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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-02-07
DOINGS OF The
LAW MAKERS
AT MONTPELIER

The assembly did not accomplish
whole lot last week and the net
gain toward adjournment shows but
% less bills than one week previous.
At this rate it will take the member
ship some time to finish, and the
committee on final adjournment are
authority for a statement that they
will not do anything to try to bring
about adjournment until taxation
has been finished
They believe that the State is en-
titled to some new law for it has
been always promised, but was not
forth coming; and this year they do
not purpose to run away until some
thing has been accomplished. The
conference committee do not agree
and will report back to the House
Tuesday morning, and the House
will not accept their report, and
another committee will have to take
up the matter but they will have
more to work upon and may reach a
decision the last of next week,
Sterilization is out of the way it is
believed, the governor having We
toed it as his second veto and the
House did not pass it over his veto.
The passage originally was too close
for it to get by the second time.
The decision of the Lieutenant Gov
ernor in the matter was cause for a
great deal of discussion, he having
ruled that the Senate passed it over
the veto.
Saturday morning there were but
92 members in their seats and it was
commented upon that, three women
occupied seats on the third floor of
the House, which, by some is held as
against good judgment of those in
viting them. But little business was
done, although some were advanced
for third readings and two long bills
were disposed of.
The State House bill came up but
was ordered to lie until Wednesday.
The Governor has signed bill rails
ing the taxation on express COM
panies. The bill on interchange of
milage has been killed in each House.
The Senate has amended the codifi-
cation of fish and game so that it is
as it originally appeared. The Cover
nor has signed a bill appropriating
$50, 900 for support and education of
abnormal children, for a monument
to the memory of Capt. Themas Nc
Donnough at Vergennes.
For investigation of water powers,
and INDECENT tuberculosis persons.
The Senate has passed in concur
renee the bill from the House on
codifcation of fish and game. 1t was
changed to a considerable extent, and
in fact, is about the same as it was
when introduced.
The Senate has passed 2O8, for the
purpose of changing the selection of
license commissioners, and although
the members tried to amend the bill
80 that the selection shall be from
the State instead of county, This
will do away with selection of the
commissioner by the judges.
The Governor appointed as chair
man of the Public Service commits
sion, Charles D. Watson, of St. Al
bans City, 10 succeed John w. Red
mond, whose term expired. 1t is
understood that an entirely new
board will manage the railroads by
the close of the session.
The Governor has signed a bill
which gives the heads of institutions
the power to report to the State
Board of Health all persons under
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-02-07
WANTED

Live man to represent the Odlin &
Odlin Real Estate Agencies, in Essex
County. Must not be afraid to
hustle. No Others need apply. Ad-
dress,
Vinal S. Odlin, Gen. Mgr.
81 Lisbon St., Lewiston, Me.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-02-07
Christ Church Notes

Service for the first Sunday in
Lent, celebration of Holy Commun-
ion at II o'clock, Rev. H. Chadwick
Burt, Celebrant.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-02-07

Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Norton and
little daughter, of Gorham, N. H.,
were guests of Mr.. Norton's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Norton over
Sunday
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-12-12
WHAT The LAW SAYS

We have been asked several
times what the new road law says
about the salary and travelling ex-
penses of the road supervisor. In
answer thereto. we qnote from Sec
tion !, Article 8 of the law as fol-
lows:
The board shall fix the salary
of the supervisor, said salary,
however, not to exceed $4,000 a
year, together with his actual trav-
cling expenses in the performance
Of hi3 duties, said salary and ex-
pensees TO be paid out of the coun-
ty treasury in the usual manner
provided for payment of county
officers"
The question naturally arises as
TO what the legislature meant by
actual travelling expenses" Did
II mean that the county should
pay for keeping an expensive
automobile in repair, for washing
II, etc, or did it mean that the
county should pay for the gasoline
and other oil used in the super.
visor's trips in looking after the
roads and his living expenses or
these trips. The commissioners eyi.
.lently think that the county should
pay all expenses connected with the
supervisors automobile. If the
past rate of expense for repairs is
kept up in the future, the super.
visor's automobile will be madf
over in few months.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-12-12
USES MUCH SILVER

