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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-02-20
500 REWARD 500

The readers of 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 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
mucous surfaces Of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation
vt the disease and giving the pat
lent strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature
in doing It's work. The proprietors
have so much faith in its curative
power that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any Ease that It fails
to cure. Send for list Of testi-
monials.
Address: +. j. Cheney & Co, To-
ledo, Ohio.
Sold by all druggists, rs cents.
Take Halls family Pills for con-
stipation.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-02-20
COLLINS SHORTAGE At
LEAST FIVE THOUSAND

The warrant for Collins arrest
was issued in consequence Of a
shortage of 81 1900, discovered by
Inspector Means when he checked
up the local p~ostofice between jan
uary 80 and February 3. Collins
made good that shortage on the
night of February 8.
The following morning, February
4 Inspector Cleans lett Goldfeld for
Carson City taking with him ap-
pruximately $1,000, all the cash on
hand at that time at the local post
office. Knowing that Inspector
Means would lay fully before Unit
ed States District Attorney Plat at
Carson City and the postal authori-
ties ut Washington the discoveries
he had made, Collins within a few
hours after Means departure,
went to the bank of John S. Cook,
Co., and drew TO the extent of S..
600 on an $1,000 credit which
the local postOffice had with the
pCstofiire in New York. Sine
Collins had been in the habit of
depOsiting money with the local
bank to the credit Of the Goldfeld
postoflice in the New York post.
Office from time to time, as we'll as
drawing upon the funds when nee
cssary, no significance was attached
to his action the morning Of the
departure Of Inspector Means.
Collins made out two drafts for
money, each for $4,000, one on the
money order accou { and the other
on the postal savings account. II
is believed that Collins took with
him the hook Of bank drafts used
in drawing upon the New York
postofice as thus far il has not
been found in the local postofice
AS this book Of blank drafts was
kept by Collins personally 30 other
employee Of the postofico had ans
knowledge of transactions with the
New York postoRce.--Goldhc
Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-02-20
Salmagundi
From Thursdays Daily.

Mrs. E. r. Lytton left last night
to visit friends and relatives in
Oakland.
Mrs. j. A. Mcbride and Mrs. B.
G. Mcbride left for Ogden last
night for a few days visit.
The lady friends OF Mrs. DR..
Gardner gave her a reception at
the Mayer Hotel this afternoon.
II. w. Hobbs, representing the
Southern Pacific tax department,
il examining last years assessment
roll.
Contractor S%chravpn and Archi-
tcct Ware left for Salt Lake last
night. They will return in a week
or ten days.
The stumps CT the great trees
which have been cut in the north
west are now being utilized for
shingles. Ten thousand have been
made from a, single stump.
The commissioners Of White Pine
county nave appointed Tomas
Bath county treasurer to fiji the
vacancy caused by the resignation
of County Treasurer Carpcntar.
Mingled amusement and anxiety
were caused at n fire at Lewiston,
Me-, where Peter Douchette had
to count his family three or four
times before all the II children
we're known to have been rescued.
A suit for $4,000 damages has
been entered against the Desert
Power Mill Co. for the loss of H.
200 sheep near Millcrs last week,
alleged to have been caused by
drinking cyanide water. This is at
q rate Of SIS q head.
A Michigan man who doubts the
ability Of his son to take care of
money has left him $1,000 0 under
such conditions that ne will not get
the benefit of it until h, is 90 Sears
old. He has objected to waiting
that long and has contested the will,
While tho tax commission is max.
ing "gentlemen's agreements, with
the cattlemen, would it not be
well for the rest oi che taxpayers
to organize and demand a gentle,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-02-20
Salmagundi
From Tuesdays Daily.

