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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-06
A FRIENDLY SUCCESS
TON FOR NEVADA

No region on this continent has
suffered so much from the opera.
tlons OF get rich quick" swind-
lers as the state of Nevada which
mas repeatedly been made the
locus or starting point of Wild
cat mining explorations at the
exnans" cf .he Public. The peopie
OF Nevada have come TO realize
how great is the injury that these
practices entail on the legitimate
industry of the state, and they
have resolved to stop them as far
as they can. Probably no state in
the Union has enacted more
stringent legislation designed to
put a bride on the activities of
mining stock swiRdlers. The
general attitude Of the people is
thus outlined by Nevada paper:
The men who are in the mining
game in Nevada at present have,
Tor the most part, honest intcn-
tons. They are keen TO find GRE
and clever in the development of
their properties. There are prob
ably exceptions. but these, like
water. will find their proper level
in time. The day for swindlers
has passed. and Nevada will prove
to be decidedly unhealthy place
for any men or set of men who use
the methods of crooks in carry ng
on their operations.
This is all true. but, unfortun-
atcly, it scarcely covers the case.
The gang of wildcat swindlers
which used to make the Nevada
towns their base Of operations has
trasfcrrcd its activities to tie
New York curb market and the
purlleus OF Wall street where they
are unmoletesd, save for an
occasional raid by the postofiice
authorities. 1t would be well
worth while for Nevada to organ
ize and MAINTAIN a special detective
agency to pursue and prosecute
these swindlers wherever found
S. +. Call
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-06
JUDGE SUMERS IS
GIVEN EXPERIENCE

During the recent trip of Judge
Somers TO Las Vegas he witnessed
an occurrence strongly reminis
cent of the days of the Vigilantes
in California, which grew out of
the shooting Of a Mexican distur.
Der by the bartender of a Las
Vegas colored resort.
According 10 the story told by
the jurist. the negro, known in
the southern city as "Nigger
George" Washington, was on duty
at his place of employment, when
a Mexican entered and commenced
to flourish knife. The Mexican
was forced to leave the place
several times, but always returned,
the last time making an Intellectual
attempt to slash the bartender.
The latter raised gun and fired,
killing the Mexican instantly.
The coronsr's inquest was held
on Tuesday. but the hearing was
not completed. The Mexican
settlement became excited over
reports that the prisoner was to
be exoneratej. and at 10 o'clock
at night a mob of fully seventy
five Mexican men marched through
the streets to the Jail intent on
lynching the negro.
Arriving at the Jail they found
themselves confronted by Sheriff
Sam Gay. who resolutely declined
to allow the pisoner to be taken
from the Jail. After nearly an
hour Of argument he succeeded in
convincing the attackers that the
law was not through with tine
negro, and the beiiegers adjourned
to the edge of town, where an
indignation meeting was held.
The crowd dispersed later and
there have teen no reports of
violence. .-Goldfield Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-06
RAILROAD CORPORA
TONS RESPONSIBLE

In making their frequent COM
plants that public sentiment is
against them railroad managers
apparently overlook the fact that
they have no one but themselves
to blame for their unpopularity,
says the Spokesman Review.
For many years the great trans
continental railroads have over
ridden the protests and levcn the
rights of individual citizens who
were not powerful enough to make
a fight. Before the creation of
the state and national arIlroad
commissions it was common
practice for the railroads to punish
any merchant who opposed any
franchise, legislation or privilege
demanded by the road by raising
the freight rates on his goods,
thereby practically fning him so
much money or by holding up his
cars. thereby ultimately running
his business.
Many cases occurred where
whole towns were injured by
change in time schedules. or evrn
destroyed by the removal of a
deput. either for revenge or 10
build up new town on a site in
which railroad officials were
interested.
Throughout the whole west the
people fretted under this tyranny
until the inauguration of state and
national ,ailroad commissions,
which alone are strong enough to
deal with the railroads.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-06
WILD DUCKS AGAIN
DYING IN UTAH

