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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-14
BAR ASSOCIATION MEETING

The LIST If addresses to De made
at the annual sessions of the
Nevada Bar Association in Reno or
Friday and Saturday of this week
give promise of great interest.
The subjects, so far as announced
at the present time, included the
following: Hon. Curtis H
Lindley, formerly President of the
California Bar Association. will
make the principal address on the
subject "The legal Profession in
the Social Crisis" The annual
address of the President of
Nevada Bar Association will be
made by Hugh H. Brown on the
subject Unfair Criticism Of the
Courts" L. G.. Campbell of Win
nemucca will speak on the subject:
Should the Extra Lateral Vein
Right be Abolished" 1t is under
stood that there are several othe.
addresses on the program, but the
subjects are not yet announced.
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ELKO MUSIC AND
STATIONERY co.

Your attention is called to the
chanReain the business of the place
formally known as the Annex or
Plunkett's. This company have re.
modelled the interior of the store,
put in new furniture and are now
ready to furnish you with most
anything in the Stationery, Con.
fectionery, Reading or Music lines.
Sweets and Stariup Candies shipped
fresh every week.
We carry all Magazines and
papers. Local agents for the San
francisco Examiner Agents for
the Baldwin Line Of Pianos. A
nire line Of Stationery, including
Typewriter supplies of oil kinds.
School children's scratch tablets
and pencils speciality. Ladies
Luncheon and Tea sets, Tally cards,
Crepe paper and Napkins. Largest
line of Postcards in Elko County.
Any order no matter how small
will be attended to. Mail orders
a specially, Will meet or beat
any legitimate club magazine
offer. Ladies rest and waiting
room Vocal and instrumental
sheet Music,
Elko Music and Stationery Co.
j r. Plunkett Mgr.
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. NOTICE

We wish to announce to the
public that we have again taken
up the tailoring business. We
have secured first class tailor
who can work with the best Of
them, and SO we are now ready 10
take all orders that might some
our way.
We also have the finest cleaning
establishment in eastern Nevada.
Ladies and Gents cleaning solicited.
Give US trial, prices reasonable.
Seymour Jacobs Co Inc.
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LADY GETS QUICK ANSWER

A Gold Hill man recently made a
trip to California and upon his re-
tsrn was reciting some of his ex-
periences Among them he tells a
story which is god enough to
bear repeating. 1t appears that
on the return trip he occupied a
seat in one of the chair cars over
the mountains and at a point along
the ,ad all of the seats in the car
were taken excepting the one adj
joining the chair ne occupied. AT
a way station a young lady entered
the car. looked around for while
and necessarily had to take the
chair next to the Gold Hill man.
To he courteous he offered to assist
her in placing her grips. suit cases,
hand boxes, ETC., but she stiffly
declined his assistance.
The lady settled back in the
chair with an air of a Queen and
stolid Indifference. The gentleman
having purchased and read the
papers on the train, offered them
to the lady, which courtesy she did
not even notice. Things went this
way all along the trip, the man
endeavoring to be polite until he
became tired and settled back in
his chair, made himself comfor-
table and went to sleep. After
sleeping a couple of hours he
awakened and wao surprised to
that mis- lady companion beside him
as also sound asleep. On arriving
at Reno the lady haughtily gather
ed her traps together, got ready to
leave the car and with her chin
elevated turned to the man with
the parting shot: "Well, you
didn't make me talk to you, did
you?"
The man, who had simply tried
to be courteous did not like the re-
mark very we'll and answered the
retort by saying: mo, but you
slept with me just the same"
The lady did not wait to hear or
say any more, but hurriedly left
the car, amid the laughter of the
other passengers. Carson Appeal.
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IMPORTANT MEETING

Elko County Development League
Elko, Nevada.
Nov. IL, 1912.
To TIE Officers ard Members
of The Elko County
Development League.
Gentlemen;
A meeting Of the League has
been called for next Monday night,
November IS. 1912. at 500 p. M
at the Office Of the County Com
missioners here in Elko to consider
some very important business in
connection with our League. We
earnestly urge you to be present,
bringing with you as many
applications for membership as you
can. If you find impossfble to
come sure to send what applica-
lions you may have on hand.
Yours truly
VIM. Kepnett,
80 Acting Secretary
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FOR SALE

100 Thoroughbred Shropshire
Bucks, range raised first class. stuff
half March Lambs at $40 90 each
balance yearlings $500 each at
my Rancn in Hagerman, Idaho.
A /. II. Brailsford.
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LInser Lona b servIe 8.

