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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-11
Meaninus of DYKE,

Dyke" has even more divergent
meanings than ditch in Lincolnshire
and bank in Holland. In Scotland II
means low wall or fence of turf or
unInortgaged stones. and in some parts
Of northern England dyke" is a
hedge. Yet there are other northern
districts where 1t is pond. Originally,
in English at any rate. dyke" or
dixie" and ditch" both meant what
ditch still means to us, but as the dig
ging out Of IL ditch necessarily involves
the raising of mound with the dug
out earth the words came to signify
ditch and mound together and eventu-
ally in some cases the mound alone
London Standard.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-11
HOTEL ARRIVALS
At the Elko Hotel

Frank Flynn, Halleck; Ernest
Wally, Halleck; E. L. Walter, Mill
Canyon; A. B Gray, Deeth; E. M.
Wilson, Lamoille; w. r. Ballingerb
Lamoille; Chas Trescarte, Lamuille1
j. F. Wisemau, Wells.
At the Mayer Hotel
j. L. Sampson Ogden: VIM King,
Gold Greek; Jas. Burke, Bullion; A
R. Cation, Bullion; L. F Nelves,
Bullion; I. Knight, Wells; o. l..
butcher, Salt Lake.
At the Commercial Hotel
M. +. Lewis. Bullion, New; En-
ma D. Davis. Currie: G w. Jing,
San Francisco; d. Staunton. Deeth ;
George Powers, Reno; Wellington
Livetzer, Berkeley; C. Bunton, S.
R Schubert, Elko; John E. White
more. Palisade, New. Karl Klaus,
Milwaukee Wis; VIM. Carr. w. l..
Fox. T M Dow, Los Angeles;
Chas. Robertson, San Francicso G..
Tuska, Reno; F. Richardson; S. H
Burral, Edgemont; N. H. Burr ell,
Edgemont; w. G. Bissel Gooding,
Idaho; j Micheals, San Francisco.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-11
Tho Cut and Dried Life,

We are born ito a world that Is an
inexhaustible store of ready made ideas,
stored up in tradition, in books and III
every medium of communication be-
tween our minds and others All we
have to do is to accept this predigeste0
nourishment and ask no questions We
could live a whole life without ever
making a really individual response,
without providing ourselves, out Of our
own experience, with any Of the ma
terial that our minds work on Many
Of us seem to be just this kind Of spir-
itual parasites.-Atlantic Monthly.
Progressive.
"Your father just told me not to
hang around here after 10 O'clock"
said Reginald.
did 1t hurt your feelIngsT asked
Ethelinda.
"No. feel rather encouraged. 1t
Is the first time he has given a sign
that he was aware Of my existence"
washington Star.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-11
PUBLIC NOTICE

The Savonarola lecture will be
given Friday eve at 1880 sharp, in
order to give all who desire the
chance to attend the High School
Ball at the Bradley Opera House
The Lecture is being given on this
night because it was the only even
ing this week available. and several
parties, who wanted to hear the
lecture expect to leave town on
Saturday There will be ample time
for all who desire to attend both
lecture and dance on the same ev-
ening
Rev George H. Greenfield will
introduce the speaker Mr..
Greenfield has visited the birth
place of Savonarola, saw the church
in which he preached in the 18th
century which Is still standing and
knows much of the life and tim es
of the great man. He is one of
the most important characters in
ecclesiastical history and the lee
ture promises to be the most in
structive ever delivered in klko
County. Bring your friends and
hear an intellectual treat.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-11
DeceiXed hY the 1itla.

In the titles of books lie at times
pitfalls for the unwary. An almost
classic example was afforded by John
Ruskin when In 1851 he wrote a short
pamphlet on the text. "There shall be
one fold and one shepherd" This,
which treated of the reunion of the
Protestant churches, was published as
"Notes on the Construction Of Sheep
folds"-a title which, appealing rather
to the agricultural than to the clerical
mind, insured a brisk circulation
among farmers.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-11
Enqlish triumphant. .

