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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-08


relivod his fe low peers. At tn,
other end of the social scale w,
have the poor law commission
minority's commentator of tn,
ingenious workhouse master who
divided the old men at eight Sc
that the snorers and the deaf me,
slept in one ward and the rest ir
another.
The Hazen constable denies that
gambling had anything to do with
the recent cutting affray there.
He says the anti-gambling law is
strictly observed in that town.
The person that stands on the
street sorner looking around for
something to find fault with can
always find what he is looking for.
But what a life he livesl His soul
shrivels and withers until it is
shown in his ma nner and looks.
For such a person life has lost it's
SAVIOR. He becomes sour, nissan
thropic, whining. He passes from
had to worse, and sees no good in
an ybody or any move by the
public-spirited institutions for
the towns benefit. He refuses to
make any donations to a good
cause, and the policy that what
helps the community is a benefit to
the individual is a lost issue with
him. His taxes are always toe
high, no matter how low they may
be and he cusses his neighbor
because that person is prosperous
and enjoys life. In fact, he hates
himself, is a menace to a towns
prosperity, a foe to Goo and no
good to the charlottesville, Cal
Register.
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strictly gold bearing and some OF
is very rich in the precious
yellow metal. Mr.. Simpson stated
that the ledge on the property wa,
fourteen feet wide in places and
had been opened along the strike
at intervals for a distance of 300
ieet and shows a big average in
gold values. Humboldt Starr.
Many house wives gladly pay 25
cents for so called magic" cloths.
as they are very usefsl for silver
and other metals. Bling dry.
they do no soil the hands or cloth.
ing and do their work until the
cloth itself wears out. To make
such a cloth take one quart of
gasoline, onc.half pound of whit
ing and one-eighth ounce of oleic
acld' mixing all together and shak-
ing well. Soak piecse of woolen.
cloth in the mixture and hang them
IN the open air in a shady place
to dry. When the cloths are dry
the magic qualities have been
given to them, and these they will
never lose. The material must be
wool.-New York Globe.
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elx QUIZ. to a Novel.

The uss Of quill pens IL by no
means confircd to government of,ces
and the gentlemen who point with
Thorn at uni Apply witnesses. A habit.
uhl writer. for instance, c~onfeases
that no nevor willingly used a steel
pen since he was out OF tho control
OF schoolmasters. He always used
quilts until the triumphant fountain
pen provided him with a reasonable
substitute. and that more because Of
its convenience than ~ e~flcioncy.
Several well-known ~noveiists stiri
stick to the quill; II Ia, indeed. tho
only writing implement With any per
sonality-if It Is refractory O can
"a II. The mending OF n quill does
not require much practice. and you
can buy. for n small sum. a little ma.
chine that does II for o beautifully.
You may easily writo $4,000 words
with one quill. mending II four times,
which gives six quilts 70 ths novel.
SO the cost OF novel writing 10 small
stated In terms OF quilts.
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Salmagundi
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY

Allen Fisher, the Wellsite, spent
the day in town.
Mr.. Humber is stopping at the
Hot Springs.
Frank Winters, one of the
pioneers Of Jarbidge, is in town.
He looks as if the world was deal
ing gently with him.
The county commissioners COM
plcted most of their work this
forenoon. This afternoon they
looked over the town for sites for
a town Jail and foi additional hose
houses. They have concluded to
buy two more hose carts and more
hose. One Of the carts will be
placed on the hill and the other
nea the center of the town.
We r gradually getting our
new job room fitted up for work.
u has been a tiresome job TO put
everything in the right place and
have il where it is convenient. II
you have never moved a printing
plant. you have missed a great
deal OF the pleasures of life.
In a drunken brawl over a poker
game at Hazen Sunday night
Charles Jones seriously stabbed
William Smith in his bread basket
Jones was arrested and taken tC
Fallon. Smith was taken to the
Fallon hospital. His condition /!
said to be precarious. Both mer
worked for the Western Ore
Purchasing Company.
