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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-26
Benefits Of Boxinu.

In spite Of the lot weather. Miss
christie Macdonald has been taking
boxing Lessons. so the other night
shc was fully prepared when. upon
leaving the theatcr. she was insulted
by one of the loiterers Rejoicing in
her newly-acquired knowledge. Miss
macdonald landed rignt.hanI blow.
which sent the offender sprawling
towering above him. she Indignantly
said: How dare you insult a defense
less woman!" and wrathfully passed
on. The brute looked up and slowly
murmured: "Defenseless!"-Yo ung's
Magazine
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-26
MAKING Use of the Rhine

The German Rhine is commercially
the most important stream In the
world II furnishes most illuminat.
Ing contrast to the decadent Mississip.
pi.
Tho United States has expended
more money In the twenty years GUIDED
In 1907 on the most important stretch
of the Mississippi. 20G miles between
St Louis and Cairo. than the German
central government has expended In
the Improvement OF the Rhine from
Strassburg to the frontier Of Holland,
n distance OF 355 miles
Yet the amount Of tonnage handled
on this portion of the Mississippi in
1908 was 374093 tons. while that on
the Rhine in the same year was be.
tween 40,00O.000 and 100000 tons.
an amount from eighty to 100 times
as great.-Amerlcan Review of Re.
views.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-26
POOR OLD CHINA

Poor old China! Asleep so long
In bed, OF her own making,
infected by human vermin. Poor
starving China! Victim Of shame
full misrule, her people oppressed
and down troddcn. robbed by d
system Of grating that extends all
way from the Imperial palace 10
the home Of the most obscure semi
official. The lives of thousands
Of her children feebly lingering IN
their skeleton forms, and when
the world would assist them in
their extreme need. the very aims
Of plying charity diverted (, the
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-26
What Father look.

lie came down the garden path. a
sad, sOrrOwful figure. She watched
him with anxious eyes.
GLOW did father take it?" she asked
"IIe took it-well." replied the
young man.
"Oh. I'm so glad. George!" she
cried. pressing her hands together.
Are you?" replied George, Hopping
forlornIy by her side. well. ! can't
say that am. dear At first your Ia
Their wouldn't listen to me-"
why didn't you tell him that you
had $500 in the bank. as told you
to-" she acclaimed.
Il did. after all else had failed" an
swercd George depectedly.
And what did he do then?"
Dol" echoed the young man, pass.
ing his hand YEARLY through his hair
"He borrowed it,"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-26
CERTIFICATE OF SHERIFF
AS INSPECTOR OF HORSES
State of Nevada
County of Elko


In accordance with an Get of the
legislature of the State of Nevada,
providing for the inspection of
horses about to be driven or ship.
ped out Of the State, "Approved
March goth. 1907"
hereby certify that, at Elko,
Elko County, Nevada, on Satur-
day, the 18th day of Sept, 1911,
at the request of A. G. Benson,
owner and shipper thereof, | in
spected that certain brand of
horses, being in number head
and branded as follows, to-wit:
l head branded bar diamond bar
left side
/ head branded left thigh
further certify that the above
described horses were shipped from
Shafter, Elko County, Nevada, on
said above mentioned date by the
W.P. Railway Company in cars Nos
ID & X G 62459
and the destination of said horses
was
Grants, State of Utah,
and that ! have a full and complete
record Of the brands of the above
mentioned horses.
In witness whereof, | have here.
unto set my hand this 10th day of
September, 1911.
J. G.. Harris,
Sheriff and Inspector of horses
in and for Elko County, New.
BY r. S. Critrhley, Deputy
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-26
$500 REWARD $500

i. j. C. Harris. sheriff Of the
County of Elko, State of Nevada.
d. hereby offer and guarantee a
reward of Eight Hundred $500 .OO)
Dollars for the arrest and con-
viction of the person rr persons,
who burned or caused to be
burned, the hay stacks and barn
on Ed Carville's ranch in Mound
Valley. Elko County, Nevada,
during the month of August,
1911.
j. G. Harris
Sheriff of Elko County.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-26
GATE FOR SUGAR MAKING SET

