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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-20
A TRIP TO BULLION

Wednesday morning w. r.
Mayer pumped up his big Pierce
Arrow automobile and started for
Bullion with Messrs. j. A. Nc
Bride, r. II. Mallett and w. w.
Booher as passengers. Leaving
Elko at 7:45, the party reached
the old town of Bullion at $3.50
making the distance of over 81
miles in an hour and As minutes.
The machine climbed the mount
aims without any difficulty and eat
up the distance whenever a stretch
of level road was struck.
After a few minutes at Bullion,
Mr.. Dan Frank joined the party
and went with 1t to tie camp of
the Nevada Bunker Hill Mining
Company. Here the party was
greeted by Mr.. Davis, Mrs. Davis
and daughter Miss Gevendolyn.
After d few minutes. during
which each of the party slowed
away a cup Of steaming coffee, a
trip was made through the tunnel
that is being driven 5000 feet to
strike the lower levels of the
Standing Elk and Tripoli mines
several hundred feet below the
old workings. The tunnel is now
III 1850 feet and gives splendid
promise of striking an ore body
within a SHIT distance from the
present face. The tunnel is a
splendid piece of engineering
work.
From the tunnel, the party
again took the automobile ard
went to Highland. Here the auto
was left and the climb on foot to
the Standing Elk mine began.
The grade from Highland to the
mine is very heay, reminding one
Of a side of a very steep roof. In
years past when the camp was in
its glory, six-horse teams hauleo
heavy loads Of ore down from the
mines and took light loads of min
ing timbers and supplies back up
the hill.
After a rest, n trip was made
through the Webfoot tunnel to the
old workings of the Standing Elk
Thousands of tons of ore have been
taken from the Standing Elk and
the indications on every side were
that many thousands more tons
were waiting to turn their
precious contents into the channels
of trade. The possibilities of the
Bunker Hill company'S propert,
are certainly immense.
After the trip through the mine,
the party divided, one part goins
over the Tripoli and other claim,
and Mr.. Mayer and the writes
going slowly down the grade t.
Highland and taking the auto to
camp. All met after 3 o'clock al
the superintendent residence
Here they rested for a short tins
, and then enjoyed a splendid mea
put together and served by Mrs
Davis. II was a hungry crow,
/ and the good things rapidly dis
: appeared from the table. A
4:30 the party started on tn
: return trip. A stop Of nearly /
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minutes was made at Bullion and
at 600 the auto pulled into Elko.
The trips to and from Bullion
were without mishaps Of any kind.
due in a great degree to the
watchfullness and carefullness Of
w. R. Mayer. the driver. He
certainly knows how to handle his
machine on all sorts of roads.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-20
Salmagundi
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY

Spencer Plummer of Palisade is
in town.
Judge Katie sent Indian Pete
and a white man to Jail today for
being drunk. The Indian will live
80 days at the expense of the
county and his white brother 10
days.
A man in Virginia City adver-
tises the fact that he is an inter-
national louise killer. Hawthorne
would keep him busy for a while
Bulletin.
The regular business meeting of
the Parents and Teachers CO.
operative Association will be held
at the grammar school tomorrow,
Friday, Oct. 20. at 8 o'clock.
Everyone invited to attend.
Sheriff Harris offers a reward
of $500 for the arrest and convic-
ton of the person or presons, who
burned or caused to be burned,
the hay stacks and barn on Mr..
Carvillle's ranch in Mound Valley
during August. See the notice
elsewhere.
There is nothing new in the
strike situation. If the delay IN
passenger trains count for any.
thing it indicates that the rolling
stock of the S. p. is badly in need
of attention by competent men.
The strikers claim that the delay:
are due entirely to the conditi or
of the locomotives. On the other
hand the company claims that the
delays are caused by the failure OF
other roads to make the proper
connections.
The subject to be presented al
the Chapel Car this. Thursday
evening is How to make g
success Of the Christian life
80.
There will be a cottage meeting
tomorrow. Friday, afternoon al
2:30 at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
+. S. Van Lear, on Idaho ST., tn,
second house east Of ninth street.
There will be a meeting for boy.
and girls Friday at 400 p. m. a
the Chapel Car led by Mrs. Bark
man. You are welcome and tina
means YOU.
Every good citizen will rejoic,
when the cowardly thugs, wht
placed dynamite under a bridge il
California with the intent {,
wreck President Taft's train ar,
caught and put whe.e they canno
repeat the offense. Such peopl
deserve to swing at the end of
rope with as little delay as posibl
after their guilt is proved.
TheCarson News still insists tina
the state university is extravs
gantly anfgtd srd that Pres
dent Stubs is careless in certifyin
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S~almagundi
FROM MONDAYS DAILY