One Of the reaSouS why English is
expected to become a word languag &c
is that English I,eUple refuse to learn
another \ correspondent sends the
following example: At Muscat. at the
entrance to the Persian gulf. there
lived for MANY years IN Englishman.
supposed to be the only. or almost the
only. British resident on the l.500 miles
of Arabian coastllne from Alden to 10
welt. II would seem that he could
hardly have escaped knowing Arabic.
Yet he confessed that he could not
speak n dozen words of that language.
But how do you carry on your
trade?" some one asked.
"Oh." he replied. "the beggars have
TO learn English. ."-London Globe.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-11
JUDGE NORCROSS COMING

Judge Norcross is expected to
reach Elko tomorrow morning.
He will deliver the Commencement
address to the High School Students
tomorrow night Judge Norcross is
not a stranger in Elko. He once
taught school in this county and
his coming back to deliver a com.
mencement address is fitting tri.
butte to the man and the cause of
education in Elko county.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-11
PERSONALS

E L. Walters mining man from
Mill Canyon is in town today.
Postmaster Doughty is in Reno
attending the Grand Lodge Of F.
& A. M. Doughty is always on the
job when anything can be done to
give Elko good showing. He is
q live wire and Elko is proud of
him as citizen and as her efficient
postmaster.
Bob Cation the mining man from
Bullion is in town today.
There has been unusually heavy
rainfall during the last two or
three weeks. Ranchers are happy
over the immense hay crops in
sight. Pasture is fine and heavy
rains have been a boon to stock
men all over the state.
George Rizzi is down from Tus-
carora on business
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-11
A Pyrenean Tradition.

The Desert de Carlitte. in the Pyre-
nees. close on 10000 feet above the
sea. contains no fewer than sixty lakes
of varying sizes These. according to
local tradition. were left at the time Of
the food. When the waters subsided.
1t Is said. Noah and his family landed
on the Puy de Prigue, one of the high
est peaks In the district. Proof of the
truth Of this tradition is found in an
iron ring to which, the peasants de-
clare, the ark was moored when the
landing was effected.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-11
A GRAND BALL

The Senior class of the High
School will hold a grand ball on Fri
day June 18th at the Bradley
Opera House. The music will be
furnished by the Elko orchestra.
Tickets will cost $1.o0 per couple
and ticket for an extra lady so
cents The committees are busy
completing arrangements for this
Senior Glass ball
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-11
Bcethovor's Oddities.

Beethoven used the suffers for Il
toothpick II WIS one of his peculiar.
tiles that he never allowed his servant
to enter his study. he insisted that
this room should remain exactly as he
left il. no matter how deeply the dust
lay on the precious musical manu-
scripts He seldom looked in the glass
when he tied his stock Half the time
he forgot To brush his hair Every
morning he carefully counted out sew
enteen beans from the coffee canister
These served for his breakfast When
he composed he would pour cold wa
ter over his hands. and often people
below him would complain of the wa.
ter that soaked through his floor.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-11
Quite a Similarity,

Young man, you must learn that
time is money" counseled the father
well. dad. at least have noted
points Of similarity between them"
'In what wuyP' asked the encour-
aged parent
"You know the expression time
flies.'" replied the young hopeful
Buffalo Express.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-11
Wiremakinq,

Wire was originally made by ham.
mering, but is now produced by means
Of powerful machinery which draws
the heated metal through a series Of
holes of gradually diminishing size
The frst wire mill In England was set
up at Mortlake in 1868 Enormous
quantities Of wire Of differing grades
and sizes are now used. ranging from
a thickness difficult to bend to the fin
est thread.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-11
HIGH SCHOOL DANCE

The High School Dance at the
Bradley Opera House Friday night
promises to be the event of the
season. Get your ticket for the
dance from Milton Reinhart or one
Of the boys.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-11
4!H OF JULY CELEBRATION

Deeth and Starr Valley have de-
cided to celebrate the 4th in appru-
pirate manner. Full particulars
will be given from time to time in
the Independent. Keep your eye
open and keep the date open for
Deeth, July 4th.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-11

