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, 1912-03-28
Loss Of Stock in Saratoga Valley only Normal

Reports from the northern and northwestern part of the state
are to the effect that there has been considerable loss of cattle and
sheep and even horses are said to have persisted because of the hard
winter. State Veterinarian Davis is now in the northwestern part
of the state to superintend the shipment of stock to a point near Bill
iDgs, Montana, where hay has been procured for them. The loss in
some instances is reported to be ID high as S5 percent. In the CEN
trail part losses IT. reported to have run from 35 percent. to SO percent
Notwithstanding the fact that the stock wa fed. The dispatches
say that in the southern part of the state the losses will run at least
20 percent.
This reported loss of stock will not hold good in the Saratoga valley
where there has been a n abunpant supply of hay and pasture IS well
as grain for the stock. The loss in stock here will not be above the
usual winter rate in this part of the country, which will not exceed
2 percent in cattle and 5 percent. in sheep. There has been abun-
dance of feed in the valley and there is still q great deal of baed bay
stacked up in this place as well as some along the line of the s, & E.
ready for shipment. This hay is in good demand and but for the
snow blockade would have all been marketed long ago. This valley,
as usual, must be exempted from any but the usual loss in stock when
the estimate for the state is made up.
, 1912-03-28
Sailors & Street 81 to $50. rs
~ Beautiful made and trimmed
from 1915 to $6.75
A full line of Flowers lOc to 26c a bunch
Making and remaking a speciality
at lowest prices ever before offered
See us for bargains
THE DYER STORE

E. u. Ashley has purchased the
soda fountain and ice cream bushes.
of r. S. Judd's and will open up in
the EAST part of the Sweetwater build
ing about the LIST of May. Mr.. Judd
will put in a stock OF novelties.
Everybody that could get away
rushed over to see the SNOW pillow yes
terday evening when it came in. Myl
but that was a big engine pushing it.
We will get the Herald to put in a
card of thanks this time-if it will.
j. G. Brunett arrived Yesterday
evening from North Baltimore, O.,
with his car of machinists tools and
apparatus and house hold good,
| He say the sun did not shine to ex-
eeei Two hours during his stay OF six
weeks in Ohio.
Note Mrs. Dyer's adds this week.
The nelghbors and friends of c. A.
Kennaday and family gathered at
their home Friday night and had a
dance. 1t was in the nature of a sur.
prise party and every body brnt bask.
cts Of grub and they had a fine sup
per at midnight and danced all night.
They all had a j)lly good time.
w. II. Sowder and Cecil Ryan ar
rived Tuesday from Julesburg and
Denver where they have been on a
visit of three weeks. Mr.. Sowder
says: "Ill take mine in this country.
Those people down there around
Julesburg have had no crops for sew
eral years and may not get one this
year"
E. S. Walch, w. l.. Mathews aud
Thos. Byrues were down from the
Charter Oak country Tuesday on land
business. Mr.. Mathews had blood
in his eve. He has a fine boy at his
house and the occasion of the blood
in his eye was caused by the fact that
the Sun had announced the new ar.
rival as being a girl. He chased us
around the block two or three times
before we could find the marshal.
who finally convinced him it was
just a clerical error" and he WAS in.
duced, after a time, to le. US off this
time.
, 1912-03-28

WYoMNG-Situated on the North Platte River, on the
line of the Saratoga & Encampment Railway, Population, 1000,
Altitude. 6785 feet. 1t is the site of the Medical Hot Springs, the
waters of which ar a sure specific for all blood and skin diseases.
rheumatism, stomach, liver and kidney disorders. Temperature of
water 1873 degrees. Saratoga is also the center of the finest trout
fishing grounds in the World. Not only the North Platte River
teens with Rainbow, Brook and Salmon trout but the numerous
tributaries of that stream are alive with fish. Saratoga is the center
of an agricultural country of 100000 acres of the best agricuI-
tural land in the west. The soil and climate are adapted to the
growth of alfalfa wheat, oats, barley, all kinds of small fruits and
vegetables. The Saratoga Valley is the finest stock raising country
in the United States. The Sierra Madre range on the west and the
Medicine Bow range of mountains on the east, are full of copper,
gold and silver, which is being developed rapidly. All of the re-
sources of the valley center at Saratoga, which is certain to become
one of the greatest towns of the west. For information address, The
toga Sun.
, 1912-03-28
A Nut for the Ranchmen to Crack

