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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-27
RESUME BUSINESS
AFTER BIG FIRE
Nevada Hardware & Supply Co.
Still Able to Care for Trade

Although our main building and
its contents were destroyed nv fire
on October II, we have resumed
business at 215 Sierra Street next
door to the old stand) and will be
glad to welcome our friends again.
Our warehouses have not been
disturbed, and we have a very
large and complete stock Of such
goods as pipe, fittings, sheet iron,
cement, oils, roofing, range, rails,
blacksmith coal, powder, caps, fuse,
tee rs"55, ore cars, buckets etc., etc.
Besides we are in constant COM
munication by wire with all the
large markets and will be pleased
to attend promptly to any orders
our friends see At to entrust to
our care. Hoping to merit the
old time confidence placed in Us,
will have a fire sale as soon as we
can get goods out Of the ruins.
We are yours, truly,
NEVADA HARDWARE & SUP
PLY COMPANY. Advt.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-27
Proved His Contention.

Mother" complained Johnny,
not 80 pleased as might have been
with the results of unselfish mater.
nal tailoring, "these trousers are
too tight. They're tighter'n my
own skin"
"Now, my son." said mother, in
quiet reproof, don't exaggerate.
How can they be tighter than your
skin P"
"They are, too, mother; they
must be. can sit down in my skin,
but l can't sit down in these trou-
sers." Exchange.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-27

the contract with the county print
er, was being done in the Elko
Offices, contrary to law. In order to
let the taxpayers know how this
part Of the business of the county
is being conducted, and the amount
already paid out for work covered
by the contract awarded on March
9TH, we searched the records of the
commissioners and found the fol-
lowing bill: allowed and paid by
the auditor:
May, Free Press Pub. Co., print
ing small pox signs and gambling
law, STATS; August. Free Press
Pub. Co., printing, SLIPS: Octob-
er, The Independent, printing no
tice to taxpayers. $1,000; printing
hospital statements, $500, making
total of $4,000 to the Free Press
and S2l.00 to the Independent, or
grand total of $47.OO.
1t will be seen that the first bill
for printing was paid the Free
Press at the May meeting for
printing. The record does not
say what the printing was. 1t will
be seen that in August and October
the doors for graft began to swing
wide open.
This printing is all covered by
the contract with Mr.. Triplett and
should have been done by him, and
doubtless would have been done in
his Office if sent there. There is no
criticism of him intended in this
article. The fault lies entirely
with the commissioners, the district
attorney and the auditor. Each
and all of these officers knew that
these bills were CO cred by the con-
tract between Mr.. Triplett and the
county.
The allowances and payment of
these claims cannot be justified on
the ground that they were emer-
gencies. If they are, the taxpayers
will find that emergencies will &C.
cur in the county Offices with
alarming frequency and that the
printer favored by the officers,
will be given the work the county
printer is paid to do.
Do the taxpayers of the county
want this graft to go any further?
AS one who pays taxes, the writer
thinks it has gone too far already
and proposes to take steps to end
it. 1t may be that the county Off
GERS find the commissioners "easy"
as one Of them expressed it not
long ago, but they may not find the
taxpayer quite so easy when the
final reckoning comes.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-27
STATE TAX COMMISSION