The Eastman Kodak company
says that it is the largest consmer
Of silver bullion in the States, and
moreover. that it purchases more
than any concern other than the
United States mint. The Eastman
company manufactures its own sill
yer nitrate and uses from six to
seven tons Of silver per month.
This is lot of silver and the pro-
ducers thereof are duly grateful
Tor such an absorption of their
commodity. However, we should
imagine that n est Of the silver
smiths or silver platers might be
even larger consumers than the
Kodak company. Engineering and
Mining Journal
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-12-12
BIG LAND DEAL

On Thursday at the State Land
Office was completed the final ar
rangements of big land deal that
involved not only the payment of a
big sum of money, but undoubted-
ly means the colonization of an i'm
mense tract Of land in Elko county,
in the eastern part of the state.
Some twenty-five years ago the
land in question was taken up by
the Sparks-Harrell company and
consisted of 10000 acres. They
compiled with the necessary require
ments at the time but later it pass
ed into the hands of the Vineyard
Land Company of Salt Lake, which
made :he required payments at one
time few years ago, paying to the
STATE $4,000 in greenbacks. The
final payment which amounted to
$4,000, was made to Surveyor Ger
eral Deadly on Thrrdsay last.
Of the 10000 acres, 100000 is
splendid agricultural land and it is
the object of the company, which
has been represented in its dealings
with thes state by Judge Rolapp,
late of the United States court at
Ogden, to Immediately coloUize it.
The remaining land will be devoted
to stock and grazing purposes. In
bis dealings with Judge Rolapp and
the company, Surveyor General
Deadly says there has been neither
friction nor complications in any of
the transactions. T he company has
gone at the matter in business
like way and it is his belief that
they are going to carry out their
scheme according to contract. All
Of which means much to Elko and
the state of Nevada. - Carson Ap-
peal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-12-12
SUGGESTS A CONTRIBUTION

A Lamoille correspondent en-
closes the following clipping from
Orchard and Farm, published by
the Country Life Publishing COM
pany of San Francisco:
"Elko county, Nevada, ranchers
say the law that prohibits killing
beavers unit! 1911 working great
damage to them. The animals have
increased rapidly and are destroy
ing property at an alarming rate.
The farmers will try to have the
law repealed"
The correspondent suggests that
an agitation be started for a SUBJ
scription for the benefit of the
sufferers in the beaver devastated
districts.
We think our correspondent un.
der estimates the damage done by
those little animals in some sections
Of this county.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-12-12
BAPTIST CHURCH DEDICATION
SUNDAY, DECEMBER a

The dedication exercises of the
Baptist Church will occur at 1896
a. m. Sunday, Dec. IA.
Rev. Alonzo NJ. Petty, d. D. of
California, will deliver the dedica.
ticn address. Then there will be
special music upon which the cf rus
have been working for some time.
In order to make this service as
representative as possible the var
iouS churches have been invited
through their pastors to unite with
US on this occasion. A meeting of
special interest will be held in the
evening, also with an address by
DR.. A. M. Petty and special music
hy the chorus uuder the super Wis
ion of Mrs. r. NJ. Kellogg.
To these services the public is in.
Yited.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-12-12
SCRAPS

During the first seven months of
this year 233,390 persons left the
United Kingdom for permanent
residence outside of Europe.
The new Chinese department of
agriculture and forestry is largely
manned by Chinese graduates of
the colleges Of this country.
Car barns with t,ackage for 500
cars at a time, the largest in the
world, have been built by a Berlin
street railway company
Artillery officers of the United
States army have succeeded in
directing the fire of coast defense
guns from points as far distant as
eight miles.
After seven years of effort an
American expert has established in
Uruguay one of the laT Tgest and
best equipped veterinary colleges
in the world.
Serviceable gas pipes are made of
paper in France
Argentina has established an ex-
perimental station for the culti~a-
tion of tea.
Chiie's government savings bank
contains deposits aggregating more
than So. 100000.
1t is estimated that $1,000 per-
sons are out of employment in Ber-
lin. Germany.
Ninety cities in the United States
in September spent $64 ,265,7l for
new buildings.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-12-12
BIG ORE BOOY

