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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-07-21
MEN WHO MAKE SAFES

A number of wears ago two
prospective safe breakers sue
ceeded in obtaining employment in
two different safe factories
worked over period of years in
the various departments, gained
all the information that they
desired and subsequently working
together, managed to battle the
safe makers by their skill in open
ing complicated safes in different
paris of the country.
The police were at loss to un.
dertand how the safe had been
opened and only upon the appre-
heniOn of the two men several Jobs
had not been "inside ones as was
originally suspected, but had
really been the work of two men
who had been initiated into the
mysteries of safecraft and had put
their knowledge to criminal use.
This put the safemakers on their
guard, and an exceedingly compli-
Gated system was Immediately put
into force. whereby not only was
the pedigree of every workman
looked into closely, hut the work
among the employee. was so
separated that no one man or to
men could gather enough informa.
tion about a safe to put il two
dangerous use afterward. Further.
more, when an employee is dis.
charged or when he voluntsrily
leatyes his position his actions are
watched. and, although safe com.
panies refuse to discuss thi,
particular point. IL is matter of
record that any former employee
of safe company who is possessed
Of intimate information regarding
the secrets of that companys safei
is kept under constant surveillance
-Harper's Weekly.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-07-21

however, and some of the larSe
trees especially those in exposed
places. branch near the earth.
The limbs reach an enormous size.
one. eight feet from the ground,
on the Grizzly Giant in the
MsriDosa grove having a diameter
of nearly seven feet. The best
known groves are the Calavcras,
South ParkTuolun ne, MarIrosa and
Fresno, ranging, from thirty
trees in the Tuolumne to 1900 in
the Calavcras. But along tho
Kings Kaweah and the Tule river
the groves become forests and the
big trees are distributed by
thousands over wide areas, il being
estimated that in the Giant Forest
alone there are over 5000 trees
with a diameter eGusling or ex.
ceeding fifteen feet each. The
best known of all the groves, how
ever. is the Mariposa, reached by
delightful daylight stage ride
from the Yosemite Valley. with
forests all he wav.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-07-21
He SHOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD

Ex. Governor Alva Adams was
the guest of honor at the recen Z
alfalfa banquet in Rifle, Colo.-
banquet says the Denver News
wherein appeared alfalfa biscuit,
(far better than mashed potatoes }
alfalfa-leaf spinach, alfalfa tea
and cider, alfalfa salad and alfalfa
too,hpicks.
alfalfa is delicious" said MIR.
Adams at the banquet's end as he
drew his napkin across his month.
I have eaten and drunk heartily
of it. ] can speak if il in terms
of the highest praise"
The people misjudpe alfalfa.
They misjudge it as the. billed
clothes story misjudges the civil
ization of the west.
According to this libelous
story Harvard professor visited
the west in geographical expedi-
tion. In Albertus he put up with
a rancher. The first night on the
ranch he slept in his clothes like
the rest of the boys out of polite
ness but the second night he COM
planned about this.
l can't stand it he said to the
rancher. |, don't seem to get my
rest. My boots especially incom-
mode me-"
$50 the hospitable rancher
stretched a cowskin across the
shack and that night the Harvard
professor slept in his long white
nightgown by himself.
"At daybreak the night foreman
came In while the professor was
still slumbering. The foreman
cast one glance and said to the
rancher:
Rather sudden, wasn't it?'
'What?' the rancher asked.
Why, the death of the prof.
lies not dead. said the
ranchcr. he's sleepin'.'
" 'TheL what in tarnation is he
wearin' them billed clothes for?
snored the foreman. Never saw
chap laid out in billed clothes
! afore' ceptin' he was dead.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-07-21
It KILLS THE
COMMON PASSENGER

