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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-02-23
HOW THE MOUNTAINS
WERE NAMED

Adirondacks Derived from the
Canisnga (Mohawk) Iroquois lang
uage. in which the original form is
"Ratirontaks." meaning bark
eaters"
Al'egh eny- A corruption of
the Delaware Indian name for
ALLEGHENY and Ohio rivers, mean
ing of the name being lost.
Appalac hian-The name was
given by the Spaniards under De
Soty, who derived it from the
name of a neighboring tribe, the
Apalachi. Brinton holds it is
radical to be the Muscogee
"apala," great sea-" or great
ocean," and that 'apalache' is a
compound of this word with the
Muscogee personal participle
"chi." and means those by the
sea"
Blue Ridge-SO called from the
hue which frequently envelops its
distant SUBMITS.
Catskill-The mountains were
called "Katzbergs" by the Eutch,
from the number of wildcats
found in them, and the creek
which flows from the mountains,
was called "Katerskill." tom
cats" creek"
Ozark-T The "aux arcs was said
to refer to the bends in White
river and was applied to the Ozark
mountains, through which the
river pursues a wandering course
in other words, to the mountains
at the bends of the river.
Sierra Nevada-A Spanish term
signifying "snow-clad range
Exchange.
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anthrax and advised not to skin or
otherwise examine or handle the
c~arcasses Of animals dead from it.
Such carcasses should be burned
where they lie whenever possible.
If they must be moved the ground
and everything soiled by them
should be promptly and Il CROUCH
ly disinfected, by fire where posi-
BILE if impossible to burn them
they should be buried deeply,
covered with lime and tile grave
fenced.
In the discussion of preventive
measure the necessity for the
efficient disposal Of areas and
s~ecretiors is clearly shown. The
immunizstion is by vaccination all
animals grazing on infected lands
is advised. In this way much land
which otherwise would have to be
abandoned for grazing has been
rendered again available.
This paper is published for the
information of Nevada stockmen
and a copy may be had for the
asking. Requests for il Should be
addressed to the Agricultural
Experiment Station or the writer,
DR.. W. B. Mack at Reno.
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Assessment No. 9
was.tch U,an Mining company

Principal place Of business. tlko. Elk
County Ncyuda. General Office outside Of Ne
ynda. No. 4I3 Atlas Block, salt Lake City.
Utah. Location OF mines. Little and Big Cot
tonwoud Mining Districts, salt Lake County,
Utah.
Notice il hereby given that at "A meeting Of
the board OF Directors of HaSatch Utah Mining
company held OF the =tIh DAY OF January 1917,
Assessment No. y OF one U) cent per share was
l,Nf,d upuu the capital stock OF the corpora
tiuu. PAYABLE on or before Monday. the ith day
81 March. lyIg. Io 4. l. pulmuulst, Secretary
aud Treasurer. No. ii3 Atlas Block. salt LAKE
Cits, Utah.
ANY stock upon which this assessment may
-zluHtin unpaid on Monday. the 9Th day OF
March. Isi=. Wit 80 Delinquent and advertised
Tor sltr at uubnc auction. and unless payment
fs made before. will De- sold on Monday. the sih
aay Of April. 1919. al 2 o'clock q. IN. AT the
C0wuauy's uhlCy, No. iLJ Atlas B!oCk SAT-
Lake CITY. Utah. 10 pay the delinquent assess
mcut thereon. together Hllh the cost Of ad''r-
Using ana expresses ~ sale.
T.. l.. PALMgUIST
Secretary uud Treasurer.
No. U3 ATLAS Rl"cE. salt Lake City. u,ah.
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CLOCK IN A FRYING PAN

In the Third avenue restaurant
there has been for more than 20
years an old clock on the wall.
The clock is placed in a frying
pan. The bottom of the pan
forms the face Of the clock and
the hours are numbered on oyster
shells fastened to the pan. The
hour and minute hands are a fork
and knife.
Other curious clocks stand in
out-of-the-way corners of tn city.
In n dime museum that used to be
on the Bowery there stood for
many years a huge clock about the
size of the ordinary roll-top desk.
said to have been made by a
cripple with the aid Of a fretsaw
and a jackknife. This clock was
made of 10000 pieces of wood of
different kinds. IL had five dials,
showing the time in London, Paris,
Berlin, st. Petersburg and New
York. There we're also dials that
indicated the phases of the moon,
orbit Of the earth, small figures
representing the LAST supper, the
crucifxion and other Biblical
scenes. The quarters. halves and
hours were struck on small bells
by gnome.like figures, made TO
resemble familiar dwarfs in the
Sleepy Hollow scene Of rip Van
Wrinkle" For many years this
clock was the main feature in the
museum. 1t was later bought by
q club, il is said.-New York
Sun.
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Notice of Assessment

