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The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-07-15
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The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-07-15
Hats off to the ice man.

''Talk prosperity" is q mighty
fine slogan for the people of
Chesterfield. -
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-29
OLDEST MASON OF
STATE DIES IN RENO

The funeral of Alvaro Evans, Ne
vada pioneer. who died Monday morn
ing. was held yesterday afternoon,
only members of the family and a few
pioneer friends, who had been selected
to serve as pallbearers being present.
II is believed that Mr.. Evans was the
oldest Mason in the state, having
Joined that order in Ohio before COM
ing west in the early days. He was
also a member of the Reno lodge since
its organization. II is said that Mr..
Evans gave Senator George Hearts
his start toward great wealth. Evans
and an associate secured options on
certain Virginia City mines, and al
lowed Hearst to join them, and then
began the great successes which made
him a financial and political power in
California and the west.-Journal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-29
CREATE AN ESTATE TODAY

WHAT are you working for? Isn't it
TO build up an independent future for
yourself: to provide for your loved
ones SO that the comfort of your home
and the happiness Of those about you
will not cease at yor death or in your
age? a great many men fail to re-
aliZe this desire through Incidence and
lack of foresight in the very years
that should be the most beneficial
Their intentions are good-but inten-
lions pay no bills, buy no food, dress
no widow and children, pay no rem
or interests. lift no mortgages, buy no
home. nor do they keep you in your
declining years.
II you were offered a credit OF Il
few thousand dollars, to be paid to
your family at your death, or to your
self 20 years hence. should you b.
alive, and in consideration of that
credit you pay a minimum annual
interest on that sum for 20 years,
YOU would consider it an easy way
of securing an estate-an opportunity
Of providing yourself and dear ones
against possible var You would not
hesitate a moment to grasp it.
That's Just What Insurance
Amounts To!
Why not insurance now. when you're
in health. 1t will sometime be too
late. The time is now, and here is the
logical place for right insurance.
n. S. TABER
Agent New York Life Insurance Co.
ELKO NEVADA
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-29

Charles Wilbur, a building contract
or of Susanvillc, Cal, broke through
the ice while skating on Honey Lake
Tuesday and was drowned in sight of
friends. who were unable TO go to his
assiStancet. Wilbur had been warned
not to venture too far on the ice. 1t
looked as if he might be rescued, and
his brother jumped in after him and
secured a hold on the drowning mans
clothing. but was unable to pull the
body to the surface. Later the corpse
was recovered in eight feet of water
by the aid of graphing hooks. He is
survived by a widow, a father and
mother and brothers and sisters at
SuEanville.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-29
INTERESTING LETTER
FROM WASHINGTON

Residents in the eastern part Of
White Pine county. especially in
Pleasant valley and around Tippett.
are suffering great inconvenience be-
cause the postmaster tire pulled up
stakes one day and left the country
without giving any notice of his in
tentions. Thereupon the postoffice
was discontinued and the efforts of
the patrons of the office to have it
recstablishCd have been unavailing.
J. d.. Hunter is one of those who
nave been put to a great deal of in
convenience through the discontinue
ance OF the Pleasant Valley p~ostoGice.
He has written to Senator Newlands
urging that something be done and
suggesting that perhaps a rural route
may be sanctioned from Trout Creek.
Utah. where he now has to go for his
mail, some i6 miles through Pleasant
valley to Tippett, Nevada. The need
of his is shown by the fact that the
AZ patrons of the former postoffice-
not TO mention transients-are IS
miles from Currys, and go miles from
Wendover. Utah, which are their near
est railroad stations. Mr.. Hunter
writes that the roads are good except
for II short piece which the peo-
pie would gladly put in good repair
if the p~ostoffice department will give
them postal facilities by means of a
rural route or in some other way.
Senator Newlands has taken this up
with the postmaster general, and will
make a personal effort to nave the ap-
peal granted.
+. j. DYER.
Washington. January &c. 1915.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-29
PETITION FOR DISTRIBUTION
In the District Court of the Fourth
Judicial District of the State of Me-
Vada in and for the County of GIko.

