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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-07

Berthold reservation that the 500
will not extend its lines across the
reservation this summer. Latest
advices from the 500 officials are to
the effect the line will surely be
built. So certain are the represent
atives of the company in regard to
this that they are soliciting cattle
shipments and other freight colsign-
ments. 1r@a .asv@
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-07

for Thursday whe1 the matter will
be dicussed at a greater length.
Neither organization is particularly
strong numerically. United there
would be n large religious organic
alton that could do a greater work
than the two c>l separately, accord
ilgto the advocates of the union pro-
position. t9 ss slts ...
FEAR LINE WILL NOT BE BUILT.
Ryder, N. D., July 6.-There ap-
pears to be a groundless fear on the
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-07
CHARGED WITH HoRsEsTEAL-

Marmarth, N. D., July Gerry
Davis, a 1~5-year-old boy, was placed
under arrest on a charge of stealing
a horse. He was employed on the
White ranch, stole a revolver, some
money and had a horse saddled when
discovered. The owner, not Wishing
to prosecute the boy, turned him
loose. Later the youth took a horse
from William Art and drove away.
He was afterwards captured.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-07

get no sleep Tor tho Itch
ing and burning. Tho
mail pimples looked red
and watcry and my skin
and scalp became dry and
itching. The pimples irri-
tated me 80 that I would
scratch until they bled.
I could NOT NIT nv hands
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-07
AGED PAIR SEEK DIVORCE.

Mandan, N. D., July 6.-judge
Nuchols has taken under advise
ment the divorce case of Willis T..
versus Mary c.. Imam. The plain.
tiff is 70 and the respondent q.
They have grown children in this
county and are the oldest people
ever involved in a divorce actioa in
this county and perhaps the state.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-07
Samples Free by Mail

!Cnticlra4 Soap and Ointment do 70 much
foe poor complexionA. red. rough hands, and
dry. thin and falling hair, and cost 50 little.
that It Is almost criminal not to use them.
Although Cuticura Soap (25c.) and Cuti-
cura Ointment (5Oc.) are sold by druggists
everywhere. a sample Of each with 32-p.
Skin Book will be sent free upon request.
Address: ".Cuticura. Dept. T, Boston,"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-07
v I ID Golf ' Tournament
(Contill, ed from Page ~

classes. The committee will be on
hand at 10000 a. IN, this Tuesday
morning, at the club house, to start
the players, and give any information
desired. After play the signed cards
must be dropped into the box by the
bulletin board. The handicaps will
be as follows:
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-07
[cZEMAQvER HANDS,
NECK AND ARMS
Could Not Sleep for Itching and
Burning. PimplesR edandW atery.
Skin and Scalp DryandS ca!y, Gu
ticura Soap and Ointment Healed.

1921 Douglas St.. Omaha. Neb.-"My
trouble begsn from q bad form Of eczema
al over my hands, neck and ARMS. I could
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-03
MkY FIND RELATIVES

Constable McMurtrey received n
letter yesterday from C. E. Nc.
Murtrey at Vine Grove. Kentucky,
stating that he had seen in the
Sunday Louisville Couriers Journal
that Elko had gone into the whole
sale bathing business and that nc
had heard that it was not safe to in
quire into the reputation of West
crn man but the distance was SO
great between Elko and Louisville
that he felt safe in asking our m
stable to inform him where his
people were from as he might trace
relationship. Constable McMurtrey
will furnish the necessary inf0rma-
tion to the kentucky gentleman and
inform him at oil visitors to ElRo
are not compelled to take a hot
bath before they are permitted to
stay in our prosperous little city
and associate with its people.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-03
CONTROLLERS REPORT

The annual report of Controller
Eggers for 1918 has been received.
1t shows the financial transactions
Of the state government for last
year and the condition of the f.
nances on the 3lst of December
1918. In his statement of the &C.
count of the state with each coun-
ty, he adds note saying that the
Elko county treasurer refused to
settle December Q013) taxes in
full. The report gives the assess
ed valuation of real estate and i'm
provements last year at $9S, $780,
5S8.37; personal property, $9,264,- :
l4l Sc; net proceeds Of mines, $4,-
AIS, 5,733.72, making the total as
sessmcnt Sll2,2l0,463 This is
an increase of S11,l23, ,3S3.57 over
1919.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-03
QUEER LEGISLATION

