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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-15
THE COMING OF
PRESIDENT HENDR|CK

In yesterdays issue we announced
that President Hendrick of the Ne.
vada university would be in Elko on
the evening of January Goth to ad.
dress ranchers and stockmen on uni
versity extension work.
This meeting should he attended by
every rancher and all others inter
ested In this branch of educational
work. Tho amount of good to be de-
rived from IL cannot be overestimated
for IL will deal with the scientific
side of agricultural and stock raising
questions.
AS President Hendrick recently ex.
planned, the university has in the past
reached only two per cent OF the peo.
pie of the state directly, but through
extension work, many times that mum.
Der will receive direct benefit
President Iendrick has injected
new life and blood into the university
and IL is hoped that he will receive
the encouragement he deserves by a
large attendance at his lecture. Those
who come to hear him. even though II
require travelling a great distance, will
be many times repaid in the dement's
gained.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-15
NAMING NO NAMES

We omit giving the names of the
parties who ran their horse into a
telegraph pole on Fifth street the 9th
er night and severely injured the
horse. We don't know who they were,
but from all reports the man should
have been home with his wife and the
woman should have been home. with
her husband.-Times.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-15
WILL VISIT FAIRS

Mr.. and Mrs. George Hunter depart
ed for Salt Lake City this morning
and from there they will go to San
Diego to see the fair. From San Diego
they will go by water to San Fran
cisco where they will spend couple
of weeks before returning home.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-15
FASHION HINT

Those young women who find the
present temperature too cool for the
ordinary slit skirt should sew V.shapcd
pieces of isinglass in the Sits Cham.
plon.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-15
At the Commercial.

a. Soloman, Sacramento; Mrs. f. F..
Nevin, Twin Falls; d. A. Fraser Re-
no; f. A. Hardy; S A. Olsen; N. S.
Dorm, Lamoille; w. F.. Turner, Og-
den; p. A. Bliss, Ogden; II. c. Rogers.
Sacramento; Duke Goff Battle Noun
tain.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-15
525 PosToFFicEs ARE
SEEKING A POSTMASTER

WASHINGTON. Jan. 13-Exami-
nations will be held by the civil SER
vice commission on February 20 to
fill 52E fourth class postmasterships
paying $500 year or more. for which
no one passed the examination held
last year. These officers are scattered
all over the country, some in every
state except Delaware, Arkansas and
Rhode Island.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-15

matter has ever come up locally, how.
ever. and the people whom stoter rep
resents say that they are going to
tight the matter up to the supreme
court.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-15

She captured rat under a barrel
one as she supposed, but there were
two. While she was dispatChing one
the other got scared and ran up her
limb. II was no mean trick to dis
lodge tho Cncmy.--Democrat
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-15

d. A. Fraser, popular Reno travel.
ing man is interviewing local merch.
ants today.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-15

Continued on Page Four)
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-15

Leading Paper Of Elko County
Established In 1879
All the News All the Time
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-15

Clean, Eewsy, Reliable
Devoted to the UpbuiIdlng and
Developing Of Elko County
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-15

Owing to the wide extent of the
disturbance and its evident terrible
consequences the actual effects of the
earthquake are not AT present known,
owing to the cutting off of commu-
Evening star., 1915-12-26

