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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-01-30

who knew him. He was a native
of A%yreshire, Scotland. aged 81
years. A good, true man crossed
to the other side when Robert Lie,
gan died.
Illustrating the range of useful.
ness, TO which u parcel post is
susceptible. the Lo7elock postofice
received a consignment of $500
pounds of copper orc samples for
H. G. Walker, the assayer. The
ore was from an examination of a
hig mine in Lander county and
consisted Of 500 samples put up in
Cd parcels, taking advantage of the
weight limit to the postoffice de-
partment.-Review Miner.
A telephone company line man
arrived in this city last night about
midnight, after a rough trip On
snow shoes from the foot of the
Geiger grade, repairing the line on
the way. AT one period of his trip,
he reports that it required over 8
hours to make a nile, m account
of the terrific wind storm in that
section. Good progress is being
made in repairing the line about
this city, carried do n by the re-
cent heavy snow.-Virginia CEron-
icle.
A good many residents of the
town fear a big flood when the
snow goes off from the foothills.
A few years ago the town was
flooded because the ditch north Of
town was allowed to freeze full
of snow and ice. We should not
be caught mapping this year. The
attention Of Commissioner Patter-
son is called to the ditch. The
chain gang might be put to work
cleaning the ditch so that it will
carry off the flood waters.
Originality is shown opposite
Wrenn's place on North c street,
where a pile of snow shoveled from
the roof of buildings in the neigh
bcrhood reaches nearly to the
porch. On the top-mnst pinnacle Of
the drift, has been placed the Ma
tional %colors, a miniature Mt. Dav-
idson. Through the drift a tunnel
has been run to the street, at the
opening OF which is the legend,
Gem Subway to tqe Smokery."--
Va. Chronicle.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-01-30

.H. .|...HHH I.-H| .#M.L..
as a candidate for United States
senator on the republican ticket.
He is a native son Of the state and
a clean young man so far as we
know. but he is welded to the very
worst elements in the republican
party. 1t will be our pleasant duty
this fall to oppose Mr.. Platt with
all our power and to assist in keep
ing him at home. He is alright
as a man but his politics are too
tough for Nevada.
There seems to he no lack of
democratic material for congress at
the coming election. So far Judge
P. j. Somers of Goldfcld, Leonard
B. Fowler of Reno, and 7. A. Bran
don of Winnemucca have their hats
in the ring. To this list muy be
added Charles Lee Horsey of LIN
coin county. We understand that
Mr.. Horsey may enter the field at
the primary eie ction. II he does
ne should get a strong support in
this section.
There is a limit to some things
but not to the cost of battleships.
~Battleships hat represented $751;
600 900 a piece made the landlub-
Der, who incidentally pays the bills,
gasp. But these are soon to be
left far behind in expenditure.
Naval authorities in Washington,
are reported to be having plans
prepared for a b%atttIeship of 49,
600 tons and costing $50. 72O, 600.
That is a tidy little sum to put into
a war vessel which after a few
years will become obsolete, and a
little later find its way to the
scrap heap.
We have received a lengthy com
m%unication from Mr.. Mcclellan re-
porting progress on the Greater
Humboldt irrigation project. He
says that at the annual meeting
February Sd it is the intention to
have three out of the FIVE directors
residents of Humboldt valley. and
the whole five as soon as the right
men Join the company. The ar.
,icles of incorporation provide that
every member Of the board must
be a wafer user and own land in the
valley. Two of them must belong
to the lower end of the valley, one
the middle and two above.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-01-30
LYNN DISTRICT INDORsED

