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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-13
WHAT THE WAR IS ABOUT

A good deal has been said about
the war beween Italy and Turkey,
but very little has been printed as
to what the war is about. Italy
wants Tripoli as the gateway to the
great northern African country;
q country Of wonderful PROMISE:
but one Of which little is known.
She called upon Turkey to
evacuatP, and when the Turks
didn't move Italy did. Her reason
for demanding that she be per-
mitted to occupy TRIPOD was TO
insure the safety of Italian resi-
dents.
! In addition TO this Italy demands
satisfaction for a series of incl
dents among them being the arbi
trary and ~unwarrantcd arrest of d
| number Of Italian subjects in
Constantinople: their imprison-
mcot in spite of the remonstrance
of the Italian government; the
seizure Of an Italian bark in the
Red sea: the abduction of a young
Italian girl by an Ottoman and the
refusal of the aut horities at
Constantinople compel her release.
These are said to be only a few
of the grievances which Italy has
against the barbarous Turk. The
Turk is the same old Turk U'hC
harried and harrassed the Greek.
in an inhuman war waged against
them, ending in the occupation OF
much Greek territory; until the
Greek awoke and drove back The
barbarous hurdes in which work
she was assisted by free lances OF
this country and England. anC
those countries themselves finally
taking a hand in the matter. Wha
reason there is for the existence
of the semi-civilized monarchy O
turkey in these enlightened day
does not seen apparent; and III,
prayer of the Christian worlt
should be that Italy. now that sh,
has started upon the holy war O
determination, makes a Fl rst elias
job of it.-White Pine News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-13
GOES INSANE

Lieutenant Kelly OF the State
Prison brought John Lee, q prison.
er, from Carson last night and de-
liVercd him to the Insane Asylum
officials for detention. Lee was
committed TO the asylum yesterday
by a commission on insanity at Car.
son and was found to be suffering
from acute melanci Ola. II was
feared by the prison officials that
he might make an attempt at sui.
eide. Lee was serving a sentence OF
ia years for h heinous crime CON.
mitted in Gardnerville lat year.
AT the time Of his arrest he was in
terceptcd in the act Of trying to
shoot his head off with n shotgun.
Reno Journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-13

In the District Court of the Fourth Judicial
District of the State OF Nevada. In ana Tor
the County OF Elko.
Anna Clara Moss. Plaintiff. against Harry Moss
Defendant.
,r,I,n brought in the District Court of the
Fourth Judicial District OF the state OF Ne
ada in and for the County of Elko. and the
complaint filed In the ONCE of the clerk OF
said District Court.
Harry Moss. Defendant.
Non ur. hereby required to appear In an nc
ton brought against you by the above named
plaintiff in he District Court OF the Fourth Ju.
diciaI District OF the State OF Nevada IN anu
Tor the County Of Elko. and to answer the com.
plant nled therein. within ten DAYS, teacluSlNc
of the day of seTViceD. after the service on you
OF this Summons. If served within this county:
or m served out of this County. but In this Dis
trict. within twenty days: otherwise WITHIN Tor
~ DAYS. or Judgment by default viii be taken
against you according to the prayer OF SAID
The said action IS brought to obtain u judg.
mCnt and decree Of the above entitled cour'
agutu,t YOU. the said defendant,
o. Di~Solying the bonds of m~atrtmOny eH
| i>tiux between sou. the said defendant. and the
~ Auowin. the plaintiff 10 resume hei
maiden name of Anna Clara Towing.
ca Awarding to plaintiff the care. CUSTODY
and control Of Nelma Pearl Moss, the min"l
| child, issue of the marriage between YOU an,
| plaintiff and FOR general relief. Such action u
/ brought upon the grounds.
a. Tnat you. the said defendant. have con
| tractei the habit of habitual gross drunkennts
| since the marriage between you and plnintin
| and that by such haDiIual gross drunkenness
you have become 50 inCapaCiiatcd from furnish
| ing Your share Of the support Oi the family.
"a That you have treated plaintin with ~
IRENE cruelty. All Of which will more fully ar
pear by reference TO the complaint ON nle u
~aTI action. a certified copy Of which complain
- sarNed uUon you with a copy OF the summon
IN said action, 10 which said complaint you ar
hereby referred.
And you are hereby notified that II you fail {
appear and answer said complaint A. above r.
uulrsi. the said piaintir will apply tothc CouI
for the relief demanded therein ana Tor costs q
suit.
Given under my hand and the so
" The District court Of the Fourth Judicial dt'
tuct Of the State Of Nevada. in AID for III
County Of EIkO. this sud day Of June, \. ID
1871.
tSFAIJ Fred G. Yoight.
CIerl
Edwin r. Caiuc and Cha>. B Henderson.
AttUrupl> for Plaintiff
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-13
WANTS THE
UNIVERSITY INVESTIGATED

