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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-08-22
ARE YOU WILLING. TO
LET GEORGE DO IT.?

The Elko County Development
League has FOG members of the
required $50 which must be signed
before this splendid. much needed
organization can proceed with the
very remunerative community
building it will accomplish.
Any town or county without a
live organisation for their civic
and commercial advancement and
promotion is a down and out"
community compared to those who
have the spark of get together for
the common good. .
1t has been mentioned that it
may be the lack of understanding
by some IF the citizens Ut ElKo
county who reside out Of Elko and
vicinity, that this Elko County
Development League is organized
for the entire county, which is
absolutely the case. The immense
Ii, good to be derived from such a
league could not possibly be accom-
plished by any one community: it is
the uniting of all the towns and
the corporation of the many rep
reseutativ men who do not reside
in any town but live in the country
which will insure the unfailing
success of this organization.
L. All the great good this Develop
ment League will do for all Elko
county cannot be enumerated, but
1t cannot fail, under the plan
arranged, to serve every locality
and community in the County to
their greatest satisfaction There
are the best men from each town
and section of the county elected us
executive officers. If these few "a
members come forward quickly
thus making up the full quote and
which will fairly launch the
organization, it will be safe pre-
diction that the membership will
double within a very short time
after the League gets into action
and can demonstrate to some of
the weak kneed" brothers who
are hanging back and looking on.
Let's put Elko county in "Class
A " where she 80 deservingly
belongs.
Send in your subscription. or
your acceptance to. pay it upon
demand when the full ESQ men,
bers are acknowledged.
To The Citizens of Elku County.
Dear Sir:
We are organizing q Mutual
Benefit Association, to be known as
the Elko County Development
League. The object Of this associa-
ton is
To advertise the resources of
Elko county, exhibit the products
OF Elko county, invite the invest
ment of capital in Elko county en-
courage emigration into Elko
county, to find markets for the pro-
duce Of Elko county to encourage
manufactures in Elko couny, to
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-08-22
Forgotten Tyrant Of China.

The abdication-or deposition - OF
the emperor OF China recalls that the
rather lengthy list Of ex-soverigns In.
cludes another Oriental ruler who once
inquired very prominently in the pub
lie eye-.tbe notorious Theebaw. who
succeeded his father to the throne OF
Avg in 1878, and Immediately began
to murder his relatives and generally
misrule bis kingdom. Protests fail
Ing to affect him. the British govern.
ment dispatched an expedition under
General Prendergast to depose him.
Ava was added to the empire and
Theebaw was sent into exile In In.
dia. where. powerless. but we'll pro-
vided for. he still survives. tls..
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-08-22
Moving Successward.

Joseph NJ. Gates was talking at the
New York theater about the super.
nuity OF show girls In Manhattan.
Every opening" he said, "haa a
dozen show girls clamoring to I'LL t..
got thirty or forty girls positions in
department stores last week. The
surplusage Of show girls is due to the
fact that so many artists models have
turned to theatricals this winter.
THE models say there Is no work
FOR them. Art Is in a bad way The
rich collectors buy nothing but old
masters from abroad"
Mr. Gates smiled.
"But II would be nearer the truth"
he went on. ito say that lots of artists
are failures Even the successes. YOU
know are only half a quarter sue.
cesses-like the young surgeon.
How is your surgeon son doing .
one old man said to the other.
"'Oh. fine!' was the reply. Fine,
He performed his eleventh appendi.
citis operation last week and the ma,
tent lived three hours" "-Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-08-22

