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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-01-24
REMARKABLE MACHINE
FOR LlYNG TRAl

A remarkable machine by viii. !
railroad tracks are iaid with aimos
incredible rapidity Is described in
a recent issue Of the Scientif /
Amerian. The machine NOV
steadily forward over the trael.
it lays at rate of from 12 to 80
feet per minute. At the rear o
the track-layihg machiLe are ca,
loaded with ties and rails. IT,,
cars which carry the ties are l.,
advance of those carrying the rail
which are drawn forward e.i
rollers and are connected ter.
porariiy To one another. As Il
rails pass under the cars whic
carry the ties the latter are di
tributed upon the rails and space
apart uniformly. The chain &.
rails thus serves to transport IL.
ties toward the track-layiI
machine. AS the rails enter q !,
machine the ties are picked up l..
a conveyer and carried overhesf
They are distributed on the roat.
bed at the end of truss tina,
reaches far in advance of the mai
body of the track-laying machine.
The rails in the meantime az
carried forward and deposit, 4
upon ties previously laid. Tie
truss may be swung to one side or
the other in order to allow f,r
passing around curves. The tracI
laying machine is self-propelIing
1t hauls train of twenty five car
Of material more or less, depend
ing upon the grade. A train ol
twelve cars will carry enouf /
material for a mile of tract
The machine with eighteen mer
including spikers, can lay and bol
and spike half mile of track DC
day. With larger force of mt
two miles Of track may be laid
a single day.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-01-24
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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-01-24
SENDS 1920
WORDS A MINUTE

A Madrid dispatch gives details
Of new invention which is said
70 .etolutionize telcsraphy.
The machine. which is declared
to be AN Improvement on the
Hu shes instrument, was invented
and manufactured hyScnor BaIser a
of the Spanish telegraph depa;t-
ment. 1t is capable of sending and
receiving 1920 wotds mute,
three times the velocity of the
Hughes machine. Senor Balsera's s
machine possesses a type wheel
similar to that Of the Hughes
apparatus; but, whereas with the
latter only five impressions or let
tcrs can be effected Ser revolution,
with 'he former fourteen may be
made with a keyboard of the same
size.
The instrument, it is stated, has
been Thoroughly tested by the
Spanish tel graph department,
which has ordered twenty machines.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-01-24
IHIIaa FIGHTER GOES
TO iRIz0NA TO SPEND DAYS

V. B. Sabine. who carries his ~
years about as lightly a. a man
could and looks 10 te nearer so
than lis real agc, spsnt last week
in town having cone from the
Lahont1n dam, where he has been
rJnHi7g the pumps IN thr river he'd
that kteFs the llow Il water from
iataFering &ilh the progress OF
the concrete work. MIR. Sabine is
son Of the two survivors of the
Pyrarid Lahe massacre, which
occurred in hiuy 1860. This tragedy
is famous in the annals If Indian
fighting, and occurred at the
hands OF the entire Piute tribe.
when % dotyhucnt Of l05 men
unteE Major CrmsJy. after whom
Or-say county ~as name. followed
the ..dskirs from a point up the
Carr. River from Fullon where IA
day ,r ryo previously the Piutes
had nru..l.y murdered five white
mgr, - sca-a u conflict where a
hlo.as bn'l.e was fought, but 40
# th. entire Igj living to tell the
tale Iejar Ormshy was among
these killed in the unequal battle
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-01-24
WORK WINS REWARD

The Rehekah Dagree team met
at Odd Fellow hall last night for
the purpose Of initiation at their
coming meeting on Wednesday
night. Advantage was taken Of
this by the Rebekahs to present to
Mrs. Barbara Lang beautiful set
Of kni, cs and forks. At the con-
clusion of the rehersal. cards and a
social good time was held until a
late hour when refreshments were
served. 4 WAS n late hour when
the forty-two VINO were present
started for home. The event is
considered one OF the best social
affairs ncld by tho Rrbckas. Mrs.
Lang is one Of the charter members
Of Ivy Rel Clih lttfc git ! its
present sccrCtnry and the present
was given in honor of her faithful
work.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-01-24
LINCOLN STORY