Hundreds of dead ducks are "a
be found at the mouth of the
Weber river. says the Ogden
Examiner and it is believed that
an epidemic similar to the one of
last year again has broken out
among the birds.
c. p. Calver. chief Of the
geography department of the local
forestry service, states that while
the number of wild ducks along
the lake and at the mouth of the
Weber river is not as large as a
year ago as msny dead fowls are
to be found this year. He con-
siders il very likely that the birds
are dying from the same cause
that produced such havoc among
the webfoOted fowls of last season.
Last year it was believed that
the cause of the disease was the
lack Of fresh water. Mr.. Cavlert
states that this could not be the
cause of the disease this season as
the conditions are different and
there is apparently no shortage of
fresh water where the birds are
accustomed to feed.
Dead ducks when eaten by
coyotes are said to have caused
the death of the animals. Some
dogs are also said to have died
from eating the meat of the birds.
Because of this warning was
issued to all person not to shoot
duck for the purpose of eating
them as many of the live birds
would dou )tless be affected with
the same disease and might cause
the death Of humans as we'll as
animals.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-06
ARRIVED WITH REMAINS

. The remains of little Hazel, the
four-ycar.old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Woodhousc, Ct Arthur.
Elko county, whose death from
the result Of hunrs was announced
IN these columns. ycster dhy was
brought to Elko this morning on
number five accompanied by Mr.. J g.
l.. keyser, the parents and their
sister, Mrs. Wyman. Arrange.
mcnts are being made today for
the funeral, which will be held
Sunday at 3 o'clock from Keyscr's S
Chapel. with Rev. Wilbert X.
Howell, the Baptist minister,
officiating. lntermcni will lie made
in tn" city cemetey
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodhouse lost
their two oldest children in one day
when they were quite young.
They have five living children. four
daughters and one son. They will
all be in attendance at the funeral.
except the son who is in school in
school in Salt Lake City.
The family have the sympathy
Of a large circle Of friends in
their sad and sudden bereavement t..
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-06
A CARSON DISCOVERY

A Carson City man has solved the
question.of age and although he has
not found the tabled spring of life
which Ponce de Leon crossed the
great ocean to find and gave his
life to the chase of the will o'the
wisp still he feels that for him age
has no terrors and his years shall
be numbered as were those of Solo
mon and men of old whose years
were as days and ages were as
weeks.
This Carson City man has reach
ed the age of over four score and
ten yet appears as a well preserved
man of forty years. His step is
light, his eye is bright and every
movement that of a youth.
This man claims to have never
taken a bath since the days of his
infancy but has followed closely
the teachings of Solomon and twice
each day has anointed his body with
oils. He has never passed day
but which at morning and evening
he has thoroughly rubbed his body
with fragant oils and has taken
thereafter a rest. He has kept
good hours; has lived a temperate
life and lived as nearly as possible
as did the men of the Bible days.
He has written his life history
and this will be given to the world
upon the anniversary of the hun
dredth year of his birth, which
will be within few short years
Those who have known the man
for years and have watched his life
int his city agree with his state
ments and while the old man sell
dom discusses his age. still, to
some of his close friends he has i'm
parted the secret Of his eternal
youth and has begged with them to
fellow his teachings.
That he has followers is attested
by the large amount of scented
oils that are used in this city and
IL is understood that soms Of our
foremost citizens have forsaken
the bathtubs Of their youth and
have taken TO the anointment of
the body. News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-06
THE ATTENDANCE OF
STUDENTS At UNIVERSITY

A communication from DR..
Stubbs gives the following
Interesting facts concerning the
state university:
The attendance of students this
year shows a decided growth. On
the first of October last year the
UnEver'ity students numbered l74,
this year it number 2l2 University
students. The increase in atten-
dance in the University is 33 or
2l.5 per cent On the first of
October last year the University
High School had so students; this
year the University High School
numbers 76 or a loss of six
students, equivalent to 7 per
cent.
Last year the number in the
Freshman class was Sc; this year
it is IS. Last year the number of
Freshman and special students who
became regular was 63; this year
the number of Freshman and
special students who will become
regular is sc, a gain of 2S students
or AZ per cent. This increase in
the entering class is a sure indica-
tion of gradual but healthy growth
from this time on. The Univers-
ity has now a stable number of
students which will be increased
slowly but surely for the next few
years until it will unmber at least
400 University students.
II may be interesting to see a
summary of students by state and
a summary of students by counties
in Nevada.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-06
DON'T PRINT STALE NEWS