about dozen herders, are ready for them.
vague, pointless, perfunctory than their
shooting could we'll have been imagined
1t was mere rank stodging through the
motions of an idea, after every spark of
life had gone. Nobody took a hair of risk
A prayer-meeting couldn't have been
duller Yet the thing lasted on for hours
| got scratch, burn on the wrist,
tossing piece of heavy wood out on the
fire. For the rest, we lay low, not vast
ing our honest cartridges, though cutting
loose an occasional shot when the opening
seemed possible. Night waned, morning
drew on windy and storm -presaging, with
grew very sleepy.
At last, not far short of actual dawn,
we heard horses, with ringing shouts and
curses, down. in the gulch-bottom. Ericsson
and l, jumping wide awake, cooked our
ears, then danced and spared together
around the room in high relief. For in
that blasphemous noise down gulch we
had each of us picked up particular
harsh, curt tone-ranch boss Bull Dorgan
SOON we were standing with Bull
Ericsson, Glendenning, and I-around
our all-night fire. Leading his crew of
Swallowfork regulars, the grim foreman
had routed Jericho and our discouraged
siege outfit at a charge. Or, rather, it had
needed only the bare sound of the famil-
lar voice to wilt that glittering outfit.
"Well, declared Dorgan, "as the whirl
seems about over, and as I've got pretty
nigh every suffering hand on the place
right up in this here timber, expect we ID
better be crawling our ponies some--or
no Swallowfork sheep won't be worked
to-day" He turned to me. you'll range
your wether band out, same as usual?"
Lwas only too glad to be able to assure
him would. .
@But you amt told us yet" said Glen
denning, chow you come to be in on this. y
The old Piegan hotel-keeper was prov
ing, as l had expected he would, of invalu-
able service to us in this post-bellum
pinch. Bull, l could see, treated his pres
ence on the scene with genuine interest,
approval almost with respect.
Now, for instance, good-humoredly
scratching hairy ear, he-the foreman
took time to explain:
"Oh, was sure to rope up something
sometime. One of my boys tore loose day
before yesterday, and went to town and
got drunk with the stray lot. About two
this morning he'd sobered up enough to
ride in and wake me and allow there
might be some trouble on the cards"
For one reason or another-God knows
why-we all laughed.
4But, went On Bull, at don't seem like
you needed help much. Two down and
four in hobbies is right fair killing, for
an evening""
-Four in hobbles!" (He meant Grip
pied, of course.) Which four? Jericho
was the only cripple I'd seen. He swung
again, still humorously, on me.
"Oh, just some little casual side rue
Evening star., 1915-12-26
By FRANCIS HILL
illustration by Douglas Duer


in
a
Evening star., 1915-12-26

tions when you run afoul of the niger
that way. Rutty SnOdgrass is shy an eve,
they figure, Ed Snowy bunch of fingers,
and Judge Samues has got hole in his
belly as big as a tOmato-can-all from
where stones flew up and gouged into 'em,
l guess.
The chaotic picture, just as | had tried
not to see it, made me sick to the finger
tips. But Ericsson responded to Bulls
jocOse mood enough for two, and through
my vertigo l could hear Glendenning
plaintively swear: "Then l reckon l
didn't get nobody at ALL
"Sure you got somebody, mister!"
Ericsson gallantly protested. "Sure you
did Maybe you got Mickey. bet you
did! | never spotted anything for dead
certain. bet you got Mickey and Jericho
-both!"
"We're packing the one remainder and
the four invalids down on their Rainbow
livery-stable hosses, said Dorgan But
Nigger Bill He made wide gesture
"The mountain ants'll have to gather him
up and bury him, all right"
ale seemed considerable mixed up UNI
der the blast, hey?" queried Glendenning.
"Some busted?"
Dun CAuHSSo UODdCCO.
ave found piece of one shoe iammed
in among the rocks.
Catching a sidewise squint at the rap
idly graying sky, the ranch boss hitched
his baggy overalls with snap.
Here! l got to be pulling my freight"
Ericsson scrambled wildly about
wait" he cried "Coffee! I'll have
her boiling in two hips-"
But Dorgain couldn't be tempted.
"Ten miles," he growled, "and clutter
of no-account squalling roustabouts to be
hazed through"
He flung nod to Glendenning.
Better stop in at the ranch. Tek'll
probably be riding out"
Without another word said, his grizzled
foretop falling unkempt on corrugated
brows, he strobe heavily away, disappear
ing down our path to the gulch-bottom
A renewed clash of noisy activity greeted
his arrival down there. Then the con-
fused hoof-beats of many horses re-
sounded. After that the fine. clean re-
surgence of the mountain stiffness.
might as well wind up this incident
now. It's easy, in material sense If
there was ever any official county inquiry
into the death of the two crooks, knew
nothing OF it. The one called Judge"
also died in Rainbow, believe, of the
wound in his stomach. But nobody
seemed to care-nobody took these dis
eased and floating sheep-camp outcasts
seriously enough to bother whether they
lived or died.
I SHALL always remember my girls
faint outcry as we plowed free of the
shadow of the timber that morning after
the fight leading Grow by a hacka-
more rope, she, still in her last nights
festal dress, riding behind me. All the
lower sweep of gulch lay open before us,
densely blanketed in six inches of sleety
white.
"How cruel!" she murmured. And
then-"But how good, too! 1t will wash
away the blood-better, than rain
And for both of us, as we stared down
the unfamiliar vista, that melting hail did
then and there blot out some evil-smelling
part of the night behind us
Evening star., 1915-12-26
V7HERE had the devils gone?
W. What were they up to now?
" Crawling through the blind tan
w ole of dead and living branches

