
bauble of mist and pain7 Why do
they place their necks in the grip
Of a bondsman's collar, sweating
the sweat Of blood in the struggle
for sordid gain? Daily | see them
tossed by the tide of a fierce en-
deavor. breasting the waves Ut
greed in a scramble for pelf and
place. battling and scheming and
~grasoing, heartiess and hurrying
ever. II is the old. old purpose.
the primal curse of the curses. See
how they grapple and grind, each
without pity or mercy, giving the
best in their lives for an empty
meaningless boon; see with what
fury they haste in the turbulent
marts of the city; see their white
bones on the desert: their blood
trails under the moon. 1t is no
holiday foible. this grim. insatiate
striving. this infinite mad desire
10 conquer and take holE and
possess; tits an instinct older than
man, through measureless ages
surviving, cast on the shores OF
time by pillows of storm ard
stress. Is there no stop, no stay,
in the game Of chasing and win.
ming? Why do they trust alike at
the heart Of a foe or a friend?
lis the fiddle, agc-old and un.
answered, for thus was il in the
beginning, thus it remains today,
ani thus it will be to the end
Exchange.
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the average number of wage
earners ll.S4 per cent. while the
galue of products increased 2s'
per cent and the value added by
manufacture 1898 per cent. The
bulletin states that it would be i'm
proper to infer that manufactures
increased in volume during the
period l9O4.l9G9 to the extent
Indicated by the figures regarding
~vaiues, since the increase shown IN
certainly due. in part. to the in
crease that has taken place in the
price of commodities.
1t is a matter of interest to note
that tue percentages of increase
sho an for wages, value of pro-
ducts, average number Of wage
earners, and other items are much
larger than for the number OF
! establishments reported. The
large percentage of increase in the
cost of materials was due TO the
amount reported by an establish
ment engaged in the smelling anc
refining of copper. which ha'
commenced operations since 1904
The large percentage of increase
shown for other items are also t
a considerable extent due to tn,
amounts reported by this establish
mcnt.
For all industries combined
there has been a decrease during
the 10 years in the employment -.
children under Is years of age
There has not been much chang
in the proportion Of male an
female earners. In 1909 NAL es |,
years of age and over formed 9S.
per cent of all wage earners. a
compared with 9S.5 per cent il
1905 and 95.4 per cent in 1899.
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In the District Court OF ihe Fourth Judicial
District of the state OF Nevada, IN ana TOT
the County OF Elko.
Anna Clara Moss. P~lainiir-asatnSt Harry Moss
Defendant
Action brought in the Di>tric, Court Of the
Fourth Judicial District Of the state OF Ne
yada in and for the County OF Elko, and the
complaint uled Ia the once Of the Clerk OF
said District Court
The State Of Nevada sends greeting TO:
Harry Moss. Defendant.
You arr hereby required 10 appear IN an &c,
tiOu brought AGAINST you by the ABOVE hSinsu
plaintiff inthe District Court Of the Fourth Ju.
dicial District Of the state % Nevada IN and
for the County OF Elku and 10 answer the som
plant nied therrin. within ten days, teIclu>iNe
Of the day of s~erNiCcl. after the service on you
Of this simmons served within ihis county
or II served out Ofthi> County. but in this Dis
tTict. within twenty days. otherwise within Tor,
y days. OF Judgment by default will be taken
against you according to she prayer OF said
Complaint.
Ihe said action i brought to obtain = judy
myut and decree Of the above entitled cpuri
against you. the said defendant.
% DlSSolylnE the bonds % maiTinony eN
isttng between you. the said defendant. and the
a. Allowing the plaintiff to resume her
maiden name ui NINA Clara Tuw.ng.
ca Awarding to plaintiff the care. custody
and control Of Nclna Pearl Moss. the mimi
child. issue Of the marriage between you an1
plaintiff and for genera! relief. such actlor l.
brought upon the grounds.
a. That yOu. the said defendant. have con
trGGtGl the hAul OF hAlltGAl ETNNs uELuhfuA's
since the marriage between yUu and plllutir
and that by such hahiiuai gross drunkenness
you haV. bcCom" - inCapacitai.i from furnish
ing your share OF the support % the am4y.
60 That NUu have treated plaintiff With *
irrme cruelty Al!Of which viii more fully ap-
par hy reference 90 the complaint on hle u
said action. a certified copy 81 which complain
- served ubuu you Win a copy uf ths summon
IN said action. I" which said complaint you ar
| hereby referred.
And you are hereby notified that u YOU fail q
| AHIHAF .Tl ATAWEF >sHN COMPLAINT - above ~
\ VuiTrd. the said p.alLtII all apply tutue CuuT
FOR the relief demanded therein and Tor costs o
suit.
Circu under my hand and the -.l
| uf n" District Court % the Fourth Judicial dis
| tT.t 81 the state OF N,Nada. 10 and for III
! County u EfkO, this -. 80 .. jane. \. d
1911.
tSEALJ Fred e Weight.
Clsrk
Edwin 2 Game aud Cna~ - Henderson.
Attorney for Plalutlr
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INOIANS DROP ROCK;
BREAK MINERS ARM