Vital Statistics ascribe short liven.
to printers, on the average, but the
report Of the public printer states
that there are employ Cd ct present In,
the government ONCE Ct Washingtcn
ESQ persons over sixty.lve yearS OF
age. The saying that among the gov.
eminent employees, .few die and mono
resign" seems the only explanation. :
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-14
AGUNDI

5rHtO~y - O.oV " ClOCks everyone
cordially invited.
There will be a dance Thanks
giving night at the Opera House.
Last night Russell Chetwoods
sent the goat Marshall Reed had
in Elko's torchlight procession that
echoed ! round the world to Key
Pittma0, NeVaia's choice for the
United States senatorship to fill
the vacancy caused by the death Of
Senator Nixon. Marshall called
his pet Pittman's goat" bit its
name has charged since the cleo
ton.
Hides and furs made into rugs
and robes Elko Hide and Junk
Co.
The commissioners finished the
canvass uf the vote this. forenoon
and the clerks were busy this after
nooir making the tabulations. The.
official figure gives Pittmun
majority IF 73 in the county in,
stead of 81 as shown by the un-
official figures. Tallman leads
Roberts by 38 instead of So as pre-
vlously published.
Our machine began to buck
yesterday afteroon and continued to
day. This will account for the
lack of reading matter today.
= Frank Fernald, j. B. Fitzgerald,
Allen Mcbride, George Russell
and John Schoer will represent
Elko county in the next assembly,
providing II. L. Rummel does not
demand a recount and gain enough
votes to overcome Allen McBride's
majority of two as shown by the
official canvass. The delegation
stands Ro democrats and three
Republicans.
Furnished rooms to rent by the
day. week or month. Inquire of
Mrs. A. Kennedy on Third
Street.
Chicken dinner every Sunday so
cents. Regular meals every day
from z a, m. to 9 p. m. S5 cents at
the Busy Bee restaurant.
Twenty-Five men were arrested
at Fly Tuesday morning on the
charge ofmurder in having caused
the death of two Greeks during
the strike. All but one of the
arrested men were members of
tt guards, imported BY the Ne
vadE. Consolidated Mining company
to protect their property. The
arrests were made on complaint
of Attorney Jurick, attorney for
the Western Federation of Miners.
A two-room cottage for sale or
rent. Inquire at this office.
Remington Typewriter for Sale
A big bargain. ENQUIRE at this
Office.
Senator Williams has forsworn
the old party organizations and
announces that hereafter he will be
found fighting the battle of polite
by thl side Of the ardent socialists,
i. e.. If the democrats fail to make
good, an exipency 30 lrehtote that
we may expect L, see tie fold war
horse line VI with tie democrats
within another ~ two years. -
Churchill Standard.
Orders taken for ladies fur
sets. High class skins Of first
quality onls 10 beaver, otter, mink
anil red COX Elko Hide & Junk
While on his way to answer Al
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For Sale at a bargain, one simp-
son Computing Scale and one
Carey Safe, 20 inches square. out
side measurement. For partis
culars inquire of the 'Indepen-
dent.
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LADIES or EIK0 COUNTY

My prices for work In Humsn Hair
remain the same as In the past and
are as follows:
Switches $3.50 TO s3.o
Puffs :. go. SO to $3.50
transformations & James 90 to 800
VIII also remodel or dye old
feathers and PIumss TO look 5000
as s,s. at reasonable prices.
Your mail orders are soIIcitsat
Mrs. w. D. Linton,
sti Golden Cats Ave.
San FtAnoisoe. caIg.
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Invention Credited to France.
The first guns were made of wood,
and are said to have originated In
France.
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Extra good program at Bradley
Opera house tonight and Thursday.
Subjects: Pathe's Weekly,
Maurice Costello in Their Gnlden
Anniversary How Washington
crossed the Delawae, thistorical).
A Pasadena Peach, novel comedy
(Kaleml.
It is understood tnat Ave white
slave cases are to be brought to
the attention Of the present
federal grand jury now in session.
No word had been given out
concerning the cases and they will
be the first brought before the
court here in its history. There
havel been similar cases here for
decision, but they were upon
indietn ent from other place..
Besides these there are tie usual
number of whisky selling cases to
be consi ..oseo. The jury will pro-
badly be kept busy for several
DAYS. Carson Appeal,
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OFFICIAL VOTE

