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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-29
MISUNDERSTANDING

Called TO order by Speaker Mcbride.
Roll called and quorum present.
Prayer by Rev. Thomas.
Mr.. Scott and Mr.. IIeason were ap'
pointed as assembly committee TO
meet with senate committee and gov.
crnor on uniform bounty law. MIMI.
tcs were read and approved. Journal
of previous day omits portion of labor
done and by motion same was cor
rected
Standing committees reported as fol
lows. Committee on public roads fav'
orably on c. & J. Res. No. 1.
introduction OF Bills.
a. II. 25--Whlte Pine delegation
Relating to the collection of accounts
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-29
WAR CORRESPONDENTS
IN BAPTISM OF FIRE

How number of war correspond
ents received their baptism of fire
while at feast with French Off
GERS in hotel at Rheims is described
by representative of the Politiken.
who writes:
Here We received our baptism of
fire, and we received it during a feast.
The occasion may be termed epic.
II was so impressive and remarkable
mat none of those who were present
is very likely to forget it,
1T seemed that to sit down to such
a least at a moment when France
was involved in this terrible war of
peoples. was nothing short of being
criminal insult to mankind
We had arrived too late from ED
ernay TO take look at the city before
luncheon. and for this reason we were
Immediately taken to the hotel.
An odd spectacle greeted my ewes
as | stepped from the automobile.
The entire front of the hotel building
had been wrecked by shells. | asked
the hotel servant when this had benn
done. He replied: The day before
yesterday, sir!'
"One would have thought that this
sort of thing would have caused ones
spirits to go down a little. Nothing
OF the sort happened. We had brought
with us some of the good cheer of
the troops in the field. and noticed
that the inhabitants of Rheims moved
about in rather careless manner
SO we sat down and enjoyed the
very excellent luncheon. The large
windows of the dining room looked
upon the square where a little while
before some German shells had land
ed. There was nothing to insure us
against one of the German iron greet.
ings breaking in on us with explosive
ferVor: possibly many of us thought
OF this, but conversation soon became
animated. Some of the officers pres
ent had just returned from the
trenches and were full OF stories re-
garding their experiences.
bordeaux wine was followed by
champagne. And why not-consid-
cring that the latter is- the product
OF the country we were in? So we
drank and forgot all about the Ger.
mans and their guns
THE last glass had not been filled
when shell exploded under one of
the windows of tho dining room. A
correspondent got up. raised his glass
and made speech for the republic.
and the French officers who had ac.
companied us, beginning: Gentlemen
and colleagues: The shot just now
reminded us of our duty
"The speech ended. We went to
the window to see what damage the
shell had done. Our hostess smiled.
saying: 1T exploded 200 yards from
here
Just then came shrapnel.
"'Thats a little nearer said the
woman. About 100 yards A third
shell came. and when the noise of the
explosion was over we heard a house
collapse with mighty. crushing
sound
"Thc hostess was a little more grave
now. Gentlemen she said apologetic.
ally. I have done everything possible
to keep IL secret that you would be
here today. but I am beginning to be-.
lieve that the enemy has learned OF II
nCvcrthelcss.'
THE luncheon ended with n cheer
for the pluckiest hotel in the coun.
try which in spite OF the lombard
ment had not closed Its doors for
single day"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-29
COMMISSIONS EXTENDED

The commissions of Charles II.
Colbun and F.. \. Fletcher. as mem
bers of the State Tax commission,
have been renewed by Governor Boyle.
Mr.. Fletcher was originally appoint
ed by Governor Oddic TO succeed Gov
ernor Boyle at the time he resigned
from the commission TO make his cam
paign for governor.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-29
HE is THERE ALRIGHT

Jack Robbins register of the United
States land Office at Elko. is in Car.
son TO attend the inaugural ball in
honor of Governor Boyle. He will re-
main in this city for the balance of
the week as the guest of legislative
Appeal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-29
LEGISLATURE DISCUSSES
RETRENCHMENT BILLS.

