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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
lLIGHTED FROM CAR SAFELY
Size Is ~ "C-1'y lorr'e1s" and
Gets Oh Uninjured.

An unusual sort OF woman was
about to leave car. 1t was a new
car and Its seats were so high in the
cir that as the passengers climbed up
TO them their efforts would have made
star feature of comic supplement
sheet.
The unusual sort OF woman ma le
elaborate preparations for her depar.
ture. First she caught the attention
of the conductor; then she arose from
her seat. raised her hand and turned
slowly around; then she called out.
with loud imperativeness that com.
manded the interest of every passen.
ger in the car:
81 want you folks to take notice Of
what l do. because I may need you nn
the witness-stand before I'm through
You driver, do you hear me?"
AS the car had stopped and the
man ut the crank was rs motionlcSs
as II he were blue granite instead of
blue cloth, the unusual sort of woman
must have taken It 10 mean that he
heard, for she went on
"If you start this cal before get
off I'll sue you for damages and prove
1t by these people want you to
understand I'm nc. daddy longlegs-''
She landed In safety, to the hilari
Gus enjoyment of the passengers. and
when She had waved permission for
the car 10 resume its duties the mo
torman moved on.--WashirEton Star
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
0ILL NYE on FOX HUNTING
Tie Considered II Most Thrilling
Pastime for Sons OF the Amerl.
can Nobility.

'FOxhuniin% IL one Of the most
thrilling pastimca Of which I know"
said Bill Nyc. and for young men
whose parents have amnsscd large
sums OF money In The intellectual Dur
suit or hides and talIOw. the meet, the
chase. the scampcr. the full cry. tho
cover. the steliatCd fracture. the yeIp
or the pack, the zip. tho ycll Of trI
umph. the confusion, the whuop. tho
holla. tho halOOs. the hurrnh, the abra
sion, the snort Of the hunter, the con
cussion, the Sward. the open. the earth
stopper. the sirangulntod hernia. the
glad cry OF tho hound ne he LAYS at
his masters fCct the strawberry mark
or the rustlc. all all are cxhilnrating
10 the sons OF the American nobility
FoX.hunting combines the danger and
the Wild tumultuOua JOY Of the skating
RINK. the tobOggnn slide. the mush aud
milk s0ciablc and tho straw ride For
the young American n"b'cman whose
ducaI father made hia money bv IN
venting n fluent pill. or who gained
his great wcnlth through relieving nm.
mnnity bv in"nug of lung pad. liver.
pnd. kldr"v.pad or footr for.
hunting ia fret rate"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
Or. WIley's ForqetfuIness.

II the public does not know that DR.
Harvey w. Wiley. the purcfood expert
TO one Of the most absont.minded men
in the world. all doubt Of the fact viii
vanish after this story has been read
Tho doctor takes his lunch IN the
cafe Of the National Press club, am!
when he lunches he misses no bets.
OvcrlOoks no food. ITc has flnC ap.
pctitc--a remarkable appetite, consid.
cring all the unpleasant and torrify.
ing things he knows about fOodstuffs.
one afternoon he finished his meal,
walked into tho cloakroOm and put
IN his hat As he was going out no
vas accOstcd by n friend. who invited
aim to lunch with him.
Dr. Wiley hcsltatcd.
"To tell you the truth" hc said,
Rhlnsically, ~ don't know whether
I've just had lunch or not"
IIc thought deeply for several mo.
monts
Just to make sure" he concluded.
scriousIy. T'll go in and have an.
other"
And ho aro as much tho second time
M he had tho Rrst.-Popular Maga-
zine.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
SIMPLE REMEDY FOR SNORING
An Amusing Story Of How o. Henry,
the Author, :1a4 a Cork
ing" Time.