From Mr.. Cation. we learn that
Kerr & Peterson, leascrs on the
Bunker Hill mines at Bullion, have
cross-cut on the ledge over 100 feet
below the upper workings and
found il to be 40 feet wide be-
tween walls. One of the walls is
coated with black oxide 7 ol 8
inches thick that carries high per-
centage Of copper. All the ore be-
tween the walls is good shipping
ore that will run from $50 to S65
per ton. The leasers are taking out
ore from the lower workings and
are going with the vein. they
have no means of knowing the
length or depth Of the ore body
they are now in. The know, how
ever, that they have an immense
body Of good ore to work on.
They expect to ship several car
loads week If they can get teams
to haul IL. Keep your eye on Boil.
ion.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-12-12
NUMBER so
WHAT INTERVENTION
WOULD COST

The war departments plans,
with the estimate of an army of
100000 men contemplates such
show of superior force that it would
sweep everything before it. On
this basis, the actual invasion might
be completed within six months.
How much longer the occupation
of Mexican territory would be nec-
essary completely to restore peace
belongs to the realm OF prophecy.
An invasion by $50. 900 men. last
ing for six months, it is believed
would approximate cost of $780,
600. .00O-almost $2.00O.OoO day.
This is an allowance of little more
than 500 pr month per mana
conservative per capita cost to put
such an army in active service and
keep it moving.
At the end of six months, il the
work of invasion were over, there
would probably be left of the in
vading force 100000 men. 1t seems
cruel to speak in such cold terms
of the toll of death and wounds and
illness and dese rtion. But the war
department sta tistics record uuder
the head of deterioration" a per-
centage of between so and 60 per
cent for the first six months for
even such force. Converting these
300, 600 men into a statistic army
of occupation in foreign land, it
is estimated, would require an out
lay of about $3.50, 10000 for six
months-an average of about $500
per man. And if at the end of the
year it would still require 300, 900
men for another year. that would
mean another toll of $500, ,00O, 900.
| For occupation of territory so
vast as that nf Mexico would re-
quire scores of heavy garrisons in
all the capitals of the Mexicsn
states and in the stragetic points
that command the lines of com
municatinn between them. Oswald
f. Schmette, in Leslie's.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-12-12
The TOLL OF AGE

THE old timers-those who came
to the state when It was new--are
:apidly passing away aud during
the past few months We have been
called upon to chronicle the deaths
OF large number who have done
much to make the history of the
state. This morning our columns
contains the death notices of three
who spent their lives in the state
and filed the niche which fete had
planned for them. They have gone
to the land Of rest and may their
slumbers be ever sweet and the
song that awakens them at Judg'
ment Day be the great, grand song
Of rejoicing. g.--Carson News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-12-12
IT REALLY SHOCKED ELIaU

Senator Root says the Demo,
cratic decision to put the currency
bill through at once is "unpreced.
ented, unfair and unnecessary"
Yes, this is Senator Elihu Root.
You may remember him as one of
those wno worked on that little
steam roller. Beard monte game at
Chicago in 1919, Yes, you're right;
Rarnes and Penrose we're with him.
That's the same Root. Well. hav-
ing fixed him in your mind. YOU
can neither appreciate now how
sincerely shocked and outraged and
grieved Senator Root would be at
even the suspicion of unfairness.
Kansas City Times.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-12-12
LOPEZ MAY Be ALIVE

Bingham City, Utah, Dec. 9Th.
The latest developments in the
case of Ralph Lopez, the Mexican
desperado who took refuge in the
Utah-ApeX mine, following the kill
ing of six men, show that the prob
abilities are that he is still in the
mine and alive.
Sheriff Smith and posse were
continuing the search for the out
laws body this morning when they
ran onto some tracks that appear
ed to be only few hours old. That
the tracks are the Mexican's seem
TO be the belief of the deputies.
Sheriff Smith Immediately ordered
that all the deputies leave the mine
and another smudging be started.
This was vigorously protested
against by the owners Of the mine
and tine dept ties.
A council of sheriffs will be held
this afternoon 20 decide whether to
smudge the mine again.
II was raid this morning that
blankets and personal effects be-
longing to Lopez had been found
in the mine but this has not been
verified.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-12-12
MOST PECULIAR OF LETTERS