In an editorial a leading scien-
tific paper in Its commentator of
steel railway cars in O, Grafton
points out a further fact which has
already heen frequently noted in
commna observation. That is the
fact that tha very security of the
steel car to those who ride in il is
an added danger TO those WHO are
in the wooden cars in the same
train. because in the case of a
head.on collision the momentum
of the train is expended in crush
ing the weakest elements of the
train.
To make up trains partly of steel
cars and partly of wooden cars is
therefore oEbirg Peter to pay
Paul. Instead of removing the
dagger it merely distributes it
unequaliy. And Peter is the poor
or econ, n iCal Traveller wfo rides
in the day coach. while Paul is the
more atiluent one who travels in
the paIlor or sleeping car at an
advanced rate of charge.
1t is plain that the wooden car
DnnSf np apt,rplr apJ H., Ill -...I
train must be the future mode of
railway travel. The steel car lasts
longer an C sts less for upkeep,
and its use would probably be an
economy instead of an additional
expense to the railroad CON-
panies. as it certainly is to life
and limb.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-07-21
LOST y DEAH VALLEY

Last Monday while d. Bulette
and Ed Bevis of Rhyolite were
enroute to the Keanc Wonder mine
by auto to convey Nick Kirchan
who had been injured at that
property to RhyoIite they picked
up man who has been lost in
wastes Of Death Valley.
The man had left Skidoo in an
effort to reach Rhyolite and
attempted to cross the desert that
has claimed so many victims and
which is so appropriately named.
The unfortunate man was delirious
and had it not been for the timely
discovery by DR.. Bulcttl and Mr..
Bevis his bo..es would b, bleaching
on that desolatc waste Of sand.
As it was the demcnted man had
taken pocket knife and lanced
the roof Of his mouth for the
relief that his own blood furnished
his parchcd throat. He was
brought into Rhyolite where il is
reported that he will recover
Bonanza.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-07-21
NEVER HAD ANY LUCK

81 never did have any luck no.
how walled an old man in a train.
1--WE been up to town to see my
sUn-iu-law- an get him to help me
hut he won't DO a thing. don't
know what I'm goin' to do for a
liviu'. A this comes from bein'
so foolish as to stick to one of
them oldcust0ms.
'liOw was that"
We'll. you see, some years ago
| was purity well off had two
shops an lot of stock. an money
in the bank. The chap what's
nov my son iE.law came along an
coUIted my dartor. He was as
poor as church mouse. an so !
opposed the match. But the old
woman was for il an had 20 give
in. "a | usually do. wasn't very
cheerful dunn the wcddin, an was
all the time thinkin' of the cheek
O that chap marryin' my darter
on SO a week. After il was all
oScc an they we're just about to
start they asked me to thro my
shoe after 'cm for luck. Well,
did. an that was the cause of all
the trouble. The young man has
had all the luck an is nov. worth
100000. while am poor as a
mouse. Yesterday I asked him to
lend me hundred for a little
while an re refused me point
blank. You see he hasn't forgot
ten the time threw the shoe after
him"
why should he be so angry
about that"
My foot was inside the shoe,
confuund the luck. "--Tit-Bits." "
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-07-21
RATTLE LOOSES
TO HANDY POKER

W1man's hereditary weapon
the household poker came to the
aid Of Mrs. r. l.. Morgan Of S67
East Elliott street yesterday
Afternoon in truly heroic style.
much to the injury of the outward
scenery Of tEo.foot rattlcsnake
whicn the hOusHeifc found cUiled
on her screen porch.
The snake which was possessed
Of ole rattle and a qucrulous dis
position gave the "back-away"
high sign as Mrs. Morgan stepped
on the porch. The distance to
safety was considerably more than
Mrs. Morgan felt she could make
in hop-step-and-jump speciality
act, and for the fraction Of a
second the situation presented
difficulties.
Her eyes fell on the familiar
weapon just at the psychological
moment. however. and before his
snakcship could remember the
tradition about women handed
down from his Garden Of Eden
ancestor he had been maulcd into
remarkably plastic pancake and
new delegate had arrived in
snake heaven. Goldfcld Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-07-21
COLOSSAL FIGURES