The statement of the Henderson
Banking Company at the close OF
business on September LIST will bt
found in this issue. The state,
ment shows the bank to be {
popular institution with tn,
people of Eastern Nevada and on,
that is managed strictly in accord
ancc with the principles of sount
banking and business. Elkt
county is TO be congratulated OF
having such a solid institution
within its borders.
The cause and cure Of snoring
oncern all classes, Says the Londor
Chronicle. We have record tina
both the house Of lords and tn
workhouse have suffered from il
There was a former Duke Of Nor
folk who fell into the habit o
sleeping audibly in the lords. ant
il happened that he was hard at !
on one occasion when n bill con
corning the parish of Grca
Snoring, in Norfolk, came befor
the house. The roar Of laughte
with which the hills title wa
greeted awakened The duke ant
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Salmagund
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY

~
Frederick Davis returned to
Bullion Sunday.
VIM. Graham. VIM. Jew EFT and
Robert Cation left the Hot Springs
for bullion yesterday.
Freight Agent Gill of the South
ern Pacific is in town. He says the
railroad business is all right.
john McFarlane has his spraincd
knee IN a cast and Is out on
clutches today.
Mr.. Shirley left yesterday MORN
ing by Western Pacific for Salt
Lake. He'll come back if the
Mormons don't get him.
The Dorcas society of the
Presbyterian church will meet at
Mrs. Lytton's Thursday aftrnoon
at two o'clock.
VIII Smith and Lillian will join
their parents in Salt Lake City in
q few days where Mrs. Smith will
put her children in school.
Commissioner Griswold spent
y cslcrday in town and today he is
looking after county matters. He
reports everything moving along
smoothly in Starr valley.
Labor Day passed Off very
quietly in Elko. Business went
along as usual in the forenoon,
but in the afternoon most of the
business houses closed. This
Office Joined the procession and
closed in the afternoon.
Assessor Wcathcrs has COM
pletcd the assessment of the
county and will turn over the roll
to the county clerk in a few days.
Tue work on the printed lists is
pretty well along and we hope to
have them out by Monday.
Howard Wines. the Independent
carrier, resumes his work tonight.
While he was taking his vacation
in the hay field. Arthur James
held down the job. Arthur did
splendid work and is a good,
reliable boy
An anonymous letter writer is
doing his or her cowardly work in
town. The person who writes a
letter chat he or she is ashamed to
sign is not the kind of n person
to hOlu the respect of the com
munity Such a person cannot be
trusted
The commissioners this forenoon
set aside the room that was first
intended for the justice court as
the main office Of the sheriff.
Sheriff Harris began moving into
his new Office this afternoon.
The commissioners net this
forenoon 10 transact the county's
business. The forenoon was
principally spent in considering
the county's finances and borrow
ing forty thousand dollars to tide
matters over until the taxes come
in. This afternoon they examined
and allowed claims.
The schools opened this morning
with all the teachers in their
places and an army of youngsters
on deck. About seventy student:
registered at the high school and
two hundred at the public school.
Fifty Of these, entered tho
primary department in charge OF
Miss Gardner. Forty.tvo of then
arc new pupils. A pretty good
crop Of six-year-,lds for this town.
A 20 inch flow has been secured
in the first we'll tried by the Lat
Vegas Irrigated Fruit Lands Co.,
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S~almagundi
FROM FRIDAYS DAILY

For Sale "A New Home sewing
machine. Inquire at this office. :
Mr.. Shirley returned last night
from Salt Lake. He came over
the Western Pacific.
Courthouse, Highschool. and
grammar School, souvenirs at
Wintermantel.s Jewlery Store. "
The bills allowed by the commits
sioners and the proceedings of the
board used up the most of our
space today.
For Rent-One or two rooms
suitable for Offices in harrington
building. Apply to H. s..
