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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-24
AN ENORMOUS RENTAL
FOR PROPERTY LEASE

a total of Sc, ,543,O 900 rental for
W years was the sum named in \
lease recently executed for Mrs
Hetty Green in Chicago, the rate
being S65O,00 year for the use of
a strip of land 46 by 100 feet in
the business district. A milling
company will replace the bulldog
with modern structure I6 stories
high at cost Of about 81 900. .OOO
which Of course will add that much
TO the value OF Mrs. Green's land.
This lease has been taken as a
horrIhe example of the present
system of taxation, it being urged
that the social growth Of the city
has given the present value to the
real estate but that the increment
has gone to the land owners and
not to the public. Private own
efshlp or possession of land is
conceded to be essential" a
bulletin Of the American Economic
League declares. "Our when we
permit such ownership as that of
Mrs. Green tn include not only
results from individual effort hat
also the result Of community's
enterprise, does it not appear that
we go far toward condoning i
violation Of the eight command
ment?"
According to this view the cost
of living has been advanced about
80 per cent by the policy Of
cNacting revenue from industry
instead Of land values. The census
Of 1870 show ed that 25O,25l
persons are possessed % SGT, ,OOO,-
600, 900 Of the total Of $95. .OOO,-
600. 600, Of the nations wealth, or
in other words, that three-tenths
Of one per cent of the population
possess II per cent of nations
wealth. IT is said that the late
William Waldorf. now British
subject. receives a revenue of SlO,-
400. 900 over here for allowing
American citizens to transact
business or Manhattan Island.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-24
GEORGE ". GRAYSON'S WILL

The last will of George w. G..
Grayson of Beowawe Eurf ka
county, Nevada, who died in Sa {
Francisco on April 20 following a
short illness, was filed in the
county clerks office in Eureka on
Monday by Attorney W. II. X.
Brown of San Francisco. The will
was executed on February u.
1912.
All of his property is given to
his daughters, Mamie Grayson
Hinckley and Georgia Grayson
Ralston. or their heirs
One paragraph of the will reads
as follows: 81 direct that no part
of my estate given, devised and
bcqueathed to the children of my
daughter, Mamie Grayson Hinckley
shall in anyway descend 70 Harry
j. Hinckley, their father, and
direct that under no circumstances
shall he ever have any iatercS
therein or be tho recipient there
Of"
John W. Phillips of Oakland,
California. Thomas N. McCaulc,
and Harry +. Creswell fSan Fran
cisco. or their survivors. arc up
pointed as executors of the will
and are to serve without bonds.
The will is witnessed by Har. ,
T. Creswell and W. 7. X. Brown oI
San Francisco.
At the time Of MIR. Grayson'i
death IL was estimated that he left
an estate valued at between $500,
600 and S70O. 900, and reading oi
the will denotes that the most ot
the estate was decided to hi
daughters before his DEATH
Eureka Sentinel.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-24
GETS THIEF ANO MONEY

Fairview was startled last Satur-
day morning at the news that
Frank Avens safed IN The FaiFview
Hotel and saloon had been robbed.
Suspicion soon rested on VIM.
Myers, who had been in Fairview
the past seven months. For a
month past he has been working
for Mr.. Aven in the saloon, but
came to Fallon and spent a few
days rerc the past week.
After the robbery Myers went
To work in the mine, but Constable
Jack Lamb kept an eye on him and
il was learned that Myers planned
to leave FairviPw after coming off
shift Wednesday morning. He
left his grip in the stage office and
the Constable seized it. In one of
the pockets the constable found
$500. Myers was placed under
arrest and acknowledged to COnsta.
DIe Lamb that he committed the
crime, telling Of $50 more which
was sewed up in a red handker,
chief. This money was also re
covered, making $3.50 in all tha,
was recovered from the $5lH taken
--Failon Eagle.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-24
BIG LAND DEAL MADE

