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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-24
LADIES RECEPTION ROOM

In the account written yester-
day, of the Mayer Hotel addition,
an oversight occurred. We omitted
to mention that fine Ladies Re-
ception Room will be located at the
main entrance on the first floor.
This room will be IL by 20 and
fitted up in first class style. 1t will
open into the Dining room and into
the entrance to the upstairs.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-24
Public Notice

b If you receive a copy of The In-
dependent and are not subscriber
please consider it an invitation to
become one We hope to make each
succeeding issue better than the
proceeding one and invite your
hearty cooperation to tha: laudable
end Your subscription at an early
date will be much appreciated Join
us in a crusade to boost Nevada
and in the meantime watch us grow
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-24
An Ugly Aspect Faces AN Angry Peo-
pie; House Journal at Carson City
Made to Falsify Facts, SO the Mem
bers Say; Elko Delegation De-
ceived and Misled.
Statements Made by Russell, FernaId, Fitzger-
aid and Mcbride Corroborate Points OBJ
jected to by Wells Commercial Club.

SISSlluu Helu lot tnat purpose.
They further say that Mr.. Badt
told them there was no opposition
to the bill in Elko and on his assur-
ance that'such was the case the FL
ko delegation made no further op-
position to the bill.
Since returning home they find
that there was not, and is not now,
a universal desire for the bill in
your own part of the county until
a vote could be taken on the mat
ter.
They find further that the very
men in Elko whose names were
mentioned by Mel S Badt. as being
favorable to the bill, are now, and
always have been strongly opposed
to this or any other bill being
passed until submitted to a vote of
the people. They find that no one
in Elko, or throughout the county
so far as heard from, is opposed to
Wells having high school, but the
opposition to this bill lies in the
fact of its being passed without the
customary vote being :aken in the
usual manner. That's the
whole thing IN d nutshell. They
also find that after the vote had
been taken in the legislature, when
MI. Fitzgerald was the only men,
Der of the Elko delegation at his
desk and the only one who voted
on the question, that the record
was changed so ss to make it ap-
pear that the absent ooes voted
Aye.
1t is peculiar situation to say
the least and taking all the un-
usual and devious proceedings into
consideration, my charge of Chi
canery" is surely on sound foot
ing "Chicanery" is trickery, and
if any intelligent taxpayer can read
this letter carefully and sift the evil
dence given by the interviewed
and then say that several tricks
were not turned, at some stage Of
the proceedings | am willing to
take my medicine like man
do not pretend to say who is guilty
of chicanery, all / do is to give the
facts as given to me by men who
are above reproach. If they are
telling fairy tales, which no one
believes, then you have your re-
course against them. You certainly
cannot find serious fault with me.
for giving publicity to matters
that are common talk from one end
of this county to the other. The
stories that are being circulated
are told by your own people. Many
of them have lived in this county
for a generation and are not new
men" Take them to task and show
them up as undesirable citizens and
| will give you all the space you
want in the Independent.
In conclusion / ask in a spirit OF
fair play and common honesty ir
public matters, that you publish
this letter and the interviews men
toned herein, in the Wells HcrAlc
and give 1t the same publicity yor
did your article attacking me per
sonally. l only desire TO serve tn,
public truthfully and faithful!
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-24