w gle of dead and living branches,
peering, feeling, exploring with every
sense, l hunted the clue. Soon l had it,
About midway between our little green
jewel of park and the lower valley edge
of the timber lay deep, rocky hollow. 1t
amounted, almost, to lateral ravine or
gully up the main eastern wall of the
gulch, only it was SO shallow everywhere
"a mere indented line except at the one
point. And here, relatively protected and
hidden, in this one steep-sided, bowl-like
cavity, higher up the mountain than we
were, yet not above five hundred yards
from our stronghold the whole
precious tribe of raiders had taken refuge:
Doak, Flynn, Jericho, Judge Samues,
Niger Bill Jackson, Rutty Snodgrass,
Hare-lip, Ed Snowy, Dutch KLEIN, SPAWN
Haggerty-the very pick and choice of the
Swallowfork lot. They'd built themselves
small fire, and were closely camped
in about it.
One smoky blot of detail in the striking
chiaroscuro of the picture caught and held
my eyes-held me as did none of the liv-
ingmen. 1t was the body of Mickey Devine
Also observed that Jericho had his left
arm in rude sling. We might have done
worse with the ten-gauges
cooked the Winchester under my hand
kerchief-crept. nearer.
THEN, between two bats of an eyelash,
quick as nest of divers, they'd all scat
tered, sprung away, leaving Niger Bill
Jackson alone in the middle of the fire.
light. l shook with excitement. What
was it? Thered been no warning moth
ing that could hear. And why hadn't
the yellow devil bolted with the rest? He
stood, clutching in one hand what looked
to be a short round stick, in the other
long piece of heavy string.
"Shucks," he yelled, "you-all sure
would make a bunch of high-grade quartz
miners!"
| listened, open-mouthed.
"What the blazes do ,ce know about
you and your cursed lying niger truck?"
snarled Jericho, who, winged arm and all,
was probably the most formidable man
there.
saint l done been telling you?" the
cook retorted::' Ain't just come straight
from the mines -sledging with drill as
much as anything else? Didn't steal
this here very stuff out of the Lightning
Leads tool-house? Amt she big medi-
cine? Don't savvy her like l savvy
sowbelly and beans?"
l snailed in and down the hollow an
other two yards on him, screwed up my
eyes to gimlet-points. The thing he had
in his left hand was stick of dynamite!
"No Stree, proudly went on that mu-
latto devil, wrestling with the fuse. "This
here little old blast won't go off none till
I'm ready to put her off. Then l reckon
she'll go off plenty
@And what II she do when she goes OFF,"
ventured Hare-lip.
"Whatll she do? She'll blow that cabin
and them fancy dude jokers so far,
He was working feverishly away with
his dynamite and fuse in the brightest of
the fire-shine. l edged farther down into
the bowl, pushing and nursing my cooked
Winchester breathlessly before me. At
last l could manage to squint through the
sights.
didn't hold on Nigger Bill. My Win
chaStar rastad cOlidlv acrnsS tho thinlv
Evening star., 1915-12-26