A ranch deal involving in the
neignborhood of one million dollars
and the transfer of over $4,000
acres of land was made this week
when Moffat < Humphries, the
well known stOckmcn of Nevada
and California, purchased the
entire holdings of the Granite
Mountain Investment company
which is no other than the T. B.
Hickey Land and Live Stock
company.
Thirty-five thousand acres of the
holdings lie in Antelope Valley
while the balance of the property
is located in Bridgeport Meadows
and other portions of Mono
county.
Before Thomas b. Hickey got
the banking fever which resulted
so disastrous to himself and those
VINO bcllHVcd IN him he CAV" his
entire time to the management Of
his ranch. With a humble begin
ing he advanced rapidly acquiring
adjoining property until he owned
most of the ground in Antelope
Valley besides thousands of acres
Of mnurtain ranges. His holdings
were kept in the finest production
condition. Cattle and sheep in
countless numbers were marketed
each year and his income was
enormous. His property was that
o. which a king might well he
proud.
Banks are not conducted like
ranches which Mr.. Rickey found
to his sorrow and the sorrow Of his
banks depositors. What he saved
from the wreck is now said to be
small, the property just sold
having been heavily incumbered
with debt. -GardnerviIle Courier.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-24
FOUND HIS HOUSE, BUT
IT WAS BADLY SCATTERED

w. H. Forquer has returned
from Fairview, whsre he went to
see who took mis- house. He found
the house, or the most of it. One
fellow had The floor and was using
it for shed; another took the
windows and doors, and the house
was too badly scattered to be
gathered up. Practically the
whole town of Fairview, accord
ing to Mr.. Forauor, has been
hauled away to help build up
Fallon. Wherever a man wanted
load of lumber he just tore
down somebody's house and took
what he wanted. The town of
Fairvicw has been deserted and
the few remaining business houses
have moved up in the hills near
the mines. MIR. Forquer tells of
the presistrnce of q pro.pector
being rewarded. Bill Wasser had
been hunting for ledge for years
on the strength of float he had
found. Recently he struck the
ledge and few days ago had
taken out thirty sacks of ore
running from $500 to $1,000
ton, mostly in silver. Humboldt
Star.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-24
WATER IN CANNED TOMATOES

The canned-goods trade is be-
ginning to speculate as to what
will be the result of the govern
ment ruling with regard to canned
tomatoes. The decision reached
by the pure-food board some
months ago forbids the addition
of water and of any more of the
juice of the tomato than is Just
necessary to properly process it.
II is of course impossible to pre-
pare tomatoes without some liquid.
1t is agreed that the effect which
this new regulation will have ill
be the standard of the pack will he
raised by the elimination of large
per csntage of the inferior grades
called seconds and off-standards
and this will probably reduce the
pack somewhat.
Growers prices, it S ems, are
improved by the situation. Only
those packers who have been put
ting out an inferior Article will be
injured by the government ruling
the trade as a whole will be
benefited because improvement in
the pack is certain to bring about
an increase in the consumption of
canned tomatoes. Exchange.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-24
TITANIC DISASTER
WILL RESULT IN OCEAN
TRAVEL REFORM

/ The reuuiems are chanted: the
TOLL NJ OF bells has ceased: flags
once more fiutter from their peaks: 4:
and the greatest sea tragedy of
modern times fades from minds as
the world gets under full 5
once more. If the lesson d
precious lives will not en-
lost wholly IN vain; just as an
lrCquoi fire made safer play house
and Slocum excursion boat
brought its needed reform. 1t is
the province of these pages to deal
with the mechanical feature OF II @
Titanic disaster rather than in
dulge in rHetorirs, and TO sum.
Marie the practical safe guards
which should result. The log of
the maiden trip of the biggest,
costIlest, most luxurious craft
ever tioated is marred with serious
shortcomings. A mistaken conf
dence in her strength. q reckless
speed in known danger zone, in
sufficient life boats, and crew rot
yet drilled ia team work are a
part. bot quite sufficient. Of the
awful confession of inadequacy.
There were richly furnished
Turkish baths and gymnasiums;
costly bronze Arabian lamps swung
in The smoke room; the Partisan
cafe, bathed in soft lights, was
beautiful with creeping ivy twine !
on garden tre!lises like summer
bower; but there was not one pair
"f binoculars for the men in the
crows nest. The decorations on
the walls OF the Louis XVI saloon
alone would have bought liftboats
sufficient TO contain 5000 souls.
The beautiful and comfortable
are not to be despised, but what a
mockery they become when the
real essentials are forgotten.
Already plans are making for
international regulation of pas.
senger-carrying ships; already ship
Owneres are advertising the
southern course, and sufficient life
oats with drilled crews to man
them. But these will not avail. if
in the frenzy for speed, ships con
tinue to :plunge through fogs at
eXpress-train speed.
There is much the shi p builders
can do to safeguard human life,
but after all it must ever rest
wiki the navigator to exercise the
utmost caution, and res ardless of
the Importance Of owners and
travelling public alike, choose as
his moto MAKE Port, " rather than
Make Time. II. II. Windsor in
the June number Of Popular
Mechanics Magazine.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-24
LOVELOCK BUTCHER
GOES ON RAMPAGE