assist in the reclamation of arid
lands Of Elko county. and generally
to assist in the development, settle
ment. and betterment Of conditions
Of Elko county and the State of
Nevada. The officers elected and
appointed are as follows
President A. E. Kimball. Elko.
Nevada
Vice-presidents:-O. c. Ross,
Metropolis; N. S. Badt. Wells: H.
A. Agee. Glover Valley: A. B.
Gray. Deeth: w. S. Griswold. Ruby
Valley: James Holland. Lamoille:
Fred Drown, South Fork; L. B.
Happier. Carlin; Bert Cave, Nor.
tello: E. -gRiddell., Star Valley f;
E. Ellio, H. q. Great
house. Elkc Nh arnold, Hunt
igton; Thos. Brennan, Pleasant
Valley; Henry Smith, Contact; j.
c. Lee. Tecoma: D. F. Darnell,
Edgemont; G. W. Hanna, Hylton:
j. II. Peck. White Rock; Barney
Horn, Aura; VIM. Rutherford,
Mountain City: j. R. Hardman,
Gold Creek; BIT. Howell, Midas;
A. W. Sewell, Tuscarora: l.. O.
Ray, Jarbidge: j. M. Prunry,
Charleston: Chas. Nuckols, North
Fork; Stanley Wines, Hallcek; F.
A. McDermott. Currie; C. M.
Spence, Sprucemont; w. H.
Gilmer, O'NeiI; S. B. Bieroth Row.
land: W. H. Kelly, Cobre; ]. A.
Sewell. Owyhee.
Acting Secretary:-W William Ken
nett, Elko.
Observation-Disclosures Henderson,
Elko.
Board of control:-Isaac Girls
void, Deeth: F. S. Gedney. Elko:
John McFarlane, Elko; A. E.
Kimball, EIko; William Willis,
Elko; AL Fisher. Wells: John j.
Hylton. Hylton.
The dues are 100 per month, or
$1,000 per year payable in advance.
We hope to secure at least three
hunrded members at $1,000 each,
and we encl Sc you herewith an
application for membership which
we ask you to sign and return to
US. We want your help and the
assistance of every man in Elko
county, together with all others
interested in this county and state.
All money received for dues will
be carefully and economically
handled for the benefit of E;ko
county.
Address all communications to
The Elko County Development t
League, Elko, Nevada.
Very Truly
BOARD of Control.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-08-22
Not 1hosA TWa-

Sfllicus-'Do you think a man can
anord to indulge in two luxuries at
the same time?" Cynicus-"Not II
they happen to be wife and cham
payne supper appetite"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-08-22
BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
OF A BRIDGE OVER THE
OWYHEE RIVER ABOVE
THE McGlNNIS CROSSING
AND FOR THE CON-
STRUCTlON 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 Ex-
offirio Clerk of the Board of County
Commissioners of the County of
Elko. State of Nevada, up to /
o'clock p. m. of the 10Th day of
September. 1912, at which time said
bids will be opened and read public
ly, for the construction Of bridge
80 feet long, over the Owyhee river
above what is known as the McGin-
mis- Crossing. south of Mountain
City. Nevada. and for the construc-
ton of bridge. 25 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.
The Board of County Commits
sioners hereby reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
Attest:
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-08-22

Horne and Hen.
II takes . blacksmith to shoe 4
aorse. but anybody can shoe q hen.
Sharp County record., 1912-05-03
Aeei Women Homestead

Two very old ladies took home
steads In this county last week
They were old soldiers widows and
both were from the state of Kansas
One was Amanda NJ, Pond, "a years
old, and the other Phoebe Ann
Archer 70 years old, For their age
they look remarkably young and as
W. +. Eatman, county clerk, said,
looked good for a round hundred
years. Another old person to take
a homestead recently was DR.. Chas,
Bond. He bought a place on How
ard Creek and homesteaded adjoin-
Ing land. DR.. Bond Is 80 years old.
Baxter County Bulletin,
Sharp County record., 1912-05-03
Vats Not Destroyed

The Journal learns from u. P
Kent of Sulphur Rock, who was in
town Monday, that the reported
destruction of the cattle dipping
vats in the Charlotte and Skillet
neiGhborhoods Is all mistake
The information given the Journal
last week that the vats had. been
dynamited came from a reliable
citizen of the Dota neishborhood'
In telling us, he spoke as If he knew
what he was talking about, and the
correctness of his statement was not
questioned by us in the least, We
are glad to learn, however, that the
report Is not true.-Newark Journal
Sharp County record., 1912-05-03
JUDGE A. J. Craig Contests