right and opportunity to do, it
would no. have passed. l believed
how ever and / have no doubt that
all of the others believed that the
purpose of the bill was generally
understood, particularly in Elko
and we did not in the slightest an
ticipate the violent opposition that
has developed throughout the coun-
ty. In short we believed that
Wells and vicinity, which repre-
sented a large part of our con-
stituency. were unanimous in de-
mand for the bill, and that Elko
and the rest Of the county were
acquiescent or passive"
Mr. Mcbride says: 81 was oppos-
ed to bonding the county without
vote on the bill. l said that ir
would establish a bad precedent,
and while / was in favor of high
school at Wells if tho people up
there wanted it, I wanted it sub
mitted to the people for vote.
did not vote for the bill and if the
journal shows my voting AYE" it
is absolutely false. Mr. Schoer and
myself were on the ways and means
committee and were in the COM
mite room when the vote was TAX
en-. Neither of US voted on the
question and l did not authorize my
vote to be recorded for or against
the BILL"
Mr. Fitzgerald says: when Mr.
Badt came to US and wanted us to
support the bill / objected and said
we had better telegraph Elko and
find out how our folks at home felt
about it. Badt said that il was an
emergency bill and that time was
precious. He also said; I'VE were
in Elko and saw Mr. Henderson,
Caine, and Reinhart and they were
in favor of it. There is no objec-
tion to the bill in Elko." On that
representation / agreed to support
the bill which l did,"
Mr.. Fernald says: II wss not in
favor Of bonding the county with.
out the consent Of the taxpayers.
| heard Mr. Badt say, that a Wells
man had been in Elko consulting
the people about the bill and that
Mr. Henderson. Mr. Hesson and one
other man Il have forgotten who)
we're in favor of the bill. never
agreed TO The bill at any time and
did not vote on the question. In
fact / was not in the house when
the vote was taken and IL the Jour
nal shows my voting AYE" it is
wrong. When / found that bill
had been introduced in the Senate
by Mr Coryell as being the unan-
imous request of the Elko delega-
tion in the assembly, went at
once to the Senate Chamber and
told Senator Coryell that it was a
mistake and that l was opposed to
the measure. He was very much
surprised and said he had been as
sured that the bill was unanimous" !"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-24
May Day Ball

At the Bradley Opera House, on May tst,
the choir of ST. Paul's Episcopal Church,
will give May Day Ball. One feature of
which will be May Pole Dance to be
danced by the younger girls.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-24
AN OPEN LETTER

Elko, Nevada, April "a, 1918.
To the Wells Comme rcial Club and
Phil S. Triplett, Editor of the
Wells Herald.
Wells, Nevada.
Gentlemen:
In answer tc your communIca-
tion, which you were kind enough
to publish in the Wells Herald, in
stead of sending to me through the
mail, beg to submit my reply. 1t
appears from your method of pro-
cedure that publicity is what you
are seeking and I can assure you
that it will be my duty, as a pub
lie journalist, to assist in helping, in
my feeble way, to reach your
hearts desire. While / doubt the
wisdom of such a course, on your
part, you have left me no alterna-
tive and / can only bow to your
dictum and proceed to outline my
defense or acknowledge that l am a
! champion prevaricator, which is
not true, at least in this case. Per-
nit me TO assure You, in the start,
that | have no personal feeling in
the matter and have no i'll will to-
wards Wells, or any of her citizens; /;
the Herald's false, malicious and
wicked slander, to the contrary,
notwithstanding. I will admit that
/ am new" man in Elko county,
but you must remember that other
men have been new" when they
came among you and some of them
made good, just as I will do.
The fact that I am a new man does
not prevent me from knowing
right from wrong, neither does it
give me license to become a public
liar, or shield my prevaricating
propensities under cover of emf.
nent respectability or long standing
citizenship. The crime uf being q
new man, l will neither attempt
to palliate nor deny.
Every statement, made or i'm
piled, in the article complained Of,
by you, was made on the word OF
responsible members Of the legisla,
tive assembly. / have taken the
trouble to interview them personal
ly and il their statements are any
consolation to you, or give you JUS
and reasonable grounds for com
plant, you are invited to avail
yourself of the privilege and t.
take such action as the part of wis
dom may dictate. If it turns ou
that ! an all wrong in this contro
versy, it will be q great consolation
to me, to be vanquished by 81
brave and generous an adversary
Your attention is called joint!
and severally TO the statemen
made by Messrs Russell, Mcbride
Fernald, and Fitzgerald, the onl'
members of the Elko Delegation
whom / have had the pleasure o
} interviewing on this subject. The
all say or infer that they we're le
, to believe by Mr. Badt that ther
was unanimous desire in your par
! Of the rounty that the bill be pass
! ed without the customary vote be
! ing taken by the taxpayers at a
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-24

The Equal Franchise Society will
meet with Mrs. E. E. Caine, Thursday
evening, April oath, at 7:3o.
Remember the date, May 1. st. PaurS
Choir May Day Ball. adv.
If the Nevada Auto Co. can't fix
it, throw it away. Advt
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-24