against Incorporated cities. To Judi.
ciary committee.
A. b. 26-Schmidt-Scho OF mines
/ at Tonopah. To mines and mining.
A. B. 27-Comittee on agriculture
Relating to law concerning agricul.
ture and irrigation. Committee on ag-
riculture
A. b. -Geraghty-Relating to
spoilers used by corporations and the
discharge Of employees. To committee
on labor.
"A. B. 29-Geraghty-Relating to lic-
enses OF packing houses, slaughter
houses, etc. To trades and manufac.
lures.
General File.
A J. c. Observation-Disclosures
congress in relation to railroad lands.
Passed.
ASSEMBLY-Aftern Session
Called to order at 2 D. M. by Speak
er Mcbride. Roll called and quorum
present. Messages from senate are re-
ceived.
Committees Report.
S. b. 9 reported back favorably
from ways and means as amended.
A. B. 19 favorably from trades and
manufactures.
Message from senate-S. J. & c.
Res. No. 5; S. B. IS; S. B. IL.
Winters gives notice he will later
introduce a bill relating to number
OF legislators and attaches.
S. b. 18--Hours of labor of state
officials. Fitzgerald wanted bill sent
TO ways and means. Pitt moved to
20 to committee on education. Fitz.
gerald withdrew motion. To educa-
ton
S. b. -Keddie-Regents TO ac.
cept grants of money for agricultural
college. To committee on agriculture.
j. c. r. n. 5-Carpcnter-1913 Dor.
rowing power of state increased from
100000 to $1,0OO.O0O. To ways and
means.
General File.
a. b. 19-Heidtmann-R TO
repeal of act prohibiting gift enter
prises. Heidtman explained the law.
Babcock spoke against measure claim
ing the repeal would be against pub.
lie policy. Lost &c TO "a.
S. B. 9-Arnold-Nepotis bill Gil
bert moved to lay on table. Motion
lost Discussion over proper method
to bring before the house took n half
hour.
Ways and means made amendment
changing from third" to second" de-
gree of affinity. Amendment adopted.
Amendment by Fitzgerald that il
| shall not apply to any widow" Car
ried.
Amendment by Schmidt TO apply
the law to city and municipal cor
porations. Carried.
Amended to take effect on July Isl.
| Carried
Amendment by Schmidt making i'm.
possible for any wife, daughter. son.
sister or brother of any state. county,
city or federal employc bc eligible to
employment.
Fitzgerald called Schmidt's amend
ment vicious drastic one and argued
for its defeat. Motion to strike out
word federal" was lost. Amendment
lost.
Amendment to section 2 by Weary
unlawful for any combination with 9th.
er official to appoint any relative to
any position. Amendment lost.
Amendment to Sec. 2, by Beason-
Adding further preventing any per
son from serving out the term to
which they were elected" Fitzgerald
again spoke and was against the
amendment. Amendment lost.
Title amended by Dickenson TO CON
form with amendments made to bill
Motion to indefinitely postpone was
lost.
Amendment to make special order
for Thursday at 2 p. m. made by
Winter was lost
Motion by Sherman that bill be
placed on final pasasge az amended
Bill passed.
Recess to II q. m.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-29
LITTLE GIRL AT SAVAL HOME

Guy Saval is as proud as the pro-
verbal peacock today. a little girl
arrived at his home last night and "a
soon as she can frame words she will
blossom into beautiful flower.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-29
MUCH GRAIN BY PARCEL POST

The first inS tallments of large
shipment of grain by parcel post from
Glover valley to TuscaTora and other
northern point have arrived in Elko
and started by team from this point.
About two tons arrive daily on No. 10.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-29

Mr.. and Mrs. II. J. Hill OF Detroit,
Michigan. are at the Mayer for few
days.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-29

there We're not numerous other GOOD
reasons for yielding little to a
matter of sentiment
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Clean, Newsy, Reliable
Devoted to the upbulIding and
Developing Of EIko County
The Dermott news., 1915-02-25
INITIATION FEE Is ONE HOG
Knights Of Pythias Lodge Now Has
New Member and Fine
Porker.

