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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-06-19
NEVADA EXHIBITS

The exposition board has decided
to collect agricultural, mineral,
horticultural and livestock exhibits
for the San Francisco and San
Diego exposltinns. The estimated
cost of the agricultural exhibit is
1000; horticultural, 81 500; min
eral, $500; livestock, $4,000,
making total estimated cost of
$4,000 for collecting and prepar-
ing the exhibits.
The Mine Operators association
and the Live Stock Owners assoc
iation will join with and assist the
several departments of the state
university and experiment station
in the work.
Prof. c. S. Knight of the expert.
ment station will collect, prepare
and arrange the agricultural and
horticultural exhibits and Prof. T.
w. Clark will attend to the live
stock EXHIBIT. The mineral exhibit
will probably be in charge of Prof.
J. G.. Jones.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-06-19
MARK JOHNSOE's JOY RIDE

Sometime last night or very early
this morning, Mark Johnson took
MI. ThatchPr's automobile from
the Elko garage and went on Joy
ride with his affinity. All went
we'll until the machine ran into Mr..
Eylton's freight wagon, standing in
Cnurt street in front of his res
idence. The collision occurred be-
tween 2 and 2::3O o'clock this MORN
ing. The noise of the collision woke
the people in the neighborhood.
They satisfied themselves that no
one was hurt and went hack to bed.
The man and woman finished their
trip on foot.
The auto was pretty badly wreck
ed, both axles being broken and
tn" tenders and woodwork badly
damaged. We understand that the
machine was taken without Mr..
Thatcher's authority.
Judging from the damage TO the
machine it must have been going
at a lively pace when il struck the
wagon and the occupants were
lucky to escape serious injur3.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-06-19
INSANE MAN CAPTURED

The city offic RS yesterday pirk-
ed up a young fellow by the name
Of NJ. A. Kelly, who is believed to
be insane and is being held to be
observed. He dropped into the
city and called upon the Attorney
Generals Offices asking for protcc-
tion as he claims he is being
bounded over the country by a num-
her Of men and women who travel
by trains and by autos following
him wherever he goes and puts up
all kinds Of jobs on him which
causes him to lose his employment
and force him TO travel on. He
claims they forced him out of Los
Angeles to Bakersfield, from
Bakersfield to Bishop and then on
to Ycrington. He asked for pro-
lection against the wilcs of the
gang in Ycrington and was advised
to come to this city and see the At
torney General. Carson News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-06-19
'ELKO COUNTY HAVING
BOOM IN FARM LANDS

j. E. Robbins, former citizen
of Ely, who is now register Of the
land Office at Elko. spent several
days here during the past week at
tending the shooting tournament.
in which he was "in the money"
on several events. Jack says that
old Elko county is now enjoying
land boom due to the tremendous
influx of the settlers who are pour
ing in fro2 Idaho, Oregon, Utah
and Montana. The land Office
records show that from $4,000 to
10000 acres of land are filed on
every month and in addition to
this the Southern Pacific is selling
large amount of land to actual
settlers. Much of this is due to
dry farming methods which have
be..n very successfully conducted
there for several years past by peo-
pie who have made a success of
this method of farming in other
section. Last year spring wheat
yielded at the rate of forty bushels
per acre which was grown without
irrigation on sagebrush land. The
state has an experimental farm
near Elko, which is rapidly demon
strating the fact that dry farming
will prove the salvation. of the state.
Dry farming in that section is. no
longer an experiment but an estab-
lished fact.
Heretofore old timers have ridi.
ruled dry farming methods but the
wonderful success made under like
conditions in Idaho. Montana, Utah
and Oregon have convinced prac-
tical mrn that it can be depended
upon in Nevada as we'll as else
where. In fact most Of the people
who are now reclaiming the des .rts
of Elko county are from the dry
farming sections of other states,
and as they have had experience
along this line. they are wiling to
take their chances in Nevada.
Since locating in EIko Mr.. Rob-
bins has seen much of that section
and is OF the opinion that the land
there does mt differ materially
from that of White Pine county.
He is of the opinion that after the
choicest lands there have been TAX
en- the flood uf immigration will
naturally spread to the valleys here
where government lands are open
to thousands of settlers.-E Ely
Record.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-06-19
WOOD ALCOHOL