Washington, June 10-"The
trusts and combinations--the COM
munism of pelf whose machina-
tions have prevented us from reach
ing the success we deserved, should
not be forgotten or forgiven"
These are the words Of Grover
Clevel and. He was referring to
the tariff lobbies which prevented
the Democratic party from living
up to its campaign promises of
1892.
President Wilson no doubt had
in mind what the lobbyists did to
the Wilson democratic tariff bill in
the Senate in 1894 when he recent
ly denounced the lobbies operating
in Washington.
A review of what happened to
the last Democratic tariff bill as
a result of the work of the Hobbies
while the measure was in the Sem
ate is especially interesting at this
time when special privilege is try
ing 10 perform the old trick of
robbing the consumers of the
fruits of their victory at the polls.
On December, 10, 1893 Chair
man Wilson of the Democratic
Ways and Means Committee re-
ported his tariff revision downward
i'll TO The House of Representa-
Nves. 1t was a fulfillment in
nearly every particular of the
promises made by the democrats in
the campaign in 1892 which brought
about their election. Although de-
nounced by the more partisan re-
publicans as free trade measure
it was in reality but a conservative
step in the direction Of freer
trade, and was we'll received by
the Democratic party throughout
the country. 1t made rather mod
crate reductions in the duties on
wooden goods, cottOns, linens, silks
pig iron, steel bullets, steel rails
china, glassware, and ,earthenware.
1t removed entirely the taxes on
wool, coal, iron ore, lumber, and
on sugar both raw and refined.
The hill passed the House Feb
ruary |, 1894, by vote of 1872 tc
LOG sixty-one members not vo ing.
But in the senate special privi.
lege attacked the bill ferociouslS
powerful lobbies being conducted
day and night. Certain Democratic
Senator's. foremost among them
German of Maryland and Brice Of
Ohio, forgot the solemn pledges Of
the democratic convention Of 1882
and rendered most efficient ser
vices to the protected interests.
The work of the lobbies hac
their effect. The special Interest
servers in the Senate obtained one
anne ndment after another each one
restoring a part Of the remittec
duties. In all. the Senate made 634
changes in the House measure de
stroying entirely it's original char
acter. The people were cheated
Bout of their victory at the polls
Special privilege had stepped II
and via the lobby route had defeat
ed the interests of the people. The
bill was passed but President
Cleveland refused to sign it allow
ing it to become q law without his
signature.
President Grover Cleveland de
serves credit for having endeaVor
ed in every good faith to see tht
prediction promises should b'
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-11
Mendina Eelf.

Breaks in stiff felt frequently may
be mended by holding under them a
lighted match. the heat causing the
shellac used for stiffening, to melt and
run together.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-11
Equally ao.

Jack--I tell you when you got around
the proposing point with girl the
suspense is awful. Tom-well. and
how about the expense7-Boston Tran
script.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-11
Mind Unto Mine
GET BUSY"

r we are kids until
- 20 and old men after
so we have just
30 years, each with
800 eight hour working days,
or 1900 hours to make good.
Better get busy, spend
one hour at the Presbyterian
church, Friday eve. June 13,
and hear Laughlin's lecture
on Savonarola.
Better Get Busy.
Lecture at 7:30 p. m. sharp.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-11
BSiccaneore,

A "buccaneer" originally meant q
man who used 'buccan." or frame
for drying and smoking meat and 30
preserving It for long voyages
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-11
Caiiber.

"Blinks Is man of small caliber."
"Yet he is Stunned as a big bore."-
Buffalo Express.
Mind Unto Mind.
"She disturbed my peace of mind"
"HowW
"By giving me u piece OF hers"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-11
THE GRAND ARMY
" REUNION At RENO