The Carson News wants an in
vestigation Of the business manage
ment OF the state university. Il
seems to think that the board Of
legeuts fails in its duty in not
making a more thorough investi-
cations of the claims presented
for allowance. The writer has
had some experience as a regent
and knows that il is utterly i'm
possible for the members Of the
board to invcs tigatc the claims and
pass upon them with the same care
as they would in their private bust
ness. In that case. the members
would contract the bills and would
know whether or not they were
correct. In the ease of the uni
versity che claims are not con-
tracted by the regents. but come
before them with the -. K. of the
president of the university who
contracts the bills. The board
must act upon tina; O. K.
1t is possibly true that cxorbi-
tant bills now and then are passed
by the board. But that is no
evidence of graft or Of n~egligcnc,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-13
He WAS IN THE
PORCUPINE FIRE

Gus Bremen. a well-known
miner, who was one of the
principal wners in what was
known as the Sede lease at the
camp of Barrett Springs, returned
today from Porcupine, Canada.
He was at the Canadian mining
camp during the big fire that
ragged there a few months ago and
tells of his miraculous escape from
death and terrible experience dur
ing that great contlagration that
wiped out the lives of hundreds of
people.
Mr.. Bremen states that he was
one of the many hundreds of
people who W, re driven into the
lake by the onrush of fire, the
woods being all ablaze and the
flames spreading so rapidly that
the water was the only place of
refuge. Some 600 people took
refuge in the lake. but he says
that Only about half of this number
came out alive.
In the water were all kinds of
domestic ard wild animals and
even bears could be seeI swim
ming among the frantic people
that were surrounded by a wall OF
fire. In the lake. or what might
be termed a great caldron. MIR.
Bremen says he remained for six
hours with the heat so intense that
his face was a mass of blisters
and it was with difficulty that he
could breathe. When rescued he
was in a very ~precarious con
dition and il is only recovering
from a long illness ana the terrible
burns he received during tina
frightful experience. 1t is Will
difficulty that he can talk as hi!
throat was badly parched b!
berathing the fiery a%tmospher,
that developed him while he wa
in the lake.
Mr.. Bremen left here las
February when there was a grea.
rush of pGopel to the PUrcupin,
mining excitement Humboldt
Star.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-13
JUSTICE AND LUCRE

Judge Giles Baker, of a Penn.
sylVania county. was likewise.
cashier Of his home bank. A MAJ
presented a check one day for pay.
ment. He was a stranger. His
evidence Of Identification was not
satisfactory TO the cashier.
why, judge said the man.
I've known you to sentence Nor
to be hanged on no better evidence
than this!"
Very likely" replied tho
judge. "But when it comes to
citing go Of cold cash we have got
to be mighty carcful."-Xistlcr,
Kommcnts
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-13
4 SURPRISING DISCOVERY

A prominent member of the
stock exchange was q man who
enjoyed his wine. and always took
great care of il when he happened
to pick up a choice vintage. While
living in a fashionable quarter Of
the west end he CHANGED to buy a
large cask of very fine old port,
which he placed at the extreme
end Of his cellar and to make
perfectly sure that II should not
be touched he had a wall built
across the &c liar and so closed il
in.
II was about a year or two after
that one evening he accepted an
invitation to dine 18th his next.
door neiRhbor. when the latter
brought out some very fine old
port. Sevreal glasses having been
drunk, the man of stocks and
shares asked his host where he
could get some port like It,"
well, old fellow" returned
the other, IL will let you into a
secret. ! was having some alter
atoms made in my celler lately
when we discovered that some old
fool who lived in this house before
me he'd built q wall round a large
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-13
FIRST ENGINE TO
60 OVER HILL