Following is the official vote
Of Elko county as found by the
commissioners:
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somsthTnn Cruel About Il.

benevolent Party Don't you
think fishing is very cruel SPORTY
Ansier-"Cruel7 Wen, should cay
20. I've aat here three days and not
had q bite. been nearly eaten up By
snata and stung BY two wasps, lost
my pockot-hnife in the river, and the
sun has taken ali the skin Oh the
back Of my neck
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-11-14


While on his way to answer a
hurry-up call Al Tonopah the other
niSht, Dr. Robert o'Neal
accidentally stepped into sunken
barrei filled with boiling, " ater at
the gas plant. Both legs we're
scalded from the hips down.
o'Neal was pulled from the barrel
by DR.. Mcleod, who was near and
hear his cries for help
The Waterman company will
appfaF at the Bradley Opera house
en he night of November %.
SsS-the first page for particulars.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16
Wireless Used by Cupid On Steamer

Miss Radcliffe at the Palace hotel,
and after few phrases, important
only to the parties directly involved,
explained that the liner would not ar
rive until late, and that unless a H.
cense were procured Saturday wed
ding could not take place in San
Francisco.
The lieutenant was hurrying home
from the Asiatic station, under orders
to report at once to Washington, so
Miss Radcliffe used the more discreet
and secretive telephone to beg Grant
Munson, marriage license clerk, to
hold the Office open until the Mon.
golia arrived. The gallant Munson
did even better-he promised to re.
turn to his office and issue the license
at any time she and her fiance should
appear.
At 1880 o'clock the officer and the
girl were at the official trysting place
and soon were in possession of the
coveted permit. The lieutenant gave
his address as Cincinnati, O., but ex.
planned that the residence was purely
theoretical, he having a sister living
in that city. Miss Radcliffe gave her
address as Portland, Ore, where the
navy man first courted her.
Lieutenant Root soon located q
minister who tied the knot.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16

gine company No. s, 326 South JEFF.
ferson street, listened and saw Wis
ions Of omelettes. He bought 81
worth Of eggs. Members of the en-
gine company brought the donation
up to SO, and Frank took the names
Of all.
AS he was leaving one engine
house after having made an extreme
ly successful plea, he asked one of
the men whether he preferred "Ply-
mouth Rock" eggs or the Jersey"
kind. Several days later he was re-
lating the incident to some friends,
and inquiring about Jersey" chick
ems.
When he was told the truth he sent
message over the wire to all of the
fire houses warning the men against
purchasing eggs and butter from
Frank Anderson.
TOO late. We've waited so long
for them eggs I guess they're all
spoiled" was the answer that came
back in nearly every instance.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16
Farmer Boy Buncos City Firemen

THICAGO-Whether Frank Ander-
- son came from Wheeler. Ind, or
whether he didn't, he succeeded in
working a Skin game on scores of
members Of the city fire department
that would do credit to the most ex-
perienced and skillful of Chicago con-
hdence men, and now the firemen are
looking up Wheeler, Ind, on the map.
To their relief they find that Wheel
or, Ind, II really so. This is the only
think they have found to be true
about Frank Anderson, however, and
In fact they are beginning to doubt
that he is Frank Anderson at all and
may be somebody else-which latter
suspicion the police concur in.
Frank is a stolid, healthy-looking
country lad, with rosy cheeks. He
went around to the various flre
houses and told his story.
Il live back on a farm near Wheel
er. 1nd.," he would say, where my
ma has 5000 chickens and 10 cows
We got a tol'able sized farm back
there. I came to Chicago to find my
Aunt Jane, but run out O finances
and I calculate as how I'll have to
hoof it back. If one Of you gentle
men will assist me In getting back
home I'll send you more than I Dor.
rowed in eggs and butter"
Jerome Connor, salesman, who
happened to be in the quarters of en-
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16
New Ptarmigan Species Discovered

