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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-05-11
His Views Of FER souo,

A West Philadelphia woman heard
a knock at her door early today and on
opening the door she found a dusty
and unkempt tramp on the Doorstep.
VIII you please give mo somethin'
to eat?" asked the member of the
army of the unemployed.
The woman, who is kind.hearted
consented. and a moment later passed
out bowl OF soup. The tramp com.
menced to eat ravenously and, when
the woman stepped to the door a few
moments later the soup was gone.
how was it, she said, beaminR
on him in the altitude of one who is
conscious of having done a good deco.
and who Furthermore expects to be
praised for said good deed.
1T was all right, what there was OF
It," said the knight Of the road.
And wasn't there enough OF TT"
inquired the woman in an anxious
voice.
20, yes" said his trampship, there
was enough Of II, such as II was."--
Philadelphia Times.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-05-11
STUDYING THE ALFALFA WEEV|l

Another government expert has
come to Utah to fight the alfalfa
weevil. in the person of E. r.
kalmbach of Washington, D. c., of
the United States Biological Survey
who arrived in Salt Lake yesterday
from the east says the Herald
Republican.
He will study the natural
enemies of the alfalfa leaf weevil,
if any there be, and then tell the
farmers to encourage the breeding
of any birds, insect or rep tiles
that like alfalfa weevil as steady
diet. While the o Their experts are
studying ways to combat the weevil
by soil brushing, narrowing or
burning, by alfalfa weeyil parasites
and by raising weevil-proof lucern,
Mr.. Kalmbach will look up natural
enemies of the pest.
II am going out IN alfalfa
fields" said Mr.. Hanback, at the
Cullen yesterday, land shoot birds.
Then ! will open their stomachs
and see which ones are fondest of
alfalfa wcevil. may nave to kill
a few meadow larks to find out Il
the bird is the weevil's greatest
enemy. Whatever birds find
that eat weevil extensively, those
will be encouraged to breed and
multiply. If it happens to be
wrens that make diet of weevil,
farmers will be told to make
houses for the wrens. If the bird
that is fond Of weevil happens 10
be unprotected by game laws, we
will see that It 10 not shot in the
future II possible. In this way we
hope TO encourage multiplication of
the weevil's enemies 80 that the
pest can be eaten up as fast as
they hatch out"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-05-11
Niee,, Pumpkln Es,,lval.

The pumpkin festival ut Nice Is one
OF those world customs rescued by
popular sentiment from a gradual de.
cay that was fastening toward obliy.
Won. II Is celebration singularly
unique, in that the widest exuberancs
OF spirit glternates with serious relL
gious ceremonies, representations Of
art, and prosaic business dealings
celebration 80 quaint and so little like
the usual productions OF modern man.
kind that II leaves one with the I'm.
preston OF having Witnessed scene
idealized upon the stage rather than
an actual festival Of the present prac.
tical age. Yet the pumpkin custom
undoubtedly reflects the character and
individuality Of IT'S resuscitators, the
inhabitants of Nice, whose deep reli.
gious instincts, innate refinement Of
feeling and intense love Of the beauti.
tul we're the underlying forces which
prompted them to revive time-hon.
ored custom without the least trace
of vulgar advertisement or sordid ma
terIaIism 20 mar It's perfect harmony,
Wide World Magazine.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-05-11
4 DESERT GAS WELL !,

W. S. Pyle. Jim Smith. A. B.
Buckley. c. T. Lindner and Ernest
Hursh made the trip in the
Binckley-Hush auto to the Lindner
gas we'll on the east side Of the
Carson Sink distant about Is miles
from Fallon as the crow flies.
There the visitors found that Mr..
Lindner had developed what APP
pears to be carbon and not vege-
table gas flowing we'll, with &C.
companying exudations of sand
very similar if not identical with
the sand that always accompanies
presence of petroleum. A hole
several feet in diameter has been
covered with barrel. to which is
attached jet, which burns freely
and without intermission. The
light furnished is IF about SO
candle power. Those who visited
the gas we'll Sunday were so i'm
pressed that they freely discussed
their observations upon their
return with the result that several
automobile loads of Fallonites
made the trip to the we'll Monday.
The we'll is located three miles
from the waters edge of the sink
amid desert settings. 1t was dis
covered by Mr.. Lindner some years
back while he was on a prospecting
trip, and the surface hole was
deepened to a depth of about 80
feet by boring. 1t would seem
that the slight development would
warrant the organization of a COM
pany, which in turn could employ
a petroleum expert to pass upon
the advisabillity of boring to a
depth for oil. All analyses to
date tend to show that the gas
now being regularly emitted is
carbon and not a vegetable pro.
duct, which in itsel f is an en-
couraging feature Churchill
Standard.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-05-11
G. GOLD, The Tailor