xryADA.FAIRvIEw MINING COMPANY
LEGATION of principal ONCE. Elko. Nevada:
general ONCE outside of Nevada. ii Judge
building. salt Lake city. utah. Location OF
minc, FuirView Mining District. Churchill
County, Nevada.
Noticc is hereby given that at n meeting of
the Hoard of Directors held on January ., 1919,
an assessment. TO be knOwnp A. assessment No.
4 of One-fOurth pac) cent Ter share was levied
on the outstanding capital stock OF the CORPORA
ti1n unNuhlC Immediately 20 Gideon SNYDER.
Secretary. 4ii Judge building. salt Lake city,
Utah.
main, uuuaid on February -. 1912. Will be de-
Iinuucut and advertised for sale AZ public
auction. ans unless payment Is made before.
will bc sold on APRIL 30. 1919, a. I o'clock Il. NJ.
10 pay the delinquent assessment, together
with the costs Of advertising and expense OF
800 GIDEON SNYDER. Secretary.
al Judge Building. salt Lake City. Utah
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r
MARION mNING s. MILLING COMPANY

MARION MINING s. MILLING COMPANY
%OEICE Il HEREBY GIVEN: That at a
meeting OF the Board Of Directors Of the
Marion Mining a Milling Company held uu the
zenith day OF February 4. d 1919 an assessment
Of one half cent per share WAS levied ON the
capital stock OF said corporation payable In
iu,taIImynt, as follows. ono mill on each
share on the iwruty-uuh day Of March A. ID.
1919 and one mill on each share on tine twenty
uth daS of each and o,crl succeeding month
until the said aa,rs.m"ut Is fulIy paid. said
ussa-smru, may ac paid 90 any 81 the following
places. The Cururr National Bank % East Fly.
Nyyadu. the NrGtfl National Buuk 90 Nc6ill.
Nevada. or ru The secretary % "a" company az
his residence o.. Il-, Ely. II on the dates
above srgrIu-G Tor the payments Of said INSTALL
mynis or auy uf them any stakeholder shall
make default 900 she payment thereof 90 the
shares held Gr him. the whole uf sand assess
u.,ut or so much thereof las remains unpaid
shall then and there hCrumr iu" and payable
ami 500 many Of such shares may uv sold as may
Dee necessary Tor the pay mrut uf the us-css-
mraI, -u,0 aI .nr share, held Ny him together
wi'n all costs uI advertising and expenses u
sale
H#HFH.L. llFrFEHAHL
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A STRANGE EXPLOSION

