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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-27
HABIT GOT THE BEST Of HER

Physicians at the PENNSYLVANIA
hospital in Philadelphia have been
endeavoring to find some method
by which they may prevent Mrs.
Alice Holland from talking herself
to death. The woman apparently
doesn't want to talk-she Just
cant help it.
The strange part of the malady
is that the woman insists that some
person be present to listen to her.
If she is left alone she talks To the
hospital walls, but she shrieks for
some persu' to come within hear
ing.
Physicians have examined her
for an injury on the head, but have
been uable to find any. As last
resort they diagnosed her case
as one of acute mania and hysteria.
Opitates seem to have absolutely
no effect upon her.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-27
BIRD LED BATTLE HOST

Old Abe probably was the most
famous eagle that ever wore
feathers, says the Christian Herald.
He was genuine eagle, and
handsome specimen Of his kind.
His authentic history apparently
begins with the day in 1861 when
Chief Sky, . Chippewa Indian,
made him prisoner on the Flambeau
river in Wisconsin. Sky sold him
to white man for bushel Of
corn. The man Who paid the corn
for him sold him in turn for SIS to
n Mr.. Mills. Mills made n present
of him to company just about to
start out for the war. Company c
of the Eighth Wisconsin. No time
was lost by them in naming this
winged inspiration after the man
IN the White House. Old Abe tho
bird became. and Old Abe hr stay.
ed till his death years after.
They carried him alongside the
coIors on a perch at the end of q
staff The army soon came to
know .hcm as the eagle r,gi.
ment." Beginning with Farming.
ton. Miss, the eagle and his
followers went through thirty.siS
battles. He was wounded before
Coriith and again at Vicksburg.
1t is said that at Corinth the Cco.
fedcrate marksmen made special
efforts to kill Old Abe, at the
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-27
THE GAME LAWS

Sportmen would do well to paste
the following in their hats. 1t
gives the open season and the limit
to be taken:
Sage birds July Is to October |.
limit 10.
Grouse, October /. to January /:
limit 6.
Mountain quail. October to
January !: limit Is.
Valley quail October Is to
January IS: limit Is.
Ducks, September 10 to March
Is: limit 20.
Geese, September Is to March
Is: limit 10.
Sandhill cranes. September Is to
March Is.
CurIew. wopdcock. September IS
tn March Is.
Plover September Is to March
Is: limit 5.
Snipe, September l5 to March
Is limit -.
Swan. September 10 to March Is:
limit 3.
eer. September Is to October
Is: limit 3.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-27
BUDDING AUTHORS

A ives tern paper recently offered
a prize for the best story to he
written by pupil of the public
school. Here are a few passages
from the contributions: Cora
Brown was fortunately the pros
SCISSOR of a bir hday for she was
the daughter of rich friends.
But all this time cloud was
gathering over Mrs. Delaney.
which grew large as years went
by, and that cloud wa. full of
grasshoppcrs.'. My father desir-
ed me to marry a bank president
a handsome, reckless man. fond of
naught save the gaming table"
BAT | dell you vat dell YOU"
shouted the Irishman. "As she
entered the room a cold, damp
smell met her sight. ."-Argonaut
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-27
BULL MOOSE GRAZING

Says one Nevada-BuI Moose to
another Bull Moose: "You are q
most despicahle and disreputable
libertine and no language in my
vocabulary is sufficiently severe to
appropriately utter my contempt
for you. Replies another Nevada
Bull Moose TO one Nevada Bull
Moose: II will stump the state
and will tell the people some of
the inside history of the progress
sive movement"
Outside Of threats TO disbar, to
criminally prosecute. to scatter
broad east allegations of misap-
pr, ,priation of campaign funds. and
a few other little things like that,
the Bull Moose herd is grazing
tremendously on the sagcbrush
plains. Sacramento Union.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-27
NYE COUNTY LOSES

The tangled affairs Of the Nye
and Ormsby bank were brought up
for a moment at Tonopah on Sat
urday when Judge Orr of Reno.
sitting for Judge Averill. decided
that the county of Nyc must pay
the First National bank Of San
f. rancisco $4,000. When Frank
Goldcn's bank went under, Nye
county had close to 100000 on de-
posit. Golden had hypothccated
notes for 100000 with the San
Francisco bank. The San Fran
cisco concern contends that the
county must pay these. An appea
was taken to the supreme cour'
and the case will he heard, it il
believed. at the fall term.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-27
No SIERRA TUNNEL