At Ratesville last week Judge A.
J. Craig, through his attorneys Nc
Caleb & Reeder and Earl Casey, fill
ed complaint with the democratic
county central committee OF lnde-
pendence county and will contest
the result of the race between him
self and Judge Cul L. Pearce for the
nomination for the office of county
Judge in the recent primaries.
In his complaint Judge Craig al
leses that 4S2 illegal votes were
cast in the primary in lndepen-
dence county. He alleges that 396
of this number were not eligible to
vote on account Of having paid no
poll tax; IL were not electors in the
townships in which they voted, 81
were republicans and not members
of the democratic party under
whose jurisdiction the primary was
held, and II had not arrived at the
age of 2l years.
According to the count of the pri-
mary Judge Pearce defeated Judge
Craig by 80 votes.
Sharp County record., 1912-05-03
Two Suicides Near Mountain Home

James Merriman, well known
farmer living east of Mountain
Home, committed suicide last weel,
by shooting himself through the
heart with d revolver, Merrlman
was twenty years old, and 1t Is sup
posed that family troubles prompt
ed his rash act. Also last week a
few miles north of Mountain Home
another suicide occurred when VIM,
Sharp County record., 1912-05-03
E;dWdPdS
Mere. Go.

Griffin, a respected farmer OF that
section, took his life. His wife, who
was in the yard, was attracted to
the house by the report of a Gun
Arriving there she was horror
stricken to find her husband dead,
with his head blown practically
from his body, and a shotgun lying
on the floor beside the body, No
reason is assigned for the deed,
Sharp County record., 1912-05-03
PROGRAM
Evening Shade High School
e2aaay &re~i~g, c21Ey g. f2<9


Dec The Night Before the Execution Shelby Taylor
sond Standns Straisbt IJpon Our Feet BY Children
Dec An Escape Oiauue ooeei III
Song How Many Have You To? Maggie Juus Hubert Clark
SILVER MEDAL . u,
Rec AS The Moon Rose Mrs w. H. clark
SONG Stnsv Edna Stokes Ted Metcalf
Rec Last Prayer of Mary Queen of Scots Jane Moer
CONTEST MEDAL
Rec Aunt Sarah on Bicycles Annie Bray
Rec Miss Dorothy Entertains the Minister Eua Moser
Pan The Conquered Banner class
Song Every Ship Will Find llarbor oasS
PLAY-ToNY THE CONVICT.
Cast of Characters
Topv Warren manvded character who honest heart beneath
his ragged coa-SEIBY TAYLOR Weary Waysde his hencman
too tired to woBUSTER STOKES James Barclay hadheated and
vndcive-WIIIAM STOKES Philip Warbuton social leader
RANSOM DAVIDSON Judge Van Crge of the Supreme Court
PHILIP KERR Warden Burrows of Sing Sing Prson-THOMAS
HUTCISON Jackson the negro fOotman GUY EDWARDS Lena
reputed daughter of Judge Van CrueeJANE MOSER Mrs Van
Cueer the Judges weKATE MOSER Miss Seey who takes pleas
in being disa6reeabe-OE IA1LOK oay WITH sou aoo'o
Ihast-MAGGE JUSTUS
4
Act The waden Sing Sing prison The lsty prisoner an
victim suffering for brothers crime News OF the dead some
visitors chance Detected The fight The escape
Act H. Van Ceer country home the Hudson six months later
ambitious maiden Lovers and lovers rows cross purposes
sunrise Tony the convict Weary Waysde from Wayback The
secret disclosed PIs resolution story from real life Caught in
trap Act ILL., Paro in Van Crugers country house. two days later
Jackson dignity Yo ha spoke sa Waysde and oaly
frightened darkey Miss Sedey nterferes Bright prospects COM
ca butler butte any butler that ever buted ioys
quest sad mission Father and daughter James appears Apply
ind the humbscrews The Forced apart ActV lonys num-
BILE home six weeks comca cook Struggles with recipes
enas sorrow Waysde resolution Ionys return Barclays villain
Gus threat from the grave The price of liberty fathers
ah to protect his child Struggle for e Barclay meets his master
noble sacrifice Act The Judges home before two years later
The dancing party Sally meets old admrer Waysde pan Lena
and Philip Barclay plays Lenas decision Tony exposes
villain Waysde The The attempted murder i've
passed through the dark valley and thank Heaven longer Tony
the convict.
Admission 10 and Is cents, Friday night only
Sharp County record., 1912-05-03
Fell Dead From Horse

