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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-02-13
JUDGE WHIlCHER

John Wesley Whitcher, a pioneer
alto ney of the state, died at the
Storey county hospital at Virginia
Wednesday morning. FIe ad
made his home at the hospital for
the last IL or Is years. He was a
native of New Hampshire and was
81 years aud six months old. y,
Judge Whitcher was a prominent
figure on the Comstock for many
years. He was a very learned
man and a linguist of no mean abil-
ity. In 1880, he was the repuhli-
can candidate for superintendent
of schools of Storey county, but
was defeated by this writer. In
1884, the two YER opposing candi-
dates again for the same position
and Judge Whitcher came out
ahead in the He was APP
pointed United States district at
torney by President Harrison and
filled the office wit" ability.
Judge Whitcher, as we remember
him during the palmy days of the
Comstock, was of a very retiring
disposition. He loved his books
more than he did the giddy whirl
of society. He was a man of high
ideals and lofty purposes. He had
no enemies. He lived in" a plane
above petty trife and jealousies.
With all his knowledge and abil-
ity. the las years of his life we're
not so rosy as he deserved. The
summons to or SIS over was doubt
less to him a welcome call from
the other shore.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-02-13
WORK TOBE EXTENSIVE

eff the government provides a
sufficient SUM for conducting field
operations this will be, one of the
busiest cason in the history Of my
Office" said United States Sur.
veyor Kyle this morning.
"The field men are engaged in
the Office completing their notes.
TheV will soon be finished aftef
which they will take a brief vaca-
ton and report for duty in the
field.
There will be eight parties out.
Application from hGmesteaders are
already in to the number which
was filed last year and many more
are expected. A number Of home
steaders are neglecting to conform
to the requirements cf the act and
this may jeopardize some of their
holdings --Gazette.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-02-13
NEW POSTAL REGULATION

Under date Of Jan. 81, 1914,
Postmaster General Burleson has
amended the Postal regulations IS
follows:
Letters and post or postal cards
may be dispatched whether or not
any postage is prepaid thereon.
other articles shall not be dis.
pa ted unless prepaid at least in
part, and in all cases of insufficient
prepay ment DOUBLE THE
AMOUNT OF THE DEFICIENCY
shall be collected Of the addressee.
The option of no prepayment or of
part prepayment Of postage does
not apply, however, to either let
tiers or other articles mailed with
the apparent intention of avoiding
prepayment.
A. S. Burleson.
Postmaster General.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-02-13
UNIQUE FLOOD MARK

A striking warning against the
floods that rise with in~conceivable
rapidly and volume in the Rocky
Mountain streams is seen in a gorge
twenty five miles west of Denver.
Here Bear Creek, a mere. rivulet,
hardly ankle deep, threads its way
for several miles through a narrow
canyon, in places hardly wide
enough to permit a roadway be-
side the stream. At N of these
narrow points a needle Of granite
thrusts itself up between creek and
roadway to a point Of more than
forty feet. Poised upol it's top, like
the bar on the letter 7, is a huge
log, twenty fee long. 1t was left
there some ear ago by a sudden
flood that drowned more than a
score of people camping in the can
yon. On a brass tablet fastened to
the pillar the coun y authorities
have inscribed this pregnant SEN
tence. "If you knew . hat put this
log up here you wouldn't camp in
this canyon. New York Times.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-02-13

izing the appointment of a road
supervisor vas approved March
26th, four days later. The last sec
tion of the road Act repeats all acts
and parts Of acts in conflict with
that act.
The Act of March 23nd requires
all county officers to ole vouchers
for all expenses allowed by law,
travelling or otherwise and reads as
follows:
Section /. Any county or town.
ship officer presenting a claim to
the county for travelling or other
expenses allowed by law, shall at
tach itemiz,d vouchers and re-
ceipts for the same to their claims
and the county commissioners Of
the several counties of this state are
prohibited from allowing such
claims unless accompanied by
vouchers and receipts as required
by this section, and in no case shall
a greater sum be allowed for a pri-
waite conveyance than is usually
charged by public carriers or con-
veyances for a similar distance,
and if the service is rendered by
automobile, such amount shall al
ways be determined by the board
of county commissioners and shall
in no case exceed the sum of fifty
cents per mile one way only. Auto
mobile service shall only be used
in cases of emergency, or by and
with the consent of the county
commissioners.
Sec. 2. All acts and parts of
acts in conflict with this are hereby
repealed"
We und, rstand that this law hGs
not been enforced on the road su-
pervisor through ignorance of it's
existence by The officers whose duty
it is to look af ,er the legality of
claims allowed by the county COM
m~issioners. There may he some ex-
cuse for the county commissioners
not knowing of this Law, but there
can be no good excuse for the dis
trict attorney and auditor not
knowing of its existence. 1t is their
duty to know the law and to en-
force it.
1t may be, however, that the act
approved four days later than the
one ahnye quoted repealed this act
so far as the road supervisor is con-
cerned. Upon that question we
have no ouini N.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-02-13
DAWS.-W|SEMAN

