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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-10-29
E. E. ROBERTS
Republican nominee for
CONGRESSMAN
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the District Court of the Fourth
Judicial District of the State of Ne.
vada, In and for the County of EIko.
In the Matter of the Estate of Ella
James, sometimes known ga Ethel
Wilson, Deceased.
Notice Is hereby given that the un.
der signed has been duly appointed
and qualified by the District Court
of the Fourth Judicial District of the
State of Nevada, in and for the Coun.
ty OF Elko, as administrator of the
Estate Of Ella James, late of said
county, deceased, and that summary
administration Of said estate has been
ordered.
All creditors having claims against
said estate are required to file the
same, with the proper vouchers at
tached, with the clerk Of the court,
within forty days of the first publ
cation of this notice.
Dated this 9Th day of October, 1914.
D. J. DARCY,
Administrator.
CANTWELL C CARVILLB,
Attorneys for Administrator.
Date first publication Oct. 8.
Date last publication Nov. 25.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department Of the Interior
u. s. Land Office 6

Department of the Interior
u. s. Land Office at
Elko, Nevada,
Oct. IA, 1914.
NOTICE is hereby given that, as di-
rected by the Commissioners OF the
General Land Office, under provisions
OF Act of Congress approved March
2S, 1912 CT Stat, To, pursuant to
the application of Charles H. Rein
ken, of. Lamoille, Nevada, Serial No.
0143S, we will offer at public sale, to
the highest bidder, but at not less
than $40. per care, at 10 o'clock a, M.
on the twenty-fourth day of Novem-
Der, 1914 at this office, the following
tract of land: the SEA NWA of Sec
20, T.. "a NJ, r. So E., M. D. B. & NJ,
containing 40 acres.
Any persons claiming adversely the
above-described land are advised to
hle their claims, or objections, on OF
before the time designated for sale.
Date of first publication Oct. 81, IA.
r. JOHN e. ROBBINS,
Register.
ASHLEY G. DAWLEY,
Receiver.
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OF PARENTS
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

The civic department of the Par.
ents-Tesachers Association will meet
at the Grammar School tomorrow af.
ternoon at three o'clock, with pro
gram as follows: Chairman, Miss
Crane; Juvenile Court Law. Depend.
emit Children and Compulsory School
Law, Mr.. Otto Williams; P~ossibilit-
les of Our School House as a Social
Centre, Prof McWhinney; Reading,
Women and Civil Service Reform
Mrs. Lillian Porter.
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Otis,
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Mile AHn.rnLn nnl nmAo

Otis,
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Elko, Nevada, Land Office.
October 18th, 1914.
NOTICE is hereby given that Frank
M. Hoy, of Gold Creek, County Of FL
ko, State Of Nevada, has filed In this
office his application to enter, under
the provisions Of Sections 2306 and
2307 r. s. u. s. the following describ-
ed land, viz:
The NEA of the SEH OF Section
SO, and Lot Number IL OF Section 36,
Township AZ north, Range 55 east, M.
d. b. & M; and Lot 1 of Section 1,
Township Al north, Range 55 east, M.
d. b. I'm.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely the lands described, or desir-
ing to object because of the mineral
character of the land, or for any other
reason, to the disposal to applicant,
should file their afidavits of protest
In this office, on or before the 18th
day Of November, 1914
JOHN E. ROBBINS,
Register.
Date first publication Oct. II, 1914.
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HAVE HARD TRIP
IN GOING UP COAST

Letters received from Deputy Uni,
ted States Marshal T. L. Hawkins
and a number of federal prisoners
from Reno to McNeiTs Island in
Washington, state that they had a
hard trip going up the coast from a
point 100 miles south of the gar until
they reached their destination. They
got into one of the worst storms that
has visited the coast this season. Ev-
cry passenger on the ship was sick
and nearly all retired to their berths.
The storm vas so severe that a de-
lay of twenty-four hours was caused
in reaching port.-Appeal.
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ship, of the County of EIko, State
of Nevada.
l.. l. DREEBEN,
Plaintiff,
VS..
L. r. THASHER,
THE STATE OF NEVADA SENDS
GREETINGS TO
L. r. Thrasher, Defendent.
o are hereby required to appear
before men at my Office in Elko Town,
ship, County of Elko, State of Nevada
In an action brought against you by
the above named plaintiff in the Jus
tice Cour of said Elko Township, in
said County and State, and answer
the complaint filed therein within five
days after the service on you of this
Summons-if served within this town,
ship; or within ten days if served
out Of said township but within this
county; and within twenty days if
served elsewhere-or plaintiff will
take judgmene abainst you according
to the prayer of said complaint.
Said action Is brought to recover
judgment against you, the said defen-
dant, and in favor of plaintiff for
Goods, wares and merchandise, sold
and delivered to you at your instance
and request and fof your own use
and benefit, on a contract implied. as
more fully appears by the complaint
on file herein, a copy of which accom-
panles this summons and to which
you are referred, or judgment will be
taken against you for said amount, to
wit: $5.75, together with costs of this
suit If you fail to appear and answer.
Given under my hand this 26th day
Of Sept. 1914.
II. u. CASTLE.
Justice of the Peace for said town
ship.
Date first publication Oct. "a, 1914.
1tw4w
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01717
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