Official Tax Notice For the Second
Installment of Taxes for the
Fiscal Year Of 1910.
Office of the County Treasure
and Ex-Officio Tax Receiver In and
for Elko County Nevada.
Elko, Nevada, May /. 1911
In compliance with the provi-
sions of An Act of the Legislature
of the State of Nevada. entitled
IAN Act to provide revenue for
the support of the government Of
the State of Nevada and to repeal
certain Acts relating thereto"
Approved March 23rd 1891, and
the Amendment thereto Approved
March 10th 1897, entitled can Act
allowing the payment of taxes In
equal Semi.Annual installments
and regulating the collection of
taxes on Personal Property"
Notice is hereby given, that all
amounts on the second installment
of taxes for the year 1910 are due
and payable in lawful money of
the United States of America at
my Office in the Town and County
Of Elko. State of Nevada. All
taxes remaining unpaid prior to
the first Monday. the 9th day, of
June will become delinquent and
ten per cent be added thereto to-
gether with Costs and penalties
according to law.
NH Miller.
County Treasurer And Ex-Officio
Tax Beceiver.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-05-11
Modern
Clean

Mrs. Ray has opened Hardness
ing, Shampooing, Massage and
Manicuring Parlors at Mrs. Camp
BELLS Millinery Store. City prices.
Seymour Jacobs Co. have been
appointed local agents for Singer
Sewing machine and will carry a
stock on hand.
If you want the best cleaning
and pressing in Nevada call up 1856.
the Commercial Tailors, we will
call for and deliver your work. "
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.
Lost-A pair of eye glasses. The
finder will confer favor on the
owner by leaving the glasses at
this office.
For Sale-A New Home sewing
machine. Inauire at this office"
Watch the Commercial Tsilors
window for Saturday specials.
Courthouse, Highschool, and
grammar School, souvenirs at
Wintermantel.s Jewlery Store. "
See DR.. Gilliland when needing
dental work. Office over drug
store.
For Sale:--A good upright
Mahogny case piano slightly used
for $195 II taken soon. Address
Box 268. Reno, NeYada'
Thompson & Smiley have given
up the Nevada Feed Stable and are
now doing business at the Elephant
Livery Stable. where they arc pre-.
pared to care for all their old Gus.
toners. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-05-11
Whon TO GO Home.

When tired out go home. when you
want consolation go home. When
you want to show others that you
have reformed go home I'd let your
family get acquainted with the fact.
When yon want 70 show yourself at
your best go home and do the act
there. When you feel like being ex.
ira liberal go home and practice on
your wife and children flrst. When
you want to shine with unusual bril-.
nancy go home and light uD the whole
nouschold.--Good housekeeping Mag.
azlne.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-05-11
WARMING

The person or persons VINO max g
a target of the galvanized Water
Guage the Water Company's Reser-
voir are hereby warned to stop it
or they will be arrested ann prose-
cuted to the full extent Of the law.
j. D. McFarlane
Superintendent.
Elko. Nevada, May 2, 1911.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-05-11
Reason for savsae Custom.

There is worldwide custom
among savages and barbarians OF
buryins foo. and weapons with fhe
body OF a dead warrior sacrificing
STOCK at the grave OF the pastoral
chief ond brrying seeds OF grain with
the asricnlturist. More than that, the
dead chief must have attendants to
provide for HIS wants in the new
world; hence the horrible practice OF
sacrificing human victims at bis bier.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-05-11
TO THE PUBLIC