Albany, Ore A pig was the unique
initiation fee which Walter Miller, Jr.
paid to join the Knights Of Phythias
lodge. So. as the result Of an offer
aud an acceptance Ia a Joking spirit.
the lodge now has good hog which
is worth more than the customary
initiation fee.
Miller had expressed a desire TO
join the lodge and was signing an ap-
plication for membership when he
asked the amount OF the initiation
fee
I've got lot OF good hogs and will
trade YOU one OF them for my initia.
tion fee" he remarked iokingly, and
members Of the lodge promptly ac-
cepted the offer lie volunteered later
to keep the hog and feed It free OF
charge until the lodge desired to sell
1t. and this he is doing
The Dermott news., 1915-02-25
Gravel Road.

States department Of agriculture. II Il
now possible to prove not only that
good roads are profitable investments.
but to determine exactly what dlyt-
dends they pay An investigator as
signed to this problem in any given
locality first ascertains the extent Of
the territory that Is tributary 20 any
main road. much a. one might ascer=
tain the territory tributary 10 some
river The next step is an accurate
estimate ef the total products Of this
territory much grain. So much to
baeco. SO much garden truck etc or
this quantity certain portion Is con
summed on the farm the rest Is shipped
over the road in question.
The whole calculation can then be
checked b investigators a the ship
TuE point To which the road leads In
general II has been found that the
two methods yield much the same in
formatiOu-thc total amount of prod
ice hauled over the road Next the
length of tho average haul is calcu-
lated. the size Of the load permitted by
the character of the road ascertalued.
and the cost ot teams and drivers tlg
ured With these facts before HIM
the investigator is now able to state
positively the cost of hauling ton
If produce on that road. IL express
in terms Of these "ton miles" the
freight traffic ON the road and finally
the total cost to the community served
The Dermott news., 1915-02-25
SYRUP Of FIGS FOR
A CH|LD'S BOWELS
II is cruel to force nauseating,
harsh physIC into d
sick child.

Look back at your childhood days.
Remember the dose" mother insisted
on castor oil. calomel, cathartics.
How you hated them, how you fought
against taking them.
With our children it's different
Mothers who cling to the old form OF
physic simply don't realize what they
do The childrens revolt IS well-found-
ed Their tender little sinsides" are
injured by them.
If your childs stomach. liver and
bowels need cleansing. give only deli
cious California Syrup of Figs" Its
action is positive, but gentle, Millions
OF mothers keep this harmless fruit
laxative handy; they know children
love TO take it. that 1t never fails to
clean the liver and bowels and sweet
en- the stomach, and that teaspoonful
given today saves a sick child tomor-
row
Ask at the store for a 5O-cent bottle
OF california Syrup of Figs which
has full directions for babies. children
Of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
on each bottle. Adv.
The Dermott news., 1915-02-25
TOBACCO IN DEMAND
Cigars and Cigarettes Highly
Priced at the Front.
German Soldier Exchanges so Cigar
cites for Whole Steer-Throw Dice
to Decide Putfs Of Cigar for
Each Soldier.

DorIIn Cirors ami cirorettos are
tho mos, highlv valued articles nj The
front In an interesting letter. lust
racoi,oa horn German soldier tolls
-, ,rada vb.ra bo evrb,npea IN
ot,,ara,,.. Tor whole st.ar Uo
u,r,,as.
Nc, ~ o,- ho,s A. tha front are
i,,.otara,o s,,oIers Thay know the
,.a,,o -, .ooa n..od Sometimes a
GOOD s,,al,, IN milo van forpaf that
The Dermott news., 1915-02-25
CHARITY IS REPAID
Meal for Beggar Wins Two SIS
tiers $4,000 Bequests.
III Wanderer From Bohemia Rewards
Benefactresscs in Chicago
Promise to Remember Them
IN Will Was Laughed At.