According to the following from
the Carson News, the State Tax
Commission is worrying some of
the big tax dodgers of the state.
More power to them:
The State Tax Commission has
been getting very busy lately, list
ening to reasons WHY the assessed
valuation of various corporations
should not be raised. Yesterday
the Truckee River General Electric
Company and Reno Light, Power,
Gas and Water Companies, had
thsir innings and told all about
their properties. Some of the fig
ures given as what the Tax Com
mission proposes to do, if not con-
vinced that they are overriding the
thing, are star thing. 1t is proposed
to raise the Truckee River General
Electric from their present rating
to S480,000 in Washoe county and
S42,0 900 in Ormsby county making
total valuation of S522,0 900 for
the works. The Reno Power, Light
and Water Company has had to
tell why its property is not worth
$744, 500, whereas il is now assess
ed at S221 900.
Other companies who had their
hired men here to look after the
matter of raising their assessments
are the Nevada California Power
Company, whose lines traverse the
greater part of Southern Nevada.
In Nye county they have been as
sessed at $490,328 and the new fig
ures proposed bring their valuation
up to S2,l97.2O3. In Esmeralda
county the old figures are $196, 900
and the proposed new price of the
property is $453, 900.
The Bell Telephone Company has
also had seance with the merci-
less members of, the Commission,
and had to tell why their ownings
in Nevada should not be appraised
at $4,000. instead of $4,000, as
they had it in the first place. The
Pacific Power Co., whose property
has been valued heretofore at $780,
900 in Mineral County and $4,000
in Churchill must pay taxes or give
reason why not, on Sl77,000 in
Churchill County. The Goldfield
Consolidated Water Company values
have been raised from 100000
to 1895, 900 with a chance to argue
these figures down a bit.
OF course. the above figures are
not final. In fact it is probable
that they will be modified when the
Commission shall have ahurned
them over, digested them, and rea
soned among themselves, in the
light of the reasons given by the
representatives of the several COM
panies. The commission will make
its report on the matters under
consideration on or about the 9th
of this month.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-27

rounding country when the noon
recess was taken. The map" look
ed like very crude affair to the
writer.
The map was finally admitted
for the purpose Of illustrating the
evidence of witnesses but not as a
correct map of Mountin City and
vicinity.
When our report closed Mr..
Plunkett was telling about the
start of the trouble that resulted
in the death of Billings
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-27
Couldn't ace His Third,

During the contemplating season in
Te3ss a colored brother who had gone
Ing he country to work returned very
much disgusted. Don't yo' git no
otahB ter pick no cotton2'' asked .
friend. "Sech ez dey was, White
man done offered me one-third o. wat
An could pick. All done tux look af
DO field an saw dat when II weh all
picked 1t wouldn't amount ter ono.
third. So All done llt out fer hopaaI"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-27
o'Who Eats-PaysIW

no indoor worker can continue TO
Eat meat thrice, or even twice daily.
after middle life-and middle life,
mark you, begins with tho thirty-afth
yeer-without paying the penalty in
en- attack of govt, rheumatism,
Bright's or an allied disease, o few
years. later. This STEW years" may, in
special cases. stretch itself TO q score
but, inevitably, who eats, paysl"~'
OS9tstio and Hygienio Gasstte.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-27
Rnunh end Grow Eat.

Demooritus, VINO was always Laugh
iag, Lived one hundred and nina
years; ~Heraolitus, who ssvsr ceased
crying, only sixty. Laughing, then, h
best, and to laugh at another h per
fectly fustihable. since we are told
that the gods themselves, though thsy
made us M they pleased, cannot heir
laughing ~ ms.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-27
Youthful Lady MayoEeas.

Cristabelle Mitigate, though only
twelve years old, Is lady maycress OF
the town Of Newport, England, Her
father is mayor, and her mother being
dead, she performs acceptably the du-
ties of the position on all public ocSa-
sions
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-27
BrIaht Man.

"why didn't you send your man to
mend my electric bellT
HE did go. madam, but as he rang
three times and got no answer he con
cludea that there was nobody at home
--Londoa Opinion
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-27
Rattx,a Gift

A Lancashire vicar was asked By
the choir to call upon old Betty, who
was deaf, but who insisted in join
ing in the solo of the anthem, and
to ask her only to sing in the hymns.
He shouted into her ear, "Betty,
I've been requested to speak to you
about your singing" At last she
caught the word Singing" and re-
piled: mot to me be the praise, sir.
It's gift. Pail Mall Gazette.
Success and Failure.
Il 10 sometimes hard 10 find out iuEa
how the man who g. successful has
managed TO succeed, but Il - always
easy TO see why failure comes 10 thora
who fail--Chicago Record Herald
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-27
A wsman's "No.n

whats the matter?"
"She has rejected me again. She
says this Is 6nal."
Ibid she say how flnalP' inquired
the older and moro experienced man
Washington Herald.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-27