Judge Klatte reports only two or
three vags before him today.
Attorney Caine was called to
Reno yesterday on n land matter.
Mr.. and Mrs TkomasGr imn came
from Cariln this morning and spent
most Of the day in town.
Charles Mcbride arrived from
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-20
S~almagundi
FROM DAILN

NJ. Nj. Rockwell has bought the
Conrad Smith ranch Of 800 acres
in Lamoille valley. The considera'
tons Is $4,000, which lovers the
ranch and stock.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-20

auctions of copper. Nevada
exceeded both Arizona and Mon
tana in the production of silver
and was exceeded only by Colorado
and California in the production
Of gold.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-20
Salmagundi
FRoMsATURDAY's DAILY

Sheriff Harris left for Cole
Creek this morning.
See Rev. Wilburt r. Howell's
card in this issue.
The S. Jacobs company and the
Wirtermantel company have new
ads in this issue. See them.
The mail service on the Western
Pacific goes into effect on the 3Oth
of this month. Then Elko will
have better mail facilities than she
has ever had.
Drilling was resumed in the
Western Pacific well this
morning. The railroad company
is after more and better water
than is now coming from the well.
While Miss Clio Klein of Carson
was away from home "Wednesday.
someone entered the house and
took rings and other jewelry val
ued at over $500. The Carson ofic-
ers are investigating the theft.
Judge Taber has received word
that three prisoners escaped from
the Phoebe Jail on the 18th and
that one had been captured and
returned to Jail. The two at large
were awaiting the action of the
Lincoln county grand jury on a
felony charge.
Some people never hand in an
item of news for publication, but
il we happen TO miss an item in
which they are interested they are
sure to hand us d north pole stare
that would freeze the liver of a
polar bear.-Clark County Review.
President Taft went through the
silly performance of breaking
ground for the Panama exposition
this afternoon. Wonder if he will
have anything to say about the re-
call Of judges in the speeches he
makes VIII lie in California.
To show that a person has been
divorced a German jeweler has de-
signed a plain gold ring with II
stripe Of silver or platinum
around 1t to show that the wearer's
marriage tic has been parted.
An English scientist who has
succeeded IT, raising wheat in an
astonishhinSly short time claims
that his secret lies in treating the
seed with electricity so that he
trebles the life force within il.
As an emergency exit of public
places a Chicago m an has invented
hollow door. with its panels mount
cd in such way that pressure upon
any point will open the latch and
permit the door TO open outward.
The w. I. Smith Company has u
special sugar al in this issue. Read
IL.
The preliminary examination Of
Ambrose Truett and A. T.. Leroy
was submitted to Judge Klatte last
night and taken under adviscment
until 2 o'clock this afternoon. At
2 o'cock, the defendants were held
to appear before the grand jury
with bal fixed at $1,000 each. The
defendants gave the required bail.
California has adopted the
woman suffrage amendment by a
majority in the neighborhoOd of
1000. San Francisco and Oakland
gave heavy maioritics against the
amendment. but Los Angeles and
the smaller cities and country
districts generally gave majorites
for il. With woman suffrage and
the recall Of judges in its organic
law, California leads tho process
sion for popular government.
Peilip V. Mighels. who acci-
dcntally shot himself while hunt
ing on the Bliss ranch near
Winnemucca, a week ago yester-
day, died Thursday night. He
was the author of short
stories. poems and plays. His
father established the Carson
Appeal and conducted IL until his
death several years ago. His
mother is Mrs. Sam Davis of
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-20
Salmagund
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY

