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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-07-06
sENsIRI.E ToPEKA WOMEN.


The housewives Of Topeka have
beaten the commission men Of To-
peka at their own game, but 30 far
the housewives have not benefited
/ by II. It will be remembered that
q week or two ago the price Of DO-
tatoes went soaring. Potatoes went
up to so cents a peck and there
were not many to be had even at
that price. The commission men
claimed they could not get potatoes;
that the dry weather had ruined
the prospects.
The newspapers took the matter
up and suggested that there were
ways OF getting along without pota-
toes. sDr. 8. J. Crumbine, secretary
Of the state board Of health,
worked up a menu for q dinner
without potatoes. He supplied navy
beans instead of potatoes. House
wives took up his plan and worked
out plans Of their own. The result
was that the demand for potatoes
fell off.
In the meantime the commission
men secured the country for pota-
toes and found several carloads.
They bought them at fancy prices,
but nothing like as high as the
market price In Topeka. When the
several carloads Of potatoes reached
Topeka and the wagons started out
with them and grocers were called
up, the commission men found they
had q drug on their hands. The gro
GERS said they didn't care about
buying potatoes at the present high
prices. The. men sent out with
wagons went back to the commits
sion house and reported that the
housewives didn't care to buy po-
tatoes.
Then the commission men started
an investigation and found that the
people were not eating potatoes;
that they were eating navy beans
and other dried vegetables. That
situation still exists. One commission
nan said today he had carload Of
potatoes he was going to have to
lump into the Kaw river unless he
,ould dispose of them within a few
lays.
"Why don't you reduce the price"
vas asked.
mot much" said the commission i
nan. 1.-THE price stays where it is.
t is immaterial to me whether the
,eople of Topeka eat potatoes or
lot."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-07-06

Golfers Weekly tells this as an
example of the changes out west:
A prominent lawyer of
Progress st. Louis went to Mon
Out West tana temporarily for his
health in the early SOS.
At Bozeman he bought some cattle
and had to make a payment Of $1i,-
900 on the following day, The st.
Louis tenderfoot jumped a horse and
rode to Helena, one hundred miles
distant. He secured a sack contain
ing $4,000, hung it at his belt,
and rode his horse to death to catch
the stage for Bozeman, SO as to arrive
there the next day at noon. On the
stage he fell into the company Of
three intoxicated highwaymen who
boosted to him of their recent hold
ups, his own valuable treasure all
the time hanging unnoticed at his
belt. Only thirty years ago. The
ground over which this lucky law
yer rode in company with frontier
highwaymen, then a wild, arid waste,
is now peopled with prosperous farm
ers, and produces the finest barley
raised in the United States. Boze-
man and Helena, then frontier COM
OF a crude sort, are now
cities, many Of whose leading citi-
zens graduated from Yale, Harved,
Princeton or Ann Arbor.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-07-06


It's a dry mOon--the new one
which made its appearance Monday.
Anyway. that's what those
A DRY who believe in signs say. As
MOON matter Of fact nobody
can predict Kansas wealth
er thirty days ahead, nobody ever
has and nobody ever will unless
somebody makes a lucky guess. says
the Atchison Globe. II needed rain
amounts TO anything people who
contended that ;he change Of the
moon will bring rain win olaim
credit they are not entitled 70. The
only reliable weather report IL serv-
Cd By the government When Il dis
covers q storm headed toward us
he signal service figures Il should
feach ne IN a certain aunbsr o.
houfs. and ssndl out vrrninE And
|hsa ne aorn olim 80 rite-
|racto1
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-07-06

states reputation and Secretary Co
burn is doing KANSAS service in
calling attention to some errors into
which its friends have fallen,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-07-06


The opening Of the postal savings
bank In Abilene was not attended by
any fireworks. The depos-
POSTAL its are not likely to be
BANKS large but they will include
eventually several thous-
and dollars which probably would not
go directly to the banks, There was
for years a great fight made on
postal savings banks but now that
they are being put in operation in
$50 offices it Is found to work no
hardships on the banks or anyone
and serves a purpose. One Of these
days parcels post will be put in
operation also and while we believe
It will work hardship to the country
1t is one Of the things the
post office viii eventually take on
as q part Of Its activities.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-07-06

