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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-02-04
MAN WITH GUN
RAISES DISTURBANCE
Ed. Jiminez Cause General Exodus
From Depot Saloon With
Revolver

Ed. Jiminez, Il Spaniard of this city
caused great alarm in the Depot Sa.
loon, near the Western Pacific depot
yesterday when he entered the saloon
and opened fire with a revolver. Sev-
eral occupants OF the place made
hasty exits through windows, doors
and any other apcrturcs handy but
one or two stayed and took the wea-
pom away from Jiminez before he
could fire a second shot. Constable
McMurtrey was called to the scene
later and placed Jiminez under arrest
and this morning in the justice court
he pleaded guilty to the charge of
carrying a pistol and firing it in a
public place. He was remanded to
jail until this afternoon at 4 o'clock
when he will receive sentence.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-02-04
WINNEMUccA WANTS RACES
AND EASY DIVORCE

Phil Blume, owner of the Humboldt
Star and FL Dorado hotel at Win
nemucca, spent last evening in Reno
en- route to Carson City He carries
petition signed by over zoo taxpay.
ers OF his town and county supporting
the race track and pari-mutuel bill.
and asking for a change in the divorce
law back to its former requirements.
He is accompanied by f. G. Miller.
prominent business man, Frank But
ton. superintendent of the Bliss ranch
and George Summerfield, who is well
known throughout the state.-.Journal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-02-04
DIVORCE BILL PASSES ASSEMBLY;
RACING BILL GETS BY SENATE

II ever Reno was in evidence in
Carson it was today when a special
train. consisting OF eight cars. arriv-
ed with Il human load OF over 700
people, and the crowd would have
been larger still had the railroad peo-
pie at Reno been able to furnish the
necessary accommodations. So many
were left who otherwise would have
come over. Nearly every branch of
business. and every condition of life
WAS represented i'll the crowd and If
they reflected the desires of the neo.
pie oil Nevada for liberal laws regard
ing racing. divorce and gambling. II
can be said the state is unit for such
legislative action.
Arriving at the depot the Rcnoites
formed line three and four abreast
and marched up Main street to the
capitol building, where they. or as
many as could, entered the legisla-
i've chambers and watched the mem.
bers in action.
In addition to the Reno contingent
there were delegations from Whine.
mucca, Tonopah. GoldfeId and Sparks
ana all were here for the same pur.
pose, to urge more liberal legislation
ana their coming evidently had its eff
lect when later in the day the divorce
measure came up in the assembly ard
tie racing bill in the senate. Both
passed the respective houses with
votes to spare, and it now appears
'hat when the divorce measure goes
to the senate and the racing bill TO
the assembly they will go through
with a whoop. a
AT O'Clock the divorce bill. as.
sembly bill No. II, came up as a spec
ial order, and. with few preliminaries.
II was put on final passage and passed
by a vote of 40 to IL, the speaker re-
framing from voting.
In the senate BuoTs racing bill.
senate bill No. Is. was made special
order for o'clock and from the way
1t was put to final vote il was evil
dent the tracks had been prepared for
It's passage. IL went through by n
vote of IA to 8, Gault. Harrington.
iesson, Lemaire and Scanlan voting
in the negative.
In the assembly, at the conclusion
Of the vote on the divorce measure.
Assemblyman Smith arose to
question of privilege and asked to ex-
plain his vote. He stated that at first
he was opposed to the bill but with
the arrival of his home delegation
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-02-04
SENATE-Wednesday. Feb. 3.

SENATE-Wednesda Feb. 3.
Senate called to order at IL a. m.
President Sullivan presiding.
Roll called, all present.
Prayer by Rev. w. II. d. Horna-
day.
Reports of Committees.
Committee on education reported
senate bill No. 81, favorably. and that
it do pass; also, assembly joint and
concurrent resolution No. of the
twenty.sixth session, Relating to loan
of school funds on farm mortgages
in the state"
Committee on conference on SEN
ate bill No. Q reported that the as
sembly had receded "as to degree Of
relationship of affinity" On motion
the report was adopted.
Introduction and First Reading.
Senate bill No. 80, by Thatcher.
"An act relating to salaries OF county
officers of Eureka county" referred
to Eureka delegation.
Senate bill No. 40. by Scanlan. "An
act relating to delinquent tax sales"
referred to committee on taxation.
Motions and Resolutions.
Buol moved that the special orders
for the consideration of senate bill
No. Is and senate bill No. Is be va
Gated and bill be placed on general
file: carried.
General File and Third Reading.
Senate bill No. q, by Chaplin, "Ar
act relating to salaries OF teachers"
passed--Yeas, 81; absent, /.
Assembly joint and concurrent res.
olution No. of the twenty. sixth
session, Providing for the loan Of
state school funds": passed-Yeas, 81;
absent, 1.
Senate bill No. 3. by Harrington.
AN act, prohibiting blacklisting";
passed as amended-Yeas. 10; nays. o.
Senate bill No. Is. by Buol. "An
act relating to racing in this state"
Harrington moved to amend. "ProvId.
ing that no races shall be held within
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-02-04