Mr.. j. Omer Davis of Kirksville,
Missouri, and Miss Ruth Wiseman,
of Wells were united in mar rage
Thursday evening at the residence
of Jacob Wiseman. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Ckas Nc
Harness of the Elko Baptist church
in the presence of relatives and
q few friends.
The groom is signal maintainer
at Cobre and the bride is a popular
young lady of Wells. She is we'll
known as q "horse woman" hav.
ing exhibited her favorite horse
Liberty Bell at the Salt Lake
stampede last year and winning
first prize in the relay race and in
the broncho riding at the Salt
Lake fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis will take a
wedding trip through southern
Californ MIA and will then make their
home in Cobre.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-02-13
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG

A $75, 900 picture in five reels.
Produced by Thos. H. Inee, Direct
or Mangaer Of K. B. end Broncho
films.
"Facing defeat, on tie third day
Gen. Lee gave the order to Gen.
Pickett t. charge ind the brave
soldiers followed their leader
through a murderous rife fire and
Il fierce cam Onading, mol did they
stop until most of their numbers
were stretched lifeless upon the
field. This is the most heroic and
sensational incident in the war his
tory of the world, and is shown in
the film in all detail.
A wonderful dramatic story,
leading up to the great battle
which lasted three days, and which
is faithfully reproduced. Thous-
ands of soldiers are seen engaged
lin a whirlwind of combat, with
charges and artillery fire. With
desperate fury the Southern troops
fought superior numbers with.
amazing bravery. This is without
question the greatest military film
ever produced, consuming four
months Of time"
This great picture will be shown
at the Rex Theatre Saturday night
February Ia and Sunday afternoon
February l5.-Advt.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-02-13
FIRST CAT IN THE LAND
Puss Wanders Into the White HOUSE
and Wins Affections Of the
Wilson 0Iris.

To jump from obscurity into the
White House is q stable step upward,
but this has been done.
It has been accomplished by q VERY
small, very thin, very plain and
scrawny black cat-one of the alley
variety.
No n knows where the cat came
from. She just walked up to the
White House. looked It over, liked II,
aud walked In.
When the president came down 10
breakfast the other morning some.
thing soft rubbed up against his leg.
Kitty had approved Of the president
The president looked her over o :
moment, then smiled.
At first the attendants at the White
House were going to oject the cal.
The Misses Wilson. however, inter
fered. Now the cat, who was Oh.
soure yesterday, In the first cat in the
land.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-02-13

nation. says the Tecoma Ledger. In
the Princeton Press of West Viz
ginia We find q curious Instance Of
q name conferred upon a post office
because Vt an error in one letter Of
a petition. There is q district in
that State known as Hill Top.
When the people of Hill Top decid-
ed to ask for a postof1ce a petition
was drawn up and sent to. WASH
ington City. The writer was not
careful to dot the'.i" in Hill. In
stead he made a sort of a loop that
was Interpreted as an "e". Call a
postufic &c Hell Top" That would
never do. 1t shocked the agents
of Uncle Sam. But they thought
they would comply as closely as
possible with local sentiment so
they named the postofice Top
het." Tophet was a hill on which
the refuse of Jerusalem was dump
ed and buried. The fires were al
most continuous and hence Tophet
came to signify hell or a place of
endl"s S perdition. Many p~ostoffice
names r duplicated but West Vir-
ginia boasts IF havinr the only Top
het in the land. What a difference
one letter of a word makes in his
tory! 1t is said that Nome, Alas
ka, got its name from the fact that
the "a" OF the word name was iR-
ter oreted for an CO." At that it
is a very impressive name.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-02-13
500 REWARD 500