The trees to be given by tile In
dependent as a premium are ex-
pected to arrive on or before May
lst They will be distributed as
soon as possible after their arrival
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-24

The DOrcas Society will serve a
New England Dinner in the church
dining room Thursday evening
from 5 to 8 o'clock so cents per
plate Advt.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-24

sibilities of Elko county and may
decide to pitch his tent in our
midst.
c H Kleckner is in from Lee, on
business today.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-24
= M. A. M.
MAINLY About Mem

John Troup left for Wells this
morning on business trip.
Carl Gillburg, rancher from La
noble Valley, is in town.
w R. Bellinger, a popular ranch
er from Lamoille was looking up his
friends today.
M B Crowley and wife from
Charleston, New, after two days
sojourn in town, returned home to-
day.
Rev. Geo. H Greenfield, arrived
on the w. P. last night from Phil
adelphia.
Tom Pixley is registered at the
Elko. He has been spending the
winter at San Jose. Cal.
DJ McAdams is an Ogden visit
or, and is making his headquarters
at the Elko.
J M Ivy, is registered at the
Commercial and arrived from Reno
last night.
VIZ Linebarger and Chas Grow
er came up from Carlin today and
brought A D Calden who was
stricken with paralysis yesterday
Mr. Calden is in the hospital for
treatment We hope for bis speedy
and complete recovery
FIG Elms arrived in Elko last
night, from Reno where he has
made his headquarters for several
mouths. He is about to publish a
History of Nevada" a book of
about 1000 pages. Brother Elms
has issued several histories of the
various states during the past ten
years
CO Arnold arrived in Elko yes
terday, having come from historic
Ely.
as Opelt is in town from Oak
'faEd. and is staying at the Mayer.
He is manager of the Dining Car
and Restaurant service for the
Western Pacific.
Fred DAVIS returned yesterday,
from trip to Tuscarora where he
had been making a suvey of some
mining property.
L G Mutshenen and wife have
returned to Elko from Salt Lake.
He is connected with the w. P.
here.
Ralph Kellogg, Sam Levy, G Sny-
der, and G A Harrington left by
auto yesterday afternoon for Pine
Valley, to examine q copper mine.
This quartette will return tonight.
F E Hickey, manager ofthe Palo
Alto Stock Co. is in from Tusca-
rora. He leaves on No. 10 today.
He was accompanied by Pete
Carat, and his son Louis.
Max Alexander who makes Salt
Lake his Mecca, is in town on busi-
ness.
G P Herrick, auditor for the
Western Union Telegraph Co. is
here on official business.
Geo A Hawkes., Southern Pacific
Live Stock Agent is here and his
motto is Strictly Business"
Born-On Saturday April l9, to
Mr. and Mrs c S Tremewan. of La
moille, son.
CP Farnwortb, is guest at the
Commercial having arrived on No.
6 yesterday from Lynn. He is
manager Of the "Big 6" mine.
VIM l. Elbrecht, blacksmith
moves tomorrow 10 the Filipino
property on Fifth St, between Pine
and Court.
George Truerman, formerly a
civil engineer with the Western Pa
.cific, later an irrigation engineer in
Alaska and British Co olumbia, is in
town. He left British Columbia
The Washington herald., 1913-01-24
RULES OF THE CONTEST

Every contestant should be IA
miliarly acquainted with the rules
and conditions governing the con-
test. They should be strictly ad-
hered to. Read them carefully and
observe them in letter and spirit.
They are as follows:
/. Merchants and manufacturers
cooperating in the contest, en-
ployes of the firms, members of
their families, and employees of The
Washington Herald and members
of their families are barred from
competing.
2. In case of tie votes, the arh-
Gle involved will be sold and the
proceeds equally divided among
the contestants tying.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-24

3. Contestants are requested to
send their votes to The Advocate
as often as possible. Persons may
cast votes for any of the contest
ants, but those once sent in can
not be transferred to the credit OF
another person.
4. Votes can be obtained only by
patronizing the firms and products
advertised in connection with the
contest.
8. The advertisement of any re-
tail merchant or manufactured
product may be withdrawn at any
time by The Washington Herald
for good reason. In, such event
votes will not be counted for the
firm after the date that the adver-
tiSement is dropped.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-24