HhoSi ESDA1 - DAILY
Mrs. Frank Smiley of Deeth is
visiting with her parents here for
a few days.
w. w. Booher went out to
Bullion this morning where he is
interested in mining property.
he expected to ret. IN this after-
noon.
Mrs. James Dewar and daughter,
Miss Neva, left yesterday for Cali
fornia where they will spend the
winter.
The total production Of the
Tonopah mines for the last week
according to the Tonopah Mi ner
was S43O tons aggregating an
estimated value of $2lO.75O
1t is announced that the Nc
Namara trial in Los Angeles will
last for a period of nine months.
Eight hundred witnesses will be
summoned.
What said the scriptures about
salavtion" will be the subject of
Mr.. Barkman's sermon this G
ing at the Chapel Car. There
will be a cottage meeting Friday
afternoon at 1880 at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Vanleer on
Idaho ST.. second house east of
ninth street. All will be made
welcome at both meetings.
1t is announced al Yale that the
faculty of the scientific school will
put their entire freshman class of
nearly five hundred men on proba-
ton until after the Christmas
holiday as a result of recent dis
orders which eliminated last week
in the arrest of three freshmen bv
the local police for setting fire to
bridges in the heart of the city.
the payment of n fine ~levied by
the justice of the peace at Winnie
mucca on Professor Graham,
principal of the Winneumrca high
schnol. has been suspended by
Acting Governor Ross. The princi.
pal was fined for whipping a
student. The acting governor will
order an investigation.
Commissioner Chas. Norcoss and
State Engineer Kearney will leave
for Los Vegas and Moapi Valley
on a tour of investigation within
the next few days. They will
make the trip in the State auto
and will gather considerable data
during the trip for the advance
ment of the state.
The Genoa and Gardnerville
lodges Of Odd Fellows will be
consolidated neg! Saturday eve.
ming. October 2lst. The Genoa
lodge is one Of the oldest in the
state and the consolidation is
brought about mainly from the
fact that the hall was Destroyed by
fire and also that the mem 0ers are
scattered. there being hardly
enough resident members for a
quorum.
One of the peculiar features
of the selling liquor TO Indians
cases and which tends to show how
hard it is to secure convictions
was the fact that on the arrival OF
the train yesterday morning witt
tho witnesses and jurors in the
trials to take place, one of the
lndain witne' SEES was so drunk that
he had to be taken tn Jail to be
sobered up before he could give
his tesitmony.-Carson News.
The bureau of soils of the United
States department of argri.
culture has just issued a pamphlet
on soil Survey Of the.Fallon Area
Nevada. This book gives a lonl
and interesting treatise .on the
soils in the Fallon district of thu
Truakee- Carson project, and hal
maps showing the different sol
vaules Of that district. II is al
interesting book to farmers ant
also to ]prosective buyers looking
for land IN Nevada. The materi'
in the book has been furnished by
A. r. Strahorn and Cornelius Var
Duyne.
The new era., 1911-12-28
EVEN BLACKEIRD HAS SENSE
He Limits His Hours of Labor as
Strictly as Any Union
Workman.

There's some common sense even in
biackbird. A small army of Those
dusl1y feathered hiers have been
demonstrating each day that they OBJ
serve hours of labor just as strictly as
any workman in town.
Living in the big aged trees on
Bethany College campus are thou
sands of these blackbirds. Each night
they perch in the topmost branches of
these trees. Each morning at day
break they leave their homes and fly
in great numbers to the east side of
the city. There they remain all day,
doing their work of gaining living
in the fields at the outskirts of town.
But they don't work overtime, not
these birds. Each evening at exactly
six o'clock the leaders fly west to
their homes at Bethany grounds again.
The leaders are followed by hundreds
of other birds Of the black wing They
fly in straight line several blocks in
length. Many persons in Topeka
have been watching the birds for
some time and have observed that
they never fail to return from their
days work at the same time each
evening.-Topeka Capital.
The new era., 1911-12-28
CANADA HAS 5000 HlNDUs
Parliament of Religions in Chicago at
Worlds Fair Time Started
the immigration.

The present Hindu population of
Canada numbers about 5000, all men,
for no women are allowed TO accom-
pany them to Canada or to follow
them after they have arrived and set
tied.
These are resident entirely in Brit
ish Columbia and chiefly in the cities
of Vancouver and Victoria and on the
farms in the neighborhood. where they
are industriously employed in The
many forms of manual labor, for
which they appear to have both spe-
cial adaptation and desire.
am indebted to DR.. Sunder Singh,
the accredited agent for these people
in Canada, for the statement as to how
the eyes of the Hindus We're first
turned toward America and Canada
and the first beginnings of modern
emigration from India were inspired.
He says that the visit of Hindu re-
ligious reformers to the great parlia-
ment of religions which was held in
Chicago in connection with the worlds
fair first aroused these people to an
appreciation of the advantages of occi-
dental civilization and democratic in
stitutions.
The educational work carried on
by American missionaries in the high
schools of India also prepared the way
for sowing of good seed in ready
soil, the fruitage of which turned the
eyes of educated Hindus toward this
new world. Economic conditions in
l,
grants to Canada in 1905, when and
continuing until 1907 not few came
to this country.-Victoria Daily Times.
The new era., 1911-12-28
Sufficiently Permanent