Considering the kind of. language
some men use over telephone, it Ia
safe bet that not all the shocks a
telephone operator gets are of the
switch board.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-27

Though the modern college graduate
knows all about everything, he ia dis.
Greet enough to conceal the fact from
the crude person to whom he applies
for q Job.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-27
SALMAGUNDI

H. M. Cushing. travelling pass
enger agent, of the Gould system
is town. His headquarters are
at Salt Lake.
TtEouise Johnson Co. will pre-
sent two big acts tonight at Hunter
Theatre. Namely, Cupid in Tan
gle and a Comedy Irish Musical act +.
You'll laugh the buttons off your
vest so come prepared. Advt
Opening number at Hunter
Theatre tonight The Louise John
Son Co. Orchestra will play a new
publication, Mexicana with three
violins. Come early and don't miss
this big novelty act. Advt.
Don't forget the Halloween ball
al the Opera House Thursday
night, October 80. The ball is Civ
en- by St Paul's choir and will be
the social event of the season. One
feature will be u. pumpkin dance.
Admission per couple, Sl.00; spec
tators % cents. Advt. Oct 81.
A Dawson, New Mexico dispatch
of the 9th says: A total of one
hundred and sixty bodies have been
recovered so far from the wreck
age of mine No. 2 of the Stag
Canyon Fuel Company here. 1t is
believed that a great number of
bodies were consumed by fire
which ragged throughout the mine
shortly after the explosion occurred.
Joseph G.. Mccarthy, Ex.State
Printer, died at Niles, California,
Saturday morning. He was the
son of Dennis Mccarthy. editor and
proprietor of theVirginia Chronicle
for many years and one of the early
pioneers of the Comstock. The de-
ceased served two terms as state
printer and made good record in
that Office. He was widely known
throughout the State. He was near
ly so years of age.
A train of soldiers from Jeffer-
son Barracks, st. Louis, passed
through on the Western Pacif this
afterno On. bound for San Francis
ceE&e Hawaiian Islands and the
PhiKPpines. Forty-two of them
were for the defense of San Fran
cisco, SO for the Hawaiian Islands;
and l18 for the PHILIPPINES, % of
these Mountain artillery. The men
were in charGe of Captain Jones Of
the U. S. cavalry.
Ed Burke, who has been on trial
at Hawthorne on q charge of MUIR
der, was acquitted shortly before
noon Thursday, the jury finding a
verdict of not guilty after being
out two hours. Burke was accused
Of the murder of bis partner, Will
lam Davis. They had had some
quarrel over claim and during
the night, while they were sleeping
outside of the cabin at Bueno Vista,
where the claim lay, Burke alleged
that Davis tried to kill him and
that he killed Davis in self-defense.
This was his defense ut the trial.
Goldfield Tribune.
Mr.. Z. M. Catlin and Mr..
Fred Davis went out to Bull
ion Saturday to inspect the shale
beds in that section. After looking
over the shale beds they inspected
the Bunker Hill tunnel and mines.
They were we'll pleased with what
they saw in the camp. The crew
working in the Bunker Hill main
tunnel will commence work on 9
cross-cut at the 1850 foot station
The face IF the tunnel is still hesv,
lily scanned with spar iron and lead
seams. The Kerr e. Peterson lease
on the Bunker Hill property ship.
ped two car loads Of ore last week
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-27

What Would Newspapers Dor
II II we're not for our mistakes,
pc would be pretty monotonous.-
Judge.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-27
THE COUNTY PRINTING

In Fridays issue we mentioned
the fact that printing covered by
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-27

Hawthorne is not safe place
for sheriffs to linger. The people
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-23
ALAskA,s DEMANDS.