Chicago.-Four years ago young
man, III and hungry, applied at the
rear door Of house in South Marsh
field avenue for food. The maid called
her mistress and the latter went TO the
door.
Come In" she said You are cold
Warm Yourself at the fire
The young man was touched by the
woman's kindness and nearly broke
into tears.
You are Jew. are YOU not said
the woman. Don't be afraid to talk.
You are under the roof OF Jewish
family
The young man recovered himself
He told a story of coming to America
from Prague. bohemia. and Of finding
himself homeless and penniless. He
was too proud to let his people know
his condition
An hour before he appeared at the
house in Marshiield avenue he was
discharged from the county hospital
He had fallen in the street from ep-
ilepsy. and the hospital kept him
three DAYS
The woman. greatly moved by his
story. gave him warm meal and let
him sleep that night in the basement
An old suit OF clothes belonging TO
her husband was given him and he
was sent to boarding house by his
beuefactress and her sister
His h,alth hecaup 81 had that n
The Dermott news., 1915-02-25
CORRECT TIME FOR FEEDING
Better Results Secured by Giving Full
Feeds in Morning and Night
Mix Salt With Grain.

Many feeders seem to think that
the oftenCr they can coax the cows
10 eat the better but | believe that
better results may be obtained by
feeding fun feeds in the morning and
at night and a light feed of hay about
noon. says writer in an exchange.
We feed silage. grain and hay In the
morning. as soon as the milking is
completed, light feed of hay at noon
10 induce the cows to walk directly to
their places when they come in from
the yard, aud repeat the morning feed
at night, Immediately after milking
We have found ii better not to feed
the cows before milking time, and
more especially when silage is being
fed as II is likely to impart a bad
oder To the milk.
The amount OF salt to feed depends
upon conditions We feed more salt
than many dairymen, for the reason
that when feeding corn silage we have
difficulty in getting the COWS TO drink
sufficient water. unless they have
plenty OF salt
II may be one Of the writer's no
tons. but there seems TO be some
thing about the slightly acid condition
OF the slaEe that satisfies the cows
thirst, and for that reason We mix salt
with the grain feed One ounce a day
is fed to each COW In her grain ration,
and once week We give them some
In their hangers.
We have water basins by the side
OF the COWS, but the animals are
turned out every day in the year
while the stables are being cleaned
and aired out. Our yards are we'll
sheltered and we seldom leave them
out more than three-quarters OF an
hour They ara turned out In groups
OF ten o. twelve and made To stay
out until We are ready for them to
come To their places. On very cold
days they are not kept out long
enough TO get chilled
The Dermott news., 1915-02-25
ADVANTAGES OF GOOD ROADS
Energy OF Farmers Teams Conserved
by Pulling Heavy Leads Over Com
paratiVely Smooth Surface.

There is no doubt that good roads
tend To- prosperity to the farmers who
live on them Their teams are not
worn out with the effort . pull a
Aght load over a bad road for they
easily take a large one to market and
save not only the strength of the
team and wear of the wagon. but
what is OF more Importance stiu, the
time of the owner
He gets his product to market more
eheaply and that item alone tends TO
more prosperity Then. too. the value
of his land is increased by the fact
that it is on a well-made and we'll
kept road for the heaviest tax a farm
er pays is bad roads.
The Dermott news., 1915-02-25
TESTING SHOWS UP LOAFERS
No Progressive or Successful Dairy
man viii Keep a Cow on Which
He Does Not Make a Profit.

By G. r. INGALLS,. Wisconsin Expert
neut StationD
Cow testing shows the money max
ers. The best COWS in many herds are
returning profit of 500 or more
every year. II is possible to have every
COW kept do as Well
The loafers the cows that consume
more than they return, are quickly
spotted and eliminated when the COW
test is used. No successful merchant
handles a line of goods on which he
loses money, likewise. no progressive
dairyman will milk a COW on which he
does not make a profit. The milking
of cows is straight business PROPOSE
ton and no farmer can afford To spend
his own time or pay high priced labor
to milk COWS which do not pay for
their board. Let's make the s100 re-
turn per COW our standard
To build up a profitable herd the
COW test is Indispensable II enables
the dairyman to quickly get n high
producing herd by selecting heifers
from only the best cows. In this con-
necion the sires that are capable Of
transmitting dairy quality and tenn
permanent to their offspring can be
proved The very general practice Of
sending mature bulls TO the block.
when they are just in their prime for
breeding purposes. is detrimental to
our dairy industry and should be
stopped
Cow testing also pays because sur
plus stock of both SEXES sells for high
er prices when buyers can see what
the ancestors OF these animals have
done In the line OF milk and butter fat
production.
When using the test. farmers may
The Dermott news., 1915-02-25
GIVE HIM A GOOD SPANKING
Chicago Official Advises Mother Of
Fifteen-Year Old Boy Who
Got Married,

