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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-08-04
LAID TO REST

The funeral Of the late Joel s.
Gardner took place from the
Knights of Pythias Hall at 10
o'clock this forenoon. The
services were conducted By the
! odge of which Mr.. Gardner was
ar honored member and cons listed
Of a prayer by Rev. George H.
Greenfield. a solo and hymns by
the choir and the funeral ceremony
of the Order.
At the conclusion of the services
at the Fell. tie rtnains were
escorted to the Pythian cemetery
by the Knights and followed by
the relatives. a delegation of
Pythian Sisters and a large
number of sympathizing friends
of the family.
At the cemetery the burial
service of the Order was per
formed and all that is mortal of
one Of Elko's best citizens was
laid iway in eternal sleep.
A wealth of. beautiful flowers
mutely testified to the esteem and
love of the family and friends.
When the grave closed over the
remains of Mr.. joel S. Gardner.
it hid from mortal sight one who
has lived uprightly and justly
among us for many years and one
who will be missed as the ears go
by.
Now that his mortal part
peacefully sleeps on the hillside,
may his ~sririt, freed from the toll
and struggles of this life, find
everlasting rest in the shade of the
treas that skirt the river of
eternal life.
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petition for Communication of
sentence 10 life imprisonme mt.
His ATTORNEYS asked for the COM
mutation of sentence on The
ground that Casey was stupidity
drunk at the time he committed
the murder ard Was therefore
irresponsible.
On August 10th, 1909, Casey
deli crate shot and killed Mrs.
Heslip, the wife of a mining
engineer, who was sitting On hcI
door step takirQ 10 arotisr lady.
He also shot the other LADY but
she rec overed. The brutal ur6e1
of his wife so proved on the mind
If NJ. HiIli3 that III committed
suicide and was buried with her.
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STREET FAIR

The street fair and carnival
under the auspices of the business
men will be given in Elko COM
mencing Wednesday August 9th
and continuing five days. One of
the features will be a free exhibit
ton every evening when the great
L.abard will leap the gap. This
exhibition and all the shows will
be given on Commercial street.
There will be four seperate shows
including Devine brothers. glass
palace where exhibitions of glass
blowing and spinning will be
seen; Nettie the largest girl on
earth; largo and Anna, the largest
live serpdnts H. America, and La
Belle Rouge, the show beautiful.
in W ich the dancing girls will be
seen.
This company comes well
ended by press and public.
All the attractions are merit
orious, refined, moral and worthy
Of patronage. Fifteen tents will
be used in all. Four shows and
ten concessions, including that
funny African dip. On Saturday
night there will be a confetti
battle. Five days of harmless
fun for all.
The business men of Elko have
contributed to a fund to support
the free attractions which will be
given daily. The shows and
carnival are at Winnemucca this
week.
See adj for further particulars.
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S26,s95.g. This includes So
324.7l. surplus funds in Eewey.
Fort Halleck. Hoiborn and Hunt
ington school districts which have
reverted to the county school fund.
Last week the Goldfeld Consoli-
dated Mines company shipped
eleven bars of gold bullion, weigh
ing Ills pounds and valued at
1888. 100. 1t was the largest
average lot of bars ever sent out
by the company, the largest having
a value of $3l. 300 and the smallest
Sl9.SOO. The bullion was shipped
to San Francisco under a double
guard by the express company.
During the rain storm of Friday
Afternoon. ghtning struck the
school house at Empire and did
considerable damage. The flag
pole on the build ng was shattered
int ribbons and the roof Of the
building considerably damaged.
The plaster was knocked from the
walls on the int Tor Of the build
ing and the floor scorched in many
pl ces. Carson News.
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HIGHGRlDER DENIED
NEW TRIAL

