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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02

come from the Philippines They are
husky, hne-iooking fellows and are
ready 10 move at moments notice
In case of trouble their first work would
be to seize and guard the railway
bridge.
Mexieans in the United states
7 am surprised al the MeXicans ]
find down here on the nited states
eide of the boundary. The trains
coming in arc packed with poems or
Indians. who are coming into Texas
20 work on the farms. am told that
something hike $500 came into the
United states last summer and iai 10
aid in harvesting the cotton ana
other crops Thirty thousand came
by way OF Laredo. and more than
Is 90 BY way OF Brownsville These
men were scattered all over Texas.
and they got good wages during the
harvesting season. Many OF them
have returned home loaded with money.
The current wages for farm Work IN
Mexico are something Ike p cents
gold a day. but here in Texas the price
for picking cotton Il from % cents
upward per hundred pounds Many
a man can pick two. three or four
hundred pounds in day. and these
Nfexicans with their families. often
make from three 70 six dollars day.
and some even more They speno
almost nothing. and as result are
able 70 20 back home with enough
money 10 keep them for the rest OF
the year. The Texans are GLAD 20
have them. and 7 am told thai there
thew are employed by the hundreds
on certain estates
In addition 20 this there are many
Nexicsns who have come over to act
"a servants IN the towns OF southern
Texas heard OF one who. with NE
family. was so employed in Brownsville
His wages we're about SIS gold month.
and he had served the family AZ these
wages for two years OF more. Last
summer he asked his employer - he
might have q vacation TO pick cotton.
and. this being granted. he left lie
.ook his family with him. and
when he came back a. the end Of three
months he showed savings Of $50.
He then took up his old jon az SIS =
month and viii work at that until
fhe next cotton-picking season. Tie
spent his money 20 buy q LOT az Brow n
Vile. and his next years savings viii
build him = house.
A Walk Into MEXICO.
I. cost me Sust one nickel TO get into
.hc Nfexfran Repu bic. This was the toll
over the wagon bridge which crosses tho
Rio Grsnde into Nuevo Laredo. /
was stopped on the Nexlcan soc oy
.hr.e oTicials and asked " had any
9-,ns or other ammunition. and in re-
turning enc OF our customs officers
ssked me II had any dutiabie goods
in my clothes
The difference in the prosperity Of the
two republics vas apparent AZ coon ~
I left the bridge. The FIRST msn ] mot
-ras a blind beeear who asked me FOR
Aims. and I met more poor people a.
came I'd into the town and went
through the narrow. unpaved streets.
laredo. Terae, ie a city OF tho rich.
<fanv Of tie people have money 90 burn,
ard they are raising gold dollars on the
isnrs which lie all around them Tbs
n~oois Of Nuevo Laredo seem 20 be
su.f ere reverse. although they are sur
rounded b. q country equally rood. The
sowr IA ron. % seed, snd its houses ..
hrlrk covered With stgcco and painted
ali the coiors Of the rainbow. are bat
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02