John T. Jones, mining engineer
and authority Of national repute,
in company with j. H. Marshall,
has returned from the Lynn Big
Six mining district after an exam
nation of the property of the Lynn
Rig Six Mining Company, says the
Salt Lake Tribune. Remarkable
reports of the veins on the Big Six
No. 8 have been made at various
times by visitors to the claim. but
work has progressed quietly and
without notoriety oil Winter.
1t now seems that Mr.. Jones has
had his eve on the property for
some time and this last visit was
for the purpose of seeing the lat
est developments before making an
investment. His report is sensa-
tional in that he has no hesitancy
in declaring that in his JUDGMENT,
the Big Six No 3. has one of the
largest and richest gold veins in
Nevada. He says that two veins
show upon the surface reaching
a distance Of 800 feet on the claim,
and six feet t ick. The west vein
widens, he says, to a depth OF 100
feet, as shown. by a cross cut at
that depth. At the depth Of 200
feet a station ha, been made and
ross cutting is now under way to
be u cast to cut the east vein,
which 1t is stated, will be encount-
cred on the dip within 20 feet,
and also extended to the west to
meet the west vein.
Mr.. Jones states that it Is an
enormous property and the sign
of 1t is almost incredible 10 n
who has not seen it. He says the
property should be called the Gold
Hill, not only because of its rich
veins, but because of the placer
fields on it's sides, which have been
continuously worked for years, and
which he believes trace their
source TO the veins of the Lynn
Big Six. II we are justified in ac-
cepting this judgment on tho merits
Of this property there seems to be
reason to believe that the Lynn
district will take rank with the
most noted mining districts Of Eu.
reka County which in former days
ccntained some Of the most famous
mines Of the world,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-01-30
Salmagundi
From Mondays Daily

Our streets are about as bad as
thew a get. The frequent storms
keep them full of mud and slush.
II you are disposed to be a ca
lamity bowler read the patriotic
Greed" of the Chase National Bank
of New York, one of the biggest
banks in the country. Its officers
have faith in the country.
One Of the heaviest rains we have
ever seen in Ills section drenched
the ground yesterday afternoon.
For a time the water seemed to
fall by the buc&et full. After the
rain came a wet snow that turned
to slush ms fast rs it fell.
We have received q lot of vege-
table and flower seeds from Senator
Pittman. These seeds are for gen.
eral distribution and can he had by
coming after them. People in the
country can send an order and the
seeds will BE- railcd to them as long
rs they last.
Superintendent Bray has appor-
TONED $112,746.66 Of state school
funds to the different COUNT, s.
Out of this amount Elko gets Sl2,-
1903. Washoe county draws
$23,57G.32 because it las 1882
school children and 1873 81 teach
ers. EIko county has 1904 school
children and IL l.3 teachers.
Attention is called to the ad of
the Black-faced Ministries in this
issue. They will hold the boards at
the Opera House Saturday night.
The company is composed of home
talent and the entertainment is
for the benefit Of tho Wulnan's
Guild. These ladies are doing
splendid charity work and need
your assistance.
Duvlists in Kentucky know what
the revolver is for. Two of them
took hold of each others left hands
and shot each other to death with
their right hands. II We arc de-
termined to stick to the use of the
gun, that is the way to make It's
use effective. as il obviatcs unccr-
tainties and suffering. st. Louis
Republic.
Washouts and landslides have
tied I'D both railroads. The West-
ern Pacific will get No. a through
tonight and No. 3 tomorrow morn.
ing unless more trouble comes. The
southern Pacific seems TO be out of
commission as NJ mail he's been r..
celVed from tho west today. The
trains from the cast are running
regularly. The trouble Is ali west
Of here.
Robert Hugh Logan, one OF the
early pioneers Of the state. died
suddenly in Carson about a.oo
O'Clock Saturday morning. He
was one OF the prominent men of
the Comslock during its palmy days
and was highly respected by ali
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-01-30
Salmagundi
From Wednesdays Daily