Mrs. Cameron was seventy-two
years old, but she was so well-pre-
served that there seemed no reason to
think that her days might not be
heightened to reach the family stand
ard-over eighty-five.
When her trusty maid of all work
fell ill, Mrs. Cameron. saying that she
should pension the faithful Nancy, set
about to obtain another. She adver-
tised for girl who wished ''perma-
nent place" and offered high wages.
The first applicant was a grim Scotch
woman, who looked Mrs Cameron
over, and then spoke her mind.
You're well-favored, ma'am," she
said, but you're fair old for a that,
an I'm lookin' for a pairmanency."
you stay here till after my fu-
neral" said Mrs Cameron, with an
appreciative twinkle in her eye, land
see if it hasn't been pretty perma,
nent.'
"Aweel, I'll try it," said the woman,
after another survey of her future
mistress; and she held her PARMA
nency' for fifteen years, at the end of
which time she attended the funeral
of her mistress, and after it learned
that goodly sum had been left to
my cautious Tina" on the receipt OF
which she retired from active service
Youths Companion.
The new era., 1911-12-28
PROTEST OF NEW ZEALAND
Land Of Radical Legislation Objects
Because Its Premier Has Ac-
cepted a Baronetcy.

We have, as nation been inclined
10 look on the New Zealanders as
queer lot. But at last, though we
navs hardly been able to understand
shsir government of strongly socialis-
10 tendencies, we are able to under
Rand one protest they are raising.
3oSeph Ward is the premier of the
country. When Dick Seldom vas run
nn2 pub" and working in the
mines In the north island, and Hall
sones was carpenter, Joe Ward-if
eur memory does not fail us-was
working as telegraph operator some
where around Christ church or Dune
din.
Then came that revolution. which
followed the great maritime strike al
most twenty years ago, with the re-
suit that the old Tory party of land
nonopolists was thrown out bodily,
and the butcher. baker and candle
stick maker moved into the old rattle
trap frame parliament building at
wellington to run the country. With
plain, burly old Dick Seddon and old
Scotch farmer John Mckenzie at the
head of the machinery. New Zealand
started in on the most radical legis
lation that the world has seen for a
long time. 1t was we'll suited to New
Zealand and New Zealand was well
suited to it and though there have
been great failures at certain times
and points, the sum total has been
good.
In the meantime the character Of
the New Zealand people has changed.
People who, when they were landless
and homeless, were radical enough,
and are ready to denounce any rad
1cal legislation that will affect their
acres or holdings. Likewise have the
butcher, baker and candlestick maker
changed. Dick Seddon died true to
his start-a rough miner-but Ward
soon blossomed out as Joseph Ward.
and then, four years ago, he was
knighted. Sir Joseph and Lady Ward
did not, however. sit well with the
NAL conference Sir Joseph accepted a
baronetcy. This was just beyond the
limit for democratic New Zealand for
now the title "Sir" became heredi.
tary New Zealand has kicked out a
hereditary land monopoly and now it
1s up in arms against hereditary
aristocracy. According to the dis
patches Sir Joseph's political sun is
sinking. New Zealand prefers to ac-
cept Gladstone and Seldom. who re-
fused such honors, as her examples.
The new era., 1911-12-28
Tourists in Ireland.

The world is always willing to give
every renaissance a chance, and we
have ours now Are we going to take
it! This matter of tourist organiza-
ton may seem, at first sight, to be a
small one. But our attitude towards
1t will be regarded, and rightly regard
cd as sign of our whole attitude to-
wards the things that the modern
world of business considers most i'm
portant. II we take no pains at all
to preserve and garner the golden
harvest which IS open to US in the
tourist traffic, we shall be set down
as hopelessly incompentent in prac-
teal affairs. If our visitors are bored
or cheated. If they are allowed to go
away in ignorance of the best views.
the finest scenery. if they do not find
the facilities that they have right
to expect, the damning rumor will
spread abroad that Ireland is pretty.
of course, but so dirty and uncomfort-
able" Not only will our tourist stream
dry up, but every Irish product. from
lace to butter, will have to fight
against that vague, intangible preju-
dice against Irish goods and Irish me-
thods as being dirty and unbusiness-
ike.-Weekly Irish Times.
The new era., 1911-12-28
Mrs. Grundy.