The readers CT this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at
least one dreaded disease that
science has been able to cure in all
its stages and that is Catarrh.
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a constitutional disease, requires
constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cuie is taken Internally
acting directly upon the blood and
surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation
IF the disease and giving the pat
lent strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature
in doing its work. The proprietors
have so much faith in it's curative
power that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails
to cure. Send for list Of testi-
monials.
Address: F. j. Cheney & Co, To-
ledo, Ohio.
Sold by all druggists, rs cents.
Take Halls family Pills for con-
stipation.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-02-13
POST OFFICE NAMES

The history Of the origin Of post
Office names affords many amusing
facts. Not a few of the anne grow
out of plumbers in writing or SPELL
iag. The p%ostoffice department
presumably hasn't the time to cor.
duet a special Investigation in every
neighborhood, SC it often jumps at
conclusions or draws upon its imag-
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-02-13
curss o. LUXURY.

The most judicious historians, the
most learned philosophers, and the
profoundest politicians, all lay It down
as acertain indispensable maxim, that
wherever luxury prevails. It never
fails to destroy the most fiourishine
states and kingdoms; and the expert
once Of all ages. and all nations, does
but too clearly demonstrate the truth
OF this mexim.-Charles Rollin.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-02-13
Beautiful

There are those who shudder at the
approach OF autumn, and we feel q
light grief stealing over their spirits
like an October haze. But is not au-
tumn the manhood of the year? Is 1t
not the rfpest Of the seasons? Do not
the proud flowers blossom-the Gold.
enrod, the Orchis, the Dahlia, and
Bloody Cardinal Of the swamp lands?
ID. g. Mitchell.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-02-13
Cate, on BuyInu a Farm.

When you have decided to buy a
farm, be careful not to buy rashly;
do not spare your visits, and be not
content with q single tour of inspec-
ton. Give heed to the appearance Of
the neighborhood; a f1our;shing coun-
try should show it's prosperity.-Cato
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-02-13
Her Expe,,eros

Mrs. Bacon-"T underatand one ca.
.iearn different languages from the
monograph Mrs Ebert - "Well.
since u neighbor got his I know my
husband has used language 1 never
aeard him use before"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-02-13
Too Bio for Ills Job.

A boiler washer In Chicago has be.
come too big a man for his job, and
consequently has been discharged. He
became, literally, too big a man. He
grew so fat that he could not get In
side the boilers.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-02-13
To Brlahten Tile.

To make red tiles a nice, bright
clear color, rub well with a lemon
dipped in fine salt. Leave 1t for a few
minutes. then wash in the usual way
You will find this well worth the trou.
BILE, for when 1t Is finished the tiles
will be a nice, clear red, with all the
stains removed.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-02-13
LOOKS LIKE
GROSS IGNORANCE
A. S. Burleson.
Postmaster General.

Our attention has been called to
an Act IF the last legislature that
may have some bearing upon the
travelling expenses of the road SUI
pervisor. This Act was approved
March %, 1913. The Act author.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-02-13
Exception to the Rule.

Countryman Cat the National Gal
lery)-"Why, them's the very same
pictures I saw here the day before
yesterday" Attendant (dryly)-
Quite likely" CONFERENCE.-The
that clerk at the hotel is an awful
lair. He told me that the pictures
was changed daily in all the leadin'
picture houses"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-02-13
Actors Feuars.

a grea, actors sensibiltElse are
stimulated beyond the common scope.
and he may express them passionate.
ly or profoundly In terms OF his own
personality; and, again, an accomplish
ed actor can create something as con
crete as a character in Dickens and
make it true to ITSELF The Manches
ter Guardian.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-02-13
SerlouR.

whats the matter, old man?" 81
told my wife a joke to keep her quiet
while buttoning up her dress and she
went and laughed and tore them all
out again.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-02-13
aIvlno Her a Hard lob.