Saturday evening about six
o'clock Mrs. Weilands' telephone
rang and she answered the call. A
voice over the wire asked if the
Soys were around. Mrs. Weiland
called Charlie and he went to the
phone to see what was wanted.
The call was from /. II. Clark, the
man in charge of the Alexander
ranch, now belonging to w. A.
Keddie. He told Charlie that
there was a miX-up at tie house
and to come at once rs he was
afraid a fire would start aud burn
the house. Charlie went to the
barn AMI informed his brother
Alex that something was wrong at
the Keddie ranch and thoy were
wanted as soon as they could get
there. Some boys had thei, saddle
horses in the field and, as soon as
they could get them they started
for the Keddie ranch, ten miles
away. 1t was dark and stormy
and they did not reach the ranch
until 8 o'clock. On reaching
the re, they found Clark sitting on
the sofa and the kitchen of the
house badly wrecked. ,
Clark told them that he had
started a fire in the six hole steel
range and then went cut and
MIXED the cows. He had used a
tea-cup-full of coal oil in starting
the FIRE. When he returned from
milking, the fire was not burning
and he put in another tea-cup-ful
of coal oil. He then went about
preparing his supper. While
peeling potatoes, some ten or
fifteen minutes after he mad put
the last coal oil in the stove, he
looked back and saw that the fire
was burning up nicely. He had
just peeled an onion when a
terrific explosion occurred and the
steel range was shattered into
thousands of pieces. He was
standing with his back 10 the
range and a piece Of the nickle
trimming about the size of a silver
dollar struck him in the left leg
below the knee and the force of
the explosion drove It through
both bones Of the leg. Another
fragment about three inches long
and about an inch wide at one end
and taperinR to a point struck him
in the right leg above tire knee.
This piece was driven into the flesh
over two inches.
AS socn ms Clark could pull
himself together he crawled to
the telephone in the dinir groom
and called Mrs. Weiland for help.
lie then made bandagc3 of a
window curtain and tied them
above the wounds to keen from
bleeding to death. Luckily, the
telephone was in the dining. room
behind the door leading into the
kitchen. This door happened to
be oper at the time Of he ex.
plosi on and protected the tele-
phone. To this factClark doubtless
owes his life. as it wes his only
means OF summoning assistance.
Alex and Charlie made Clark ms
comfortable as they could while
they made preparations for rcmov.
ing him to their home. Alex
went to the Chaser ranch and pro.
cured the assistance o. Pete
Jaeohy and the three put Clark in
a wagon and started fot Mrs.
Weiland's. A regular blizzard
was raging and the snow and sleet
froze to their ~cl"thing. The storm
and the darkness made the trip a
slow INT and il took them until
4:30 Sunday morning to make the
ten miles.
They did what they could for
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against the French and Indians in
the country which includes the
headwaters of the Ohio. Brad
dock was an old-time British
soldier of the same school as Gin
ton, Howe, BurEoyne and Corn
wallis of that unfortunate class Of
which accomplished in such schools
as England provided in that day,
had reached that point of British
exclusiveness, swell-headedness and
obliviousness that the idea that
there was anything more for them
to learn was ridiculous, !and to
accept a suggestion from p subord-
mate, would he disgraceful.
So when Braddock led his COM
mand into the wilderness and
Washington, not liking some indi-
cations which he thought he I'M
derstood. cautioned Braddock, to
go slow lest he be ambuscaded,
that officer only crowded on his
command with increasing reckless
ness, until suddenly the cataclysm
was upon him.
Then the soul of Washington
blazed out. In trying to save the
remnant OF the command, he with
an utte- recklessness of courage,
rode over that field until he re-
duced the chaos to order and drew
out bearing Braddock's body with
him. That was the first sign that
he was raised up for some special
purpose.
After the fight. one sachom.
describing Washington, declared
that with a fair aim and at a short
distance only he fired at him five
times and that he was never to
be killed by a bullet.
What he did in the Revolution
airy war is familiar history to the
world. He led the shabby armies
of the colonies to final victory,
and while fighting the armies be-
fore him. he had to beat back
want and danger and hardships
unparalleled, for seven years.
Then the greatest test of all came.
What form of government should
be evolved? His countrymen
would gladly have made him king.
The high place had not one allure
ment for him. The thought that
struggled up until it took form in
his mind and in the minds Of that
au gust array of men around him.
was-though it never found
specific eXpression-that it must
be a governmet of the people by
the people, an for the people.
And so the structure that was
upreared was a new style of gov
ernmental architecture, which,
when completed, the world looked
with awe and wonder upon, and
the amazement increases rather
than decreases every year. Wash
ington did not plan that, but his
unerring judgement steadied and
reinforced it until its foundations
were secure and his judgement,
his courage and exalted patriotism
we're its bulwsrk until he was no
longer needed. And when at last
his work was finished and he folded
his arms for the final sleep his
countrymen and the world fully
realized that among all the child
rem of men his was the first place.
nj 0nV Iu A CnvINn nkM
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In. m,lirt WIN Than

What O.. the Matter with our Pub.
Uc School Is 'hc title Of n page ar.
u,io m the Sunday issue ~ tho Now
Nort Times Wo submitted II to a
hirh school hoy who shall for the
present be- numNlcss, md this is his
answer TOO dug.Eouo many Of them
oini got nobody that's heavy enough
TO play center "-C Chicago Record.Her
aid
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ISSUE CIRCULAR
UPON ANTHRAX