Having purchased M. E. Reed
draying business, ! am prepared to
do all work in that line on short
notice. As intend to conduct the
business in a manner to win the
confdenceSof the public, | respect-
fully solicit share of the public
patronage.
WIN. Harrah
Elko, Nevada, April IL, 1911.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-05-11
IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS

here are . few extracts from q
new book. "The Good Old Days.
by Charles w. Bell. which is
announced for next month:
How would you like to return to
"The Good Old Day" before the
bill collector wss turned loose
upon an innocent unsuspecting and
unpr detected public?
Before a preson knew that he
had concealed within his anatomy
that dreadful and worthless pie e
of machinery known as the veri-
form appendix?
When every doctor had his
saddle bags with him, and, no
matter what allied YOU. gave you
calomel and quinine?
Before we were informed that
countless death-dealing microbes
Turk in everything, from loves
first honeyed kiss to a hunk of
LimburEer cheese?
When an invitation to a wedding
didn't have to be responded to
with SIT cut glass punch bowl
or $23 chatting dish?
When girl could make up her
bed and sweep up her room with
out having nervous prostration?
When a boy could split little
kindling and carry in an armful of
wood without having a pain in his
side or the headache.
In the good old days if you had
a pinscratch or a sore toe it was
not deemed essential to send for
three doctors and two trained
nurses and sterilize everything on
the place, from the baby's rattle
to the bathroom outfit.
In the good old days girls wore
sunbonnets that were as sweet and
simple as they were inexpensive.
| can explain the mysteries of the
Aurora Borealis; | can compute
the return Of Halley's comet and
expain the gymnastic stunts per-
formed by its evanescent tail, but
l cannot tell you why a young
women. married or single, or even
woman whose age is enshrouded
in halo of mystrey, will CAD
about the streets. take horseback or
auto ride In all sorts of weather
with nothing on her head but q
collection of store hair; while that
same maiden or matron will attend
church wearing a hat so large that
full-grown man has to stand on
the back Of the bench to see the
preacher. Neither can ! explain
why she will appear on the street
with her sleeves rolled above the
elbows rs If she had just been
washing dishes and forget to roll
them down. while the same day
she will s;send a pink tea, nobody
present but women with gloves on
as long as a parasol handle.
In the good old days mother
made cherry preserves, peach
preserves. pear preserves, ounce
preserves, plum butter, apple
butter. peach marmalade, black
berry jam, raspberry jam, nine
kinds Of jelly and seven varieties of
sweet pickles. sour pickles and
catsup. Nowadays loving wife
hurries home from the whist club
and sets before her hungry
husband an attractive layout COLI
sisting of bakers bread, canned
salmon, factory-made pie and
some sliced bananas or dried
VxS,,naa
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-05-11
NOTICE TO PUBLIC

Make Your
HOMESTEAD, DESERT LAND
and other public land entries for
EIko County with
E. P. CARVILLE.
u. S. COMMISSIONER,
Elko Nevada.
Appointed April 7th, 1911. Am
now equipped with seal and proper
blank forms, and special izing ON
this kind of work. Can ALTO look
after your water rights.
z. p. Carville.
u. S. Commissioner, Attorney
and Councillor at Law, Notary
Public
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-05-11
SAD RErRospscTIoN.

used to know a married man
Who toilod rom morn TO night,
And looked Just like an also-run.
a poor. down-trodden wight
lie piaved and shaved and all no got
He gave unto his wife.
Who still complained sbout her lot
And led him such n life,
IL seemed 10 him a thousand year,,
thousand and day.
sinc9 he made love to pretty dears
And threw his coin away.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-05-11
]. D. MARINER MUSIC HOUSE

The oldest in the state, sells for
the factories only. No jobbers,
no agents. Can save you money
on your piano purchase. Mehlin
& Sons, Steinway & Sons, Henry
F. Miller, Charles M. Stieff.
Lauter Vase, Cable & Sons, and
Standard Electric. Write for
catalogue and prices.
1873 N. Virginia Street. Reno,
Nevada.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-05-11
SALMAGUNDI