OAhNg ANCF"Nbf tohu NliSOs
October 18th, 1914.
NOTICE Is hereby given that Frank
NJ. Hoy, of Gold Greek, County of
Elko, State Of Nevada, has filed In
this Office his application to enter,
under the provisions Of Sections 1906
and 1907 r. s.. u. s. the following de-
scribed land, viz:
The NWK of the NWM of Section
II, Lot z OF Section IL, and the NWH
Of the SWH of Section 13, Township
II north, Range So east, M. ID. y. e.
M.
Any and all persons claiming adver-
sely the lands described, or desiring
to object because of the mineral char
ter OF the land, or for any other rea-
son, to the disposal to applicant,
should file their a1ldavlts of protest
in this office, on OF before the 18th
JOHN 70. ROBBINS,
Register.
Date first publication Oct, IA, 1914.
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The Eastern Star Ladies will give
a cooked-food sale next Monday after
noon at the Keyser building next to
the Rex Theatre. 1wPd
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SU M MONS

In the Justice Court of EIko Town
ship, of the County of Elko, State
of Nevada.
l.. l. DREEBEN,
Plaintiff,
The Washington herald., 1914-11-22
AN EMPEROR'S NOSE

Two years before the outbreak of the
Franco-Prussian war and the downfall
Of the last Napoleon an American named
James Birney landed in Paris from New
York. He was what might be called
a general utility man. He had been a
small merchant in Michigan, a book
keeper in Ohio, a manufacturer in In
diana and an editor in Iowa. He was
a good-natured. easy-gofng man, taking
life as he found ii and making no kicks
If he got dollar ahead he would find
some excuse TO get rid Of it; If he
was behind the game, his creditors would
have to extend his account Nobody
called him smart, but everybody said
he had strong fund Of humor and phil
osophy.
When a man in Cincinnati invented a
bullet-proof vest, Mr.. Birney somehow
got hold of the European agency-that
is, he went to Paris at least to bring
the patent directly to the attention Of
the French Emperor, who was always
on the lookout for military novelties. The
Americans cheek and persistency Sc
cured him an audience after weeks of
red tape. He had insisted that he would
not deal with the minister OF war or any
other official, and was at last granted
an audience with the Emperor. 1t was in
the war office, and several cabinet Of
on a table, and Napoleon greeted the
agent with:
Well, sir. what about this bullet-proOf
vest?''
L nave II yOuE UldlcSIy, was
the reply as the vest was held up to
view.
"Put it on"
with pleasure"
Now go to the farther end Of the
room"
Certainly. your majesty"
Now, SIR" continued the Emperor as
he lifted up the musket, II am going to
fire at your breast Are you willing
to take the chances?'
Fire awayI" was the reply.
The Emperor fired, and although the
bullet did not penetrate the shield the
force of it knocked Birney head over
heels and put him out Of it for the
next ten minutes. While IL was de-
cided that the vest was not a success,
the Americans nerve excited such ad-
miration shat he was given a handsome
present III cash and graciously dismiss
ed. He seemed to want to say some
thing to the Emperor before he left
the room, but did not have opportunity.
Early the next day, however. he bobbed
up at the war office for an interview
with the minister.
1T is no use," said the official as he
The Washington herald., 1914-11-22