There lis one thing that the ranchmen of this valley will have to
solve," said a business MAJ to u the other day, "and that is whether
it is more profitable to raise cattle, feed them hay and then ship them
to market, than it is to sell their cattle, bale their hay and ship that
to market. / am quite sure that we have had enough of the latter
experiment already in the two or three winters We have tried it,
There lie 10 money for the ranchman who sells his cattle and attempts
to make money out of selling baled hay. Our ranchman will have
to go back to raising cattle and fattening them for market, and let the
baed hay market take what hay cannot be fed to stock. Look at
the valley now! Look at the tons upon tons of baled hay stacked up
as well as the loose hay in stacks, and no cattle, to eat it up. We
need more cattle in the valley to eat up our hay" We think
this argument s sound and commend it to the careful consideration
of our ranchman.
, 1912-03-28
Democrats Trying To Find a Popular Idea

1t is no wonder the democratic papers are in favor of the recall
of judges. They have been in favor of SO many impossible things
which have failed yet they hope to hit something which will be pos
sble in the course of time. But the recall of judges will never
come about we hope, and we expect to see it placed along with the l6
to doctrine which was once the slogan of the great unwashed, but
which is now SO dead that no one pays any respect to eve its last
srsing place a it reposes in the democratic graveyard.
, 1912-03-28

You will lool' n good while before you
a better medicine foE coughs and colds I.
Chamberlain Cough Remedy. 1t not
gives relief-it cures. Try it when you h s.
a cough or cold, and YOU are certain tc ID
pleased with the prompt cure which ii aiI
effect, For sale by all dealers.
, 1912-03-28

"My little son had a very severe cold. /
was recommended to try Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy, aud before a small bottle
was finished he was ms well Ne ever writes
Mn. II. Silks, 20 Bowling Street, Sydney,
Australia. This remedy is soldby all dealers.
, 1912-03-28
Additional Chips

day, called home by the death of their
| little neice, Pauline Hays.
j. C. Brewer and wife lett today
for their home in Calgary, Alberta,
after spending the winter here with
their children and friends.
Arthur C. Cunningham and Miss
Pearl c. Hunter we're united in mar
rage at Encampment Sunday after
noon by Rev. Hamilton of this place.
The Misses Anna Hunter and Anna
Doggett left this morning for Raw
Inns where they go to take the teach,
er's examination there tomorrow.
Ralph woods moved his family
back to the ranch in Elk Hollow Sun
day. They have been in all winter in
order to send the children to school
Mrs Ada Stewart of Denver arrived
here Monday and was taken down TO
the ranch of Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Nc.
MANS, where she will visit foa a time.
MI. and Mrs. C. Q Kelley enter
tanned MIR. and Mrs. Frank White
and Mrs. Harry F. Kincaid and lit.
tie daughter Mary at dinner Sunday.
Milton Ames, forest ranger in the
Medicine Bow range, came up from
the railroad Monday. He had been
over at Laramie, Foxpark and other
points.
Arthur McFarlane was up Monday
from the McFarlane ranch down the
river. He says his father was surfer
ing from snow blindness, but was i'm
proving.
The Card club gave Mrs. Hum
phreys a very pleasant surprise party
Thursday evening. They presented
her with a centerpiece of Mexican
drawn work.
Mrs. J. G. Burnett and son returned
Monday from Toledo, Ohio, where
they have been the past two months.
Mr.. Brunett is expected to follow
them shortly.
Forest ranger, W. I. Mickey, who
is stationed at the Heather creek
range station, and Richard r. Briggs,
connected with the forest service, were
in town Saturday.
J. W. Huston and little daughter
Annie accompanied by his sister, Mrs.
VIM. Turnbull, left this morning for
Santa Monica for a visit to MI. and
Mrs. A. H. Huston at that place.
Harry d. Biydenburg was in from
his Jack creek ranch Friday and Sat
urday. He reports that the bluebirds,
robins and meadow larks arrived from
the south at his ranch a week ago
Mr.. Ruyle who was in from his
Spring creek ranck the first of the
week, says he expects to go down to
his Kansas property soon to superln
tend the putting in of 100 acres of
alfalfa.
W. G. Condict came down from the
ranch on Brush creek yesterday
He had been unable to get any word
from his father since the dirpatch
stating that his mother had died in
Los Angeles.
Word was received here Monday
that Mrs. Winthrop Condict, who WAS
with her husband IN Los Angles, for
treatment, had died that morning.
The body will doubtless be brot back
here for burial.
James Harden, and Mrs. W. b.
Harden and little Miss Mary arrived
here Monday from Rockville. Idaho.
They will shortly be followed by Mr..
Harden, having concluded to return
to this country.
George Sullivan, Roy c. Peck and
Dick Pelz all came down from Gov
creek yesterday and went out to the
Pennock ranch on Lake creek, where
they will survey the Clausen reservoir
on which Mr.. Feiz has filed a lien for
work done in iS construction.
Ex-Governor Brooks is Convinced
that there is more money to be made
in raising hogs in Wyoming than
there is in raising sheen or cattle
, 1912-03-28
Notice to Water Appropriations