the manager. and then goes to the nearest
milton before returning to the shack. II
at camp. stirring up the other shearers aga
Ericsson to stay at the shack and look after
band of wethers to take care of in the neigh
so when they are attacked one night by
was much fire left to see by. The first in
slant could-the instant the ground had
steadied trife underfoot, the violent
knock-down reverberations died out of the
close gully air, you understand-that first
instant l staggered up and took to my
heels. Crazy, frightened yells resounded
behind me in the dark; twigs and stones
came rattling down like hail about my
ears. couldn't tell whether l was being
chased or not. Bearings completely gone,
/ floundered desperately. When in a
minute or SO I'd really found myself,
legged it for the park as hot as l knew
how. Soon was dashing full speed across
eagerly reached out to drag me into the
safe harbor of the stockade. Home
Inside there, Eloise, hands tightly
clasped, hung voicelessly back from the
others. Maggie on the contrary, frisked
and spoke to me abundantly with her
beautiful eloquent dark eyes. As for
Ericsson and Glendenning they did
nothing but ply me with questions. "What
the thunder ow-when-where? Who
was it? Why was it? Had it been keg of
powder? Were the crooks trying to blow
up the side of the mountain? Had been
there-seen it?"
had to sketch every detail of that lurid
fantasy in the hollow over and over again.
Eloise, her fingers always strainingly in
tertwined, her pale lips slightly parted,
followed my lips, mute. But Ericsson
and Glendenning walked the sensitive
tween them, in the end, they made such
an ungodly racket that Doctor Duncan
non reused inside the cabin with startled
cry Eloise hurried in to him. Presently,
seizing my chance, slid in under the can
vas flap after my girl. The soft murmur
of her voice greeted me, In her divinely
tender way, she was still soothing her
father.
When she'd at length got him quieted,
she came across the dark space of floor to
me. We stood little while so, silent,
close together, hands caught in hands.
A ROUGH hail from out among the
trees broke into that long moment.
Threats! I'd certainly heard that brutal
sodden snarl before tonight? Not
doubt. 1t was Jericho.
"Don't you sneaking, bush-whacking
nigger-killers think you're going to get
away with this here camel" howled the
big smacker. well round you up now,
if it takes"
The below of our ten-gauges al
most simultaneous barrels-answered him
from the stockade. He came back with
five splitting slugs from Colt's-he had
only the one working arm, remember.
Then followed the queer final stage of that
nights madness
From all Sides an uncertain, irregular
scattering of bullets began to pour in
against the tight cabin walls. question
if more than half dozen men were
enlisted in this GORDON Nothing more
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-03-12
TAFT THE PATRIOT

Distinguished Is have been the public services of William Howard
Taft, it remained for him as a private citizen to place his countrynen
under obligations weghter than any that have yet been acknowledged.
In his Washington's birthday address at Morristown o n the duties, perns
and rights of neutrality, he spoke not only as a great lawyer but as
a great American. Though in office no more, he must have gathered
inspiration no less from memories of his W presidency than from the
precepts and examples of the devoted ne who preceded him in that
high station.
The crisis which is upon us as a result says the New York World,
of the disregard OF neutral rights by beligerents, he did not exaggerate.
The responsibilities Of President Wilson in maintaining national honor,
on the one hand, with due regard to the awful consequences to our people
OF engaging in al on the other, he recognized most soemnly That
those in authority are acting soberly and with a full sense of their &c
countablity to law, to precedent and to the people, he stoutly asserted.
More than that, Mr.. Taft, while noting the fact that partsans of one
be1ligerent or another were assaiing the president and awakening dis
cord, expressed the utmost confidence in the essential unity of the Amer
IN people, their devotion to their government and their ability in case
Of need to rally to the last a in support of a common flag and a
common country, mo matter what their previous views, n o matter what
their European origin"
These are words that will carry far beyond the limits OF the republic.
They have been spoken in due season.. They are as full o warning as
they are OF instruction. They mean that foreign intrigue can have no
hope this continent; that domestic faction shall cease, and that the
burden which has fallen upon President Wilson's shoulders must and
will be shared by every N OF his fellow citizens who is worthy of the
name
Not since Stephen A. Douglas in 1861 sounded his trumpetca1l t.
the Democracy Of the north has a powerful leader of a n American min
orty acquitted himself more nob1y.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-03-12
ToNoPAH OPINION OF BILL

Commenting O N senate bill No. 20, which is intended to ut the
salary OF the chairman of the Railroad commission from $1,000 to $4,000
a year, the Tonopah Bonanza says:
Every regrettable is the introduction o the bill. This Dill
is before the legislature for but one purpose. and that is to force the
resignation oil Judge II. +. Bartine from the Railroad ommissio l.
apparently simply reduces his salary from $1,000 to $4,000 a year, but
it also carries the requirement that the occupant o the position shall be
well versed in matters pertainng to railroad regulation, instead OF re-
quning him to be an attorney at law According to the Bonanzas best
recollection. Judge Bartine is not only an tattmney at law but is also
well versed IN matters pertaining to railroad regulation
"TIe and his associates have during the tenure OF their office changed
conditions for the betermenr of the shipper and the consgnee, making a
saving to the people o. this state UNNECESSARILY greater than the salary
they received. With the possible exception of the Tax commission, the
Railroad commission has benefited Nevada to a greater degree than any
other appointfve organization in its history and to Judge Bartne is due
the greatest honor. for he has been chairman OF the commission and to
its work has devoted his strongest and best efforts. The senate bill IS
a insult to his efforts, abilities and achievements. This is a measure
that has a passport to the mortuary parors"
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-03-12
GOLD STOCKS INCREASE

