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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-07-07
THE FOURTH

Next Tuesday, the day of days,
will uu" again. Last week Eng
land celeu,a the accumulated
splendor of thousand years; the
conquests by sea and land Of a
thousand years. But cnly one
hundred and thirty.five years ago.
our nation had less than four mill
ions of people, occupying merely u
fringe of settlements along the At.
lantic. Now those settlements ex.
tend from sea to sea and on Tues
day next ninety millions of people,
all in one tongue, will sing:
MY coutry 'tis of thee,
Sweet land of Liberty,
OF thee we sing"
When il comes to show of
granduer can Great Britain, with
her thousand years of conquest
make any such showing as that?
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-07-07
LEM ALLEN IS
FARMER NO LONGER

Hon. Lemuel Allen, democratic
political warhorse, ex lieutenant
governor of this great common
wealth and a man who has a
greater amount of political honor
as mis- portion than any other
individual III the state is a farmer
no more. if occupation or owner
ship coults for anything for after
IA strenuous year hoeIng weeds
and irrigating alfalfa between
political duties. the last tract of
the famous 220O-acrc ranch at
st Clair, comprising $50 acres and
taking in the old homestead, has
been sold. a strange part of the
proceedings is that while Mr..
Allen made the sale cunsun,mating
the same last Thursday, no other
party is known in the transaction
SAFE c. S. Denseu, Of Reno, who
acted as agent for the real buyer
The price paid for this valuable
tract was SAP. 500 making it Cne of
the largest realty transactions ever
pulled off in this county.
Mr.. Allen has agreed to give
possession to the new owner or
owners on September 22n1 of this
year when his present years crops
have been harvested
II was with more or less mis-
givings. naturally. that Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen concluded to give up
the old home place. where they
began residence in FEBRUARY 1867. .
The ranch represents the life
time endcavors of these sterling
old folks who know. that it has
passed beyond their control, will .
likely move to this place to pass
their declining years. No an
rouncemcnt had been made to this |.
effect but il Is safe assertion 10 f.
make. - Churchill Standard.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-07-07
AN ENGLISHMAN
PICTURES AMERICA

To see ourselves as other see us
is usually irritating but this
picture of the United States of
America by the erudite editor of
the Winning Post is to laugh. as
Joseph Weber was wont to say.
He says:
The United States of America
is the name given to large
republic that stretches from the
Atlantic to The Pacific and hopes
very soon to include Canada. 1t
consists of forty-fve states, four
territories, one district-none of
which are ever united and Mr..
j. Pierpont Morgan. 1t is
governed by president and col
lection of senator's. The former
usually holds office until he is
assassinated or kidnapped the
latter as long as they are able to
pay the free and enlightened
people of the country to return
them. They are also called
grafters.
TO reach the U. S. A. one must
go across the A tIantic and take
the i;it tlrliny on the left.
The principal industries of the
country are millionaires, trusts.
freak dinners, cornering wheat
and the purchase of British art
treasures. There is also big
business done in divorce. The
exports OF tn country are num-
erouS and >aried, and include
Mormons, Andrew Carnegie,
Guinea Gold Ciga-attes and Jack
johnson. The only imports of any
note are the members of the
English nobility on which a heavy
duty is invariably pail. In the
early days OF the u. s. A. the
nobility were conspicuous by their
absence. The favorite flower is
the Mayhower, and every old
family claims to have a sprig of it.
The inhabitants of the country
live principally upon canned
meats, with occasional intervals Of
chewing gum and cocktails AS
regards tfe first of the three they
eat what they can and can what
they can't Then the latter is
imported to England.
rhe earliest mention of the
United States comes from Biblical
history where it is stated that "the
meek shall inherit the earth"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-07-07
THE COUNTY FINANCES

The auditors and treasurer's
statement for The quarter ending
June 30th. shows the following
amounts in the county treasury:
State and couty funds Sl03, ,6S3 "a
District schoo! funds. 2S,276 Gl
District road funds. 535 70
Total Sl32, 495 555
The floating Indebtedness of the
county is S55, 900 on three notes,
one for s25.OOO dated May 2. 1910
bearing interest at 4 per cent, and
the others for $4,000. dated
May II, 1911. bearing interest at
d per cent; and $50. .OOC court
house bonds. bearing interest at 6
Der cent.
There are county warrants out
standing amounting to S662.5O.
Elko school district has a bonded
Indebtedness of SS38. OON, bearing
interest at the rate # 6 per cent
semi-annually.
The complete statement of the
and treasurer will appear
next week.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-07-07
GONE AFTER HORSE Thief

