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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-01-19
HIS SHINBONE NOW HIS SPINE
Remarkable Operation on John Al.
ness, Made Humpback by
Spinal Disease.

Spokane, Wash.-Rather than go
through life with humpback, John
Alness, twenty-five years old, who has
softening of the spine, submitted to
one of the rarest operations known to
surgery, and now lies in his cot with
five inches of the shinbone grated in
to his backbone. The operation is be-
lieved to be the third or fourth of its
kind
Alness began to suffer with spinal
trouble a year ago. He had the al
tentative of going through life as a
humpback or taking the fighting
chance offered by science.
An incision was made in the back
and the bones were exposed. The
surgeon then used a chisel and split
four of the vertebrae. He then opened
the left leg and split a strip from
the patients shin. 1t was covered with
muscular tissue. The piece was five
inches long, an inch wide, and half an
inch thick. 1t was laid into the cavity
and bound over with other muscular
tissue.
The operation was successful, anf
Alness is recovering.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-01-19
Government Busy Cleaning Out Opium

g LOWLY the federal arm is sweeping
y In the opium fiends. The recent
raid here by internal revenue agents,
when $4,000 worth of the drug, pre-
pared for smoking, was confiscated
and the distributing organization for
the District Of Columbia broken up,
was one Of series of big hauls in the
larger cities Of the country in recent
months, as result of which several
hundred thousand dollars worth Of
the drug Is now in government pos
session.
In the last five months Just such
hauls, many larger and more impor
tant, have been made by means of
which agents have in many cases been
able to trace the drug to the Illicit
manufacturers. thus dealing the mcst
serious blow Of all. In Terre Haute.
Ind, where the richest haul of all was
made, nearly 100000 worth of the
drug was found when the inspectors
raided a small river shack where the
crude opium was being prepared for
distribution to smokers throughout the
middle west.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-01-19
Mammoth Guns to Guard Panama Canal

ster gun for with single well-direct-
ed shot it could send to the bottom the
largest war craft the world knows to-
day.
Although the Notifications for the
canal have already been fully planned.
the details regarding them are kept
secret. All that is known is that the
two ends of the ditch will be defended
by seven forts in all, three at the At
lantic end and four at the Pacific open
ing These works will constitute two
systems of forts-the four at the Pa.
cific end operating together, and like
wise the three at the Atlantic end.
The Notifications will all be under
ground. A hostile fleet approaching
from the ocean will see nothing but
a slope of grassy greensward, whether
on the islands or on the mainland.
There will be nothing visible to shoot
at, for the great guns will be hidden
in concrete lined pits, from which
they are uplifted momentarily by their
disappearing carriages to deliver theiy
fire.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-01-19
Bar Unbidden Guests From Naval Ball

n ECENT agitation over the new re-
N strictions placed upon midshipmen
at the naval academy in the matter Of
guests at academy dances has brought
forth from officials Of the navy de-
partment a remarkable statement. 1t
was disclosed that heretofore the
doors of the naval academy have been
opened wide on the evenings Of
dances, and all presenting themselves
at the doors dressed as for a dance
have been admitted without question.
Several embarrassing situations
have developed from time to time
Involving midshipmen in serious
trouble. Henceforth, 1t Is stated, the
academy officials will require that no
person be admitted without presenting
a card Of invitation, and the names Of
all persons to whom such cards are
issued are to be listed.
"The invitations to balls and hops at
the naval academy" says the state
ment, "have been either source Of
misunderstanding or cause for at
tempting to stir up class prejudice.
Few fathers and mothers with sons
at the naval academy but would de-
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-01-19
Nation Loses Millions by Bad Roads