with instructions from the home peo
pie to support the bill he could d,
naught cI-e but comply with thei.
wishes. Assemblyman Babcock OF
Clark county also arose and express
ed himself in like manner. Before
the divorce bill was put on final pas
sage Fitzgerald arose and stated that
he desired to withdraw, with consent
OF his second, the amendment he
made at the morning session, provid-
ing that the bill become not opera
tive till 1917.-Appeal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-02-04
INDIAN STOLE
HORSE IS CHARGE
Tommy Dick Arrested At South Fork
For Theft Committed At
Buckhorn

Deputy Sheriff Wathen of Buck
horn. arrived in the city yesterday
and together with Deputy Jas. McMul-
len of this city, went to South Fork
and placed under arrest Tommy Dick.
an Indian wanted for the theft OF a
horse from another Indian at Duc.--
horn some weeks ago. Dick was liv-
ing on the place of Al Griswold with
another Indian when arrested and de-
nies his guilt He will be taken to
Eureka for trial on No. 10 this after
noon by Mr. Wathen.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-02-04
CARD OF THANKS

The Elko Parent-Teacher associa-
tion wishes to thank the young ladies
and gentlemen, who so graciously
proffered their. assistance in our pro
posed production of college Days.
We greatly regret that circumstances
have arisen which make it impossible
to go on with the play.
MRS. r. RONON, President.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-02-04
Messages From the Senate.

Messages From the Senate.
Assembly bill No. AZ, by Elko
county delegation, AN act fixing the
number of attaches OF the legislature,
defining their duties and specifying
their pay" referred to committee on
elections.
Assembly bill No. AS, by Scott. An
act concerning the payment of sal
aries of state officers and commits
sioners;" referred to judiciary COM
mittee.
Motions and Resolutions.
BY Babcock. providing for adjourn.
ment of senate and assembly to visit
welfare conference at the university
of Nevada; consideration deferred.
Fulmer's resolution on lobbying
was adopted unanimously.
General File and Third Reading.
On motion of Preston assembly bill
No IL, by Washoe county delegation,
Relating to marriage and divorce and
making certain amendments thereto"
was taken from the bottom of the file,
considered engrossed and placed on
third reading and final passage.
Schmidt of Nye, opposed the haste
OF the members behind the bill, stat
ing that as the measure was of i'm
portance to each section of the state
and had been but recently printed,
action be deferred and that the bill
be made a special order for next We'd
nesday at 2 p. m.
Heidtmann moved to amend and
that the bill be made a special order
for 2 p. m. this afternoon.
Fitzgerald spoke against the amend
ment offered by Heidtmann, stating
that while some thought that the
measure under consideration had been
before the assembly for sufficient
length of time to be taken up at this
time, he was of the impression that
1t would be nothing more than fair
to let the bill go over so that further
consideration could be had.
Pate stated the bill should be taken
up and disposed of now as it had
been a question before the electorate
long enough and should be decided at
once.
Roll call demanded by Fitzgerald,
Schmidt and Babcock. resulted in
Heidtmann's amendment being adopt
ed by a vote of 80 to .: IS not voting
and 1 absent.
Fitzgerald offered the following
amendment: Add to the bill section
3, that this act will become effective
from and after January 1. 1917"
Fitzgerald speaking to the motion for
the adoption of the amendment was
interrupted by loud noise and cheers
from the gallery, which had become
crowded with excursionists from
Reno. Fitzgerald called to the at
tention of the chair the resolution
adopted a few days ago relative to in
reference of others in legislation and
objected to the enthusiasm of the
spectators in the gallery and asked
that If it occurred again that the rule
be enforced and the gallery cleared.
Further action on the bill was defer
red until 2 o'clock, Steele's motion to
recess to that hour prevailing on a
rising vote.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-02-04
SPARKS PEOPLE
ARE AGAIN STUNG

