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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-04
METROPOLIS DOINGS

At meeting of the Metropolis
Commercial club held in the club
rooms on Wednesday evening,
March ~, 1918. the seed PROPOSE
tion for the coming season was
thoroughly discussed. II was found
that there would he some seed re
quired this spring for planting
which could not be furnished loc-
ally. which consisted principally of
alfalfa, timothy. bromus grass and
peas. The members of the club
reported the amount and kind of
seed required by each and a cash
order was made up that night and
sent out. The seed arrived
recently and is pronounced by
the farmers to be par excellent.
A good crop throughout is look
ed for in this district.
H. d. B)wman, who was az arded
the contract for building the new
school house, is expected to arrive
here within the next few days, a.
which time he will put his forces
to work on completing the new
school house, further work being
discontinued in the latter part of
December on account of extremely
cold weather. The trustees report
that the demand for the larger
building is bel & felt more and
more every day. as many new
children are coming in with their
parents, who are getting ready for
spring work on their farms. 1t is
expected that the new S25, 200
building will completed by May.
The Pacific Reclamation Com.
pany has a force of men at work
on changing the road up to their
reservoir. The new road is a nice
piece of work and will make travel
by automobile to and from the re.
servoir possible in any kind of
weather.
At an enthusiastic meeting of
the Metropolis Commercial Club
held IN the club. rooms on Wednes-
day evening, March 26, George M.
Bacon, Receiver of the Pacific Re.
clamation Company and the Metro.
polls Improvement company, upon
invitation from President w E.
Murphy, addressed the members
of the club with respect to the re-
cent action taken by the creditors OF
the two companies in having a re.
ceiver appointed to handle the COM
panies affairs as going concern.
Mr. Bacon advised those present that
the intcrvies which appeared in the
Salt Lake Tribune OH March "a
comprised practically all he was
able to give them at the present
time, ard he did not think any one
on the project would be vitally
affected by the action taken. He
stated that the order of the court
which he read to the meering, gave
him the authority to continue the
companies as going concerns and
keep the property in repair, and
that the action did not in any way
relieve the Company from its
obligation to furnish water to its
settlers or other contract obligation
At the closing of his address
he invited questions TO be asked,
all of which he answered to the
satisfaction of all concerned.
The Neighborhood Club gave its
quarterly entertainment to hus-
bands and sweethearts on the 22d
inst. Dinner was served at the
Hotel Metropolis to approximately
30 couples at 8 p. m. and a musi cal
program and games formed the
balance of the evenings entertain.
ment. The gentlemen of Metropolis
surely have to take Off their hats
TO the ladies when it comes to
giving good entertainments.
Woman Given High Position.
In GNyitzarland wnpnon has haa-
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-04
Wan NJ, rImn "a nl.

A very strange incident occurred at
Vauyort, France, during recent
storm. A man eighty years Of age was
caught up by n whlrlwInd and hurled
over a hayrick. He came down in
safety on the other side. but M his
friends were congratulating him on
his escape the old man was killed by
lightning, which spared the other mon
who we're standing around him.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-04
LATEST NEWS ITEMS