ride for miles without striking a stone
or a puddle. This does not add to
pleasure alone. 1t is the means Of
saving millions of dollars each year
to those countries where such roads
are maintained.
The cost of hauling over our coun-
try roads is now about % cents per
ton to the mile. In. the European
countries as long as IS years ago the
cost had been reduced to 10 cents, and
1t Is much lower today.
According to the report Of the inter-
state commerce commission in 1906,
our railroads handled more than S00,-
100000 tons of freight which originat-
ed on their respective lines. All this
had to be taken to and from the cars.
A great deal of it was made up of the
products of the farm and the forests,
and 1t is estimated that at least 200.-
100000 tons Of it had a haul of nine
miles at cost Of % cents ton. That
bill alone would represent more than
$400,000,000, and other freights and
hauling would run the sum to $780,
100000 or over. Now suppose we cut
the wagon freight bill in half, or to
liz cents a ton, which is still far
above the cost Of hauling in Europe.
and the saving would be $3.50, 1000, 900
a year.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-01-19

sire and expect the authorities having
their sons in charge to endeavor to
keep them apart from that special
form of temptation that haunts all
places where large bodies Of young
men are collected together.
When the academy was much
smaller and the number Of guests
consequently fewer, there was little
difficulty in keeping careful scrutiny
at the doors Of the ballroom; but the
number Of guests attending has made
this practically impossible.
''Is 1t too much to ask that only
those invited should attend, and that
cards Of admission should be issued
to authenticate the guests? Is there
any decent ball or assembly Of any
size which is not protected by some
similar precaution?'
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-01-19
NEGRO is A MARVEL
ILLITERATE PORTER DOES SOME
MATHEMATICAL WONDERS.
Attended School Only Two Weeks ano
Can Scarcely Write His Name
Does Intricate Sums ain
His Head"

Tulsa, Okla.-In Frank Humphries,
twenty-nine years old, an illiterate col
ored man, at the H., X. & T. railway
depot, Tulsa possesses perhaps the
most phenomenal mathematician in
the country. Although he can barely
write his name or read the simplest
composition, Humphries solves the
most perplexing problems in arithme-
tic with lightning rapidity and accu-
racy.
Humphries went to school but two
weeks in his life. 81 found out that
l know'd more about figgers than the
teacher" says Frank so l just quit"
Humphries was put to a test by
several business men at the depot
while waiting for their train. What
is the cube of 357,911?" asked ]. M.
Hall, county school superintendent.
"Seventy-nine," answered Humphries
instantly. Multiply 1929 by 67A,"
was the next problem propounded to
him. and after scratching his head for
a moment, Humphries smiled and an
swered, "6,944A." 1t took the ques.
toner five minutes to figure with pen
Gil and paper that the answer was
correct.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-01-19
APOLOGIES AFTER IS YEARS
Wife and Daughter Told Him to Do
His Own Mending and He
Quits House.

Kansas City, Mo.-Cornelius Schroe-
der tore hole in his trousers fifteen
years ago at lnman. Kan. He asked
his wife and four daughters to mend
them.
IF you want them mended, do 1t
yourself" Schroeder says his wife told
him.
II mended them. but | was so mad
that l left the house and told them
that would never return until they
ap6logized."
Schroeder came to Kansas City and
was arrested for fighting. An account
Of his arrest was read by his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Lizzie Austin of Gage, Okla,
who wrote, Offering to apologize and
sending her father a ticket If he
would come to her. Schroeder went
to police headquarters. read the
daughters letter and decided to go
back. Schroeder is seventy-three
years of age. His wife died several
years ago.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-01-19