Manager Fred Hinze, of the
Nevada Sugar Company announces
that the 1911 campaign of the local
sugar company will be started
along about December LIST. This
date is not absolutely definite but
may vary a few days either way,
according to Mr.. Hinze, who is
putting forth every effort to
hasten factory building. Of
course, unlocked for contingencies
may arise, but are not at all
probable. The necessary ma
chinery lis arriving about on
schedule time, and barring delays
in the delivery of machinery Dec
ember LIST. will witness the first
sugar making in Nevada.
And it will be d.y marking
an epoch that must spell greater
prosperity for Nevada ant this
country in particular. The state
has always been lacking in manu-
features.
And in the end the factory will
be the means of bringing into
active cultivation many thousands
of acres OF land in this valley not
yet given over to farming.-Fallon
Standard.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-26
TO THE PUBLIC

The public is hereby notified
that the undersigned have sold
the Elko Garage to Lou Simonsen.
All bills due the late owners are
payable to the undersigned.
We thank the public for the
patronage given us and solicit a
continuance of the same to our
su"essor.
Knudson & Simcox.
Elko, Nevada, October 81, 1911.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-26
Thursday. October &c. 1911
GATHERING RUBBER

The industry of collecting and
preparing rubber is carried on
extensively in the valley IF the
Amazon. There are districts Of
many square miles owned and ope-
rated by one person. The rubber
trees are scattered more or less
plentifully among other trees that
yield no profit as yet.
When one has secured large
tractof forest land for the industry
he puts up rough shelter upon
it.and engageslndian natives of the
neighborhood to aid him in the
work. Early in the morning they
start out to make the rounds of
the estate, for they must get back
to the riverside before the heat of
the day becomes too great. They
tap the trees, attach little tin cups
to catch the sap and take home
whatever sap may be collected.
The sap of the rubber tree is
white liquid Of the consistency of
goats milk. 1t is necessary that
it be cnoverted into a solid. This
Is effected by the action of pung-
en- smoke that coagnlates or curdles
the milky fluid. For this USE the
seeds Of two different kinds Of
palm are employed. The seeds are
put in An earthen jar which has a
narrow neck, the bottom of which
Is perforated with a number of
square holes. In this the palm
nuts are burned. The holes in the
bottom Of the jar admit a draft
and causes a dense smoke to issue
from the neck.
The operator takes a paddle
similar to that with which he
paddles his canoe and holds the
blade of it .uver the jar. Upon IT
he pours the milky juice, cup by
cup, all the time turning the blade
80 as to bring all parts of it into
the smoke. The fluid is instantly
fixed and adheres to the wood or
to the rubber ALREADY formed.
This process is continued until
solid lump is formed that will
perhaps weigh sixteen pounds.
When the lump has grown large
enough for Handling a slit is cut
in it and the blade is drawn out.
A mass of rubber is left ready for
expectation. 1t is the smoke used
in coagulating the sap that gives
crude rubber the dark appearance
familiar to every one.
Natives who collect rubber
have, curiously enough, little use
for the article. They do. however,
devise playthings for their child.
rem by pouring the sap into clay
moulds of birds, fishes, ,eic., and
then crushing the ,clay and remov-
ing it.-Naw York Press.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-26
Bottles Left by Hessiana.

Two large bottles Of Hesslan rum
100 years old are among the latest
finds OF historical experts who are ex
cavating in the ruins OF old Fort
Washington on the Hudson river Just
above Riverside drive, New York
The excavations ara on the site OF
The Hessian barracks. in what was
for a long time khown as Death
gulch" from the large number OF He's
slams who fell in the rout OF Washing
tons army from the heights. The rum
bottles were found IL feet under
ground
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-26
A Wrong Choice,

There Is no act, nor option OF act.
possible. but the wrong deed or option
has poison In II which will stay in
your veins thereafter forever Never
more to al eternity can you be as you
might have been had you not done
that-chosen that You have formed
your character" forsoothl No: II you
have chosen III. you have deformed II.
and that forever!-Ruskin.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-26
4 Protest.

