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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-02-14
COMMtNOS NEVADA
LEGISLATURE

With n accord the entire cast
ern press applauds the action of the
Nevada legislature in passing the
amendment to the divorce law pro-
viding for a more extended resi-.
dence in the state preliminary to
applying for a decree Of divorce.
Now, if the senate only backs up
the lower house the indication will
be CO nplete and Nevada will be
delug,d with favorable notices
which will Offset the jokcsters who
have been having so much fun at
the expense of the sapebrush
country, says the Bonanza.
Thi is kind of stuff that counts.
Nevada can stand this even if il has
to dispense with the publicity
bureau for this is the bast sort Of
tina; tae state can have For
instaE1e the New York Sun. which
always elevates its a]ristocratic
nose whenever tie frontier is mem
ton d, refers to the subject as
follows:
Through the existence of divorce
colony, il appears, Nevada has been
seriou 'ly injured in a business way.
Large numbers of prospective
settl,rs, hearing of the supposed
going on at Reno. have been LED to
believe that they were typical of
the sOtIal life of the state as a
whole, and have consequently gone
elsewhere. At the present time
Nevada is making efforts to increase
its ponul tion and has many in
ducements To offer. Not only are
the states mineral only
partly developed, but through the
completion of an extensive irriga-
ton system enormous areas of
former desert land have been made
fertile.
Furthermore. Nevada is surpassed
in climate by few other states, its
summers being free from excessive
heat, while the winters are bracing
and delightful. In spite of these
attractions. however the Reno
divorce colony is better known than
the other features of Nevada, SO
the stream of western homeseekers
has been diverted to other states"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-02-14
HOUSE is SOUGHT

Anticreak shutters, rubber soled
shoes. of rugs. cultivated modula-
tion, Suppression of all emotional
excitement and restraint upon chill
dren in the leash Of perpetual
bush are some of the features
OF the noiselelss no ne that is re-
commended by the new organize
tlon for the suppression of the
sources of Aerican noise. 1t is e
commended by this society that
builder use the noisless method of
construction of houses so that the
mutfied hammers shall install
muffiers for noise features in all
edihces. A soft sepulchral silence
in every homes recommended for
the relief Of the nerve-wear and
tension that the modern hurly-
burly conduct of homes is said to
have upon those growing up in
them. In addition to all other
devices for the noiseless home has
been recommended the antisnore
appliances, in the form of a halter
to strap around the snoring organs
of these thus afflicted, so that they
VIII be prevented from their SOM
nOlent pastime.
The noiseless home, says the Bal
timore American. is said to be the
coming necessity and upon this is
contingent the Suppression If un-
necessary noises on the streets.
The time is coming-of course, it
must come-when all the activities
of life will be conducted as noise
lesslY as the use of a battery of
noiseless rifles in warfare.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-02-14
HAVE THIRTY-TWO SALOONS

Thirty-two saloon licenses in the
district is the remarkable record Of
scarcley more than thirty days at
Rochester as shown by the records
of the Office Of j. S. Linney, United
States Internal Revenue Inspector
of Reno who made his FIRST visit to
the camp Tuesday in order to get q
line on conditions Of the liquor
trade.
There were thirty-two applica.
tions in when | left home Satur.
day. said Mr.. Linney, when seen
at Oreana, "and they IRE still com.
ing. | have not been up to the camp
yet, but they certainly must be
doing some business to accom-
modate that many saloon.
81 have no particular mission al
this time, other than to look into
the conditions of the trade gener,
ally. | wish to see II there are
any violations Of the law. and
want to find out whether or moi
they are making IL fresh everJ
morning"
Mr.. Linney stated TINT the irafi
in liquors appeared to have beer
very busy, being one of the elc.
ments Of prosperity in the new
camp. Reno Journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-02-14
Salmagundi
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY

