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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-26
The Real Aninus
OF The Case


"Johnny-Come-Lately, the new
editor of the Independent. after
laboring over the matter for a
week and presumably burning
much midnight oil has addressed
an open letter ''To The Wells
Commercial Club and Phil S Trip
lett. Editor of the Wells Herald.
THE portions of the pubica-
tions, in the last weeks issue of
The Herald, which the editor of
this paper prepared, was the edi-
torial appearing on the fourth
page, and which article we father
in its entirety, and which article
we shall have occasion from time
to time, to refer to, not that we
need defend ourselves of the state
ments made by this Johnny Come
Latey, but merely to show that the
expressions of the editorial we're
true. g.. -..... ..-.ar
"The animus OF Johnny Come
Lately is apparent to all the people
Of Elko county. He stated in the
first article appearing in the Inde-
pendent that some taxpayer living
not far from Wells, or some words
to that effect, was opposed to the
establishment of the high school
here. Rut has he given the name
of that authority See if you can
find it in any of his utterances
The truth of the matter is, if there
is any great opposition to the es-
tablisbment of the high school in
Wells, that the sentiment has in
great measure been worked up by
this Johnny-Come-Lately, and it
certainly looks like his object was
to prevent the establishment of the
school here, if in his power to pre-
vent it. The Independent man has
no love for Wells; this we stated
last week and this we reiterate this
week Notwithstanding the fact that
he says, 81" note the big rs
throughout his article "have no
personal telling in this matter and
no i'll will toward Wells or any of
her citizens. The Herald's ma
licious, wilful and wicked slander
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Gee! what a lying wicked
slanderer we are.
"Well if the Independent writer
has no animus toward any of the
people Of Wells he has certainly
recovered from that state of mind.
1t was not SO very long ago that he
was here soliciting advertisements
for an edition Of a Reno paper. He
spent considerable time among the
business men OF wells but did not
succeed in landing much business
He was piqued over the matter
With a considerable feeling of
enmity he stated in the presence Of
more than one responsible citizen
of this place that Business men
of Wells were lot of pikers"
After delivering this labored opin-
ion he drifted away. Now If he
entertained such an opinion at that
time what hsscaused him to change
bis mind in the meantime to the
extent that he could now embrace
those same business men with feel
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-26
Lamoille Musical Club to
Give Musical Entertainment

The Lamoille Musical Club will
give minstrel enter tainment at
the Lamoille Hall on Friday, even
ing May 9 1918.
Admission gentlemen 100, Lad
les Soc, Children over 5 years 25c.
Come one and all and laugh and
be merry and trip the light fantas-
tic to the strains of our tantaliz-
ing, hypnotlzing. mesmerizine
tunes.
Don't forget the date and place
May 8, 1918 at Lamnille Nevada.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-26
NO. 90
Geldings Going
to California

Tracy Fairchild is bringing some fine
Geldings, which John Troup has pur-
chased, and win ship to his home
in California, after they have been
inspected. George Gauld, who is in
charge ofMr. Troup's horses, here win
accompany the shipment. and will
accept position wired to him this
morning, by Francis Underhill, of the
Thos. B. Dibble estate, of Santa Bar
bara.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-26