Jailer McMuIlen has II boarders.
Six Of these are held for the grand
jury and the rest are serving sen.
fences.
There is q large attendance at
the Safety First" conference in
Reno. The Gazette says that more
than $50 delegates have registered.
An earthquake ratified the win
dows in San Franchise, Oakland and
Berkeley besides rafting a large
number of people last Friday even
ing No damage lepnrtcd
Sunday was the first time in 25
years that it was necessary to can
Gel all trains ON the V. G. I. into
Virginia City indicating the sever
ity Of conditions. Chronicle.
A. II. Manning, one of Reno's
earliest pioneers and one of its
best citizens, died yesterday after
noon st $40 o'clock. He was SO
years old and had ben a resident
Of Reno since the city was founded.
While this section OF the state
has had very stormy weather, it
has been very fortunate compared
with the western part of the state.
Virginia City has had no mail since
Saturday on account of the V. g.
I. being blocked with snow.
The directors of the National
City, Bank the largest bank in the
country voted unanimously yester-
day to Join the federal reserve sys-
TEN. The bank has a paid capital
of $50. 200, 900. Its surplus and
profits are $50, SOC, 900 and its de-
post more than S21N,00O, 900.
The Henderson Bank received a
dispatch this morning from w. A.
Keddic at Fallon saying that Scna-
tor Warren Williams died there at
s o'clock last evening". The funeral
will be held ut falloH tomorrow.
Mr.. Williams was one Of the prom
nent and wealthy men Of the state.
President Wilson has nominated
Col. George w. Goethals, the man
who dug the canal, as the first civil
governor If Panama. Col. Goeihnls
deserves all the honors the country
can give him. His appointment as
governor eliminates the commits
sion which is in charge of the canal
zone.
Elmer Cosgrove, a white SLAYER
who left Virginia City in October
with the wife of another man. has
been arrested at Bisee, Arizona.
A United States Marshal of Arizona
has him in hook and will bring him
to Nevada for trial. 4 warrant was
out for his arrest when he jumped
the state.
Judge LangHn received n tclc-
phrne message from County Clerk
Chas. Mcleod at Ycrirgton this
morning, stating that the Walker
river was ut the top OF its banks
and threatening to overflow at any
time. The entire country surround
ing Ycrington is one vast lake, the
condition being the worst cxpcr-
fenced in that section in many
years. Much damage will result
to ranch property if the river
breaks loosc from its channel
Virginia CHI oniclc.
The relative value o a woman
and a hog was illustrated in Wis
Consin recently. A woman wrote to
the governor that she had a large
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-01-30
his trial was set for 2 o'clock to-


his trial was set for 2 o'clock to-
morrow.
Thos. Waite, who stole an over
coat from a Southern Pacific train
at Cobre the other day. was arrest
ed in Salt Lake and taken to Mon.
tello yesterday. He plead guilty
and was given six months IN the
county Jail. He wss brought to
Jail early this morning. His part
ner Frank c. Wilson who stole an
overcoat at Wells has been arrest
ed and he will probably get the
same dose.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-01-30
Salmagund
From fridays Daily

sMr. Feddema left for Salt Lake
yesterday to have his injured y
treated by a specialist.
Col. Cocktails hns decided 70
accept the goverrorship of the
panama canal zone. He is to receive
$4,000 a year.
The Appeal says that Eugene
Howell, state bank examiner, is a
very sick man, and that he is suf-
fering from Bright's disease.
The high school basket ball team
left for Ely this morning to play
the return games with the Ely
team. They will return Sunday.
Quite d number went to Deeth
this morning to attend the mas
querade ball tonight. The Rex
Orchestra will make the music for
the dancers.
Another lot of garden seeds has
been received at this office from
Senator Newlands. II you want
them come and get them or send
for them. Orders from the
try will be promptly mailed.
One of Elko's heaviest taxpayers
said to US last evening that he does
not believe the taxpayers of the
town would complain if the COM
missioners would gravel the two
business streets. So say we all.
In the town of pretty Prairie,
Reno county, Kan, there are &C
families and &C automobiles. Not
all the farmers own cars, but some
own two or three and the average
is INT car for each family in the
town.
The Library Of Congress at
Washington is now ranked as third
among the greatest libraries of the
word. The library was first estab-
lished in 1900. It was almost totally
destroyed when the British burned
Washington in 1914 and the private
library of Thomas jefferson was
purchased by congress to start the
collection anew.
A suit to test the new divorce
law has been started in Reno.
Pearl f. Culpen is the plaintiff.
Lee F. Culpen is the defendant. Mrs.
Culpen has resided in Reno for
eight months, but alleges only six
months in her complaint. She be-
gan suit in December but consented
to its withdrawal and renewal after
IL months law became effective.
Will Reymers returned from San
Francisco the first Of the week and
reports that his fathers eyesight
cannot be much improved according
to the specialists below. The cause
of the trouble was a slight shock
of paralysis and it is feared that the
nervo of tho r;ob, oyo :. co affected
that tho ovesiobt connot h ros,nr-
od Tho si,b, l. NOT ~ont;ro,, .ono
in this owe but Mr. Rovmors %,
SEQ bpt noorlv with Il, -yor;noton
Times.
q washington dispatch SAYS the
interstate Commerce commission
mas dismissed the complaint OF the
Richmond EoreKa Mining Company
against Eureka Nevada railroad
ana hcld that the rate OF S2.35
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-01-30
son,,,lv. se.,,..

