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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-18
WHERE IS YOUR
WANDERING CIR?

The mother who allows a l6-ycar
old daugter to float around the town
snip in top buggy until . a. IN.
within a counter sport of weak jaw
and weaker morals, merely opens
the front door to grief and dis
grace. If you don't know what
company your girl keeps or what
time of night she turns in, your
roar when the gOssips get busy
will sound about as pathetic AS the
wheeze from jcwsharp. The girl
who insists on spooning with every
body in the corporate limits ought
to be relieved of her overflow of
affection with No. 10 slipper
laid fearlessly across the hiplcts.
We had sooner see n girl kiss a
blind shUat through a narbcd-wirc
fence than have her change
partners six nights a week in the
front parlor with the lights turned
low. II is harder to marry off q
girl who has been paved over by
every zap in the community than
it is to fatten n sheep on pineapple
ice. You can't gold.brick a sharp
eyed sutton with sccond-hanl good.
any more than you can fit bath
robe on goat. There aire lots of
Wrak-mindcd parents who arc
going up against the judgement
day with about as much show as
cross-eyed girl in q beauty show,
and their children will rise up
and call them blessed with the
enthusiasm of a one-leggcd man at
club dance. jefferson, Oregon
Review.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-18
FRAUD IN SOLES or SHOES

Fraudulent loading" of leathre
with glucose and otl er articles lie
being practiced to a great extent
to the detrimcnt of the lower
Quality of shoes, according to
information aid before Congress by
DR.. Wiley. the Chemist of the
Department of Agriculture. DR..
Wiley has gathered a collection of
samples Of this "loaded leather and
has pronounced the work a simple
fraud. Especially is sole leather
loaded" said DR.. Wiley. GLUCOSE
adds to the W eight of the leather,
and, Of course, when you 90 out
in )the wet and snow the glucose,
winch is soluble, runs out and the
water runs into its place. There
ought to be some law to prevent
the pratice."
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-18
ANNAPOLIS CANDETSH,p

Hon. F. G. Newlands, u. S.
Senator of Nevada desires 10 obtain
the names of eligible candidate S
for the Naval Academy at Annapolis,
anc has requested the University
of Nevadr to select by competitive
examination. one principal and six
alternate candidates.
Applicants must be bonafide
residents of Nevada of at least TWO
years standing, and between sixteen
and twenty years of age, They
must be physically sound well
formed and Of robust constitution.
1t is practically u7elcss for a candi-
date who cannot pass the physical,
to take the mental examination.
Candidates will be examined
mentally in punctuation, spelling,
arithmetic, geography. English
grammer, U. 8. history worlds
history, algebra through quadratic
equations. and in five books of
geometry.
The compel tive examination
will be held at the University
Feb. %, %, 1911, and the examina-
ton for admission for the
successful applicants will be held
under the auspices of the Civil
Service Commission in Reno and
Carson on the third Tuesday in
April.
The course at the Naval Academy
is six years. four years at Ann
apolis ard two years at sea, and the
pay o midshipman is 5000 year
commencing at the date of his
admission.
Intending applicants are asked
to send their names to University
of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, when
further particulars, regulations,
sample examination questions. etc.
will be mailed.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-18
UNCLE SANS
MATERIAL WEALTH

Two hundred and ninety.nine
years ago this month on the cold,
bleak shores Of Cape Cod Bay,
Mass. the intrepid little band of
passengers who reverently disem-
barked there from the Mayhower
two months before were battling
against the pangs of hunger ana
tormented by the menace of ulti-
mate starvation.
Out of that same harbor for the
last three months half a hundred
huge chips, weighed down with
grain, have gone forth to feed and
nourish the world.
There are now 100000 of us
where there we're but 103 in 1920.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-18
application Mo. 1857