Much has been written in recent
years regarding the almost criminal
Ignorance Of the general public in
the use Of wood alcohol, and its
injurious effect not only on eye
sight, but on life itself. The inn
portancc of adequate protection of
the public in this regard is empha-
sized by recent tragedy IN New
York City. Three women died and
two were made dangerously i'll
from drinking home made wine at a
wedding feast. The wine was made
by the bridegroom ard was drunk
by the two hundred guests present.
The recipe for the beverage, the
police say, was sugar, water, alcohol
and red and green colorcd matter.
1t was first thought that the women
we're suffering from ptomain pois.
on, hut the coroncr's physician
pronounced death to he due to al
cohol poisoning, and the police de-
clared that the wine was made with
wood alcohol. This dangerous
poisn often kills and even when the
life Of the victim is spared, he is
generally blinded for the rest of
his life.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-06-19
DAVENPORT MUST
ANSWER FOR CRIME

Lou Davenport, the old pros
pector accused uf the killing of
Mrs. Minnie DeLong Sunday night
was arraigned yesterday afternoon
before Justice Dunseath and enter
ed plea of not guilty and was
held to the district court fof trial
The case will not go TO the grand
jury, rs the district attorney will
act by filing information charging
the prisoner with the crime.
The body Of the woman remains
at the morgue and if some claim
ant does not appear by tomorrow
burial will be had at the expense
of the county in Pottcr's field.
Chief Of Police Evans, hearing
that the wOman's husband lived
at Butte, Mont, wired that place
and received un answer STATING that
deceased was not his wife and add
ing that her maiden name was
Hughes. He thought she3s came
from Buffalo, N. Y. a telegram
to her mother at Edgely, N. D.,
has failed to elicit an answer.-Bu-
nanZa.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-06-19
WARS COSTLY SEQUEL

1t would be well for those war.
like souls who insist that it is the
duty of the United States to inter
vcne in Mexico to spend few
moments in counting the cost, not
only in the immediate expenditure
of blood and treasure, in luss of
life, aud the diversion of thousands
from channels of productive en-
ploy mcnt, but in the burden of
pensions that must be borne FOR
years to come.
In the forty.ninc years that have
elapsed sirce close of the civil war
the nation has spent, and spent
gladly and ungrudgingly, 1885,
100000 on account of pensions
growing out Of that struggle. The
panish.Amcrican war was not
much of war as wars go, but the
annual pension list arising from IL
is now 500, 100000 and is likely to
become larger.
War with Mexico would mean q
tremendously augmented pension
roll, and rs experience with civil
war pensions has proved, fifty
years hence the people Of the
United States would still be paying
millions Of dollars every year on
account of a conflict which would
be as much ancient history to most
of those now living as Is the last
Mexican war to men of the present
doy.--Ncwark News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-06-19
THE WOMAN WITH A JAG
AND A THIRSTY HUSBAND

A man and his wife giving the
proycrbiul name of Smith were in
town for a couple Of days begging
for bread but seemed TO spend the
money for booze. Parties in Fallon
happened to know the couple and
and their methods in California.
Apparently the man waits around
the corner while his spouse strikes
nearly everybody she sees for
money, stating that she is hungry
and wants work. The woman seems
to be at her hest when she has a
crying jag. Then her appear
ance is most pitiful-to those who
do not know her real methods.
She was lodged in the county jail
here for drunkenness and upon her
release the couple were advised to
move on, and they struck for
llazeB.
About year ago the couple
came to Fallon and asked for work,
and G. l.. Benadum took them ont
to one of his stations on the road,
but in n couple OF days the woman
was rolling on the floor in an in
toxicatcd condition. They proved
to be Of no earthly use and Mr.
Benadum sent item adrift. They
we're sent out of Reno short
time ago and loitcred in Hazen Q
few days.
Their methods are an imposition
on q kind hearted public but they
have probably gone on up or down
the railroad pursuing the same
infamous practice. The news
papers should put the public
"uext" TO this graft. FalloT
Eagle.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-06-19
REPEAL B|LL PASSED