Comparatively little was ever writ.
ten about Sidney Porter. the short
story writer. under the name of o.
Henry. until his death recently, but
since then no end Of stories have
crept out. A New York bartender
who boasts Of close friendship with
the late author tells an amusing tale
OF his introduction to Mr. Porter.
Mr.. Porter dropped in late one win
ter night and ordered a hot toddy.
hangeron, whom the bartender had
tried to pry loose from a chair I'm the
rear OF the place, was snoring loudly
and hnd refused to be deposed.
Why don't yo' rork him!" sug.
gested Nj Porto
cork him. What in the world
Is that" inquired the barkeerer.
Very simple rCmedy--very simple
It's what we get down In Texas when
we drop of to slCnr in :; hondy-tonk +"
After being granted permission Mr..
Porter started in to give an exposi.
tion OF tho "corking" yrr'e. He took
large cork and split il half way up
the center. Then he arranged several
wooden matches IN the other end. like
30 many quilts in porcupine's back
Cautiously he fastened tho split cork
over the sleeper's nose and asked for
large pail OF water.
Standing at the side of The ursus.
Meeting slc"uor he lighted one of the
matches Al the tor OF his voice he
shouted Fire" One match arter
another ignitcd With sharp crack.
and as the frightened sleeper jun ned
to his feet Mr.. Porter let go with the
water and drerchsd him from Hcad to
foot. The man hnltcd for the door
half dazcd. HIT vile awake enough to
think the place was on fire
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
A Guide to Good Mannera

II you are puzzled about a question
OF etiquette, and have not time to con.
suit an older or more experienced
friend or relative. apply the golden
rule"-to do as you would be done by
for this will almost always bring
you out OF your dificutlty with flying
colors. The expression natures no.
bleman." Is very often applied to some
simple.minded and unsophistfcated
man who Is thus guided; for. whetha.
we be gentle or simple, the truest
good breeding" is shown by our care
for the feelings OF others. says Home
Notes The real great lady" is as
thoughtful and considerate for thoye
beneath her in social position as she
would be for royalty, though shc
would show her thought I'm q different
fashion. and since we may ell b.
queens by love-" II behooves us TO be
royalty courteous aad considerate
The brusque. rough woman who con
founds a pleasant manner OF speaking
with inslncerlty Is greatly to be pitied
for ehe has thrown away her scepter
enWfSt her crown.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
DEVELOPING LOVE or AT
rave Children During Their so',ool.
dayS Acquire the Hath OF VlPn
Ing Picture Galleries.

small lngsie was conducted by her
mother on tour Of the Layton gallery
mo the sstab'iBhsd etiqlotte for ar
sfheries In general was bring inciud
Fd 70 part Of her instruction for tbs
Gay. Standing before particularly
.r"."ic-Iooking canvas. she found Il
convenient to divert her miud by
!ti.izins the brass railing as trap.
"se-~-ther"Gy developing the muscles
~ her back and arms.
What are you DOING" the fond
mother Inquired DO you thirL this
10 a RymnnHium! You don't come 10
an art gallery 10 swing on railing
You come to look ~ the pictures
Stand up there, II you want TO come
again. The implied threst as a
hnehty was effective 70 far that there
"a' no question in tho onIookcr's mind
as 10 tho treat tho little lady evident.
~ regarded visit 10 the gallery That
IL Tho great point---to have children
curing their schooldays acquire the
habt Of visiting picturs galleries
Ihcn Will be bui matter OF time
Tor the development OF dIscriminative
appreciation Tat and real affection
Tor the truly beautiful will follow log.
lceIly.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
FLASHLIGHTS

Thee ar" mighty few women I'm the
world who think their husbands arc
paid wei enough for the work they
do
IN" man who praises his wIro now
and then In apt to br loved more than
the man who merely pays her dress
makers bills
Money won't buy happiness. but
""'v" never had creditor who could
really bo happy without it.-Dctroit
Frc" Press.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
TALENTED CONVlcTS GO FREE
"1ng ard fcctry Bring Pardon to
Two: Cartoon Work
Frees Third.