viii Tanner, miner in the
employ of the Bull Hill Mining
company at Bay, was the victim
of a peculiar accident several days
ago. as a result of which he wears
a broken arm.
Tanner. it seems. had been
working in a shaft which was
about IS feet deep. After drill
ing a round of holes. the miner
loaded 'hem with giant powder,
lighted the fuses and then started
to climb up the ladder towards the
surface to a point Of safety.
About this time, a couple Of
Indians came along and heaved a
rock into the shaft, st the same
time peering their heads over the
edge to watch it drop TO the
bottom. In the descent, the rock
struck Tanners right arm, break
ing it between the elbow and the
wrist.
Tanner chung to the ladder. and
although the broken member
caused him great pain. managed
to reach the surface. The Indians.
who could talk good English, were
terribly frightened: but declared
II was all a mistake: that they
were not aware that Tanner was
in the shaft.
Tanner accepted the explana.
ton OF the redskins ms being the
truth but admonished them to be
more careful in the future. Il
was a narrow escape for the miner
and he figures that all things con-
sidered' he got out pretty lucky.
Phoebe Record.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-15
GOVERNMENT WILL
DRILL WELLS

A heavy drilling rig has been
purchased by the Government and
will be set to work near Fallon in
the hope of developing artesian
water. Twelve-inch casing is to
be used in the experiment. An
attempt will also be made to de-
velope gas and OF gear the Carson
Sink, where indications of such
products nave been found. The
Government is interested in the
potash deposits that have been
found and is to take a hand in the
development. The Churchill
Eagle states:
The first work with the new
machine is to be done at a camp
established below the Dudley
ranch and near the mouth of Old
River. This is a long distance
from the oil locations east of Still
water. but of course the Govern
ment is not prospecting specially
cor oil. still the sinking If a hole
to a depth of 1000 feet or more
may develope oil or gas that will
be of great value TO this commun-
ity. For many years it has been
known that beds Of potash exist in
Churchill County and it is to be
hoped that the present projecting
campaign undertaken ty the U. s.
Geological Survey in Churchill
County will do as much for the
barren wastes Of Nevada as the
efforts of the Prussian Government
accomplished FOR the Strassfurt
region half a century ago.
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DUST AND TUBERCULOSIS

As a res"lt of the dangers from
consumption to those exposed to
various forms of dust, and at the
request of the Sationl Association
for the Study and Prevention OF
tuberculosis. the government Az
pointed a:Commission TO work in co.
operation with state authorities In
the United States, with special
reference to diseases of the, lungs.
The work OF the commission
engaged in this special task will
follow lines so newhat simii ar to
those worked on by the Royal Com,
mis5!or of Australia. whose report
was recently received in this
country.
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SAYS JARBIDGE
IS MAKING Conn