In the matter of the estate of Mary
j.. Henry, Deceased.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
Otto T. Williams, Executor and Har-
riet A.. Stewart, ENecutrix, of the Last
Will and Testament of Mary ]. Henry,
deceased having filed in this Court
their Petition for Distribution of the
Estate of said Mary ]. HcHry, deceas.
ed, the herring OF the same has been
fixed by said Court for Friday. the
10Th day of February. a. d. 1915. at
ten O'Clock, in the forenoon of said
day. in the Courtroom. at the Court.
house. in the Town of Elko. County
of Elko, State of Nevada. nd all per,
sons inter *r,I in said Estate are mott.
fled then and there to appear and
show If " tho:a be, why the
said n-' ~'~-'' ct be granted
Dated Janu. 2Sth, 1915.
':sRT - -IUNTER,
(SEAL) Clerk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-29

Read The Daily Independent.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-29
MOON WILL NOT BE
FULL NEXT MONTH

Next month is the only month in
W and a half million years thai the
will not be full. 1t was full on
the first of this month, and will get
around TO the same condition on the
thlrtieth OF this month. Then, thirty
days later, it will have skipped the
twenty-eighth of February by one
day-and the year later just strike it.
A year later it will strike it again
a day earlier. and so on. always strik-
ing February until the ages ahead.
when axactly The same condition will
arise. The last time the moon was not
full in February was in 1866. just at
the close of the Civil War.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-29
PETITION FOR DISTRIBUTION

In the District Court of the Fourth
Judicial District Of the State of Ne.
vada, in and for the County Of EIko.
In the matter of the estate OF
Thomas S. Porch, Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
Geo. NJ. Clayton, Administrator, hay,
ing filed in this Court his Petition for
Distribution of the residue of the Els,
tate Of Thomas S. Porch, deceased, the
hearing of the same has beer fixed by
said Court for Saturday, the goth day
OF February, a. d. 1915, at ten o'clock,
in the forenoon of said day, in the
Courtroom, at the Courthouse, in the
Town of Elko, County of Elko, State
of Nevada. and all persons Interested
in said Estate are notified then and
there to appear and show cause, il
any there be. why the said petition
should not be granted.
Dated January 9th, 1915.
ROBERT b. HUNTER.
(SEAL0 Clerk
- o.
Read The DAILY T~ndanandant
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-29
MAYER AND COMMERCIAL
HOTEL ARRIVALS
At the Mayer,

II. NJ. RoT, San Francisco: c. II.
Stegman, San Francisco; II. J. Hill
and wife, Detroit; J. A. Tucker. Deeth;
J. L. Kelley. Big Pine, Wyo.: Geo. A.
Hawkes., S. p. Co.; Mrs. G. Lavergne.
New York; n. h. Peterson. North
Fork; NJ. O'Connor, Elko: T.. S. Cul.
bert, Salt Lake; o. E. McGahan, Salt
Lake: S. NJ. Schloss. San Francisco:
Joe Kom, Reno; p. S. Indart, White
Rock; G. A. Brown. Reno.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-29
KILLED FOUR LIONS
+. J. DYER.
Washington. January &c. 1915.

Matt Ward. trapper for the Adams.
McGill company. recently killed four
mountain lions and is now after five
others that he knows Of in the vicin-
ity of HOrsecamp. The four killed
were all females.-Ely Exposition.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-29
NOTICE TO

Next Monday, February LIST, Miss
Gardner will organize the mid-year
receiving class. All children who will
be six years old by June so, 1915. will
he allowed to enter. Please have your
little ones on hand at the very begin,
ming of the term.
p. G. M'WHINNEY,
f3 CITY Superintendent,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-29
At the Commercial.

H. w. Lee, Sacramento; p. G. Cow
ling. Bullion: J. F. Mcdaniel. Tobar:
Jack Harding. Pocatello.
, 1915-06-24
DEVOTED HIS TO GOOD WORK
Devout Little Johnny Would Give His
Penny to Buy Bibles for
Poor Kids.


The little visitors at Aunt Marv's
were Helen, age six, and John age
four. They played keeping grocery
under the piano, envelopes, books and
other articles representing the stock
In trade. They took turn about as
grocer and customer. The grocer bore
the name of Mr.. Popcorn.
Mr.. Popcorn" said Helen, have
you any rabbits this morning."
"Yes'm,' answered the polite grocer
Are they nice and fresh?"
"Yes'm,"
Then you may give me a good, big
fat one for Is cents"
During a lull in the grocery trans
actions Aunt Mary gave each of the
visitors two cents-two cents in real
money.
And what are you going to do with
the money!" asked Aunt Mary.
I'm going to put my two pennies in
the bank" said Helen.
And l." said John, I'll buy candy
with n penny"
"And what will you do with the 9th.
er penny?"
And John, who has been impressed
by the missionary talks at Sunday
school, answered: I'm a-goin' to give
it to buy Bibles for poor kids."-Provi.
dence Tribune.
, 1915-06-24
Ancient Artisans In Africa.