Deputy Sheriff Muller will lcav c
during the night for Silver City.
Idaho for the purpose Of bri nging
back Ernest Williams. who has
been held in Jail there awaiting
cxtradition 10y the Humboldt
county authorizes.
Williams and his confederate,
Powell are charged with having
stolen two horses from James
Harvey and Al Byrncs at Paradise
last April. They were traced to
Idaho, where they were found in
iail. Powell at Caldwell and vii.
liams at Silver City for the same
oEensc. committed in Idaho. Upon
their trials Powell was convicted
and sentenced TO 2 long term In
the Idaho pcutcntiar", "hilt
Williams was acquitted only to b G
held for the Nevada officers. .--
silver State.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-07-07
CHICAGO'S RICHEST WOMEN

The three richest women on the
Chicago tax roll are Mrs. Nettie
S. McCoim mick S2,595. 900: Mrs.
Emmons Blaine, S1.950,OO and
Virginia Mccormick. $3.50, 600.
This is the value Of personal
property only stocks. bonds,
jewels, etc. Mrs. Blaine, although
listed as one of the city's most
wealthy women, believes wealth is
unjustly distributed.
"It is my belief, she said that
before many generations 'hc race
as a whole will revolt at the
senselcss inequality Of the wealth.
holding power of individuals. 1t
is a question, ] think, whether toe
large a part of tho wealth is held
in private hands. and whether @
sufficient proportion shou Id not tt
held by the community TO meet the
needs Of the community as rholC
so that the tirhtful needs of any
individual need not depend solely
on the will Of some minority of
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-07-07
SAD KILLING ON THE DESERT

The Searchight Bulletin tells in
detail of the killing of a man by
the name of A. l.. Mitchell by the
accidental discharge of shotgun
he was carrying in a wagon.
Mitcelll, his wife and five children
were travelling from Nevada to
Arizona.
While carrying the gun between
his legs il was accidently dis
charged. resulting in instant death
The wife W as compelled TO drive
the team to Searchligbt where
the remains were buried. The
people of the Southern Nevada
town are doing everything to
help the woman and the little ones,
who are left destitute by the
shocking accident.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-07-07
NEW EXPERIMENT BY
SOUTHERN PACIFIC C0

Special provisions for taking
care of babies and their mothers
upon arrival at railroad station
is the ? latest experiment tia is
being tried by the Southern Pacific
com mpany at its Sacramento Cali
fornia depot.
The idea is only an experiment
and it at the suggestion of one of
the patrons of he Southern Pacific
com pany.
A special room has been fur
nished for his p urpose just off the
main waiting room of the depot and
two women attendants practical
nurses are, always present to look
out for the nee DIS of the women
travellers who have their infants
with them. Couches have been
provided for the convenience of
the mothers and number of
specially constructed cots for the
babies have been installed.
In this manner when a woman
traveller with baby is compelled to
wait in the depot for her train or
for those who should meet her at
the station she is provided with
all the comforts she would have in
her own home. The nurses in
charge of the room prepare a bed
for the mother and they are
allowed to rest for as long a time
as may be necessary. Apparatus
is to be installed 10 facilitate the
heating cf the food for the infants
and if the experiment proves to
be success it is possible that il
may be extended by the Southern
Pacific company to all of its
principal stations.
The idea is not original with the
Off clals of tue company. 1t was
offered by woman traveller and is
being experimental with, as are
all suggestions that are offered in
this way if they appear to the
Off icials to be practicable.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-07-07
REPUBLICANS IN A ROW

Governor Oddie and Controller
Eggers. for obvious reasons, failed
to agree at the meeting which
fired DR.. Gibson. and gave the
surcrintcndancy of the Hospital
for Mental Diseases to DR.. John A Il.
Lewis of Reno 1t is said that
Controller Jake FgPers RULED a
letter on the governor from a
doctor in Hawthorne which stated
that the governor would vote for
him the Hawthorne doctor -
provided he could get Eggers to
vote the same way.
The governor stated there was
an error somewhere as he did not
remember ever having made such
a promise. 1t is needless to say
the reDublican paprcs are saying
a great many hard things about
the governor because he does not
dish out pap according to their
ideas. A few days ago a paper
republican gave him a roast done
to a turn.
Keep on gentleman you are
paving the way for 3 democratic
victory. whi.h is sure coming. -
Sparks Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-07-07
DISTRICT COURT