P. Bolen. formerly OF Ely. n,
who is interested in mining .,,;~
at Jarbidge, spent u few d,,..'
Ely during the past week. a.
reports the camp in fine fo,r
the present time. and says H.,
there will soon be three min.
running and turning out a ,,,;,-
of golden bricks. Travel in,o al
from the camp has increased :.
rapidly that there are now th,..
automobiles running from Ds.,.
TO Jarhidge beside the reVu,,,
stage line. There is also a mai
route and stage line from Tv;,
Falls to the camp. but the create,
portion of the travel is by v,v
Of Deeth. over the new road wbi,b
cost many thousand dollars. N,
Bolen associated with Ed GRAHAM
and Jim Hart in the d~evelopm.p,
of property upon which a larv.
amount of work has been dor,
during TIE past year, with
splendid results.
L. c. Smith. formerly Of Cherry
Creek. recently started a blark
smith shop at Charleston, which /.
a promising camp thirty mile,
south of Jarbidge. Mr.. Smith Ia.
also taken up a homestead near n,
camp, which he is improving
Ely Record.
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A CARLIN SUICIDE

A telephone message from
Carlin to District Attorney Dysart
this forenoon stated that a
stranger came to Carlin about the
18th or 18th of this month. He
got a room at Mr.. lsola's hotel and
retired on the 18th. He failed
10 come from his rooT on the 18th
and this morning MIR. Isola broke
open the locked door and found
that the man had been dead for
several hours. Upon his person
were found 40 cents in money, a
razor. a few other small articles
and a poll tax receipt for 1911
issued to James Roe at Ely. a
bottle. that had contained morphine
was found lying near the bed and
a letter. addressed to unknown
parties, that had appar emily been
written by the man vas also found.
In the letter. he said that he hoped
they would forgive him for his
rash act.
Judge Klatte left for Carlin on
No.,3 this Afternoon to hold AT
inquest. Judge Gray being absent.
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A SPORTING EVENT

Tom Dodge. the champion
wrestler of Alaska. will give an
exhibition of his skill al the Opera
house next Saturday night. Mr..
Dodge has submitted a number OF
newspaper clippings of his former
wrestling matches to this paper,
all Of which speak of him as q
master of the game.
II he finds any wrestler in Elko
worthy of his skill. the bout at the
Opera house will be a decidedly
interesting affair and one that
should attract all Who love manly
sport. Don't miss it..
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-15
STATE LINES

Kentucky has furnished TO other
states loo governors.-Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Texas has d srarded the notion
of licking Mexiro. but as her
fighting blood is up we shall like
to get hold of the director of the
census for fifteen minutes
Houston Post.
A Kentucky girl has been kissed
10000 times and signs for more,
while an Illinois woman had a man
arrested for kissing her once. In
which state would you rather live?
Philadelphia Inquire.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-15
FOWLER'S MACHINE WRECKED

A press dispatch received At
noon stated that Fowler. n.
bird man. fell from his machif.
at Alta. Il miles cast Of Colia,.
this morning. He was not H..
jured, but his machine vas
practically demolished. Fowler
expects to repair his machin. and
resume his flight on THURSDAY.
The vertical rudder refusing to
work vas the cause Of the ac
cident
There is a good deal of interest
taken here i. Fowler's flight and
many expressions Of SORROW were
made when the news Of his mis-.
hap became known. Everybody
here will De on the lookout for
him, If he resumes his trip.
through the air.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-15
THE WAY WONDER
PEOPLE PAY BILLS

One of the amusing things in
Wonder is the monthly struggle
for cash with which to transact
business. The monthly payroll
amounts to between $4,000 and
$4,000 at present, and the most
Of this is paid in checks. There Is
no bank here, and the merchants
are compelled TO carry sufficient
cash to turn this bank paper over.
There is probably between
three and four thousand dollars in
money in the town. The first
man to receive his pay check goes.
well say. to the hotel. pays his
bill, and receives his change In
money. Forthwith he goes to
the Quitting store and pays his
bill in money, and 80 on till his
bills are all paid. The next fell
low is probably a bachelor, and
pays his grocery bill first, getting
his change in money with which he
pays his cabin rent, wood bill, and
so on. This process is kept up
until all the bills are paid, and at
the end of a day or two the bust.
ness men have all the checks and
most of the money.
During the month the merchants
pay their bills m the outside with
the checks, and the same ready
old bank. notes remain in town
ready for next months business.
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GOLD CIRCLE ENJOYING
BEST TIMES IN HISTORY