The letter q is never followed by
any letter but u, because the
sound and character of the letter
make it impossible. 1t has the
sound Of k, but unlike that letter,
can only be followed by u, the COM
bination gu being sounded like XIV.
The letter q is seldom found in
early English, cw or Gu being used
instead. The word qud for in
stance, as a quid of tobacco was
originally cud, cue cwud, cwid
and quid. Even now XIV would
serve instead Of gu, rs kween,
queen; kwbrt. quart, etc. But the
letter k has many more uses than
q because it can be followed by any
Of the vowels, while q can be fol
lowed only by u, and k also serves
as a terminal letter for many
words as talk, folk, brick, sick, etc.,
but never. In fact, q is the least
indispensable and most nearly super.
fluous letter Of the alphabet. --Ex'
change.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-12-12
THE COUNTY HOSPITAL

There is a gond deal of complaint
about the cost of running the coun-
ty hospital. Last month the board
Of patients amounted TO $725.25
The lights, water and medicines
run the cost to SS23.6O. When the
salary of 500 per month paid the
county physicians and the fuel is
added, the cost for November runs
close to $1,000. We believe that
the commissioners could save money
by changing the system of conduct.
ing the hospital. Instead Of paying
the steward IS cents a day for
each patient as has been the Gus
tom for many years, we believe the
county would save money by run
ming the hospital on its own &C
count. A steward could be put in
charge with authority to purchase
everything necessary for the proper
conduct of the hospital. A requisi
ton could be made out for supplieI
each month and submitted to the
merchants for bids. The lowest unt
best bidder to receive the contract
for q month.
We are rot charging that there
is anything wrong in the present
management of the county hospita
but we do believe it is costing Eot
much money. The plan we sugges
might cost more, but we believe il
is worthy of trial.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-12-12
FREIGHTlNG TO THE
NEVADA MINING CAMPS

Within a few months after the
Comstock was discovered, Aurora,
100 miles south, was found and
was at first believed to be a rival
Of the great lode. But after two
or three years the surface ores
were worked out. Repeated efforts
were made to find pay ores in the
depths and vast sums were expend-
ed in the search, but without avail.
For a quarter of a century the
camp was looked upon as practi-
cally dead, although the outcrop
there is splendid. But it seems a
great deal lower ore body has been
found, and the News of Carssn re-
ports that a mighty struggle is 60
ing on to get in the thousands OF
tons of freight needed before the
winter storms set in: that big
team and motor trucks are employ
ed, but the roads are so cut up as
to be almost irnpassable. These
roads there are as rule on first
class ground for roads, and the
sensible thing to do, even now,
would be to put scrapers and heavy
rollers on the roads, and when re-
paired, to keep them sprinkIed.
The jam of teams cannot com
pare with what was seen in the
early Comstock days, but the
roads did not wear out then. The
road from Genoa, on this side of
the Sierras to Placerville, on the
other side, was kept smooth uy
constant rolling and by sprinkling
its whole lentgh every day, though
tho traffic averaged 40 big teams
daily. besides the stages and small
teams. Auto trucks cannot sue
cessfully navigate on cut up roads.
But what a state that old NPva.
da is! Think of the new bonanza
in Aurora!-Judge Goodwin in Sal,
Lake Telegram.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-12-12
ROUGH ON THE PLUMBERS

Are there any plumbers in
heaven dad?" asked a small boy.
The gentleman addressed had Just
received g Small" bill from one
of the plumbing fraternity as he
answered. promptly and emphat-
ically:
mo, my boy. Certainly not! Bnt
what made you ask?'
81 thought there couldn't be, be-
cause the sky leaks such a lot. -
London Taller.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-12-12
EASTERN STAR
ENTERTAINMENT

The Ruggles family shone III all
its glory at the Op2ra House last
night. The audience was large
and appreciative and the hearts of
the Sisters of the Eastern Star beat
high as the money poured into The
ticket office.
Mrs. Swartz, the mother of the
'anlily took big contract when she
undertook to train the bunch thai
made up the family. She had them
sufficiently trained, however, to
make respectable appearance on
the stage and to carry out their
parts in pretty good shape. Every
member of the family from BABY
Larry" up or down made hit at
the supper table. All were bent
on stuffing their jackets with good
things and all succeeded.
There was some complaint over
the delay in starting and between
acts, but delays are more or less a
part of amateur plays. Part of
the delay last night we understand
was caused by an unavoidable ac.
cident behind the curtain.
The receipts of the entertain
ment were over 5000. For this
the Eastern Star Sisters are thank.
full.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-12-12
TO RECOVER LOST TREASURE