~ 0""r has Just been released
iai "."rIs" he sang we'll Only
e ri. 20 Il convict WINS par.
i'orE" " ne wrote poetry. TriI
nf IL 2 c9n he prolonged indefin.
y. th" CO.. and Plaindealer rc.
:" "n"y't Bin Drydock will he
'Tn'' ""xt month because he Is ii
'H.iC"risi. With a bit of plum.
- anh wht"washed wall Rill
W StfIina likeness OF tanker
oC". who is his scatmate in tho
" '"oN dining room. Convict Joe
f%Atch. the noto iOus Brooklyn thug
sy"lor-d rr"" talent az a carver
: Fol'irg pin he whitfield out OF a he'd
~ FOR the warden's wife shows a high
"' gree OF art craft skill. Active meas
ares arc being tsken to interest the
governor IN IOo's behalf. Convict
"u'ky S'Udg" the kldnapper, h9e
made monkey wrench ort OF bi,
OF iron hoop from a water pail and two
yards Of wire, from broom. The fact
that he tried 20 hrain Guard Tomkins
with this Ingenious tool will not weak
en- determined effort 10 secure th"
governors recognition of Mulky's r.
markHble mechanical skill. ConVtc
Jerry Twiggs who poisoned the icn
cream at the Methodist church picnic
In SkiDkje's wood in the suburbs Q
Wcehawken laYt "aT. has deyelopri
keen Interest =: '."e engraving Er-
tirely un1ided. hi Oniy tools being n
shoemhk@r's awl nud q bit OF sandDa.
por, he made n pate FOR a 81 bank bin
which was so We'll done that he had
no trouble In selling f. 20 a visitor fo;.
two pounds Of crt piuE. box Of
knockout drops, three files and a bot.
tie OF sulphurfc ac'h. Convict Twigg'a
birthday comes next Monday. and hi
leading birthday gift Will be an uncon
ditionRl pardon.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
SPIDERS o. TIE ARGENIjNE
Authorities to Put Telegraph
Wires Under Ground.

Spiders once caused the Argentine
republic not a little trouble. Not that
they were in any way dangerous or
destructive In themselves. The griry.
ance WAS simply that they would spin
webs
Anyone who has Son" acrOss the
nSlds on m autumn morning before
the sun has dried the grass will re-.
member how the dew sparElcd on tho
spiders webs stretched across the
grass and the bushes. 1t WAS just
this dew on the webs that caused the
trouble In the Argentine republic.
There the web spinning %rilrrs are
so plentiful Tint they have. OF CO" Oc.
cation at least. completely dCmo"al
lied the telegraph service. They
would spin their webs across the tcIn.
graph lines, and as soon as dfw fell or
n shower came up every microscopic
thread with which the wires abound.
ed became wet and stcblishcd a
minute leak The effect OF millions Of
these leaks was practically to stop
the operation Of the lines.
The government telegraph depart.
ment. especially In Bucnos Ayrcs. was
put to much Inconvenience. A number
OF cXpcdicnts were tried. hut to no
purpose. until at last on one line as a
last resort II was decided to connect
Buenos Ayres and Rosario by an I'M.
derground cable about two hundred
and fifty miles long On this impOr.
tant line some years ago the effect Of
the webs was to cut down the speed Of
working from three or four hundred
messages an hour To thirty.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
Notice for Publication

Notice for Publication
Serial Ol9SO
Department of The Intercr
u Land Office at
Carson City Nevada
Dec. IA. 1910,
Notice is hereby given that
Oswald 7. McDermott, of Lamoille,
Nevada, who on Sept. 22. 1905,
made Homestead Entry No. 1915
Serial, No. 0l93O for Lots 3, a and
So NW1 Section 32, Township 33
North, Range 5S +. Nj. d., Meridian
has filed notice of intention TO
make Final five year year PlCci,
to establish claim TO the land
above described, before the County
Clerk of Elko County, at Elko Ne
~ Ia. on the 2nd day of February.
1911.
Claimant names as witnesses:
William Kottcngor, Albert Tres.
rartcs, John McKenny ard, Far {
Me Dcrmott all, of LamoiIlc,
Nevada
Louis j. Cohn.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
The TeIItaIc BODY