Rome, Italy, April ii. P. Nor.
gan's body was today prepared fer
embalming and will be shipped
back to the United States for bur.
ial.
Parkersburg. w. Va. April /
The building occupied by the
Martin Wholesale Grocery com.
pany was burned today and the ad
joining building occupied by the
Miller Furniture Company col.
lapsed this morning. Both build.
ings were flooded and the firemen
could not get to the fire. The wat.
ers are receding here.
st. Louis, Mo-, April Limited
States Army Quartermaster here
received orders from the War de-
partment today to buy provisions
and food with clothing for the
flood refugees in the Ohio valley.
This point will be made base for
supplies for flood sufferers.
Joliet, Ills. April, Local au-
thorities here fear the Chicago
Drainage Canal will break and the
city council has appointed ten men
to go to Springfield and ask for
aid from the Governor.
Cincinnati, Ohio, April Flood
situation here is growing desper-
ate. No gas and no provisions nor
coal are the cries from all parts
of the city. The water is receding
slowly.
Chicago, Ills, April 800
painters, paper hangers and decor
ators went out on a strike here to.
day. They demand ten to sixty
cents increase an hour.
Seattle, Wash, April IA carload
Of potatoes was given by the
farmers from the surrounding
country here to the sufferers in
Ohio valley floods. The potatoes
were attached to a fast passenger
train and are now on their way to
the east.
Billings, Mont, April IA
freight train of fifty cars was
wrecked today by washout on the
Milwaukee road between Lombard
and Judith Gap, Mont. Four Bur.
lington trains are still tied up here
as a result of the water and ice
washing out 200 feet of track at
Crow Agency. The trains west.
bound have been detoured over the
Great NJrthern tracks from Hel-
ena to jamestown and east over
the Milwaukee to Judith Gap,
Mont.
Barnes, kas., March 29- Robert
Brown, cashier of the State Bank
here was shot and killed this morn
ing when masked man entered
the bank and pointing two revol-
vers at Brown, ordered him to
throw up his hands. Brown ducked
behind the counter and came up
with a gun, but before he could
fire the robber had shot him
through the head killing MIN in
stantly. The desperate then COW
cred the assistant cashier and
started to sweep the money Brown
bad been counting into sack
Citizens alarmed at the shots, rush
ed to the bank and the robber
attempted to escape but was met
with perfect rain of bullets. He
was shot and fell to the floor
clutching the bag of gold. He died
in few minutes. Brown leaves
a widow and three children. The
robber is believed to be a member
Of the Wymore Gang who have been
robbing banks in Nebraska and
Kansas for some time.
s-~ec-~.e----
No vito for Him.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-04
HIa naai wsed.

"gsy, old man. don't get dlshearton'
I'd Just because your first investment
went wrong; tho market is full OF good
things, and II you will como down to
the ofioe I'll give you = pointer"
THAT won't do me any good; what
want II q retriever"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-04
Have Enloysd lono TIE,

Living In the Isle OF Wight IL .
family OF throe brothers and two sis.
ters who arc all in receipt Of the old
age pension. and whose combined
ages total ss7 years. The veteran OF
the family is Mira. Ann Harris Of
coves. aged eighty.four; the baby"
OF the family II Mr.. Robert Butt Of
Niton, who hae secn only seventy.tvo
summers.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-04
Left Him TbInkIna.

That's Arrsnt nonsense" said Mr..
Benpsok, about there always being
room at the top" "oh.' his wlio sar.
easucally replied, "whon were you up
thsre 10 seer
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Saving Magazine Covers

strips of cotton clcth. cut diagonal.
ly and fastened with library paste TO
the back OF magazine cover when II
10 new, will save wear. and add to
the life OF Ssis-SGveTT.s
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-04
Literally True.

Say. Chimpie, wots a sufYragette7-
"A sufrragetto's woman who wants
chance to knock the stuffing out Of
the ballotbox."--Judge.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-04
Necessary cour,sny.

Tho nearer you come into relation
with a person. the more necessary do
tact and courtesy become. Holmes.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-04
knowledae.

There 10 no wealth like unto knowl.
edge. for thieves cannot steal it,
Burmese Proyorb.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-04
They Generally Succeed.

People who expect to have their
feelings hurt are seldom disappointed.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-04
lstItuts for Cotton.

Nett, stems are being used ss q
subftiu for cotton.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-31
GLEN HAVEN.