WASHINGTON.-In the United
w States there are in all about
z'5OO,OOO miles Of roads of one kind
or another-enough to reach around
the earth 100 times. Much of this,
however, is Of a character not wor-
thy OF the name road. Some of 1t is
little better than a rock pile, and 9TH
ers are wide tracks through bitches
and swamps. OF the whole only seven
miles in each hundred can be said to
have any improvements whatever, and
on the most Of 1t the improvements
are such as to be unworthy of note.
Altogether not two per cent can be
called first class.
The roads in the United States may
not be the very worst in the world,
but they are bad enough as a whole,
that is certain, compared with those in
other civilized countries. Europe is a
network of magnificent highways. In
Germany, France and England one can
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-01-19

mile the pony cantered, until the
white and yellow houses of the post
looked like mere tiny boxes set up
on the plain. There was water at a
certain turn, Vivien remembered,
and she wanted drink herself. As
she reached the pool she slipped from
the saddle, giving the pony its chance
to drink first. The noise of other
hoofs beating up the opposite path
startled her, and instinctively she
drew her own pony back from the
water into the shelter Of the trees.
They were both Indians. She knew
that as soon as she saw their rough.
ungraceful ponies. One was a wo-
man, and she was young. She slipped
from her saddle before her pony
came to full stop, let 1t go free and
scrambled up the bank above the
drinking pool. while her companion
waited.
vivien watched. holding her breath
one hand over the pony's nose. The
squaw bent over the stump of light
ming blasted pine tree, remained for
perhaps minute and returned
mounting in silence, and both depart
ed as they had come.
"Well, upon my word!" said Vivien
with the calm assurance of a Yer.
mont girl. born and bred. "I think
you are up to some mischief, my
Minnehaha. Stand steady a minute.
Belle"
She went up to the pine stump and
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-01-19
Goes to Altar In SoIints.

Westfield, N. J.-Although sustain
Ing a broken arm In an automobile ac-
cident, Miss Mabel Willett refused to
let this mishap interfere with plans
for her marriage to Raymond Ed
wards. "One broken arm, or two
broken arms for that matter, could
not interfere with my wedding plans"
said Miss Willett.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-01-19
Declares Girl Kissed Him.

Terre Haute, Ind.-Defending SO,
900 suit against him for breach Of
promise to marry, Winfield Fox, a
school teacher, declares he was only
passive when showered with kisses by
Miss Elva Close. 81 took her to
church good deal and she kissed me
frequently, but 1t wasn't reciprocal"
said Mr.. Fox.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-01-19
Eqq.Eatlnq Laurel Claimed.

Sioux City. la.-This city claims the
distinction Of having the latest cham
pion egg eater.
Sam Demibovitch drank forty raw
eggs in seven minutes, just after a
hearty breakfast, several days ago. He
won 81 for that achievement, and is
now looking for a little stake on q
promise to drink 100 eggs In one meal
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-01-19
Cruel.

"Well, I've got my winters supply
Of coal in anyhow"
"Is 1t paid for?"
Say, why do you always insist on
bringing up something disagreeable
when a fellow is trying to be optimis-
tic2"
Bisbee daily review., 1912-08-25
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Bisbee daily review., 1912-08-25
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Bisbee daily review., 1912-08-25
ANsseAN AssocaArsoN
Scores Yesterday

NATIONAL kssses
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-08-20
Unearned Praise,

He was only a poor little messenger
boy.
When the young woman stepped in.
to the elevator on the first floor OF
the Williamson building 1t was crowd.
ed with big men-and that messenger
boy. In an instant the boy snatched
his hat from his head.
One by one, but with shamed
bushes, the men in the elevator fol.
lowed suit. The young woman was
not handsome, but she was neat and
trim and self-possessed. Quickly she
turned to the lad and said:
you are little gentleman-one OF
the old-fashioned sortI" and she flash.
ed q wonderfully sweet smile upon
him.
The child looked at her in amaze
ment. He had been fumbling with his
cap. but now he found the message he
had stuck in its sweatband, took II
out, stuck his cap on his head and be.
van ia whistle
The Nerve Of HerI
Not long ago woman reporter was
busily engaged in scribbling her
copy" on a street car on her way to
the ONCE from the scene Of her work.
She was listing number of the peo-
pie who had been present when she
was surprised to have perfect
stranger sitting In the seat with her
tap her on the shoulder, beg her par
don, and tell her that one Of the
names she was writing was mig
spelled.
II have often found people reading
over my shoulder In the street car"
the reporter said in telling Of It, but
that was the first one who has had
the impudence to comment to me upon
what she read"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-08-20

and purely Advertising literature.
There will be no over Estimated
articles published In any wise mis-
repreenting the possibilitie. for the
investor to do well in Elko county.
1t is not iotended to create any
boom. This Industrial Develop
ment campaign is to give publicity
to what Elko county offeres new
capital based upon what we can
"show the man from Missouri"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-08-20
BEFORE THE LORD