The dispatches relate that plans
are all compile tC for Standard Oil
to be so rcOrRanizcd as To conform
TO the late decision Of the Supreme
Court The assurance to the
public is that the securities Of the
company as resolved into the
separate organization will hG as
profitable as before the rcOrganiza.
tion an issue on which a Thoughtful
public never had any doubt.
In the present Standard Oil com
pany Of New Jersey there are
thirty.scvcn constituent orRaniza.
tions. Under the reorganization
there will doubtless We a Switching
of stock but these changes do not
mean any changes of control,
Thus. John y. Rockefeller who
owns 25 per cent Of Standard Oil
will receive % per cent Of the
stock of the reorganization.
Thirteen individuals and estates
owned n majority of the stock Of
the New Jersey company. At the
market value Of shares the hold
ings are:
John d. Rockefeller. $l61 ,O00,'
900; estate of Charles Pratt. $3d..
100000: e. w. Hardness, $27. 600.
600; Oliver II. Payne, SI6,OO0.0O0j
Henry II. Fiaglcr, $lg, 800, 900; II.
II. Rogers. SlO.5OO. 900: w L.
Harkncss S9.lOO.OOO: W. v
Harkness, $500. 900. estate Of II
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-07-21
At SO DEGREES BELOW ZERO

81 asked an Alaskan pioneer
who was crossing 90 his old home
in Sweden what happened when
the thermometer goes down to 60
and so degrees below zero" said
Marshall j. Taylor of Seattle
W ash. AT GO degrees below"
he said. the exposed ears, hands
or nose will freeze in going
quarter of a mile under ordinary
circumstances: but the children go
and come from school as usual
without suffering from the cold
provided their faces and hands are
protected.
They soon get used to it. But
caution must be used TO avoid
drawing the cold air into the lungs
and il is dangerous to breathe
through the mouth. More die
from pneumonia brought on by
freezing the lungs in that way
than from any other form of
exposure. Horses arc protected
by breathing hags. which extend
down from the nose of the animal
about eighteen inches and are open
at the bottom. The breath which
is exhaled warns the air in the
bag before it is inhaled and drawn
in to the lungs. And men wear n
'parky' or hcaddross which extends
over the face and affords similar
protection.
''In the Canadian Districts the
Northwest Mounted police
regulate the treatment Of horse:
on the freight wagons and stage
lines in a most humane manner. so
as to prevent them from suffering
| in this way" - Washington Herald
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-07-21
PECULIAR CASE
OF A PRISONER

About week ago Sheriff Regun
returned from San Quentin having
IN charge prisoner named Lane.
Lane originally escaped from the
penitentiary at this city and pro.
ceeded TO California where he
Immediately broke into and out of
Jail several time fefore he was
landed in the big prison for safe
keeping. Upon the completion of
his term at the California pen he
was returned to this instution to
finish an eight year sentence he
having only served three months
when he escaped
From the old statutes it appear :
that his sentence was running all
the time he was serving in San
Quntin. The laS has since been
amended. The question is will
Lane benefit under the old law
that sent him to prison in this
state. If he does benefit under
this ancient law he will only have
TO serve comparatively short
time. He has an attorney looking
into the matter.
On the other hand the author
o..
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-07-21
CRAzED MOTHER
GOES TO ASYLUM

A distressing scene was wit
messed this morning at the
Columbia depot of the T. & G.
railroad when Sheriff Ingalls,. John
Maguniston and Deputy Sheriff
Bogard att rmpted to put Mrs.
Maguniston aboard the train for
the journey to the state asylum for
the insane.
The unfortunate woman was
adjld2ed insane recently, prin-
ripally because of an obsession
that her child had been stolen from
her and IA changeiing substituted in
its place. She went to the depot
peaceably. but when the train was
reached battled desperately to pre-
vent the officers from putting her
aboard. 1t required the combined
efforts of her three escorts to place
her in the car.
The child. about twenty months
of age, has been provided with a
home by the Sister of Mercy at
their Goldfeld hospital, and will
be cared for there until large
enough TO attend some schou,.-
Goldield Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-07-21
MGIlL man NARROWLY
ESCAPES LIGHTNING BOLT