Special Correspondence TO the Herald.
Seven car loads of hogs we're
shipped from here Monday morn
ing.
John Lambin, of Dubuque is visit
ing relatives and friends here.
Bert Chandler spent a few days at
Lancaster last week returning Sat
urday accompanied by Clyde Roth.
Mrs. Alex Robertson is here car
ing for her mother, Mrs. j. G. Orr,
who is sick.
The Christmas entertainment
given by the school Wednesday ev-
en1ng was very much enjoved by all
who attended.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Alderman are
spending few days with relatives
around here.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hammes, of
Arlington, Iowa, and Mr. and Mrs.
Will Hammes, of Prairie du Chem,
are guests of Miss Lena Hammes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. E. Seipp and
daughter Retha, of Prairie du Chem,
spent Christmas at the home of
Andrew Welsh.
Miss Margaret Petry is spending
her holiday vacation at home.
Tavern Millin was home from
Madison during the holidays.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-31
LATE LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Mr.. and Mrs. H w. Brown and
son Dick left Sunday to spend a few
days in Chicago.
Three will be communion and a
reception of new members at the Con-
gregational church next Sunday.
Cutler Borah, has rented bis farm
near Mcintosh, So. Oak, and has
bought an interest in dry goods store
there.
Miss Flava Curtis, of Fennimore,
made short visit here the last of the
week with her friend, Miss HiIda
Fischer
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Kemper. of
Livingston, spent Christmas here with
Mrs. Kemper's mother, Mrs. j. e.
Underwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Brandt, of
Fennimore. spent Christmas here
with their daughter, Mrs. Fred
Schloesser.
Mrs JnO. Boyle. of Bescobel,
and Misses May and Nellie Boyle went
to Lacrosse. to see their uncle, W
p. Rosenan.
"A bulletin board announcing the
hours Of service, topic of sermon.
etc, has been placed on the northeast
corner of the Congregational church
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-31
FIVE POINTS.
special Correspondence to the Herald.

Special Correspondence to the Herald.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan GURUS and Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Curtis and daughter
Dorothy attended the Xmas exer-
cises at Beetown last Wednesday
evening.
Geo. Atkinson's new barn is near
ly completed.
Al Phillips new barn is nearing
completion. Bob Thompson is do
ing the work
VIM. Bass has returned from Sen
eca, S d. He intends to remain
here the coming year.
Lee Myers attended the Xmas
dance at Lancaster.
M. O. REYNOLDS is preparing
building material for a new barn.
Sumpter Williams passed through
here last week.
Pigeon Greek is frozen over and
and the young folks are enjoying
the fine skating.
MIR. and Mrs. Joe Kern spent
Xmas at the home of Will Hudson
near Bloomington.
Mcmahon q Ellis are hauling
cOrdwood to Lancaster that they
bought of Dan Curtis.
Curtis Bros. will have an auction
sale January 81.
A stray black and white hound
has been in Five Points sever al
weeks.
Arthur Bass had dance Friday
night. All present report a good
time.
Tom Bass is is cutting logs which
he will have sawed into lumber for
new house.
Geo. Hoffman gave large Xmas
dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. O. Reynolds at
tended the Beaver dance at Ian
caster Saturday night.
Bobby Curtis and "Shep" Rev
nolds spent Sunday with Robert
Spiegelberg.
The social held at Five Points was
not very largely attended as there
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-31

Weather observer Cowdrick, Of the
government department is authority
for the statement that we are to have
no more cold winters for a number of
years, basing his deductions upon the
lfact, now generally conceded, that
the warm japanese current Of the
Pacific has been diverted by volcanic
disturbances in the ocean bed off the
Aleutian Islands in such manner as
to materially change the temperature
of the waters in Puget Sound and
furnish mildness to the NORTH western
seotion of the coast heretofore I'M
Known. As to the weather Of the
present winter a Wisconsin prophet
comes TO the front with a statement
that the wind will for greater part of
the time for three months following
Dec. 90, the shortest day of the year,
remain in the same quarter it was in
that day. which was in the southeast
throughout the day. According to
his theory it means that this winter
will continue mild.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-31

Attorney General Owen has render
ed al opinion to the effect that u
practical Interpretation Of the eugenic
marriage law, passed by the last
Wisconsin legislature. and which
goes into effect tomorrow, requires a
physician to make only such an
examination Of male applicant for
marriage as would be made in the
course of his general practice. Elk
perts claim that any thing less than
the Wasserman test with special
laboratory equipment cannot definite
~ determine the presense of germs
of venergal disease and an examina-
ton without such test would be only
superficial and Of little value.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-31