The truth of the matter is that he
is like a ship in a storm without a
rudder. He is as helpless as a new
born babe; simply because he is
in wong. But to be serious, tn e
whole question is the right to bond
the county until a vote has been
taken at an election held for that
purpose. If the legislature can
enact a law bonding the county
without it's consent for q high
school, it can do so for another
purpose and for any amount it
pleases The people have absolutely
no control Of their own financial
affairs. if this bill is allowed to
stand unchalleneed. .....
1t is not the high school at Wells
the Independent is fighting. 1t is
a principle we are trying to uphold.
A question of constitutional law
has been violated with impunity.
Have the citizens of the state any
rights which the legislature is
bond to respect, and Is the ques-
tion Of bonding the county one
of them? We believe the question,
If it ever reaches the Supreme
Court, will be declared unconstitu-
tional or void. as against publ:
policy. A serious question ia invol-
we'd and the rights of the people
are at stake and we believe the
highest court in the land will give
adequate relief. The Independent
calls upon every believer of human
rights and human liberty to line
up on the side of constitutional
law and see to it that the rights of
the people are not taken from
them by methods that are unique,
to say the least. Remember for
once and for all time, the Wells
High School is not the question at
issue. 1t is the question of right,
under the constitution, to bond a
county for any purpose whatever,
until that county has said by ma
jortys of its votes that It is willing
to bs s6Tbonded,. that must be de-
cided sooner or later. Don't let
the Wells Herald or any one else
blind you to the facts by bringing
in false issues. Look the question
squarely, In the face and meet it
like men. II you have any rights
stand for them and take the ques.
tion to court Of last resort il nee.
essary to secure your just rights.
We still insist that the Herald
man is prevaricator. The language
attributed to US was never spoken
ny the writer. He never had oc-
casion to use such language and
the word "piker" is not in his vo-
cabulary. However we are glad
the matter has been sifted down to
the word given by the Herald man,
who vouches for their authenticity.
He probably used them himself as
he has been heard to use language
of q similar import on various
occasions, and about his own town
at that.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-26
CHURCH NOTICES

BAPTIST CHURCH -
.Subject-11:a "a m. Preaching by
Rev. G N Gardner.
Subject-7:3O p m Rev. G N
Gardner. -tr
Special music by the Chorus g
Thursday 7:3O pm. Prayer
meeting in the Chapel 49,, .t
All are welcome. -.'sst
Rev. Chas. McHarness,
'f'z -ss's-s rs.rs1.sss--f a-l9,sa=.P Pastor. e
G N Gardner. Stated Supply
ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Morning Service IL p. m.
Evening Sermon 7:3e .-g.i
Sunday School. 1890.
Friday Litany q P M.
Everybody Welcome.
Ernest H. Price
Minister in Charge.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-26

Alkali Ike is sore at Johnny
Come-Lately and jumps all over
him for not coming sovner. If
he had perhaps conditions might
have been better in Wells by this
time. Ike's daily menu of alkali,
sagebrush and coyotes has given
him dyspepsia, soured his disposi-
tion, tattered his veracity and
warped his judgement. He has
fallen off the Truth wagon which
comes easy after his experiences
with the water wagon. He is a
nice boy but can't help his environ
ment and he may become wiser as
ne grows older. He can NOT be
called a sociable cuss' by any
stretch Of Imagination, or he would
not call a new conner such names
How can Elko county, hope to at
tract settlers if it is considered a
crime to come here? Every man
who comes here is Johnny Come
Lately according to our esteemed
contemporary and is open to criti-
cism and abuse for daring to tres
pass on his preserves. '-' ..' -
We have published his article in
full in order that every man, wom-
an and child in the county may
know the kind of tactics employed
and the arguments used by this
great Nevada editor. We were
afraid his limited circulation would
prevent his views becoming widely
known and have gladly given him
space to assist in getting the pub
licity he seems to banker after.
Two or three columns of original
matter is revelation to Ike and
he marvels at It and believes It
took week instead of few min
utes to writ ite. 1t all depends ON a
mans veiw point. 1t gives Ike
brain fag to write few lines of
original matter, 80 it is said. It is
believed that he used up a large
amount of gray matter in writing
his replies to this paper, for rumor
has it, that rusty pair of shears
is his editor in chief and a sinking
paste pot his news editor. We
do not know and cannot vouch for
the truth or falsity of this state
ment. We leave it to Ike to tell
it. if he chooses to let the the pub
lie in on his littleenap.
We understood, until the famous
editorial put US wise that bonding
the taxpayers of Elko County with
out their knowledge or consent
was the question at issue.
The introduction of personalities
is not to our liking, but has been
forced upon US. by the Herald.
We can only say as Shakespeare
does in Macbeth. Damned be he
who first cries, ''hold, enough"
We learn from the Herald that the
peccadilloes Of the Independent
man is the real issue at stake, in
the Judgement of our adversary.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-26
Two Elko Boys Taking
Civil Service Exams.