The question has often been asked;
Was there any earlier race in occupa
ton Of the area in Africa at present
held by the Bantus? In Man w. II.
Beech reports that in the Kikuyu coun.
try some ancient pottery has been said
to be the work of a people called Gum
ba. who displaced the Miathoachiana,
cannibal dwarfs.
These Miathoachiana are now be-
lieved to be earth-gnomes, skilled in
the art of iron working. Mr.. Beech,
with some amount of FEASIBILITY, sug-
gests that they were possibly bush.
men, pygmies, or both, and that they
We're a local indigenous race of the
stone age who used flint instruments
often found in the Kikuyu country.
The Gumba are said to have made
pottery and to have taught the Kikuyu
the art of smelling. They may have
been pre-Bantau Hamite invaders; but
of this there is no evidence and the
legend may tend to show hat the
first discovery of iron was made in
Africa.
, 1915-06-24
DIDN'T FIND IT INTERESTING
Settler Had No Hesitation In DecIar-
ing Encyclopedia Had Its Dry
AfSpots.

L
Dudley Field Malone, the new col.
lector of the port of New York, said to
a reporter:
I'm too new to my job to talk about
1t yet. If talked about 1t ] might,
like the mountaineer, give away my
ignorance.
"A man was hunting in Pike county,
and up around Porters lake he visited
a settlers house,
He noticed a volume of a good
encyclopedia on a shelf above the gun,
and said:
1T must be a handy thing away off
here to have an encyclopedia
yep said the mountaineer. Yep,
she's handy. ] only got the first book
why haven't you got the others?'
81 amt finished this one yet, so |
amt ready for another. | bought this
n of'n an agent about eight years
ago. He come round six months aft
erwards and says, says ne: Here's
yer second volume mister"
"'"What?" says 1. "Whv I amt fin.
, 1915-06-24

noyedly sensible of the improperly
of the discussion, since the man dis.
cussed was certainly his patron, may
be his friend. But his insistence had
reused a certain balky wilfulness that
would have its way. TITS true I've
seer him." she said, "but I've
read about him a hundred times in the
Sunday supplements. He's a regular
feature of the h%igh-roller section. His
idea of a good time is a d~og-banquet
at Sherry's. Why, a girl told me once
that there was a cigarette named after
him-the Vanity Valiant"
isn't that beside the point? Be
cause he has been an idler. must be
necessarily be a-vandal?"
She laughed again. He wouldn't
call 1t vandalism. He'd think 1t de-
cided improvement to make Damory
Court as frantically different as posi-
BILE. | suppose he'll erect a glass
cupola and a porte-cochere, all up-to-
date and varnishy, and put orchid hot
houses where the wilderness garden
was, and a modern marble cupid in
stead of the summer-house. and lay
out a kite-shaped track"
Everything hat was impulsive and
explosive in John Valiant's nature
came out with a bang. mol" he
cried, whatever else he is, he's not
such a preposterous ass as that!"
She faced him squarely now. Her
eyes were sparkling. Since you know
him SO intimately and so highly ap-
prove of him"
mo. no." he Interrupted. you mis-
take me. l shouldn't try to Justify
him" His flush had risen to the roots
OF his brown hair, but he did not
lower his gaze. Now the red color
slowly ebbed. leaving him pale. He
has been an idler-that's true enough
and till a week ago he was 'idiotic-
ally rich Blu his idling is over now.
At this moment, except for this one
property, he is little better thai a
beggar."
She had taken a hasty step or two
back from him, and her eyes were now
fixed on his with a dawning half-fear-
full question in them.
It'll the failure of the Valiant Cor
poration, he had never heard of Da-
mory Court, much less been aware
that he owned it. 1t wasn't because
he loved it that he came here-noi
How could it be? He had eve set
foot in Virginia in his mortal life"
She put up her hands t her throat
with a tart. Gamer" she echoed,
Camel"
But If you think that even he could
be so crassly stupid, SO fundamentally
blind to all that is really fine and
beautiful"
OH" she cried with flashing COM
~prehension. ooh, how could you!
YOU"
He nodded CURLY. YES" he said
Il am that haphazard harlequin, John
Valiant, himself"
, 1915-06-24

ever for a moment. so worthy a call.
ing"
At his answer she put tut her hand
with sudden gesture. as II bluntly
thrusting the matter from her con-
Germ. and turning went back along the
tr~ee-shadowed path.
He followed glumly. gnawing his
lip. wanting to say he knew not what.
but ~wretchedly tongue-tied, noting
that the great white moth was still
waving its creamy wings on the dead
stump and wondering IL She would
take the cape jessamines. He felt an
embarrassed relief when. passing the
roots where they lay. she stopped to
raise them.
Then all at once the blood seemed
to shrink from his heart. With a
hoarse cry he leaped toward her,
seized her wrist and roughly dragged
her back. feeling as he did SO, a sharp
fiery sting on his instep. The next
moment. with clenched teeth, he was
viciously stamping his heel again and
again, driving into the SOFT earth a
twisting root-like something that
, 1915-06-24
Could Spare Her..