The entire country has been shock
ed by the terrible happening at
Calumet, Mich on Christmas eve, in
which about eighty persons, mostly
little children of striking miners, of
foreign birth, who had assembled in a
hall upon the second floor to receive
Christmas gifts from tree. met death
during a panic when some unknown
person raised false cry of fire. In
the rush to get down the stairway
and out of the building sumebody
stumbled and fell upon the stairs and
the panic stricken ones crushed and
crowded on top of one another until
helpless children, some of them
babies, were damned and ground into
shapeless mass. Over seventy dead
bodies were taken from this chute of
death, and the doors at the foot of
the passage opened inward had
to be split open with axes. when it
was found that the human mass was
wedged so tightly into the stairway
that the bodies could not be- taken
out until they had been removed one
by one from the top of the stair
way That unhappy city has been
passing through weeks of a cruel
strike upon the part of the copper
miners and conditions have been ter
ribla. to which this carnival of death
adds the final blow.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-31

The raising from the mud of
Havana harbor the old battleship
Maine, the blowing up of which in
1898 precipitated our war with Spain,
.cosf the United States $792 900, ao-
cording to report made by the war
department and at that it failed to
disclose whether or not the explosion
resulted from an outward or inward
source. There will always be a we'll
defined doubt whether Spain had any
r5hing to do with the explosion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-31
Summons
In Circuit Court for Grant County. Wiscon-
sin.

In Circuit Court for Grant County .Wiscon-
sin.
Frank Schneider. Plaintiff
Henry Schneider. Jennie Schneider. Mary
SpenSley. and George A. Hauck as eXecu-
tor of the last will and testament of Henry
G. Schneider. deceased. Defendants.
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN-1O the said
defendants:
You are hereby summoned to appear with
in twenty days after service of this sum-
mons exclusive of the day of service and
aforesaid. and in Case of your failure so to do
judgment will be rendered against you
according to the demand of the complaint,
GEO. B. CLEMENTSON.
Plaintiff Attorneys
P. o. Address. Lancaster, Grant County.
Wisconsin.
43w6
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-31

were several others held IN this vi
clnlty. There were Is baskets and
proceeds were $10.05. The play
given by the school children was
good and much credit is due Miss
Hazel Bryhan who trained them
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-31

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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-31

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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-02

PARKER AS
REGISTER
Telegram BY United Press.

Telegram by United Press.
Washington, Aug. president VIII
son today withdrew the nomination Of
Adam =. Patterson, the Oklahoma ne
gro. named recently FOR registrar u
the treasury and in his place nom
mated Gabe n Parker of Oklahoma.
Patterson asked that his name be
withdrawn when the race question was
raised in the senate. so that the ad-
minlstration might not be embas-
rassed.
Parker is well known Indian citi-
zen in the eastern part Of Oklahoma
and has been prominent in politics.
Senators Gore and Owen, together
with other members Of the Oklahoma
delegation, opposed the appointment
Of Patterson and large number Of
protests came from Oklahoma.
The office Of register Of the treas
ury pays a salary Of $4,000 a year. Sen
ators Gore and Owen joined IN recon
mending Parker for the place.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-02

OF SITE IS
PROPOSED

Launching a movement looking tn
the ultimate building Of a county court
house for Grady county, Mrs. y. E.
Emerson is circulating a petition re-
guessing the beard orConnty commits,
sioners to take steps toward the acqui.
sition OF tract Of land for that pur-
pose.
Apparently the suggestion is meet
ing with much popular favor, as the
petition has already been signed BY a
large number Of citizens.
I have no particular plan in mind
and don't know what the commission
ers win be able to do said Mrs. En-
erson. The county viii certainly
want to build a court house some time
and my idea is that money can be
saved by purchasing site now while
property values are reasonable. 1 con
ferred with a number Of citizens in re
gard to the matter and they thought
the suggestion a good one for the com
missioners to consider ] am getting
up this petition in order that the
commissioners may know the views Of
the taxpayers"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-02
EXTORTION
OF MONEY
IS CHARGED
United States Officer, Assistant
and Representative Of Rebel Junta
are Arrested on Complaint by
a FcrmerMexican Governor