In an interview with the Wall
Street Journal the other day
Robert S LOvett of the Southern
Pacific company, regarding the
Sierra tunnel, which was reported
to have been decieded upon by the
Hartman board sal 4:
81 was misquoted in the publish
ed statements that we had deci led
to construct the tunnel. What |
said was that the tunnei PROPOSE
tion was just where it had been for
the last five or six years. The
tunnel we have under cosIderation
would be five miles long and re.
quire electrical power.
with our MalIet engines to cope
with the steep grades we are hand
ling the traffic very economically
and so far have been unable to see
where it would pay to build such a
tunnel at this time. We probably
will not have to decide upon the
matter for several years. although
1t will undoubtedly be approved
when the trafti" be .omes sufficiently
heavy to warrant the expense"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-27

Thursday or Friday of last week
Mitchell Haggerty of Lovelock
struck the town. He seemed to
have plenty of money and spent It
freely. Early Sunday morning
he was pretty drunk and Bert
Dixon; Charles Miller, E.. G Achen
and Dominick Smith concluded
they would get what muney he had
left. They went TO Haggerty' S
room in The Commercial Hotel
annex and proceeded to go through
his clothes and take his money.
Officer Cotant. Kenneth Davis and
Earl Armstrong we're oGto them
and watched them through a
window. As they were leaving the
room with Haggerty's money, they
were arrested by Officer Cotant.
While tney were being searched
one of them was seen to drop a
piece of paper. AS Haggerty was
known to have a Wells Fargo check
and it failed to turn up in the
search, Mr.. Armstrong asked about
1t, when Dixon replied it was
under his feet. The check was
picked uD and the men were taken
to Jail.
This forenoon Haggerty could
not be found to prosecute the men.
When they were taken before
Judge Klatte a vagrancy charge
was placed against them and
Dixon. Miller and Smith were
given an hour in which to get out
of town. The charge against
Achen was dismissed and he went
back to his work at the Commercial
hotel.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-27
UNCLE SANS
PAPER MONEY TO Be
MADE SMALLER

Inc order reducing the size of
united States currency and nation.
al bank notes by one.third and re-
Voiutlonizing their designs will
ne issued by Secretary MacVeapb
in few weeks.
II he -design of each denomination
OF every bill United States notes
gold and silver certificates and
national bink notea--wiIl he the
satne general nature. The me
currency will measure 6 by Pa
inches as compared with the 727
by 3.O4 of the present notes II
will require eighteen months to
make the change complete.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-27
HOW THEY 90 THINGS
IN INDIANA

The oil industry has its humorous
side 1t seems, as well as its serious,
at least in Indiana.
A farmer living in one of the
rich oil fields IF that state has. so
we are Informed. brought suit to
set aside a lease he gave to an oil
company under rather unusual
terms. When the lease was being
signed up the leaseres assured the
farmer that, according TO custom
they would give him one sixth nf
the oil production as his ROYALTY.
That don't suit me-" the farmer
is said to have replied, Il think |
ought to have seventh anyway
The astonished oil men quickly
agreed to this and, as proof that
their hearts were right agreed to
give him an eighth. much to the
farmers satisfaction.
Since then the farmer mas re-
viewed his arithmetic and has
come TO the confusion that he
wants tu cancel the lease. The out
come Of the suit is awaited with
much interest and concern.-Min
ing World
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-27
STRIKE MAY EXTEND TO ELY

That qualifications Of the Binp-
ham strike Will extend into three
states and that 5000 miners in
Nevada and New Mexico will pro-
badly be called out within two days
was the statement made last night
by President Charles H Moyer of
the Western Federation of Miners.
says the Hcrald-Renublican.
The properties to he affected, ac-
cording to Mr.. Meyer are the
Nevada Consolidated at Ely. en-
ploying $500 men, and Chino
Copper company. at Santa Rita, n.
NJ, employing l.5OO men. d. C..
Jackling, vice-president and
general manager the Utah Copper
company at Bingham. is general
manager of the Nevada CONSOLIDATE
ed and of the Chino company. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Meyer, it is be-
cause of MIR. Jachling's refusal to
deal with the unions here that the
men working at mines in which he
is interested in Nevada ard New
Mexico will be called out.
Tne president of the Western
Federation of Miners did not mince
words in expressing his views of
MIR. Jackling's attitude in the
Bingham situation.
MIR. Jackling refuses to recog-
nize the union in Utah." said Mr..
Meyer, 'and we see no reason why
union men in other states should
work for him. The men have
some pride ard are unwilling to
work where they are not wanted.
In fact. the miners empoyed at
the Nevada Consolidated at Ely are
ready to 90 out at moments
notice. Mr.. Jackling is general
manager of the Nevada Consolidat.
ed and officials of the union at Ely
have written me asking il | did not
think it advisable that they strike.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-27
NUMBER 80