black. Living as these birds do in
the arctic regions and in rugged
snow-capped mountains, the changes
in plumage affords efficient protection
from their many enemies, since they
harmonize In color with their sur.
roundings.
The new subspecies, described by
Mr.. Bent, was found on Tanaga island,
one Of the Alentian chain, Alaska, and
takes its common name from that
place, although scientifically it is
named after DR.. Leonard c.. Sanford.
and will be known as lagopus san
fordi. Ptarmigan were particularly
tame and abundant on Tanaga island.
and good series Of the birds and nests
were collected for the National mu-
scum. AS the collecting was done in
June, most of the specimens secured
were in summer plumage, which in
general tone is light grayish buff,
paler on the throat, chest, rump and
upper tail coverts.
The pamphlet (publication No. 2.066
of the Smithsonian miscellaneous COL
lections) describing this bird is quite
technical and intended primarily for
ornithologists and biologists. Speci-
mems of one species of this interesting
game bird can be seen in the chill
dren's room of the Smithsonian build
ing.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16

ary evening attire until the wearet
moved about Then it showed at each
step the division Of the skirt at tho
bottom, but it must be admitted in
much less revealing manner than has
been advertised for the fashion.
It seems the new-style dances Of
the season, the turkey Trot," the
"Grizzly Bear" and the like have
come to stay in Washington, despite
the ban which has been placed upon
them by some Of the more conserva-
tive. After the dances At the
Barracks and Fort Myer week or 30
ago, some of the mothers Of debu-
tantes of this year and last, banded
themselves together for the purpose Of
eliminating these dances from the pro-
gram of any balls which their daugh-
ters were to attend in the future. but
so far their campaign has apparently
been of no avail. Certainly the
"Grizzly." the turkey" and the
Spanish Boston, were much in evi-
dence this week. The debutante who
can boast these accomplishments. has
no lack Of partners.
The president and Mrs. Taft occu-
pied the box set aside for them at tho
ball Monday evening for more than
an hour.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16
"Grizzly" Danced By Capital Society

N SPITE Of the intensely cold
/ winter weather the social sea-
son in Washington was at its
height New Years week, which
was an exceptionally gay one, begin.
ming and ending with a dance, the
Charity ball Monday and the second
hop Of the season at the navy yard.
Among the many other important
functions of the week were the diplo-
matte reception at the White House
on Tuesday night, which went down
in the social annals Of the national
capital as one of the most resplendent
ever held there, and the many dinners
and several receptions in honor Of the
American ambassador to Great Britain
and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid. who are be-
ing extensively entertained during
their stay.
A remarkable assemblage of social
lights from other cities graced the re-
ception at the White House Tuesday.
and conspicuous among them was the
famous Mrs. Jack Gardner of Boston.
Mrs. Hugh Roland French created
something of sensation that evening
in the first "harem skirt" to appear at
a social function in Washington. Hith-
erto this somewhat startling innova-
tion in feminine attire has been re-
stricted to the stage
Mrs. French. who is the wife of
Captain French of the British army,
was formerly Miss Ida Wynne, daugh-
ter Of the former American consul
general at London.
Her gown on this occasion was of
black velvet and white lace, and pre-
sented no unusual feature for custom.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16
Zoo Keeper Says Lions Are AGenists

NEW YORK.-"Bill" Snyder, head
~ keeper at the Central Park men,
agerie. has qualified as an alienist.
"Bill" never graduated from a COL
lege, or served on an asylum's staff.
but when man named Fulberg
tried to break into the lion cage, Sny-
der said at once he was crazy. How
did he know? Because Bill" says
the lions always try to make friends
with an insane person
Yep, I've never seen it fail yet"
said Bill" whenever a crazy man
gets near a lion, the animal Just
naturally comes up close to the bars
and tries to be a good fellow. He
will wag his tail and purr like cat.
It's wonderful, but it's so. Why, l
once knew crazy man to take a
lions food away from the brute, and
the animal seemed to be trying to
smile about the joke"
What do you suppose makes a
lion so friendly with a crazy man."
"Bill" was asked.
Y never tried to figure it out, but !
imagine it's because when man
goes crazy his animal nature comes
out, and the lion recognizes itself in
little higher development.
Il wish 1 could be put on some
lunacy commission. I would bring
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16
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NEW YORK.-A vanity class. it was
~ revealed recently, has been start
cd among the girls in Erasmus Hall
High school, Brooklyn. an a part of
the hygiene and gymnasium courses.
1t was originated by Catherine Tur-
ner, assistant principal, as a means Of
teaching the girls to take greater
pride in their personal appearance
and Of impressing on them the fact
that q girl who has plain features
may make herself unusually attrac-
tive by displaying taste in dress, care
Of her teeth and hair, her complexion,
carriage Of shoulders, and the like
The pupils are urged to give heed to
all those things, and they are exam
ined in them just an they take exami-
nations In algebra, arithmetic and
English.
Miss Turner. who is active in evolv-
Ing the new course, Is q stanch be-
lever in simple gowns. She insists
that girls may be Just as attractive in
simple frocks as in silks, provided
they pay attention to many other
things and make it point to appear
neat. To the girls she has made it a
point to explain the many things that
are required to look fetching She
has given lectures on the care of the
person, on harmony in dress, taste
in the selection of materials, and on
many other things.
The opportunity for giving more at
tention to those things has come be-
cause Of the inability of all the
classes to get as many hours, as set
in the schedule, in the gymnasium
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16