Constable Happier was a visitor
from Carliu today. the biggest and
best town in Eastern Nevada.
Governor Oddic arrived this
morning to attend a meeting of the
commissioners of the Industrial
school.
Judge Moran of Reno has upheld
the constituiionality of the divorce
law passed by the last legislature.
The question will, nov go to the
supreme court.
Nincty.seycn per cent Of the ma
tiunal banks have finally accepted
the term Of the federal reserve
act. The time for joining the new
system expires next Monday.
In his address at the meeting
of the %cattlemen, George Wingfeld
made the statement that seven men,
bcrs OF the last legislature left the
state as soon as the session closed
and had not returned. No doubt
each of these men was a good fell
low" and was voted for on that ac-
count. Isn't it time that men with
interests in the state were elected
to the legislature?
In these days when a Judge is
convicted of accepting q bride his
punishment is generally nothing
more than the loss Of his office.
How different 1t was in the oldcn
days history tells: One Of the royal
judges Of Persia, in the reign of
Cambysus, about 525, n. c., con.
victed Of accepting u bride, was
executed, his skin tanned, made
into n scat cover and presented to
Ills successor.
There seems to be a COOL deal Of
opposition to the suit fled by At.
torncy General MrRcynolds to can.
eel the lease Of the Central Pacific
to the Southern Pacific. W. arc
unable to see any substantial
grounds far the opposition to can
ceiling the lease. 1t may benefit
Nevada by breaking up the infam
Gus back haul system that robs tit
people for the benefit Of California
1t is difficult to see where Nevada
would suffer by the cancellation Of
this lease.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-02-20
TWO MEN INJURED
BY MOLTEN METAL

A blowout ut the smelter was
the cause Of injury to C. Bateman
and Robert Board; without warn
ing a stream Of molten metal shot
out from between the two water
jackets; four or five meu were in
line and in tie panic to get out Of
the way the two men above named
were Knocked off the furnace floor
into the pit, where the Stag pots
run back and forth to serve the
furnace. Bateman received a piece
of metal in close proximity to the
eye and for a time it looked as If
he would have a badly crippled OPP
tic. DR.. Knox succeeded in ex-
tracing the exceedingly fine parti-
Gle of metal Immediately however.
and the eye appears to be uninjured
permanently.
Immediately after the blowout
a stream of cold water was played
upon the opening and the discharge
of metal was stopped in q few min
utes. The blow out was low down
on the furnace SO that the dis
charge was largely metal and the
explosions caused by the water
we're like rapid-fire guns in action.
Mason News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-02-20

Mrs. Ruby Mohlux and Miss
Florence Williams of South Fork
are proving up on their homestead
entries this afternoon before the
register and receiver Of the land
office.
Postmasters throughout the coun-
try began weighing all mail matter
today. This will last for 30 days.
During that time, tons or old gov
eminent junk will be shipped from
Washington.
Architects Ware & Treganza of
Salt Lake seem to be favorites in
Elko. They designed the Pioneer
building and the new Mayer hotel
and have won in the competition
for the Industrial school.
Postmaster Doughty informs us
that Postmaster General Burleson
has reversed his ruling in regard
to preparing postage on domestic
letters. Posta e must be prepaid
or letters will not go through the
mail to people in this country.
Postage on letters to foreign coun-
tries need not be prepaid
Mrs. DR.. Gardner arrived from
Fallon last night to visit her old
time friends here of which there
are a legion. She is sure to receive
a warm welcome from those who
knew her when she lived here.
She will e many changes and many
strange faces in the old town.
We received this morning from
Steve Henley. a former resident
now living at Mountain View, Cali
fornia, q copy of the Gold Creek
News of December "a, 1896. The
News was published to boom Gold
Creek and did it's part we'll but the
bottom fell out of the camp and
the News went up the fume.
Once upon a time says an cx-
change, a girl wore a heavy outer
skirt, a Gotten petticoat, a knitted
petit 'oat, a flannel petticoat, with
homemade lace at the bottom, and
a real wool form protector. And
she was always chilly and suffering
from rheumatism. Nowadays she
zoe out in a hobble and a smile
and has prickly heat all the wi..ter.
Judge Peter Breen. who has been
i'll at his home in Eureka for sew.
eral weeks with rheumatism, was
carly this week attacked with what
was reported to be a serious case
of pneumonia, and his family and
friends have been anxiousIy watch
ing the turn of the disease. Last
night he rested better and today his
symptoms arc said to be good for
recovery.-Sentipel.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-02-20

