davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-03-08
DISTRICT COURT

When our report closed Thurs
day afternoon. Judge Curler was
making the closing argument for
the prosecution in the Jack Maher
case. He closed his argument
with the demand that the jury
return a verdict of guilty as
char ged in the indictment.
At 4:25 the jurors retired to
consider the case and at 5:34 they
returned a verdict of guilty.
Judge Somers thanked the jurors
for their patience during the trial
and discharged them.
The defense moved that Maher
be allowed his liberty on the bond
given for his appearance for trial.
This motion Judge Somers denied
and remanded Maher to the
custody of the sheriff.
The court then set 10 o'clock
Friday as the time for passing
sentence. Court then adjourned.
When court convened this fore
noon, Judge Curler stated that
there was some question as to
whether sentence should be i'm
posed under the old law in force
before January lst Of this year or
whether il should be imposed
under the law that went into effect
on January LIST. He asked for
time to investigate the question.
The defense Joined in the re.
quest and the court continued the
time for passing sentence until
l o'clock. Court then adjourned
until that hour.
When court C onveDed at
o'clock, Attorney Christensen made
a plea for leniency. After which,
ludge Curler stated to the court
that the State was not vindictive
and any sentence imposed by the
court would have the approval of
the State.
In pronounciRg sentence Judge
Semers complimented the jury and
spoke of the curse Of gambling.
He concluded by sentencing Maher
to one year in the penitentiary,
the minimum punishment fixed by
the law. Judge Somers' remarks
in passing sentence will appear to-
morrow.
After the sentence Of Maher,
Judge Curler brought up the case
of Juror Street and suggested
that the officers of Elko county
make a thorough examination of
the facts and, il sufficient proof
could be had, that he be prosecuted
for perjury.
Judge Somers instructed the
district attorney to make the in.
vcstigation and report to Judge
Taber.
Judge Som.rs then Thanked the
attorneys, officers and people for
their courteous treatment and
adjourned court.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-03-08

proposes to do-and if that be
considered intellignetly and
patriotieally Theodore Roosevelt.
after the 4th of March, 1918, will
we our illustrious ex-president
still.-Kansas City (Rep.) Journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-03-08
THE LAW
INDICATED

The trial of Jack Maher indicted
for running & roulette game at
the Commercial Hotel on the 28th
Of last July, came to an end
Thursday evening when the jury
returned a verdict of guilty, To
say that the verdict meets with
tie unanimous approval Of over
90 par cent Of the people Of Elko
county Is not putting it too
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-03-08

strongly. In order to fully under
stand this case it is necessary to
go back to the time when open
gambling was prohibited in
Nevada by the law passed by the
legislature in 1909. That law
went into effect on the first day of
October. 1910. At that time and
for a year or more previous there
to Jack Maher, a professional
gambler. conducted a roulette
game in Elko. When the law
went into effect, he closed his
game and left the State. After
an absence of several months, he
returned to Elko and secretly
opened a game in the Cmmercial
Hotel. He brazinely conducted
that game in violation of the law
until Sheriff Harris raided the
game on the night of July 28.
1911. The sheriff's party caught
Maher conducting the game. He
and Thompson and Paragon, who
were running a faro game, four
members of 1.-The Ocean to Ocean"
automobile party and two
Cinnamon were arrested. All the
parties we're admitted to bail that
night. The next day the members
of the automobile party left town
and have not been seen here since.
In due, course of time, Maher.
Foragor, Thompson and the two
Cinnamon we're indicted by the
grand jury.
On the recommendation of the
grand jury, Judge Taber employed
Curler and M%artinson of Reno to
prosecute the cases as District At
to rney Dysart vas one of the
raiding party and one of the
principal witnesses inEthe cases.
Thompson and Foragor were tried
in January and acuitted.
The trial of Jack Maher began
on the 9th Of February before
Judge Somers of Esmeralda
county, Judge Taber having been
summoned to appear as a witness
before the United States district
court at Carson. After several
venires had been exhausted, the
following jury was accepted and
sworn 10 try the case.
Alfred Bruce, Elko; T. T. Fair
child. Jr., Tuscarora; E. p. Crock.
Deeth; Lee Hardin. Elko; Edgar
Littefeld, Elko; C. w. Mitchell,
Huntington; j. c. M~unson, Wells;
w. Fl. Phillips, Bullion; Oren
Vaughan, Ruby valley; j. H. White
Hylton; Earl Wright, Arthur; E.
II. Pearce, Carlin.
We congratulate each and every
one of these men for the fearless
way in which they discharged a
disagreeable duty. They heard
the evidence and listened patiently
to the pleas for sympathy and
found q verdict in accordance with
the evidence and the law.
There is considerable sympathy
expressed for Mr.. Msber on the
grounds that others more guilty
than he has escaped punishment
and that the penalty inflicted by
the law is too severe for the
offense he committed. While we
admit that the penalty is severe,
we cannot for a moment admit
that il is too severe in Mr.. Mahei's
case. For months, he wantonly
violated the law and brazenly
Haunted his business in the face of
the people OF this community. lie
knew the law and the penalty for
its violation. He should have taken
these things into consideration
before he set himself above the
law.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-03-08
Poor Day for rhsatnr.