Application No. 1857
N otice of Application for Per-
mission to Appropriate the Pub ic
Waters of the State of Nevada
Notice is hereby given that on
the 9th day of October 1910, in &C
cordance with Section 25, Chapter
NXXI. of the Statutes of 1909 one
Nevada Land & Livestock Company
of Elko. County of Elko and State
of Nevada, made application to the
State Engineer of Nevada for per.
mission to appropriate the public
waters of the State of Nevada.
Such appropriation is to be made
from an unnamed creek and it's
tributaries in Il. 40 N. r So E.,
locally known as Cotton Wood
Creek. at point which bears South
81 degrees west 1900 feet from
the corner common to sections S,
9, l6 and II, in Z. 40 NJ, r. So
E.. Nj. d.. NJ. and being in the SEA
of NEt of Sec. II, 7. 10 N. r.. SIS E.,
M. d. M. by means of dam, and
fifteen cubic per second is to be
conveyed to points in the Ed of
SEt of Sec. s, NW4 of SW4, and
E4 of W. of Sec. 8, the M of NW4
of Sec. 10, the NEt. the M of
NV. the SWf of NWl and the
NWl of SW4 of Sec. II, the Ed of
Sci and SWl Of Sci of Sec. Is,
the E4 of NWt and Wa of NEi of
Sec. -. I. 40 NJ. r. 5S f.. M. ID. b.
Il M by means Of bitches, and
there used for irrigation, Water
not to be returned to stream.
Date of first publication January
}. 1911.
Date of last publication FEBRUARY 8,
1911.
Si5ncd:
Emmett ID. Boyle
State Enpincer.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-18
SENATE COMMITTEE

Following are the committees Of
the state senate as named by
Lieutenant Governor Ross:
Committee on banks and banking
Miller, Tallman, Dolf, Reymers
and Mills.
Fish and game-Corycll, Kendall
and Mills.
Agriculture, irrigation and re-
clamation of arid lands Syphus,
Carpenter. Dolf, Reymers and
Mack.
Taxation--Joncs. Sweeney and
House.
Committee on Labor--B Bergman,
Hefferman, Ascher, Tannehill and
Balzar. This is an entirely new
committee.
Mines and mining-Kcndall,
Bergman and Tannehill.
Judiciary -. Tallman, Mills.
Syphus, Miller and Jones.
Acknowledgements. House and
and Jones.
Printing -TanehilI, Sweeney and
Bergman.
Ways and Means. Coryell, Bell.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-18
The Value Of Solitude.

A population may be too crowded,
though all be amply supplied with
food and raiment. 1t Is not good for
man to be kept perforce at all times
in the presence Of his species. A
world from which solitude is OK.
tirpRted Is n very poor ideal. Soil.
tude, in the sense of being often alone,
In essential to any depth OF medita-
ton, or Of character; and solitude In
the presence OF natural beauty and
grandeur Is the cradle OF thoughts and
aspirations which are not only good
for tho individual. but which society
could III do without.-John Stuart
Mil
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-18
THE BOY AND THE SYSTEM

This is the story Of the boy. the
bank and the system.
The boy came into the hank and
laid q half dollar with his hank
book on the receiving tcllcr's
window.
eve don't receive deposits of
less than dollar" said the teller.
The boy yielded reluctantly to
the system and drew back. But he
did not leave the bank. He crossed
the corridor and seated himself on
a scttec
The teller noticed him sitting
there, ana also noticed the
reflective look on his face.
The boy waited for some time,
thinking it over. Finally he arose
and went to the paying tcllcr's
window.
a moment late he confronted the
receiving teller.
Il want to deposit this dollar
and-a.half," he said.
The teller grinncd.
The boy had just drawn Il dollar
from his little balance and was
using it as an entering wedge for
the rejected half dollar.
And so the system was beaten by
the boy, and a considerable accession
Of book keeping labor was the price
Of defeat. Cleveland Plain ID nlcr.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-18
SENATE ORGANIZATION

Following is list of the off GERS
and attaches Of the state senate:
President. Gilbert C. Ross, leu
tenant governor.
Speaker protein. Clay Tallma, of
Nye.
Secretary. James D. Finch of
Ormsby.
Assistant Secretary, Sol Hip of
White Pine.
Sergeant-at-arnls, Vail Pittnan
of Nye.
Assistant sergeant alarms,
James S. Graves of Esmeralda.
Minute clerk, H. H. Sparks of
Clark.
Assistant minute clerk, H..rry
Coogan of Esmerada.
Journal Clerk Adam Johnsono
Eureka.
Assistant journal clerk. Jessie
Tanner.
Engrossing clerk, Viola Armstrong.
Assistant engrossing clerk, Clara
M. Syphus.
Enrolling clerk, Carrie Black.
Assistant enrolling clerk, Mrs.
w. M. Wightman.
Copying clerk, Ruth Riddel.
Committee clerks, Mrs. J. D.
Torreyson, M. F. Jordan, A. Wise,
Geo. w. Keith Mildred Rutherford.
Bill clerk, J. B. Lindsay. Nye
Stenographer, Bell Clancy of
Washoe.
Messenger. Clar: nee Sadler,
Ormsby.
Porter. Mike Farrell. Ormsby,
Prge, Fred Grow, Ormsby.
Page, Eddie Stotenburg, Storey.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-18
Miller. Balzar and Homes.