Civil Service examinations are being
held today in the High School for
clerk in the Post Office. Two local
boys are taking the examinations-Mil-
ton j. Reinhart, and Rufus Ogilvie.
We wish them success.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-26
POTATOES FOR SALE

Two car loads Of Nevada pota.
tues for sale at 6oct per bag. viii
be sold in quantities to suit pur-
chaser. Elko Commission House.
Elko, Nevada.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-26
FOR SALE

For sale on easy terms. A FIVE
room cottage. bath and pantry.
Pest location in Elko. Inquire at
this office. Advt. DMf5.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-26

j E Threlkel. will leave tomor-
row for Reno, having to close up
three sales for Cadillac cars. He
reports several sales in Reno.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-26
MASS

Mass will be celebrated at HINT
er Hall, next Sunday morning, by
the Rev Father Corcoran Of Carlin.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-26
May Day BAH

Atthe Bradley Opera House, on Nav ist,
the choir OF st. Paups Episcopal Church,
will give May Day Ball. One feature OF
which viii be a May Pole Dance to be
danced by the younger girls.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-26
. M. A. M.
MAINLY About Mem

Billy Devin is another traveller,
or Sacramento Thirst Studio,
md reports that Elko hasn't gone
ry as yet ~"
Attorney Fee arrived in Elko
asst night from the Rochester camp
bringing with him some choice
pecimens Of ore,
8 We Keddie, of North Fork, ac-
5companied by J R Mccoy fairly
took our breath in his fine 65 H
P "Arrow" car, as he whizzed by
US. They left town this morning.
Billy j. Langeyin. who represents
wholesale grocery firm in San
Francisco took business trip to
Lamoille today. Billy is a most
successful salesman, and is great at
auto suggestion.
Senator Hunter went down to
the coast on No. 8 today. He ex-
poets to be back in Elko about June
1st His many friends in town will
welcome his return to the biggest
little city in the State.
Now comes D D Holgate, pro-
prietor of the Troy Laundry. He
will leave for Portland tomorrow,
to visit his mother who is i'll and
will be gone month. D. D will
wear a hat, so as not to be asked
-Why?o, ~.
w B Linneyy Inspector of Agen-
"ies for the Occidental Life Insur-
ance Co., is in town from "The
White City" of Los Angeles. He is
doing a fine business, and has
charge of the states of California,
Washington, Oregon, Arizona and
Nevada.
J A Moynihan,. representing the
W.P Fuller Co. Of Sacramento re-
por splendid business. This gen
fal frishman says "Elko is the best
town along the line"
Attorney H P Hale left for Wells
today to be present at 9 m when
the preliminary hearing of Mont
gomery will take place. On the
same train was District Attorney
Carville, Sheriff Harris and the
prisoner. t-'.'
Jim Burke, a well-known mining
man from Bullion left for home
this morning. .......
r A Kline, civil engineer from
Bullion left this morning with a
load Of lumber.
Earl Chase is guest today at
the Mager. ...
j S Spelman, Road Master on
the Western Pacific is in town
from Winnemucca. a-....
Rev Father t:orcoran from Carlin
is staying at the Mayer.
j M Brown is an arrival today
from Ogden, Utah
VIC Owens is in town from Car
lin and is registered at the Com
mercial
Daniel F Yost, mining man
from Lynn, left for Tuscarora to-
day
The Independent man was at
Palisade yesterday and in connec-
tion wishes to say that the Hotel
at that place under the manage
ment Of VIM Eberts is second to
none The dining room is as good
as the best cafe to be found in the
state 1t isl model of perfection and
sada is to be congratulated on
having such an up to the minute
hotel
Rev Mr. McHarness, of the Bap-
tist church, held service at Pali-
sade last evening.
A L BIough from Salt Lake is in
town for few days. He 10 accom-
panied by D H McMurtry. They
are mining men and looking the
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-26

D H McMurtry, from Salt, Lake,
is visiting his brother H A of the
Bakery saloon.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-26

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
Service, IL a. m.
Probation After Death" '
Sunday School, 1890 p. m.
Wednesday evening service ut 8
p. m.
Dotta building, Idaho street, .iear
fifth. A free reading room at the
same ad dress is open to the public
from 2 to 4 p. m. daily, including
Sundays and holidays. The Bible
and all Christian Science literature
canbe read.
Everybody welcome.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-26

What Is life without, The rudspsaa.
entS
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-26
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Sermon, IL a. m. -
"The Blind See"
Sermon, 7:30 m. ~
my Mothers Religion"
Prayer meeting will be held in
the church Wednesday at 7:3O P nj
Dorcas Society Thursday at 2:3O
P. M. at the residence of Mrs Rob-
ert Hesson 3
Music in charge of Mrs. G. L
Swartz.
Everybody welcome.
George Fl Greenfield,
Pastor
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-24
Caleb to Quit.