tered and worn. The only sign Of active
life was in the plaza, where d gaiiy
uniformed band was playing excellent
music. 1 saw soldiers here and there.
and now and then passed one of the
Federal in fantrypatrolling the streets
Killed for His Hat.
understand that there il need OF the
Federal and local police just now al
most everywhere The unsettled con-
ditions as regards the government have
made the thieves and other criminals
more courageous than they nave been
in the past Brigandsge Is common IN
r,anv- districts. and travel in the noun
,ains i almost everywhere unsafe
Tbere are many thefts, and crime.
,vbich could be kept in check when the
country was quiet. now goes on I'M
punished.
A. an instance of this. the other night
a rich Mexican. the owner Of large
hacienda was standing on the steps OF
81 Pullman car He was something 81
dandy. and wore beautiful som brero.
embroidered with silver and loadeo
with a heavy silver cord. Sucn nat
is worth SIS or more. The train nsd
stopped at waysidc station ana tns
man was standing looking out toward
the East. smoking a cigarette. II was
evening. and the electric lights on the
car made bright the silver trimmings
OF the sorrbrcro. They caught the
eve Of a peon, who was sneaking UP on
tho Westward side OF the train. and ne,
rnbins the steps. stabbed the man in
the back. snstched the sombrero ana
got away before he could be appre-
henced The American who saw TINS
tells me the stabbed man died
have been warned 10y several
travellers 20 keep tho curtains OF my
berth down when riding At night over
tho Mexican railroads. and when
as.ed- why. the reply was that several
rocks had been thrown into the cars
aimed az travellers who sat by the win
dovs One such traveller was slcepius-
The stone scattered the pieces of glass
ali over him. and cut cash or 20 IN
his face. His eyes we're saved by the
fart that he was sleeping whom the
stone came.
would say. however. that these
oas~s are extraordinary. Railroad ira
vel in Mexico is undou btedly more dan
rerous Just now than in the past. and
hold-ups in certain districts are com
mon. understand. however, that
rranv Of the roads have been running
their trains uninterruptedly during the
past year. and 7 hope 20 travci over the
s--rater rart Of tho Mexican republic
without peluE f'b''N. Sh"i rt@t
south 20 Monterey tomorrow. and
will write OF conditions and other things
az I ind them.
Fortunes In Onions.
Before leaving Uncle Sans country.
however. want 20 give you some 81 the
bls stories the Texans are pouring into
nv ears They say their state 81
growing faster than the gourd Of old
Jonah. Right here in Laredo they have
..-....cd 20 nv satisfaction that they are
making fortunes In onions. Five years
aro the land surrounding the town wa
prac.icslly desert. and % could be
Z bought for from 80 70 81 per acre
Nov you have 20 cover u with green
hacks 20 get u. There are already
-nors than 10 .oo1 acres under cultivation.
and much Of this is IN garden patches.
devoted 70 onions. which In quality sur
as. fhose Of Bermuda. The Laredo
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02
HEATH LIE.

Especial 20 The Times Dispatch9
Heathsville. Va. February Mrs l. r
slaughter entert aimed At dinner In ner Deau-
tifuI home Mt. Zion. recently. Among
those present were Mr. and Mrs Haney.
Misses Margaret Smith and boswell Shirley.
OF Heathsville; Virginia Edwards. Raymond
Haney Edwards. Raymond Ha1ey. Edwards.
ChawSon and Taylor slaughter. OF Riceviile
Mrs T. J. Downing has returned from a
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-11
MARRIED

Karl Johnson, manager of the
Golden Rule, in Elko, pulled off a
stunt on his friends the other day,
which made them think that April
Fool was the real thing. OF all The
men in town he was the last, one
would have suspected If entertain
ing Thoughts of matrimony. One of
our Jolly bachelor" business men
had gone so far as to wager a
champagne dinner that Karl would
never marry.
Now the joke is On one of Elko's
sports and he is called upon to pay
the wager.
Last night Karl and his bride,
Miss Forbes, a charming young
lady from Ogden came in on No s..
The news soon became current
around town and the many friends
of the groom gave him a royal
reception at the Commercial hotel.
In fact, their attentions were so
persistent and their enthusiasm so
unbounded as to be, to say the least,
just a little unwelcomc. The
things they done in his suite of
rooms, before the bride and groom
had rcceded to the privacy Of their
sleeping apartments, would not
look well in print Karl never
realized before just how many
friends he had or just how strorg
the bond Of friendship. He knows
now and may he heard to mutter
under his breath, Save me from
my friends" almost every hour of
the day.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-11
Body of Unknown
Man Found in River

The body of nm unknown
mar was found yesterday after
noon about 2:3O by two young
boys, Harold Harris and Dewey Con-
rad, about four hundred Yards below
Hot Springs Bridge. The boys were
on a hunting "trip, and discovered the
body in the river. They reported their
discovery TO Sheriff Harris, and to Coro-
ncr Castle. The body was badly decom-
posed, and probably had been in the
water all winter. The maj was about
six feet in height, and as far rs could
be ascertained vas Of II sandy complex
Ion.
a %coroner's jury was called today.
and met at o a. IN. at the office of the
Coroner. The jury brought in a YER
dict that they believed this mar to bc
Thos II. %Philipson, who met his doath
h- accidental drowning. 4 man ofthis
naIne worked on the sewer gang last
fail,
Constable Frank Fernald saw Philip
son in Elko today. As to who the dead
man is still remains n mystery.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-11
JOHN TROUP MAKES
IMPORTANT SALE