Miller. Balzar and Homes.
Military and Indain affairs
Sweeney, Carpenter and Mack.
County boundaries, bridges and
roads Bergman, Carpenter and
Coryell.
Railroads Bell, Ascher, Kendall,
Syphus and Balzar.
Federal relations House, Tall
man and Holmes.
Public ds-Carp. inter-, Ken
dali and Mack.
Prison and nospit al. for mental
diseases-Syphus, Hefferman and
Tannehill.
: Mileage Holmes. Sweeney and
Miller.
Public morals -Ascher, Heffer-
man, Talman, Mack and Jones.
State affairs and expenditures -
Dolf, Reymcrs and House.
Rules and joint Balzar,
Berg""an and Bell.
In order to form the new COM
mittee on labor it was necessary
to change the rules.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-18
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the
regular annual meeting of stock
holders of the Lamoille Creamery
Corp. will be held at the office of
the Corp. at Lamoille on Saturday,
the 28th day of January at two
o'cock p. NJ, for the purpose of
clccting a Board of Directors to
serve for the ensuing year, and for
the transaction of such sother
business as may come before the
meeting.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-18
Emmett ID. Boyle
State Engineer.
NOTICE

Until further notice there will he no
light or power furnished between the
hours of n. NJ. and 3::iO =. NJ Owing
{" the snow blockade on the Sierras we
are unable To get fuel for the operation
OF our engines. one car being caught in
the snow west of the summit. One If
our engines is disabled and cannot be
repaired for several days.
Elk" Water d. Light Corporation
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-18

Oul VI tne virgin SOIL OF the WllQ-
erness that once stretched west
ward from Cape Cod to the Pacific
seaboard have sprung this year
agricultural products worth S.
600, 900. 900 a record never before
attained by any single nation in
the world in any one year.
Our national wealth has grown
from $3.50, 100000 in 1851 to the
prodigous sum of $l25, 900, 10000
on January LIST last twice that of
! the UAiteI Kingdom of Great
Britain, Scotland and Ireland and
three times that of either France
or Germany, our three closest COM
pctitors. Despite our enormous
growth in population we now have
per capita capital of 81, 1859 where
we had but $lS3 in 1871. We are
the worlds greatest manufacturers
as we'll as it's most extensive and
richest agriculturalists. We mine
more coal and extract more gold,
silver, copper, and iron out of the
ground than any two countries in
the universe. We are prospe, Gus
beyond the most extravagant
picture ever painted in fancy by
fertile human imagination. Unable
to profitably employ all our own
capital at home, we use our surplus
millions to finance tobacco planta-
tions in Porto Rico and the Philli-
pines, sugar plantations in Cuba,
coffee plantations in Brazil an d
rubber plantations IN British
Guiana and thus add to our rapidly
accommodating revenues.
Favored by nature, blessed by
Providence, admired dy the world,
every body's friend and nobody's
avowed enemy, endowed with
marvellous physical vigor, animated
by such enterprise as no other
nation has ever shown. flattcred
and toasted the earth over, we
should be supremely happy. But
we amt.
We fret and fume because a
dyspeptic, railroad president talks
pessimistically of the future. as if
he was inspired or had any better
opportunity of forseeing things in
advance of their advent than the
rest of the community who make
no pretence to being president.
Pcssimism never declared a
dividend or built two houses where
there was one before. Like the
flea on the dog the pessimist is
inevitable. While his persistent
propensity Of reminding us of his
presence may internationally annoy
and harrass, when all is said and
lone, he cuts little ice. How
literally true this is was neve r
more forcibly or interestingly
emphasized than in the figures of
our national material pre-eminence
now available. He indeed must
be queer American who in the
contemplation of the stupendous
development Of his country and its
epochal achievements does not feel
sense Of patriotic exaltati0n as he
reads and studies the significance
of the record Of its growth and
transcending accomplishments since
that intrepid little band of pilgrims
braved the .terrors of the sea to
plant their standard in our then
inhospitable shores.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-18
Fl. Troest, Sec.
Following An Inforence.