partly furnished. Inquire at this
office.
Mr.. Overman is reported about
the same today.
Sheriff Harris is busy rustling
up jurors and witnesses for the
term of court, beginning the 23d.
]. d. Mariner and W. M.
Phillips, who is one of the finest
piano tuner that ever came to our
state. late from Paut G. Mehlin G.
Sons factory of New Yofk, are in
town.
The regular meeting of the
Parents and Teachers cooperative
association will be held at the
grammar school tomorrow, Friday,
May, II, at o'clock. Subject for
discussion Problems Of girl
hood" Everyone cordially in
Vlted.
Judge Klatte had Ben Gordon
before him this forenoon on the
charge of peddling without a
license. 1t cost Ben $40 to settle
the matter to the satisfaction of
the court. Three vags were also
before the judge. but they were
given chance to get out of town.
The attention of the business
men of Elko county is called to the
notice of DR.. Stuhbs in regard to
the law concerning weights and
measures. He wants the name and
address Of every business man in
the state so that copies of the law
and other information can be sent
to them. Read the notice and sent
in your name.
j. B. Gramm. highly respe ctcd
citizen and a pioneer of Humboldt
county. comitted suicide in Winnie
m lcca Tuesday morning by shoot
ing himself in the head. He was
native of Lancaster Pennsylvania.
aged Sd years. He suffered greatly
with rheumatism and often said
that he had lived long enough
and sometimes spoke Of sui tide as
the only means Of Kidding himself
Of his troubles.
The old Comstock gives every
Indication of coming back" as q
bullion producer. The develop
,ments in the Mexican give rich
promise of another big bonanza.
A Comstock boom would bring
thousand of people to the state and
benefit every section. The world
knows what the Comstock has done
and boom there based on a
bonanza would bring people from
every pat Of the world to
Nevada. Its glorious past seems
in fair way to give place to a
glorious future.
Judge Taber has procured Judge
Orr or Judge Moran Of Reno to
hear the arguments tomorrow to
quash the indictment against A.
Primeaux, Roy Primeaux and Sam
Bachman. He received a telegram
from Judge Orr that either he or
Judge Moran would be here in
the morning.
George Anderson and Miss
Dorothy Patterson left for Reno
this afternoon to take part in the
defamation contest. Miss Patter-
son will recite How the La Rue
Stakes Were Lost" and George
Anderson will do his best with
Exempt Gratia." We hope these
young people will bring back
honors for their school. We KIN w
they will do their best.
SAD RETRospEcTIoN.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-05-11
MODIFIED ANGUISH

Two women. evidently Of rural
origin, recently entered a millinery
establishment in Chicago, and the
elder Of the two rave this novel
order to the sales woman:
II want mourning hat, as l
am in mourning. But my
daughter here. waving her hand
in the direction of her companion,
"is wilder Of two years stand
ing. and she is in light distress.
You might show her q hat with
some red feathers on it."
We rustled considerably for
news this afternoon, but the only
startling thing we saw was Joe
Taber at work.
The attention of those who are
taking up land under The home
stead and desert laws is directed
to E. P. Carville's notice in this
issue. He is a United States COM
missioner and is making speciality
of this business. See him about
your land matters.
Don't understand the initiative
referendum and recall? Let the
Herington Sun explain them to
you: "Mr. Man goes home and
announces that he is going down
town after supper to meet a man.
That's the iniative. The lady of
the house says: Are You? in that
ascending vioce which seems to
walk over the top of her nerves.
That's the referendum. Then Mr..
Man sits down and reads his
paper. That's tie recall.
The incorporation matter seems
to be long way from settlement.
Judge Taber heard evidence this
morning on the accuracy Of the
map of the town filed with the
petition. More evidence on this
point will be taken in the near
future.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-05-11
Curious surnames.

In India such surnames as these
are frequent. Tilak 9 caste mark on
the forefead). Plyari tbeloved). Chi
Kouri (si& little shells). Tonga IA
cIove). Kbarg (sword). Bali tstrong).
Phul (nowerJ. Bahadur (braye).
There sometimes they give their chill
dren bad names, so that evil spirits
will pass them by and not harm them,
thinking they are worthless.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-05-11
slyer Drops From Llnh.

The Austrian River Polk drops into
big hole and disappears entirely in.
TO the interior of the earth.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-05-11
Ng.

1t is not the clothes that makes the
man.
But fin" tailor made suit from G..
Goldshelps TO make him.
Call and see my new line ofimported
wooleils.
All my work IL done right here on
the premises. Fit, style and workman,
ship guaranteed.
we also do cleaning, pressing and re
pairing.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-05-11

Mrs. Ray has opened Hairdress.
ing. Shampooing, Massage and
Manicuring Parlors at Mrs. Camp
BELLS Millinery Store. City prices.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-22
Local Laconics.