Editor Triplett Of the Wells
Herald is now the president of the
Nevada Press Association.
Forty lockers with keys and
combination locks have been order
ed for the Y. NJ. G. A. gymnasium
ca uipmcnt.
A. b. Gray, scrgcamt.at-arms Of
the senate. has n had attack Of the
grippe and is confined TO his room
ut the Arlington hotel.
Mrs. Weber and daughter of
Bowawe arrived this morning to
attend to some land matters. There
seems TO he quite a land hrom on
IN that section.
After we had quit work last
night We found a tpyc written note
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-02-14
AWAY WITH GLASS HATRED

Perhaps there is no feeling more
subtle. more elusive, and more
diffirult to eradicate from human
nature than the sense of super
iority."
In a hundred different ways il
maniiests itself, and no class OF
society seems free from it.
The professional mans wife ICON
descends' TO the g~rocer's wife,
the clerks wife patronizes the me.
%chanic's if, the "charlady' Looks
down on the "stepslady," and SO
it goes on.
Is IL any matter for wonder. then.
that those who clothe themselves in
purple and fine linen. who fare
sumptuouSly every day who are
surrounded by all the culture,
all the beauty and all the luxury
which modern civilization can pro.
vide find it hard to believe that a
common humanity binds them to a
people who dwell in novels, whose
hands r begrimed and knotted
with barren years of soulless labor,
whose backs are bent beneath the
terrific burden imposed upon them
from their cradles. and who dwell
continuously in the company of the
grim spectors of disease and
poverty?
The gulf certainly seems almost
impossible hut it must be bridged
before any advance can be made in
the direction of the abolition of
class war and class hatred. Chicago
Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-02-14
Salmagundi
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY

Mrs. Randolph and daughter of
Halleck are visiting then Elko
friends.
MIR. and Mrs. James Higgins, J.
M. Higgins, James Coppage, Mrs.
o. p. Coppage, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas K. Weber and Miss Mabel
Weber Of Beowawe were in town
today on land business.
Today is the anniversary of the
bifth of Abraham Lincoln, one OF
Americas greatest statesmen. He
was born in obscurity but died en-
shrined in the hearts of his country
men. MILLIONS today honor and
revere his memory. lie needs no
memorial tablet TO preserve his
memory. 1t lives in the heart of
lovers Of liberty everywhere. and
will live as long as time lasts.
The statement OF the Henderson
Banking company at the close Of
business on February 4th appears
in this issue. The statement shows
a steady growth of the bank that
speaks well for its management.
There are wealthier banks in the
state, but it is very doubtful If any
IF them has the confidence of it's
patrons to a greater degree than the
Henderson Bank. Patrons Of the
bank nm people generally should ex.
anime this statement.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-02-14
VALUE OF EXPERIENCE

An older man, if he is exper-
iencd, thinks faster, clearer quick
er than a yonger man. All along.
after so, for perhaps twenty years.
the mind is r. Giving the stimulus of
age.
Lately there has been discussion
of the question, "When Is a Man at
His Best!" The medical men now
confess that a large number of
diseases are intoxicsnt in their
effect upon the mind, up to the
point of a breakdown. The great
est state papers of the last three
European centuries we're written
by equity fingers. In a case of
govt the mind sparkles just before
the attack. There is no doubt that
tuberculosis is often a stimulant TO
the utmost brilliancy, lovliness of
character and ~clearness of vision.
In some sense the decay of bodily
Vigor is accompanied with extraor-
binary increase of mental powers
as if into the flame of the soul were
being cast the fuel of bodily life.
The costly furniture of the dwelling
is being pitched into the CRATE and
flashes as nc other flame does.
Younger men, who now sit in the
chief Office seats, generally Judge
the old men of the store by their
legs which are stiff. But these
older men smile to themselves, as
they are conscious how much
further they a see: how much
more penetratiVe past the surface is
their vision; how much quicker
they take in the situation and say
nothing, while the boys puzzle il
out.
The tremendous advantage of the
view from higher up the road is a
joy to the man of advancing years.
Ii has always been so. II is a COM
pcnsation. The toxin Of sixty has
really given us the masterpieces in
music. literature, statecraft, com
meice. That corporation which
displaces the seer" the pro
phet," because his legs cannot
jump, is as follish as the skipper
would be who dispensed with the
lookout in the prov.
It IS for the very reason that his
own mind is so much a satisfaction,
hat the oder man sometimes with
draws from others and becomes
unsocial: often selfish. Indeed. IL
is this fault that mainly counts
against him. He ceases to make
friends. That, and not decay, Is
his failure. New York Mail.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-02-14
LEGEND OF
OLD ST. VALENTINE