direction of General Price. "I
would rather have him than
whole brigade. Price is said to
have remarked. such was the
eagles value in encouraging the
troops.
Old Abe stayed with his command
until it was mustered out in 1864.
In.September, Lewis. the Wisconsin
war governor, formally accepted
him on behalf of the state. Old
Abe was exhibited at the Chicago
sanitary fair thst winter. and his
history, published in a pamphlet.
brought $4,000 for the sick
soldiers.
1t is pleasant to record that he
lived long and happily afterward.
He was much in demand at
conventions and veterans reunions.
He died il March. 1881. as result
of breathing smoke at the fire of
the Madison capitol. eonard w.
Folk. the sculptor, used him as
model for several eagles on his
war monuments.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-27
HON. ". A. MASSEY

The announcement of Hon. w. A.
Massey, republican nominee for
United States senator. appears else
where in this issue.
Senator Massey spent several
years in this county and is well
known by the old timers. In 1892.
he was elected to the assembly by
the silver party and in IS,a4 was
elected district alto lis
county by the SAINT r- In
1896 he, was the silver party can
didate for supreme judge and was
elected. He served portion of
the term and resigned to enter
active practice with Judge Cheney
of REM. In 1910, he was a candi-
date for governor at the primary
election and was defeated by Gov
ernor Oddie. On the refusal of
George Wingiield to accept the ap-
pointment to fill the vacancy, caus-
ed by the death of Senator Nixon.
Judge Massey received and accep-
ed the appointment. He went at
once to Washington and entered
upon the duties of United States
senator.
During Senator Massey's long
residence in this state. he has
measured up to high standard of
citizenship. He has given the state
honest and efficient service as a
citizen and as an official. So far
AS we know, there is no stain upon
his public or private life.
But after all this is said. there
remains the fact that Senator
Massey is republican. He be-
lieves in republican principles and
republican theories of government.
These principles and these theories
are IN dlrect conflict with those
held by the writer and prevent his
support of him for the high office
to which he aspircs. But this
shall MT make US slander and de-
fame him during the campaign.
We cheeerfullY admit that he is as
honest in his convictions as we are
in those we hold. If Senator
Massey were the democratic cam
didate for United States senator,
he would nave our earnest support,
but our duty in the present cam
paign requires that we should
support his democratic opponent,
Hon. Key Pittman. Friend,hip
must give way to duty.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-27
PERFECTION IN
CLOCK MAKING

Twenty thousand pieces of wood
entered in to the construction of
an elabor ately ornamented No,re
Dame cathedral clock made by Jas
Galway. of Skowhegan, Me. This
clock. which is finely carved.
stands seven feet and ten inches in
height md took Galway six long
years to complete. -
In the upper story six folding
doors open every ten minutes and
the Apostles appear marching in
time to an air played by the large
music box that is governed by The
clock. Each one bows before the
Savior as they pass except the
fourth which represents Peter
who turns his back upon the
Savior, and the devil comes out of
the top of the clock and blows a
trumpet in honor of Peter.
The second story is in the form
Of manison with double doors in
front. which also opens every ten
minutes. Lazarus appears at the
rich mans door and on bended
knees asks for charity, the dogs
licking his sores. and the rich man
stands in the door swinging his
arm as If he were throwing crumbs
from his table. All these movable
figures are run by machinery con-
nected with time movement. so |
as To work on the minute. The |
bottom story is an elaborately
designed foundation Of fine inlaid
work.-Baltimore Sun.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-27
EGGS