Biggs-"The scientists have found a
flsh that bushes" D~ggs-"qee, I
B'posed the fishes along the bathln'
beaches were blushin' ell tn time"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-01-30
ANNOUNCEMENT

The New Hotel Mayer an
nounce the formal opening
Of the Hotel will take place
on the evening Of February
9th.
There will be a musical
program, dancing and lunch.
All are cordially invited to
attend.
A HOTEL CO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-18

and smartness of his ways, felt that Doran not
quite up the mark of the roads standard of efficiency
and discipline At any rate, he was very strong an
outward display of efficiency and discipline to
be sure not Dorans strong point at all. But De
cort kept Doran because he found that somehow in
emergency of bridge moving the like his assistant of
maintenance could always be relied upon. Besides when
it to estimates Doran had been known fall
down on fraction. There doubt he strong
on mathematics, that rather queer fellow Doran.
1t this motive that prompted the chief engineer
to Doran to the presidents Office to back up
plans for the West6eld Valley extension The work
to the chief engineers ambition likely to add
greatly to his reputation, but just then not appealing
the president for financial 1t for help
convince and argue down the president that the chief
engineer sent for Doran.
nORAN entered, to stand with both feet planted
squarely the handsome Persian rug spread on
the floor of the presidents Office The president sat up
center deliberately fitted mahogany writing table,
looking bit weary Of the sustained force of his chief
engineers contention,-the pressing need of imme-
diately undertaking the Westfeld Valley extension
The chief engineer had to halt from pacing the
Persian rug with his broad back toward large framed
photograph of the Interocean Limted-the pride, pet
and special daily anxiety of the road-speedng along
on level stretch at seventy miles an hour Doran
waited while the chief engineer pressed home point Of
his argument.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-18

the third party did not Jeopardze the good Will OF
either. But are built to speak out their
minds entirely needless of consequences That may be
what is called moral courage, again just plain fool
lack of sense. But there is third explanation that
goes with the high mathematical BRAIN for the man
whose lifework is made up of hair-splitting calcu-
lations is apt to regard the point of decimal in
contested problem of more importance than the Sc
curty Of his weekly pay envelop. Hence requested
designations hold no worry for him. One or two such
sit at the very top of the engineering profess
sion but they had hard climb Of it to get there They
were often out of positions.
1t with Doran, assistant engineer Of mainten
ance who loved potterng the fourth dimension Of
space violinst might his Stradivarius
Personally Doran reached six feet one of long mus
cular limbs, to with steady stride this
earth's surface. No had ever seen Doran in a
hurryn fact, it useless to try and hustle him.
but for all that there assured completeness in his
work that surprised those who thought him slow going
In particular, Doran puzzle to Decort, the chief
engineer. Decort was vaguely doubtful of Doran
The chief engineer, who prided himself the vigor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-18

2ANTED that the dispute between the
president of a railroad and his chief
engineer is of vitalimportance, with whom
should lesser man cast in his lot? 1t
might be held that the best course would
be to keep out of it altogether; or, if es-
cape was impossible, to shift from efoot
to the other of the argument, so that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-18
y BIRDMEN ENTER
FOR RACE ON FOURTH
Winner of Dash from Governors
Island to Spuyten Duyvil and
Return Gets $1,000.

The July Fourth aeroplane race is now
certainty. Twelve aviators have en-
tered and the celebration committee has
put up 5000 in prizes-s1.oOo for the win
ner, 500 for second. $3.50 for third and $50
for fourth. The course OF the race has
been changed from that around Man.
haitian Island to one from Governor
Island up the Hudson to Spuyten Duyvil
and return.
Other events are under consideration
and the prizes are expected to reach
5000. The start will be from an imagi-
nary line drawn between the pyions on
Governors Island and the Statue of
Liberty. The course will lie up the Hud-
son to a pylon erected on stakeboat at
Spuyten Duyvil. opposite the Harlem
Ship Canal: back down the river through
the Narrows and around the stakeboat In
front of the Atlantic Yacht Club at Nor
toms Point, and back to Governors
Island.
]. Stewart Blackton. commodore Of the
yacht club and chairman OF the marine
flying committee OF the Aero Club. has
offered a silver trophy to the aviator
making the best time to the club, where
yacht races will be held that day.
The entries follow: The Curtiss Aero
plane Co.. two flying boats; the Burgess
Aeroplane Co.. Burgess-Dunne seaplane.
which Is supposed to be stormproof and
self-stabilizing; ]. A. D. McCurdy, a fly
ing boat; ]. b. Verplanck. the dying boat
with which he won the Great Lakes flying
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-18
DOCTOR SUED FOR DIVORCE
Wife Wants Separation from
Man Chorus Girl Accuses.