Not since the discovery Of the
Gold Circle camp have conditions
been nor promising than they are
today" writes an operator Of the
camp to Salt Lake associates. He
mentionCs numerous deals either
pending or being closed for pro.
perties, aid the camp is being
developed earnestly and at widely
separated points.
One Of the most gratifying Of
recent finds is on the Colorado.
Grand property. where forty feet
in width gives assays Of SO TO Sl2
gold t. the ton. This ledge 10
200 feet above the Rex ledge and
pa~ralleling the same.
Leslie Savage On the ElkO Prince
has not started drifting get on his
ledge tapped recently in a 720-fooi
tunnel. His ledge is twelve feet
in width, with the fooiwall miss.
ing three feet Of this face going
800 to the ton. The EsmersldS
company is installing an arastra to
be operated by water power, and
this comrany should not be de-
layed lonY In sending some yellow
metal TO the mint.
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SOME NEVADA STATISTICS

The following interesting
statistics as gathered from the
Is tn ensus are from the advance
sheets prepared by the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor.
Nevada has an area OF los, LAO
square mies. The population in
1910 was Sl,S75. as against
1885 in 1900 and 47.335 in 1890
1t ranked forty-ninth among the
states and territories as regards
population in 1910 and fftieth in
1900. In its early days as a terri
itory thousands of people we're
attracted 10 Nevada ny the fab
ulOus richness of the Cnmstock
lode. This lode, perhaps the most
remarkable deposit of the precious
metals discovered in historical
times, has produced hundreds of
millions Of dollars in gold and
silver. and is still producing. The
subsequent discovery of rich gold
and silver mines at Tonopah and
G1Idheld has served to place
Nevada among the great mining
states Of the country.
The state has but one CITY having
a population over 10000. Reno
with a population of 1O,S67.
Though Nevada is not import.
ant as a manufacturing commun.
ity, the manufactures of the state
have shown at the last two
ccnsuses a marked increase in
value.
In 1909 the state had
III manufacturing establishments
operating under the factory
system which gave employment to
an average of 1850 persons dur
| ing the year and paid 50. $50, 900
~ So'bii'S anu wages. vi the
persons employed. 2,207 were
wage earncrs. These establish.
ments turned out products to the
value Of ! 1887, 900. to produce
which materials costing So. S66. 900
were consumed. rhe value added
by manufacture was thus SO,
600 which figures best represents
the net wealth created by manu-.
featuring operations during the
year.
The manufacturing industries Of
Nevada rs a whole, showed con.
siderable development during the
~fve-ycar period of 1S99.19Oa, and
a very mach greater development
during the most recent period Of
19n9.1904. During the latter
prciod the number of establish.
mcnts increased 500 per cent and
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trees and fell to the ground. My
back is wreached. Otherwise ! am
not injured and have not los, a bi,
of skin. VIII. take from two or
three days to rebuild"
Fowler wired the names of the
parts of the machine that were
needed to his manager and
mechanics were set TO work
making them. Fowler seems TO be
confident Of making the flight to
New York.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-15
VIRGINIA JUSTICE