Congressman Stanley .of Ken
lucky in concluding his speech on
the steel trust investigation spoke
as follows regarding the part
,Roose 1elt played in the Tennessee
Coal and Iron merger: ere
"On this occasion. the colonel as
sumed the same relative position
toward the masters from Wall
street that the Lord assumed to-
ward the devil. The Savior said,
Get thee behind Me. Satan and
Roosevelt said 4 will stand in front
of you o. steel trust; will paralyze
the strong arm of the law l will
silence the voice of public rlamor
and l will deliver to you, bound
and helpless the industrial domi-
nance of the south, and for that
service, worth multiplied millions
to the United States Steel corpora
ton, it has not been lacking in
gratitude from the day of merger
until this good hour. Perkins and
Gary, brothers of the steel corpora
ton. have been absolutely at the
command of the ex-president of the
United States.
"They we're with him in the old
party and they have stayed and
supportd this political Punch and
Judy pei formance lately pulled
off in Chicago in which they fantas-
tically figure. Roosevelt, McCor-
mick and. Perkins play their little
parts, find their exits and entrance
and take their cue from this in
solent combination of political and
financial highbinders which did not
hesitate to rob grave for the cam
paiRn fund in 1904, and which is
now intrusted with the duty of
providing provender !or the bull
moose.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-08-20
Troney Rail Tuaboat.

Tests OF a new touring system. In
vented, by German engineer. Herr
Koss. have recently been made on the
Dortmund Ems Canal, which rive
promise that the invention will be .
success. An elastic rail ID laid At tba
bottom Of the canal, and the turboat
carries at lite bottom four rollers which
clasp this rail. These rollers ara opor.
ated from the boat which is thus nro.
PEELED. A large economy Of power IL
claimed for this method The expert.
mental tug is worked by electricity.
the energy being obtained through a
cable from an auxiliary boat equipped
with a dynamo. This, however. n ON.
Iy an experiment, and in ordinary
working trolley wire would be in
stalled alongside the canal. Electri.
cal operation car obviously be ra-
placed by crude oil motors. etc, each
barge being fitted with a set of rollay.
acting on the rail. -
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-08-20
FOR THE GREATER
INDUSTRIAL development
OF ELKO COUNTY

A plan. whereby the great unde-
velOped resources of this county
could be presented factfully and in
telligently to the people of the east
and middle west states WHO are
eagerly looking westward for
homes, farms and investments, has
been an ambition of the publisher
to inaugurate for a long time, and
that time was never sool perfume as
the present.
We see upon the trains daily the
many people passing through our
county thronging to California
where they are finding new homes
and farms: Is it. not possible to
attract a per cent Of these thou
sand of new settlers" and invest.
ors to Elko county. Must we wait
until California is as thickly settled
az the New England states or the
middle western states before we
get ready to invite capital and
population to Elko county When
we consider that the Western
Pacific and the Southern Pacific
running through our county is but
two of the many carriers deliver.
ing the thousands of home-seekers
to California some conception of
the enormity of new population and
new capital being unloaded there
may be had.
The resources and advantages for
the develoment of land, and farm
investments in Elko county would
by m ny. people be given prefer
ance over these in any other
section if they only knew what
these inducement were. Its the
purpose Of the Semi Nor thly De-
velopment Issue of the independent
to tell about these rare oppor-
tuhities and resources in, Elko
county and to large and increas-
ing list of inquirers; to people WIN
are known to be genuinely interest
ed in coming to Elko county these
Industrial Development issues will
be mailed.
The Industrial Development
Issues will 'containa articles written
upon the widely diversified re.
sources and products Of the the
land. the live stock industry of the
county and the mining development
etc.
Interviews with ranchers and
farmers who have made good"
also their own letters telling how
they did it will be published.
The creditably edited local paper
is the index to q communities
civic, social and commercial life,
the criterion by Which the new
Conner" can judge the citizenship.
II you were contem plating a
move to some new place you would
prefer seeing the local home paper
published the prospective new
locality than some highly illustrated
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-08-20
Parchment From Human skin.