The Wells Herald anu Elko Inde-
pendent are having a dispute or an
argument over the roll call on the
bill providing for the bonding uf
the county to build high school
at Wells. Both arc right. It looks
suspicious, but was on the square.
The truth is that IN the last day Of
the session about forty bills were
given their third reading and final
roll call on an abbreviated plan. The
clerk would start a roll call, skip
half the names, and record every
one voting AYE" VIII failed tn ap-
pear and vote the other way. 1t
saved time and trouble for the clerk
and allowed the members to go cut
and visit. smoke, or attend to COM
mitttcc matters. All the members
knew what was going on and ms
there was no serious objection il
was continued until the days work
was done. Probably every member
nf the last assembly can swear that
he did not vote for some bill that
the records show he did vote for.
1t was dangerous procedure, but
the records arc all approved and
the bills are laws. we presume no.
thing can be done about il. 1t is
rumorcd that something will be
done about the bill providing fer
two judges in each district. but if
that is not law the rest are not,
and il would seem impossible in this
case to make fish Of one and fowl
Of another. commonwealth
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-03
LEFT NO WILL

Petition for letters Of administra-
ion in the estate Of the late Judge
W. A. Massey was filed yesterday
in tho district court in behalf of
Mrs. Massey, surviving wife. II
disposed Of the speculation whether
Judge Massey may have left will
fnr il sets forth that no will was
found. The petition rocites n list
Of the real and personal property
o; Judge Massey and estimates the
total value does not exceed $780,
600. Among the articles of per-
sonal property listed are approx
mately 100000 shares of mining
stocks and an interest in two auto.
mobile patents. journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-03
RABBITS FUR FOR
LADIES' HATS

Sometime ago a man named OPP
penhe inner Of Chewalah, WASH, ad-
vcrtised in southern Idaho for all
the rubbil skins he could obtain.
and many readers OF his advertise.
ment wondered to what use he was
going to put them to. But the
mystery is cleared up by the follow
ing taken from an exchange.
Sometime ago a ChewaIah, WASH,
merchant offered 10 cents each for
rabbit skins and those pursuing the
determination of the pest in Idaho
shipped many thousands of pelts,
wondering what was going to be
done with them. The secret is no W
out, coming through a complaint
from the postofice department at
little Washington town.
The news of the shipment to
Paris is contained in the following
letter sent out from Chewalah:
"The Chewalah postoliice is Civ
ing the postoflice department a
new experience through the ship
ments Of $4,000 rabbit skins by
Oppenheimer Bros. to PARIS,
France.
1.-The receiving of the skins from
the outside points, whichNwas must
~ through the postotiicc. did not
cause so much work, hut outgoing
shipments were what for time
taxed the department tn keep up
the necessary supply of customs in
voices, which are drawn in blank
on linen tag hoard about the size
Of post card for each foreign gov
ernmcnt.
"Thc first consignment of 500
packages drew the supply from the
large Offices in the district--Port- :
land, Seattle. Tacoma, Spokane and
Lewiston and still there was q
shortage until requisition coult
he made upon the department.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-03
AS TO INNING" GRAIN

An old mill man, says contem-
porary, who seldom got out Of the
hills, spent some time last sutrmer
in eastern South. Dakota. and saw
for the first time a threshing ma
chine in operation, says the Engi-
neering and Mining Journal. He
watched with wonderment the ban.
dies of wheat being swallowed up
by the hungry cylinder, the straw
shot out from the windstacker in
an unbruken stream, and the wheat
neatly packed up by a mechanics al
device. and finally, his curl ,sity
prompted him tn inquire of the
machine man:
Say partner, 10 you Lose any
valu"s in the tailings"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-03
FRANK FUBER CONVICTED