Notice Is hereby given that the following appropriations of water in
Water Division No One have submitted proof Of their claims to ISL water
from the following named streams under permits as stated below
PermtN No Name OF Annrnnriatnr Mama of Streurn No Of A~.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-02-16
METEOR FALLS NEAR CALIENTE

Henry Ryan, a railroad en-
ploye. working near Mimic, eight
miles east of Caliente, saw a meteor
strike the hill side close by, last
Saturday evening at about five
o'clock. When it struck the
ground the sage brush near by
caught fire from the intense heat
it radiated and it was impossible
to approach the vicinity for several
minutes. After the body had cooled
Nh. Ryan broke off some pieces
and brought them to Caliente.
The mas appears to be a large
body of molten iron containing
considerable carbon. The sound it
made when coming in contact
with the earth was a dull. deafen-
ing thud.-Caliente Prospector.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-02-16
BIG PROJECT IS
FORMED ON RIVER

Civil Engineer w. w. Coleman
Of this city. will leave in a few
da,s for Lyon County where he
will take up work for a big COM
pany that is perGecting a reclama-
ton scheme II the Mason Valley
district on TIE East Fork Of the
Walker River. The scheme is a
gigantic one and involves bringing
under irrigation a tract of land of
some $4,000 acres.
1t is expected that the first unit
will be ready for occupation about
the first of the year 1913 and COM
prise about 5000. 1t is the inten-
tion to bring this vast acreage
under irrigation and cultivation in
units of 5000 acres, thus having a
portion of the land under cultiva-
tion and being carried to compile
ton.
Work is already well under way
on the strong reservoirs in the
vicinity of Bridgeport and when
completed there will be ample
waters to properly irrigate the
entire body of land under the
project.
Mr.. Coleman declares that this
project will be the means Of
adding several thousand in popula-
ton to the Mason Valley district.
There is another large water
scheme in contemplation OH the
West Fork of the Walker but this
is different in respect that it is for
the purpose Of providing sufficient
water for thoroughly irrigating
the land now reclaimed and partly
cultivated, but which has not
sufficient water in the late summer
months to insure crops. This
project also will mean much for
the western side Of that prosperous
valley. Carson Appeal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-02-16
THE CHARITY BALL

The largest crowd that ever
turned out to a ball of any kind
in this town turned out last night
to the Charity hall, given by the
ladies OF the Guild. Nearly one
hundred couples followed Mr.. and
Mrs. f.. X. Newman in the grand
march and at times more than that
number were on the floor dancing.
The Opera House was hand.
somely decorated and the music
was excellent. The floor from the
gallery was wriggling, squirming
mass Of men and women as they
glided here and there in the
dreamy waltz or lively two.step.
1t was surely a pretty sight.
The decorations were of a chara.
cter that brought ST Valentine to
mind wherever the eye rested.
Big red hearts with Cupid and his
bow and arrow and with other
fancy designs painted on them
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-02-16
END IS BROUGHT OF
TICHENOR CASE

II. f. T%ichenor. twice tried in
this county under an indictment
for obtaining money under false
pretenses, the juries having dis
agreed both times, was yesterday
released from the county Jail,
where he had been imprisoned
nearly q year.
The bringing of the Tichenor
case to an end was in conformity
with the recommendation made
by the late grand jury that the
Ease be dismissed. This was done
in Judge Ducker's court yester.
day morning. upon application of
District Attorney Callahan Hum.
boldt Star.
Tichenor was tried in Elko last
year for the same offense and was
acquitted. Halter, his partner,
plead guilty and is now doing time
in the p~enitentiarv. They attempt.
ed a Wholesale swindle of rancber,
by claiming to represent the Omaha
Supply company and selling
groceries etc, for future delivery.
Several ranchers in the northern
part of this county we're swindlet
by them.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-02-16
Salmagundi
FROM DAILY