The Supreme Court yesterday
handed down a derisiCn in llt
case of M. G. Smith, who was
asking for a new trial for the
crime of high8rading for which he
is serging a term of three years
The crime was committed in
Goldhe Id ard was the robbery of
the Consolidated Mill. The Judge
ment Of the l,wor cCurt was
affirmed and Smith will have to
serve his time. The opinion. as
by Chief Justice Sweeney, concur
red in by Justice Talbot, Jrstir &c
NorsrosS filed a dissenting opinion.
Carson News.
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west quarter of the Northeast
quarter IN. w. II of the IN Ell
the Northwest quarter IN. w. ~
and the Northwest quarter of the
Southwest quarter IN. w. I of S.
w. II of Section Twenty-Five
(29); the Northeast quarter of
the Northeast quarter IN. Ell of
n. E.) ard South half of the
No tn ast q Iarter (S.3 Of N. Ell
and the Northeast quarter of the
South east quarter IN. E. I of
S. E. II of Section Thirty 1907. all
in Township Thirty-four (34)
North. Range Fifty Five (55) East
M. D. B. & M. and all water.
water rights, dams and bitches
upon or appurtenant to said
premises. or new or heretofore
used upon the same. or in conec-
ton Herewith. subject neverthe-
less to that certain deed heretofore
executed to the Western Pacific
Railway Company. in which a
right of way was decided said Rail-
way Company over the Southeast
quarter of the Southeast quarter
Is. Ell Of s. E.t) of Section
Twenty (20) and the Northwest
quarter of the Nor th-east quarter
IN. WA of N. E. II and the
Southeast quarter of the North
west quarter Is f / of N WI and
North west quarter & the South
west quarter IN. W. / & S. WIZ
of Section Twenty-nine (29,) all in
Township Thirty-four (34) North,
Range Fifty-five (55) East, M. D.
3. & M. which said right of way
is especially excepted fitm this
sale.
Notice is hereby given that on
Saturday, the second day of
September, A. d. 1911, at IL
o'clock Noon, of that day. in front
of the Cot ri House of the County
of Elko, State of Nevada, / will in
obedience to said Order of Sale
and Decree of Foreclosure sell the
above described pr operty or so
much thereof as may be nece ssary
to satisfy the plaintiffs judgement
with interest thereon and costs, to
the highest and best bidder, for
cash in gold coin Of the United
States of America.
Dated this the 4th Day of
August 1911.
j. G.. Harris
Sheriff of Elko County.
State of Nevada.
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Salmagund
FROM DAILY

The Jarbidge party is scheduled
to leave town tomorrow morning.
Charley Lewis. tn. Jarbidge
road builder, came down IN No. 5
this Afternoon.
The good citizenship of Elko
county should stand solidly behind
Sheriff Harris and District At
tOrney Dysart in their efforts to
enforce the anti-gambling law.
The fire that destroyed James
Cranes barn yesterday morning
is said to have been caused by two
small boys who set the hey on fire.
Small boys and matches make a
bad combination.
Thirteen automobiles carrying
forty men, women and children
from Philadelphia and New York
arrived from the east last night
and left this forenoon for Reno by
way Of Eureka. They ere a
month in reaching here.
WhicH is better for Elko: To
have the name of enfor cling the
law or to be known from ocean to
pecan as permitting gambling
games in violation If Law to fleece
unvary tourists and laboring men.
The light Is breaking for better
times for the common people.
The rule Of the money power is
broken in the senate and the future
is fun cf premise. Through a coal
ition Of democrats and insurgcnt
republicans the backbone of tariff
greed has been broken. All honor
to LaFollettc and his ]insurgent as
sOciates.
Montrosc X. Newman, expert
on sanitation viewed the condition
Of our public holdings. He was
especially pleased with the showing
made at the Orphans Home and
stated that it was one Of the finest
institutions that it had ever been
his pleasure TO visit. The santa
ipn was perfect and he was
f~avorabIy impressed with the
Engagement Carson City News.
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j. G. Harris
Sheriff of Elko County.
State of Nevada.

The senate has passed the bill
reapportioning the members of
congress under the new ensus
Under the new law there will be
435 members of the next house il
New Mexico and Arizona are
admitted by the present con-
gress. If they should not be
admitted. the next house will have
4S3 members.
The bill is SO drawn that no sta,e
will lose in representation, but in
some cases there will be a decided
increase.
New York heads the list with an
increase Of six members; Pennsyl-
vania. Missouri. California and
Oklahoma, three each; Illinois,
Massachusetts,. New Jersey, Texa as
and Washington two each, and
Alabama. Colorado, Florida,
Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Miehi.
gan. Minnesota. Montana, North
Dakota, Ohio. Oregon, Rhode
Island, South Dakota, Utah and
West Virginia. one each.
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Salmagund
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY

Mr.. Bradley is reported better
today.
There are eighteen prisoners in
jail, all serving sentences.
Marsh Stottler passed a fairly
comfortable night and is resting
very well today.
Mrs. J.. r. Wright and Miss
Jessie Harris left last night for
San Francisco.
Mrs J.. r. Plunkett left this
afternoon for Santa Clara, Cali.
fornia, where she will spend q
month Cr so.
DR.. Ely will leave Elko the first
of September for St. Anthony,
Idaho. Were he will resume his
practice. See his notice elsewher G.
Mr.. Gardeners funeral will take
place from Knights of Pythias Hall
tomorrow for enoon at 10 o'clock.
Friends and acquaintance are
respectfully requested to attend.
A spark from passing engine
set some rubbish on fire, near the
Western Pacific coal chute about
5 o'clock last evening. II was
extinguishcd before any damage
was done.
A good cook and a dishwssher
can find a good job by calling al
this office. See Wanted" for
futhcr particulars.
r c Appeal says that only 81,
ballots were found in Jarbidg,
precinct that we're marked will
n Nencil. Carlin was the mex.
rccincl 10 be counted.
Elko wilt have a street fair inC
carnival, beginning August 8 |
end closing August 18th. Their,
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Salmagund
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY

Mr.. Bradley is reported as
better this afte. noon.
Marsh Sto tier is reported
better today.
lns A~ccaltioa Of all Knights of
Pythias is called to a notice of a
special meeting elsewhere.
Montana broke her former
records of coal production in 1910,
according to the United States
Geological survey. The coal
mined amounted to 1920 $40
short tons, with a SPOT cash value
of SIS. 1929 22.
What right have men from
other states to come here for the
deliberate purpose of violating
the anti-gambliDg law? When
such men are caught. they should
receive no mercy.
In the u. S. District Court
yesterday judgement WAS given
against the Western Pacific rail-
road OF a charge of failure to
comply with the Safety Appliance
act. A decree was also secured
by the government against Austin
Gilruth of Elko county on a charge
ofunlawfully fencing in govern
mentproperty-Car son New.
Prof, Dinsmore, who last Wed.
nesday took samples of the water
furnished the people of Elko. has
made a report to Superintendent
McFarlane. IN which he says the
water is in frst-class condition
and a great improvement over last
year. He finds the water all right
for all domestic purposes.
The automobile party that ar
rived here last Friday reached
Reno Monday evening. The
Journal says the party was reluctant
to shed any light on the identity of
those who were caug It by Sheriff
Harris in the raid of the Com
mercal hotel gambling game, but
declared that they considered the
raid a frame.up They may think
differently before the matter is
settled.
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will be FIVE day. and nights of fun.
See the bills. More tomorrow.


red Drown came in today from
the northern part of the c unity,
where he interviewed the tax
payers and assessed their property.
TIL S offire is low wIrkirg on
he e 1911 list of taxpayers. 1t is
quite a job. but we hope to have
il out in a few days after the roll
closes.
The Public Service Commission
of Nevada will in,e.tif,u II,
Austin City Water company, the
hearing TO be had in Austin on
August II. Judge Bartine, chair
man of the board will preside at
the trial with his associate member
j. II. Shaugnessy. They will bring
a stercgreI fer to rport the
proceedings. The matter will be
presented to Tire cen n issiop by
District Attorney d. f.. Pate
Austin Reveille.
The fire loss in America
amounts to about $500 a minute.
1t redch"s $1,000. 900 a year in
Chicago alone The greater
p rtion of this loss is due to
incendiarism. and it is now
alleged that a ire6ug" trust
exists throughout the country, it
being of gigantic proportions and
is spreading So that every section
is endangered.
Governor Oddie is blowing about
what Nevada is going to do at the
Panama-Pacic exposition. He says
the state will be fittinely repre-
sented. Are we to infer that
the governor thinks he is the
whole thing? How the deuce is
he going to fulfill his promise with
out the legislative department,
and if it should happen to be
Democratic as it inevitably will
be. how is he going to caiole those
who he mas antagonized into doing
his bidding. Looks to this paper
as though this is another Oddie
promise. Churchill Standard.
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girth 81 inches; half of the four
inches firm the lighting end to the
band very fine and tapering: but
massive for a good grip Of the
jaws: surface of the whole as shiny
as a chocolate colored billiard
ball: weight one ounce; grown for
him on a specially reserved field
near Havana, made for him by
specially selected workers; shaped
for him on a special model: price
S1.5O each smoke. j. Z. said to
have sworn off smoking more than
one pound a day.-New York
Press.
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Salmagund
FROM MONDAYS DAILY