AT the present time three mining
outfits are working in an endeavOr
to.recover values from the old mills
situated along the Carson river.
| urinR the bonanza days millions
of dollars worth of rich Comstock
ore was treated on the river by the
score or more Of mills operated by
the Sharon, Mackay end Fair peo-
pie and others. During the old
amalgamation process not over sew
enty.fiVe per cent of the values was
recovered, the tailings and slime
going into the Carson river. 1t is
with hope and expectation of re.
covery OF this rich deposit that the
new people are working. Parties
at the Mexican mill have erected ii
small boat suitable for dredgc
pump, which is to be placed in Op-
Grafton at the old mill race. A
vast amount II gold and silver
amalgam has slipped over this race
and it is believed that it rests in
the deep pool formed by the action
of the water. The first recovery
will be attempted at this point. -
Carson Appeal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-12-12
WHAT WILSON'S TRUST
POLICY WILL COMPRISE

Specific definition of just what
constitutes trust.
Prohibiting merging of corpora
tions which would give the new
concern a monopoly in its field.
Prohibiting interlocking direct
crates and stock ownership in rival
concerns by corporations:
Regulating stock issues so that
water cannot be injected into corr
poration stock so that new combina-
tions can be MIXED BY promoters
who under~rite new issues.
Making guilt personal. SO that
directors of corporations and not
corporations shall be puaishable for
violation of antitrust laws AMI pro-
viding prison sentences and not
money fines.
Prohibiting discrimination in
rates, prices, etc, in order to CT ,sh
out of existence rival corporation.
Prohibiting the issuance of ficiit-
ious stock and prohibiting the buy.
ing by corporations of rival fac
tories merely t. close them up to
keep their products off the market
Possibly explicitly exempting
mutual organizations Of farmers
and labor unions from the provis-
ions of the law
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-12-12
CONSIDER THE CAT

There is just one animal man has
never conquered, never can con-
quer. Centuries ago every other
beast became the slave of man or
else fled far from human habita-
tion. One and one only refused
to flee or submit.
The horse. the dog, the COW, the
sheep, the goat, the pig,--all came
into camp thousands of years ago.
They have ever since worked for
man or fed him, or both. They
have been his unquestioned and
unquestloning slaves. The elephants
too has become a servant as have
other jungle lords.
The lions. the tiger, the wolf, the
bear, end such savage beasts ss
have not yielded service to mar
have skunk away in terror from
the path of civilization and are
killed on sight.
But ore single animal claims
mans protection, shares his foot
and hearth wanders at will and un
molested through human haunti
and does absolutely no work in re
turn; obeys no orders and does no
even serve as food or clothing.
This only exception to a world o.
servants and of sacred enemies i
the domestic cat.
Think it over. The cat will no
work. 1t will not guard you
home. Its flesh and fur serve n,
use. Its one useful act is tn
catching "f mice and rats. An,
these it slays and eats because
wants to: not to help out its own
er. For example it does not brin
IFS captured prey to its owner I
eat. Nor will it huns rodents unles
1t happens to feel like doing so.
The cat won't work. 1t won
even learn tricks unless it happier
to want to. And no one can punis
or torture it into learning any trio
it doesn't want to learn.
That is why there are almost n
trick cats \ animal shows and wh
. the few that are there do sue
very simple tricks. A dog can
tortured ihto doing tricks. A CT
, can't.
, When some animals became man
, slaves and others fed from hin
, the cat did neither. 1t simply too
all the favors and advantages ma
had to offer and refused to do on
HEX OF work in ex .hange. Beat
dog and he will fawn on you. Bea
a cat and it will attack you an
then desert you. You can't conque
the cat. You can't make it work
New York World.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-12-12
USELESS INFORMATION

The Panama Canal has produced
100000 tons Of earth and &c,
100000 tons of literature.
There are no chimneys in Tim
buctoo.
The average girl gets fifty-seven
bunches Of violets per year before
marriage.
The average girl gets two
punches Of violets per year after
marriage.
IL costs about Sla60 to make a
dollar graduating gown.