II beg pardon" said the new arri.
'but II seems TO me it's excessive.
warm here"
"Eh! What?" snorted Satan. "Ev
IDENTIFY you forget where you are. Thi.
place Is meant to be warm"
quite so, but there's such n thin,
Rs OVERRIDING 1.-THE Catholic STAND
ard and Times.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-26

In The District Court Of The
Fourth Judicial District Of The
State Of Nevada, In And For The
County Of Elko.
In The Matter Of The Estate
And Guardianship of Eleanor
Curieux and Opal Curieux.
Minors.
Notice of Sale of Real Estate.I
Notice is hereby given that in
accordance with an order of the
District Court of the Fourth
Judicial District of the State of
Nevada, in and for the County of
Elko, duly made and entered in
the above entitled matter on the
fourth day of May. 1911, the
undersigned will sell at public
sale to the highest bidder for cash
all the right, title and interest of
the above named minors. Eleanor,
Curieux and Opal Curieux, in;
and to the following described
lands situated in the County of
EIko, State of Nevada:
The West half of the Southeast
quarter (W.A of S. E.D, the East
half of the Southwest quarter
GA of S. Wa of Section Two
(2), the East half of the North
west quarter (E.4 of N. Wa and
the West half of the Northeast
quarter (W.4 of the N. E.4), of
Section eleven Q1) Township Forty
(4O) North, Range Fifty-two (52)
East. containing three hundred
and twenty (320)acres of patented
land.
Also the Southeast quarter of
the Southwest quarter Is. E.4 of
S. WIZ. the Southwest quarter
of the Southeast quarter Is. WI
of S. E.t), the Northwest quarter
of the Southeast quarter IN. Wa
of s. Ed and the Northeast
quarter Of the Southwest quarter
IN. E.4 IF S. wa of Section
Eleven QD all in Township Forty
(40) North, Range Fifty-twv (52)
East, M. d. b. & NJ, and contain
ing one hundred aid sixty acres
more or less of state contract land,
together with all buildings and
improvements upon all of said
premises and all water, water
rights, dams and bitches now or
heretofore used upon or in con-
nection with said premises, the
interest of said minors to be sol ]
being an undivided one-half
interest in and to said premises
and the appurtenances thereto.
Said sale to to be held on Tuesday,
the Path day of October A. d.
1911. at the hour of twelve o'clock
noon, in front of the Court House
of the District Court of tho Fourth
Judicial District of the State of
Nevada, in and for Elko County.
Terms Of said sale cash, gold
coin of the United States: ten (1O)
per cent of the bid being payable
on the day Of sale and the re-
mainder of the purchase price
upon the confirmation of said sale
by the said Court of the Fourth
Judicial District of the State of
Nevada, in and for EIko County.
All to be made at the expense
of the purchaser.
Dated August twenty-fifth, 1911.
Lillian M. Curieux,
~
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-26
Tine Is Money.

IL want you to understand that my
time l. valuable. time is money with
me-" snapped the man who had been
held up
rs 1t worth as high as a dollar a
minute" asked the mendicant.
"As much as that. at least"
well, was going to take up
about two minutes talking to yer, but
since you are so ALFRED expensive.
III only Use thirty seconds Then
you can give ne the dollar and
half chang. and ven call II square"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-26

Furnished rooms for rent by the
day week or month at the Club
Lodging house at the corner Of
Fifth and Idaho streets. Prices
reasonable. Mrs. George M. MOODY,
p-Oprietress.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-26
Taken at His Word.

Going to sue me for breach OF
promise? That girl? Well. I'll give
up"
How much?" queried her attorney
rubbing his hands
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-26
More Than She knnma

Tie last time I saw your husbanb
z" 'as trying to stop smofInE. Ha1
q stopped"
Il don't know. You, of courae. know
o.. Mt he 10 dead"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-26

OiGi1 10 Hpoq
oul OF IIe 50 81 puIm ouI o. olsnW
7u6noqI kneo
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-11
Home COMING
At ALEXANDRIA
Little Missouri Town is Having the
Time of Its Life Entertaining Many
Former Residents at the
"Home Coming
IT IS A HAPPY REUNION
Renewing old AcquaIntances, Recount
ing Past Experiences, and Social
Features Furnish En-
Joyment.
Isnecial to The Gate city.l