Perhaps you have heard the legend
Of st. Valentine, but If you have
not, here it is in as small a nut
shell as such a saint could he well
condensed: st. Valentine lived
long ago. An emperor ruled him,
and the emperor, whose name was
C~laudius, became very jealous of
st. Valentine or FIR. Valentine as
he was then called. And one day
Claudius cut Friar Valentines head
off and banishcd his remains, so
that nobody 81 ould know that he
had been beheaded.
Now why did Cladius do thiso"
you ask. Well. he did this because
FIR. Valentine was such a great
~favorite with the young people that
Claudius was not in their affection
at all. - Exchange.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-02-14
ENCOURAGING GENEROSITY

One Of the cleverest of Cleve-
lands blind newspaper merchants
takes his stand daily at n of the
corners of the public square. He's
got a sarcastic little sign that
reads:
Don't he ahamed to give me a
penny-l'm blind"
The other day a freed of ours
dropped a nickel in front of this
chap just to see if he was taking.
The blind never shifted his blank
gaze but he said:
Make it a quarter boss, and I'm
likely to forget myself."-Cleveland
Plain Deale,.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-02-14

in the hallway Of the office saying
that Prof. Dinsmore would lecture
on pure food ut the high school to.
morrow night. See the notice else
wher.
All members of the Parents and
Teachers association are invited to
attend an informal reception given
at the grammer school tomorrow
at q O'Clock p. IN. to meet Prof.
Dinsmnre.
By order of Special Committee.
DO not fail to hear Prof. Hills of
the state university lecture on
Dickens, the Humorist," at the
Presbyterian church Friday night.
This is the fourth number Of the Y.
M. c. A. course. George H. Green
field will give his lecture on South
America February 25th.
The latest reports from Carson
say that Senator Jones of this
county is opposed To the bill amend
Ing the divorce law. We sincerely
hope the report is not true. While
We cannot con Cemn Senator Jones
for voting on any question as his
Judgement dictates, we think ne is
king a wrong stand on the divorce
question. He would please a very
large majority Of his constituents
by voting for the Barnes bill as il
passed the assembly.
The Georgia State board Of health
has collected figures which show
thai the whooping cough causes
5000 deaths annually in the United
States, or as great a number as sea =
let fever and half as great as
diptheria. In England measles is
the disease which though generally
regsried as not serious is mailing
e sad showing in the morality
tables. Scarle fever in both
countries apparently less serious
today than diseases which have the
reputation Of heing little mure;than
part II the necessary joys of child
hood.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-02-14
Salmagundi
FROM DAILY

Mrs. Major Miller writes from
Ocean View California. that she and
Gerald are vel and that Gerald
is getting along nicely in school.
Read the communication from
"A Booster" la this issue. II
tells some plain, u%nvarnished truths
that the majority Of our peoIpe
will appreciate. 1t throws a strong
light on the progressive pretensions
of the Free Press. Read it.
Mr. Drcben took charge of the
Club saloon this afternoon. He
intends to keep its reputation up
to the high mark it has held since
1898 and hopes to receive a liberal
share of the public patronage. He
will deal with nothing but first
class goods.
al 'iui SlOhcI udo taken the
place of Howard Wines as the
Independent carrier. Arthur is
bright and active and a perfect
little gentleman. He is anxious to
do his work well and starts cut
with the determination 10 succeed.
We hope no one will try to swerve
him from the correct path.
Only those whose names have
been presented at least a month in
advance can be entertained at the
Y. NJ. C. A. banquet March 22nd.
Those desiring to secure a plate
can do so now by giving their name
to Mr.. K. o. Moral. Price per
plate $l.00 This banquet is to be
given in honor Of the distinguished
guests, the visiting clcrgymen, the
Y. NJ C.. A. international Secretaries
and the Western Pacific Railroad
officials.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-02-14
DEAFNESS CANNOT Be CURED