fair says the Sparks Tribune, and
he is being seconded in this by At.
torney General Thatcher. While
there are several that are DESTROYS
of throwing the entire $14O, 900 in
California the gentlen en- above
named are opposed to it and they
will fight any endeavor to spend
the entire sum.
Superintendent Davis and the
deputy mining Inspector returned
from Bullion Saturday afternoon.
They found the road along Dixie
creek and near the Phillips ranch
in very bad shape from washouts.
In one or two places, the road is
said to be absolutely dangerous, es-
peciallY for a stranger passing
over it. At the mines, they found
the snow too deep for teams. There
is very little doing now in the camp
owing to the deep snow which pre-
vents orc from being shipped from
the mine.
Mace McCubbin, a we'll known
young resident of Reno, shot and
killed Mrs. Gertie Gundry Saturday
night and wounded her sister, Mrs.
Bert Boalen, and then shot and
killed himself. The shooting took
place in the vestibule Of the Satur-
no apartments where Mrs. Gundry
lived with her children. Mrs.
Boalen was slightly wounded in
n of her wrists and her hand was
badly burned by the powder. The
parties had been to a dance and
the women had left on account Of
McCubbin's conduct. The cause of
the murder and suicide is said to
be McCuhbin's infatuation for Mrs.
Gundry.
Reports from Aurora are to the
effect that u large number of men
will be employed in the early
spring. The heavy storms handi.
capped the work of erecting the
mill and hosting works but now
q full crew is at work installing
the machinery which was hauled in
during the fall. About forty men
are employed in the big tunnel and
several sets of contractors are
working in the Humboldt mine.
The camp has six saloons and all
doing well and a few evenings ago
twelve fights took place but no one
was badly injured Carson News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-02-20

to Goldield under the new express
rates as by freight "a demonstrate
ed Sunday when the Neyada-C Cali
fornia Power company received
from the coast a five passenger
Ford automobile Grated and weigh.
ing l,2o0 pounds, upon which the
express charge aas S6S. Had the
car been shipped by freight in the
same condition, the charge would
have been S5o.4O or s75.6O uucrat-
d.--Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-02-20
Salmagundi
From Mondays Daily

Steward Tabcr reports SO pat
tents in the county hospital.
Jailer McMullcn has 90 prisoners
to louk after. All but six of them
are serving sentences.
Miss C%onctnncc Price who has
been visiting her parents, Rev. and
Mrs. Price, left for her home at
Berkeley Saturday night.
A hnlf-heartcd attempt to revive
the question Of annexing Douglas
vito two other counties, has re.
Gently been made. What n 9; lendid
thing that would bc-for the other
counties, but we of Douglas arc not
looking for any presents just yet.
--GardnerviIlc Courier.
T.. r. Collins, the republican
postmaster at Goldfeld, is short in
his accounts between S. 900 and
$4,000. He left Goldfeld on Feb.
9TH for Los Angeles and nothing
has been heard Of him since. A
warrant has been issued for his ar.
rest.
Lieutenant Governor Ross is on.
posed to the spending Of the on.
tire appropriation at the California
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-02-20
EFFECTS UNDERGROUND
OF EARTHQUAKE

Inquiry of miners coming Off
shift this afternoon, relative to the
effects of today's earthquake under
ground brings out some interesting
statements. Engineer Brown sta
toned at the 1900 STATEN Of tho
Ophir winze reports that The shock
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-02-20
Salrnagundi
From Fridays Daily