The Nevada grIcuitural Depart
ment has issued a circular on
anthrax by DIR. W. P. Mack,
veterinarian and bacteriologist,
which will prove of considerable
interest to our stockmen. This
disease is more or less prevalent
in certain sections Of the State,
particularly in the estern portion.
In this paper the disease is des-
cribed briefly and in popular
language, the methods for its
prevention and control are dis
cussed.
According to DR.. Naok's account
anthrax has been known since the
very earliest times ot which there
are written records. Before
modern methods brought it under
control excessive outbreakes were
frequent in many parts of the
world in which both men and
animals pariuhed in large
numbers.
Anthrax is an acute specific
infectious d~iBeeHe, afI acting nearly
all species Of animals and man.
Herbivera and rodents are most
susceptible, cafniVoca ana birds
less SO, but they contract il under
certain conditions. 1t is most
often met with in cattle, frequently
in horse and mules. Sheep are no
less susceptible but rs they Craze
almost exclusively on higher
ground they are less often exposed
to infection Swine ard dogs
times contract Il by feeding on the
OF animals which have
died from it. Nan is less suscept-
lille than the domestic animals but
contracts it readily u1der suitable
conditions.
The germs enter The body with
food and water, and by inhalation
and through abrssions in the skin.
Animals are rost often infected
by swallowing the germs, fire.
quently through wounds; man
through wounds and by inhalation.
The infection il often transmitted
by biting and bloodsucking insects.
The germs are most resistent than
most species C bacteria and will
live in infected soil and buildings
for long periods. Lands upon
which deaths from anthrax have
occurred will hsrbor The infection
for many yeas. Naturally the
germs are carried to the lower
levels by water so that bottom
lands are more dangerous, in
infected localitis IS, than the higher
ground.
The disease is Usually acute:
sometimes the first indication of
trouble will be the sudden death
Of animals which az opeared per-
fectly healthy a few hours be-
fore. Howcve', they may live
from a few hours to several days.
The mortality is always high in
animals, hut a few may cover
In man the chances for recovery
are much greater, though it is a
very serious disease even when
viewed in itE most favorable
aspects. The germs generally
enter the blood streafn and spread
through the body, but sometimes
they remain localized near the
point of entrance producing
c%arbuncels. The la. ter type of
cases are much more likely to
recover than the former.
The paper describes the
symptoms and rost-mertcm appear
ances. Diagnosis is discussed and
list ofdiscaseg fcom which anthrax
must be differentiated is given. 1t
cannot be identified with certainty,
except by an expert bacteriologist
Treatment in animals is Of avail.
In man many cases especially in
the form Of malignant carbuncle
sre saved by prompt treatment.
Stockmen art warned against
the danger involved in handling
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"lE she q help TO her mother?"
asked u woman
Yes iuiccd. replied the other.
"Shc has taught her 10 gny culinary
art instead Of cooking "
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ofeatest Of All M,n.

inc only people who Dc MOI, mar.
miftakos arc those who no p,,n,n.
and that is the gr satest mi tago a,.h
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Entered at the EiKo I~ostornos for transmits sioh
through the mails IS secot d-elass matter.
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susscRIpryoN RATEs
THE DAILY INDEPENDENT
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

One 90
DIX mOutns 10 W
For any period uuder siS months, rs cents
per mouth. Payable in advance Delivered 10y
carrier In Elko ut IS cents per month or IS
,snts per week. Issued every afternoon, Sun
days excepted.
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Value OF the Smile.
There 10 much religion IN q good
smile.
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IN HIS LINE

secretary Of said Company.
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Wv. sooHxH. Editor and Proprietor
The evening world., 1912-03-22
U%P-STATEJUDCE
SCORES JURyMEN
FOR LAX VERDICT
Acquitted Nan Accused of Alb.
auction After Being Advised
to Convict.

zAsrsNSrs sw,iys Brooklyn ,urymen
veoes ser are apt to tinsae for some
a. - . result Of a bitter scoring
handed out to them by County Judge
08b~t H. Baker to-day. The Jury had
Aeard the case Of Philip Rocco, twenty
- years old, charged with abduction.
. 1ed been shown the girl. Caroline
yeooou. W tut sixteen years "a.
80 8Aka, who came down frOm
Sosee County to assist In clearing ne
Oowded calendar, In charging the fury
proeticaalv advised them 10 brtng In Q
verdict against Rocco.
ActAr less than An hour the twelve
nm reported verdict Of aoquttsi.
sodSs Bakers face flushed, and In Q
voice that showed strong emotion said:
! don't know how the people Of tits
o96 city feel about q Ease Of his sort,
but In that rural part Of the State whore
l come from ? crime Of this kind Is the
o serious next TO murder of which q
man can be guilty. II men like ths
are to be allowed to go freA.
no mans Me or his property or any
nan virtue win be safe.
The facts charged in this case have
- been contradicted. Rocco admitted
ne charge on the stand. and as to the
eurs age ignorance on his part u no
excuse In the ayes Of the law. It was
your duty to return u just verdict from
ne evidence In the case according TO
your oath. In my opinion you have
violated your OATH. ] have therefore
ordered your names stricken on the LIT
o6 Jurors and you will not sit on any
Other case during the rest Of the term
Of this COURT"
Tho Jurors stood silent during che
scoring n then filed out of the court
room.
Foreman Joseph o. Karb of No. "a
0tuyvesant street said: II believed that
Rocco was mistaken a. to the age of
the girl She seemed to me to be of
fun &C.. There was only one of the
fury who voted for conviction on the
hrst of the two ballots taken"
Rocco and Mrs. Margaret Condor, the
girls mother and four others, three
men and a woman. occupied three
ROOM at No. 1s7 Scholes street. The
Ch1dren's Society was told Of the girls
presence in the place by ~neighbors and
brought about the arrest Of Rocco and
the mother. The mother Is In Jail
awaiting trial.
The evening world., 1912-03-22