After the closing ofour report
Friday afternoon Miss Della Hart,
Mis-. f. Ina Hart and Mrs. Trcm-
bath were called and testified t.
the clothing worn 10y MIR. and Mrs.
Roy PrimCauX at the fire. The
evidence of these ladies directly
c0ntraCdictcd that given by the
states witnesses on the same point.
All Of them testified that Roy wore
white shirt, opened at the neck
and dark pair Of trousers. All Of
them said he was without coat,
vest or necktie when they first saw
him at the fire. He nftcrward
came to where they and his wife
were standing and asked her to go
after his coat. These ladies all
sworc that Mrs. PrimcauX wore n
long. dark coat and that it was
closely buttoncd. They also said
that when Roy asked his wife to
get his coat his shirt and pants
were wet. Also that at the time
they saw Roy and Mrs. PrimeauX
they did not see any of the ladies
that testified for the state
Mrs. Roy PrimcauX was the
next witness. She testified that
the day before the fire Roy
brought the hose cart To the house
and flushed the sewer.
That on the evening before the
fire she went to the PrimcauX
store and remained there until
about 9 o'clock when she and Roy
went home. That they retired
shortly after reaching home. That
she was not we'll that night and
was up twice before she was
awakened by the cry Of fire. Roy
was asleep at the time and had not
left the house after reaching there
with her. she ran out into the
street in her night clothes and saw
there was a fire and wakcncd Roy.
AS she was going into tho house
she met Roy coming out. He had
on his night Shirt, pair oI
trousers and shoes He wore M
hat. coat or vest. She put on Roy!
shoes, n skirt and her coat over
her night dress and went to The
fire. After she had been there
awhile, Roy asked her TO go aftei
his coat. She went and got II
He was very wet - the time and !
was quite cold. After the FIR,
was under control, she and Ro.
went home dressed themselves ant
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-07-07
TRUSTS NOTHING NEW

John P. Morgan and John d.
Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie
did not invent the trust" Joseph.
the prime minister of Pharoah,
was the first organizer of a trust.
1t is said in the forty-first
chapter of Genesis that Joseph
gathered up all the food in the
cities and laid up the same" and
when le famine came he "opened
the storehouses and sold TIE food
to the Egyptians" says Il Los
Angeles Times.
The Emperor Zeno was the first
known trust buster. In the year
of 4S3 he issued the following
edict:
I'VE command that no one may
presume to exercise a monopoly
of any kind of cloth. or fish, or
any other thing serving for food
or for any other use whatever its
nature may be, either of his own
authority. or under rescript of an
emperor already procured or that
may hereafter be procured.
nor may any person combine or
agree in unlawful meetings, that
differenct kinds of merchandise
may not be sold at a less price
than they may have agreed among
themselves
In the reign of Edward the
Sixth, parliament forbid "the
buying or contracting for any
merchandise or victuals coming in
the way to market; or dissuading
prcsons for bringing their goods
or provisions there: or persuadIne
them to enhance the price when
there, any of which practices make
the market dealer TO the trader"
Under the common law of Eng
land every device, practice or
conspiracy, hy acts, words or
news. to enhance the market price
Of merchandise" constituted the
offense of forestalling.
Monopelies were prohibited by
the constitutions of Arkansas.
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland,
North Carolina, Tennessee Georgia
and Texas before the Sherman act
was heard Of. They are pro-
hibited by the constitutions of
North Dakota, Wyoming and
Washington.
There Is nothing new under the
sun.
-
Negotiations are under way be.
tween the Southern Pacific and
Western Pacific railroads looking
to the use of the Western Pacific
roa1 by the Southern Pacific for
through traffic. If a traffic ar.
rangemcnt is made ore road will
he used for east bound traffic and
the other for westbound. A
number Of the officials of both
roads will be in Elko in a few days
on a joint tour OF inspection OF
| the Western Pacific.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-07-07