Tommy's mother was an invalid, so
his Aunt Lavinia looked after him and
the house. And she eve missed a
chance of pointing out a fault or ex-
pounding a precept.
"oh. dear" said Tommy n day,
after auntie had lectured him for ten
minutes, Il wish l had wings!"
why, my petT" asked mother,
pleased at this angelic inspiration.
"Oh, Id fly up in the air with Aunt
Lavinia. and I'd fly and fly till
couldn't get any higher"
Yes, dear" said mother proudly, as
the little chap paused impressively.
What would you do them"
I'D drop Aunt Lavinia!" said Tom
my savagely.-Stray Stories.
, 1915-06-24
SYNOPSIS.

John Valiant. a rich society favorite.
suddenly discovers hat the Valiant cor
poration. which his father founded and
which was the principal source of his
wealth. has failed. He voluntarily turns
over his private fortune to the receiver
for the corporation. His entire remaining
possessions consist of an old motor car. a
white bull dog and Damory court. a neg
lected estate In Virginia. On the way to
Damory court he meets Shirley Dand-
ridge. an authenticated beauty, and de-
cides that he is going to like Virginia i'm
mensely. Shirley's mother. Mrs. Dand-
ridge, and Major Bristow exchange rem,
lniscences during which II is revealed
That the major. Valiant's father, and u
man named Sassoon were rivals for the
hand OF Mrs. cambridge in her youth.
sassoon and Valiant fought a duel on her
account in which the former was killed.
Valiant finds Damory court overgrown
with weeds and creepers and the build
ings In a very much neglected condition.
Valiant explores his ancestral home. He
is surprised by a fox hunting party which
lnvades his estate. He recognizes Shirley
at the head of the party. He gives sane
tuary to the cornered fox. Gossips dis
cuss the advent OF the new owner and re-
cali the tragedy in which the elder Val
liant took part. Valiant decides to re-
habilitate Damory court and make the
land produce a living for him.
, 1915-06-24
Somewhat Different.

What is the price of that porch
chair?" asked the lady shopper.
Seventeen dollars, madam" replied
the clerk.
Seventeen dollars!" echoed the
would-be customer. Aren't you mis-
taken? 1t surely can't be worth that
much"
Pardon me, madam" rejoined the
conscientious salesman. ut is PROB
ably worth $3.50, but you asked the
price"
, 1915-06-24

Mamma" called four-year-old hai
old from the nursery. please com
and sit by my bed until ! go to sleep
Mammals busy now" was the fe
ply. Keep quiet and the angels VII
be with you"
You said that before, mamma y
Joined Harold, "and l have kept quie'
ever SO long, but not a blamed anseI
has showed up"
, 1915-06-24
cHAPTE r XIV.
On the Edge Of the World.

On the Edge of the World.
There was a pause not to be reck-
oned by minutes but ~suffocatingly
long. She had grown as pale as he.
That was ungenerous of you" she
said then with icy slowness. Though
no doubt you-found 1t entertaining.
1t must have still further amused you
to be taken for an architect"
II am fiattered." he replied, with a
trace of bitterness. ito have suggested
, 1915-06-24
AT THE FIRST G N
Of Falling Hair Get cutIeura.
Works Wonders. Trial Free.

Touch spots of dandruff and ticking
with Cuticura Ointment, and follow
next morning with a hot shampoo of
Cuticura Soap. This at once arrests
falling hair and promotes hair growth.
You may rely on these supercreamy
emollients for all skin troubles.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. KY,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
, 1915-06-24

ALIENS FOOT-EASE for the TROOPS
Over 10000 packages of Aliens Foot-Ease, the
Antiseptic powder to shake Into your shoes, are
being used by the German and Allied troops o.
the Front because IL rests the feet, gives IN
slant relief TO Corns and Bunions, hot, swollen
aching, tender feet, and makes walking easy
Sold ~every where, CSC. Try u TODAY. Dssf|
seeSSf any sE6ffifSfG. d6p.
, 1915-06-24
Chinese Soldiers Are Good FIahtsr..