George Fitch tells us that an egg
is composed of four parts-the
shell is very fragile. like one of
the Ten Commandments and can be
broken without an effort.
The price is the biggest part Of
the egg and its greatest protection.
The price alone has saved millions
of innocent young eggs from heing
boiled and eaten.
Eggs are very delicate and spoil
very quickly. When an egg spoiIs
it puts its whole heart into the per-
formance. One can tell a spoiled
egg AS far as it can he seen, with
ones eyes shut at that. if the wind
is in the right direction.
There was time when every one
ate fresh eggs in summer and went
without in winter. Nowadays,
however. business methods have led
men to buy up all the fresh eggs
in SUMMER and store them until
winter, when they have acquired a
rich russet flavor. Those eggs
which cannot be sold in winter are
held over and sold next summer.
These eggs are not explosive. but
little else that is good can be said
Of them.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-27
MORAL SUASION

"l don't want oatmeal" scream.
cd the kid.
"You must have oatmeal" said
his father.
Never force anything on y
child like that" interposed uncle.
who has theories. Always give
the child n choice"
"All right" said father. Now,
kid, you can have oatmeal or you
can have clip on the jaw.
Which is IL"
The child took the oatmeal. --
Courier-Journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-27
WILSON ON LABOR

The following extracts from
Governor Wilson's speech Of acccp-
tance have the right ring:
Tn. welfare, the happiness. the
energy and spirit of men and
women who do the daily work in
our mines and factories, on our
railroads, in our Offices and ports
Of trade, on our farms and on tho
sea. is Of the essence of our ma ion
al life. There can be nothing
whole .ome unless their life is
wholesome: there can he no con-
tentmcnt unless they are content
ed. Their physical welfare affects
the soundncss Of the nation.
We shall never ct very far H.
the settlement of these vital
matters so long as we regard
everything done fox the working
man. by law or by private agree
ment, as n concession yielded TO
keep him from agitation and n
disturbance Of our peace.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-27

Five thousand miners are on o
strike at Bingham, Utah. and the
miners ut Ely may 90 out in
sympathy.
President Meyer Of the Western
Federation Of Miners is at Ely in
vestigatirR the labor situation.
There is much opposition to strike
aumopg the miners many Of whom
contend that the desired increase
in wages can he obtained without
a strike IL recognition Of the union
is not made an issue.
There was wholesale execution
of cats in town on Wednesday, with
Deputy Sheriff William s. Ball
acting as Lord High Executioner'
The stray cats had become a peat,
most of them being in half stBrV-
ing and filthy condition. and II was
deemed advisable by the city
authorities to have them pat out OF
their misery. Twenty-one were
Killed, -Searchlight Bulletin.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-27
DIES OATMABEEL

AS told by Swan Swanson to a
talented member of the Sports
Afield Family.
Aye yoost bane opp bay Minnesnt!
To see may Onkel Yon:
Aye stop may bay Sen Powl a
while
Yoost for little fun.
Aye see may there. one. ''oatma-
beel'-
That bane de- name you call
En- you can took raid on heem
Without some horse at all.
Hay bane purdy naice masheen
Mid rOober tires en- things;
Yoost sit hem lax wagon en-
Hay room yoost lax NIT wings.
Aye esk dat man. What mex
him go?"
Hay say may haid got wheels:
Hay say hay feed heem plenty oat.
En- call hem Jatmabeel".
Aye say Aye know Aye bane green
Swede
Yoost com fon Mort Dakot,
But Aye don't b'leeve hay max
heem go
Bay feedin' wagon oat.
Aye wink may ave en- say. AYE
bane
Sometime en- Missouree:
Aye know Ay'm green, hut yoost
the same
You bate may laif "show mel
Det man yoost latf, en- only say,
Aye bane good show mayskelf;
Aye say, AYE dank Aye poonch
your haid
En- lay you en- des shelf"
Aye pick may oop little stick
Bane layin in des seat;
En-, bate may laif. det oatmabeel
Yoost started oop the street
Aye horler whoa" but hay don't
stop
En- then you bate may laif!
Aye weesh Aye bane bay Nord
Dakot'
At home wit Ann, may wife.
Des oatmaboel hay boomp may
oop
Des. sidewalk on, en- stop.
En- buck may troo the window in.
Off one dam butcher shop.
Hay spleet may nose bay may face
oop,
En- smash may almost daia;
En- poonch the eeside off my mouth
All ootside off may haid.
En- hurt NAV aye so bad cen one
Aye'm blind yoost lax beetle;
En- oder one Aye can see some
But only yoost leetle.
The last Aye seen that masheen
of
Hay been hoockin' still
Aye tank hey fed too many oat
To that dam oatmabeel.
Aye tell may wife eef Aye get well,
You bate may laif, Aye will
Not monkey some anodci tain
With any oatmbaeel
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-27
THE BULL MOOSE MEETING