The Washington Birthday supper
will be served at the Baptist church
tonight from 5 to $50 o'clock. An
automobile will call for parties of
three or more by phoning to G. E.
Anderson.
The reception given Mrs. DR..
Gardner and Mrs. J f. Smith at
the Hotel Mayer yesterday after
noon was an enjoyable affair. Many
Of the schoolmates and former as
sociates of Mrs. Gardner greeted
her and renewed their acquaintance
after a lapse of ten years.
Clarence Mackay and wife have
been granted divorces from each
other in France. They did not air
their rottenness before the coun-
try, for which they deserve the
thanks of all decent people.
George Sugich Of Tonopah hired
a substitute to represent him in
the Balkan war. The substitute
went. did his duty in the army and
came back with a wife. Now
Sugich is suing the substitute for
$3.50 he gave him to fight. the Turks
and save his own hide.
Three of the Western Fuel COM
pany's officials have been convicted
in San Francisco of robbing the
government Of a large sum of
money. They are respectable"
thieves, however, and will probably
be let oil with u light fine, although
the law fixes the penalty at not
more than two years imprisonment
and a fine not exceeding $40, 900.
The Carson News gives us q sly
poke because we fell into the
net Of the stock sharks while a
resident of the Comstock. II calls
us a sucker. We rather guess
we did belong to that class but we
were with the majority. The News
however is wrong in saying that We
we're at n time principal of the
Virginia City high school. We
never taught school IN Virginia
City.
The automobile owners of Ne
vada are causing the secretary Of
states Office considerable worry
these days. Mr.. Brodigan, while
not ordered TO do so under the sta
tute sent cut notices to those hold
ing license for 1918 to the number
of 1901 that the licenses were due
and to date has had less than 500
replies, including 100 new licenses
from owners who did not procure
the necessary tags last year. An
ptal.
With a Press Association, q Bar
Association, a Cattlcmen's Associa-
ton, a Shcepnen's Association,
Women Suffrage Clubs, Miners I'm
ions, WOmen's Club Association and
the many organizations which have
been founded for class protection it
aJuld appear that Nevada is fast
forging to front as n progressive
state. 1t is now rumored that a
Politicians Protective Organization
is soon to be formed with a limited
membership and the charter roll is
now being fled Carson News.
That il is almost as cheap TO
make shipments from San francisco
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Salmagund
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Mr.. Shirley returned from Salt
Like last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hay returned
from San Francisco last night.
Mrs. Joe Taber and Children re.
turned from their eastern trip last
night.
The postofice department has
ruled that babies cannot be shipped
from place to place by parcels post.
The cattlemen ure holding 9
meeting in Reno to organize a state
association. All parts of the state
are represented.
The idea of teaching every girl
to thump a piano and every boy to
be a book keep, will make potatoes
worth So Il barrel in twenty years.
The attention of everybody is
called to Milton B. Badt's profes.
sional card in this issue. He has
opened n law Office in the Pioneer
Building and is ready to attend
to all business in his line.
Some of the stat, papers are
publishing the Elko county tax rate
for this year at 80 cents on the
500. Brothers Of the pencils and
shears. you are wrong. The tax
rate for this county will not be
fixed until the commissioners meet
next month. What rate they will
fix is only 4 matter of conjecture ut
this time.
Thirty-nine years ago today We
landed in Virginia City and became
II citizen Of Nevada. The Com
stock was then in its prime and
money was plentiful. We tried
hard for IL years tn lay up some of
it, but the stock sharps we're too
much for us. notwithstanding that
we left the old lode worse than
broke, we have a tender spot in
our memory for it.
One day last week Indian Joe, of
Lund, went into the hills above
town to bring in some gentle
horses, and found a mountain lion
eating n Of his colts it had Just
killed. Two shots from his 5000
put the lion out of business. The
lion was Il very old one, so old in
fact, that it had lost nearly all his
teeth. The hide measured ten feet
from tip to tip.-Ely Record
Virginia Chronicle: Modern
methods, new and up~-to-date equip.
ment, high-class and intelligent
direction, have mastered the situa-
ton IN the Comstock down II The
2700 level, and the record in the
archives of time bear eloquent tcsti-
mony to the streams of gold and
silver poured forth into the laps of
the faithful. New life, new re.
cords, new deeds Of might beckon
to the Comstock. Let there be no
lnggards.
Cursor folks are seeing things
these days. 1t is averred by the
capital residents that a long tailed
meteor passed owe the legislative
village the other night and light
issuing out Of the heavens gave the
moss back community the aspect of
broad day. All of which may be
true, but allowing its truth, this
meteor should be taken rs indi-
eating that Sodom and Gomurrah has
nothing on Carson. This partic-
ular meteor is premonitory of dire
happenings nf the future. Yep,
when tho capitol is to be moved
the town Of Fallon will be on the
job. Churchill County Standard.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-02-20
Sslmaeund