The first locomotive TO make the
trip over the Summit is now at
Hobart Mills and is on the retired
list as far as active service is con-
cerned. The old locomotive was
purchased from the Southern
Pacific company by the Sierra
Nevada Wood & Lumber company
in 1900. This company intended
t. run it to do switching in the
lumber yard, hut it proved Of no
use for that purpose.
Superintendent Sheridan of the
Southern Pacific and j. II. Snail
of the same company have recently
been taking an interest in the old
locomotive. 1t was formerly
named Judah" and was on the
run between Sacramento and
Folsom.
Later it was sed to pull Senator
Stanford's pay a owe the line
Of the company. The locomotive
was built b. the Vulcan Iron
Works in 1865. The plate on the
head end reads Vulcan Iron
Works o. c. 1863" The forward
wheels are stamped &C. p. X. X,
1864" and were evidently cast in
Sacramento.
This i/said to be the first loco
motivcfo cross the summit of the
Sierr@. Except as n relic it is of
no yfue.
| Suggestions have been offered
byH several that the Southern
PaEfc company should secure
~ old enigne and place it south
y their depot or between the
passenger and freight depot TO
represent the difference in iron
seeds USED today and those in
service in lS65.-Exchange.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-13

NNuieiotSCp ii6hSNhSOp eHS
grammar School, souvenirs at
Wintermantel.s Jewlery Store. .
Dean Harrison. Jeweler and
optician. has moved one door
east of the drugstore. where he
will be glad to see all wanting
work in his line.
God as Our Mother" is the
subject for the sermon at the
Chapel Car tonight. There is a
manifest interest in attendance
and services. Services every
evening at 7:3O. Everybody
welcome
Higher wages were paid to
American farm labvrers during
1910 than at any time in the last
forty.fve years according to the
latest government statistics, which
give $3.50 as the average monthly
wage of farm laborers.
Mr.. Ham Mccain, one Of the
ca ,ly settlers of Elko county. died
at l 80 o'clock this afternoon.
Pneumonia was the cause of death.
Owing to the lateness of the hour
, that the news reached us. we are
without the proper data for g
more extended notice today.
The cattle stealing case is still
going on. The state rested thi.
forenoon and the defense is Low
at the bat. Fred McComb wa:
the first witness for the defense,
A.. f. Leroy. one of the de,
PENDANTS, was under aross-axamina,
tion when this report closed.
Somebody's boys are in the habit
of throwing rocks against the
writers residence at night. If not
stopped, steps will be taken Il
catch and punish the guilty boys
P%arnets may save trouble by warn
ing their boys of the trouble tina.
will follow a continuation of thii
hoodlumism.
Frank Boskowitz. the dry story
teller. arrived yeterday morning
and still remain in town. Frank
hair is a little grayer than it wa
twenty years ago but gray hair
and passing years have worked NJ
change in him He'll be the sam
genial drummer twenty year!
from now, if spared that long.
We understand that preparation
ere being made to resume sfnkn
at the Western Pacific well. Tn
present flow is not cOusidere
sufficient to supply the needs o
the company and the we'll will b
drilled deeper in hope of increa!
ing the supply.
Postmaster Doughty has RI
reived notice Of the estahlihmcr
of the Western Pacific ma.
: route. but has received no il
! structions as to the handling Of tn
mail. The officials of the roa
here have not received any motto
other than what has been pull
Iished. If the morning trains o
the Western Pasifc are the ma
trans it will be a great accom-
mediation u the people Of ElkC
As it is now, mail dropped in tn
Office at night for the west mus
lay in the Office nearly "a hour
before 1t leaves. The same cor
dition exists in regard t. tn
. eastern mail. With the Wcster
Pacific morning trains carryin
mail, letters would reach Sa
Francisco from here may hour
earlier.
A cHDDlClMn nIcn0UCDV
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-13
THE WORST KIND
OF MORTGAGE