Why. take the train"
But you can't so. too"
Cook offers to stay and keep house
for you
That is kind OF her"
But you'll be lonely"
Get OUT
1t was talked over and settled that
Mrs. Bowser could go, and she departed
next morning. What happened during
the week is told in diary kept by Mr..
BOWser:
''Tuesday-Mrs. Bowscr left this morn
ing for Blanktown to see her mother.
1t will be change from the dreary
monotony. If / want TO go to the club
or a poker party | shall have no one to
look at me acCusingly. l may go to the
theater. l may stay out rather late o
nights in the interest of the next Presi-
dental election. l feel a strange Ella
tion. II Mrs. Bowser stays a month
shan't kick.
"Wednesday-was out late last night
TO the RabbFt Club. When IL came II
o'clock did not have to grab for my hat
and overcoat and rush for home and
wonder what Mrs. Bowser was going to
, say.
AT midnight several members ex-
pressed surprise that | had not departed.
l gave them TO understand that no wife
could run me.
AT o'clock several other fellows
came around and said they hoped my
STAYING wouldn't lead to a divorce. I
told EN- / didn't care how burned quick
Mrs. Bowser applied for one.
Home at . in the morning. No one
leaning over the banister as I opened
the front door. No one to remark the
hour and say that such carvings on at
my age were shameful. Didn't have to
creep upstairs like a thief Didn't have
to take anything of but my coat to get
into bed.
'Thursday-NO sarcastic looks or
words at the breakfast table this morn
ing over my being out late last night,
and / never enjoyed a breakfast better.
No one to ask me for money. No one to
caution me not to buy a balloon or a
diamond mine during the day. Took in
vaudeville show. Never knew before
that there was so much fun in them
Roars Of laughter from start TO finish
Sauntered around the town by moon
light after the performance. Met a cop
that 1 knew, and he chuckled and poked
me in the ribs and said l was a CAV old
boy. Home some time in the morning
Didn't even have to take my coat of to
go to bed. II makes me mad to think OF
the years / have wasted in undressing
Cook said she was awake at O'Clock
in the morning and heard some one COM
ing upstairs. 1 easily convinced her that
she was mistaken. This is life. this is
By thunder, why does any man ever
marry?
"Friday-out again last night can
The Washington herald., 1914-11-22

well. B!rney was naturally asked why
he had visited Paris. and of course he
told Of the bullet-prOOf vest. Having
got started. he couldn't stop there.
Say. do you know I could fix the
Emperor's nose in less than a month";"
Yes sir. | could improve that smeller
Of his at least 50 per cent in three or
four weeks and ] wouldn't charge a
cent either"
The Emperor,s nose, 49,, - ,ro,,.o
for it, All / want is three weeks time.
Can't you get me an audience with
The devil. Why. man. you are in
suIting the Emperor! You ought to be
oh. come now" laughed Birney in
a protesting waI Il never saw such
people before. Can't the EmperOr's nose
be out of plumb as well as any other
mans?'
cold bow and probably went to the pO-
lice. as Birney was arrested an hour
later. According to the story, he was
sent to prison without a trial and de-
tanned for a full year. Then he was
war office and into the presence of Ma
Sir" ssaid the Emperor after gIaring
at him for awhile, lis my nose out of
plumb?'
II is plumb as plumbet!" was the
Does It need any fixing over?''
Not a fix"
And how is it with yours"
IT'S out Of joint. your majesty. but !
Then you may try"
And try he did. His nose led him
back to the land Of the free without
any lingering on the road.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-22

| brought one along with me. not know :
ing what 1 might run up against. and
II you will give the Emperor a hint
Mon Dieu! Mon Dieu!' gasped the
minister as ne looked at the American
with wonder and terror in his eyes.
Then you have gone crazy! You are
| out OF your mind. You know not what
you say"
Il am all right from head to heel. my
dear sir, and | can't understand your
agitation. What's the matter with my
scheme for improving Napoleon, 8 nose?"
The minister rang his bell with nerv-
Gus hand. and a minute later Birney
was out on the sidewalk with a flea in
his ear-that is, he was told to take
as an insane person. 1t was rather a
setback for him, and 1t took him day
or two to get over II. but he finally
| came up smiling. II the minister would
| fcials who would. He tried two or
three Of them. with the result that he
| was eventually hailed before the chief
Of police. That official probably sized
You do not realize what you are
doing. Don't you understand that you
| can be sent to prison for this? You
| do not appear to have lost Your mind.
thing you can do is to get out OF Paris
at once"
But what is the crirne?" argued Bir-
ney. AN have done is to say that l
a man be sent to prison in France for
that?"
He can. sir. as wish to make you
| understand. You must not talk this
| way. You have made trouble for your
self. and you had best get away as soon
as possible. Should the Emperor him
self hear Of your insulting words you
would be sent to some fortress for five
or ten years"
"Shooi You don't say! But you
Frenchmen are queer people! Well: l
don't want to leave Paris for a few
days yet, but I'll keep still about Ma
poleon,s nose. had no idea he was
so techy about it. Not another word
| from me II that's the way things are
The chief added another warning.
though he saw the humor OF the thing
and smiled behind his mask. Birney
might stay on for a few days, but he
must keep that nose attachment Of his
| in the background and his tongue be-
tween his teeth. He went out of the
police Office meaning to do. IT. but
scarcely twenty-fOur hours had passed
away when he accidentally met French
doctor who could speak English fairly
The Washington herald., 1914-11-22
P. D. @. INTERVIEWS
fearful Talk With the Senator from Mississippi