A Paris newspaper has been divert.
Ing Itself with speculations "a to tho
smallest receipts ever taken In at a
theater box once. The record at the
Coincide Franchise is thought TO have
been made on May 81. 1871, when the
fight against the Commune was under
way. On that day tho receipts were
81 francs. or $1,000.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-03-08
Remedy for Mnd.w.

Articles that arc widowed should
be boiled In buttermilk. this method
being more satisfactory than soaking
In cold buttermiik The same proc
ess VIII effectively bleach materials
that have grown yellow from lack Of
use. Rinse we'll In warm water aft
erward and hang In the sun.-Good
Housekeeping.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-03-08
Salmagund
FRoMsATURDAY's DAILY


thi afternoon.
Mrs. Rutherford is reported a
about the same today.
Bert II. Franklin. the jur,
bribing detective in the McNaram,
case, vas yesterday fined $4,000
The prosecution will use him as ,
witness against barrow.
March started with storms OF
snow and rain with now and then
a little sunshine. Reports from
the northern part Of the county
say that heavy snow storms are
raging. At Charleston, several
feet Of fresh snow have fallen.
According to a Salt Lake
dispatch of yesterday the managers
OF the Flynn-J ohnson mill have
decided to pull the fight off at
Wendover. 1t is understood that
the arena will be built IN this
county.
Two hundred and one persons
were killed and 4.2S3 injured in
train accidents during July.
August and September, 1911, &C
cording to accident bulletin Al,
issued by the interstate commerce
commission.
Chinese New Year was cele-
hrated in grand style today by the
subjects of the new republic.
This morning two lone Cinnamon
with a gong and another instru-
meat for grinding out Chinese
music met No. 4 and escorted one
Celestial to Chinatown.
Governor Oddie has declared
for Roosevelt. With Nixon and
Roberts roofing for Taft and
Oddie pulling for Teddy. there ia
likely to be music in the rcpubli-
a ranks this fall. Let 'em fight.
The more they divide the rotten
old party the better it will be for
the country.
There has been considerable
comment during the session Of the
legislature of the large lumber of
gattIing guns that graccd hips in
law making halls. A laughabIe
reference was made to this yester-
day by Senator Balzar in a speech
in which he thanked the demo-
cratic majority for the many
cOurtPsies extended to the minority
and was exceedingly happy to
know that he was getting out with
his life. Carson News.
This afternoon at 9 o'clock
Charles Ferretti. who conducts a
woodward on Ridge street near
Myers, was tabled by n man who
came 70 his cabin with n package
OF laundry. Ferret was removed
to St. Mary's hospital in DIR.
Whcclcr's automobile. C.. j..
S~tcnchergcr was arrested for
doing the cutting. He says Fer
retti attacked him. knocked him
down aud kicked him. He admits
using the knife in self-defense. -
Goldfeld Tribune.
Representative SChOer Of Elko,
who was one OF the opponents to
the ill appropriatinG $50 each to
the assemblymcn for the stationery
they didn't purchase. made the
rounds Of the Legislators who are
stopping over in Reno for Il few
avs before returning to their
homes. He made the request of
each that they return the money
by making a donation of it to the
C%rittenton home, but nary n
simOlcon has yet come forth from
the pockets Of the legislators
Gazette.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-03-08
Salmagundi
FROM TUESDAYS DAILl