Taber.
Richard G. Lambert Of the
Lambert Paper company of Salt
Lake is in town interviewing the
business men in the interest of his
house.
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.
The Silver State says that the
Western Pacific has contracted for
about 1000 freight cars to handle
this seasons crop of the California
farmers.
The latest reports say that
Governor Oddie is rapidly gaining
strength and that all signs point to
his speedy recovery.
The o. j. Smith habeas corpus
case in the supreme court gives
Judge Breen an opportunity to tell
the people of the state his opinion
of Ex-Governor Dickerson and his
banking board. He does not
mince matters at all.
a young woman in Brooklyn
wants to marry the stepson of her
father-in.law's first wife. All of
which is u notion of n consider
able mix-up.
you'll not notice the heat If
you don't talk about it," says
Doctor Wiley. 1.-THE trouble is
that other people insist on talking
about it.
Straycd.-0ne Jersey milch cow,
beaver color, dehorned, branded
MIG, black head. Likely. has 9
young calf. Finder please hold ant
notify J. w. Puett, Carlin, Neya adj
Reasonable compensation will bt
given.
The commissioners have selected
the north half of lots 10 and ID II
block S. as the site for the tow
Jail, and have asked Judge Tabei
to appoint appraisers to fix tn,
ynlup nf ~ N ean,p The clio &, ~.
the south side of Silver street il
Chinatown.
The attention Of automobil,
drivers and motor cycle riders il
called to the proceedings Of tn,
county commissioners, especiall.
that par; wherein they ask tn,
peace officers to enforce the spcct
limit ordinance in this town. Som,
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district to pay principal and
interest on one bond for $500
issued by said district.
The board then took a recess
until 10 o'clock September 9th.
The board met on September 9Th
pursuant TO recess All the
members present.
E. M. Steninger filed afidavits
of publication of swine and curfew
ordinances.
On petition of citizens Of Con-
tact, W. P. Klitz was appointed
justice of the peace of said town.
ship on filing the necessary bond
and taking the oath of Office.
The petition of citizens of
Humboldt and Elko counties ask
ing for the repair of the road be.
tween Gold Circle and Red House
was laid over.
The petition of citizens asking
for a fire plug and street light
at the corner o Oak and 7th
streets was laid over.
The petition of citizens of Toano
school district asking that the
name of the district be changed to
Cobre vas denied on the ground
that the board had no power to
make such change.
The applications of Chris X.
Lund and Charles Carlburn for
licences as stationary engineers
were granted.
The reports of various county
officers were received and filed.
1t vas ordered that contract to
build a county jail at Jarbidge for
$499.00 be let to A. E. BEETLES.
The official bonds of John Mohn
as Justice of the peace If Noun
tain City township and James H.
O'Brien of Starr Valley were
approved.
The hond of August Setback
road supervisor of Contact road
district. was returned for co,rec-
ton.
1t was ordered that the district
judge appoint three appraisers to
appraise the North half of lots Is
and ID in Block S in the tewn of
Elko.
Whereas, an ordinance regulat-
ing the speed limit of automobiles.
motor cycles and motor cars was
duly passed on the 9Th day of
April. 1910, by the boards of
county commissioners.
And whereas, it appears to said
board that the said ordinance has
been violated on various occasions.
Now. therefore. it is orderad
that the provisions of said ordin-
ance be strictly enforced by the
various peace officers Of the town
of ElkO.
And it is further ordered that a
C py of this minute be published
in each of the county official
papers.
Upon motion, the A. w. Hesson
Company was authorized to put in
place $50 feet of 2 inch pipe and
GO feet OF | inch pipe and 20 feet
of Finch pipe on the courthouse
ground for watering the same for
$165. 90.
Upon motion F, A. George was
authorized to fill in all cracks in
the hard wood floors in the halls
of the courthouse and varnish
the same for the sum of $67.00, as
set out in his letter to the board.