was tradition of the horror
stricken Scriptures Of "Old Gaul" that
the Able Rivas, attracted by the ex-
treme tenuity and smoothness Of the
leaves OF Bible Of the thirteenth
century, became convinced that the
satiny skin of beautiful woman had
furnished the parchment maker with
raw material for his unrivaled product.
In another instance, one Gayer de
SAnsale, famous bibliothecaire of the
College of the Sorbonne, at Paris, de-
clared that some one had dressed and
finished human skin to make the
parchment used for certain Decretals.
National Magazine.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-08-20
Not Those Two.

SiIlicus-"Do you think a man can
AFFORD to indulge in two luxuries at
the same time?" Cynicus-"Not II
they happen to lie wife and a cham.
payne supper appetite"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-08-20

BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTORS
OF A BRIDGE OVER THE
OWYHEE RIVER ABOVE
THE McGINNIS CROSSING
AND FOR The CON-
STRUCTION OF "A
FRIDGE OVER A
SLOUGH NEAR BY,
AND THE MAKING
OF FILL
/ Notice is hereby given that sealed
proposals will be received by Fred
c. Weight. County Clerk end Elk
ofirio Clerk of the Board Of County
Commissioners of the County of
Elko. Stto Of Nevada, up .to /
o'clocbhsum. of the 18th day of
e other br. 1912, at which time said
|'iore tnf be opened and read public
l. ptne construction of a bridge
50>reet long, over the Owyhee river
above what is known as the McGin-
inis Crossing. south of Mountain
City, Nevada. and for the construc-
ton of bridge, % feet long,; over
"A slough near by. and the making
of about 500 feet-of fill, accord
ing to plans and specifications now
on file in the office of the County
Clerk of this County. -'..
Tho Board of County Commits
Sioners hereby reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
Attest:
Fred C.Voight
Clerk of the Board of
q, County Commissioners.
(SeaD
BY H. C. Sproule.
Deputy.
Dated August 16, 1912.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-01-18
Treasurers Notice Complying
with = Request for NotifieA.
ton 20 as to Become Entitled
to a Tax Deed. Law Of 1905

To every person IN actual possession or occu-
pancy OF the hereinafter described land. lot
or premises. and to the person in whose name
the same was taxed or specially assessed.
and to all persons having an interest or title
of record In or to the same.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that on the
elst day Of December A, II. 1905. the following
described property. situate in the County of
sedgwick and state OF Colorado. to-wit The
southwest quarter of Section Eight (s). In
Township Nine 90 \. OF Range Fory-seven
90 West. was sold for the taxes for the year
Of 1907 and purchased by ". II. Pound who
hath made request Upon the Treasurer of said
County for notification. as provided by law so
that he may become entitled to deed.
That the said premises were taxed for said
year 1897 In the name OF NJ. z. Hatch.
That the time Of redemption Of said real
estate from such tax sale will expire on
he 2ist day Of May. A. d. 1912. and
deed will issue therefor on the end day
Of May Isi2, unless redeemed before
deed issues.
Dated this 3rd day OF January. A. D. l9:..
lOficial Seall 5. II. CARLSON.
Treasurer of the said County Of sedgwici.
First Publication Jan. 4. last Jan. is