Among other well mean ing
northern men who hulhrrcd
Lincoln in 1864 with miprac,iyabIc
plans for ending the war was
kindly. bland and bald cid fellow
whose flow Of conversation was
simply maddening 90 the good
natured hut busy president. Rs
hook or crook the old fellow man
aged to get by the scntincls. and
Lincoln was too soft hearted to
give him pcremptOry orders to re-
main away, relates a writer in the
Omaha Bee. One afternoon when
he bad Interrupted important husj-
ness for nearly an hour the pres
dent suddenly rose, hurried to a
cupboard and drew forth large
bottle.
"Did you ever use this remedy
for baldncss?" the unwclromc call
or was asked.
Never" he replied, examining
the label.
"Wcll," said Lincoln, with an
air II one COnf'rrirg n special
favor. you may have it. Here,
take the bottle, Ro home, rub it
well into the head and come hafe,
soy. in three months and let ne
know if it did you good "
a d he hustled the hairless old
chap through the door and bowed
him off.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-01-24
INSPECTOR OF MINES
ISSUSE REPORT

The annual report of the state
inspector of mines for 1912 has
just been issued by Edward Ryan,
the state inspector, and constitutes
a highly interesting summary of
mining operations in Nevada dur.
inc the past year The report also
shows that the work of the inspec.
tor has been and will continue to
be ,f vast inheritance to the
mining industry, in safeguarding
life and property in aiding mine
operators to avoid accidents and in
furthering the miner like develop
ment and operation Of the mines.
Legislation that affects the min
ing industry in an important
degree is recommended by Inspec-
tor Ryan in bis report; particular
ly certain measures having for
their object the compulsory use
of efficient safety devices and
the elimination of dust in mines
and mills. Through the instru
mentality of the inspector many
imrovements in this direction have
been affected; shafts have been
equipped with safeties, cages with
gates and mine workings with
ladders, passages and sign boards
with inform mine signal codes.
The most important mining
operations in each county and
district are described in the report,
as well as statistics being given
that show the progress of develop
ment in the state and the descrip.
ticns of fires at the Belmont and
Girouk mines are graphically
written. A long list of changes
improvements and provisions for
greater safety in various mine.
Indicates that the inspector ha:
been kept busy and the report also
contains full list of mine casuali
ties and accidents. to employee.
through the state for the two
years ending November goth last
The book is handsomely illustrated
bv bhalf-toned cuts of some of the
leading mining and milling plants
in the state.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-01-24

against something. When l came
o. continued Jim, l decided not to
bother about eating and returned
to monument my claim but SEEM
ed to go every way and could not
find the cropping again. Through
the kick of the mule had evident
ly lost the bump of location. And
do you know boys. that claim
was pure gold on top and believe
it would have got better as it went
down. Ely Record.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-01-24
MULE KICK
LOST HIS PROPERTY

All the boys were sitting around
the camp fire one evening and had
about exhausted their stories and
exl eriences Of finding prospects.
As the lull of the conversation
arrived Jim took his old clay pipe
from his mouth sputtered into the
embers and remarked that he had
listened to all their stories but
none appeared t. compare with a
find that he bad made IL years
previously. He had been wander.
ing around for some time without
any success but one day he struck
something terrible good. He
knocked off pieces of the cropping
for quite awhile and then deter
mined to return to camp to get d
bite OF s,mething to eat and when
he arrived there he found his mule
with a leg through the frying pan.
Hc stopped to take the pan oft
when the heavy end of the mule
elevated into space but bumped
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-01-24
He WAS INCOMPETENT

Father" asked the small boy
Of an editor. "is Jupiter inhabit.
ed" l don't know. my son,
was the truthful answer. Present. /.
ly he was interrupted again.
Father, are there any sea ser.
pents? IL don't know my son. !.
The little fellow was manifestly
cast down, hut presently rallied
and again approached the great
source Of information. Father.
what does the north pole look
likeF II don know my son."
At last in desperation he int uired
with witherinR emphasis: Father
how did you get to be an editor. {"
Zion 6 Herald.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-01-24
nixon EGTAIE GL5IMS
AGG1EGlTE LARGE sum