Herman Wise had very close
call from death on last Wednesday
evening when he narrowly escaped
helng struck by lightning. Mr..
Wise had returned from McGill
where he had been doing some
work for the past few days. H
reached East Ely on tHe $40
train, and was carrying $4,000 on
coin in sack on his shoulder and
had in an inner pocket $4,000 on
checks and currency. An
electric storm was raging and the
crowds on East Ely's Main street
had been attracted by the wonder.
ful effects, and watch the chain
lightning zig.zaggins through the
heavens. OF a sudden there was
startling blast ard the lights in
town were extinguished. Light
ming had struck a disused teIe-
phone pole short distance from
the depot, just after Mr.. Wise mad
passed by. He was staggered by
the shock, the sack of money fall
Ing 10 the ground. and he Just
saved himself from falling to the
sid, walk.
His first impression was that he
had been attacked. the purpose
being to rob him of the money he
was carrying to the Copper
National bank.
No one was anywhere in sight
and it finally dawned upon him
that he had been shocked by
lightning. Then people began
rushing into the street and he was
joined by a unmher of friends. He
said that he felt sting in the
back of the head as If he had been
struck by some blunh instrument
and apart from a little nervous
ness, he expressed no further
damage.
A strange coincidence in connec-
tion with the experience, was that
only the day before he had receive
a letter from his mother, narrat.
ing an encounter of his sister-in-
law and her mother a few days
before in Nebrasks. The ladies
were out driving when a storm
came up. The horse was struck
by lightning and instantly killed
and the occupants OF the buggy
thrown to the ground in an un-
condition. They re-
mained there for nearly an hour
whcr a searching party discovered
them. The shock confined them to
their beds for the next few days
but nothing serious devlloped.-
White Pine News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-07-21

II. Huston. $l7,7OO,OOO: William
Rockefeller, $7,6OO,OOO; L. H.
Servanace, 400. .OOO:.V. E. Macy
S4.750,c00 and estate of John
Huntington S4.2OO,OOO. The total
OF these thirteen holdings is s235,
100000. The figures of Standard
Oil are so huge that they confuse
the mind. They are stupendous.
They are beyond the dreams of
avarice.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-07-21
llJ[,K

Luck means just rising at six
o'clock in the morning;
Living on a dollar a day if you
earn two.
Winding your own business and
not mcddling with other peoples.
Luck means appointments you
have never failed 10 keep;
"rhe trains you have never
failed to catch.
Luck means trusting God
and yJur own resources. - Mahi n
Messenger.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-07-21

The sewerage proposition should
interest every citizen Of Elko and
every vote cast on the 2sth should
be- in favor Of issuing the bonds
necessary to sewer the town. Taxes
will be higher for a few years but
the benefit the people will receive
from sewer system will more
than Offset the increase in taxes.
Vote for the bonds.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-07-21
FOR
THE PHILIPPINES

Either give my country its
Independence or else cease cele-
brating the anniversary of the
declaration of independencev'
The echo of this challenge,
made ia New York on July Fourth
by Manuel l. Quezon resident
commissioner of the Philippine
islands. has been heard in Wash.
ington.
Several members of congress
who are in complete sympathy
with the movement on foot in the
Philippines for the Independence
of the islands, and which move.
ment is being so ably pushed in
this country by the brilliant young
Filipino Quezon have congratu-
lated the Philippine commissioner
and promised to do everything in
their power to bring about
Philippine Independence.
Early independence Of the
islands promises to be one of the
issues in the approaching presi-
dental campaign. President Taft
is not in favor Of a Philippine
republic within the time Of the
present generation, while Speaker
Champ Clark believes strongly iE
early independence.
How" demanded Quezon in his
New York speech. could any one
sustain that any country on the
face of the earth. no matter how
4ltruistic and noble It's notices
may be has the right to govern a
foreign people without their
consent, according to the princi-
Piles proclaimed in the declaration
nf independence?
The consent of the governed is
the base of all just government,
the declarations says. 1t is,
therefore, an utter contradiction
of the letter and spirit of the
declaration of independence to
impose by force a government
upon a people.
That the Filipions are not will.
ingly under your control is a
matter of history. In fact they
would not accept any foreign rule
if they could so help it. They
revolted against Spain and actually
won their independence.
They declared the independence
of the Philippines just as you
declared the independence of the
thirteen colonies.
They organized republican
government which formally refused
to accept the sovereignty of the
United States. and, supported by
all the people Of the whole archi-
pelago offered an armed resistance
to the eXten sion Of American con-
troll over the inlands Until the
Philippine troops were completely
annihiIated by the enormous
superiority of your army.
And today whenever a Filipino
is asked what does he want from
the United States he always says:
THE freedom of my country"
The island are a source of your
national military weakness" con-
tinued Mr.. Quczon. And they
are costing you, they have cost
hundreds of millions Of dollars and
their retention has not dropped
one single cent in the pockets of
the American people who are bear
ing the burden of this expense"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-02-09