MIR. John Troup of Goleta, Cal.
the well known importer of regist-
cred Clydesdale, Shire, Pcrcherons,
and cattle, whose exhibit is at the
Nevada Barn in this city. made an
other important sale yesterday.
He sold to Chauncey Griswold
the imported Clydesdale stallion
"Montrave Mercury" bred by Sir
John GimOur, Ayrshire, Scotland.
This horse is four years old, and
weighs one ton. "Montrave Mer-
curry" is a very fine specimen of
the breed. Mr.. Griswold is to be
congratulated on ms selection. Mr.
Troup informs us that several
other sales of imported stock are
pending.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-11
FROM TUESDAYS DAD y

DR.. c J Hood, of Adraince,
n ichigan, arrived on No 5 yrster.
ciy. He comes TO supply DR.,
Vests place during his three
months absence in New York.
Jesse i. Smith, the saloon MAI
O. Wells WHO was stabbed h. J M
n ontgomery, a printer, en- ployed
b. TripletE of the "Herald." Is
r'ported 10 be resting cas- u last
D ght, though not vet out of & Al ger.
smith was taken TO the h ,sJitaI
a Salt Lake, last Sunday nj at by
Dr Olmstead. His wife ant seven
c ildren reside in that city.
Mr.. Fred Davis, mining argin.
Ger, Who has been in San FRI ncisco
all winter. returned yesterday ito
tho biggest little city in Nevada
His friends we're all delighted to
see him,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-11
Arbor Day
Proclamation

In compliance with the provis-
Ions OF an Ac. of the Legislature
approved March %, 1911, |. Tasker
L. oddie. Governor of the State
Oh Nevada, do hereby proclaim
friday" the 18th day of April. as
Arpor Day, to be observed in the
public schools of the State by
appropriate exercises. While the
iorestlng of the landscape is the
days useful work, it serves as well
10 lnstIll into the hearts Of young
and old an appreciation and love
Tor each tree, bush and flower. For
these are our mute friends of an
other kingdom of life. who serve
comfort, and inspire us and rob the
desert of its desolation to clothe il
in verdure and bloom. Each tree
planted is a gift of happiness to
future generations; and each one
Of US. young or old. who plants a
tree and nurtures it until it be-
comes strong and self-sustaining is
a benetactor of his State and of his
race
By law of the State, Arbor Day
is not a general holiday. and the
application of this Proclamation is
limited to the Public Schools of Ne.
vada.
In Testimony Whereof, | have
hereunto set my hand and caused
to be affixed the Great Seal of the
State OF Nevada. Done at Carson
City, this Sd day of April, in the
year of our Lord One Thousand
Nine Hundred and Thirteen.
Tasker l.. eddie, Governor.
BY the Governor,
George Brodigan
Secretary of State.
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FROM MONDAYS Dali Y

A telegram received yesterday
from the Rev. Geo Greenfield
Jastor of the Presbyterian Church
conveyed the sad news TIA his
mother had died last Saturday,
evening.
Father Anthony Petillo c,nduct.
I'd Mass in the Catholic Church al
Carlin yesterday al 10 a. m. and
vas greeted by an encouraging
tendance. Among those present
II Father Petillo's audienrn was
{ aptain Worth of this city.
Senator W W Williams OF Talon
j. in town
Eshelman, the transfer man is
I lady to deliver to the railroads
zee Of charge any supplies in
tended for The food 8utfcrecs in
the east
JB Fitzge. aid, the old game
arden, is al applicant far ap-
ointment to the position oil anne
y arden as his own success"r. The
Independent believes he is 4 rood
r an for the place. He knows the
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-11