The conviction Of Frank Huber
Of murder in the first degree with
the penalty Of life Imprisonment,
falls upon divided public scnti.
mont. That the verdict was n great
surprise To tnoso who followed the
case is heard on every hand.
The fricnis of Huber consider
the verdict extremely severe under
the facts and circumstance Of the
case as they know them. On the
other hand the friends Of William
Billings consider 1t just and right.
While the verdict docs seem to he
severe, II must be admitted that
the crime was serious one and
that the law demands severe pun
ishmcnt in return. The verdict Of
this jury will. we believe, receive
the approval Of tho people Of Elko
county. But whether it does or
not, the fact remains that il Is an
honest, conscientious verdict of
twelve disintercstcd citizens who
heard and weighed the evidence
and applied the law as given ia
them by the court.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-03
MAY SAVE LIFE
OF JOE MATTHIAS

Yesterday morning Dr.. Maclcan
assisted by DR.. Krebs performed
an operation upon the Portuguese
miner who was so badly beaten up
by the degenerate Indian near Sill
vtr City a short time ago. The OPP
Grafton took two hours to perform
and was a most serious one. A
large amount of bone was removed
from the right upper jaw. from the
nose and from a wound about the
left eye. A fracture of the skull
was found extending some eight
inches in length from the back of
the head to the broken bone around
the left eye.
Last night at about midnight
the condition of the suffering man
was far from favorable. He re-
covered consciousness during the
evening and stated to his nurse that
he was feeling better. His tenn
pcrature commenced to rise, how
ever, and last night he was in a
critical condition and but little hope
is held for his recovery. Carson
News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-03
CONSOLIDATED TAKES
OPTION FOR ONE
MILLION DOLLARS

The heaviest mining deal that
has been planned in Nevada for
many years was practically con-
sumatcd in Reno last week when
the Goldfield Consolidated Mines
company secured an option to pur-
chase the holdings Of the Aurora
Consolidated Mines company at
Aurora says the Gazette.
This company is controlled by
Jesse Knight Of Provo, Utah.
Albert Burch. general manager
of the Goldfeld company, and as
sociates have gone to sample the
property for the prospective own
ers.
The Aurora property is equipped
with 500-tun mill in course of
construction, which will be ready
for operation by June lst. There
is tremendous tonnage Of high
grade milling ore in sight. The
property is cne of the oldest in
Nevada, but it is only recently that
it has been placed on basis of
heavy production.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-03
SO YEARS OLD TOMORROW

II Judge Morgan lives until to-
morrow he will celebrate his 89th
birthday. Though not as sprightly
as he was fifty years ago, he gets
around nicely and seems to be hole
and hearty. The years that have
passed since his birth have been
foil of events that have tried mems
souls and tested their true charact.
ers. But through them all, he has
come with character untarnished
and closes his SSth year with the
confidence and respect Of all who
know him. His many friends hope
that his remaining years will weigh
lightly and that he may live to
round out century.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-03
AN ICE SILVER MINE

Although ice, by Il stretch of the
Imagination, may be classcd as n
mineral by little more stretching
it might he classed as an ore pro-
Vided metallic values could be re-
covered from it in paying quanti-
ties. a yarn, for the truth of
which we do not vouch, but which
seems plausible recently appeared
in the Courier, Georgetown, Colo.
concerning a reputed find of silver
bearing ice by a prosnector in Clear
Greek county.
According to the story channel
about ii inches wide and from 8
to IL feet deep was discovered that
was filled with black ice. From
its peculiar appearance the pros
prctor suspected the presence Of
silver, so he followed the channel
for 10 feet: throwing the ice upon
sacks, where il melted. Sixty sacks
of black dirt was recovered which
assayed 1G0 ounces Of silver to the
ton.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-03
REPLY TO Mr.. GRAY