Mrs. Rutherford is reported
better today.
Yesterday afternoon Sheriff
Harris appointed Joe Mcnamara
as the third deputy sheriff to
guard the jury.
Fred Carroll, a well-known
young man of Tonopah. was
accidentally shot while out hunting
mar Big Pine. II is believed that
his wounds are fatal. He was
formerly a resident Of Bodie and is
known in the southern section of
Nevada.
While coming out of Jarbidgc,
Michael Teaner, a miner, becam.
blinded by the snow. He was
brought down on No. 3 yesterday
and taken to the county hospital.
The republican primaries for
the election of delegates to the
state convention will be held on
Saturday, April 9th. Bill and Ted
will measure their strength in
Nevada on that day.
The court proceedings last right
indicated very clearly that Albert
Street swore falsely when examined
as a juror in the Maher case. If
sufficient proof can be had, he
should be prosecuted for perjury.
Such men are a menace to society.
f. Elliott and James Burke
came in from Bullion yesterday.
They report a heavy fall of snow
in the Bullion mountains. They
also say that work is going on
steadily in the old camp and that
the prospects are good for lively
times before the summer is over.
T. F. Rowland, superintendent
of the Salt Lake Division Of the
Southern Pacific, and j. M. Fulton,
Division Freight and Pas, c nger
Agent arrived from the west this
morning. They spent the day
talking owe matters with Elko's
business men.
1t is stated that the off CO of
PUBLICITY Norcross is quite a
family affair, in fact a sort of
family reunion is in force. The
Appeal delegated a representative
to count family noses but he re-
turned and said he refused to
make the report as il would be a
shame to make il public as others
in The state might get the notion
in their heads that they were
entitled to a place in the Office
Appeal.
A man giving the name Of C..
Kemp, who passed a had check on
a Winnemucca business man ard
skipped out. was arrested at Carlin
Saturday. Yesterday Constable
Moore went to Carlin and brought
Kemp back this morning and
placed him in Jail. lie will be
given a preliminary examination
on a charge of forgery in Justice
Dunn's court next Saturday -
Humboldt Starr.
The finding Of a head and foot
of n human being by two boys Of
Ely. has resulted in n lot of
speculation and Investigation. II is
believed that the amputatcd
members will lead to a murder.
One woman Of the red light
district is reported miss ng and
an attempt is being made 20 either
locate the body or gain some trace
of the woman. A colorcd woman
is also missing and the police
believe that this may be the clue
that will lead to u%nraveling her
mysterious disappearance.
You'll make a bit with a tailor
made suit, especially II made by
NJ. II. Cooper, the tailor. We
make our clothes according to New
York's latest style, ard guarantee
satisfaction or money refunded. We
have one Of the best cleaning
machines in the State.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-03-08
Salmagund
FROM FRIDAYS DAILY

Judge Taber returned from Car
son this morning.
Mrs. II. Ii. Miller left this morn
ing for Salt Lake.
Mrs. B. F. Curler arrived this
morning from Reno.
Courthouse, Highschool. and
grammar School. souvenirs at
Wintermantel.s Jewelrv Store.
WANTED-A good waiter, must
be a man who understands the
business. Wages, S25 per month
with board and room free. Inquire
at this office.
For Sale-A lot of fine posts and
several cords of good wood. Will
be delivered in q, antilles to suit.
Inquire of George M. Clayton
EIko Nevada.
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.
j. B. and Peter Carat have re-
turned from California. They will
go to their ranch in the northern
part of the county tomorrow.
Mr.. Mayer returned from Cali
fornia this morning. He saw Mr..
Dawley just before leaving San
Fran"isco and reports him as get
ting along nicely.
Judge Somers yesterday granted
a divorce to Mary Lewis from
Newton Lewis on the grounds of
cruelty. The parties live in Win
nemucca.
On account of the many calls,
NJ. II. Cooper. the tailor, has been
persuaded to put in a line CT
Ladies' Tailoring. The samples
r on display and are of very
excellent design and pattern.
Special attention given to cleaning,
pressing and dying. None but the
latest methods used.
The conviction Of Jack Manner
should be a warning TO others who
think they can violate the anti.
gambling law and escape punish
ment. 1t is a notice for men of
that kind to steer clear of Elko
county. The effect Of his convic-
ton and punishment will he felt
throughout the entire state. Elko
county has redeemed herself.
The reported finding of human
'"
""S
:" ~
=.
' ~ "ue' ~ noun.
- &c.
80
the bones out with the fodder. The
Joke seems to he on the doctors
who identified the bones as being
human.
r
49,.
mauy peopie VINO la,or the IA"
'"'nH 'mpriso""'eh' IN u pehl-
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-03-08

Sheriff Harris left for Carson
on No. 8 this afternoon with Jack
Maher. Maher will remain in
Carson with Warden Baker unsiI
his sentence expires or he i,
released Ivy the board Of pardons,
= The Tyler 81. Clair Trio, adyer.
tisied for tonight. have been de.
layed and will not appear at the
Opera House until Sunday night,
Don't fail to hear them on that
night.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-11-14
CHIEF IS ACCUSED.
Proprietors Of Alleged Gamb''
Houses Set Forth Charges.