Tommy heard Mrs. Jones tell his
mother that she used sour cream to
make the gingerbread they were eat.
Ing. He was duly Impressed with this
piece OF Information. and, turning to
Mrs. Jones. he sOlomnly said: Mrs
Jones. this Is fine gingerbread you've
made, can't taste tho sour cream a
OH. DID you use bad eggs. too?"--Ex.
change.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-18
Ono Too Many for Her.

An old lady was one day walking
through the streets Of London when
the tray Of butchers boy came In
contact with her and soiled her dress.
"The deuce take the tray!" exclaimed
the old lady angrily. "Ah, but the
deuce can't take the tray" replied the
boy.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-18
SALMAGUNDI

Mrs. Harry Miller arrived from
y Reno this morning to visit her
= Elko relatives and friends.
Mr.. D. P. BARLEY of Ely is in
town. Postmaster Doughty had
ain in TOW this forenoon.
Lost-Two keys on a ring. The
finder will please leave them at
.'i5 1.h:. AL s4i sIitd ole
reward.
Mrs. Campbell will begin ~ clearance
sale tomorrow forenoon and continue
same until her stock is disposed of.
All goods will DO sold at discount of
80 per cent from the regular price.
Come and got the best bargain ever
offered in Elko
Senator Newlands has sent a sack
of government seeds to this office for
distribution, If you want these seeds
call and get them.
Senator Bell of Humboldt county
has introduced u bill to repeal the
law authorizing the governor to ac
cept gifts for the state. 1t should
pass.
ASScmblyman John f. Burns of
Esmeralda county fell on the ice at
Carson Monday evening and dis
located one of his ankles. He will
probably be crippled during the
session.
E. S. Mcneil. special agent of
the Indian bureau. arrested John
Stinson this afternoon for selling
liquor to an Indian.
Mrs. Higgimbotham and Mrs.
Steninger are circulating a petition
asking the commissioners to pass
curfew ordinance. Sign it for
the good of the hoys and girls.
Local officials OF the Union Pacific
nation that armed guards arc to be
placed on all trains running between
Odgen and the coast and that two
men, already famous as gun fighters
and criminal crackers, have been
selected IN Wyoming. Humboldt
Star.
While the failure of the power plant
~ furnish the power necessary To run
tR1b machinery in this office works
greatly to our disadvantages. we do
not feel like Roasting" any one. Ac-
cidents will happen and snow will
block railroads. No mortal power
cnn control the storm or prevent
machinery from breaking. These
things all come in q lifetime and we
should make the best Of them. II we
Ind convincing proof that Mr.. Smith
deliberately caused the snow blockade
or instructed Mr.. Critchley to cripple
the engines of the power plant, we
we would roast" him good and
plenty
Commissioners Willis, Creighton
and Griswold wres tied today with
the proposition Of establishing the
irrigation district petitioned for by
the Nevada and Eastern Land
Company. Attorney Allen of
Denver appeared for the company
and District attorney Dysart for
the county. The establishment of
the district hinges upon the
question of whether a certain act
of the legislature has or has not
been repealed.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-18
THE INFORM TALENT DEFINED
1t Is Some. ring EnttrS!y Distinct from
the Material Of Our Elk.
perience.