Secretary of Interior Lane realizes the immense value of the resources which lie within undeveloped Alaska when he declares himself in favor of the extension of aid to this territory. Great strides are being made in Can ada in the way of development and there it is following the course of the railroads, as it does in every opening up of new country. The need of the facilities which the railroad offers is apparent whether it is in New England or in Alaska and the greatest aid which can be rendered to that northern pos session will be the putting through of a railroad which will permit greater colonization and the proper handling of the resources which are at com mand.s
 Alaska has long been calling for help The territory is twelve times the size of the state of New York and its productions during 1912 in its present undeveIoped state amounted to over twenty-one million. It is a frontier land of vast resources, rich in tillable land, mineral wealth. a big contributor of furs and fish and its undeveloped waterpower exceeds that of the entire Pacific coast. It's deposits of coal and it's supply of timber are most import ant factors for section which is seek ing development Alaska's progress is slow at it's present rate for lack of railroad communication, but like every good cause, it's demands cannot long fail of recognition.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-23
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT.

Much criticism may be heaped upon the Massachusetts aHcAQrities fer the delay in granting the much desired pardon to c. F. King that his death might not occur while he was a con viet. He had been man well known in public life and while it had been declared that his days were numbered, the example of other cases, wherein exactly the same plea had been made and brought forth a pardon only to be acted as a deterrent to such course in this instance. Such an ending of a promising career Is always pathetic because he should have known better as principle as we'll as through the experiences of others.
 His was an offense which deserved the greatest discouragement The prac- tice of fraud and the separation of people from their money through allur- ing promises which are entirely dis regarded, is one from which a too con- fiding public seems unable to protect itself. It is to such that the state must do It's duty in the way of pro tection through the enactment of laws and the punishment of the violators. Discouragement against such offenses comes through the diligent pursuit of such operators and the application of the penalty Its effectiveness lies in the treatment of all classes alike, not only for the reform of the party con- cerned. but as an object lesson to others who might be influenced by the leniency or the severity of the punish TY1o
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-23
WOULD MEAN WAR RESUMPTION

There is cause for relief in the re- port from Europe to the effect that Turkey had not succeeded in recap turing the city of Adrianople Such an accomplishment would be a bad set back in the Balkan struggle and against the united interest which prompted the allies to enter into the effort to relieve Europe of the Turks Though thoughts of peace are enter tained for but short periods of time by the Balkan states matters seem to be in a fair way for a settlement now that Bulgaria has been brought face to face with the situation. It may be only natural that Turkey should want to regain some of the lost ground but her opportunity vanished long ago. She had her chance to make the European portion of the Turkish empire per manent and failed.
 The driving out of the Turk with his prosecutions and mfsrule means a benefit in time for a large portion of European Turkey all of which would be overcome by his return to any part of 1t It would be permitting a step back ward and Bulgaria already has enough attributed to her poor judgment. with out allowing any such demoragized army to catch her mapping TuNkey has had larger possessions in Europe than she will ever have again. Retak- ing Adrianople would mean the re- sumption of a fight which has already been lost. It is time for peace and better conditions in that section of the continent which has been so severely torn by war
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-23
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
Need Immediate and United Action
 Against Moth.

MT. Editor: Each time I read in the Bulletin some fresh news of the spread of the browntail moth, wonder whether Norwich citizens in general realize the seriousness of the situation that is thus threatening, or whether 1t is only those of us who have suffered from experience in other regions to whom the very word brings a shud- der. That this is so I am the more in- clined to believe since in the, discus sion of your articles I hear the brown tall constantly pigeon-holed with the tails are somewhat alike in appearance and attack certain trees in comm of
 but the dread of the browntail should
 by He means be confined to the own CTS or orchards or even t6 property
 holders. Fhe spores which they shed haat invisibly iH the air and are very PelssH6us and at certain seasons, in regiens infested by them enc is in constant danger of an attack of
 @breWntaii rash" which brings with it Wretched itching and general fever 1sh condition, lasting often fer several days. To this sene people are mere susceptible than others; there are those Whe are almost unable to ge cut of doors during the seasons of spefe shed ding without bringing en aa attack. The breWntail only reached New Hampshire tive summers ago, yet last summer it was sad te see. through the mountains, whose areas of apple
 trees, beReft of foliage, standing like ghosts; and other tracts where the trees Wsre hung with nests to a hope less extent.
 In the settled regions each prop eEtE ewaeF attempts to fpiotcs has
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-23