ALEXANDRIA,, Mo, July 11.---The
Home Coming celebration opened off
cially at noon today with many for
mer residents present. 1t was happy
gathering and former Alexandrians
have been busy for number of hours
renewing old acquaintsnces, recount
ing incidents of the past, and enjoy
ing each others association. The at
tendance is large and will be increas-
ed tomorrow. For several weeks invi.
tations have been going out all over
the country asking former residents
to return to the "old home" for few
davs pleasure and the social profit
that is accruing is of great satisfac'
tion. Many responded to the come
home signal with the result that the
mingling is agreeable. The little toNr
is entertaining in most royal way
The program was opened this af
ternoon and the address of welcome
by ]. d. Rebo appears in full else
where in this issue.
Exercises In the Park.
The exercises are being held in tht
park, a very pleasant place for the
celebration There is a large crowd II
attendance. On the grand stand whici
/ is decorated with flags and bunting
the word welcome" stands out IL
conspicuous letters. The exercise
were introduced about 2:30 this after
noon by Roy sharts of Gorin, VIII
presided on account Of the absence o
Judge Callihan, who was to have act
ed as presiding officer
One of the pleasing features Of tn
occasion is the presence. of the Kee
kuk citizens band of fifteen pieces
This afternoon a ball game betwee
Warsaw and Alexandria is furnishin
some excitement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-11
FARMERS GIRLS
Terrible PLIGHT
Injured by Sickle and Lay Bleeding IN
the Field for Several
Hours.

VICTOR, Ia. July 11.-Terribly man
gled by the sickle of the moving ma
chine which she had been driving,
Miss Stella Novotny, sixteen-year-
old GIRL lay for two hours in the boil
ing sun of the hay field before she
was found Though In excruciating
agony, Miss Novotny managed to tear
her skirt to pieces and make bandages
with which she bound her wounds, par
TALLY allaying the flow of blood. But
for her heroism the young woman un
doubtedly would have died from loss
of blood before help reached her. Sly-
gical attendance was not secured until
several hours after the accident, but
1t is believed Miss Novotny will recov-
er although she will be MANNED for
life. Physicians say the amputation of
one leg and possibly both, will be
necessary.
How the girl was caught under the
machine is not definitely known 1t is
itconsidered likely that she was fas-
i tening harness tug, standing in
/ front of the sickle bar without having
| throw the machine out of gear, when
the team started, the swiftly moving
blades nearly severing her limbs just
above the ankles.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-11
STORM
WAS GREAT ONE
peta,,s Tell of Great Loss to Life and
Property by the Recent Tiday
Wave.

sEATTLE, Wash. July 10.-Details
~ tho great storm on the Japanese
coast June 90 were brought by the
Kumeric, which arrived
from the Orient. Several hundred lives
we're lost and many ships destroyed.
A tidal wave swept the Port OF Alas
ka where the water rose feet and
tha Mive Maru was washed ashore. At
No goya. where the water demolished
the breakwater, the Ramon Maru, lzoo
tona was thrown upon pier and
twenty.four sailing vessels and 1unks
were wrecked. 1t was estimated that
seventy vessels were wrecked or
damaged between Yokoichi and Nago.
va. ~.
Along the coast of the Aichi pre-
lecture. more than 500 vessels, large
and small. were reported as wrecked
ar damaged, while many lives were
lost. The damage to agricultural pro
ducts was estimated at 100000 yen
in the Aichi prefecture alone,
In the City of Nagoya, 135 buildings
collapsed and 370 we're damaged. on
odawara. thirty fishing vessels were
blown out to sea and more than loo
fishermen perished.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-11
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
ARE IN SESSION
Grand commandery of Iowa Meets at
Spirit Lake for the
Week.

SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa, July 11.-The
Grand Commandery Knights Templar
Of Iowa convened here at 10 o'clock at
Templar Park on the west bank OF
Spirit lake, Grand Commander John
William Edwards of Mt. Pleasant pre-
siding. The commandery sessions
continue through Friday and the gen.
eral routine of camp is reveille at 8
a. M; breakfast at and drill at 9
a. m. Commandery sessions at 10 a.
m. The afternoons will be devoted
to band concerts, and dress parades
and the evenings to receptions, dances
and parties in the pavilion which
overlooks the lake. indications are
from early arrivals that there Will be
about 1900 knights in attendance.
plans are being made by hundreds 70
remain with their families after the
conclave for the entire summer In the
commodious Templar hotel.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-11
OVER v|ADUCT
TO THEIR DEATH.
Express Running 30 Miles an Hour is
Wrecked In City and Several
Lives Are
Lost.
WRECK CAUGHT FIRE
Dozen Killed Outright and Score
More Will Probably be Added
to the Death
List.