DR.. William Willard Armstrong, OF 255
West seth ST., defendant in a breach OF
promise suit brought by Miss Henrietta
Hossfeld, formerly Of the High links
chorus, was sued for divorce in the Su-
preme Court yesterday by Mrs. Goodwin
Armstrong.
Mrs. Inez NIlholland Boissevain, attor-
ney for Miss Hossfeld, is also counsel for
Mrs. Armstrong. DR.. Armstrong told Mrs.
Boissevain at the time Of the first suit
that he would marry Miss Hossfeld il a
divorce could be arranged between him
and Mrs. Armstrong without collision.
Miss Hossfeld, who is the daughter OF
wealthy parents in Wichita, Kan, is suing
DR.. Armstrong for $4,000 He explained
that she applied to him for aid, saying
that she had lost her position. For Miss
Hossfeld il was said that the physician
had induced her to forsake her employ
ment, promising to have her voice culti-
waited.
The Armstrong; were married last july
According to the husband. he returned to
his home after brief vacation two
months after their marriage to learn that
his wife had left and taken part OF the
furnishings with her.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-18
WOMEN 0VERAWE
PARTY LEADERS
Mrs. Blatch and Suffragist Col
leagues Extract Invitation to
To.day's Conference.

Political plans are seething at the vari-
Gus suffrage headquarters, and from now
until the various parties hold their state
conventions the votes-for-women workers
will be bringing pressure to bear on the
party leaders to get them to put suffrage
planks in the platforms
Mrs. Harriet Stanton Batch yesterday
extracted from William Church Osborn,
chairman OF the Democratic State Com
mittee, an invitation to attend the com
mittee conference to-day at the Hotel
Knickerbocker. She will be on hand
promptly at noon with Mrs. John Winters
Brannan, Mrs. Norman De r. Whltcnouse
and other members of the Womens Po-
litical Union They will have an oppor-
tunity 10 speak. This afternoon Mrs.
Blatch will meet the executive committee
Of the Republican County Committee and
seek permission from them TO attend the
Republican conference tonight.
Rumors are afioat that the suffra gists
have a plan TO get a bill through the
Legislature giving women the right to
vote for presidential electors. Such a
measure. If passed. could become law
without being referred to the voters.
The decision OF the Illinois Supreme
Court, declaring constitutional the bill
giving the federal and municipal fran
chise to Illinois women has started SINH
lar plans in various states. II is conceded
that in some OF them, as in New York. so
sweeping partial suffrage bill would be
illegal. but DR.. Anna Howard Shaw yes
terday said that any state legislature, in
Guiding New York, could give women the
privilege Of helping select the presiden-
tial electors. She added that while the
would never be satisfied with
that. It would at least be an entering
wedge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-18
.CLUBWOMEN END
1914 CONVENTION
Suffrage Resolution Leads
to Protest in Minority
Report.

Chicago, June 1.-THE twelfth biennial
convention Of the General Federation OF
Women's Clubs came to close tonight,
the final sessions being occupied with in
vitations for the convention Of 1916, reso-
lutions and formal announcement OF the
result Of Yesterdays election.
Miss Wilson, daughter OF the President,
smoke before the convention as one Of the
speakers to the symposium, What the
Federation Can Do for Young Women OF
America" "My father likes TO have me
interest myself in civics and all kinds OF
social betterment work" she said. HE Is
greatly interested in improving the condi-
ton of the poor"
Mrs. ]. c. Terrill, Of Marshall, Tex. had
read into the record an informal protest
by herself and others against the recent
adoption Of a resolution indorsing the
principles Of woman suffrage. Mrs. Terrill
explained that she did not make fight
on the resolution because the antl-suffra-
g.sts were not organized, but merely
wished the record to show that the vote In
favor Of the resolution was not unani-
nous.
The federations endowment fund OF
100000 was completed before adjournment
by subscriptions from the floor of $4,000.
When the women started to raise the fund
they evolved a scheme whereby $50 en-
titled a donor to name some person or
organization for honorary membership;
800 admitted TO the roll Of honor. and 500
placed the subscriber on the founders
Est