Between forty and fifty demo
Gratis. republicans. bull moosers
ard socialists Yathercd~ at
Guldagcrs' hall Saturday night to
hear DR.. Huscall. the state bull
moose organizer, cxpound third
term and other Roosevelt doctrines
After the speech, which failed to
arouse enthusiasm, the Elko County
Bull Moose club was organized
with w. II. Trcmewan as chairman
and John Creighton as secretary
and treasurer. The question of
putting up a county ticket was dis
cussed and decided in the negative.
The bull moose strength in Elko is
estimated at about 100.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-27

Senator Newlands will address
the people of Elko on the issues Of
the day at the { pera House. Fri.
day night. Everybody is invited
to attend the meeting Let us
give our senior senator a hearty re.
ception.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-27

c. d. Van Duzer. former con
grcssman from Nevada is making
speeches for Wilson in western
Pennsylvania.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-27
WARNINGS!

All persons are hereby forbidden
TO Hunt, Fish or Trap on my
premises at North Fork, Nevada,
under Penalty OF Prosecution.
NlELS PETERSON
North Fork, Nevada, Sept. 20, 1912
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-27

No law that safeguards their
life. that improves the physical
and moral conditions under which
they live, tnat makes their hours Of
labor rational and tolerablc. that
gives them freedom tn act in their
own interests and protect them
selves, can properly he regarded as
class legislation OF as anything but
measures taken in the interest of
the whole people, whose parner.
ship in right action we are trying
to establish and make real and
practical.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-27

The estrangcment between
"Will' aud Theodore" has reached
a point where "Theodore's" cam
paign manager accuses Wits cam
paign manager of setting detec.
tives to shadowing him: worse
still "Theodore's" manager charges
that the detectives tapped his wires
and actually overheard converse.
tion between himself and one OF
"Theodore's" chief hackers. Mr..
Mccormick.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-27
KILLS HIMSELF ACCIDeNTLY

An Italian track walker named
r. Lepparelle accidentally killed
himself with shotgun at Hum
boldt station yesterday shortly
after the noon hour lie had Just
returned in tricycle. car from a
trip over the road. On his arrival
at the station he tossed his shot
gun, which he carried with him to
Kill rabbits .on the platform, when
the hammer struck the boards
discharging The gun and he receiv-
ed the full charge of shot in the
right breast. killing him almost in
stantly. The accident happened at
about | 80 yesterday afternoon and
Coroner G.. B. Nunamaker of Inlay
was at orce notified of the accident.
An inquest was held and the
verdict of the Coroner's jury was
that he came 10 his death acci.
dentally.
Deceased was a native of Italy
"a years of age, and had been in
this country about six years.
He intended to start for Italy ir
few days to visit with hi:
parents
Undertaken E.G. Miller went tc
Humholdt on No. 8 that same even
ing and brought the remains here
This evening the body will b,
shipped to Lovclock, where thu
funeral will be held. Whine
mucca Star.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-01
The BALTIMORE CONVENTION

The National Democratic Conven-
ton in Baltimore was deadlocked
when it adjourned Saturday night
until today.
Sunday brought no cessation Of
hostilities between William J. Bryan
and Speaker Champ Clark. Both
gave out statements last night
Mr.. Bryan sought to justify his
position in opposing the Speaker for
the Presidency because of the support
given him by Charles F. Murphy and
the other members of the New York
delegation, denominated By the Neb-
raskan as "waX figures
Mr.. Clark declared false and in
famous" Mr.. organs implied accusa-
tons that the vote of the New York
delegation placed him under obliga-
tions to J. Piermont Morgan, August
Belmont, and Thomas F. Ryan.
The Clark statement was in the
form of a letter to Senator William
J. Stone, of Missouri, replying TO one
plcdging him 20 remain a candidate
before the convention until nominal
ton was made.
Mr.. Clark pledged himself TO do SO
but said that had it not been for the
fact that majority vote had been cast
for him on ten successive ballots, he
would not encourage a1f movement
that might tend to create 2 deadlock
William L. Hearst, ID statement
charged Bryan with working to wreck
the party.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-01
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
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