Easter
NECKWEAR
A Dainty Profusion!
Guimpes of Fancy Mesh Nets,
shadow lsces, u and full length sleeves.
with lawn and net bodies; $l.25 value
at 73c; $3.50 to $500 value at CSC.
Sleeveless Guimpes, in Point
dEsprit andfancy mesh
nets, with net bodies. SIC and 75c
Very New Lace Collars. in all the
newest shapes. including the Quaker.
the pointed and the shawl shapes. in
macrame, imitation Irish, Point Venisc,
etc. Typical O'Neill
specials, at ......... SUcto$5. oU
Real Irish Crochet Collars, round
O'Neill's prices. 50. 90 and$5.O 90
Note-Whilc you are in tomorrow
take note Of our exclusive showing Of
New Corsaee Bouquets: Novelty
Silk and Velvet Bows, Chemisettes.
Dutch Collar Sets, Jabots. etc.
Don't wait until the last minute
next week. Drop in Tomorrow aud see
what pretty ideas car be had at
ONeilTs for 50c or 75c.
O'Neill Main ~Store-F1rst F1eer.
The evening world., 1912-03-22
$500 Sateen Pajamas, $l.65
$500 Bath Robes. Sz.9S

match. All good colors and sizes.
The evening world., 1912-03-22
Pope Receives Major Butt.

ROME. March 22-The Pope received
yesterday In private audience Major
Archibald w. Butt. personal aide to
President Taft. Major Butt presented an
autograph letter from President Taft.
with which the Popo was grestly
pleased.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-05
Grace is not Wag-
ner's strong point,
yet the results at
tanned are none the
less successful. La
joie waltzeS after
a ball while Wag-
ner gets it on the
gallop. Wagner is
full of dash and

energy, the personihcation of
power, skill and agility. No
chance is too difficult, yet his
manner makes easy chances seem
hard.
Chase is a composite of Larry
and Honus. He; possesses the
dash and energy of Wagner, and
the grace and ease of Lajoie. No
player thinks faster than Chase,
in fact, one in while he thinks
too quickly for some of his team
mates, and a brilliant play is
wasted.
Christy Mathewson is the STU
dent. He keeps something in re-.
serve, He is easy to hit when the
bases are empty, but an awful
puzzle when hit means a run.
He conserves his energy at all
times and is destined to pitch
many years as result
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-05
LAJOIE NEVER HURRIEs WAGNER ALWAYS DOES
BOTH GREAT STARS

He makes the hardest chance
look ordinary. He appears indif-
ferent, but is not. He times every
ball perfectly and never dashes
pell nell after hit, but rather
ambles to where he can handle
the ball with the least effort. La
joie is the finished artist. Critics
say he has the biggest following
of any of the stars.
Wagner is just the opposite.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-05

The Pirates are with us, let's see
what Wagner does" or "Cleve-
land plays today, | can't miss
Larry" or "Matty is going to
pitch, it will be some game"
There are any number of 9TH
ers who have their following. I
have enumerated a few of the
most prominent. There is some
thing about this quintet that ap-
peals to fandom, yet each is diff
ferent from the others in style.
1t is questionable if anyone ever
played with the ease of Laioie
He is the personifcation of grace.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-05
By Billy Evans.

In the National and American
league are any number of players
who are classed as stars. Each
has his following who regard him
as the greatest ever" These
stars play various positions and
have displayed characteristics
which have endeared them to fan
dom.
There are a number OF big
league players who lack style,
yet they are just as valuable as
the players with the fnesse. Sci
dom do such players become big
favorites, because they fail to do
thing in a way that causes COM
111e1t