No forther business appearing
the hoard adiourned
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Salmagund
Mr.. Davis will return to Bullio
FRoMsATURDAYs DAILY

San Francisco this morning.
Mrs. Frank Smiley arrived from
Starr valley this mo rning.
Steward 9 Taher reports 9,
patients in the county hospital.
Miss Reed. one of the publ,
school teachers, came in from
White Rock yesterday.
Postmaster Doughty reports the
postal bank deposits gradnaly
increasing.
Mr.. Buchanan of New York.
William Truett of Dceth and Mrs.
J. j. Hylton of Shelton a,e stop
ping at the Hot Springs.
Treasurer Miller is the proudest
mar in the new courthouse. His
office is about he neatcst in the
building.
Superintendent Prentice says
the people of Elko can say hello to
those in Jarbidge in about thirty
days. Work on the connecting
line is going along at a good pace.
Waller Ball was taken from the
county hospital today and put in
jail. tie is somewhat unbalanced.
the result Of a sunstroke a year or
so ago.
Mrs. Chauncey Griswold, Mrs. p.
G. McWhinney, Miss Kucmeycr,
Miss Ohmert and Miss Schiller
returned from their summer
vacations this morning. The last
three are teachers in the high
school.
Senator Nixon has our thanks
Cor a bulletin of the department of
agriculture, containing a summary
Of tn" provision Of the game laws
of the different states relating to
seasons. shipment, sale, limits and
licenses.
The schools Of Elko will begin
Tuesday morning. All students
of the high school arc expected to
register between 9 and II o'clock
Monday at the high school. The
public school pupils are expected
to be on hand Tuesday morning
ready for business. See Principal
McWhiEHcy's notice elsewhere.
Nearly all the furniture for the
new courthouse is in place. The
tops of three or four desks that
were damaged in shipping, the
metal filling cases and a few
chairs TO replace broken ones arc
yet to come. The work in the
courtroom will be completed this
afternoon.
ih'r'y e'Eh' h"c"'"IS'" IN Tue
oP"'"A SHOPS were 'a'" Oh l"u'S-
Jay "'|n'' II Is C'"'''c" ny Tue
ral'r""u o"'''a.S mat l"e laying
Oh u ."e "e" mas no,"'"E u" "o
VIII" TIC pen"'"h "'"o' "~'u"''s
ou' w" s'"'p'S 'n' result '' VIC
company ; pa" oI '''''"c"'''"''
The Jury in the casc Of tie State
against A. f. jackson, tried in the
justice eo"'' ''S'''""I "'''''Uo"
la''eu 10 "BIee anu was us
eharteu' h''VCn % inc ~J"'Sn,'u
sal" nc was guilty. anu on, c""iuu'
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Interesting Suicide Fact.
Fifty.seyon unmarried people COM
nit suicide to only 43 married.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-30

Law School at CLEVELAND. wnere he
took his IL. s. two years before the
opening OF the Civil War. In April.
o. when Lincoln called for volunteers,
he at once enlisted as private of in
fantry and was commissioned adiutant
in %, major in SO. and lieutenant-
colonel in q. while he was breveted
brigadicr- general in '65. for gallant
and meritorious services" at the battles
OF Resaca. franklin and Nashville. The
same year that he laid down the sword
he took up that mightier weapon. tie
pen, and became editor of the Toledo
Commercial as we'll as OF the Cleveland
Leader and four years later he served
as Republican Secretary of State of
Ohio. After serving four years in this
office he came to Congress as Republic
can In IS. TO serve one term. a the end
OF which ne went home to edit for the
next nine years the Toledo Journal, and
IT was while occupying the sanctum OF
that paper that he left the Republican
party. becoming Democratic probate
Judge of Toledo, an Office which he held
Tor SIX years During the ten years
preceding McKinley's election to the
presidency, General Sherwood edited
the News Democrat in Canton. the Ohio
Napoleon's home city. And thirty four.
years after first entering that body as
Republican the general returned to
the House of Representatives as a
Democrat, in 1907
His Wife mn Author.