enters Nevada, and arrange to
build from where the Utah road
enters Nevada. to Wells. In the
meantime the road will be repair.
ed from here to Wells.
The League and the Elko Auto
Association, which was organized
last Sunday night, along with the
commissioners will all work to-
gether. They will have a fairly
good highway from the State line
to what is known as the White
House in Lander county, by July
LIST.
Battle Mountain folks have
heard the slogan Better roads
from White House to Battle Noun
tain. Humboldt county has
agreed to fix the road from Battle
Mountain to Lovelock.
The Elko Auto Association plan
to use several autos each Sunday.
These autos will carry men and
tools and the roads will be rapidly
repaired. 1t is estimated that the
work of these two organizations
will save $4,000 fer this year.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-11
THE LEAGUE
IS HUSTLING
The Elko Development League and the
Auto Association Cooperating
with the Commissioners.
Contracts to be Let and Work Com
menced at Once---$1O,OOO to
be Saved this Year.

President Gedney and Secretary
Gray of the Development League
met the commissioners yesterday.
The commissioners agreed to ad-
vertise and let a contract for a new
30 foot bridge over the North
Fork. This bridge to have steel
trusses and girders, and concrete
abutments. A road is TO be graded
up on both sides and kept in first
class condition. 1t was further
agreed that they would furnish
eleven metal, OF concrete culverts,
strong enough to support the
weight of a traction engine. These
culverts are to be placed in a
stretch of six miles of bad road
in Star Valley, and will be ordered
at once. The ranchers agreed to
go ahead and fix the road, if the
commissioners would supply these
eleven culverts.
The Board of commissioners will
go with the officers of the Develop.
ment League, the last of this
month. to where the Utah highway
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-11
Anne Martin
SANDERS Nevada
She is Either a Prevaricator or La
bors Under a Delusion.

Nevada has enough sins to ms
wer for without being called on to
father such statements as Anne
Martin of Reno, is reported to have
made IN st Louis. The independent
has been. and still is, strongly in
FAVOR Of female suffrage, but it
does not endorse, neither will il
STAND for uncalled attacks on the
State of Nevada. Our gallantry
reaches the breaking point, when
the State and her citizens are false
ly assailcd by a mere woman"
She will be treated as a lady lust
as long as she acts like a lady, but
when she forgets her sex long
enough to stoop TO falseood, she
forfeits her right to be treated ms
a lady by this paper We hope Miss
Martin has been misquoted and if
she a show such is the case we
Will gladly make amends. Here is
her statment as reported in the
eastern press:
Men are a very unstable ele.
ment of the citizenship in the min,
ing regions of Nevada" she said.
And IA men elected to the legis.
lature left the state before their
terms were to begin"
Is that true? If not, somebody
We refrain from quoting Roose.
welt.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-11
PERSONALS
FROM DAILY

A McNurtry has just return
"A from Battle Mountain. He .isit-
a Maysville where he is int rested
!, the Pittsburg Red Top. He re-
rorts everything furnishing i" the
lilo camp. He says the mill 6 run
ring two shifts and they are ship
ming a largo amount Of high grade
c,ncentrates regularly. lie vas in
hlltop and reports every hing
lively in that camp.
Ed Ureu, Supt of the Cruu ranch
e Battle Mountain, Is ir .own
attending a meeting of the Live
Stock Association which mee.S here
t,day and is u guest at the Com
uercial.
Sam Weeks. beef buyer from
Keno. came in from Eureka yes
t,rday.
A B Gray. Judge If the Surreme
Court for Dec.h, the genial iitor
Of the Commonwealth "Ihe only
Religious WeeEly" in the state is in
I1ko today Brothe; Gray is live
wire and he knows the boosting
Came fir nm A to Z
Among the out of town Fisitors
attending the Elko county Cattle
association which meets t. lay in
the club rooms of the Elko Retail
Merchants Association re: II
netrie Of the GolcoIda Gait . Com
any. Golconda: Ed Uren. D the
FERRIS ranch at Battle N u itain
ma Tom Griffin Of Carlin
E E Game. of the law i'm Of
henderson. C4ine q Van Fl G. re-
turned this morning fror Reno
md Carson where he had EN- on
Professional business
Mr. John A Burby. of Sar Fran
cisco who has been conductioG the
Civil Service examinations at the
lligh School to-day. left on The af-
ternoon train for Tonopah
Dave Siri, from Palisade H. town.
w X Swicegood, the mining man
who operated a lease at bullion,
tut who spent the winter in Mis-
souri, has retu rned 10 Elko
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Lamoille Social Club