He Jumped out of the little country rig, leaving it in the hands of freck- le-faced bey, and rushed up to the ticket just as his train was pulling cut from the station.
 Pshawi" he exclaimed frasclbly. And then to the sleepy +leeking, con tented ticket agent:' When does the next train for New York.
 Two hours,'' replied that individual laconically.
 Maverick Oliver wasn't a man to cry over spilled milk. He sat himself phil esephieally down in shady recess of the waiting room and extracted a note book. He would look over some memoranda he had jotted down for his solicited article for the Review and then take stroll along the country hedges. There seemed to be a rather attractive bit of woodland just beyond.
 How long must l wait for connec- tions for Rosecliff?"
 Something In the womans voice, half soprano, half alto, made the man with the note book suddenly start. He'd been so engrossedly coming his memoranda that he had scarcely mo- ttced the incoming train with all its attendant hustle; now, however, a single woman's voice made him start, and caused the Review article to be as far from his thoughts as the mili- tary affairs of nations B. c.
 The woman's back was turned tow ard Oliver, but he knew it was Elean- or. Who else, in the world, had that queenly carriage, that soft slope of shoulder, that bewitching mass of coiled chestnut hair
 For Rosec1if?" came the ticket agents monotonous voice, as he car essed his wrinkled forehead with the back of his hand. "A half hour, ma'am Trains sixteen minutes late.'' Fha inn tioF " " from the window.
 It was then they came face to face. r "You!" cried Oliver. springing up.
 She stood there in the barren wait ing room, filling it's emptiness with the richness of her charm. To the mans hungry eyes she was food of the most satisfying as we'll as of the most delicate sort.
 She did not hold out her hand. Nev- ertheless she encountered him not in her old imperious fashion, but with a smile. including him in some mood too large to be wholly personal.
 How you've changed Eleanor!" he cried involuntarily
 Are you, too, waiting for a train?' she answered softly in return. Tn which direction do you go?" "South-to New York; said Oliver And you?"
 ITO RosecIiff-14 miles east" Oliver took her umbrella and tiny suit case from her hand, and then they walked slowly up and down the platform together, man and woman instead of husband and wife, held apart by some strange fiat they had both accepted.
 In the fields, all around, the butter cups were golden, and the wild carrot was in white lace-like flower. Over in the woods beyond some song birds waking from their summer siesta were beginning to warble. A group o1 travelling men were lounging on the railing at the far end of the platform expect orating copiously to punctuate the points in their stories. l Oliver dusted the platform steps al the other end of the walk with his handkerchief, and the woman sat se- riously down, her delicate profile out
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-23
BIG LOSS IN COLON.

While efforts are being directed to- wards the conservation of natural re- sources. there is & striking lesson in the overcoming of waste which is to be gained from the visit to European countries of the agricultural commits sion for the study of farming inter ests for the benefit of this country. Failure to realize the full benefit from the growth and marketing of cotton because of the wasteful methods in operation in this country, is not a dis covery which has just been made. It has existed for long time, but the pointing out by that commission that the average loss of s5 bale in Amer ican cotton due to defective methods in ginning, baling and transporting, only adds emphasis to the need of greater attention to details which mean profit. but now go to waste. Such loss per bale means the fail- ure to receive seventy five million dol lars a year which it is possible to ob- tain by overcoming carelessness.
 With such a loss sustained in the handling of cotton after it is grown there is reason to believe that it exists in the cultivation as we'll, and what is true of cotton can be applied to other lines of agriculture, since in most lines of farming the European is prov ing a much better business man. be- cause of the intensive scale upon which the industry is conducted there. The conservation of seventy five millions in cotton and large amounts in other lines means the obtaining of the full benefit for services rendered. And yet though the warning has been issued it is a question whether the saving will be made.