Although no appraisement of
the estate Of the late Senate,
George S. Nixon has yet been mi ade
public, intsrcs ing data concerning
the outstanding IIsims which must
be allowed by tna executors and
the Districl COur before the final
distribution IN cg the will. is
Givcu lu the record Of probate
claims at the Office Of County Clerk
". a. rugE. the total claims
ed e., ll07 .,a 20 date is S456,
jl5.@@, Including S7,94O.I5 in
miscellaneous claims such as are
customarily required to be filed
in the interval between the death
Of a tostatar end the final account
and Sl4S,I45.77, which appears to
he the record ui faaucial transac-
unns during the Ilir time of the
tcs'ator. AT the time OF a suit
coUcerDin the legality of certain
fees demanded on the filing of
inventory of taa estate il was
announced hy one Of the lawyers
for tn estate that the appraised
value would be approximately
S2,001,uJO Zoe claims on file will
FrVFI.I.|t. -. ........ fT.. o.. L.. a.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-01-24

Ivy Rebekah Lodge on Saturday
will hold another Of their dime
socials for the purpose Of raising
the necessary funds to care for the
Rebekah State Assembly to be held
here next June. Under Rebekah
laws they are not allowed to use
the lodge funds for this purpose.
All Odd Fellows and friends are
invited to be present.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-01-24

The Silver Peak: Glasgow and
Wetern Exploration Company. and
Phoebe and Pacific, Transportation
Company were left to the assessors.
During the morning session
the matter of assessing the rail-
roads was considered. Commis-
sioncr Shaughnessy was kept busy
quoting figures on the different
lines. The Copper relt finally
came up. After a heart to heart
talk on the part of Attorney Moore
for the road the assessment was
placed at $4,000 per mile a raisr
from $3.50.
The flurcs on the Western
Pa"ihc was then taken up. This
continued till noon and the attorney
sfor the road made a long talk
telling Of the difficulties uf the
road.
The first item on the list during
the afternoon was the Western
Pacific assessment. After several
amendments it was placed at SIS
600. The W. p. attorneys were
satisfied. Then Attorney Waters
of The San Pedro demanded that
reconsideration be taken in his road
as he insisted that the two were
practically on the same basis. The
board voted for the reconsidera.
tion, but when they finished the
assessment Of the San Pedro re-
nained at the same figure, SIT. 900
per mile. Then the trouble began.
There was a call for reconsider
alton on the Western Pacific road
1t came and to the surprise of ID.
this road was raised from the fiF-
teen thousand dollar mark 10 SlI-
600 the same figure that the san
Pedro went in for.
The raise came to the state 10
this instance through the attorneys
being at difference. Had Mr..
ne assessment this year.
The small roads were left to the
various assessors as vas othc
material such as rolling stock and
Improvements. The following is
the result Of the work Of th,
assessors during the week: Th,
- -. -.
total valuation OF corporations for
assessment purposes Was fixed at
S37 $50, $40. This is a net raise
Of $5.O3g, ,3S2.2O.
This concluded the work Of the
board as a body. The member
fingered to discuss land valuations
throughout the state and to make
suggestions tn the legislature.
The governor. state controller and
others are meeting with them
Carson Appeal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-01-24

Some people ha We troubles part
Of the time; others have them all
Of the time: but the person who
shoulders the troubles Of his neigh.
'bors sand then tries To tdI his
friends of the cares, is eligible to
membership 10 the Roosevelt party.
--Tonopah Bonanza.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-01-24
Cookies

One cupful butter two OF surar.
crenmed together. three well bcaicn
eggs. ono cupful of sour crcom. ono
teaspoonful soda, two Of cream Of tar.
tar. putmcg 10 flavor ngur enough TO
make n soft dourh roll ont thin on
n cloth to prevent ailckirE. sift. sugar
over the top. and lightly roll II IN.
Bake In uulck oven
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-01-24

-Dubbs must be In politics for his
health"
Hes always running for once"
81 know II. but all he ever gets for
his pains is the exercise"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-01-24
pity.

a ssSf who has . steady bean feels
NE sane kind OF Pity tsrsthS sisa who
stts alone night after night that the
boy who can dive has for tha one who
b AFRAID to wade In above his kneeAs :
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-01-24
Awaiting s,Dstsos,Ion. I y