George B. Saunders of Woonsocket is visiting relatives in Westerly.
 William Snyder and family are spending a week at Plea sant View.
 The circus has come and gone, an1 not a single arrest. even for intoxica- tion. ~"~
 Helen NJ. Tuite has returned home after spending three weeks visiting rel atives in Somerville, N. J.
 Alice A. BIiven has sold to MT. and Mrs. Henry T. Bromley the George H. Bliver property in Oak street.
 There will probably be no authorized inspector of plumbing in Westerly un til a regular system of sewerage is adopted.
 In the Rhode Island Connecticut baseball league today (Saturday) Mys- tic plays at Westerly and Pawcatuck at Stonington.
 Aside from the reading of the docket and the continuation of cases, there was nothing doing at Fridays session of the Third district court.
 There are a few old time copperheads in Westerly, and two of them talked the old situation over in connection with the 50th anniversary of the battle of Bull Run Friday.
 Up to the present time the local la bor organizations have made no ar engagements TOT the Specldl ODSeINdHce of Labor cay. The Westerly Yacht club is planning for sailboat and motor boat races in the afternoon.
 Irish day was observed Thursday in Providence and at Rocky Point under the auspices of the Clan Ma Gael, in which the societies of Rhode Island participated. Among the aids appoint ed by the grand marshal were Dr. M. H. Scanlon, Judge John w. Sweeney. John J. Dunn and Daniel Murray of Westerly
Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-22

The improvements made to the ir. terior of Christ Episcopal church edi. flee at the expense of Mrs. William Hoxsey as memorial to her husband, who was for years a warden of the church and senior warden at the time of his death have been com pleted. The church will be opened for service Sun day at 10.30 in the morning with Spe- cial musical selection for the organ and vested choir under the direction of Rowland w. Durham, organist.
 The order of service follows:
 Organ prelude. Festival March, Best Processional Hymn 299, Haydn Venite GosS Te Deum Laudamus in C., West Benedictus. Arnold Introit Anthem, My God. I Thank
 Thee, Barnby kyrie, Flvery Gloria Tibi, Dykes Hymn 4S3, Smart Offertory Anthem. With Glory
 Clad, Wagner Recessional, Hymn 491, Wesley Postlude. Allegro, Smart
 The sermon will be by Rev. Samual Daxis Mcconnell, D. D., D. c. L., a Watch Hill cottager, whose winter home is in Easton, Md. He is author of the History of the American Epis- copal Church and other works of a re- liz ous nature, and foremost repre- sentative or the cnurcn, aitnOuSn nOt engaged in pastoral work for several years. Dr. Mcconnell preached the sermon at the dedication of Christ church IT years ago.
 The pews and entire woodwork of the church has been refinished / n golden oak and the prevailing shade ot the side walls is a creamy dark green, while the chancel is refinished in O q gold Besides the painting and decora- ton. a rood screen has been placed over the entrance to the chancel. and the entire interior of the church has a decidedly improved change in appear ance. Rev. William F. Williams, rector of the church has arranged for a proper observance of the event. Rev. MT. Williams invited Rt. Rev. Bishop Perry to be present. but other engage ments prevented acceptance.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-22
REMODELED WESTERLY CHURCH
To be Opened Sunday-Christ Episcopal Edfce Beauti fully Redecorated-Strict Enforcement of New Traf fife Ordnance-No After-Effect of Circus-Todays Ball Games.

highest density. 9s69 persons per square mile. Washington county, which includes Westerly, with 76.7 per. sons per square mile, has the lowest density.
 The new traffic ordinance of the town of Westerly is being energeticasy enforced. All vehicles are driven to the right of the center of the street and when at standstiil are headed to the right. The police officers have been kept busy teaching drivers the points in the ordinance and then leav- ing a card copy of the ordinance with. the drivers for perusal, and in addition have posted copies of the ordinance printed in small type in the civic cen ter of Westerly. These notices are posted on the poles owned by the troi- ley road, and perhaps with permission, but they are more of public d1shg- urement than a public warning and would not be tolerated in many towns in New England.
 There are men doing business in Dixon square and vicinity who are op- civic center and who were surprised 10 learn that there was no ordinance to the contrary. They go so far as to declare that if these posted notices are the preventive of violation of the traf- fc ordinance that medicine is prefer able to the cure The notices are post ed upon the poles and are destined to become a permanent fixture. It has been suggested that an ordinance be passed making it a misdemeanor to post notices on trees or on trolley, tel egraph or telephone poles within the section covered by the traffic ordi-