Abilene Is TO have express matter
carried into town By the Rock Island
rod In = freight train. way not
uhip Il n By freight and have donei
.Huiehinson FsEs. Sounds bsttsr
b. cypress and thea there's . hurry
Isr h l1is uc1ihor.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-07-06

The Question who cfestsd Hsllf"
is going to Be discussed as Manhat-
tan sunday afternoon. Tue Msr-
curry declares that Il Eszt Sunday
4 me last Sunday you yin und
ont not only vho dld Il but What
4 & ina
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-07-06

Lawrence 6ss finally walked up
to what the whole state guessed the
morning after its county treasurer's
hOidpp-thAt Il looks rs though
the treasurer held up himself.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-07-06

The farmer-teachers Of the State
Agricultural college are insisting,
with great emphasis
Five Good on five words as ad-
Wheat Words vice to wheat raisers.
These are, "Culti-
vate early; sow good seed" Five
small, clear. English words, easily
understood ard filled with mighty
import. Two thousand farmers in
Kansas signed pledges, last year, to
disc five TO ten acres right after the
binder-righ; behind it-and the re-
suits were amazingly encouraging.
The extension department of the
Etate agricultural college ass sent
out six or eight thousand Of these
pledges tAis year to urge the same
Kind of soil treatment because it has
been clearly proved raat this tIeat-
T ,ent wins and would, If adopted,
increase the pcre yield of wheat in
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-07-06

A sood stndsbskeF farm wagon.
also several nsW vsson borss for
a.is b. ne khilshs cari.ss CO.
iva
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-07-06

Right now Kansas Is dry in more
ways than one and was hotter a few
days ago than ever
Funny Things before In the history
In Kansas ..of the state. AS Q
result people are
seeing funny things and nearly every
that Is coming out with a story that
would certainly never happen IL the
weather were cooler.
Topeka heads the list Of funny
things. City officials have refused
to order the spooning stopped In the
parks, and in fact favor 1t.
Emporia, the Athens Of Kansas,
wherein learning and oratory has
had its headquarters for years, has
denounced the chautauqua, and win
not have one this year.
Cherryvale brings this story out:
Sunday, a very beautiful young
woman wearing a green veil came
to town with a middle aged man.
They put up at a local hotel and
spent money right and left. During
the day a small shower came up and
Immediately they hired an auto and
went Joy riding. The shower lasted
but few minutes, but that was
long enough to ruin the young wo-
mans clothes. Upon their return,
she ordered new dress, silk hose,
new hat and $40 corset, making
a bill Of over 500. The man sign
ed the check and all went well. Af-
ter they left town it was learned
that she was cigar girl in Kansas
City hotel and he-why he was al
prominent Kansas business man and
his wife is a Sunday school teacher.
From Leavenworth comes the story
Df farmer who put several hundred
spikes in the ma
This Man chine that W 81
Wanted Rest threshing his wheat.
There was no reason |
yiven only that he wanted a rest.
lie got the rest and the machine isn't
now.
A man from Ottawa said yester-
lay that people were taking their
logs down to the river, tying them
o trees and feeding them mornings
nd evenings for fear they would
o mad.
Reports from central and western
Kansas state that farm hands start
ut to the chores and wander out
lto the field singing hymns.
Judging from these stories Kan
as is very tropical, and the people
rho are still sane are hoping for
heir immediate recovery.
The hottest hot weather story out,
lough, is one from Chanute where ,
! Methodist preacher in that city
threatened with expulsion If he !
oes not pray for rain. If the con-
regation prevails Kansas may yet
Q saved. IL
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-07-06

"In nine instances out of ten
there is no occasion for advertising
that for a time there
Some Words has been little rain;
Are Better II 1t must be harped
on why not use some
expression less devilish than
'drouthT Why not gently intimate
that we are having a period of dry
weather, excessive sunshine, retard-
ed rainfall or procrastinated preci-
pitation? Or, 1t would be innocuous
to speak Of belated showers, mis-
laid moisture, fore-shortened satur-
alton, overdue humidity, insufficient
rainwater, or partial percoIation, and
any Of these would adequately de-
scribe the infreQuent occasions of
this character, doing us no harm
among strangers and grating upon no
ones nerves. In the same category
with 'drouth should be included
blizzard cyclone 'grasshopper,'
'chinch bug and 'bOotlegger,' for
30 far as the state and the seasons
Is a whole are concerned the things
these words suggest have their chief
seats in the minds of those whose
IDEAS Of humor would find express
lion in rocking the boat or pointing
IN 'unloaded' gun at 3 sweetheart. +"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-07-06