weeks from now a gentleman will
move here from Mountain Park, Ok.
He said it hardly ever rained out
there.
There would be great deal of i'm
migration to this place if the South
ern roads would cut the rates.
We will have saw mill here soon
to work up 1906 feet of lumber
for us.
We are all we'll and hope you will
insert this in The Times so all can
read tive will thank you for it;
furthermore, as The Time of my pa
per has run out, l will send you an
other dollar for 1911, as you know
we could not get along without it.
We give our best respects to all.
Yours very truly,
JOHN p. BEST.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-02-09
Twelve Reasons Now.

Cole County ID ,mocrat
Twin girls arrived at the home OF
Secretary of State Roach on High
School hill Thursday morning. This
makes an even dozen, four sons and
eight daughters. The affable state
official was busy all day Thursday
receiving tie congratulations of his
many friends. When seen Thursday
afternoon Mr.. Roach stated that twin
No. sang low soprano while twin
No. 2 sang high soprano. The twins
and mother are doing very nicely.
Rep. Crank, Of johnson county in
troduced a resolution in the house
Thursday morning extending the con-
gratulations of that body to Mr.. Roach
with wishes that the twins would be
healthy, wealthy and wise.
Senator Alice introduced the fol-
lowing resolution in the Senate as a
result of the stork's visit;
"Whereas, the Honorable Cornell
ius Roach, known as the most rea-
sonable state official, is becoming UNI
reasonable in the reasoning process
and1is springing double-headers in
the middle of his official term and,
Whereas, by this system of arith-
metical progression, he is liable to be
in position at the expiration of his
term of office to demand that he be
crowned king and thereby set at
naught our highly cherished and be-
loved Democratic form of government
therefore, be it
Resolved, that the President of the
Senate appoint a committee to reason
with the Honorable Cornelius and if
possible, persuade him to cut out the
reasoning business before it is ever
lastingly too late and the Governors
Board of immigration be put out of
business.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-02-09

the culls, or old fowls for the table
during the early spring months, and
these, especially old tough fowls,
should be praised or boiled. For
this purpose, the bones should be
removed. To bone chicken, take
the fowl before removing the feet and
head; remove all pin feathers and
SINCE; draw the tendons from the
legs by making an incision just below
the knee joint, and with strong wire
or skewer draw the tendons out, one
at a time; then cut off the feet, and
lay the bird breast down; remove the
head and part of the neck, leaving the
skin of the neck as long as possible.
Take out the crop, and begin at the
neck portion to free the flesh from
the carcass, using small, very sharp
knife for this purpose. Scrape,
rather than cut and strip off the flesh
until the carcass is entirely detached
from the flesh. A little practice will
be required before it can be neatly
done. When during the operation
the legs are reached, dislocate the
first joints and remove the bones,
then pull out the carcass and put the
flesh in its original shape. 1t can
then be stuffed, if wished, or stewed
until tender, afterwards stuffing and
baking nicely in the oven. Or it may
be cooked by braising. Tough old
fowls, if properly cooked make most
appetizing meals.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-02-09
A Letter From Virginia.
Cumberland. c.. H., Virpini;

Cumberland, C. H., Virginia.
To The Butler Times:
We are always ready to read The
Times when it comes and read it with
pleasure. We receive it on Monday,
sometimes on Tuesday. The first
year it came on Saturday night. II
goes so slow on the Southern roads.
When we want something from Chi
ago it fakes three weeks before we
get it.
Well, it is very dry out here, but
we'don't suffer for stock water like
they do in Bates. | believe if it did
not rain for year or two we would
have water all the time. In two