Representative Caleb Powers,
who came to Congress almost d.
recty from the Kentucky prison,
where for years he had conduct
ed a.sensational7 fight for his life,
growing out of the killing Of
Governor Goebel, will retire at
the end of his term.
Il am. not now financially able
to longer stay 10 the game of
politics and play it as the times
demand" said the Congressman
in a statement yesterday.
'rhe game is strenuous and
life destroying. Any statement
that ! am retiring because ofos.
tracism by members of Congress
is false. With the exception of
the Democratic members from
Kentucky, / have been treated
respectfully and courteously by
all members.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-24
Bill
to be Tested.


A friendly suit was filed in
chancery court in Knoxville last
week to test the constitutionali-
ty af an appropriation of $4,000
made to. the rationale conserva-.
tion exposition by the Tennessee
legislature. The bill was fled
by the exposition directorate
against George P. Woollen comp
troller, and the latter was there
one day day to accept service in
the suit. Recently Attorney
General Thompson held the ap-
preparation was unconstitutional, j,
in the same appropriation
bill money was appropriated
to the tri-state fair at Memphis
and to a Catholic charitable
institution in that city. The
cases will be argued at once that
it may be taken before the Su-
preme court at this term.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-24
Snow First.
Visitation Of the Beauti-
full Which Covered the
Ground and Came Be.
fore kilIind Frost.

1t is said by the oldest inhab..
liant of this section that the
memory of man runneth not back
to a time or another year, when
a snow sufficient to- hide the sur
face Of the earth came before a
killing frost, as was the case on
Monday morning of this week.
Rain Jell nearly oil the right and
between the hours Of FIVE and
six, on Monday morning, turned
to snow, and so generously did
the old lady in the skies pick her
geese, that but for the moisture
the depth on the earth must
have become more thaa an inch
in an hours time or less. That
part Of the eorth covered by
grass. was hidden beneath the
mantle of while. and the vegcta-
tion, which had recently been
making the gardens green as
June, was weighted down under
the burden Of snow. Some two
weeks previous to this snow, one
or two light frosts were report
but ON this hill dothing was kill
ed or few Of even the tenderest
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-24
Denies Graft on Notes.

New York Bankers composing
the syndicate which purchased a
considerable amount Of the state
of Tennessee short term notes
not long ago express surprise at
a story published in that city
charging them with buying the
notes for $981, selling them for
1905 and dividing the difference
with the members of the fund.
ing board Of the state of Tennes-
see. Members Of the syndicate
were inclined to look upon the
report as the result of q political
squabble between the Democrat
ic and Republican parties in the
Tennessee legislature.
1t was said that the syndicate,
instead Of making a formal re-.
ply to the charge, would wait
until asked to do so by the state,
when they would willingly di-
vulge all details Of the transac.
tion, aud would permit any inves.
tigation of it's books. The syn
dicate is composed of Potter,
Choate & Prentice, Brown Bros.
& Co., and Kanuth, Nachod IL
Kuhne.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-24
O.. O. H. B.
Original Order Hill Billies
Organized in Henry and
Every County in State
Ought to Follow Suit.