Some two years ago, there arrived
in the city Of Sparks a suavc indi.
yidual with polished manners and ac-
companicd by sample case end a
stock book He obtained room I'm one
Of the local stores and Immediately
unpackcd his wares and displayed one
of the pretticst cash registers that
the eye ever rested upon. The regis.
ter was guaranteed to do everything
that man could do and little moro.
1t was not long before several of the
people of Sparks were interested.
business men and others took kindly
to the new invention and many were
the questions that were propounded
to the stranger.
Representing the United States
Cashier company, the people took his
word for everything and when he was
asked about the patents TO the ma.
chine he smillngly gave his assurance
that everything was all right, there
could not possibly he any error.
Producing his stock book. he aug.
gested that he would only allow each
person to secure n limited number
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-02-04

Sparks. There have been several In
the past and we oftimes wonder who
will he the next to come with gilt.
tering promises Of untold wealth.
Sparks Tribune.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-02-04
REPORTS BALL A
GRAND SUCCESS

John E. Robbins, register of the To-
cal U. S. land office. returned this
morning from Carson City where he
went last week to attend the inaugural
ball. On his return he went to Fal-
Ion as the guest of Senator Keddie
for a couple of days.
Mr.. Robbins reports the ball as
splendid social success. all present
having had most enjoyable time.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-02-04

ID. A. Fraser one Of Reno's popular
travelling statesmen. Is calling on local
merchants today.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-02-04

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Feb. 3
Assembly called to order at 10
o'clock, Speaker Mcbride in the chair.
Roll called, all present
Prayer by Rev. Father Garland.
Report Of Committees.
Public morals committee brought
in majority and minority reports on
assembly bill No. IL, "An act amend
ing the divorce law" majority report
signed by Beard, Pate and Reid. fav.
orably, and that the bill do pass. Mi
nority report, signed by Gallagher, i'm
favorably, and that the bill do not
pass.
Committee on Mines and Mining re.
ported senate bill No 13 favorably,
and that II do pass; also assembly
bills No. / and 80. unfavorably, and
that they do not pass.
Committee on ways and means re-
ported senate bill No. 20, favorably,
and that II do pass.
White Pine delegation reported as
sembly bills No. 43 and a. favorably.
and that they do pass.
Nye county delegation reported as
sembly bill No. "a, favorably. and
that Il do pass.
Engrossing committee reported as.
sembly bills Nos. 30. 20. "a. 80, &c, 81,
80 and 80 as correct copies of the
friplicatcs in It's possession.
Chairman Friedhon Of committee
on conference on senate hill No. 9
reported the joint committee had
agreed that the Assembly recede as
to tho degree of relationship Of affin-
ity," the senate concurring in all 9th
or amendments offered by the assem-
bly,.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-02-04


OF shares at $50 share. Immediately
the pocket books were opened and i'm
very short time the United States
Cashier Co, through It's agent was en-.
richcd to the extent of a couple of
thousand dollars of real gold Sparks
money.
Stories have been frittering into
town Of late that all was not right
with the company and n few days ago
two of the investors were i'm receipt
OF letters from the government ask.
ing as to just what the agent did in
his sOjourn In Sparks. They answered
and this morning Deputy United
States Marshall dropped J'r 4 "jitney"
and summoned Roy Robson to appear
In Portland on tho 18th and testify
against the United tSates Cashier
company.
Tho company is charged by the fed.
eral court with an infringement of
the patents of tho Natiual Cash Rcgia
ter company and the obtaining OF
money by fraud.
The philosophic Sparks investors
have bade goodby to their hard earned
dollars, but those that are not so
philosophIc are still hopeful.
Such runs the tale OF another Ru.
fus Wallingford and his dealings in
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-02-04

fifteen miles Of the state university"
lost by n vote Of II to TO- On motion
bill was made special order for lis
this afternoon.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-02-04
STATUTE OF
LIMITATIONS PLEADED
Wells Fargo Express Company Files
Demurrer in Case of State
Against Company