Il can't oblige. Senator. The only
duel 1 ever acted in was fought with
brickbatss; and 1 got one of them in
Cad. sub! I shall kill him, sub. and
Senator Williams Will kill him over
again! He tndulges in useless talk.
masses" sub. will you be the bearer
Of my challenge TO him?'
Thanks, but / am naturally a suf-
ferer from cold feet. Sit down and let's
see what can be done about II. Now
about Senator Williams. Has he in
dulged in any hot air of later"
Great Caesar, but how can you ask
the whole country hangs upon every
word he uttersi"
Il had forgotten
He has made about twenty speeches
in the last year, and every one OF them
was 10 a crowded Senate. Don't you
recall his grand speech against the vivi-
section of the bull frogs TO find the
nerves that lead to tears in the human
7 think I was in Jail at the time"
And he made glorious speech
against the bill to hunt woodchucks
remarks killed the bill stone dead. You
heard of that, Of course?"
Can't say ] did. was with Teddy
looking for the River OF Doubt, you
And he spoke in favor Of the bill to
permit every owner OF a mule to tie
a stone to. the animals tail to keep
him from braying. His speech caused
that bill to be .galloped through. But
why go on. sub? Senator Williams, as
We all know, is the virtual leader of the
Senate. Such an attack on him is scan
dalous-scandalous, sub, and must be
atoned for at the point of the rapIer-
the rapier or the pistol. suh."
And about your own case?' asked the
Yes. sub. That article says I seek
to represent the toiling masses. 1 don't
have TO seek. l do represent them. sub" :"
You feel for them?''
Strongly, sub
You think they are kept DOWN."
They suttinsly are"
And the situation is growing worse all
the timer
Every day, sub. Yes, sub, 1 am
standing by the toiling masses. and
heah is a plutocrat of an editor who
abuses me for it Cad. sub, but he must
be made to answer for it,
I'D let il drop. Senator"
What do you mean. suh?'
suppose he asks what wages you pay
the toiling masses that toll for you on
Your plantation"
Eli? Eh?'
suppose he asserted that you were
in favor Of the bill before your legis-
whose hind pocket a watermelon seed
WAS found?''
Suppose he discovered that you own
ed shares in a Mississippi cotton fac
tory
Suppose you were drawing a divi-
dend Of 30 per cent from those shares
while the factory hands were working
for starvation wages
And you must see Senator. while
y"u have done nothing whatever to
raise the wage of the tOiling masses, you
have voted to increase your own salary.
which the tnilers thought almost too
liberal before
But that editor. suh.''
Yes, and several other editors! Bet
ter let 'em alone. They are the very
devil fer finding out things. ! never
knew that | had stolen a horse until
they trOtted the animal out to public
view and described his marks
1T is hard, suh-it is hard" sighed
the Senator
1T is. indeed. but wouldn't it be hard
er if they found out that you belonged
to the cotton seed oil trust?'
There will be no duel
There will be no dead editor
And the toiling masses will continue to
toll.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-22

dress on Columbus in his town n-xt
week. W. felt Obliged To decline with
thanks. A year ago We delivered an ad-
dress on Washington over there and the
audience got him mixed up with Ma
poleOn. Shakespeare. and Lord Byron.
and pelted us with missiles OF various
sorts. We've got a jim-dandy address
on Columbus but il is not for Rock
Hill. They'd be all right over there for
the first ten minutes, and then they'd
mix the great discoverer up with poets
and pirates and slam-0ang the breath
out Of US.
TIE Panther Hill Advocate" which was
established by J. NJ. Simms two months
ago, suspended publication last week,
and the outfit will b.. moved to New
Mexico. The Advocate was fairly good
weekly. and Mr.. Simms is a sOOd fellow.
but the mistake he made was in not
knowing the people around him. Well
over to Panther Hill and pull every nose
are lot of blow-hards and buffers over
there. hut Editor Simms permitted them
to walk all over him from the start
twenty times day and not get hurt they
had regular pulling matches every day
in the week. We sent him over a gun.
but he looked at II with tears in his eyes
and let things 80 right on. Had he killed
three or four men he would have doubled
the value of his plant in a month, been
e.eCted mayor of the town. and perhaps
gone to the Senate, but he had no sand.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-22