6. Contestants may compete
only for the article to be awarded
in their respective districts.
7. Candidates are not restricted
to their districts, however, in the
matter of securing votes. Votes
may be procured in any section of
the city and cast for any contest
ant, regardless of districts.
8. The contest continues until
u o'clock (midnight), February
2s, 1913.
9. The relative standing of con-
testants, as we'll as any changes in
the rules governing the contest,
will appear in The Washington
Herald from time to time.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-24
Important Notice Concerning acknowledgements

The four touring cars Zone for
each district), are OF e!ual value,
but of different make. The con-
testant who polls the greatest num-
Der of votes for one OF these
awards will be allowed to take his
choice. The contestant polling the
next greatest number OF votes To-
one of these awards will be given'
second choice, and his closest rival
for one of these awards, may
choose from the remaining two.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-24
enthusiasm /.
Contest Rea|

Contestants and their friends are work-
ing NTH might and nain-demanding potes,
with every purchase, everywhere and every
organizing their campaigns for the
final test of energy and enterprise.
After careful Investigation, the Advocate,
has purchased the Grand Award the $1,000
house and lot-and the -four $3.50 Automo-
biles, thus completing his collection of palu-
able awards to be distributed among sue
ceSSful contestants. y
Watch The Herald for complete list to
be published in few days.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-06-27

The resolution recently introduced
by Senator Smith of Georgia author
ling the President to appoint com
mission consisting of nine men whose
duty it shall be to consider the need
and report q plan, not later than De-
cember first next, for the national aid
to vocational education, has been ia
vorably reported to the committee on
Education and Labor by the commit
tee on Agriculture and forestry.
The members of the commission
will be paid their actual travelling
Expenses while engaged upon this
work. Investigations into local con-
ditions of the respective states will
be made. The amount to be appro-
priated for the expense of the COM
mission is $4,000.
Senator Brady who is a member
of the committee on Agriculture and
Forestry and who has always been
in the foreground as an advocate of
legislation along lines of education,
stated in an interview, this resolu-
ton meets with my hearty approval
and intend to do everything in my
power to secure its adoption"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-06-27

*The mere remaining upon public
land without bona fide cultivation
and reasonably diligent effort in the
way of Improvements is not the main
tenance of such settlement as the
law contemplates shall reserve a
tract from other appropriation, es-
pecially at the hands of a prior claim
ant who makes first application to
settle the same. A settler has no
more right, under the homestead law
to segregate land from the public do
main, without compliance with the
requirements of that law as to i'm
provements and cultivation, than has
the homestead entryman; and when
a claimant appeals to the letter of
the law as against another claimant
ne must himself stand or fall by the
letter of the statute.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-06-27

*One who takes an entry by assign
ment exhausts his desert land rights
as effectuallyas though he had made
an original entry, and this is true
even if he only takes a portion of
such entry, so far as taking other
lands not included in theoriginal en-
try; but assignment of part of entry
from receiving assignments of an
to a person, does not disqualify him
other of the remainging part of the
same entry.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-06-27
MINSTREL SHOW COMING.

For lovers of real old-time negro
Ministries the tent show known as the
Alabama Minstrels, under the man
agement of c. L. Erickson, who con-
Quoted the first performance at 9Th
South and Main streets last night, is
really an innovation.
The play is clean, and the forty
odd performers, as we'll as the must
clans, are all of the old southern dar-
key type. They all sing and dance as
none but darkies can, and their come
dy is such that any one attending the
performances cannot resist sidesplit-
ting laughter. TIE second and last
performance will Ee given tonight
CONNIE ncing at eig,t o'clock, and al
though the attendance was most gra-
tifying last night, tEc"a Is little doubt
but that the large tent will be filed
to the capacity for the las. show.
The first part WIS on the style of
the old-time negro nlinstrels, the end
men, who were really artists in their
lines being Ernest Watts, Joe Clark,
Archie Grant, Billy Edwards Jimmie
Garrett and H. Wall5urg, with A. J.
as interlocrt,r. The OPP
ening chorus by the entire company
wa, followed by such popular vocal
solos as "Nobody's Fool" "Silver
Threads Among the Cold and the
Washington Waddle."
During the intermission daring
slack wire feats were performed by
Billy Edwards, and any one thinking
that the said Billy cannot do stunts
that border on the miraculous will
change his mind after seeing the ex-
hibition. The Alabama comedy four
sung several beautiful selections, af-
ter which Hi Henry Hunt, for years
associated with eastern vaudeville
artists, proceeded to give an exhibi-
ton of fire eating, the audiance show
ing its appreciation by repeated ap-
plause.-Salt Lake Tribune, June S.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-06-27
Isolated Tracts.