The Wells Fargo express company
filed a demurrer in the case of the
state OF Nevada VS., The Wells Fargo
Express company this morning, plead
ing as a cause for the dismissal OF
the suit the statute of limitations. The
Wells Fargo people have been sued
by the state to collect taxes in the
sum of $1,1OS due in this county for
some years and they insist that the
claim is now debarred by law under
the statute of limitations. The Wells
Fargo people have for some years
past allowed their taxes to become de.
linquent and have given the officers
great deal of trouble over the mat
ter.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-02-04

ASSEM- MBLY--Tucsday =. NJ, Feb
Assembly called 10 order at p. m.
Speake" Mcbride in the chair.
Roll called. quorum present.
Senate bill No. s, referred to COM
mittec on labor.
General File and Third p aiding.
Senate bill No. 25. by Huskey, Re
lating to state revenue laws; passed
Yeas. 4@. Gbccnt. :.
ST. -. NJ . y Stickney. re-
'ferred to % 'it;"c Of the whole.
In Committee Whcil.
Assembly met il the committee of
the wi..' Mr.. Beason n the chair.
Report of the c--:mittee that SEN
:" bill 30. - DO pass; report adop-
led; bill passed-Yeas, 40; not voting
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-02-04
Messages and Reports.

Messages from the senate convey
ing senate bill No. 13 for considera-
tion of the assembly. On motion bill
referred to committee on mines and
mining.
The committee on elections report
ed assembly bill No. 4 favorably,
with recommendation that bill be re-
ferred to committee of the whole.
Dewar's motion to lay bill on table
lost On motion of Fitzgerald bill
made special order for Wednesday at
p. m. Goodman moved to reconsider
preceding action. lost.
Adjourned to 10 a. m. Wednesday.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-02-04
PROCEEDINGS Of THE
NEVADA LEGISLATURE

SENATE-Tuesday p. NJ, Feb. .
Called to order at d. M. presi.
dent Sullivan presiding.
Roll called, all answering to their
names.
Reports Of Committees.
Ways and means committee report.
ed senate bill No. 80 favorably and
that it do pass
Message from the assembly return
ing senate bill No. 81 and senate
Joint and concurrent resolution No.
Owenty-siXth SESSION. which pass.
ed the assembly, and assembly bill
No. %, Relating to employment of
spotters," for the consideration of the
senate.
President appointed Senators Har.
rington. Hesson and Bradshaw to
meet with a like committee from the
assembly to take up matters with the
governor and tax commission relat-
ing to amendments to the present
law and any other information that
will be useful to legislators.
Senator Scanlan was granted unan-
imous consent to withdraw senate bill
No. % relative to tax levies.
First Reading Of Bills.
Senate Bill No. 81, by Chaplin, An
act repeating section 1O9 of the revis-
ed laws" referred to committee on
judiciary.
Senate bill No. SO, by Fulmer, AN
act providing for expenditures of
state officials. commissioners and 9TH
er state employees, while travelling on
official business other than actual
railway expenses, and fixing the max
imum amount at $5 per day. and pro-
viding that vouchers for all expendi-
lures shall be submitted TO the State
Board of Examiners" referred to
committee on ways and means.
General File and Third Reading
Senate bill No. 80, by Thatcher,
AN act amending the act providing
for state revenue" bill considered
engrossed and passed-Yeas 1S, nays
t.
On motion Adjournment was order
ed until IL a. II. Wednesday.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-07

Chas Madden has recently built a
fine new boathouse and painted his
cottage-everything spick and span as
a pin at the Recreation.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Wheeler and
son John were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Fales Monday at the Fales cot
tage.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith Crankshaw
spent the Fourth at the park.
Fred Ireland and family drove over
TO the park the 5th in their big Paige
car.
The most novel camping outfit seen
at the park was one occupied by j. NJ.
Miller and family of Ionia. Their big
auto is fitted out with a folding bed
so arranged that il fits in over the
seats. Compartments below contain
all cooking utensils-everything even
TO a pump and fire eNtinguisher. They
camped several days at the park near
the Lakeside. Mrs. Miller says they
were having a fine time and showed us
all the arrangements for the novel
auto camp.
DR.. Stanton has been Sticking up
things at the Dupont by adding a
fresh coat of paint TO his cottage,
building cement steps from the top of
the hill 10 the boat landing and also
Sticking up the grounds. The doctor
believes i'm keeping things up in neat
orderly way.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-07
SARANAC