A main fact IN tho hIsfGrv M ,n.
ners In the wonderful expressIyeDess
OF the human body n II were made
OF glass or OF air and the Thoughts
were written on steel tablets within. n,
could not publish 'nrrc truly It's meau
Ing tbsn now. Wrc men read yery
sharply all your private history I'm
your look and gait and behavior. The
whole economy Of nature In bent on
expression, Tho telItaf" bpdy ig n
tonSuer go Emerson
..iiI Not Sc Success.
PaiinDcc--My brother has written a
society piay
,Patrice-What on earth does be
know about dresses7
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
New FIre-Escape idea.

A New Yorker has invented "mal
tress trucks" bit OF fire apparatus
which Is designed to be elevated &c
about the second story OF house and
then spread out In such manner
that imprisoned persons in the upper
stories may jump into them with alb
solnte safety.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
Louis j. Cohn
Register.

TO EUGENE CONNER: Any
person who knows the address of Eu-
gene Conner will confer u favor by
communicating it to me, his sister,
Pauline Conner, 324-Crocker Bldg.
San Francisco, Cal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24

when | dream of You" sweet
melodlous, at Smiths Stationery
store.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
HUMAN BODY LIKE DYNs'I0
Not Storage Battery. Write: SlJs,
but Manufactures its Energy Ac-
cording to Demand.

have long been convinced that he
well-trained human body Is dyn 70
or magnetic which manufactures, It's
energy according to The demand. and
"Oes not, like a -tOr"G" batter. en-.
( 'ain liked quantity OF stored.dp n
erHy or power. writer In the
Forum says. A little reflection u m
he great adanJability OF the Lod TO
many varying conditions OF exiStC = CO
tends strongly to confirm this view
II Is well known that no other ami nal
can exist under such a variety of eli.
| mates and conditions, and upon s.uch
a diversity OF foods, as man. But II
Is not so well known, for pie.
tina, no other animal possesses the
endurance and capacity for la or
which man poyses5es. Yet II Is n.
conceivable that any other animal
| than man could have performed Mr.
Weston's task in the time he accom-
plished II. Whenever a horses endu.
rance has been tried against mans,
the Victory has seemed 10 lodge with
the biped.
The average mans endurance OF IA.
tigue. like his endurance OF heat and
coid' fasting and feaEting. great exer.
ton and absolute rest, can be air st
Indefinitely lHcreared. The only sat.
lsiying explanation OF this phonomc.
non Is the prepOnderating influence OF
his spiritual nature Man can train
MS body to do his bidding to dc.
gree hitherto considered impossibln,
and evidently far beyond the capacity
OF brute. The body, when proper.
ly trained. manufactures the energy
1t needs as It eIpends It. Our energy
Is not stored up within us to be drawn
OF as man draws water out of Il
cask, nor Ia our socalled vitality a
fixed quantity. Great bodily strength.
huge muscles and n deep chest do not
necessarily indicate endurance. or
capacity for n long.Fustained exertIon.
These attributes merely Indicate the
muscular and osseous foundations
upon which an athletes prowess may
be developed. Man trans himself 10
great physical or mental efficiency by
practice and care. He succeeds In
endurance tests largely by will power.
Did Not Know Own Child.
Or unassigned paintings the Dussei
dorfer ZeitupS tells an amusing story
which may interest picture buyers
Achenbach. the German artist. enjoy.
cd vogue about ten years ago A
certain COLLECTOR had bought from an
at dealer seascage represented a.
. genuine Achenbach. Aftcrwsrd II
was pronounced to be . copy. The
buyer brought an action against the
dealer who turned the tables by de.
clarinG that his picture was genuine.
and the other was copy.
Achenbsch himself was summoned
by the courts to tell which was which.
Amazed Lt tho absolute similarity o,
the two. painting. he saEed at them
Tor long time, inspected them close.
~. front and back, sniTcd them, and
then frankly admitted he could not tell
which was the original and which
the COPY.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
Register
Notice For Publication.