Foreman Fulkerson Of the
Dunphy ranch at Beowawe IS in
town.
Sunday evening Mrs. ". s Clay
ton entertained a number of
friends and relatives.
William Yates, one Of Elk o's old
timers, is in from Pine valley. He
says it is good to meet the old
timers.
Tonight there will be q vaud.
evile company and moving pictures
at the Opera House. See the adj.
Attorney Game went to Battle
Mountain this afternoon to attend
a meeting Of the Rex Mining COM
pany.
The Storey county board Of
health has ordered the schools OF
Virginia City and Gold Hill to
close on account Of the prevalence
Of measles.
Warden Baker denies the rumor
that he intends to resign. He says
he likes his job and intends TO
hold onto it as long as he can.
John Henderson reports that Mr..
Dawley continues to improve and
that his physician is hopeful Of
saving his foot.
We have received a lengthy COM
m]unication from MIR. L. c. Nc
Clellan IN the water supply Of
the Mary's river irrigation project
that will appear in a few days.
The monthly business meeting Of
the Parents and Teachers CO.
operative Association will be held
at the grammar school Friday.
Feb. l6, at 2 o'clock. Everyone
cordially invited.
The law Offices of Henderson.
Caine & Van Fleet are nearly com
pleted. Part of the library was
move in today and put on the
shelves. When everything is in
order. this firm will have the
cosicst Office in Eastern Nevada.
Peter Lax the victim of the
Kennedy shooting on January 30,
died at Winnomucca Tuesday
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-02-16
ANCIENT CELLS ARE FOUND
Abode Of Prisoners In tho Time Of
Charles u. Arc Unearthsd In
London.

A fitting abode for criminal relics
to be exhibited at the new London
museum at Kensiugton palace has
been found in two prison cells, which
were discovered by n gentleman con.
nected with the London county coun.
ell In an old house In Wellclose
square. st. Georges.in.the. East. The
cells. which are believed to date back
to the time of Charles II. and TO have
been subsequently used in connection
with the whitechapel police court,
were occupied in q common lodging
house when discovered. In tho walls.
which are built OF oak. thickly studded
with strong iron bolts. were the orig
lDal letters used for the condemned
prisoners, together with n plank bed
upon which no doubt many n criminal
spent his last night upon earth.
The complete cells have been dis
mantled by experts acting under In.
structions from Guy Laking, custodian
Of the new museum, and they will be
re-erected In their entirety In the
annex at the museum at Kensington.
where visitors will DO able, not only
to pass In and out OF them and In
apect the many quaint inscriptions on
the walls. but examine tho massive
iron bolts on the exterior, which de-
fed the efforts OF the most willy pris-
oners 10 force an exit. An old oak
staircase still htands In tho house in
Wcuclose square. but this viii not be
removed. ~,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-02-16

morning. George Fronhofer who
is charged with shooting .Laux was
indicted by the Humboldt county
grand jury for assault with intent
to kill. He will now have to face
a murder charge.
Yesterday President Taft signed
the proclamation admitting
Arizona into the union as the 4Sth
state. The only territory belong
ing TO Uncle Sam on the American
continent that is not now in the
family Of states is the District of
Columbia and Alaska. The former
"a never become a state but the
latter will some day in the not
distant future be the 49th star on
the flag. Hurrah, for the 4Sth
star.
a Fl started in the bathroom of
Superintendent Browns quarters
in Lincoln Hall. the boys domitory
at the state university, yesterday
forenoon. The university fire de-
partment held the fire in check
until the Reno department arrived
and conquered it. The loss is
estimated at $3.50, fully insured.
The origin of the fire is not
known.
1t now looks as though Tonopah
will. out-rival Reno's divorce
colony. There are at least
fifteen beautiful married women
seeking a residence in this city for
the purpose of disposing of misft
marriage vows that were pur-
chased at fake heart bargain
counters. At the rate these mar
ried ladies are arriving in Tono-
pah, inside of six months an ad
ditional district judge will be re-
quired to attend to their cases.
Beside the fair creature there are
a goodly number of men becoming
citizens in this city. We are not
at all jealou of Reno any more
Bonanza.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-02-16
ALFALFA WORTH
MORE MONEY THAN
GLOVER OR TIMOTHY