Once more the old blue coats
are joined. With flies and drums
sounding the remnant of the Grand
Army comes marching down tie
street.
1t is reunion day in Reno. This
is the first time Nevada has had
the honor of bidding welcome to
the boys in blue. The first time a
Grand Army of the Republic Reun-
ion has ever been held on Nevada
soil. The Grand Army of the Re-
public is welcome in Nevada and
Reno has done herself proud in
giving the "old Soldier" royal
welcome
Yesterday Judge H. F. Bartin
of the Nevada Railway Commits
sion, who is commander of Custer
Post G. A. R. of Carson City, de-
livered the address Of welcome.
Again the old boys have met. 1t
is no such a numerous company
as met ten years ago or even last
year But it is still "Bill" and
''Tom", and "Comrade" with
heartiness that age cannot take
away. There are solicitous inquiries
after health. Hands clasp silently
in reunion. Many are wandering
whose place in the parade will be
vacant next year, "Jim" is be-
ginning to look feeble! "Sam's s"
shoulders always so erect are be-
ginning to have an involuntary
stoop in them.
At last the parade starts. It's
military appearance is kept up this
year by the Spanish war veterans
and the Boy Scouts But the chief
interest is the brave little band of
Grand Army men. There is pitt
able attempt tn appear in uniform.
With most the uniform consists
merely of the black felt hat with its
gold braid. With some it is merely
the gold buttons in suits of brown,
black and gray While a very few
still wear blue suits, brass buttons
felt hat and all
Most of them make brave at
tempt to be military in bearing
But for all but few the exertion
is terrific Some still have their
buoyant step, but for most the
march is halting aud painful And
some who have always marched
before this year, are riding in car
riages and automobiles
We have a purpose in writing
these lines The point we wish to
make. is that the Grand Army is
going, and going rapidly. Each
month now at the Pension Office
n Washington, 1000 names are
struck from the roll with the
grim word dead" closing each
pension account. Four thousand a
month. These. men who went forth
to give their lives for the Union
81 years ago hardly fell on the bat
tlehelds and in the feve- hospitals
at that rate.
The country needs a new sense
of the great debt owed to these
men. The country owes it TO this
dwindl!ng band to smooth out
their declining years 1t ought to
be easier for them to get their pen
sions. They ought not to be sub
jected to the annoying delays and
red tape that they have been sub
jeeted to in the past. Their pen
sions ought to be bigger--a dollar
a day is not too much. Moreover.
pensions ought to be paid more fire.
quently. There has been introduce :
ed in Congress a bill providing for
monthly instead of quarterly pay
ment Of penions and we hope it
will pass. 1t is to be hoped that
the new commissioner of pensions
will require that pension matters
will receive more prompt treatment
than have heretofore, when old
soldiers have been compelled to
wait week after week, and month
after month for their pension
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-11
Why They Fail,

II takes some people so long to he
sure they are right that they never get
time to go ahead.-St. Paul Pioneer
Press
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-11

consideration. Time flies. What
ever is to be done for the Boys in
Blue must and should be done
quicsly.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-11

We must make our election between
economy and liberty or profusioD and
servitude. e.--Thomas Jefferson.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-06-11
Curiout

Curious.
1t is said that I'm Smiths wealth of
Nations" the word nation" appears
only on the title page.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-05-07
HAMBURG.

CHAsERuRG, May this vicinity has enjoyed
copi3us rains, which were badly needed ... Paul
Henry of Firoqua returned home last week. TO en-
terrain a case of humps John Henry of Niro-
qua moved the old Steenburg store on to the cor
ner lot where the Natwcll barn was formerly 10.
Gated The building is 10 be remodeled. and ru-
NOR has it that it viii be used for n restaurant
and barber shop. Mr.. Henry is also moving Chris
Haugen's farm home about 80 rods from its for
mer location .. =. Andrew Gilbertson, MARITIME OF.
son. Rudolph Schlickt. Gus Wrobel. Charlie Biz-
ezoW sky and Bert Gardner are having an aftesian
well put in at the foot Of the hill. The well viii
have one of the largest rams in Vernon county.
Martin Emson is drilling the well Mrs. Willie
Wrobel was taken to La Crosse on Friday. and
Saturday underwent an operation for appendici-
tbs Mrs Chris Fustad of Onalaska is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Harry Hoyt. Chas. Ender
and wife drove to Victory. Saturday. returning
Sunday Miss Cora Gilbertson and Mr.. Edward
Erickson We're united in marriage Monday May,
5. at Coon Valley by Rev. Sovde. Miss Gilbertson
is our accommodating hello" girl and Mr. Erick-
son the village marshal. Hearty congratulations
John Hellwig has completed plans for a hard
ware store which he will erect in the near fu-
ture. The building win be up-to-date. Mrs T.
were in the village last week. trying to organize
Womsns' Relief Corps. Mrs Lloyd Gorsine was
called to Montana, Friday. receiving a tels gram
that Lloyd had broken leg. the telegram not
stating how it happened Mrs GoTsline and baby
left Friday evening. Mrs. Peter Peterson visit
ed at bangor last week 49,. Olaf Haltorp and wife
are rejoicing over the arrival of a son at their
home Miss Letha Hoyt spent the week end at
home . Mrs. VIM. Remer spent Monday 81 Viro-
qua .Phio Vandyke and family of Onalaska
are here visiting friends. ky, z.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-05-07
RURAL NEWS ITEMS
Contributed by the Censor's
Live Correspondents
JEFFERSON.