Is il not a d heartening thing
to go through life nnder the
harrow of debt, struggling to get
release under circumstances that
give no hope of relief? Is it not
unfortunate to feel that we can
never lift the mortgage from the
home. that in spite of all our
efforts il must finally be sold over
the heads of those dearAr to us
than life itself? But all this Is
nothing compared with the mort
gage IF vice upon the character
which b lights the life.
Many a man has died without
being able 10 lift the mortgage
from his home yet has been a real
success, for he kept his manhood
clean, his integrity u~nstained, and,
although he left no material
wealth. he had enriched the lives
VI all VIII hHc" UlIU-
The nicotine mortgage upon your
vitality, the alcohol mortgage
which hardens your nerve fiber.
benumbs the brain cells, and
paralyzes the power to achieve,
and makes you a slave instead of a
king, are membranes compared
with which the mere mortgage
upon your home is a blessing.
If you are nortgaged to the
cigarette habit which democrat yes
your inhibition, poisons your blood,
benumbs your nerves and vitiate!
your ANS ifsyou have whisky mort,
gage an immortality motgage or
your character which you have
been trying for years to lift. thi.
infinitely worse than your chatte
mortgage or real estate mortgage,
The mortgage on your home
may not touch your real sell. lr
spite of il you may be a man,
respected. looked up to. admired.
II your life has been clean. you
may have made every acre OF
land in your vicinity worth more,
But If your character is mortgageC
to a d%empraling habit; If you are
the victim of a degrading VIC ,
hat holds you down, cripples your
advance. this is a thousand time;
worse. 1t loses you not only
your respect, but also the respect
of those who know you.
IL you have fallen into the
slavery of a vice; If you have 6
mortgage on your character toe
strong for your will power to lift,
YOU are in a sad plight. There is
only one Power that can cancel tn,
mortgage. II you have become th,
victim of the power of vicious
acts which kill self.rcspect, which
demoralize you, which degrade
you. which keep you down. yot
are under a mortgage which !
will require Divine help to lift
which only omnipotent power cal
cancel.
Are you carrying a cigraett
habit mortgage which saps all you
physical savings Of enegry? Ar,
you trying to make the run fol
success. the race for the goa
loaded down with a whisky mort,
gage? IL you are, you are Xix,
the runner who starts on the rae,
with a heavy iron dumb bel
in his hand, which wrenchel
him out of his straight course
destroys the symmetry of hi
movements. makes him topple ant
keeps him back taking away the
strength and breath he needs fol
the final heat, so that he lies
down exhausted half way to the
goal. The runner who Is trying
to gain the championship strips
himself Of everything which car
possibly retard his pro5ress. He
ian not afford TO be weighted
down with that which binders and
hampers bis movements. He must
have freedom.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-13

ReAirn postage is a great draw
b. ck 20 a literary career.
A man never thinks his wife's
new bonnet looks like SO cents.
Things dent always go like
clock work for these who live on
tick.
People who see themselves as
others sec them never believe what
they sre.
lie is truly a great man who can
lose his money and still retain his
friends.
Even a strong minded man 10
apt to do exactly what the woman
in the case wants him to do.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-13

cask Of port and forgotten all
about it. Tn is is some of it. but
| am afraid there isn't much left
London Ideas.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-13

bread and water diet awaiting the
action of Warden Baker.-Carson
News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-13

Entered At the ElKo postorroe for transmission
through the mails as seeond-elass matter.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-13

ana h accordance Ntth law AMI an uNief %
me h'LFu pi Directors. und- on the siSt dar %
AUGUST. Ipll. ~ mnuy shares Of zach parcel q
Nugh stock ~ mas d" necessary win be- Suid AZ
luhNC auction. at the ONCE OF thE Wasaish
I.lhh Mining Company, Room 80 I3 Atlas
hI"Sk salt Lake CIty, Utah. on Monday. the
tAtu daA 81 pvt0ber, 1911. At 2 o'clock =. " u
Hhld Jay To pay said delinquent usscssmsui
thereon. together with costs Of advertising AL
expenses 0t sale.
T. !. PAtNgUisT. Secretary
CITY. IFtub
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-13
S~almagundi
FROM DAILY

Courthouse. Highschool, and
grammar School, souvenirs at
Wintermantel.s Jewlery Store. .
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-09

Wood dc the lead, know that bu, am throw
ing in my good money. thlnl she'll pun us
through ana if She does"
Rose smiled
Am to then" she asked
Indeed YOU arc" came omphntically from
Thank you" She threw Blandmg a look Of
triumph You need not hold the curtain mo-
mont for nc, Mr. Marcus" she added Il can play
the first act in these things | have on I'm ready
ycs.'
I'm announcement was made as to the change
in leading women owing To Miss Gcspie's sudden
illness. and the next morning Rose Wood awakened
10 iind herself the most talked about actress in
-NeW York The critics devoted half column To
the new find" who declared superb charm
ne. an artistic 10 her fnso,tps, ana "A if-dozen
lines t" Bandinss play which they called tho same
old thing told in the old way but piaycd hv
lose Wood! 1t was Rose Wood all the way
through First and last II the little obscure
provincial actress whom they Iaudcd to the skies
She belonged on Broadway Broadway must have,
her And since the town Hooked to sec the ,vo-
man regardless Of the play, Marcus kept Banding.;
Hope at the Nendomc. only he decided shrcwdly.
that it was best to star tho actress. And he did.
ON tho electric sign her flashed out in lot
ters of fire the second night of the engagement
Rose Wood.
When she H. The girl felt her eyes III
with hot. bitter tears.
Il thini-Im wish were. back in Bat
tlcsburg. where he nice To- ne"
ON hen way to her dressing room. She stopped
at the managers oiIloc ana spoke To Max alarcu.
tat. bland, satisfied, above his mead and =
black cigar between his lips
Il want to see Nh. Blandin:, plcasc-about my
ines she said.
''i'landng's conc back to Dauiesburr Miss
Wood" Marcus told her See the stage director
'l'"u' Your lines. .\nd did YOU have look al the
sign front. ch:''
She nodded slowly.
i,.. it is very Observation-Disclosures is so
nice tn me" Then. with fash of her eyes quick
y. hotly: IF put myself entirely in your hands
VIII YOU make me a great actress Mr.. Marcus?''
lie was startled by the suddenncsS Of tn"
hng. she was like April, he thought, all changes
first sunshine then rain. But he liked her work.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-09