BRIDGEPORT. Conn, July liz
Pushing eastward forty miles an hour
the Colonial express on the New Ha-
ven railroad, plunged over forty foot
viaduct, killing twelve to fifteen peo-
pie and injuring thirty-five or more,
twenty of whom will die
The wreck caught fire and the city
fire department had to be called out
to save the passengers from being
roasted.
The train was made up of seven
coaches and was more than an hour
behind time. At State street and Fair
field avenue, in West Bridgeport, the
train swayed over and fell against the
coping of the viaduct, crashing down
into the street, carrying down all OF
the cars excepting the last two sleep
ers
The passengers in the two coaches
which remained on the track started
the work Of rescue Immediately. II
was necessary to chop hole through
the roof Of the topmost car of the
heap to get at the dead and injured
! below.
In plunging to the street, the ex
press blocked all trolley traffic TO
several hours.
There was brilliant electrical dis
play from the torn trolley wires bu
none of the passengers we're electro
cuted as was early reported.
i Wreckers came from New Haver
u Bridgeport and the Harlem river yard
and ambulances and doctors from thi
city.
4 Disobedience Of standing order
which compelled trains enterin
Bridgeport to run at slow rate {
speed is the reason assigned by tn
New Haven officials for the wreck {
the Federal express, in West Bridg
: port early today when thirteen pc
sons were killed and more than fift
} injured, of whom many will die.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-11
THREE MORE DAYS
Of PARBO|L|NG
Hot Wave Continues and Intends to
Continue for Several Days More
In This Section OF
the Country.
ICE Is GETTING SCARCE
Cool Wave Is Forming Along the Pa,
cific Coast But VIII Not Get
Here For Several
Days.

CHICAGO, July 11.-Chicago and vi
cinity is u for three days more OF
baking and parboiling, according to Of
fetal weather forecasters. Sixteen
deaths of adults had been recorded
UP to 10 o'clock and fourteen tabies
died directly from heat causes.
The threatened ice famine has ma
terialized and warnings we're issued
today to all consumers to use the ut
most economy. Deliveries we're eight
to ten hours late and only half sup
plies were to be had. Restaurants and
hotels suffered considerable loss in
perishabie foodstuffs as result. Ice
companies and health officials notified
the public that extravaganza would
reduce the city to the plight Of Hart
ford City, Ind, where the last $50
pounds OF ice was distributed among
the sick Saturday. Dispatches say
Pittsburg, New York, Philadelphia and
other cities are on the verge of ice
and milk famines.
Miniature thunderstorms only in
creased the suffering, for the scant
rain that fell was instantly reduced to
steam and doubled the humidity
Dispatches from the east show that
the heat wave has again enveloped all
Of that district Last night crippled
wire service indicates storms in the
east Weather forecasters said COO
: wave was forming along the Pacific
coast, but its effect would hardly be
felt In Chicago for at least two days
The far west is enjoying temperate
weather Wyoming reports frost, and
all the Rocky Mountain region is
) cool.
, Unusual heat conditions throughout
| Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota ane
far across the Canadian border indi
] Gates that the late fruit crops will b.
t very short and Gamers and the mar
: ket for fresh supplies must look t.
a the Pacific coast for stock. Failin'
/. pastures and short hay crops ais
e means scarcity in butter and chees
d and correspondingly high prices.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-11

IN THE FIRST DEGREE
HaIf-Wltted Boy Did the Actual kIli-l
Ing and His Trial Started Imne-
dlateiy After Other
One.

KIOWA, Colo, July 1.-THE speed
record for murder trials in Coloradot
was broken today when George King!
was found guilty OF murder in the
first degree for killing Peter Jackson. /
The penalty was fixed at hanging. /
Immediately after the verdict was
returned John Fields, the half-wittedi
boy who was led to do the actual kill
Ing was placed on trial
The trial of King began yesterday
morning and the case was In the hands
Of the jury less than flve hours after IT.
began.
The attorneys for the defense offer
ed no testimony, merely presenting
their arguments
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-11
Austrian Red Tape.

At Kopist. near Bruex. in January
last miner named Brick risked his
life in saving boy from drowning.
his heroic action cost him severe
cold. resulting in long sickness. On
the advice of friends. he appealed to
the authorities for some assistance.
After delay OF several weeks he re-
ceived an answer informing him that
he had been fined one crown because
he had omitted to place the proper
stamp on his petition for help. Aus,
trian red tape could scarcely go far.
ther.-Prague correspondence Pal
Mall Gazette.