Dr. +. S. Curtis, agel So years, a
practlcing physician Of Oil Trough,
died suddenly last week from heart
trouble, falling from his horse while
riding to the home of a patient
Sharp County record., 1912-05-03
A FEW THOUGHTS AS WE PASS

least. And they are going to the
school more regularly, studying
harder and learning more than ever
before since first the people became
the under dog.
O.
The Newark Journal last week
began an editorial this way:
The Sharp County Record says
the Journal has assasSinated John
H. Hinemon,
We don't remember to have said
that. Anyhow the Record does not
believe that the Newark Journal
could assassinate John H. Hinemon
in Arkansas in a thousand long
years; at least not by word OF
mouth.
Sharp County record., 1912-05-03
PROGRAM
Evening Shade High School
S~M'My &'e~~2, cNy H. /g<a
At 7,5O OcIock
The Importance of Elocution
Courtship Under Difficulties
At 7;.yO O'cIock

The Importance of Eocuti0n ohelDy Taylor
ICo,rtshjp Under Difficulties Jane Moser, Buster
Stokes Philip Kerr
Flower Drill Eight Little Girls Flower Drill (Buesque)
Eight Little Boys
CONTEST MEDAL, LITTLE BOYS,
Dec The Polish Boy Hubert Clark
Dec How Ruby Played George Moser
Dec Assisting Uncle Joe LED Metcai
SONG Pride Of the Prairie Class
CONTEST FOR MEDAL,
Rec The Little Girl in Red Jean Stokes
Rec Curew Must Not Ring Tonight Miriam Clark
Rec De Cushvlle Hop Edna STOKES
Doodue Morning Chat Miriam Clark and Claude CoGer Jr
eopd The Little Soldier and the Red Maid Jean Stokes and
George MoSer
CONTEST FOR MEDAL YOUNG LADIES,
Rec Francesca Kate llerm
Rec Vmessa Nate Moser
Rec Alameda Maggie Justus
Pan swanee River By Children
CONTEST FOR SILVER MEDAL, YOUNG MEN,
Dec The Dea,bbed Of Benedict Arnold Philip Kerr
The uovseed Drill Class
Iboe Tho Rloel Horse and Ills Rider Buster Stokes
THE CENSUS TAKER-Ch0racters
Mrs. Norton country womanKATE M0SER S0nanthy her dash-
fer addicted to poetryMAGGE JUSTUS BILL her tenyeorod soil
TED MErCALF Mrs Harris neghbor-MRS W. II CLARK Census
Marsla--StlELBY TAYLOR
no Tho Clmov of Crime William Stokes.
Song Sam aud lldys Coushp kate i'erh uno T." oSe''
Delivery Of Mcd1l'
Sharp County record., 1912-05-03
Clothing.
FOR EVERfB BOD

Tlas store has just receiv-
ed d large and carefully Sc
lectsd line of mems and
boys clothing. We have
thcsgery latest fashions and
patterns and can fit and
please you.
Don't buy clothing until
youlhave made a thorough
inspection Of our line Of
goods. When you do this
we Believe you are sure to
want to take advantage Of
some. of our many bargains
and buy your clothing from
We bell Schwab's Clothing,
for many years the stan
dard Of quality, These
clothes are made right, they
fit right and the price is
right. We guarantee them
to be worth every cent they
cost.
Sharp County record., 1912-05-03