The following reply to an article
recently published in the Common
wealth has been received with the
request for publication:
Ed. Independent:
We hope you will grant us a
little space in your columns, that
we may reply to an article that ap-
peared in the DeetIl Commonwealth
very recently and brought TO our
notice headed "That The People
May Know"
There is most always two sides
to an article like that and should
be to this before public opinion
ought to he satisfied. When we
rented the ranch in Starr Valley
to A < Gray we thnn ght the nlace
belonged to us and that we should
have our say as to terms and .antal
and not he to US. When he got the
place, we expressed our terms very
clearly ana il he did not wish to
accept it on those terms he had no
need to do So. Nevertheless he
went right ahead rs though every
thing was satisfactory and we con-
sidered our place in the hands Of
an honest man that would live up
TO his own agreements. However,
things run along from month to
month till over six had passed and
no rent forthcoming as he agreed,
consequently he was in default.
We tried to render a statement
honestly and correctly as per our
agreement but none siited
must have his own way or not at
all. We also acccded to his sugpes-
tion of having the matter settled
by arbitration, but he never show
ed up nor even replied.
While in default of his rent, he
tried on his tricks by sending in a
check for the three last months
rent which was quickly returned
not accepted. Now dear friends,
friends Of A. B. G., would you
have accepted his terms right
there. guess not, unless you had
sparscly covered pates.
While in Carson, the 9th of Jan.
this year, we again tried to effect
settlement. He then made out his
first and only statement which was
not in accordance with ours or the
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-03
EASTERN MILLS BUYING WOOL

=. 1t was learned in Salt Lake last
Saturday that several large east
ern woolen mills which usually use
western wool have dispatched tele-
grams to the west regarding the
contracting Of wool by the dealers
says the Republican. This contract
ing Of wool on the sleeps back
has created an unusual situation,
according to the eastern mill men,
for it means that with all the wool
in the dealers hands and the mills
having none. they would be entire
ly at the mercy Uf the dealers.
In view Of this and as means of
sclf-prOtection several Of the larger
eastern mills which have not here
tof0re contracted for wool on the
back Of the sheep have gone into
the market in order to get any sup
ply at all at reasonable prices.
Eastern wool dealers have been
most active in the western states
this winter and have contracted for
practically the entire seasons clip
for fu ures. The mills are Just
now realizing this and are taking
the same means in order to insure
their seasons supply.
Wnrd also came from London
that sales there continue to boom
along. A remarkable feature in
The London wool market so far
has been the American COMPETE
ton, which has been made possible
by the cutting off of the tariff on
wool. This competition is being
felt in every direction, according
to reTorts received by wool men
here.
The only exception to this al
most general rule has been in the
market on medium cross-breds. The
demand for this grade of wool has
been falling Off, the closing rates
on this variety showing loss this
week of per cent from the high
est point reached by the market of
lust week.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-03
VICIOUS PORKER
ASSAILS LITTLE GIRL

Irene Bellini, the little 2 year
old daughter of prominent family
Of the Italian colony of ranchers on
the Carson river, is rapidly recoy-
ering from injuries received from
hog, which for a time promised
to prove fatal. About week ago
the little tot was playing along side
a fence that ran along ditch that
the hogs used for wallowing. She
ran her hand through the wires
dipping into the water. when one
Of the largest of the porkers grab
ed her arm in an endeavnr to pull
the child through the opening in
the wires, which luckily was to
small to permit the little body to
pass through. She screamed from
tho pain and with assistance inn
mediately at Eand the vicious ami
NAL was driven off.
The parents rushed the injured
child to the office of DR.. Won Rade.
sky who dressed her wounds and
replaced the right shoulder which
had been nearly drawn from the
socket by the furious neast.-Ap-
peal
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-03
DELEGATES APPOINTED
DENVER CONVENTION

Governor Oddie yesterday ap.
pointed Attorney General Thatcher,
Surveyor General Deadly, STATE
Engineer Kearney and Secretary
Norcross, all of the Nevada Boa I'd
of Industry, Agriculture and Irri-
CATION as delegates to the Irriya-
ton convention which will be held
in Denver, Colo, on April 8. BY
virtue of his position Governor Od-
die will be chairman of the COM
mission.
The convention has been called
by Hon. Franklin K. Lane, secre-
t ~ of the interior, and invitations
have been extended to the COVER
nors OF all the eastern states and to
members of boards and commits
sions that are interested in recIama-
tioh and irrigation projects. One
Of the purposes that is hoped TO be
accomplished is more uniform
system between state and govern
ment regarding the application Of
the Carey Act. = Appeal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-03
A CAT STORY