Into .hc close, depressing
atmosphere of q time when talk is
rife tia. our criminal courts are
failures, that the law is killed bv
technrcsIity and delay. that the
criminals go free, provided they
are rich enough and prominent
enough. Virginia justice as cx-
aenU'iaed In the Beattic verdict
comes asa refreshing breeze. In
this case delay played no part
except to secure both for the pris-
oner and for the prosecution
annie time for preparation, and
technicaIlty was absent altogether.
The judge, in refusing even to
hear argument on a motion for a
new trial. ilcclarci that "all the
rulings Of IN. court were on COM
paratiyely unimportant details.
and in no way could nsvc in
lucnceu the verdict.
The wealth and the promin ence
of the defendant were played for
all they were worth. but it was
answered with a shout Of guilty
from every one Of the twelve
jurymen.
And would you know the secret
Of Virginia justice you will find
it in Virginia jurics. Legal
]chicauery falls harmless before a
jury in whom honesty is a habit
and a jurors oath no meaningless
form. Twelve sue. men. in
earnest in their search for truth
and intent on simple right, stand
indescructibre pillars in the temple
OF justice, no matter how great
may he the horde Of legal rats
ard other unclcan, Gravity things
that NAV seek to undermine It. II
Was the race conscience of the
Anglo.Sayons, speaking thru that
jury Of Virginia farmers a state
wherein The race strain has re.
NAMED more than ordinarily pure.
II was voice that harkcd back
to the Teulonic forests, where
plain right between man and high
reverence for womanhood we're
sacred things.
Would you know how TO cure
the S ckness Of the law and re-
anchor drifting justice. than get
you iuries like Virginia's. If you
haven. them to the manor Torn,
then train then. for such you
m ust have.
After all is said and done, a
country's justice and q country's
fate must forever rest in the
keeping If its juries.-Atlanta
Georgian.
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HOW FOWLER FELL

A press dispatch from Alta
California. gives the following
particulars of Flowers fall IT the
Sierras:
The cross contiacnt fight IF
Aviator Robert c. Fowler ives
Interrupted near here at 1915 this
morning by a iaIl which resulted
in the demolition Of the apropl ne
and perhaps seriouss injury to
Fowler. The latter was brought
to Alta. and while be claimed that
his injuries were corfned TO .
straine Z hack, il is feared that he
has been hurt internally. The
machine is q wreck and csnnot be
repaired for the continuance Of
the journey.
Fowler says that the fight after
leaving CoIiax was smooth and he
entertained every hope of sue
c~essfully topping the Sierras.
despite the encounte-ing Of con-
trary and perp}exing air currents.
When in the neiehborhood Of
Alta and about two miles east Of
Dutch Flat, something suddenly
went wrong with the acroIpgnc
and the machine began going
around in circles. and dipping 10
the earth, getting completely
beyond the control Of the aviator.
The ae 'oplane stru,k in the top
of a large pinetree at the edge Of
a gorge wrecking the machigc,
when settled swiftly to the rocky
ground. Fowler was caught in
the wreckaga,.
Explaining the accident. Aviator
Fowler said:
"The vertical rudder quit
working for some rrason aud all /
could do was to go around in g
circle. My machine swung tn tho
left in spirals, ten dropped and
hit q couple Of trees, dfmefirg
the frame badly The engine,
though, is all right.
"My back is wrenehed, bui not
q bit of skin is Off anywere. Il
will take three or four days 10
rebuild"
Persons in Alta and Dutch Flat
witnessed the fall and rushed 10
Fowlcr's aid.
The altitude at this p int is g.
800 feet.
After Fowler's excitement over
his fall and narrow escape had
subsidized, he wired his manager in
Reno the following particulars:
The vertical rudder quit work.
ing for some reason, and all |
could do was to SWING around in
spiral circles to the left, falling n
distance Of 500 feet until tho
machine hit a couple Of pine trees.
The machine dangled from the.
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A W0mAN'S WORK

4 year h0Jk published in North
field VI, has the following hyme
on the over:
Men work from morn till set Of
sun
They do.
"Blta woman's work is never
done"
Quite true.
For when one task she's finished
something's found.
Awaiting a beginning all yesr
t'hether it be
To draw the tea.
Or bake the bread.
or make tie bed.
Or ply the broom.
Or duz. the room.
Or floor :, scrub,
Or knives to run.
VT IaHte set,
Or meals to get.
Or shelves to sean.
Or fruit to can,
Or seeds 10 SOW.
o. plants to ROW.
Or linens bleach.
Or lessons teach.
O. batter cnurn.
Or jackets turn,
Or polish glass.
Or Plate or brass.
or clothes 10 mend.
or children tend,
Or notes iHdite.
Or stories write
B-t mas, sop. for really If I
should.
Name aI' the o.s, take me a day
Il wa1li.
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Just about enough cash cones in
through the postofice in money
orders TO compensate for that sent
out in small transactions. what is
put away in tomato cans, etc. and
we get along nicely. 1t is a
regular little clearing house
Wonder News.