Chinese Soldiers Are Goo Fighters.
Till within the last two years or SO,
the general impression was that the
Chinese soldier a intended to run
away. The revolution of 1911 dis
sipated some of this absurdity. The
events OF the present year have dis
persed the remainder. 1t Is now
recognized that there is no finer mate
rial than that which could be selected
from among the sturdier of China's
sons. Nothing is wanted but training.
arms of precision, good leading and a
good cause. With these, China could
well hold its own. The improvements
that have been made during recent
years in such things can be appre.
ciated only by those who know what
the old troops, from the Bannermer
downward, were like.-National Re
view, China.
, 1915-06-24

why do you want me to reHial
engaged to him another year? by "
end Of another year he won't nav
enough money left to get married oH'
That's what i was thinking.
, 1915-06-24

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL fog
Fry Murine Rye Remedy for Red, Weak, mn1iSs1
kycs and Granulated Kyelldsi NO s~ ~ III
BY NAH Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co. eh'0'1
, 1915-06-24

Used the first volume yet. You Jest dig
OUT"
He dug. too. Nine year ago 1t
a ] amt more'n half through her
yet. The wife, she's about quarter
through. 1t took a lot O. brains to
write this book. but it's my opinion,
all the same, and don't mind tellin'
ye, that ! think she's got her dry
streaks, like most everything else"
, 1915-06-24

Makes the laundress happy-thats hs
Gross Bag Blue. Makes beautiful e'4
white clothes. All good Grocers. Adf'
, 1915-06-24

How we do love an idle person WI
comes along and bothers us when '
r busy!
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-01-20

ayiilsbls for Nosrthsrn I'm IN need
while. protesting Nh; farmers d the Older
sections from the abuses that It has made
possible. IL. .T,,. 4.
County Option Bill. ..t
The official county option bill-that
is, the bill drafted and. approved by the
Anti-Saloon league, will be before the
legislature shortly. ..s. ,.gs
Though both sides are claiming both
branches Of the legislature, it seems
probable now that county option will
fail in one of the houses at least and
maybe in both-but by close vote. in
any event. 1t has been assumed by
many that the county optionists were
correct in claiming the senate by two
votes; yet there is creditable authority
for the assertion that the senate has. a
bare majority against the dry program.
It is pretty generally conceded that the
house is "wet'' by a vote. or two, though
the "drys'' are claiming it. +
Action on County option in the house
will, it is not unlikely, await the result
of the two contests that are impending
The seats of Representatives Thomas
H. Girling of Minneapolis and George
c. Sudheimer Of St. Paul are both
threatened with contests by "dry" can
didates.
Gordon's Saloon Hours Bill.
Representative Sam Y. Gordon's bill
changing the hours when saloons can
be open is similar to one introduced two
years ago, but not passed. He would
forbid the saloons to open before in
the morning or to stay open after 9 at
night.
Undoubtedly an attempt will be made
by city members to compromise by
agreeing to an early closing hour for
the country, while lenghthening the
saloon curfew hour in the cities from II
o'clock to midnight. Whether the city
members who propose this will get away
with it is another question, though
many country members agree that con-
ditions are very different in the cities
and in the country, and that an hour
that would be fairly early in the city
would be abnormally late in the country.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-01-20
A HUMAN DERELIcT

When word was received here Monday
evening from the Aufderheide camp near
Cambria about six miles from New Ulm
that stranger had put an appearance
there who resembled Jos. Boettger who
escaped from the Hospital for Insane at
St. Peter last August it was believed by
the authorities that Joseph had been
found. The party telephoning told
Night Police John Herzog that the man
had practically walked into the camp
.barefooted. Police I Herzog got into
communication with Sheriff julius and
they Immediately started for Cambria
prepared for any emergency. When they
arrived there and saw the man they knew
at once it was not Joseph Boettger. The
man however appeared in bad shape and
so they brought him along to New Ulm
where he was given lodging in the County
Jail over night.
The man gave the impression of a
human derelict. His shoes were worn
thru and he was clad in the thinnest of
garments and these almost in tatters.
He carried with him can which he
presumably uses for warming up coffee
if he should happen to be fortunate
enough to get some from sympathetic
people. In gunny sack he carried
another suit of clothes which looked quite
respectable and he wore the tattered
garments no doubt for the purpose of
creating sympathy and making it easier
to beg food. He gave his name as Jos.
Colan and says that he came to America
from Scotland about ten years ago. He
started last week from Minneapolis in
tending to 60 to Chicago. But he evi-.
IDENTIFY got started wrong and came to
this part of the State. Sunday night he
spent at Lake Crystal. He seemed bent
on going to Chicago, so Sheriff Julius
bought him a ticket to Winthrop and
started him on his journey yesterday
afternoon. FL