Miss Mildred Eddy is home from
Detroit having brought her two young
lady friends. They return this week.
Bert Barber and wife of Flint are
visiting relatives here over the Fourth.
b. y. Talcott and family spent the
Fourth at Crystal Lake.
Miss Ida Wunch. teacher of German
and librarian at Epworth seminary,
Epworth, Iowa, is visiting Miss Meta
Mosher.
VIM. Kelley of Grand Rapids is
visiting his father Geo. Kelley.
Robert Taylor and daughter of
Grand Rapids visited his parents Mr..
and Mrs. Philip Taylor last Thursday.
Walter Gunnison and daughter of
Owosso are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Noyes.
Mrs. +. T.. HUM went last week
to Marcellus and on Saturday last G..
f. HUM and Miss Louise motored TO
join her for a few days.
Leo HUM and family and Mrs.
Alice HUM spent the Fourth with
Mr.. and Mrs. Travis of Gobleville.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. +. Cobb spent the
Fourth at Clarksville.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Barber and l..
l.. Winslow and family spent the
Fourth in Ionia.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-07

Mrs. Francis Bookey and baby of
CORTLAND spent last Tuesday at Mrs,
Jay Nortons.
Miss Ruth Smith of CORTLAND spent
Thursday night and Friday at her
uncle's, Plat Rowland's.
Mrs. Clair Smith OF Grand Rapids
visited relatives here the past week.
Geo. Rhodes and sons are painting
the grange hall.
Plat Rowland, wife and daughter
Edith and Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ockerberg
were entertained at Donald Rowland S
June %.
Visitors at Geo. Rhodes the past
week were: Mrs Lena Lyon and chill
dren of GreenVille, and Ray Rhodes
and family of Grand Rapids.
Quite number from here spent the
third at Lowell and several young
couple went TO Reeds Lake for the
day.
Claude Elkins and family visited
relatives at Butternut Sunday
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-07
RIVER RIDGE

Mr.. and Mrs. John Scouten enjoyed
Tuesday in Greenville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lew Schrader spent
Sunday at Jens Knudsen's.
A great many from River Ridge
spent Tuesday in Greenville. attending
the show.
Miss Blanche Antcliff spent Monday
at Mrs. Sylvia Canfield's.
Mrs. Geo. Antcliff and daughter
Mabel spent Wednesday with Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. l.. Bidwell.
ola Martin and daughter enjoyed
Thursday with Mrs. Matte Bidwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ l.. Bidwell and
John Fisher spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. John Scouten.
Mrs NJ. l.. Bidwell spent Tuesday
with Mrs. John Scouten, in Belding.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Bidwell, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Antcliff and Mr.. and
Mrs. c. w. Rollo enjoyed Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Jens Knudsen near
Greenville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Antcliff were
i'm Lowell on business Saturday.
The dance at Long Lake Saturday
evening was well attended, all enjoy
ed a fine time.
Lois Wright called on Miss Blanche
Antcliff Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. VIM. Wright and daughters
Lois and Puss spent Saturday in Beld-
ing.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-07
SHILOH

John, Clifford and l.. ID. Easter
brook made a trip 10 Fenwick We'd
nesday afternoon.
Henry Decker and wife called at
their son Harley's Thursday afternoon.
Theo. Leach had the misfortune to
lose his automobile by fire about four
O'Clock Thursday morning The auto
and shed the machine was kept in
We're completely destroyed.
Mrs. Levi Heth called at Harley
Decker's Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Harley Decker and Gladys left
for Big Rapids Saturday evening,
where the latter will attend summer
school.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan King of Bedding
visited the latter's sister Mrs Fred
Peabody and family Sunday.
l.. NJ. Knowles and wife visited the
latter's parents. John Bailey's Sunday
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-07
NOXIOUS WEED NOTICE

To all Owners, Possessors or Occupiers
of Lands, or TO any person or per-
sons, firm or corporation having
charge of any lands in this state.
Notice is hereby given that all NoX-
ious Weeds growing on any lands any
where within the limits of the city Of
Bedding, county of Ionia, state of
Michigan, or within the limits of any
highway passing by or through said
city, must be cut down and destroyed
on or before the tenth day of July A.
ID. 1915, and also again on or before
the first day of September A, ID. 1915.
Also all brush growing upon the right
of way of all highways running
through or alongside of such lands,
except shrubs reserved for shade or
other purposes, must be destroyed.
Otherwise the work will be done by
the city marshal at the expense of the
property, with an additional ten per
centum of the cost.
Dated July 8, A. ID. 1915.
JAMES MCKINLEY,
City Marshal.