Mrs. Eewrlch (who has advertised
for a pianist)-"So you are the musio
teacher that answered my advertise
ment?" Pisnist-"Yes, ma'sm." Mrs.
Newrich-"Well, SIT down and play q
couple Of duets. SO that I can see what
you can do."-Yonkers Statesman.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-02-13
Sure; He Knew An About oxyaen.

ouTei TO NheW All Nbout OXYGEN.
A Kansas school teacher was ex-
planning to the children what oxygen
was, and when she finished she asked:
Now, who can tell me w~hatsoxygen
is2" After pausing q while one little
fellow spoke up and said: 1T was
n of them things they used to drive
before they got horses"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-02-13
Rlrd,a Winn pnw.rtnl

The muscles Of a birds wing are
20 times more powerful, pro~portionate.
ly speaking, than those OF a mans
arm.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-02-13
SALMAGUNDI

Francisco this morning
Mr.. and Mrs. John Henderson
left for San Francisco this after
Mrs. Mcdowell returned last
night from Missouri. where she
went with Dr.. McDowell's remains.
Pearl Grant tried at Carlin for
selling liquor without a license
was acquitted by the jury that
tried her.
LOST-Monogram watch fob and
charm. Initials D.. H. H. Return
to this office and receive reward.
Advt. 1wk.
The city council of Las Vegas has
limited the number of saloons to
five. The Review says that even
that number would be more than
enough.
Hoba Clinton returned yesterday
from San Francisco, where he had
been undergoing medical treat
ment. Hope his health is fully
restored.
A Children's carnival and mas
querade will be held in Hunter
Hall, Friday, Marcn 18th. Admis-
sion rs cents followed by a social
dance at $3.50 p. m. Everybody in.
vited. Avdt. 1t.
FOR SALE--A few settings of
eggs from the famous KELLER
strass" white OIpingtons. Fine
layers. Inquire Of Chas. McHar-
ness. Advt l wk.
Cedar Posts for Sale.-W hav e
large lot Of cedar pests for sale at
our ranch. Call on or addrs SIS [. M.
Bgllinger, Lamoiile or R. C. Bel
linger, Smith Creek, via Elko, for
particulars. Advt. 2 mo.
Through the agency of Los An
geles people, who have had the deal
under way for several months, the
princely domain of the Winter wood
Land cinpany comprising 5000
SeS-o of the choicest land in the
Vegas valley only four miles from
this city has been sold to a syndi-
'ate oi Japan Sc capitalists.-Las
Vegas Age.
The Charity ball was not as we'll
atten led last niRht as it should have
been, but those present were given
an excellent time. The Opera
house was tastefully decorated, the
music was fine and the ladies and
Rentlem n wore their best toys.
Everything passed off smoothly and
the ball So far as it's entertaining
features are concerned was q sue
cess. We hope it was a big success
finan islly.
A demo crat has bfen elected in
the second Iowa district to fiji the
vacancy caused by the death of
Congressman Pepper. Although
the republican candidate was de.
feated, the chairman of the rer ub-
lican congressional committee
claims the result as a republican
victory. 1t is only a hidebound
standpatter that can make such a
claim. Queer creatures, these re.
publican stan ipatters.
Political plnms will make men
forget their troubles; they will
compel new friendships and ALI.
ances, they will bring honeyed
words from the lips that have been
sour as kraut; they will quicken
tn steps Of the lame and halt and
force dimmed eyes to see the world
through bright lenses. Political
blums are really wonderful things
and though arid Nevada has but
few within it, we note their trans
tendency Just the same,-Churchill
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-02-13
No Room Tor lf

NO Room Tor I.
In the bright lexicon OF love there
Is no such word as eugenlcs.-Wash
tngton Herald.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-02-13
VIII Surely Get II.

Go not ask opinions of candid peo-
pie unless you are braced for q Jolt
now and then.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-02-13
INSURANCE ANNUAL STATE
MENT.
FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE
COMPANY. SAN FRANCIS
m CAIICnDNIa

SOmFANI, SAN FRANCIS
CO, CALIFORNIA.
Capital .:.........$ $500. 900 90
Assets. 9,s64.s7l "a
Liabilities, exclusive
of capital and net
surplus ........ 6,1l2,626 81
Income
Premiums. 1852, s46 81
Other sources. 399, 1866 SO
Total income, 1913 7,862,8 1l SO
Expenditures
Losses. 1881, 1868 q
Dividends. =. 49,. 24O. 900 90
Other expenditures 1900, 1875 81
Total expenditures,
l9l3............ 7,07l, 688 40
Fire Insurance Business
Risks written. 73l .432, 593 90
Premiums thereon. 8,ll9,I49 O8
Losses incurred. 4,O86. 935 l3
Nevada BUSINESS
Risks written $3.50. 1,354,480 90
Premiums received. 1912 ZIG
Losses pald........ 1924 67
Losses incurred. S,4lS 70
Louis Weinmann, Secretary.
Resident agents w. L. Smith &
Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-02-13
Mers Flln,.