The new chairman's wife is we'll
known to many Civil War veterans as
Kate Brownlce Sherwood, under which
name she has written many patriotic
poems and sons. as we'll as several
books, And, besides contributing
numerous articles to the maya zines and
newspapers. she has published transla-
lions from the French and German. She
married General Sherwood two years
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-30
Louisa Social News
Especial 70 Tn. Tim.n,,,.

.. t7Peclai 70 me Timca- Diepatch. Ia.i
Louisa, Va. Apri! .o.-Miss Eliyabeth FI,n.
nhsah gave delightful entertainment a {,
a s home here Thursday night In honor q.
MISS julie kupfcr. OF Washing on.
Miss Willie Taiiey entertained eharmins,y
az her nome mere Wednesday night. compl!.
'tieh'ary 10 Aiss kupfer az Washington
Miss Anna Goodwin left Thursday for
visit TO her brother. Ned Goodwin. OF Tho
Chesapeake and Ohio stan. Richmond
Mrs. Rupert Powell, OF Richmond ana
Mrs Tom Graves. of Orange, viii arrive
next week TO be guests OF Mrs. Arthur Dich-
enson here. '''-'' 80.
Mise Edna Keene and ". ". Smith and
Wyndom Wilis ~ere among The Louisa
people who attended the Gordonsvil!e dance
Miss Mary STUART Cos. ha. returned 10
charlottesville after q visi, TO her aunt's
here.
MIs: Ellen Go... Of Richmond. va. in
Mrs. ". B. cioe. o. Charlottesville. visited
her parents hero this week
Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Flanagan and son.
Marx. visited his old homo. Manieo, las.
Miss Elenor wnsneld. OF Richmond. was
the guest Of Miss Lucy Sims recently.
Misses Lucy Box,cy and Berta and Louise
Saunders OF Green Springs. are guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Chandler of Washing
ton. are visiting Henry Chandler here
Teachers examinations were held here
this week.
Jessie Donnally spent sunday in Rich
mond.
Miss Nellie Anderson was guest Of Missy
Matte West at Wcstand Sunday
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Danville Social News
[Speclal to The Tlmes -pispat.

lSpecial to The Times DiSpatCh.1
Jennings was the guest OF honor al u
beautiful bridge party Tuesday after
noon given By her friend, Miss
kathryn loot. al her home on Paxton
Avenue. Miss Jennings. whose mar
riagc to Rev G. Otis Mead will be
an event OF the early summer in the
Church of the Holy Trinity, Richmond,
has been the guest of honor at "A mum
Der of affairs prior to her departure
fully decorated for the event in spring
iiowcrs, and the attractive home never
presented more attractive appearance
than on this occasion. There was ono
table OF IL and four OF bridge. The
guest OF honor was presented with
prize. as was also Miss Hattie
Bouldin. who Will be married We'd
ncsday evening in the First Prcsby-
bridge prize was won by Miss Nell
Nass, she having made the highcs t
score After the games elegant re-
ireshments were served by the hostess.
Those present were Miss LILLY Jen-
nings. Miss Hattie Bouidin. Miss Belle
Friend. Miss Lucy Bouldin. Miss Willie
FOX, Mrs. John T. Overbey. Mrs. Ray
mond Hall, Miss Annie Ayres. Miss
Miss Jennie TAYLOR, Mrs. Paul Taylor.
OF Durham, y. c.. Miss Bessie Carter,
Airs. f!owson Cole, Miss Martha liar
Vie, Miss Nell Vass. Miss aadgc yass.
.hilo ~ MI JOIN w. Dos y
well. Mrs. Leonard Jennings and
others.