George Richmond, locally known
as Butch" who has been in Love-
lock for number of years and
during much of that time in
the employ of the Pleasant Grove
market, went on rampage Satur-
day night and held up the Northern
saloon at the point of a loaded
shotgun.
Richmond had drawn his money,
total $50, Saturday night and.
deposited it with with Jewett
Randolf of the Northern. Later
he called for $40. He was drink
ing hard and while asleep claimed
he had been robbed and his watch
stolen. He left the place only to
return short time afterward
with shotgun, commanding,
hands up" and the return of his
watch and money. His command,
that is, the first part, was obeyed
without any loss OF time, and the
Runman finally was persuaded that
the person who stole his watch had
hecn arrested and taken to iail.
Richmond went TO the Jail and
awakened Jailer Hardesty at the
point of his gun, demanding adj
mission. Hardesty informed him
there was nobody there accused of
stealing watch.
Richmond returned to the saloon
more determined than ever to get
his watch or kill someone. He
stood In the middle of the road
having the saloon men lined up on
the sidewalk. In the meantime
Opperman, who had been hunting
Richmond, came on the scene and
asked for the gun, but Richmond
Mt once turned the loaded weapon
on the officer. By remarkable
GOODNESS the officer and the rest
averted the threatened tragedy.
Opperman lined up with the rest of
the men and began parleying with
the maniac. AT this point Alvin
Hendrickson appeared and between
them Richmond finally was per-
suaded to give up the gun.
/ Richmond was arrested and
later trie to kill Officer opperman
with knife, but was finally jailed.
A preliminary hearing was hel
and Richmond has been boun
over to the grand jury on a charge
of intent TO commit robbery and
was held in $1,000. The bond was
given and Richmond was released
Review Miner.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-24
ELECTRIC SPARK TAUGHT
YOUTH PAINFUL LESSON

Yesterday afternoon while play.
ing around the West Enc Mining
company dump, Tim Ford and
Clifford Brisscll found two boxes Of
caps. connected with wires that
are used for blasting. the boys
both unaware Of the dangers that
could arise from the explosion of
tho cap, playfully connected the
wires with dry battery. Bris.
sell had the battery in his land
and had placed the cap in charge
Of the Ford boy. Not thinking
that any danger would come from
the connection Of the wires to the
battery, the Risscl hoy finally
got the wires in shape and formed
circuit. which Immediately caused
the cap to explode, knocking the
Ford boy to the ground and cutting
deep cash in his forehead. A
doctor was called TO attend the
unfortunate youth and dressed hi
Injuries. --Tonopah bonanza
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-24
TRUTH AROUT NEVADAS
HONOR SYSTEM

Much maudlin gush has beor
spilled by the press of the state
because il is feared that the re-
moval of Baker from the warden.
ship OF the state prison will end
the homer system" This twadrIe
has become disgusting. As a mat.
ter of fact Baker had no more 10
do with the estat lishin2 Of the
honor system" in this state than
did the pencil pushcrs who are
now weeping and wailing because
of his removal
The system was in operation
months and months before Baker
was ever thought of as warden.
There was no press bureau in con.
.stant operation 'hen TO herald
the great Innovation TO a gaming and
gaSpiug world. Then, again, there
were no escapes To keep the
system" constantly in the mind
of the puhli'. The "honor system"
was success before Baker took
charge Of the prison; it was
failure after he assumed control.
His theory of placing every man
in the prison on his honor" was
ridiculous. There are many men
in the prison who do not know the
meaning of the word, and to place
th csc men on an equality with men
who have some spark Of manhood
eft, was not To aid the "honor
system" but to discrcdit and
dostory it.
The writer and no other man in
the state is responsible for the
introduction Of the System" in
Nevada. He claims no credit for
the reform. The idea was born
in another brain than his. He
simply pat others IDEAS into practi-
cal use.
Baker neither originated the
idea nor put it in operation in this
state; h. found seven men at work
on the prison farm when he as.
sumcd the duties Of his office who
had been there nearly year.
These men were dressed in civilian
clothes: were without guards:
we're there simply on their honor
Not one escaped or threatened to
escape. In fact ono man requested
TO be returned to the prison be
cause. as he informed the war len
ne could not get along with the
foreman in charge Of the farm
work and was afraid that he might
lose his sclf-controI aud either do
violence to the foreman or break
nis word Of honor and attempt to
,. cape.
rGcsc are plain facts written
for, he purpose Of disabusing the
minds 0i several hystcrical editors.
Fly Txposit r.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-24
HON. PETER S. MILLER