by local applications. as they can
not reach the diseased portion of
the ear. There is only one way to
cure deafness, and that 10 by
constitutional remedies. Deafness
is caused by an infiamed condition
OF the mucous lining of the
Eustachiian Tubes. When this
tube is inflamed you have a rumbl-
ing sound or imperfect hearing and
when 1t is entirely closed, Deaf
ness is the result, and unless the
inflammation can be taken out and
this tube restored to its normal
condition hearing will be forever
destroyed: nine cases out of ten
are caused by Catarrn, which is
nothing but an inHamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give one hundred dollars
for any case Of Deafness (caused
by Catrrah) that cannot be cured
by Halls Catrrah Cure. Send
for circulars. free.
+. j. Cheney, & Co.
Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists rs cents,
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-02-14
Salmagund
R o TUESDAYS DAILY


Attorney Wise of Twin Falls.
Idaho. is in town.
Three murderers were electrocut-
ed at 0scining prison in New York
yesterday.
Arrangements are being made to
have Mrs. Geo. Swartz direct
another minstrel show of men
several good players have already
been secured. The date will be
announfd later.
The Southern Pacific carpenters
began remodelling the old passenger
building this morning. 1t will be
changed so as to have two waiting
rooms and other conveniences. The
new buildinRwe have heard so much
about turns out to be the old build
ing with better accommodations.
A New York bank president is
willing to spend his fortune in pre-
viding facilities for the treatment
Of American tuber culosis patients
If the Freedman serum proves a
success. To test the serum 100
American patients will be treated
n if 95 percent are cured the
serum W II be regarded as a true
tuberculosis remedy. If 70 percent
are cured it will also be regarded
as a success.
People Of %seafaring tastes may be
glad to learn the deepes, known
spot in the ocean is near the Phil,
pines, about 40 sea miles off the
north coast of Mindanao. The depth
there is over SIX rniles. For 10
years or sh n snCt off the island uf
Guam has held he record In 1901
it was ascertained by the United
States cable steamer Nero that the
depth at this spot was 935 meters,
or little less than six miles.
The wave Of economy struck the
county governman nj with full force
yesterday afternoon and by to-
morrow morning there will be at
least three fewer deputies on the
pay roll at $3.50 each than were at
the beginning Of the year. The
changes affect the sheritf's and that
OF the county clerk. Whether there
will be a change in the auditors
office, as was current rumor last
night. cannot be said, as Auditor
Johnson declines to discuss his
planS.-Godfeld Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-02-14
Salmagundi
FROM FRIDAYS DAILY