Thursday night the senate by u
vote Of so to 35 passed the bill, re-
pcaling the exemption clause of
the Panama canal law. The affirm
ativc vote was cast by 81 demo
crat and II republicans. Eleven
democrats, % republicans and Poin-
dexter, progressive voted against
the bill.
The bill went to the house Fri
day and the amendment put on the
bill by the senate was agreed to by
a vote Of ZIG to II. Republican
Leader Mann supported the bill and
voted for it.
The dispatches say that the clos
ing hours of the bill in the senate
were very bitter. Senator West Of
Georgia and Senator Vardaman Of
Mississippi very nearly came to
blows.
Senator Pittman voted for the
bill and Senator Newlands against
it.
The bill went to the president
shortly after it passed tho house.
1t has doubtless been approved and
Is now the law Of the land.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-06-19
A PRE-EMPTEO RIGHT

How many of you boys way
back in the eighties knew | was re-
garded ms one of the homliest men
in Kentucky" remarked Senator
Bradley.
"lt's fact" and with a chucklc
he proceeded to give an instance
Of it.
Under ths laws of Kentucky
the governor has the power Of par
don even before grand jury pro-
cecdings on trial. During my first
term as governor my attorney gen.
cral was John X. Hendrick. Some
people were divided as to which OF
us was homclicst. John always
maintained that he was n better
looking man than |, and ! always
disputed his argument.
One day Hendrick walked into
my Office.
i want pardon. governor,
he announced.
" All right Hendrick,' | re.
piled; but what have you done?'
" i Just shot man down the
street. said Hcndrick calmly.
What for demanded.
" He said looked like you,
answered Elendrick, and could
not stand for that
" You shall have the pardon i'm
mcdiately,' | replied. If you hadn't
shot the cuss woIld have done so
on sight" National Monthly.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-06-19
BARNEY HORN

County politics are beginning to
war up and candidates are making
themselves known.
The last to tell the people that
he wants to serve them is Barney
Horn Of Aura, Nevada. who wants
the democratic nomination for long
term county immissioner from the
northern district.
Mr.. Horn has been a resident Of
the northern part of the county
for the past II years. During that
time he has been engaged in team
ing, ranching and mining, also
serving the people Of Aura and
vicinity as postmaster for several
years.
He has been urged by his friends
throughout the county to make the
race for county commissioner and
hRs yielded to their wishes.
He has always been q democrat
and on his record as party man
he appeals to the democrats for
their support at the primary cleo
tion. lie will make n fight within
the party ranks for the nomination
and. should he win out, he will
make it lively for his opponent at
the November election.
He submits his case to his party
on his record as a citizen. His we'll
known perseverance, his knowl-
edge Of the county needs, his long
residence and his party loyalty
make him strong candidate for
che nomination. Should he win at
the primary election and beat his
opponent In November, he promises
faithful service.
The Independent commends Mr..
Horn to the careful consideration
Of democratic voters at the primary
election.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-06-19
FRED E. DROWN

The first candidate for county
office to inform the people of what
he wants is Fred E. Drown, the
South Fork rancher. He tells the
people IN this issue that he is a re-
publican candidate for the office
of county assessor. Fred. as every
body calls him, was horn in the old
ramp CT Bullion AZ years ago.
Those years have been spent in
this coCnty. He attended the schools
of South Fork and Elko, and, in
fact, is an Elko county product.
For the last seven years, he has
been deputy county assessor. This
experience and his we'll known
energy, ability and faithfullness to
DUTY thoroughly equip him for the
position he seeks.
We have known Fred Drown
from boyhood and have never
known him to be anything but a
splendid type of the young man.
hood Of the state. He has the
necessary education and experience
to make an excellent county assess
or. If nominated, he will hustle his
opponent to beat him under the
wire at the general election. .ssss1 ~
We have spoken above of Fred's
good qualities. The only bad one
we know of is his politics.
Though travelling different
political road from us we know
him to be worthy young man.
He submits his name to his party
at the primaries for their rejection
or approval. If nominated, he will
try his best to win. If elected, he
promises faithful, hunest service.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-06-19
GRADUATING EXERCISES