The people Of Elko we're shocked
last night by the news that came
over the wire from Kalispel
Montana, that Assemhlyman Peter
S. Miller of this county had passed
away The telegram was sent by
Mrs. Miller tC Mrs. Croest of
Lamoille. a sister of Mr.. Miller.
/ No particulars of his death was
given in tho telegram, but this
morning postal cards dated May
18th were received stating that
Mr.. Miller was very sick with
pneumonia, and that was doubtless
the cause of his death.
NJ. Miller and family left here
on the 4th f this month for
kalispel, where he was to take
charge of ranch. He was in his
usual health and full of hope for
the future. He was taken with
pneumonia on the way and on his
arrival at Kalispel he was a very
sick man.
Peter Miller was an honorable.
upright, industrious young man.
He fought his way among men
and was held in high esteem by
those who knew him. In 1910, he
was elected to the assembly from
this county. His record as a
legislator is free from taint. He
did his full duty as he saw it and
leaves an untarnished record.
An aged mother, living at
Sparks, a wife. son and daughter,
s and years of age by his first
wife who died nearly three years
ago, and f"uI sisters Mrs, Troest
Of Lamoille, Mrs. Miltonberger Of
Seattle, Mrs. Robinson and Miss
isabelle Miller of Sparks are left
to mourn mis- untimely death. Mr..
and Mrs. Robinson passed though
this morning on the way to
Kalispel. They said an effort
would be made to have Mr..
Mller's remains brought here for
burial.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-24
A PRIZE FOR THE SOLUTION

The st. Joseph (Mo.) Observer
would like a solution Of this
problem and vii! do ihe right
thing for the one who sends in a
correct answer. This paper would
like to know what the issue is in
the present republican presidential
nomination race?
rs Roosevelt right in calling
Taft a liar, or is Roosevelt liar
for saying that Taft is a liar?
"Is Taft right in declaring
Roosevelt a liar, or is Taft a liar
for saying that Roosevelt is a
liar?"
Can you solve the puzzle?
Massachusetts could not neither,
could Maryland.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-24
LOANS OF HONOR

Tin ever had mile of patience
With T. e fellow who locks with
surh reverence on debt of
houor. As rule the debt of
honor ch No doesn't fret bit about
hiking 10 grocer. But an expert
mcnt wit loans Of honor put
in the rig at placcs-has shown the
average grsOn is honest. Several
wears gpo public spirited men got
,ooethcr" fat Lyons and formed
what they call.a Loan ana Honor
society. IIhc purpose was 1"
furrih m omoy to clerks, labcrcrs
and apparer ,aly rccdy persons. No
tin, srcufi - tthan the borrower s
word was HAked. In l9lO.li
pooey was lent to 3Sd individuals.
Sixty.eight' of these were women
All but tween ty.sevcn OF the
borrowers were married Sickness
made llg of tho loans necessary
lnss of work SO; previous DENTS
81: and starting housekeeping ~
The sums borrowed varied from $6
to SGO. During its several years
of existence the society has lost
only 5000. Yes, the average
.person is not a thief. - New YORK
Press.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-24
Elrst User. Of rohneon

The tendency now In 10 rob the
North American Indian OF the oredi,
OF having given to civilization the
boon OF tobacco Some ascribo it's
origin to the Medes and Persians,
others to tho inhabitants OF the Many
archipelago. and stili others to the
Arabs In general. There appears to
be an Arabian word "sakara." mean
Ing to smoke, from which our words
cigar and cigarette may have been do.
rived
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-24

The cra2iest people in the United
States live in the state of Ohio.
This is shown by the majority of
10000 or more given Roosevelt
Yesterday. M further evidence is
needed of the mental condition of
the Buckeyes. They are fit sub.
iects for the mad house.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-24
longevity o, neIoIsn Women.