A good example has been set
in Henry county by founding the
| Or Ter of Hill Billies, and the
Hill Billies in all the counties
will find it to their credit to imi.
tate their brethren over in the
county Of Henry and the town Of
Paris. The Henry county Hill
Billies sound the keynote in the
following resolutions which were
unanimously adopted, and which
will fit the Fl. B. in any other
county as well as Henry
THAT we, as Hill Billies, claim
the right to the regular descen.
dants of Andy Jackson, Abe
Lincoln, Isham G. Harris, Bob
Taylor and others too numerous
to mention, declare that as there
are more Of us, that we don't
propose to have this state govern.
ed BY any town.. but intend to
see that the towns are governed
by the laws of the state.
That liquor or no liquor we are
not hereafter going to vote for
any fellow just because he calls
himself a democrat when he isn't.
That if the fellows up at the
Legislature are not in favor Of the
laws being enforced, then we
are, and hereby give notice that
such fellows are there for the
last time"
If the Hill Billy is not mis-.
taken in his calculation, the
regular session and the first ,ex-
ira session of the 58th General.
Assembly will 90 down is history.
as the last sessions of the law.
making body. of Tennessee ever
controlled or dictated to by the
representatives of the city Hood.
lum.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-24
Natural Gas Discovered.

1t was reported from Chatta.
nooga that natural gas had been
discovered where the Battle of
Chicamauga began in 1858. The
discovery was made by . farmer
named. Smith. At Alexsnder's
bridge, the farmer was boring .
well when he. made. the, strike.
Having reached q depth, Of about
800 feet he suddenly began TO
smell gas, so the report states.
His eyebrows and hair was sing
ed in the experiments with the
flow so far. The report Of the
discovery is meager.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-24
VICTORY.
Perches at Last on the
Law Enforcement Ban
ner In the General AS
sembly.

The second extra session of the
58th General Assembly adjourn.
ed last Friday night after having
passed three bills in the direc-
tion Of curtailing the shipments
and sale 4 Intoxicating liquors
in Tennessee and the enforce
ment of the laws against the sale
of liquors. The first of,the anti
shipping bills provides againt the
shipment of intoxicants from.one
county to another, making both
shipper and carrier liable. The
second anti.shipping bill limits
interstate shipments of, intoxi.
eating liquors for personal use to
one gallon and forbids the ship
ment except for uses given in the
law and requires the carrier to
file statement with County Court
Clerk 3 showing that all require
ments are complied with. The
purchaser must file written state.
ment with the carrier showing
the purpose for which liquors
are to be used. The nuisance
bill passed enables officials or
citizens anywhere to proceed in
law against any business that
may be bv the bill declared a
nuisance-nota bly, selling whisky
and bawdy ant gambling houses.
Mayor Crump Of Memphis,
went home and declared the new
laws would not have any effect
on sale of whisky, while Stanton,
the House Speaker, stayed in
Nashville and depicted Memphis
under the new laws, as being al.
most a total financial wreck.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-24
MadisOnPrim
Held on Wednesday Of last
Week and Figures Of
Same Given by Govern.
ing Committee.

The Governing Committee, of
which John L. Wisdom is chair.
man and T. j. Murray, secretary,
counted the vote Of the Madison
county Democratic primary ON
last Saturday and announced the
resultas follows:
I'VE, the Governing Commit
tee, appointed to hold the Demo-
cratic primary elections for Madi.
son county on October 15, 1918,
have this day csnsassed the re-.
turns for the, primary OF October
18th, and we lind that @. f.
Boone received for sheriff 988
votes; j. g. Perry received for
sheriff, 1882 votes, and @. A.
Tomlison received 498 votes. For
county court clerkTJ. A. Thomp.
son received 5,828 votes. For
circuit court clerk w. B. Hays
received 1900 votes and w. f.
May received 1.4S8 votes, For
trustee, John l.. Pearson received
2,238 votes. For register, HI.
Caradine received 1,594 votes,
Rush Pearson received 8@ votes,
and ID. T. Turner received 1877
votes. For members CT the
County Board Of Education, A.
S. johnson received 173 votes, X.
O. Mayo received ,298 votes, W.
l. Gunter received 118, j. %.
Pearson received $50 votes, M.
S. Pope received $50 votes, and
Benjamin Tyson received l06
votes. For constable in the Fiji
teenth civil district D. N. Bates
received 498 votes, J. d. Cooke
received 8S2 votes, and W. T.
Jones received sol votes. 4
There are five members of
the County Board Of Education,
with j. O. Pearson and W. i.
Gunter opposing each other" {
John L. Wisdom, Chairman.
T. j. Murray, Secretary.