New Orleans, Aug. &c Raymond
Matthews, special agent of the United
States department Of justice, J. L.
Mott, his assistant, and Ernest Fernan-
dez Yartega, representative here Of
the Mexican constitutionalist iunta,
were arrested today. charged with
blaekmail.
Emanuel Castillo Brito, former gov
ernor Of the state Of Campeche, Mex
ico, charged that one of the trio ex-
torted five hundred dollars from him
by displaying kilograms purportng to
come nom Washington and sighef
"McReynolds," ordering his arrest
Brito says he engaged detectives
who marked the bills and arranged a
meeting last night Detective Mooney
lead the squad who made the arrest.
According to the police Artega ad
mitted showing a fake message tC
Brito but denied any attempt at black
mail
United States Attorney Gulon said
he received a telegram ordering the
arrest OF a certain person. and ht
declared Matthews saw it Matthews
/ denied seeing the message and said he
would have no trouble in establishing
his innocence.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-02
TO RECEIVE
The PUBLIC
ON MONDAY
Putting Finishing Touches in Interi-
or Of New Bank Building All
Day Reception Announced
Theatre Opening Later

Today a few finishing touches are
being put on the Interior Of the new
home Of the First National bank and
at the close Of business this afternoon
the transfer OF the books and contents
Of the banks vaults will be begun.
The fixtures are all installed in the
new building and everything rs in read
ines T., the opening Monday when
the entire building will be open 10 the
public for inspection
The officers, directors and share
holders OF the First National bank
have announced an all day reception
Monday beginning at 3 a. m. and last
ing till II p. M, everybody being in
vited. At the same time the bank will
be omen for business as usual.
The formal opening Of Brownson's
drug store in its new home viii also
occur Monday
It was planned to open the suge
theater Tuesday evening, but Ber
Johnson announced today that tn,
opening would be delayed til later il
the week, the exact date not being
fixed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-02

Lawton, aug. 2--The Epstein COM
pany, now pushing oil drilling opera
tions five miles east Of this city, and
which brought in a twenty or twenty
five barrel well at 25O feet ten days
ago, struck its second strata of sand
Thursday at $50 feet and before night
had baled ever nineteen barrels OF oil
from the hole. The second strike has
aroused the greatest enthusiasm and
little doubt is now entertained but
that gusher is to be the final result.
OH from the sand first encountered
had been thoroughly cased off Tues
day and drilling operations resumed.
When the drill had penetrated but a
little more than 40 feet the second
strata was encountered and in the
course Of the afternoon 10 barrels Of
oil was baled out This would indi-
cate that the second strata Of sand is
fully as productive as the first and
this well is the only one yet drilled in
this section OF the state, with the ex-
ceptlon OF one sunk on the MARBLE
farm, that has shown two sands at this
depth.
When the first strike vas made at
250 feet 1t was announced that sril.
ling operations would be continued, al
though it was admitted that the wei
was productive to the extent Of being
good paying proposition However
it was announced thai a lighter outfit
had been ordered and that number
Of shallow wells would he sunk ani
: operated But the present well is /,
be sunk % depth not less than s0l
feet Il tine sand desired is not en-
) oountered operations viii continue Il
NE extent Of a depth Of probably 300
! feet
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-02
LEVIES FOR
SCHOOLS
Are FIXED

The Grady county excise board is In
session today and is passine apon the
estimates Tor the ddferen ool dis
riots Of the county at toda
estimates Oh districts Nc "a ANA
have been approved as eiiows
District No + chickasha. approved
est mate for general expenses, $41,-
. l2s 80, on a valuation Of $S,345. 1874,
requiring a levy Of 492 mills. Interest
and sinking fund, slS.09773, requiring
4. levy OF 2.iS mills
District No 2, Mineo, approved es
innate SS235.52, on valuation OF
s7f4215, requiring levy OF 4.s5 mills
District No. 3, Tuttle, approved esti-
mate s4654, on a valuation Of sa4S.sel
requiring a levy OF 9.5 mills.
District No. & northwest Of Tuttle
approved estimate. s444O, on a valua
ton Of s7s,2l5. requiring a levy d
6,O5 mills.