Secretary coburn is right as he
always is when It comes to the dis
cussion Of Kansas af-
oObuFn Il fairs. The East is per-
Correct petually hsrping on our
hot winds and grass
hoppers a. II nothing else existed
here We have often wondered how
The East haFmonised its ideas Of
Kansas climate with the reports Of
Kansas crops and Kansas bank de-
nosits. Probably II does not Try
bit q litds more care IN diction on
lhs part Of Kansas writer's would so
: loAs WAy toward giving them bet
leF undsruianding ana correcting
pms o. thoir wrong il,pfe.ionE. Al.
- en- words. fhs rTnbsil q lt.sl.
trl1 uuck to 40 Win natinE .
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-06
P|NKERTON DETECTIVE
IN TROUBLE

E. L. Dewey, the Pinkerton
detective. who secured a ,nfessiou
from Dye in the arson case now on
trial here. shot an officer at Sal.
Lake yesterday, after quarreling
with his wife. The Salt Lake
paper has the following to say of
the affair:
j. Henry Johnston sergeant of
police, was shot in the abdomen
at 2:l5 o'clock this morning by E.
L. Dewey, who claims to be a
Pinkerton detective, in the Albert
hotel. The police were summoned
to the place because Dewey and
his wife were quarreling. The
officer was shot before half a
dozen words had been uttered,
Dewey having his revolver in his
hand.
, When Johnston approached
Dewcy's room he inquired:
whats the matter here?"
With an oath. Dewey pointed his
gun at the officer and discharged
it. Frank Riley, night special
officer, and bystanders over.
powered Dewey and took him to
the station in the patrol wagon
with Johnston.
The entire affair happened ir
less than a minute from the time
the police entered the hotel. A
newspaper man and hotel employees
ware standinog within few feet
Of the door OF Dewcv's room wher
he shot Johnston. Mrs. Dewey
was back in the room behind hel
husband. Dewey is twenty-sever
years old weights about l55 pounds
dark |avy HAIR. tall, with a rather
pale skin 1t is believed that he
had been drinking when he wa!
threatening his wife with
revolver, but he was perfect,
sober. when taken to the police
station. After he fired the one shot
at Johnston he made no effort t.
shoot again or no attempt t.
escape. He submitted quietly
when the other policemen grabbed
him and took his smoking revolver
away from him.
lie did not say word after
being arrested.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-06
DISTRICT COURT

This morning opened the closing
Of the long drawn out Tuscarora ar
son case, when the state began their
evidence. In rebuttal. The attOr.
neys announced yesterday that
their witnesses would be through
before night, and the arguments will
begin. We understand but two at.
torncys on each side will speak and
that probably the arguments will
consume the best part Of two days
and IL this be true then the case
will be given to the jury some time
Saturday. The court room Is an
exceptionally warm place, and even
with two elptrlcal fans going, the
Jury are compelled to shed their
coats.
Ray Clawson, one OF the witness
for the defense was recalled by the
state and was asked II he did not
have certain conversation with
A. w. Sewcll which the witness
denied.
Mrs. &. e. Bach was the first
witness called on rebuttal She tes-
titled to seeing Mrs. Roy Primeaux
on the night - the fire, spoke TO
her and that she was not in com.
paDy with Mrs. Chapm/L IL was
Just soon after the fire started. be.
fore II had begun to get light. She
was dressed IN a dark blue suit
with her hair done up on top Of her
head and no braid was hanging down
her back.
Mrs. d. G. McKenna testified
that Mrs. Roy Primeaux on the
night Of the fire was seen stand.
Ing alone at the Phillips store near
n small side window. About this
time she saw Della Hart with some
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-06
NOTICE

We the undersigned, have
purchased the bakery and business,
known as the Viena bakery We
will not change our prices, but
will give the people more for their
money than has been customary.
We can do this for the reason that
we can turn out the combined lot
of bread and pastry with the
operating expense of one shop.
We trust that we will merit the
public patronage in the future as
we have in the past, and we will
endeavor to give you the besr that
can be made.
Home Bakery,
G. Gallo, Manager.
Elko, Nevada June IL, 1911.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-06

children in eastern Clover Valley
praying that school district be
established was granted and the
new district will be known as
Ventosa school district.
The commissioners also signed a
lease with the S. P. railroad COM
pany for a lease on the buildin g
used as the Montello Jail.
The bond of Russell Bros. to
whom contract was awarded for
sprinkling the streets was examined
and approved.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-06
sALMAGUNDI
Emmett Keyser of Carlin is
in to Nm today. ..