You are the Junior Senator from Mis-
sissippi, believer" began the p. d. @
Man as he sat down beside the gentle
man.
Il am. suh," was the reply.
Senator. what do you think Of the
press OF this cOuntryE'
"a glorious institution. sub"
Don't you think it takes too much
license?'
No, suh-no. sub. It should have the
utmost freedom in all directions"
But its criticisms of public men?''
In my opinion they are always de-
served, suh."
And those who are criticised should
feel that way"
They should. They should take il
as the voice OF the people and heed
the lesson"
Senator, let me read the following edl-
torial referring TO you and Senator John
Sharp Williams, from your State. 1t Is
from New York daily
And it is fiattering notice, OF
course You may read II, sub. dc not
like fiattery. but it is often thrust upon
me-
The Washington herald., 1914-11-22
There Was Sorrow There

The Colonel halted his horse in front
OF Dakota duEOut and uttered Wig
orous Hello" and after a minute
tow-headed girl of about sixteen years
Now, then. what ye whoOpin' fur and
Can i get anything to eat around
here?'
Not a thing"
ANY water for my hOrse?
The springs gone dry
How far IS it to the river
Dunno"
Please ask your father to step out"
Pops bin on a drunk fur a week.
And your motheF2'
She's got the toothache. That's her
cryin'."
Haven't you got a brother?'
Yep. but he got a snake bite yester-
day and don't feel we'll"
We'll. what about you?" persisted the
Colonel you seem to be all right"
"Oh, but l amt" she replied. as she
made ready to disappear. Il was TO get
married yesterday. but my feller got
shot by an Injun, and it'll take two
weeks to ketch on to another, This ar
house OF sorrow. sir. and you'll plea Sc
ride on and not ask any more fool
questions"
The Washington herald., 1914-11-22

Folks Jest look upon a bar as a bar. -
said Zeb White, the 'Possom Hunter Of
Tennessee, one evening as we roasted
chestnuts in the kitchen fireplace, but
that's whar' they make a mistake. A
bar is more'n a bar. He knows a heap
more'n half the folks walkin' around on
these yere Cumberland Mountings."
What's the story?" asked, knowing
he had one to tell.
Wall, it's about a bar what used to
hang around my cabin here soon after
the wah. He was a big feller. seed
him one evenin' up the road a bit, and
he looked as big as a two-y'ar-old steer.
He was the fust bar I had seen fur
vars, and Of co'se l was all up on eand
10 kill him. That same eYenin' ! sot on
the doorstep, smokin' my pipe alongside
the old woman, when the pesky bar
walked right out into the open within
ten feet of US. He looked at us, and we
looked at him. 1t was five minits befo'
] hitched back to git my gun, and when
l cum out with it he had gone. The old
woman sot thar, iookin' powerful SOL
emn, and when 1 cum out she sez to me:
The Washington herald., 1914-11-22
NO ROPE ON BOWSER
He Lets Himself Out and Roams at1eisure for Week

down. The first / knew I was up and
dressed and plying the man who ties
himself to a wife.
Policeman met me at the gate as /
started for the ONCE and wanted to know
II / was going to pay for that window.
i didn't even ask him what window he
meant, but when he said the damage was
"a 1 pulled out the money and paid Il
like a man. Cook brushed feathers on
my clothes and picked straw OCT OF my
hair before ! sat down to breakfast 6U;
she was discreet-veTy discreet. She
said she used to pick feathers and straWs
when she went 10 sacred concerts.
''Sunday-Woke up with a recollection
several recollections; also sore throat
and u headache. Breakfast in bed. More
recollections and a headache than break
fast.
Cook very kind and thoughtful Dis
covered that / had lost my watch and
sympathized with me.
discovered that i had lost my wallet
and said II didn't matter as long as /
had had a good time.
II don't think l came home in an am
en-. and why should i have done so? I
don't think ! slept on the front steps.
When a man has a house he sleeps In
side instead Of outside Of II. i sort O.
wish Mrs. Bowser was home. Cook says
l have quite a fever. She attributes IL
to political excitement. Mrs. Bowser Is
one Of the best hands in case Of fever /
ever heard Of. 1 might reach her by tel
"Monday-Doctor has been here. Says
/ have had a narrow escape. Says a man
OF my age ought to have q wife TO hold
him down. Says there's no particular
harm in moving pictures, vaudeville
shows, sacred concerts, poker games.
gin fiZzes, highballs. rabbit clubs, and
sleeping In the front hall II taken in mod
crate doses. but that l seem to have
oyerdone the thing.
Cook is kindness itself, but she isn't
Mrs. Bowser.
marry and why a man is an ass who
doesn't. There is something sacred about
home. There is nothing sacred about a
sacred concert.
Cook continues her kindness She has
lust hinted that she has nothing to tell
Mrs. Bowscr. who will arrive early to-