wASHINGTON.- a jaunty lit,
w tie watchdog at the right Of the
God Of War there stands at one OF
the entrances to the war department
trim little cannon. It is a pigmy
among the giant trophies of mighty
guns that surround the building. but
1t has some history of its own.
1t was the first cannon captured by
the Americans from the British in the
Revolutionary war, though it has not
been SO officially placed upon the rec
ords. It was captured by the great
patr1ot-traitor general, Benedict Arm
old.
It has, in a dozen years been passed
by more army and navy officers and
other notables of high mark and dis.
tinction than any gun in the United
States. Yet in all this time that lit
tie gun has borne a marked error of
history that It flaunted boldly on a
large name plateau error so plain
that It should have been detected i'm
mediately by any passing high school
cadet.
The gun Is a bronze six-pounder,
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16
Discover Error On Cannon Trophy

built In Holland in 1747 for King
George of England. It is little under
six feet long and is about three and p
half inches in caliber.
Deeply cut along the barrel near
the muzzle end is the following: "Sur-
rendered by the Capitulation of St.
Johns, ITS" But on a large metal
plate sunk in the national shield, on
which the gun is mounted. is this con.
f1icting statement: Revolutionary
Trophy: Surrendered at Yorktown.
ITS"
Thus the little gun appears to have
been captured twice-and, further, it
would appear to have been captured
at Yorktown six years before there
was any fighting at that point. TIP
error remained for IL years unde-
tected.
Capt. q. 8. Grant. third superinten-
dent Of the building, has corrected the
error at last.
Beyond doubt" said Captain Grant,
"the gun was captured on some of the
adventurous expeditions made by the
early revolutionists In 1775."
A few days after Ethan Allen cap
tured Ticonderoga, which had no real
cannon, he and Benedict Arnold, then
the most adventurous of the American
patriots. had a quarrel. Arnold took
a band of rifemen who adhered to
him and, going down Lake Champlain.
invaded Canada and captured as his
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16

WHILE on an expedition for the
w Smithsonian institution in the
Aleutian islands for the purpose Of
gathering material for the continua-
tion of the Life History of North
American Birds" A. c. Bent discover
ed a subspecies of ptarmigan, to
be known as the Tanaga ptarmigan.
The ptarmigan belong to the same
general group with the domestic fowl.
They are circumpolar in distribution,
but are found principally in North
American, and are represented by
some Is known species and sub
species.
A striking seasonal change Of
plumage which is perhaps more pro-
nounced than that exhibited by any
other birds, takes place among the
ptarmigan. In most species there are
three, or even four, complete changes
of plumage; that of winter being
chiefly pure white, while In other sea-
sons it varies to brown, buff, gray or
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16
BRIDES MANY REGAL GIFTS

Four million dollars in stocks,
bonds and other securities was given
to Mrs. Oliver Cromwell the other day
by Edward T. Stotesbury, head Of
Drexel & Co., bankers, as a prelude to
their marriage In the afternoon.
Besides the securities, Mr.. Stotes-
bury gave his bride Jewels valued at
a million dollars.
The ceremony was performed at
four o'clock at the home of the bride,
1903 New Hampshire avenue, Wash
ington, D. c. The bishop of Washing
ton, Rt. Rev. Alfred Harding, read the
service in the presence of a small but
distinguished company, which includ-
ed the president of the United States
and Mrs. Taft, Mrs. J. Pierpont Nor
gan and ]. P. Morgan, Jr. Arthur EN-
len Newbold Of Philadelphia acted as
best man. Mrs. Cromwell was given
in marriage by her elder son, Oliver
Eaton Cromwell, acting in the place
Of her father, James H. Roberts, who
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