Fargo.-The recent rumors Of
municipal graft that have been cur,
rent for some time came to climax il
affidavits made by three proprietors Of
alleged gambling establishments, in
which Chief Of Police Keefe is charged
with accepting money for protect,
ing these places. The afidavits allege
there was semi.monthly contribution
turned over to the chief and set forth
the amounts and other details.
Chief of Police Keefe asserts the
charges are made because he recently
raided gambling places and that he
can easily prove he has accepted no
graft money.
After a conference with the chief;
Mayor Sweet declared that he would
make no change affecting the head Of
the police department, at least until
after a more complete investigation
The afidavits were turned over to City
Attorney Smith, who may ask States
Attorney Fowler for Z warrant for
Keefe, If investigation proves the
charges.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-11-14
MURDERER LYNCHED.
George Baker Taken from North o.
kota Jail at Mid
nlaht.

Bismarck, N. D.-George Baker. who
was accused Of the murder OF hid
wife and fatherin-law at Dawson .
few days ago, was taken from the
county Jail at Steele by enraged citi.
Gems Of Kidder county and lynched.
About so men were in the lynching
party and everything was so we'll
planned that the sheriff was powerless
tc prevent it.
The unfortunate man was dragged
from his cell with a rope around his
neck, regardless of his cries for mercy.
No Fight At Jail.
There was no fight at the jail, the
mob gathering down the door, taking
out their man and dispensing shortly
afterward.
The Bakers after having separated
several times had removed to Califor.
MIA but two weeks ago, Mrs. Baker
returned to the home Of her father,
Thomas Glass. The husband followed
shortly, rousing his victims from sleep
early on the morning Of Oct. 81, and
shot them dead in their night clothes.
Bakers body was not taken down
until late hour. 4".. $780,.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-11-14
BIG YIELDS REPORTED,
0onnybrook and tlettinger Farmers
Raise Some Big Crops
This veat


Donnybrook.-Mike King has re-
ceived good returns from his hard
work of putting in 600 acres of wheat
last spring. All told Mr.. King
threshed $40 bushels of grain, max
ing an average of sixteen and one
fourth bushels per acre. Some of the
grain went from seventeen to twenty.
two bushels per acre. Mr.. King
shipped six cars of the grain himself,
which netted him nice profit and
was all sold as No. l. The land was
put in with traction engine
Jos. H. Johnson, who has been at
tending to the threshing on his Don.
nybrcok Guernsey stock farm In Rec
township had twenty-three acres OF
oats that went fifty bushels to tho
acre; a twelve-acre tract of fax aver.
aging twelve bushels to the acre, and
his wheat was averaging fifteen bush.
els to the acre when the machine had
to stop.
John Saden threshed lis acres Of
fax which yielded twelve bushels to
the acre.
H. A. Waldron threshed over 5000
bushels of No. wheat that went
twenty-one bushels to the acre.
Axel Sandberg threshed 2,34O bush.
els Of wheat from a 13O-acre tract
last week
Knute Knudtson threshed fifteen
acres Of wheat that yielded him 600
bushels, making an average of forty
bushels to the acre. This il an extra
good yield.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-11-14
DAIRYING AIDS.
Slope Farmers Are Investing IN
EIooded Stock for New !
Enterprise. !

Enthusiastically George B. Zinck
St. Paul markets with shipment Of
cattle. While away they visited AL.
bert Lea, Mimi, where the state Of
Minnesota maintains creamery
plant, and where they investigated the
dairy conditions of that section. In
an interview with the writer they
stated that what they found was a
complete surprise to them. There
they found the farmers engaged in
dairying on land that was valued at
around $50 per acre and making 1t
pay big returns. Silos were in evil,
dence everywhere, and the barns and
residences on the farms were all sub.
stantial buildings and showed much
prosperity. OF two different parties
whom they had interviewed there one
had a herd of twenty-five Holsteins
that brought him $3.50 last year, and
another farmer with eighteen Jerseys
received $1,700 for butter fat during
the same time. Mr.. Heupel states
that while the land there is priced at
around $3.50 an acre it is not really
as good soil as We have right here in
this section of the county, and he
thinks that when the farmers here 60
in more for dairying that the prices
here are bound to so up. Both gentle
men have opportunities right here
which, when rightly improved, will
- ;{,,i
but that the change and improvement
will have to be along dairying and
better farming methods.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-11-14
Livestock PROFITS
MORE RETURNS ON INVESTMENT
SHOWN IN THIS LINE THAN
IN WHEAT CULTURE,
IT SHOULD BE GENERAL
North Dakota Farm School Graduate
/ satisfied With Experiment That
| Has Just Been Con-
! cIuded.