Lamoille has been much given to
the forming of organizations dur
ing the past winter, the first being
the Musical Club. The members are
practicing faithfully and expect to
give a minstrel entertainment and
dance in the near future.
1t may have been a coincidence
that the forming Of the local or
chestra was Immediately followed
by the organization of a Gun
Club. Nevertheless. the m~usically
:Eclined were observed to show
considerable nervousness when ap-
preaching a member of the latter
society, until it was ascertained
that their intentions were entirely
peaceablc and their operations
limited to shooting clay pigeons on
STnTay afternoons.
This society has a number Of en-
'husiastic members, who report
much entertainment along The line
in which they are interested.
The last society to claim mention
is the Sewing and Social Club, a
ncighborhood function which held
its first enjoyable meeting at the
residence of Mrs VIM. Bellinger. on
Saturday last II was decided TO
have n club reporter, different
members officiating, to read news
items to the club concerning SUBJ
jccts OF local interest, n copy of
the report to be forwarded to the
county papers when so ordered by
the club. After delicious refresh
ments thanks were extended to
the hostess and the new circle
voted an entire success.
The new residences of MIR A
Berg and Mr. Jas McDcrmott are
rapidly nearing completion. Both
are modern and attractive dwell
ings and will be a great addition
to the town.
The foundation has been laid
for n substantial brick residence
for Mr.. Geo. Kennedy.
Work on the hotel addition will
begin shortly, the new Jesse. MIR
Chaplin and family having arrived
several days ago.
The -four mill project is meeting
with much favorable comment
from the ranchers of Lamoille
and Pleasant valleys and the pro-
position seems assured of uccess
Mr.. Il J Mcbride and wife
went to Elko, on Saturday in the
Lamoille auto stage. Mr. Mcbride
expects TO return in u few days
with special engines engaged for
the electric power plant project
work on Which will be pushed
along as rapidly as weather condi.
tions permit.
Club Member No. 4.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-11
MRS. RUTH KUNTz JOINS
THE CHOIR INVISIBLE

Mrs Ruth Kuntz, wife of VIM
kuntz died at the residence of Mr..
Guldager, departing this life at
2:55 a m. She had been i'll only a
few days from La grippe which de.
veIoped into heart trouble. She
and her husband were employed at
the Golden Rule store, having come
to klko from Harrisburg. Pa
The body will be taken to Harris
burg for %interment, on tonight's
train. Deep sympathy is felt and
extended to Mr. Kuntz in his great
bereavement.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-11

b G Mcbride, of the Elko La.
noble Power company is in town
today on business connected with
the Power Co. Mr. Mcbride re-
ports progress with the company's
affairs. He says the material has
been ordered and plans and specifi-
cations have been submitted to all
the large electric manufacturing
companies doing business in the
west, and. hopes are entertained
that power will be ready for deliy-
cry before snow flies next fall.
Mrs Alice Johnson, Of Goldfeld.
President Of the Rebekah Assembly
arrived in Elko this morning. To-
night she makes her Official visit to
the local after which refresh
ments will be served She leaves
tomorrow morning by stage for
Tuscarora where she will inspect
the local Lodge.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-11
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY

The Young Mems Christian
a association now have n library of
i'' own with a good variety Of
p'oks. There are more thtn $40
Volumes that the members % the
can select from. These books
are the gift Of Mrs Helen Gould
bepard TO tho X As on
a'y Of the Gould lines. These
books will be for the use Of the
members and may be taken home
icr a one week limit and NAV be
renewed IL necessary. They viii be
a. a'Iable for circulation as soon az
they are cstalogued and shelyed.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-11
SALESMAN" ARRESTED

Constable Fernald arrested a
intoxicated man to day and lodged
him Jail, not simply because he
was intoxicated but Mr. Fernald
learned that this salesman sold
nine pair Of ladies shoes to one
party, at a bargain price.
At once robbery was suspected.
The prisoner refused to give his
name and had a gun on his person
when taken into custody.