From Wednesdays Daily
Governor Oddie left for Carson
this afternoon.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-01-29

thus selected shall be referred to the league for further confirmation, and such as shall receive a four-fifths vote of those present shall be deemed the choice of the league as a whole, it be- ing understood that neither personal feeling nor business, social or church relationships shall operate to infu- ence any members vote
 "The committee provided for, to be called the advisory committee, was elected, and it becomes it's duty to name men desired for the city offices, and to prosecute a campaign to bring the suitableness of the men named for the offices to the attention of the vot- ers."
 The league will meet next Friday night to receive the report of the lad visory committee"
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-01-29
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.

Worthy Matron, Worthy Patron, Sis ters and Brothers of Cato Chapter Mo- 376, o. E. s.:
 We, your committee on resolutions, respectfully submit the following: Whereas, on December 30, 1913, God in His wisdom and love called to his reward Brother Gus A. Green, who was born November 8, 1888, in Hamilton county, Tennessee, came to this state in the fall of 1892. He joined the M. E. church, south, in Sep tember, 1901, was loyal to his church and a great worker in the Sunday school. He was made a member of the O. E. s. in May, 1913. He leaves a father, two sisters, three brothers and host of relatives and friends to mourn his death.
 Resolved, That in the death of Bro. Green this chapter has lost a true and loyal member, the family a devoted son and brother, and the community a good citizen.
 Be it further resolved, That a page of the record book be left to his mem- ory; that copy of these resolutions be furnished the family of the de- ceased and copy be sent to the Log Cabin Democrat for publication.
 EMMA V. SPRINGER,
 J. H. FAREWELL,
 FLORENCE PROCTOR,
 Committee. CatO Ian 07 1914
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-01-29

solidate it with their Moose street store.
 The Democratic Central Committee was called to meet at the court house Saturday afternoon, but as no quo- rum was present the committee was adjourned to meet Saturday Febru- ary 21, when it is expected every township will be represented.
 J. F. Fleming has sold his marble works here to w. P. Ferguson, of Russellville, and H. R. Osborne, of this city, with MT. Osborne in charge. MT. Fleming will either move to Con- way or Poteau, Okla. We regret to see Mir. Fleming leave Morrilton and trust wherever he locates dame for tune may smile sweetly on him, as he and his esteemable wife are splendid people. To the new firm we bid welcome and feel sure they will make a big success of the busi- ness.
 The Democrat regrets that any thing has occurred during the debate tending to violate the law and we hope nothing more will grow out of the controversy. We felt from the start it was a debate out of which no good could come, and we have in no way changed our opinion. Had the question been reversed we doubt if the behavior would have been so good, therefore we will not criticise those who felt themselves agrieved, but hope such conditions will never again exist.
 The mass meeting at the Meth odist church Sunday afternoon was not as largely attended as was hoped, and as the subject should demand, but those present were very much in earnest towards securing a Y. M. c. A. The committee on sites reported they had viewed several, but were unanimous in favor of the lots of c. c. Burrow, just across the street from the Dowdle residence. MT. Burrow offered to donate conditional on the building, of at least $40O0 building with 5000 equipment. On motion the selection of the committee was ratified and vote of thanks ex- 1 tended MT. Burrow for his kindness. On motion the finance committee they were instructed to raise not less than $5000.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-01-29

their brother, John P. Witt for sev- eral days.
 Wanted-A girl to cook and do light housekeeping. Call phone No. 1.-107-1tw3td*
 Mir. and Mrs. Ed Wales of Moffatt, Colo, and Mrs. M. M. Munson and children of Atchison, Kan, arrived this afternoon to spend several days with Mrs. John Sloan and daughter, Miss Theresa, on Scott street.
 County Demonstrator J. w. Earlier, Mrs. Lula Fortner of Vilonia, in charge of the girls club work in this county, and Road Commissioner w. R. McHenry of Beryl are spending the week attending the special agricul- tural course given at Fayetteville by the University of Arkansas.