Emmett Keyser of Carlin is
in town today. PIX.
Ech the Commercial Tailors
win6y," for Saturday specials.
Two furnished rooms to rent.
Inquire at this office.
Miss Rife WAC has been visiting
her cousin Mrs. S. Tremewan left
for California this afternoon.
Mrs. j. W. Smith and daughter
left for their home in Ruby Valley
this morning.
See the notice of special election
fAr sewerage bonds in another
Column.
Mrs. Ray has opened Hairdress-
ing, Shampooing, Massage and
Manicuring Parlors at Mrs.
CampbelPs Millinary Store. City
prices.
The county hills allowed by the
commissioners will be found on
page l Of this issue.
| have added a first class shoe
Repair shop and will appreciate a
liberal share of your patr mage.
Good Work, Best Material, Right
Price. c. A Harrington.
The joint statement of the
Auditor and Treasurer for the
quarter ending July is printed
today on page 4.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-06
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Serial O5435

Serial O5435
Department of the Interior.
U. S. Land Office at Carson CITY.
Nevada
June l6, 1911,
Notice is hereby given that
James Cowling of Elko. Nevada,
who. on October ID. 1910, made
Homestead entry. No. O5435. for
EA NEt and Ed SCI, Section SO,
Township 33 ny Range 50 E. M.
d. Meridian, has filed notice of
intention to make Final five year
proof to establish claim to the
land above described. before the
County CLERK of EIko county, at
Elko, Nevada, on the 9TH day of
August, 1911.
Claimant names as witnesses:
James Burke Of Bullion, Nevada,
Abraham ". Hcsson, Phillip G.
Cowling and Thomas Hunter, all
of Elko, Nevada.
Louis j. Cohn Register.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-06
SOUTH FORK NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs Archie X. Clayton
! arrived here from San Jose,
Calf. on the 10Th ult., and are
visiting their mother, Mrs w. S.
Clayton and other relatives and
friends in the valley. They will
spend the 4th among us then,
depart for their new home on
North Fork this county.
Mrs. Clayton will he remem-
bered, is the daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. P. r. Prunty of Charleston,
New. She recently graduated
from the California State normal
4 hool Of San Jose. California. She
Is an estimable young lady and
has made many friends during her
visit here. Archie needs no intro
duction.
We wish them SIN 9th journey
down the stream of life with only
sOals enough 70 cause the placid
W tiers to he more fully appreci-
ated.
The SoLth Fork creamery is now
in Oh ration. Cream is received,
Mnhdays. Wednesday and Fridays.
There was picnIa on MIR.
Williams lawn Saturday evening
and social dance at the |. o. G. r.
hall. They wee well attended.
Crops in the valley are looking
we'll, with fair prospect of a good
yield. There is still plenty of
water and the weather is quite
warm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Batcheldor
of EIko are visiting relatives in
the valley.
Cha rles Clayton is spending
the 4th in Lam ollie valley.
Give your apple trees plenty Of
water if you desire sweet juicy
apples. A little sulpate Of iron
rakcd into the soil about the roots
will improve the color Of the fruit.
Quite a numb Der Of the people
of this valley have gone to the
LIBERATION at the Lamoille cross
roads
Several Of Grandma Clayton's
relatives assembled at her home,
today and gave her picnic in her
beautiful grove. All present
fully enjoyed themselves.
GualteriO
Lee, New. July 4, 1911.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-06
All He Could Carry.
Lee, New. July 4, 1911.

An Atlanta IMAM not long ago met a
darby who was driving horse so thin
that II staggered as II walked. why
don't you put more flesh on that nag?"
Indignantly demanded the Albanian.
'scuse me, boss" replied the driver.
But rs dom de best kin. CANT
20 see, boss. dat po' hoes kin hardly
carry what little flesh he's got on him
now?
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-06
A FALLING OUT.