"ls this the newspaper Officer"
inquired Mr.. Titmouse.
ut is," responded the man at
the desk.
Didn't this paper say was a
liar?"
at did not"
Didn't it say was a sceundrel?"
at did not"
well, some paper said il.
Possibly II was our contemporary
down the street." suggested the
editor as he picked up a paper
weight. This paper never prints
stale news"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-06
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS

The board of county commits
sioners met in regular monthly
session on October End with all
the members present. On motion
the board took recess until Oct
ober Sd and Immediately met as a
board of equalization pursuant
to adjournment. with Assessor
Weathers and Recorder Greathouse
present. After a careful consid-
Grafton of the revenue law passed
by the last legislature and upon the
advice of the district attorney, the
board decided that the law was
so complicated that they were un-
able to equalize taxes under the
law and consequently refused to
order any mortgages entered upon
its roll of 1911 and ordered that
the following mortgages be struck
from the roll: A mortgage of $500
from the assessment Of E. Dotta:
a mortgage of $3.50 from the
assessment of Ed Smiley.
John Stier's assessment was
ordered reduced from Sl42O to
$3.50.
The board then adjourned.
Oct. 8 1911.
The board met pursuant to
adjournment with all members
present.
The following transfers were
ordered made from the general
funds:
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-06
FOUND NEARLY DEAD

Last Friday a man who gave his
name as Albert Fleming was before
Judge Klatte on the charge of va
grancy. He was given a floater
and Saturday night he was found
just west of town lying between
the Western Pacicf spur track and
the Southern Pacific. He was near
ly dead when found and died with
in FIVE minutes after he was taken
to the county hospital.
Judge Klatte says that the man
did not complain of being sick
when he was before him Friday
forenoon, although he seemed 10 be
suffering from the effect Of liquor.
He ! S now at the undertaking par
lors and an inquest will be held
this afternoon. He seems to be q
man about forty years Of age,
heavily built and dark complex.
ion. He has a bad bruise on hi.
forehead. How this was obtained
is not known.
We have been unable to find any
one who knows anything about the
man. Perhaps the coroner's In
gust will shed some light on tn,
mystery.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-06

Monday the city Yerington was
visited by fire that destroyed
over ten thousand dollars worth of
property. The fire started IN the
Leverich & Taggert saloon. from
that point il spread to the II.
Samuels dry goods store. Both
places were practically wiped out.
The fire threatened several other
places and only by the hardest
kind of work was IL confined to the
two buildings. Fortunately there
was no wind blowing at the time.
This is the most destructive fire to
visit the valley in many years.
Only a small amount Of insurance
was held on the two buildings
Appeal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-06
A SUCCESSFUL BRUSH
GRUBBER INVENTED

Giles Brothers of Utah have
invented a machine for removing
sage brush, which is said to
operate very successfully. The
machine is described as follows:
For many years the western
farmer has toiled over the drear
laborious and imperfect labor of
clearing up his sagebrush land by
hand or with the bar of track iron.
But the methods are too slow and
expensive for the present age, and
the vast tracts of land being
brought under cultivation, and it
has remained for the season of
1910 to develop and bring into
practical successful operation a
machine which surmounts tie
difficu lties referred to speedily
and economically.
The Giles cylinder brush grub
ber and cultivators consist of a
cylinder. revolving IN the opposite
direction from the driving wheels
of the engine. and carrying six
bars closely filled with hardened
steel teeth. This cylinder is
driven at very high rate of speed
by means of powerful sprocket
chains and wheels and the teeth
strike the grund so rapidly as to
practically comb out everything
that should be removed. AS the
teeth revolves with its load there
is on its face cleaner bar, which
advances from the sh oulder to a
point of teeth. discharging the load
when the tooth bar is at it's highest
point, then dropping back into
place and leaving the teeth per-
fectly clear and ready for
second entrance into the ground.
This cleaner bar is impelled by
an eccentric device in each head
of the cylinder. The grubbe
removes everything in the nature
of brush or roots which can he any
obstacle to the plow, pulverizes the
surface of the ground, leaving it
in condition for blowing, nearly
as good as soil which has been
under cultivation for years. 1t also
has the effect of leaving the
ground both smooth and more
nearly level thar before it was
cleared. and its efficiency as a
cultivator alone is unequalled.
This valuable addition to the
list of modern labor-saving devices
is the product Of the inventive
genius of two native sons of Utah,
Jesse H. and Joseph r. Giles, and
OF years Of patient thought, labor
and expense with many set-backs,
difficulties and discouragements
common to the introduction of
new machinery. 1t is, however,
no longer experimet, but a
demonstrated success, the utility of
which can be proven by examina-
tion of the work done and of the
machine itself Ely Record.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-06