me Unborn talent Is something dis
tinct from the material Of our expert.
ence and the technical use we make OF
that material Just what 1t is proves
rather bafling to define. But at lcast
II includes several different elements'
FIRST. the art of really seeing the
artists eve. which looks through aud
NeNont the mere outward mater'Hi
aspect and sees the vision OF SC ,
great. implanted picture. Secondly.
hne instinct for the value Of words.
slit that Is something quite differer'
from mere richness OF vocabulary on
the one hand. and the possession o.
style on the other. Vocabulary may
be increased at will by patiently
memorizing a dictionary. and style Il
matter Of cadence and sound So
quence--it Is quite possible to write
rather sad trash IN an impeccabIe
style. But sense of the value Cf
words, an instinct for finding within
the limits Of our spoken language, the
precise word and phrase that will "a
nearly rs possible convey a thought
that Is perhaps bigger or subtler than
any spoken words this indeed STAMP,
N>N tN'S,'|'''oi "S uuNlhS lhc II lil
ent. And lastly. 1t includes the pos.
session OF ideas, as distinct from
knowledge. fou may know a vast
number of useful facts-such as that
n straight line is the shortest distance
between two points-but such knowl.
edge no more constitutes the Unborn
talent than such a definition consti.
tutes literature. But ideas-big vital
ideas-of the compelling sort that
force themselves into written words
In the face Of obstacles and disap.
pointments and the inertia OF public
indifference. are the very essence q
the creative spirit, &c golden hall.
mark OF the Unborn talent-The Book.
man.
Not Always the Same.
Can | use your telephone a min.
utter" asked II middle-aged woman OF
. Brooklyn grocer
But you used 1t yesterday after.
noon. last night and two hours ago"
he protested.
Yves. hut J forgot something"
You were tclephoning about your
husband"
Eyes. and here is the situation. He
II on on spree. Ele always calls
me UP Oh the phone after a day Or
two to tell me what bully time he
IN having. My name Ia Sniggs."
"And he hasn't called you up this
dme?"
"No. Sometimes he gets It snlggs
and sometimes Riggs Briggs or Dlggs.
] want to strike him somewhere II !
can and tell him to remember. no
matter how tight he gets. that 1t is
S-nig-gs"
! The grOcer's heart expanded, and
he allowed her the use OF the tele-
Lhone free Of cost
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-18
Entitled 70 Charnn.

n prOiessional man is paid Tor
what he knows, not for what he does"
Then that young lawyer ought to
get some tremendous fees"
"Why?"
"He knows Il ALL"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-18
1880 60
How He Mazda ~

Toe VIII mnkr his mark some day."
Said lis father with delight:
III" did but In an Illil"rate wny,
For he never learned TO wrIta.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-18
His hfIvantade

His Advantage.
To rscito the "Villnga larkHmith"
The hORrse boy was the choice;
For he had local color with
Tho sharp rasp In his voice.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-18

Mrs. Harry Miller arrived from
y Reno this morning to visit her
= Elko relatives and friends.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-09-21
HOUSE ROBBED AND
GREAT CAPTURE MADE

During the fair last week the house
OF Mrs. Slhl- mnon, in the Sam Rich
lame, east of the sugar factory, was
entered and robbed by Fine robber.
AT the time the thief entered the
house Mrs. Shannpn was asleep, Awak
ening she discovered the man, md
rushed from the house, giving an
alarm by her crys as she fled. Roy
Randall, who runs dairy nearby gave
chase, arid as the man went tow rd
the sugar factory, employees OF that
place gave chase deputy Sheriff
w Fl. Kestner was on the scene in an
auOC in short time, and fired three
shots at the fleeing man, who finally
throw up his hands nd gave himself
UD.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-09-21
Council Meeting Tuesday Evening.


The city council with Mayor Capps
presiding amd all members present
The minutes, of the previous meeting
were approved.
Building permits:
Arthur Johnson, frame house 12x24,
lots 8 amid 10, block 6S, corner East
Main aid South street
George +, Gagon, garage, lots II,
IS, 19 and 20 block 43.
w. A Beakley, to move building
and construct new building.
Bond Bros, frame office building,
12x24, also pormit to- put wagon scale
in ON Grant street, lots 1872, block 80
Damilson addition
Bills ellowed:
Two bills, that were held over from
the last meeting were allowed. They
were
Weeter Lumber Co. $4,000
Gem State Lumber c.. ...... 1880
The report of the sewer committee
as to the sewer extensions made by
Clarke Bros, together with "a request
that their bill ba allowed was re-
ferred to the sewer committee with
power to act.
The question of Glushing the city
skwer system was referred to the
sewer committee with power to act
The city attorney stated that Fish
er avelue between Bingham and
Court street was a dedicated street
and could be opened at any time.
The improvement committee report
ed that the police signal lights We're
already to be installed.
The report of the county auditor
relative to, the city tax valuation was
read, the amount being, $1,455, GAO.
1t WIS mcwed Aad seconded that
ordinance No. LAG be amended to
read five mills for warrant redemp-
ton and five mills for general fund.
And that ordinance No. 147 be amend
ed to read 2A and PA mills respect
lively. The motions carried under a
suspension of the rules.
J. M. Ketchum rendered his resig
nation as night patrolman and Will
liam Drew was appointed to fill the
vacancy.
Adjourned.