Awaiting y sDsfeaatlon. w :
"Do you know that your daughter n
snEsgedr'
Il know II. OF course. but a. yes I
haven't been osaetaiiy notinea.-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-11-06
NUMEROUS LETTERS ART.
not PR0PERlYAN9 ESSED

The Postoffice Department of the
government is making a diligent effort
to educate the people to a proper
knowledge of how to address their let
tiers so as to insure prompt delivery
of all such mail matter One method
is free and general distribution of
card giving a form of address to be
used as a model by those who have
occasion at anytime to use the mails
To those who do not know it would be
a surprise to see how many letters are
deposited everyday in the postoffice
which, because of improper address or
no address at all, cannot be delivered
to the party for whom intended, but
must go to the dead-letter office at
Washington. Only this morning there
were five letters gathered at the Hat
tiesburg postoffice that were without
r-0per address. This experience, says
Postmaster Fuller, is by no r1cans un-
common.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-11-06
THE HATTIESBpRG NEWS
he was shot, paralized from the waist

he was shot, paralized from the waist
down, and the physicians hold out no
hope whatever of his recovery. The
bullet almost severed the spinal cord,
and the boy has no feeling or sensation
of any kind in his lower extremities.
His death is absolutely certain, but
he may live six months in his present
condition, and the end may come any
day.
In the hope that an operation might
be made, DR.. Scarborough had an X
ray photograph of the injury made,
but this only confined his diagnosis
that there was no hope, and that an
operation would do no good. Realizing
this, he permitted the boy to be taken
home by his mother, who would thus
be enabled to spend his remaining
days with him.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-11-06
C0LUNRUS SCHO1L
IS OVERLOOKING
DIR. WHITFIELD SAYS |. |. G. c. HAS
LARGEST ENROLMENT IN
ITS HISTORY.

Jackson, Miss. Nov. CIR. H. H..
Whitfield, president of the Industrial
Institute and College, at Columbus,
Miss. is in Jackson today, having re-
NAMED over from the meeting of the
county superintendent of education,
to whom he delivered an able address
earlier in the week to take in the state
fair DR.. Whitfield talks Interestingly
of the big institution over which he
presides, and in a conversation yester-
day mentioned a number of innova-
lions that he said were proving very
successful. In speaking of the col
lege he said:
1.-THE college is simply Overlooking.
We expected a small attendance be
cause of the complete abolition of one
of the lower classes. but instead OF
having a reduced attendance at the
end Of the first three days We had 9
total enrolment larger than the. Ell
rollment Of any entire previous year
The enrolment is now nearly SOC girls
&c years being ,he minimum age. The
school has been established since 1888
and by far Chis is the largest atten
dance in its history. The larges
number we have had before for {
u-bo1a voar tvas Q0-
The special work Of the institution
now IS to assist the people in working
out The concrete problems of the state
The faculty meets one hour each weel
for the purpose of studying Mississip
pts immediate problems; for the las
three weeks we have been paying par
ticu1ar attention to the health problem
IN this state for the purpose Of assist
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-11-06
NATIONAL BEAGLE
TRIALS BEGIN

Charlottesville, Va, Nov. eth
twenty-fourth annual field trials of th5
National Beagle Club began today OF
the club preserves near Shadwell, fou.
miles east of this city, and will con.
tinue for the greater part Of a weal,
The results of the meeting viii b
watched with much interest Dogs, tt
product of years of careful breedin'
and training and the victors Of ell the
trials of the past year, will be brought
into competition in the various events
that make up the programme. On
Sunday the annual bench show Of
beagles will be held, with Thomas
Cadwallader of Philadelphia as Judge.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-11-06
WILL BE WITH HIS
CUSTOMERS MONDAY