4 desidned the spring hats you
|tbe dear girls wearing was try
|to invent a new-fangied bath
| Or a feedbaSket.
o
|bere are those who object to the
Eotive and referendum because
kyes the people what they want
Ire are people who will tell you
4 the people have not the edu-
|on and ability to govern them
les. that when they are gwen
|initiative and referendum they
|run wild, and perhaps lnJure
hseIves and cripple some lnno-
! bystanders. This is rather a
ish view to take Of the matter
be people do not know What
want, who does? If the peo-
bave not the right to express
bselves and declare what they
let's all quit talking about this
America. If there are a few
in the country who are en-
ed with such superior intellect
thew know better what the
Bic want than the people know
hselves, if there are a few
such keen wisdom that they
better what the people ought
I've than the people know them
Is, then the people who have
wears been dabbling more
IS with the problems of Goy-
bent had better hike back to
brush and sanction the forma-
Of a monarchy here, and let a
Fellows with wonderfully de-
Bed minds run things as things
d to be run.
" :" "
h, the truth Of the matter is,
emand for the initiative and
endum grew in this country
the evils growing out of the
bf those smart men who know
i what the people want and
than the people know them
Is. If the people could get
they want in legislation there
h be no need for the initiative
Referendum now. But the peo-
annot do that, although they
making no unjust demands
those who create the laws or
{ for anything without the
bis Of reason or justice, The
maker, in too many instances,
crown so superbly towering IN
isdom that he fails to give the
e what they want. He will 90
er and from his sparkling in
I produce something for the
le that they positively do not
This is the rule of the smart
the wise. And that is what
the people want the initiative
referendum, Through it they
be able to accomplish some
for themselves which the law
ers, educated and wise, have
ed to accomplish for them,
power Of the people ought not
pp there, They ought to have
power to recall any officer who
es to serve them when they
lpon him or who misrepresents
interests, They should not be
upon to exercise the recall,
Pc public officer who cannot
sent the interests or will of the
e ougnt to resign his Office on
ground that he Is not d public
bnt,
" "
9 initiative and referendum Ia
olng to hurt the people 1t Is
to hurt the scheming poll
1t Is going to hurt the polit-
PoSS and dictator. 1t is going
rt the fellow who gets so wise
he gets in office that he has
sense than the people who
him the Office, II Is going to
Sharp County record., 1912-05-03

Attorney T. W. Campbell filed a
statement of his campaign expenses
with the secretary of state last
week showing that he spent ST.
36l.63 in his campaign for congress-
That's quite a neat little sum and
if we had it we should at once
renew an old acquaintance with
ham meat and black gravy and
retire't to the quiet shades of private
life. But Campbell has a fine law
practice over at Pocahontas and
will soon make it back.
Sharp County record., 1912-05-03

There Is a good deal Of agitation
In this state for woman suffrage,
but 1t seems to be all caused by
those of the masculine gender. We
can't exactly see why our men
folks should be 50 hell.bent on civ.
Ing the ballot to women when the
women don't seem to care a euss
about HAVING It.
Sharp County record., 1912-05-03


After all, public sympathy ought
to be with Theodore Roosevelt in
his fight for the republican nomina-
ton for president, because he has
but comparatively few supporters
outside the ranks of the plain,
everyday people. The politicians,
! the bosses and the corporate inter
ests that want to be, and are now
protected by the government are
fighting Roosevelt, 1t ought to
be enough to bring the nomination
to Mr.. Roosevelt that the people
are undoubtedly on his side and
that the interests controlled by
money are on the side Of Mr.. Taft,
but it is not. There has long been
an idea in the minds of many peo-
pie that money makes presidents,
and there is plenty of good ground
for this belief. But for this fact
that money makes presidents Will
liam j, Bryan, the country's great
est citizen, would have been presi-
dent of the United States years
aGo. If Mr.. Taft is nominated
again for president by the republi-
can party he will be the nominee of
money, If Mr. Roosevelt is defeat
ed he will be defeated by the power
that the money interests hold over
the political affairs of the country.
We make these statements because
of the temper of public sentiment
in the republican party disclosed by
the preference primary in several
states, widely separated in location.
Mr.. Roosevelt Gets heavy major
ity over Mr., Taft in those states
where presidential preference pri-
maries are held, because the people
use the primary as a means Of
reflecling their sentiment Mr..
Taft easily defeats Mr.. Roosevelt in
those states in which no primaries
are held and where the issue be-
tween the two Is decided by con-
vention, because the people are not
at the convention. The bosses are
The presidential preference primary
has come to stay In both parties,
and when II has been adopted by
the country as themethod by which
presidential candidates shall be
named neither party need be called
upon to support a candidate whose
nomination was endorsed by only a
small per cent of those who partici-
pate in the party elections
O.
There Is good deal Of agitation
In this state for woman suffrage,
but 1t seems to be all caused by
those of the masculine gender. We
Sharp County record., 1912-05-03