F1rgO.-One North Dakota farmer
Has satisfied himself that the produc
eion Of livestock is more profitable
than the production Of bumper wheat
crops. according to results reported to
the Better Farming special service
bureau. o. A. Schollander, a gradu,
ate Of the Agricultural college, raised
12O head Of hogs. Last week he mar.
keted 80 head of last winters pigs.
topping the market at $S.15 q hun,
1redweight. This carload of hogs,
while not heavy in weight, brought
over $1,000. They were wintered
cheaply and grown last summer
chiefly on pasture crops, supplement.
ed by screenings purchased from the
elevators. Seventeen acres of mixed
small grains, planted thickly, were
more than sufficient to pasture 22O
head of hogs for the season. On
Sept. 10 they were turned into a field
Of corn for finishing.
Considering the rental value of the
land as 81 an acre, and a fair price
tor al labor required in production
OF corn, 1t cost S. an acre and aver.
aged close to forty bushels. The hogs
harvested it themselves. While com.
Dlete figures are not available at this
time, 1t 10 probable the first car of
hegs paid net profit Of over $500.
The area required to produce the
grain, pasture and corn necessary to
grow those hogs and feed the dams
was less than forty acres. With
wheat at twenty bushels to the acre,
. fair average yield this year, not
less than 100 acres would have been
required to produce the same cash
income as was obtained from the
eighty-nine head of hogs. The labor
requirements and other items of cost
would have been fully as large.
At the time the hogs were market.
cd. Mr.. Schollander marketed a car
Of steers that averaged $3.50 a hum
4redweight. These steers were grazed
through the summer on pasture and
finished the past four weeks on corn.
They harvested their own corn, the
same as did the hogs.
Livestock affords splendid market
for the early varieties of corn, such
Is can DO grown in this state, and
The man using livestock for harvest
ers can be assured that he will not
have any trouble with labor.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-11-14
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the Matter Of the Estate Of James
W. Lisle, Deceased:
Notice II hereby given by the IN.
dersigned, D. W. Bowkef, Admins.
traitor Of the Estate of, James W.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-11-14
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE.

Notice is hereby given, that Ger.
tain mortgage executed and delivered
by Fred B. Blakeslee (singley Mort.
gagor, to Barney Widmeyer Mort.
gage, dated the 18th day Of october,
1909, and filed for record in the Office
of the Register of Deeds. County OF
Ward, State of North Dakota, on tho
14th day Of October, 1909, and record
cd in Book One Hundred Fifty.five
u55) Of Mortgages, on page Two Hun
dred Forty-two (242), will be fore
closed by sale of the premises in
such mortgage and hereinafter de.
scribed, ut the front door of the Court
House in the city Of Minot, County Of
Ward, and State Of North Dakota, 1T
the hour Of Three (3) o'clock p. m.
on the 18th day Of December, A. ID.
1919, to satisfy the amount due on
such mortgage on the day Of sale
The premises described in such
mortgage and which will be sold tn
satisfy the same are described as fol.
lows; the Northwest Quarter (Nw1l)
of Section Twelve (12), in Township
One Hundred Fifty-one (151) North Of
Range Eighty-one (s1) West Of the
Fifth (5th) Principal Meridian, Ward
To,p&x, Mouth noLo<o
Said Mortgage contained a proris-
ion that II default should be made in
the payment of any part of the prin.
ciple or interest, then the mortgage
may declare the whole principle sum
due and payable, and the mortgage
may be foreclosed at once. Default
has been made and the mortgage
hereby elects to declare the whole
principle sum due and payable.
There will be due on such mortgage
on the day Of sale, the sum Of One
Thousand Nine Hundred -Four and IS
100 Dollars ($1,9o4 .75) together with
costs and attorney fees.
Dated at Velva, North Dakota, this
tho 9Th day Of November. A. D. 1912.
BARNEY w1DMEYER,
Mortgage.
J. r. Meagher,
Attorney for Mortgage,
Velva, North Dakota.
II 7 Is