And how has it all com, about?
Simply because some Heaven-di.
rected sage, considering the
wrongs aud mistakes and tryannies
of thirty centuries, at last saw a
great light and from it had the in
spiration to decide that all men
were equal and endowed with GER
tain inailienable rights. among
which we're life. liberty and the
pursuit of happiness. and founded
a government on that basis.
Ahd all the world took notice
and instantly saw that while the
United States would have no
crowned king. every citizen would
be a sovereign and while there
would be no family claim ing a di.
vine right for its oldest heir to
rule, the divine rights would he in
the brains and heart of the people.
Then the flag of the land took on a
majesty all its own like which no
other flag ever bore; "then TIE
worlds oppressed took hope, for in
thatdeclaration they could sec that
if a government -four ded on that
declaration could be maintained
eventually all tyrnnnies would per-
ish, and Oppressed man, "his chains
breaking from around him, would
stand forth redeemed, regenerated
and disenthraled"
And so the nation has expanded:
its standard has grown in majesty
and splendor. and in four genera.
tions the nation has advanced to
the forefront of all nations.
There are but two clouds in its
sky. The one is the tyranny OF
accumulated wealth and the dispo.
sition to toady it; the other is the
supersitious fear in the hearts OF
men.
A righteous enforcement Of TIE
laws AL increasing wisdom will
cure both evils. and when this shall!
be accomplished the dream of the
Fathers will fully materiaIize and
CO mp rel with ours, the. greatest
among all other naticrs will be but
second-class.
So the anniversary of the natal
day of the nation shorld be hailed
with welcome sincere, ard around
their altar the people should
gather, salute their feg renew
their allegiance and thank the God
of the Fatfers for tie ner cies
that free ~ vernment bestows upon
their country GoOdwins'
Weekly.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-07-07
WHAT THE FOURTH
OF JULY MEANS

A group of grave, worried
men gathered in hall at
Philadelphia l56 years ago July
4. Tn y were grave because they
were called upon TO decide the
whole future destiny of a
nation. They were worried be.
cause the pena lty for such work as
they had in hand was death.
They were the council called to-
get7er from all over the country
to decide whether America was to
remain a down trodder. unjustly
prosecuted British province or
should become a free. independent
nation. On their decision hung
our country's fate.
During the years since America S
first discovery England had little
by little won from France and
other powers the lions share of the
control of the continent. The
thirteen English colonies scattered
along the coast had grown strong
and prosperous. To these colonies
rather than the mother country
itself W as due England's suprmocy
on the western hemisphere for
they had fought her battles. ex-
piored her wilderness and swelled
her revenues.
Ia return a, the years passed on
England had done less and less for
her American colonists. She had
reduced to the rank of suhsidary
p'o'inces the land their lifeblood
and life work had conquered.
She had sent incompetent govern
Ors to rule them. She had tried
to crush them with unjust taxes.
She allowed them no voice in their
own govrnment.
Men whose heroism had carved
a home and embryo nation out of
a savage, hostile forest land were
not the sort to submit forever
to such ignominy. For a long
time they sought to appeal to
England's justice. When these
appeals were vain they tried 70
FIRING the mother country to her
senses by armed resistance.
At last however, nothing re-
mained hut the choice between
slavery and absolute independence.
Delegates from each of the
thirteen clGlnies met in Philadel-
phia in the early summer of l776
to make that choice. And with.
out one dissenting vote they de-
clared for liberty.
Thomas Jefferson. a young law
yer and farmer, drew up paper
embodying the colonies defiance of
oppression and their intention Of
forming a nation for themselves,
Independent of cvrey foreign pow
or.
This paper was called the Dec
laration of Independence. 1t was
adopted on July 4, 1916. That
was the birthday of the u nited
States of America. In memory of
that first Fourth of July-the day
when we ceased to be subordinate
colonies and becme a free nation
we have ever since celebrated the
anniversary. When one remem-
bers all the date really means and
all that it commentaries there
should surely be as much ro I'M in
every American heart for graft
tude and patriotism as for mere
racket and fun. Albert Payson
Terhune in New York World.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-07-07