The final exercises Of the class of
1914 of the county high school
drew large audience to the Opera
House last night. The exercises
opened with musical prelude by
/ the high school orchestra. This
was followed by an invocation by
Rev. Ernest II. Price. The high
school choral class then Sang LET
the Hills Resound" The next was
an essay on "The Twentieth Cen.
tury Woman" by Miss Ruth Ged-
ncy. Fred Fernald followed with
On essay on "Wirelcss Telegraphy. !"
Next came Miss Elvina Blevins with
an essay Oil Madame Curie." Miss
Laura George Plunkett sang Some
where a Voice is Calling"
DR.. |. ]. Gorby delivered the ad-
dress to the class. AS ne filed the
place on the program that Dr..
Stubs was to fill, DR.. Gorby spoke
of DR.. Stubbs and paid u tribute
to his memory. He complimented
the class for their work and said it
was the best high school class he
had ever seen, this he said later
was because it was the last grad
uating class he had seen. His re-
marks were out of the usual rut
and were we'll received.
After the address the choral class
sang Autumn Leaves" This was
followed by the presentation nf di-
plomas by Prof. Swanger. In his
remarks he called attention to some
of the needs of the school. He said
the present building and equipment
were inadequate for the work
the school was expected to do. The
lack Of dormitory for the care of
the students was the main cause for
the comparatively small enrolment
of students. Parents would not
send their children to the high
school under present conditions. He
pressed the need of n dOrmitory
upon the citizens Of EIko.
The exercises closed with Il
Venetian Sercnade" by the choral
class.
a The graduates arc Elvina II
BIcyins, Arqbella Bruce, Fred Fer.
maid, Ruth Gcdncy, Clara II. Gciger
Ruth l.. Johnson, Edna A. Murphy
Rufus Ogilvic, Dorothy f. Pattcr.
son, Laura G. Plunkett.
The exercises were fully up to
the standard and reflected full
measure Of credit upon the teacher:
and showed good work by the stu.
dcns. The Independent congratu-
lates the young people on their
success ard wishes all Of them
success in life.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-06-19
IOI AO LADS FIND
SACK OF NUGGETS

Three Caldwell lads, returning
from swim in the Boise river
Wednesday, recovered a buckskin
sack filled with gold dust, the treas-
ure having been pulled out of q
crevice on Canyon hill, near the
wagon bridge over the river. Es-
Inmates Of the value of the treasure
plac, it around $4,000 says the
Nampa Leader Herald. 1t has heen
taken to the Boise assay Office to
find out the exact value.
The cache Was discovered By
Richard Landers, ID years old, who
with Dale and Emmor Kingsbury,
SkillIar,! Rogers and John Cochran,
companions all about the same age,
was returning from a swim In the
Boise river. In picking up what he
thought to he n leather string,
young Landcrs pulled the leather
pouch from its hiding place in the
rocks on the sido of the canvon
near the stairway leading to the
residence of Rev. q. w. Rice.
The buckskin sack and it's con.
tents were examined. Old timers
estimate the thirteen pounds of
dust to be valued ct from S25Oo
to$3200. The contents of the sack
consisted of black sand and fine
gold, such as II is said would
represent the paintings of a placer
claim.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-06-19
MASONIC GRAND OFFICERS

The grand lodge nf Masons in
session at Reno has elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing
year:
ThcO. J. Steinmctz Of Rcnn,
grand master Ben w.
Coleman of Ely, deputy grand
master; Alfred w. Holmes of
Reno, senior grand warden;
Thomas Lindsay of Tonopah, junior
grand warden; Walter j. Harris
of Reno, grand treasurer; L. d.
VandcrIiCth Of Carson City, grand
secretary.
The appointive officers were nam
cd MS follows:
Rev. r. l.. Bcllam. Sparks, grand
chaplain: Rev. S. UnswOrth, Reno
grand orator; Rev. l.. B. Thomas
Carson City, grand marshal; r. 6
Farrcr, GardDcrvillc, grand stand
ard bearer; Andrew l.. Haight, Ely
grand sword hcnrer: Elenr! w
Duncan, grand Bible bearer; Walt
or T.. Pratt, Goldfeld, senior grant
deacon; W. b, S. Park, Lns Vegas
junior grand deacon; Phillip Anker
Lovelock, and Sidney c. Foster
Reno, grand stewards; Thoma
Mayne, Silver City, grand pursuiv
ant; Manuel J. King, Dayton, granc
orgunist; +. d. Vandcrlcith, Carso,
City, grand commissioner OF re
view; Adolph Jacobs, Carson City
grand tyler.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-06-19
1 THEME FOR LAUGHTER
AND FOR TEARS