Alfalfa, in money value is worth
45 per cent more than clover and
60 e cent more than timothy.
One acre will pasture thirty hogs
for six months. Ten milk cows
can he fed on less than two acres
six months by soiling. Three
pounds make full feed Tor fat
tening lambs. Thirty-five pounds
make a full feed for fattening
steers. A lamb will winter and
thrive on two pounds a day.
Sheep fed on alfalfa will gain
from eight to fifteen pounds in rs
to 100 days double that with small
grain ration added. Steers will
put on a pound 90 q pound and a
half a day on straight alfalfa, and
if fed grain ration will put on
double that a month. Lambs
wintered on alfalfa will produce
n to two pounds of wool more
than when on range. Brood sows
will do well all summer on alfalfa
pasture alone and thrive on alfalfa
hay in winter.
Horses have been known to rut
on six pounds a day when grain
rations we're fed also. Alfalfa is
a great poultry feed when cut fine
and mixed with cornmeal. This is
also a goud way to feed it to hogs
in winter. One acre of irrigated
alfalfa will produce 100000
pounds, one acre of irrigated
alfalfa will feed one steer 400
days, one acre of Enclosed pasture
will feed n steer twenty days.
Putting il in the form Of sheep
it will show as follows: One
hundred and sixty acres Of ir-
rigated alfalfa will run eighty
sheep one year; l60 acres of range
will run forty sheep mt year. APP
ply these figures to the stock-grow-
ing in arid regions, taking the
proportions as given in round
numbers and 100 acres of irrigated
alfalfa will carry the same number
of cattle, or, putting it briefly
n acre of irrigated alfalfa is
worth as much as thirty-two acres
Of average dry range.-Denver
Field and Fran.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-02-16
progressing at a good rate.

A reduction of 10 per cent in
the gross earning of express COM
panies operating in Indiana will be
effected by the new schedule of
rates announced by the State
Railroad Commission. to 90 into
effect March ID. Twenty five cents
remains as the minimum charge
tor any shipment. The commits.
sion decided that Express COM
panies have no right to be per-
mit,ed to sxtort from the publ.
such tremendous profits"
According to some of the papers,
pressure is being brought TO bear
on Governor eddie to submit the
repeal of the prize fight law, the
martgage tax law the saloon
question, and other matters to the
specia ! session of the legislature.
While these matters are doubtless
important, we think no great harm
will be done il they are left for
the regular session OF the leIisla-
ture to deal with. Governor Oddie
should conine the session to the
financial question as set forth in
his proclamation.
} c. Yorc. the Lone Mountain
prospetor, shipped two more tons
Of silver-lead ore from his claims
today. He says it runs as high as
the first shipment he made and
that there is plenty of il. He has
another load of the same kind of
stuff at the mine ready for ship
ment. Beside this he has a lot of
lower grade ore that will not pay
10 ship now. He has four men at
work at Lone Mountain and the
world begins to look brighter for
him.
Little Nora O'Keafe. five years
old. is a heroine since she showed
are fortitude' a few days ago.
She is the daughter Of John
O'keefe. Recently she got into
a Dor alone and locked the door.
While playing with matches fire
started on the carpeted floor and
when it spread she became frigh-
tened and screamed. Her mother
failing to get in called help. The
little Il anticipating punishment
sought to extinguish the fire and
at the same time hide it by sitting
on it and spreading her lit tic
skirts over the flames until the
door was forced and she was
rescued. Since then DR.. Turner
has been in attendance. Ghe
burns r only skin deep. Gold
field Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-02-16

claims for Col. Harvey and TO lock
over conditions in the camp.
Mr.. j. W. Thompson and Stan
field left this morning with their
teams for Lakeview, Oregon,
where Mr.. Thompson expects to
make his home. He takes with
bin the best wishes of a host of
friends in EIko county.
p. NJ. Doyle who killed Editor
Smith at Trackee last week has
been held to answer the change
of murder. The committing
magistrate admitted him to bail in
the sum of $40. 900.
Robret Anderson came in from
Bullion Yesterday. He predicts a
boom IN the old camp before the
summer is over. Unless all signs
fail, Bullion will be one of the
liveiiest camps in the state before
many moons have passed by.
The Sparks Tribune in an article
elsewhere says it Is rumored that
Warden Baker will resign. 1t also
charges that the appropriation,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-02-16
SOUTH FORK NEWS

The South Fork Creamery has
closed temporarily. We under
stand that operations will be re-
sumed on or about the first of
March.
The weather here of late has
been beautiful for winter and the
snow is fast disappearing.
Charles Clayton went to Pine
valley yesterday.
Mr.. Geo. w. Hardesty returned
from San Francisco a few days
ago: his health is improved and he
is still on the mend. We're glad
TO see him back feeling so well.
Miss Lizzie Hardsty came with
him.
Arthur. Clayton and family of
Lamoille have been visiting Grand
ma Clayton AMI other relatives
and friends in the valley for
several days. They departed
Tuesday for North Fork where
they will visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Archie X. Clayton.
Gualterio.
Lee, New, Feb. ID, 1912.