returned to the fire. She identi.
hed the night shirt and trousers
worn by Roy at the fire and they
were introduced in evidence. Mr..
A. Primeaux dressed himself as
usual the night of the fire and went
TO his store.
Mrs. Primeaux was still under
direct examination when the
recess. was taken until this
morning.
When court convened this mo rn-
ing, Mrs. Roy Primpaux was asked
a few questions on direct examina-
tion and was then cross.examined
by MIR. Levers. She was taken
over the ground covered by her
direct examination several times.
but stuck closely to her story. The
cross-cXamination was thorough
but she never lost her self control.
The writer listened clOssly to her
evidence from beginning to end
and so far as he could see she told
a truthful story.
During her cross-cxaminatIc,
her fve-month's old baby made
his wants kIpw in very loud tones
and she was excused from The
witness stand TO care for il.
Another evidence that the hand
that rocks the cradle rules the
world.
1t has developed that the people
of Tuscarora are divided into two
factions. One faction swears to a
certain state Of facts and the
other swear directly opposite. As
both factions imprccss an outsider
as being equally creditabIe it is
difficult to tell where the truth
lies.
At the close of Mrs. Primeaux's
cross-cXaination court took a
recess un til 2 o'clock this after
noon
Mrs. Perry Chapman was the
first witnesses in the afternoon.
Her evidence was along the same
lines as the other lady witnesses
for the defcn Sc. She was put
through a lengthy cross-cxamina.
tiOn by Mr.. Henderson and lost her
temper at times.
MIR. Perry Chapman followed
his wife as a witness. He said
that Dye sTcnt the evening before
the fire at his house and left to go
home between 10 and IL o'clock.
He also sworc that when he saw
Roy PrimcauX at the fire he did
not have on coat, hat, vest or
nccktiC and that his shirt was
open at Tie neck. While at the
fire Mrs Primeaux gave him
coat to give to Roy and that he
gave ii to him. He said Roy was
very wet at the time and he
advised him to 90 home. He saw
Roy leave the street but could
not say whether he went home or
not After the fire was under
control, he and Mrs. Chapman
went to Dyes house and found
him in bed. They remained there
a few minutes and then went home.
MIR. Chapman sworc that Dye
did not own n brace and bits
before the fire and that he bor-
rowcd a brace and bits when he
wanted to use them. He bought a
brace and bit sometime last
August. lie wss being questioned
by Judge King when this report
closed.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-07-07
individuals.

individuals"
In contrast to the figures given
are assessments for Chicago's
most distinguished women Jane
Adams has no taxable property
ard Ella Flsgg Yourr. surerint-
endent of schools, :,l,Gl'ultt
$500.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-07-07

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.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-19
TO DEDICATE MONUMENT.
Notre Dame Church's Memorial to
FF. Boissonnaulf Ready.

The monument in memory of Rev.
J. A. Boissonnaultt to beerected by the
congregation of Notre Dame churcn
is to be dedicated on May 30 and will
be a great event in the history of the
parish. After solemn high mass at
the church procession will be form
ed and march to the cemetery in the
central plot of which the monument
will be erected. The base will be of
concrete, 12 by Z feet, supporting a
cross % feet high from the ground.
On the monument will be the Cal
vary group, Christ on the cross, and
st. John the Evangelist, the Virgin
Mary and Mary Magdalene grouped
on the base. The statuary will be i'm
ported from Europe, the order being
placed two months ago by the Rev.
E. G. Drouhin. The cement work
will be done here, the contract having
just been awarded Work will be be-
gun as soon as the ground conditions
will permit.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-19
HOME FOR NURSES.
Mrs. Rebecca Fairbanks Has Given
$1,000 Makes Fund $lO,OOO
For The Building.

The trustees of Brightlook hos
pital are in receipt of letter that
will be good news to the many
friends of this institution.
The letter is from Mrs. Rebecca
Fairbanks and states that she wishes
to increase the sum of $4,000 left
by the late Miss Carrie Underwood for
Home for Nurses, so that there will
be available for the completion and
equipment of the home the sum of
$4,000 if that amount be required.
The public was well aware of the
great debt it, and the hospital al
ready owed Mrs Fairbanks because of
her generous gifts of money, time and
unceasing effort 1t did not need
this latest evidence to prove her 10y
atty to and love for the hospital.
The public, the trustees and all
rejoice to make public acknowledge
ment of the gratitude they so deep
ly feel because of this gift to an
institution that daily proves the
blessing it is to this section of Yer
mont and New Hampshire.
AS soon as definite plans can be
made regarding the new home, the
trustees will make further announce
ment.
Meanwhile it is good news to all
that the nurses will ere long have
the home they so richly deserve, and
that the efficiency of the hospital will
be greatly increased.