Miss Bessie Carter entertained
charminGly at the Country Club this
afternoon in honor OF her friend. Miss
Hattie Bouldin, who Will be one OF
the seasons lovclicst brides This
ideal suburban resort was charming
setting for so delightful an event, and
a most delightful afternoon was spent
a List recital in commemorative
of the centennial birthday OF Franz
Iiszt was given In the auditorium of
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton Wednesday afternoon at $40
o'clock, under the direction of Miss
Martha Bnrmeister. asHtstcd nv the
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or any other foreign country, such
hesitation will be in charge of William
Suizei of New York city. who now be-
comes chairman OF foreign affairs. lie
was born in Eliza beth. n. j.. was edu-
Gated at Columbia College. New York.
Is a lewyer and Tammany brave. Ho
became speaker of the New York state
assembly when only thirty. came 10
Congress two years later and, although
now only forty-eIEht. isthe senior House
democrat in point of service. who
nails from the territory north Of Mason
and DiNon's line. He possesses thu
strongest voice in Congress, is pugnaci-
Gus in debate and has gained consider
able fame as q humorist 3i
"Mr. seidlitz Powder,
The republicans delight in twittinE
him on famed resemblance TO Henry
Clay to which Uncle Joe Cannon once
referred as follows, in the course of an
allusion to Sulaer's vice presidential
ambition, In 1000:
Here is the gentleman from New York
who was created TO look like the Creat
Commoncr Henry Clay. The Great
Commoner from Kentucky dead and
gone. has been reincarnated So We
have my friend from New York as a
foundation to go upon the ticket TO
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Pensioners and Other Vast Glasses of Citizens

fw,e Veg Club and the Music study
Ciub. of this city. The audltorimn,
l Mhs dG S%aaa, With lockwood. white
ENJOYABLE program was rendered.
The Faster german was danced IN,
mo oaliroom OF tho Burton Monday
evening; dancing lasting until after
The seas season NV, WAS ,, the last german OF
large number OF the young people.
during the evening delicious punch
was served. - 'ei
M few 1r dowso1 !, W, ". Cole entertained
her home on Main Street Tuesdnv
evening; as an Observation-Disclosures 70
is ,bo o ebarn,,5 Of st. Louis. Mo. who
c. Berkeley, onlHolbrooke Avnnue nm
tcr the game delicious refreshment.
we're served. NJ %
\, MISS Reida overman. of Rcidsville
woe H. and MISS Lady Harris were the
Dula. nuthcfford
Mrs \. 4. Booth and Miss Mania
Fry were tho guests OF Mrs. Georne
a., Lea on West Main Street. this
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis walker b,yo
returned from an extended Wedd 5dae
Trip In the Middle West. 'i''e
Mr.. and Mrs. James r. catlin 4,
h hays I retIrned after delightful bridal
.'iir6aTct Graham and bar
Washington. - "'u 10
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Pcathersto, -
and Mobile. ,i'''h us
Miss Jean Page. who has been n,
guSst OF Miss Annie Page Friend on
her home In Chatham. i'S>'
RRiehmond have been 4 the a0i esesi. of Of
Main Street. "'ets ''l
Miss Grace Jones has returned from,
the university and Old Point. where
eHe ATTENDED the dances.
Miss Helen Wilson, OF I,yncbhnre,
VAS VAS the guest OF relatives here the
Mrs. j. Cleveland Hall, who has
peen spending several weeks IN
aonarieston. s. G.. is expected home
Miss Marie Conner has returned
iron, ,ao New York. where she spent Eas-
Mrs. Fores, Scales. Of Holeonno
rock was the guest of her mother
mrs. r. NJ Williamson, Holbrookn
avenue. this week
Airs. John p. Spencer and dauah,er
hiss Annie Spencer. the latter. who
mas oeen undergoing treatment at the
Georse Washington Hospital, in Wash
tarm,Ston' are expected home shortly.
hex visited relatives In Richmond
]. a. White. OF Augusta. Ga w,s
~ the city several days recently.