The reports and statements of
the various county officers were
examined and approved.
The clerk was ordered to notify
the health officer at Midas tc
have an INDECENT by the name of
Luther moved to the Elko hospital.
The claim of J. J. Thurston
was returned for correction.
On petition the boundaries of
Starr Valley and Mountain Home
school districts were ordered
merged into one. and that the
school at Mountain Home be trans
ferred to the Starr Valley school
building.
On petition school district was
created at Metropolis.
The request of F. H. Winter to
construct and operate a telephons
and telegraph line from Jarbidge
to Deeth was granted.
A petition for a street light on
the corner of 9th and Pine streets
was granted.
The report of the appraisers on
the proposed site of the town Jail
was received and the court was
requested to appoint another
board Of appraisers.
The clerk was ordered to
advertise for bids to repair the
bridge across the Bruneau river
at Rowland and also for building
drainage ditch and putting in two
small bridges at Wells.
A map WAS presented to the
board of block Cd, in Elko,
entitled "Mallet's Subdivision"
which was approved by the board.
No other business appearing the
board ordered recess.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-06

Goldfish usually swim around
globe TO the right. They can be
taught to take a fly out of the hand
in six weeks time. The presence of
other fish in the globe is generally
ignored by goldfish. Drop a piece
Of chip on the surface of the water
and It will frighten a fish.
Find a harmless lit e snake the
length Of a lead pencil and pro-
vide a box for II in the house. visit
il daily and at the end Of three
months II will crawl TO you for
food.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-06
Total
BY HIS OWN CONFESSION

When Joseph +. johnson arrived
in Washington as a member of the
United States senate from the
glorious and gollant state Of
Alabama says the Popular
Magazine. Senator Burrows of
Michigan took great fancy TO
him One day in the cloak room
Burrows turned to another senator
and said:
DUPONT stand up. want you
to meet Johnson, of Alabama"
rhe man from Deleware rose to
is feet.
DUPONT said johnson taking
the profrered hand, 81 believe you
are the internal Yankee who shot
me at Cedar Creek"
well, we'll, commented the Della
ware senator somewhat puzzled.
What makes you think So
IL see by the two pages of your
biography in the congressional
directory, explained Johnson,
thai you commanded practically
every regiment in the Union army
during the civil war. Some in
fernal Yankee shot me, and | think
il was you"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-06

Dear teacher" wrote little
,1ohny's mother kindly excuse
Johns absence from school yester-
day afternoon as he fell in the mud
by doing the same you will
greatly uhlige his mother"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-06

Hens scratch for food with the
sun behind them. the reason being
that the rays reflect on the minute
particles a blind hen will pick
grain and not miss a kerna.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-06

Cause OF YaWnina.
YawnIng is caused by deficiency
IN the air supply to tho lungs.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-04-20
THE BILLS
AGAINST
THE COUNTY
MARION COUNTY COMMISSION
ERs' COURT ALLOWS BILLS AS
STATED BELOW-THE GRIST
RATHER A SMALL ONE.

The following is a full, true and
correct list Of the bills presented to
the county commissioners court, to-
gether with the action taken thereon:
Grand JurOFc
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-04-20

Spencer Hdw. Co., supplies. 1915
Salem Water Co., water. 1900
Circuit Court Account
Smith, Henry, serving subpoe-
ma. ....................s 1920
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-04-20

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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1911-04-13
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meine Ra6iidt bat Elm Gnbe. uno
bas ion er fpiiren, ipenn er ipieber
betrunfen mad Sauie fommt."
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1911-04-13
Mbenbs II l1br. @ost

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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1911-04-13
Qpherts
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sIIs Die iie f6uuen Iehren.