+ initiative and referendum is
RolhS to hurt the people, 1t Is
to hurt the seheming poll
p 1t Is going to hurt the polit-
PoSs and dictator. 1t Is goine
rt the fellow who gets so wise
he gets in Office that he has
sense than the people who
him the office. Il Is GOING to
some lawmakers from grow-
100 big for their breeches. "
luy need to be scared that the
= nave not the ability to de-
Phe which Is the right side and
Is the wrong side of d propo-
III which their interests are
Neo' The people are educated
ut enough, up to chat point at
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-12-11

talnbleau two days ago identified
as that of Gabrielle Eude, missing
two months.
Boston, Mayor Fitzgerald has
notified manager of Boston Grand
Opera Co. that he would revoke
their license If Mary Gardens.
conception of LA Tosca" was
played again this week.
Dublin, Ireland.-Denied by
Lord Lieut., here that the Irish
crown jewels, stolen in 1907, had
been replaced.
London.-Captain of the Cen
turion states that his vessel col
lided during fog this morning
with small unknown steamer.
Boston.-Miss Catherine Boyle,
10, Dorchester, sent to, hospital to
be treated for pain in her chest.
Surgeon removed piece of safety
pin which had been there a year.
Oroville, Gait took a dredge
to dig James Edwards cow out Of
40 foot hole. Was in there ten
days.
Wabash, Ind.-A steel hand
cuff attached to a six foot chain
has been bolted to wall in city
hall. Placecard says that all
tranhps applying for lodging will
be held "a hours without food.
Bloornburg, Pa.-Miss Hattie
Carpenter, teacher, accidentally
threw envelope containing $50
into stove. Money to burn.
Bloomsbury, Pa.-A bear broke
into public school near here and
raised no end of trouble. School
how oOt o1Iu and shot at It
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-12-11

mail carrier, following a quarrel
Fowler arrested.
Sterling, I'LL ]. Parmalee,
said to be oldest Odd Fellow in
Illinois, 90 years old Yesterday.
New York.-St Stated here that
Pres. Taft has agreed to accept
Kent professofship in Yale Law
school when he leaves White
House"
Horizon, Wis.-Frank Mat
zahn, supt., dead. Injured when
gasoline exploded yesterday at
municipal gas plant.
Rockford, IlI-Frank Gam
brics, bell boy, arrested charged
with rifling U. S. mail.
Peoria, Tll.-Madeline Erring,
4, played with matches. Burned
to death.
EI Paso, Tex.-Rebel forces
under Gen. I. Salazar have left
Mex, N. Y. Ry., and joined with
newly formed rebel army along
Mexican Central line.
New York. - Former City
Chamberlain c. H. Hyde, SEN
fenced to serve between 2 aPd 3
years, 8 months in Sing Sing
prison.
London.-Two hot RUNS is all
Knox, the fired engineer, drank,
and now 10000 men are on strike.
Butte, Mont.-A1l miners es-
capped from Stewart mine where
fire is raging between 500 and
l ,700-foot levels.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-12-11
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair tonight and Thursday for
Chicago and vicinity; colder to-
night, with lowest temperature
about 10 degrees above zero;
moderate northwest winds.