Sheriff Harris left for Jarbidge
yesterday.
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g., C,..,, ,,r ri.,h,
Tpouyb Mr.. Gardner seems TO
he abnut the same today. Ic is
v..ry feeble and gradually grows
Hcakcr.
III Nj.
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ings this forenoon and this after
nom they left for Bullion where
they will spend the summer.
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The plea that the automobiles
who were caught < milling Friday
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At Sparks Friday the body OF an
unknown mar was found in Il ditch
at Cond cto s lie ghts. Inc man
was unknown but was believed Ia
he a 'hophcad'' wh' had ur'h
around the place for several days
Two more carloads OF furniture
for the courthouse arrived today
From present ih"dicat'onS' INC
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employees of the Capitol. This
saves the government about $780,
900. That is genuine economy
brought about by the democratic
house.
The indications are good that a
compromise bill reducing the
duties on the wooden schedule will
pass both houses of congress and
placed before the president in q
few days. The latest dispatches
says that the standratters are
afraid the bill will be passed over
the presidents head should he veto
it Verify, the G. o. p. has u
rocky road TO travel.
William j. Bryan has stirred up
o snakes than he can kill by his
unwarranted criticism of Con.
gresham Underwood. chairman of
the ways and means committee and
dem rcratic leader. Bryan accused
Underwood Of delaying the revi-
sion of the iron and steel schedule
of the tariff law because Under
wood own stock in an indepen-
dent Steel concern. Under wood
mas no difficulty in proving the
charges without foundation.
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~Salmagundi
FROM FRIDAYS DAILY

J. w. Puett, the busy Carlinite,
is in town.
For Sale A New Home sewing
machine. Inquire at this office. .
Watch the Commercial Tailors
window for Saturday specials.
X. f. Keyser. Carlin's postmas-
ter. attended Mr.. Gardeners fun
eral this forenonoon.
We are glad to learn that Marsh
Stottler is resting nicely today and
that his condition is improved.
Everybody will be pleased to
learn that Mr.. Bradley is i'm
proving.
Dean Harrison, JeweIer and
optician. has moved one door
east of the drugstore, where he
will be glad to see all wanting
work in his line.
Three carloads of cantaloupes
r shipped daily from the Moapa
ValleS in Clark County. The price
that they are sold at nets the
growers about 1925 per crate.
which is considered "a good price.
Crason City correspondence in
the Gnldfeld Tribune says that the
recount of ballots in the contested
eases il most satisfactory as both
Sp ringmeyer and Baker claim to
have made gains. Nothing like
having everyone satisfied in their
own minds.
The Journal says that it is now
expected that another twist will
be taken in Eureka County Bank
matters on the 18th of August.
The habeas corpus cases will come
befnre the supreme court on that
date.
Last evening an old woman
with a crutch was begging around
town. When last seen by the
writer, she was so drunk that she
could scarcely walk. Officer
Cotant locked her up AID this
forenoon Judge Klatte gave her
time to get out OF town.
John Hays Hammond IL the
people of the county that he had a
fine seat at the Coronation Abbey,
Mr.. Average Citizen will probably
reply that he was not looking for
any information alon & that line
and does not care a whoop whether
he camped on the steeple o.,
sprawled on the floor Milwaukee
Journal
Upsetting the practice of more
THAI thirty years the house and
senate conferees yesterday agreed
to eliminate an appropriation OF
an extra months salary to al
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WANTED

A first class cock-white or Jap.
Wages $50 per month; board, wash
and room free. Must be a good
pasty cook and good all around
cook.
Also a dishwasher al $50 per
month; board wash and room free.
Inquire at this Office.
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Salmagund
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY

jim Burke came in from Bullion
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Riysby.
of Ely, arrived yesterday on a visit
to relatives.
Mrs. Thos. Hunter returned
yesterday from her California
visit.
Dick O'Neil came from Wells
this afternoon. He reports plenty
Of sunshine up the river.
County School Supt. Anderson
and fmily returned TO their home
here last night from a trip to the
country.
Marsh Stottler was taken to
the Boiling hospital this afternoon.
His condition is about the same as
yesterday.
Mr.. Bradley had Il severe attack
of heart trouble last night and for
a time it was thOuht he would not
live. lie rallied, however. and
" as much better this afternoon.
Everybody hopes to see him around
again.
Judge Brown is here trying the
case of John Jasper against j. l..
Wines. Last March Wines jumped
some Of Jasper's land and the suit
is to recover possession. Williams
& Dysart appear for the de-
PENDANT.
Col. +. c. Hyman celebrated his
Slst birthday Sunday. While the
Col. is not so rugged and strong
sa he vas fifty years ago. he
seems good TO celebrate several
more birthdays before he joins the
great minority. The Independent
no cs he may pass the hundred
milestone.
The ice house at the Elko hotel
caught fire about II o'clock this
forenoon from the sparks of a
passing enigne on the Western
Pacific. The alarm was sounded,
but tn" quick work of those
around the hotel soon put the fire
out. before much damage was
done.
A Methodist Bishops wife
addressed a meeting of slum
housewives on their duties. The
address made the home life seen
very ideal. One housewife present
however. said the Bishops wife
didn't go far enough to help her.
Said she: She's all right as far as
she goes, hut what | want to ask
her is this: What does she do
when her old Bishop comes in on
pay night with his envelope empty
and n fghtin' jag on"
The Gazette says that a force of
government surveyors arc survey
ing the Pyramid Lake lEdian
reservation for the purpose of
throwing it open for settlement.
The rcservati NJ is so miles from
north to south and is about 20
miles in width containing approx.
matcy 500 square miles. The
land Is rich and the climate semi
tropical. There are a few Piute
Indians on the reservation and the
land near the agency is being
3 divided into 2O-acrc tracts, ap
~parcntly for allotment to the
indians.
More celebrated in Wall street
than his art treasures are j..
Pierpont Morgan's cigars. To add
TO the sum of human knowledge
about great men. some ono got
hold of n Of his smokes and
examined. measured and weighed
Il carefully. Exactly eight inches
long: circumference at the latest
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CASEY WILL HANG

Patrick Casey, the Godldheld
murderer who is sentenced to be
hanged on the 10th of this month,
was denied a re.hearing on his
appeal by the supreme court
Wednesday. ard yesterday the
board Of pardons denied his
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STRAYED-one Jersey milch COW
beaver color, dehorned. brandedM
G, head black. Likely has young
calf. Finder please hold and noti-
fy j. W. Puett, Carlin, Neyad.
Reasonable compensation will be
given.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DIS

~ I'LL no hlSl NOORI VI
THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DIS
TRICT OF THE STATE OF
NEVADA, IN AND FOR
THE COUNTY OF ELKO.
HENDERSON BANKING COM
PANY. Corporation. PLAINTIFF,
VS..
FANNIE l.. MOODY. ana
EDWIN f. GAME. Administrator
of the Estate Of G.. M. Moody,
deceased, DEFENDAN rs.
NOTICE OF SHERIFFS' SALE
Under and by virtue of an Order
of Sale and Decree of Foreclosure
issued out Of the District Court Of
the Fourth Judicial District State
of Nevada in and for the County
of Elko on the LIST Day of August
A. ID. 1911, in the above entitled
action wherein TIE Henderson
Banking Company the above named
plaintiff, obtained judgement ard
decree against Fannie l.. Moody
and Edwin +. Game, Administrator
of the estate of G. M. Moody,
deceased, which said decree was
on the LIST day Of August A. d.
1911, recorded at Page GIT in Book
8 of Judgements, Records of said
Court, | am commanded to sell all
those certain lots pieces or parcels
Of land situated, lying and being in
the County of Elko, State of
Nevada, bounded and particularly
described as follows, to-wit:
The Soutf east quarter IS. f.. ~
and the South half Is. ~ of the
South. west quarter Is. w. IL OF
Section (20) Twenty; the South.
west quarter Is. WIZ and the
South half of the North.west
quarter (S.b Of N. wa Of Sector
Twenty.one (21); the North
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-05-09
DIR. Gssde Dead.

Newton. family OF DIR. J. B,
Little received a message Thursday
night announcing the death at Ruth
erford college Of DR.. n. b. Goode. who
had been III for some time with tuber-
culosis. DR. Goode was quite young
man and his death 10 peculiarly sad.
He was married last summer to Miss
yena Little. Of this place. daughter OF
DIR. and Mrs. J. B. Little. He was
the son Of the late DIR. Noah Goode and
formerly lived at Waco. Besides his
wife he Is survived by Eve brothers.
three OF whom live In distant states.
One brother. Rev w. o. Goode. lives
In Charlotte. and another. Or. Thomas
Goode. lives az Rutherford college.
One sister. Mrs. Plato Miller. lives In
Lincolnton. Friday Mrs. Little and DR..
Ralph A. Little left for Rutherford
college.