Blanding SroanCd in his despair.
We've got the lobby stacked full of flowers
set pieces ana baskets and what-not" continued
The manager. The papersll print it even if the
audience does say the actors bought them them
selves. Go way. boy-therc are more show mes
III New York than III the whole state Missouri"
Jhc orchestra began the overture ana a fcw
persons began t" stragglc in, with ashamed faces
when they found they were among the vci,y first
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-09
ILLUSTRATED SUNDAY MAGAZINE.

DO you think it is perfectly safe to let Miss
Wood play Mrs. Robey tonight"
'Suie!' came the answer
But Il stranger To New York audicu, t."
he hazardcd.
Marcus shrugged his shoulders
IF YOU will tell what else there is To do
then speak up!' he cried. We may never get tho
house we've got tonight in The Ncndomc again
You're lisking the success OF your play by letting;
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-09

ard he brought her in his Office talk it over
OK tho first night Blandings newest and nfth
play, Rose Wood brought tho author before
the curtain for tho customary speech. The next
morning, the foremost critic i'll said that for
the first Time iiiandns had written Il play that
would succeed It's merits as Il play In
short it didn't Rose Wood to carry II To- sue
cess, like the others
She Ind Nn, th, l,.ld IN u
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-09

Why asked Eanding curtIy
because you have written a good play ana
you don't need me any longer. The papors all say
that. SO why shouldn't /? 1t Is true. Three Of
Your plays have been very bad. YOU know and
yet beoauS" am fad on Broadway. they have
made money. This play VIII bring YOU money in
spite Of mo. ana that is the true way to yet at :,
things value. 1t is Very good. have always liked
Hope the best of thein ALL" she added.
Il have cursed myself again and again for
having ever written that play" he cried. 1T
made all the trouble between us loved you So
love YOU now but Rose it was wicked hn%
to dol"
Il know what YOU think" she returned win
winuv smile. And because | do | am going
to tel YOU something. 1t was not l."
But | saw you lay something on the stairs
just before Ida came down" he casped
Sh" laughed. "a cigarette! had promised
you | wouldn't smoke again. if you remember, but
Miss Gillespie was afraid the cigarettes wo,d in
iurc her voice and had suggested that she try
the ones tho boys smoke think they call them
cinnamon cigarettes. had bought a pack OF
them. and showed her how use them and 7
had the end Of unlehtcd between nv lips
when came ont Of my room. Then I saw YOU i'm
the wings, and remembered my promise and So
when thought YOU weren't looking stopped
down and dropped it the stairs The stopper
from The scent bottle"
Rose" he cried. can you forgive mc?r
Aiter i've years?-i think can" she said.
She held ont her hand and rose slowly languidv
Good morning Tell Mr.. Marcus am determined
! Will so back to Hatlcsburg' Then she touch
cd the bcll for her maid
biandins stood there. with eyes closed and
hands cinched He loved her, he had always
loved her. But he had loved fairness-morc? No
No. not that only-What an idiot he had been.
how blind, how foolish
Rose saw him so. The curtains closed behind
him. and she made no sign. Outside in the hall
She heard the elevator doors come together as the
cage shot downward with him i'm it, She looked
around the empty room wildly Then with a cry
she ran to the telephone.
rs this The oifce?' she cried. "Ycs?-wcil
then. when Mr.. Banding steps from the elevator
ASK him TO come up TO Miss Moods apartment,
There is something she forgot 10 tell him"