What will Mrs. Grundy say?" This
query occurs in an old play called
Speed the Plough" The author of it
was one Thomas Morton, a forgotten
playwright First acted in 179S-the
year Of the Battle of the Nile. and the
Irish Rebellion-this play had then
run" OF forty-one nights and sub
sequently 1t was much revived. A
farmers wife in the play, Mrs. Ash
field by name, insistently refers to her
rival, the wife of a neighboring far
mer, whom she calls Mrs. Grundy.
This second woman does not appear
on the stage. 1t is the ruling passion
with Mrs. Ashfield to have everything
superior to what Mrs. Grundy may
possess. In the keenness of feminine
rivalry Mrs. Ashfeld is controlled in
all her investments in personal ap-
parel, when selecting her new gown,
her bonnet, her jewelry, in all she
does. indeed, by the determination to
spite" her rival as expressed in the
exclamation, What will Mrs. Grundy
say?" From Morton's Speed the
Plough" came to us the invisible yet
ubiquitous Mrs. Grundy. By a Curl
GUS transfer of symbolism, however.
Mrs. Grundy passed with time into
\ concrete and personal equivalent for
the public opinion which supports the
propneties. the responsibilities.
The new era., 1911-12-28
Ivy at a Funeral.

Standing beside coffin containing
the body of her husband, Mrs. Charles
Buhland of Indianapolis carried out
his last requests. Dressed in white,
she sang two hymns, read his re-
quests and delivered brief eulogy.
Buhland did not want any crepe at
the door and he insisted that no black
should be worn in mourning for him.
He wanted his wife to dress in white
He desired that in the place of SOM
Der decorations there should be flow
ers and other symbols of joy at the
funeral.
Buhland was so years old and waa
i'll a year before he died.
The new era., 1911-12-28

Crops for New Sage Brush LANDS.
The choice of crops for sage brush
land will depend on soil, location and
altitude. The grains almost always
do we'll On the proper soils and in
adapted locations, potatoes thrive.
Garden stuff nearly always does well
For the mDst parts sage brush lands
are deficient in organic matter and
will not reach their best production
until after they have been in alfalfa
or other legumes. In the higher aiti-
tudes, field peas and alsike clover
will often he used as the rotation
crop to Increase the productive ca
pacity of the lands. Thus land whic
has been in peas, clover or alfalfa
will produce larger crops than vir-
gin soil.
The new era., 1911-12-28
Why the Waiter Worried.

With smile on his rubicInd fea
lures the hotel manager was enjoy
ing forty winks. Trade as booming
The place was full Good!
Knocks on the door of his sanctum
recalled him to earth. In staggered
a perspiring waiter
"Pp-p-lease. sir" he stammered.
I'm in terrible fix. A gent has
Just ordered roast mutton!"
We'll, what of it?" snapped the
manager. There's plenty of it. isn't
there?"
Yes, SIR breathed the distracted
knight of the napkin, but he's al
ready had one portion for venison!
Answers.
The new era., 1911-12-28
Truely Appropriate.

The organist was not lacking in pa
trot,sm. says the New York Sun, yet
he rebelled when requested to play
The Star Spangled Banner" at a
wedding. 1T is not appropriate" he
said "Ain't it," said the brides faith
ar For this wedding it is the most
auuropriate thing you can play. Cut
ali the rest of the program if you like,
but stick to that. had the hardest
kiud OF fight to keep Bellies mother
from marrying her off to foreigner.
Between Belle and me we won out for
,r A,1erican. and if this isn't the time
for The Star Spangled Banner I'd
like 10 know what Is.
The new era., 1911-12-28
A Valuable Man.

Yes, he had some rare trouble with
his eyes" said the celebrated oculist
Every time he went to read he would
read double
Poor fellow" remarked the sympa.
thetic person. 81 suppose that inter
fered with his holding good posi-
tion?"
Not at all. The gas company COB
bled him up and gave him lucrative
job reading gas meters. s."-Lippincott's
The new era., 1911-12-28
Eltncss.

do you think Mrs. Garish's fine
plumage looks natural and proper to
her style" said the envious woman.
Entirely so,' replied the woman
who is sarcastic. When she puts on
one of those elegant ostrich feath-
ers she looks like the original os-
trich."
The new era., 1911-12-28
Stumped,

You know that grocer Of ours?" ex.
claimed Lakewood lady. excitedly
last Saturday night.
Yes" answered her husband
What about him?"
HE gave me short weight this even
ing!"
why don't you call him down for
it?"
paid him plugged half dollar. and
then what could do?"
The new era., 1911-12-28
Real EconomY.

The Boarder-Talk about maxim yei
clothes last, my boy-look at this al
for economy. Bought i'm three years
ago, 'ad i'm blocked twice, and ex
changed i'm for new one at the res
taurant the other day.-The Sketch
The new era., 1911-12-28
Her Habit.

81 don't like the woman you made
me take out to supper. She has such
q way of pinning you down."
That's merely force of habit with
her. She's dressmaker."