BUD, Nay 6-Seeding pretty well done in this
locality Oscar Jacobson has a new auto. Buick
A nine pound boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
E C Tryggestad a recent date. SO II you notice
an extra broad smile on Elias you viii know what
il means The writer wss busy at his work in
the field one day not long ago when he looked up
and saw terrible cloud Of dust in the road to his
right. As it began to clear away he discovered at
least dozen ladies burdened with baskets and
bundles headed for H. Z. Anderson's. where there
was q surprise awaiting Mrs Ole Guddal. who
hadn't even herself thought of It being her birth
day. and couldn't Imagine why so many Of her
friends were calling in bunch. II soon dawned
on the old lady. when the company took charge of
the dining room. began to spread tables and show
ed up nice birthday cake and many other good
les. 1t was not dull at Anderson home the next
two or three hours, Cor.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-05-07
Mrs. E. W. Hazen has been in Oh

Mrs. E. w. Hazen has been in Chi
cage for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy P. Bean came
from Retreat and passed Sunday at the
home of Mayor Smith.
"A young son or F. P. Bean of Re
treat, was operated upon for appendi-
citis in La Crosse hospital.
Mrs. Sam Ames of Liberty re-
turned from visit Nth her daughter
at Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
Mrs. Stella Nuzum Fulton and baby
came from Waller, Montana, for visit
at the parental home of John E. Nuzum.
-Cr0nk, the Chiropractor, First Nat.
Bank. phone q, can correct your mis-
placed spinal bones, that causes your
chronic aches and pains
M. c. Bergh has moved his family
from Madison to Richland Center, where
he assumes management of the new
bank just established and opened.
-Orrin Moon, twenty-five years old,
was brought here from town Of Forest,
committed to the home for defective
minded and taken there by Sheriff
HOMELAND.
-V.roqua Odd Fellow lodge is having
a most substantial growth in member
ship. Saturday evening third degree
work was conferred on five candidates,
banquet following.
Rev. Father O'Reilly has gone to
Ireland on vacation, his church flock
at Baraboo having granted hin the
time and presented him with a nice
purse to pay his expenses.
A fire on the farm of w. c. Miller,
three miles northwest of Viroqua,t de-
stroyed his barn and adjacent shed,
losing buildings, some implements ano
grain. Amount of loss, and whether
| insured, we are not advised.
Arthur Traverse Of La Fargo, en-
route home from Sawyer county, tarrieC
in the county seat last Saturday. He
| is representative for land company II
northern Wisconsin, having located {
number of settlers from La Fargo com
munity. MIR. Traverss says he is SURF
that is the place for men with small
means seeking a permanent home.
Miss Bessie Upham, graduate o.
our high school four years ago, wa
married at the home Of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Upham, in De Soto
on Monday. The groom is MIR. Mar
quesen, a draughtsman of the Bur
lington railroad, with headquarters il
Chicago. This marriage date fell Of
the thirty-fourth anniversary Of Ethi
parents wedding.
DIR. A. P. Minshall paid visit TO hi
friend of medical college days, DR.
Daugherty, at Pichland Center Will
there he was shown about the city AM
states that he was amazed at the rspi'
strides made In building and CONNER
eially since his last trip to the Center
He was privileged to inspect the nam
moth milk condensing plant, new mum
cipal auditorium, educational institu
tons and other places Of interest. Tn
doctor pronounces our sister city gen
uine hummer.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-05-07
LIRERTY.

LOWER LIBERTY May Miss Julia r. Jennings
visited Bishop Branch school one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jennings and daughter Julia
took dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Wangs one
day last week. =. Mrs. W. X. Thomas from Reads
town has been on Bishop Branch the past three
weeks caring for her daughter. Mrs. VIM. Wangs,
through her illness. On April 9Th the stork left
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Wangs a six
pound baby girl that has neither aunt nor uncle.
but one great grand father Mr.. John Putser, one
great grand mother, Roxana Wangs Ferron. Its
grand parents Mr. and Mrs. W. r. Thomas and
Mrs. o. ". Jennings. r. F. Jennings Of North
MeGregor. Iowa. visited at the Walter Jenning 5