Carson City Land Office.
December 2, 1910
- Notice is hereby given that
Edward b. Lytton of Elko, County
OF Ej<o. State of Nevada, has fled
IN this Office his application to &C.
'ecliUndrr the provisions of Section
$500 Revised Statutes of the
United States the following
described land viz: The Southeast
quarter of the Northeast quartz r
(SEi of NED of Section Thirty
two (32), Township Thirty-four
(34) N. II Fifty-cight (5S) East,
M. ID. b. & NJ, containing Forty
(10) acres.
Any ard all persons claiming
adversely the lands described or
desiring to object because cf the
mineral character of The land, or
for any other reason, to the
disposal to applicant, should file
their allidaVits Of protcs, in this
Office, on ur before the Goth day of
January, 1911.
Louis j. Cohn
RnuicInr
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24

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soCou So Souo Mou 5ql lq5uoq pun
s1ulul Loplo oql lIu u5AoLq 10 pouLnq
Peq puGqSuu LoII luo sBM l5Lo9s
euL 's9luld usNoIq ouoS pun ssoussol
ssn o. poqoIoos sup 5uINooo MoJ u
poL9AoOSIp lsBI ~ 9qs IuI3J uMop
lSlLuq usu uV III uMoU puU 6oql
pioq0q 'lua 'sUsuolu puB soqsIp plo
lou mo los o. lu9M aus oS suo!s
.Booo sluls LoJ moql dJoN pluoM aus
(eul p9pIoop uoul puB sSuIql Mou 9Ql
poSn aus oS 10 NGp LoA 'ounr VI
u0il polsS65ue Jus uJuM ..luU8gABLl
No.. sg uodn pouMoLJ pUu puuqsnq
Lou uoIuM sHsuolu u5q)lIN M0u 10
(ol puB los L9uuip M1u pupIq puU
o. peslLdLnS AIIuJIV8IDp Sg.M GUS o5u
ShGp MOI uOnEJgA dol moLJ p0u.ul
'9L IodooN0anoT ugqIuqns u0qM
H|IsoJsuso s.Pugq5nH LoI uoSe3A
Put Your Mind on Bright Side.
II we dwelt on the bright side of
things In our thoughts. and cXicnmated
them all that we possibly could when
speaking OF them. We shall think
little OF them ourselves, and TIE af
hictions would really. In great meas
ure. vanish away.-Presi,Icnt Ed
wards.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
AN EDITORS PHILOSOPHY.
Gossip knows no sex.

Gossip knows no sex
War Is awful. but it's the one best
settler.
No trouble gets lighter by sitting
up at night.
Curiosity is all the appetite needed
for u mysterious dish.
10 accept defeat gracefully, start
your retreat In time.
A man Of fe'' words usually saws,
them as II they were more.
TO much strategy can tangle itself
more than 1t can fool others.
Most politicians claim tho client
vote SO long as II keeps silent.
When wor IL ceases to love she
likes to show 1t: a man likes to get
away
Generally when there's reason
enough for suspicion there's reason
enough to act.
SPIDERS o. TIE ARGENIIHE
Their Dew-Laden Webs Compelled the
Authorities to Put Telegraph
Wires Under Ground.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24

Generally when there's reason
enough for suspicion there's reason
enough to act.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24

Most politicians claim tho client
vote SO long as II keeps silent.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24
Was Bound 10 Com,

Esmeralda--What a delicIously
light, fluffy, airy affair that isl
GwendoliD-Yes. This is my aviation
costume; my going up gown, you
know.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-01-24

Fruit is apt to bc at premium or
the lcafy tree and the wordy mau.-
Christian Herald.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1911-11-17
THE GA ME LAW.