Mrs. Randolph and daughter re-
turned to Halleck on No. 4 this
morning.
The legislature is grinding out
new laws as rapidly as the machin-
cry will work. The important leg
~islatiom is yet to come.
Judge Castle has but little to dn
these days. The hoboes that come
before him are given a chance to
get out of town and the most of
them hit the pike.
The lecture tonight IN the Y. NJ.
{. A. curse will be on South
America. Prof. Hills lecture on
Dickens the Humorist" will be
held on Feb. rs.
This is the day that shallow
pated individuals vent their spite
by sending people vino have offend
ed them daubs of paper containing
doggercl, called valentines. II you
should get n do not get angry,
but let your feeling be one of pity
for the boob VINO sent il.
A packing plant is to be built at
once at MiEden to take care of the
meats of Carson Valley. which are
now shipped to the packing plants
at Reno. Carson Valley people be
liove they will save thousands of
dollars by this venture.
II nothing transpires in the
meantimce to keep us at home, we
will leave here on the 22nd for
Washington, ID. c to see President
Wilson inaugurated. From Wash
inEton we will go to the old New
York home for a farewell visit.
We expect 10 return about the first
Of May.
Although a great doal has been
published in the papers to the
effect that there is a great deal of
sickness in the camp Of Rochester,
sanitary conditions are goods and
much better than would naturally
be expected. There have been not
to exceed four deaths and il is said
that these were the result of too
much whiskey. Winnemucca Star.
A very small audience turned
out last night 10 hear Ralph Ring
ham the impcrsonator and humorist.
There was nothing in the entertain
ment except flashes Of wit and con-
tagious laughter. Except when he
played the violin accompanied by
his wife. those present were laugh
ing. Bingham is a whole shoS IN
himself.
In an effort TO relieve raging
Of some of its opporbrium an in.
gcnious gents with terpsichorean
tendencies has invented the zone
step. In one stepping you can
turkey trot, horse trot. bunny or
plain hug, grizzley bear largo,
grapevine or crab crawl, just rs
the fancy takes you and your part.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-02-14
NOTICE

We nave just received our Spring and
Summer Samples of Mems Suitlngs and
are in a position to satisfy the most ex-
acting demands for Mems Tailor Made
Clothes.
We have also secured the agency for
The American Ladies' Tailors and take
measure for Ladies' Tailor Made
Clothes.
Our cleaning plant is the largest In
eastern Nevada. Telephone No. 622
and we will be pleased to call for your
Cleaning, Pressing and Repairing. All
work from out of town customers will
be returned by parcel post, prepaid.
Seymour Jacobs Co. Inc.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-02-14
Salmagund
FROM DAILY

The Western Pacific will resume
It's full passenger service tomorrow.
The track through the Feather River
canyOr has been put in good con-
ditlOn and all trains will run regu-
arly. Remember this if you are
going on a trip.
When Judge Ducker sentenced
TRAINER. the brutal murderer of
hrs. Quilici, he chose death by the
shooting route. There should be
little delay in filling his body full
of lead.
MIR. ana Mrs. Is. w Wuolverton
returned this morning from Santa
Rosa, California. where they had
been called by tue death of Mr.. w.
ii. DakIn, Mrs. NoOlverton's father.
a smart Philadelphia IN has
studied law successfully, to avoid
'b"' SHpShoSS' buI Hloot people
who have legal expenses are too
busy G,ing the things that cause
them To study much law.-TOpeka
Journal.
Washington city should be con-
sOled in part for the loss of the in
auguratIUn by the parade of suffra-
gettes on the day Lefore. The
event is going L. be well advertised
as II drawing card.-Nashville Ten
nessean.
Inc passage Of the divorce bill
today in the assembly takes a flat
fall out of Reno. One business
man stated after its passage that
his bushes is for sale at fifty cents
on the dollar. Another, who owns
property, stated that it would
depreciate 25 per cent in the next
six months.
In 1900 there were forty-seVen
divorces IN the entire state of
Nevada as against 600 per year in
Washoe county since w. II. Schnitz-
cr, fugitive from justice, establish.
ed the Nevada divorce industry
Goldfeld Tribune.
Ralph Bingham, the famous
bumorist and impersonator, will
appear at the Bradley Opera House
Thursday night. He is said to be
one of the greatest story tellers on
the American stage. Press reports
say that hG can take the most trivial
incident and, in his inimitable way
cOnvulSe his audience be they a
thousand or u dozen. See the ad
on the first page for particulars.
Be sure to see and hear Bingham.
The report Of Controller Eggers
has reached our table. II is full
of statistical matter regarding the
states finances. According to the
report, the state government cost
the state last year 1929, 0S5. SO.
The controllers estimate of the ex-
penscs for 1913 and 1914 is ST.
llA,7dO. against estimated receipts
Of $l,663,050 for the next two
years.
j. w. Puctt. the booster for
good roads, is in town. He thinks