IL Is interesting to note that Iongev
ity among Belgian women is remark
able and that their length OF life Is
superior to that OF male BolgIans
While Brussels has 65 old men Of
eightynve to ninety years Of age and
only ten male nonagcnarians sho pos
sesses no fewer than 1874 women
whose ngcs arc between cighty.nve
and ninety. go between ninety and
ninety.fvo years and six Of over nine.
ty.flve years Of age.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-24
s,v,,,, uss crown Smaller.

The sextant in use today by no"
,onnta,na and others Ia small ahair'
mersuring only few inches In any
direction. About the year 1000 OF our
era tho sextnnl then in use by astron,
omers had radius OF 80 feet
InCheR
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-05-24
In Disgrace

Mothor-Tommy, why don't you
play with Frank any moroY thought
you we're such good chums7
Tommy We was. but he's a molly.
coddle He paid ter git inter ther BAH
grounds. Suburban Life.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-12-03
THE MAPLE SIG NH
INDUSTRY.


Washington. -, g. Dee. ,. From
tho time the earliest explorers dis
90, cred indians making sugar from
the maple tree until the present day.
the production Of maple sugar has
been an important industry In the
United States. In the interesting In.
formation contained In Farmers Bul'
lctln jl5, soon to be issued by Score"
tary wilson. The industry II purely
American. Canada being the only
country outside Of the United states
that produces the product. The Bull
letln says:
Maple sugar aud maple syrup are
considered delicacieE and are not pro.
dliced In such quantities. as formerly
The aggregate Uf all pure maple prod
uCts aud the many limitations may
be the same. for II Ii said that were
all the maple trees cut down. and
thus the supply OF maple sap cut on
no drop In the quantity Ut maple
syrup or sugar would be noted. With
In the last Hix or seven years there
has been a renewed tendency toward
the production OF u better grade Oi
maple products,
Maple syrup or maple sugar pre-
pared by the best methods IL a light
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-12-03
sOO.OOe NEW AUTONuhII.Es.

Not many years ago 5Ooo ar 5000
motor cars would have embraced the
entire annual produrtiun when the
output In Isii.l2 reached go. 900 20
"sS.OOO. according to various csli.
mates, these Wers considered stupen.
deus hEures. and there we're predic-
tiOns that the market would ho glut-
tod. They must have been sold, for
the manufacturers, who know more
about conditions than anyone else.
have In some instances quadTupled
THAR capacity,
Statistics gnthersd by the AutOmO-
bile Trade Journal. philadelphia. In.
dictate that the total .humbeF OF carr
factories contemplate turning out IL
the lSI3-lS season wlll reach 500, 600
The ICE manufacturers whose esti
Snatss are given say they will MAX,
lSSt.Sse pleasure cars This does moi
include electrics or the output Of Il
number Of small concerns II the
motor trucks were Included the total
would he considerably Increased,
one maker declares he will send
out sOO.OOO cars, another so. 900. a
third 10000. There are two others
OF $4,000 70 10000 capacity. and a
half dozen rAhsInE from 10000 70
lB.O0O. Most d. these are. Of course,
tbs lower. priced care. for which thers
seens 20 be an almost unlimited mar
ksL Tue last year theSe cars have
besn exported ~ the thousand and
the SOreign trade will probably %
nOfs thaa aOabled the coming year
Bus a great many Of tbs high priced
cars are sold. toe and the demand
fos the bsS. that can be made IL con
stAnt.
u " amaSlns 10 recall that ter
years $50 We were debating the quos
tl6h. HAS the automobile come e
utayY" what ives AZ nrsi n luxur,
has quickly become . necessity. Ia
the cities ths tAKloAb IL making the
old hOrss-aFawn vehicle q rarity. ia
nlrssib ahleh were once allied viii I
prpeopAioa 81 aarstansn. hAnsoms ant
twssheFre haoka = hOrss attached 4
papnre vshlcls y laeks1 apep 4
NqilD, A. fi|lD q p1lls = ~