The act of June 27, 1906, empow-
ers the commissioner to make under
the direction of the secretary, such re
quirements as to sales and applica-
lions under said act as may, in their
judgement best conserve the public
interest.
The commissioner is not by this act
required to expose for sale any such
tract of land, but he may do so and
in such manner and to such end as
he may determine subject to the Sec
retary's supervisory power, to be ad-
visable and proper.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-06-27
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

Letters and kilograms which they
have been receiving from their con-
stituents in all parts of the country,
making inquiry as to the reason the
Democratic party has not yet reduced
the cost of living, in accordance with
it's platform and campaign promises.
have aroused President Wilson and
the Democratic leaders to explana-
tions and more promises.
Some of the letters which are
reaching the leaders frankly state
that instead of reducing the cost of
living, which is as high if not higher
than ever, the party seems to be de-
termined to take employment away
from the working people by remov-
ing the tariff protection that kept
wages in this country higher than in
Europe.
The fact is being held up to the
Democratic party in Congress, that it
came into power on a promise to re-
duce prices, and that now the tariff
bill is being burdened with non-essen
tials over which time is being wasted
in wrangling while products in which
the masses are interested are being
neglected.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-06-27

Care should be exercised by the
General land office in ordering hear
ings upon special agents reports or
upon the protest of individuals to
fully and accurately state the materi-
al causes of action set out in the re-
ports or protests and the charges
made should always be considered in
connection with the law under which
an entry Is made.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-06-27
KEYS FOUND-A ring of them. Al
the Republican office. 43tf.

The act of August 4, 1892, applies
to lands that are chiefly valuable
for building stone" Whether or not
specific tract of land is locatable
and disposable under the provisions
of this law, depends upon the char
acter and relative value for stone and
other purposed of THAT TRACT;
and not upon what may have been
said in some other case with respect
tc another tract of public land.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-06-27

. %Mere good intentions, with only
slight compliance with legal require
ments are not sufficient upon which
the Department may adjudge title to
patent. In Communication cases,
particularly the entryman must
show that such considerable portion
of the cultivable lands of the entry
have been actually farmed and in
such manner, as farmer would re-
sonably be expected to farm in main
tanning an agricultural home upon
the land for the length of time in
volved.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-06-27

county court house. The contents of
the trunk, to-wit, viz, as follows.
Sixty large and jagful quart bottles
of whiskey from the Rieger & Indy
distributing agency in Salt Lake, will
be retained by the officer. Sheriff
Lowry took possession of the trunk
last night Immediately following the
arrival of the train.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-06-27
MONTHLY DIGEST of IMPORTANT
LAW POINTS.
Recently Decided by the Secretary of
the Interior.
APRIL AND MAY, 1913
HOmeSteadS

A reservation of property to public
use is one of fact than of mere form.
The President is head of all executive
departments and controls them. An
error of one of the department sec
retaries in failing to carry oat in
words of technical accuracy the in
tent of the executive will not defeat
nor impair the effect and orce of his
order.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-06-27
Desert Lands.

The right to make desert entry is
exhausted either by making an entry
or by taking an assignment of an en-
try, in whole or in part, whether the
maximum quantity of land or less is
entered or received by assignment.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-06-27
Practice.

"A contest affidavit has no efficacy
whatever until 1t Is filed in the local
office. 1t may antedate a relinquish
ment and it's execution may be known
to the entryman, who by reason there
of relinquishes an entry; but II not
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-06-27

In conflicting surveys, all known
or definitely identified natural or ar
tificial monuments will be given con-
trolling effect over courses and dis
tances in case of disagreement.