= suppose you are mamma's dari.
ing7"
mo. ma'am, I am my mammals NOV.
ing picture"
Your mamma's moving picturefs
"Yessum. she IN always telling ma
that should be seen and not heard
Houston Post.
Ills eide Line.
Where can I find tho chief Of DO
licef" asked the stranger In siocuna-
Vile. The native pointed. That's
him. YER ysnder by tho Palace Hotel
shining that grocery drummsrH
shoes."--Judge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-01
UNREFRESHING SLEEP

The woman who IL tired out, who
aches all over when she risesin the morn
ing, who feels depressed most OF the
time, needs just the help that DR.. Will
liams' Pink Pills can give her--new blood
and stronger nerves.
The number OF disorders that are caus-
ed by thin blood Is amazing and most
women are careless about the condition
OF their blood. Quickly the nerves are
affected and the patient becomes irrit-
able, worries over trihes, does not sleep
as we'll as formerly and is not refreshed
by rest. There may or may not be
stomach trouble and headache. This is
q condition that calls for DR.. Williams'
Pink Pills, the on-alcoholic tonic.
Give DR.. Williams Pink Pills a trial
and the first sign of new life will be
noticed in your appetite. You viii be
hungry by meal time. As the blood be-
comes enriched it feeds and soothes the
irritated nerves, sleep becomes sounder
and more refreshing, your worries be-
come less, your work lighter. These are
some of the things that these tonic pills
do. Try them for any trouble caused by
thin blood.
The DR.. Williams Medicine Co, Schen-
ectady, N. Y, will mail free to any
woman the booklet "Plain Talks to
Women" Your own druggist sells DR..
Williams Pink Pills.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-01
SALE AND USE OF COCAINE.
The Difficulties of Enforcing Existing
Laws and of Fixing the Responsibility.

The United States public health serv-
ice calls attention in the health reports
OF this week to the need OF further CON
| troll of the sale and use of habit forming
drugs.
Practically every state in this country
| has a reasonably efficient and anti.nar-
cotic law. However even the best of
/ these laws are practically imperative be-
use OF the continued and apparently
uncomfortable importation of such drugs
from other states.
IL is generally admitted that much OF
the traffic in habit forming drugs j. car
ried on by illegitimate dealers. These
dealers. however, secure their supplies
through legitimate channels and il Is
this leak which needs to be- located and
suppressed.
Up 20 the present time the estimates
regarding the number Of drug addicts in
this country have not been based on re-
liable data and have usually been far in
excess Of the actual number that could
be- supplied with the drugs really avail
able. The anti.narcotic law recently en-
acted in the state Of Tennessee offers 10
furnish a reliable basis for estimating
the number Of users Of drugs Of this
type and the information 40 far 70 hand
seems to suggest that the total number
Of persons addicted 70 the use Of drugs
in this country j. far below the fire.
quently-quoted estimate that between
J and 2 per cent OF The total population
at the United STATES j. addicted 20 the
habitual use of narcotic drugs
While this statement will no doubt b.
pleasing 10 many who have felt that
the estimates that have been published /
were misleading " unfair Il is pointed 4
out that the figures ~ best show the
existence Of 81 too many habitual users
OF narcotic drugs and suggests that any
thing that ran - done e. eTectuallv ~.
duce their number win b. wen worth /
while.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-01
TO HAVE BEAUTIFUL
HARM DANDRUFF
Use Partisan Sage--It Makes
Your Hair Soft and Fluffy,
Surely Stops Itching Head

When your hair is losing color, too
dry, brittle, thin, or the scalp itches, you
should Immediately begin the use of
Partisan Sage. The first application re-
moves all dandruff, invigorates the
scalp, and beauties your hair until it is
gloriously radiant.
Partisan Sage supplies all hair needs
and contains the exact elements needed
to make your hair soft, wavy, glossy,
and to make il grow long, thick and
beautiful. 1t is delicately perfumed--
not expensive, and can be had from the
Red Cross Pharmacy, or any drug coun-
ter.
Partisan Sage acts instantly--one ap-
plication stops the head from itching
and freshens up the hair. You will be
delighted with this helpful toilet neces-
sity, for nothing else is so good for
your hair, or SO quickly gives it that
enviable charm and fascination.-Advt.