To my friends among the trade:
Having been confined to bed for
some days I have not been able to
visit you in person. | am now re-
gaining my health and next Monday
will begin my rounds fQr the purpose
of again bringing personally to your
attention the superior ability of the
Enterprise Foundry and Machine Com
pany to- supply your wants with cast
ings of all kinds and to do all kinds
of machine or locomotive repair work
in the very best manner and at most
reasonable prices. S. H. Story.
Adv-6-1t
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-11-06

ing the schools of the state to make
health ore Of their principal ends in
education.
We have prepared a syllabus of
work embracing all Of the principal
problems of the state, such as high
Ways, leyee systems, drainage, state
nd county taxation, and in fine all of
the problems which are to be solved
within the next few years.
This, however, does not mean that
we are paying less attention to aca-
demic or classic studies, but we are
attempting to show that these two
ideas are related and together consti-
tute one scheme of education.
"Half of the senior class has elect
ed course in concrete problems of
the state and will write graduating
essays on some phase of Mississippi
life. The girls from various counties
have organized themselves into Coun.
ty Clubs for the purpose Of studying
their counties. We find that the
study of all of these practical prob
lens has brought new spirit into the
institution and we firmly believe there
is higher appreciation of the proper
attitude the institution should sustain
to the people than has ever been.
Next year we will abolisl, all AGA
demic work below the Freshman class
thus placing the college in direct linz
with the high schools of the state II
other words there viii he no conflic
between the work done in the colleg,
and that done in the high schools
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-11-06

Mrs. Charles G. Gates, widow of
the son Of John w. Gates, through
the death of her young husband sud-
denly in Wyoming, comes into a share
of one of the largest fortunes in the
world. She will be one of the richest
widows in the world unless the will
of young Mr.. Gates leaves most of
his fortune to his mother, Mrs. John
w. Gates.
Mr.. Gates was only thirty-seven
wears old when he dropped dead at
Cody, Wyo, after a successful hunt
ing trip in the Rocky Mountains. Mrs.
Gates was his second wife. His first
was Miss Mary w. Martin of st. Louis.
They were married thirteen years
when she concluded to get a divorce.
Later she married again and she died
this September.
The widow left by the young mil
lionaire was Miss Florence Hopwood
of Minneapolis, whom he married in
September, 1911. The news of the
engagement came while the young man
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-11-06

which" Vitagraph comedy featuring
Cutey (Wallie) Van, and the Nash
Twins; "The End of the World" Bio
graph; "The Great Discovery" Lubin;
"a Saturday Holiday" Biograph COM
edy; music by the Gem orchestra. The
latest Pathe Weekly of the important
worlds events will be exhibited at the
Gen Friday A feature two-act play
called The Invisible Government" viii,
also be 1hown
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-11-06

dream in purple. Purple gown, purple
hat of Napoleonic cut, purple lining
to her fabulous sable coat, and-last
q d erprcme touch-whlte spats
Honest to goodness-white spats to
over h2r absurdly small boots.
Thus arm, and equipped cap-a-p'e,
Miss Garden purposes to tie all the
heats OF Fifth avenue New York;,
and Broad street PHILADELPHIA, and
Michigan avenue (Chicago), in hard
knot end then play golf with them,
even IL she has to mix her metaphors
som. what in the process.
On the occasion of a former re-
entry to America Miss Garden said
she would certainly finish her career
in convent She doesn't dress the
part.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-11-06

"a cane Yes, why not? demande-
Mary Garden when she arrived from
Europe for her winter season with the
Philadelphia Opera Company.
Mary, Mary, who poses as being
quite contrary, was carrying walk
ing stick. She was not lame, hat nor
blind. She was carrying it because it
was the latest thing in Paris, said
she. Others thought she carried it
because she knew the fact would in
terest many thousands of American
women in her.
France made the cane and made It
to fit into the costume in which Miss
Garden descended from the George
Washington upon the astounded gaze
of Hoboken. Such a costume! A
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-11-06
SA0ULN RI WARNING tn
BOYS AND TAFIR PARENT
(From Laurel Argus.)

DR.. Scarborough has given permits
sion for the removal of Homer Davis,
the Laurel boy who was recently ac-
cidently shot by a companion while
hunting, from the Jesse Gates Hospital
to the home of his widowed mother.
The fate of this boy has proven one
of the most distressing occurrences
in the history of the city, and ought
to be a warning both the boys and
their parents, of the danger of the
careless handling of deadly weapons.
Homer Davis has been lying, since