W. X. Wilcox tells the Manhat-
tan Post the following cat story:
Last summer took an old
mamma cat with six kittens out to
my ranch near Spanish springs,
figuring that when the kittens
grew up tn ~ could assist their par
ent in disposirg of ground squir-
rels.
Tabhy apparently did not take
kindly to the simple life so she at
tempted to carry the six little ones
back Ia town. She would carry
one about quarter Of mile then
return and carry another one q
half mile. Each kitten being trans
ported n quarter of mile farther
than its predecessor, by the Ii ne
Tabby had moved the last one she
was mile and half from the
ranch. Then she carried kitten No.
|. up to No. 2 and No. 2 up TO No.
3 and So on. When she had car
ried out this scheme she had them
strung ou. on the desert for some
thing like a mile and thrcc-fourths.
BY the time she got around to move
each one another quarter nf u mile
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-03
DIDN'T WANT MUCH

1t was in the far south.
"How's timcs?" asked the tour
ist.
pretty ,lerablc, stranger" re-
sponded the old fellow, who was
sitting idly on tn stump Of q tree.
"Iihad pile Of brush to burn
ond the tightening set fire to it and
saved inc the trouble of burning
it up"
"That was good"
Il had some trees to cut down,
hut the cyclone levcled them and
saved me the trouble"
Remarkable! But whatsatc you
doing now"
Waiting for an earthquake to
come along and shake the potatoes
out o. the ground"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-03
UNITED STATES FIRE
LOSS $500 4 MINUTE

According to recent report is
sued by the Department of Com
mercr and Labor of the United
States, the average per capita cost
of fires in all European countries is
33 cents while it iR $500 in the
United States and S3.O7 in Canada.
The fire losses in Glasgow, Scot
land. are 1925, 900 per annum,
while in Boston, smaller city,
they amount, to $4,000. 900; in
Berlin they are about $l75,O 900
and in Chicago. a city of the same
size, S55, 100000. In addition to
the extraordinary loss by fire we
are eXpending an extraor binary
amount to prevent and extinguish
fires: for the cost of the Berlin fire
department is only $300,O00 per
annu =, while Chicago spends $3,.
600. 900 yearly for the purpose. 1t
is stated in the Insurance Journal
that for twelve years past, the fires
in the United States and Canada
have consumed actual wealth at the
rate of $500 per minute.
1t is time for thinking people to
consider seriously, the destruction
of property in this country. much
nf which is due IT, carelessness,
both in construction and maintain
ance, and much of which could be
prevented.
AT recent meeting of the Credit
Mems association in ST. Louis, Mo-,
the superintendent of insurance in
that state arraigned the general
public for carelessness and he add
ed.
THE strangest feature of the
disgraceful record is that at least
two-thirds Uf it could be avoided
by the exercise of proper care and
the enforcement Of adequate Iegis-
lation. The lhr"e principal causes
nf our enormous fire wastes are,
carelessness, voluntary incendiaries
and spontaneous combustion"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-03

terms Neither wns it. correct
or why wouldn't he sign it?" But
we agreed to accept it il he would
pay it then and there but he would
only pay it by note installments
which we would not accent as when
the payments became due it might
have averted back to his old ex-
cuses and put-us-offs like this
when | get my money out Of DR..
Harper or get on this sure pay
roll l will soon get Strengthened
out" but that time never presented
itself some way. So we placed it in
the hands Of this friend he alludes
to who was none other than one of
the oldest and ablest lawyers in
Carson as we thought he could coll
lect better on note than we. Very
sorry indeed IL we have misrepre-
sented him to his friends and earn
estly apologize.
On the other hand we thought
we we're being enlightened as to his
characteristics and that greater
ones than we were being nailed
down by that little hammer he
wields go effectively.
Now dear people Of Deeth, Starr
and elsewhere If you would like
any further proof as to who is in
the wrong, the whole batch of his
letters dating back from Feb. 1918.
together with statements may go to
press for public judgement and
then they may know as they will
have his own words to decide by.
MIR. and Mrs. W. j. Black.
Santa Cruz, Cal. March 25, 1914.