1t is a curious fact that both in England and Germany the gold
reserves have greatly increased since the outbreak of the ar.
Six months ago the gold held by the Bank of England amounted to
$200WOOO; now it is about $455CN0OO. Other English banks arr credit
ed with reserves of $NOM000, making a total of $745OO0OOO.
Similarly, German banks are said to have accumulated 1851 100000
in gold, against $685., 100000 in July last
All the benigerents, in fact, are carefully boarding gold and using
paper money and credit Is much as possible.
Germany has made paper money the present currency-not redeem
able during the var. But she must pay gold for imports OF "a material
and army supplies generally, SO far as they can be got into her ports.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-03-12
WILL SHIP SUPPLIES REGULARLY

The Inauguration of a ti-week1y steamship service from Canada to
France for the conveyance of war supplies for the British a depart
ment is announced by the Canadian government. The admiralty has
undertaken to supply eighteen freight boats for this service until the
end of the war;.
Immense Quantities of supplies for the British and French armies
are being obtained from Canada and the United States. Cargoes of food,
clothing, transport vehicles, ammunition and horses are being ser for
ward daily The golfers which carry steam coal from England to Hall
fax for cruisers composing the North Atlantic patrol o the return
voyage will carry army supplies to- France.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-03-12
Get Autos Repaired before the Rush

AO SAAS ANAoA
We have the largest stock of sup
plies ever displayed in Carson. If
you own an automobile patronize the
garages, as they are in the auto busi-
ness. If you own a railroad, when
your locomotives and Pullmans be-
come disabled have them repaired ov
the railroad company. But we want
the automobile business as we must
be able to supply our tourists in this
line for they are bound to ride autos
through the capital city, as they have
no pullmans running through here.
Mechanics employed day and night.
All work guaranteed. Capital Garage
& Engineering Co., F. B. Sullivan,
manager. LIST
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-03-12
EPIGRAMS AND SAYINGS

by Ella Wheeler Wi1cox]
AS malice creates malice, so often generosity arouses generosity.
Thoughtessness is the consort OF selfshness; and the two ar parents
Of crime.
We warn sons with loud voices against the dangers of the wire
u and the gaming table, but too many of us sit silent while III
daughters contract habits Of malicious speaking and envious criticism,
ling.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-03-12

Sacramento Saloon
Only standard goods dispensed at
the above named place. Concert every
afternoon and evening. Call and make
yourself at home.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-03-12

Everything 6rst-class at the Sac
ramento saloon. crop in, ret ac-
quainted and ask fer anything yeu
want. =
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-03-12

No better place in Carson for
substantial hot or cold lunch than q
Paxton's. Service at all hours. !.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-03-12
FOR SALE

Dozen Crystal-white Orpington
cocks; a few Mammoth Bronze tu--
key gobblers. Enquire Warden Dick
erson, Carson City. j7-tf
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-03-12
City. Auto Service

Owing to the prosperous outlook
under the present administration the
Capitol Garage will inaugurate a
city auto service, beginning Febru-
airy 18th, at IS cents per trip to any
part OF the city. Trip books on sale
at reduced prices. Autos at your ser
vice from 7 a. m. to 2 p. m. Phone
calls answered promptly. f6-ti
Latest Geographic news in the Ao-
peat.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-03-12
Els

R A. M.-Lewis Chapter No. |,
holds regular convocation on the
third Friday of each month in Ma
sonic Hall, at 7:30 p. m. SoJourn-
ing companions are cordially IN
vitei t o attend.
g. c. PETERSON, H. F.,
E. D. VANBERLIETH, Sec'y.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-03-12

F. AND A. M.-Carson Lodge, Mol,
holds its regular communications
on the third Thursday of the
month in Masonic Hall, at 7:30 p.
m. Sojourning brethren are cor
daily invited to attend.
T. A. LOTT, w. M,
E. D. VANDERLIETH, Sec'y.