Sec. a. The open season
for hunting, taking or posse IS
ing any of the animals, bird or
FISH protected by this act shall
be between the followingnam-
ed dates only, both inclusive
(I) Deer with horns fron
Octe Der IS to November IS
of each year.
October IS to November IS
Of each year. ere
(2) Grouse, native or or
ated, M assina, California
Helmet quail from Octobear
to December 81 of each year
(3) Wild turkey from No
V mbtr to December 81 OF
each ear.
(4) Prarie chicken from
September l to No3on
of each year commencig with
the year 1915.
(s) Doves from August I
TO October 81 of each year.
Sec. 5. 1t shall be unlaw-
full to kill, trap, en>nare, or in
any manner injure or DESTROY,
or have in possession, any an
telope, pheasant, bob white
quail or wild pigeon within the
| erritory Of New Mexico for
five years otter the passage of
this act.
Sec. E. 1t shall be unIaw-
fuI to kill, trap, ensnare, or in
any manner injure or destroy,
or haveln possession any snipe,
curlew or pIover within the
Territory OF New Mexico, ex-
cept that such birds may be
killed with gun only during
the period commencing Sc,
tcmber IS and ending March /
of each year.
Sec. 7. The right given
by this a t to take or kill game
or fish is limited to two wild
turkeys, six grouse, twenty
ducks, thirty other birds, hf-
teen pounds of trout not less
than six inches in length, ff.
teen pounds of bass not less
than seven inches in length, for
each reison in any one calen
dar day, and no person shall
XII, take-of-h have IL iT pos possession
III any one open season more
than one deer with horns, nor
have in possession at one time
more than twenty-five pounds
OF trout or bass and no game
or fish shall be held in posses
sion by any person more than
FIVE days after the close of the
season for killing cf same, ex-
cept as in this act otherwise
provided.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1911-11-17
Son as Political Aid.

In appointing his son. Lord Bruce.
as his private secretary, the earl OF
Elgin only followed the example OF the
late William Il. Gladston~. who. when
he became prime minister In 1889.
appointed Herbert Gladstone, then q
young man Of 40, to a similar position.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1911-11-17

A cavalry authority In Belgium %
i'm ates that there are more than go.
100 900 horses In the world. There
re 22,Ooo. 900 In Russia. while Ger
many and Austria-Hungary each hRs
orc than the British isles. where II
reckoned there are about 100000
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1911-11-17

II YOU Had a Million.
What would you do il you were
Millionaire p
Like other millionaires. I'd have
1 palace in Washington or New
York"
Then whetT'
'Td shut It up and go to Europe. -
Washington Star.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1911-11-17
EEL-LN(UaMT TAX
LIST FUiS THE YEAR
1870
OF AMOUNTS LESS THAN TWENTY
FIVE DOLLARS.
Territory of Il New Mexico,

County of Sierra.
Notice is hereby given that /, win M.
Robins, Treasurer and Fx-Officio Collector
of Sierra County, New Mexico, will on the
10Th day Of January, A. ID. 1912, at the hour
of 10 O'Clock A. NJ, of that day at he East
door of the Court House in the town of
Hillsboro, in said County and Territory.
offer at public sale the following described
realestatc and person al property, or as much
as may he necessary for the purpose of sat
isfying the claims of the lerri.civ of New
Mexico and County of Sierra + j taxes dae
and now delinquent upon and against ead
property up to and including the y,a. lgl0,
and that will c)ntinue TO ofler he same
for sale from day TO day r sixty days from
above date.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1911-11-17
MILL NJ. RnRINs

Treas rer and Ex-Officio Col,
lector of Sielra County New
Mexico.
Newport daily independent., 1911-09-29
Dates of Quorum Court.

Attention is being called t0 the fact that the last Legisla- ture changed the date for the holding of the annual quorum or levying court, from the first Monday to the fourth Wednes- day in October. For this req son there will be no meetings of the courts next Monday, which has been the time of meeting for. many years. Under the new law, the vote for county superin- tendency and county uniform ity of text books will not be can- vassed until the court meets on the fourth Wednesday.