! had n little chicken
Twns very nnrJ 10 match.
And MI that chicken ever did
Was scratch. scratch. scratch.
" denrly loved 10 visit,
In other yards TO roam.
In fact. TINT little chick of mine
Would seldom stay Mt home.
Anh shortly cnme my neiRhbor
To pound upon my door:
He used 80 many ugly words,
We don't speak my moro.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-06

On motion Of Supt. Anderor the
Butte Valley school district was
abolished and new district
extending into White Pine county
known as Butte Valley Joint
school district was established.
A petition Of parents of school
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-06
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS

The board of commissioners met
purs uant to adjournment. Present
VIM. Willis, Isaac Griswold, John
Creighton. ....
The following business was then
transacted:
The money in the treasury was
counted and found correct as
compared with the treasurer's
and auditors books.
The following officers reports
were examined, approved ard
ordred filed, as follow.
Joint quarerly report of
treasurer and auditor w. G.
Greathouse auditor and recorder;
VIM. Weathers. assessors state
ment; Fred Weight, Cclerk; J. c.
Harris, sheriff's quarterly report,
horse Inspector statement,
license cllector report. board of
prisoners; j M. Taber board of
patients; Chas Happier Carlin
constable; Dave Marquardson, con-
stable Jarbidge; John McComb
Wells.
A petition of the citizens of
Curry praying for John Phalan
to be appointed Justice of the
Peace was laid over.
A petition of the citizens of
Cloverdalc praying that c. R.
Edison be appointed constable was
laid over.
A petition of the citizens Of
White Rock praying that John
Main be appointe Justice of the
Peace at that place was granted
and he was appointed upon his
filing a bond for $1,000 and taking
oath of Office.
A petition of the citizens of
South Fork praying that Henry
Peterson be appointed road
supervisor of that district was
granted.
A petition of the citizens Of
Elko residing on Piety Hill pray
ing that that portion of town be
sprinkled was laid over.
The official bonds Of f. B..
Strickland, Henry Peterson and
Charles Crab am were examined
and approved.
The bill Of w. H. Weeks archi-
tect was returned for acknowledge.
mcnt anu the bill of Nevada
Hospital for Mental diseases was
laid over.
DIS. Hood Il West IRE ap-
pointed county physicians for the
next six months.
}. M Taber was appinted hospital
ste ~art for the next six months.
1t was ordered that the Wells
town Jail be used as a branch
county Jail.
An agreement was signed by
the commissioners and Rockwell 4
Suttons for instaling canopy on
the wall in the rear Of the judges
beach.
Ordered that the auditor and
treasurer make the following
transfers.:
From emergency tax fund to
General county furd 1900 90.
From the general into the fol.
lowing road funds:
D., n
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-06
NOTICE To PUBLIC

Make Your
HOMESTEAD, DESERT LAND
and otter public land entries for
Elko County with
f. P. CARVILLE.
US. COMMISSIONER,
Elko Nevada.
Appointed April 7th, 1911. Am
now equipped with seal and proper
blank forms, and specializing On
this kind of work. Can also look
after your water rights.
E. P. Carville.
U. S. Commissioner, Attorney
and Councillor at Law, Notary
Public
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-06

Seymour Jacobs Co. have been
appointed local agents for Singer
Sewing machine and will carry a
stock on hand.
Lost-A pair Of eye glasses. The
finder will confer a favor on the
owner by leaving the glasses at
this office.
Courthouse, Highschool, and
grammar School, souvenirs at
Wintermantel.s Jewlery Store.
For Sale:--A good upright
Mahogny case piano slightly used
for 1896 II taken soon. Address
Box 268, Reno. Nevada
Lost-A pocket book containing
a small sum of money. The
fin1er will confer a great favor on
the owner by leaving the same at
this office.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-06
WESTERN PACIFIC time CARD

A new time card will go into
effect tomorrow on the Western
Pacific by which the trains will
arrive and depart as follows:
West bound: No. arrives at
1850 p. m. departs at 1901 q. m.
West bound: No. 3 arrives at
1925 a. m and departs at 9:35 am.
East bound: No. 2 arrives at
BIB a. m. and departs at 1925
a. m.
East bound: No. 4 arrives at
f:l2 p. m. and departs at 1922
p. m.