The dissertations of the eastern
press over the testimony of Mr..
Mellen supply reasons for both
laughter and tears. The business
of New England had reached set
tied basis. The people were oc-
cupied, much work was going on,
but there were no places fur new
men AMI immigration was turned
aside.
Then the marvellous executive
brain o! Mr.. Morgan began its
work. He and his friends controlled
the money of the country, and had
fixed things in such way that
men with surplus means leaned On
his judgment to guide their invest
ments. He made investments in
railroad securities seem the very
hest Opening for surplus funds. So
if road was unprofitable and the
stocks were low, he took il in low =,
paid a dividend, lifted the stock
out of the mire and then unloaded.
He combined the different steel
companies into one, organized q
new company and unloaded the
stock. then divided S3O,0O0,0OO
with a. few friends.
His friends wanted Tennessee
iron and coal so he mapeuvered to
take it in, and when the upportun-
ity was offered to obtain il by in.
volving the whole Republic in a
panic, he did not hesitate for q
minute but caused the panic to be
precipita;ed. Behind all he laid
his plans, he and a few like him
and caused the law to be passed
making all debts payable in gold
and by the same law doubled the
purchasing power of gold that the
nation should never eXtricate itself
from the burden of deht upon it
That millions of men were ruined
by the legislation did not for a mo
ment disturb his sleep. His thought
of the public was like that of Fal
staff for lis command Food fol
powder, food for powder" From
the same source Mark Hanna was
supplied with his corruption fund
in 1896 to debase and demoralize
the people. That same wise east
ern press during all those years ap-
plauded that work. Now it seems
they have discovered that Mr.. Nor
gan and his friends were merely so
many old wood rats. The ruling
trait Of the rat is to acquire things.
Now that same press is badly
shocked never thinking apparently
that il was partiteps criminis
in the whole dreary business.
In his will Nj. Morgan invoked
the mercy and (forgetfulncss) of
the all compassionate Savior to
save him, but what power can save
the editors who for a quarter of q
century as teachers of the people,
helped the wood rats in their
stcalings! Goodwin's Weekly.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-06-19

Pores In Mans Hand.
There arc $4,000 pores In tho hand
Of man.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-06-19
Daily Thought.

The man in love with himsslf sci.
dom has -tlicLardson.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-12-23
CHAPTER !.
A Call In the Night.

There are few things darker than a
country road at night, particularly II
one does not know the lay of the
land 1t is not difficult to traverse a
known path; no matter how dark il
1t, one is able to find the way by the
aid Of a mental photograph taken in
the daytime. But supposing you have
never been over the road in the day.
time, that you know nothing whatever
of its topography, where 1t dips or
rises, where it narrows or forks. You
find yourself in the same unhappy
state of mind as a blind man suddenly
thrust into a strange house.
One black night, along certain
country road in the heart of New Jer-
sey, in the days when the only good
roads were city thoroushfares and
country highways were routes to lin.
DO, a carriage went forward cautious
ly. From time to time it careened
like blunt-nose barge in a beam sea.
The wheels and springs voiced their
anguish continually; for it was a good
carriage, unaccustomed to such ruts
and hummocks.
Faster, faster!" came a mufied
voice from the interior.
"Sir, / dare not drive any faster"
replied the coachman. Il can't see the
horses heads, sir, let alone the road.
I've blown out the lamps, but can't
see the road any better for that"
Let the horses have their heads;
they'll find the way. 1t can't be much
farther You'll see lights"
The coachman swore In his teeth.
All right. This man who was In such
a hurry would probably send them all
into the ditch. Save for the few stars
above. he might have been driving
Beelzebub's coach in the bottomless
pit Black velvet, everywhere black
velvet. A wind was blowing, and yet
the blackness was so thick that 1t
gave to the coachman the sensation of
mild suffocation.
BY and by, through the trees, he
saw a flicker of light. 1t might or
might not be the destination. He
cracked his whip recklessly and the
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-12-23

taxicab and directed the man to drive
downtown as far as Twenty-third
street and back to Columbus circle.
The bewildering display of lights. how
ever, in nowise served to lift the sense
Of oppression that had weighed upon
him all day. South of Forty-second
street he dismissed the taxicab and
stared undecidedly at the brilliant
sign of a famous restaurant. He was
neither hungry nor thirsty; but there
would be strange faces to study and
music.
ITO be Continued)