Chicago. Madam just take your
son home and give him a good spank
ing, then send him back to his wife"
advised Juvenile Officer Michael
Lotus to q mother who complained
that her son, James OMalley, fifteen
years old, had without the knowledge
or consent OF his parents acquired
wife seven years Older than himself
II was related that Master James
had married Miss Selma Arndt in Man
itowoc. Wis. last September. and
broke the news when he came home
for the holidays. His mother desired
to keep him here, but he protested that
he could not desert his wife
The Dermott news., 1915-02-25
EVERY MAN TO GET OFFICE
Kansas Town to Hold Election in
Which All Males viii Land
Something.

Kansas City. Mo-The glory of
Niekletown. Kan, is now like the
glory that was Rome s-gone Time
was when NicKletown aspired to be
the county seat OF Woodson county
and to be rated among the tlourishing
county towns OF Kansas Iut those
aspirations. along With nearly all of
Niekletown's population have de-
parted.
Stckletown, however, refuses TO re-
linquish IT'S identity as real town. 1t
is going TO hold town election next
spring and select resula officers.
There is one cheerful feature in it
for the male residents of Nickletown
all OF them will get Offices
There are now only four families
left in the town. 7. Q. Allen. Frank
Willis. George Cowles and Oscar Mul.
SOW are the men now remaining.
Cowles is at present police Judge, He
says that office suits him and he wants
To keep IL The other three have
agreed TO let him have his little within
gfatiied. So the trio all plan to run
fer mayor and the two losers will con
stitute the town council Its up 10
the women TO cast the deciding vote.
as all three men say they will vote
for themselves. Ii is considered like.
ly that the man who treats his Wife
best in the time between now and
election viii stand the rosiest chance
OF getting to sign Mayor after his
name.
Niekletown is in the northeast part
Of Moodlawn county.
The Dermott news., 1915-02-25
SOLDIERS SEND MONEY HOME
Amounts Handled by the German
Postal Authorities Are
Very Large.

Berlin The soldiers in the Geld are
sending home all the money they can
spare. and the amounts handled by
the postal authorities are in the aggre-
gate very large According to a state.
ment OF the postmaster OF Dresden,
one single division OF the Saxon re-
serve sent home during one month %
900 postal orders amounting 10 500,
O00 marks (s200,000l The same au-
thorty computes the amount paid out
on such orders during that month by
the various offices within its district
al 100000 marks. which at the same
ratio for the whole empire. would give
sum approximately 100 100000
marks.
The Dermott news., 1915-02-25

commissioned by Prague attorney
to find the two women.
Mrs Wolf Is the widow OF Harris
Wolf, a wholesale dealer in notions.
William Pepper was the name OF
the young man who knocked at the
kitchen door of the Wolf residence He
was the son OF Prague art dealer.
and had run away from home
He used to often tell us that when
he died he would remember us in his
Will" said Mrs. Wolf We would
laugh
The Dermott news., 1915-02-25
HIGHWAY
IMPROVEMENT
GOOD ROADS WILL PAY WELL
In Nine Years Increase in Amount
Paid for improving Highways Has
Been Over $50 Per Cent.

CBy L. B. HOUSE. Colorado Experiment
StauOn,)
The following is clipped from the
Reclamation Record
Approximately $20G. 100000 was
spent last year on public roads in the
United States. according to statistics
prepared by TIE United States depart
ment OF agriculture in 1904 the total
was only S79.ou0ooo In nine years,
therefore. the increase has been over
25e per cent
OF the 2.226.Nf2 miles Of roads in
the United States e23.7774 miles. or ap-
preNimateIy To- per cent are classed as
improved
To improve the remaining 90 per
cent may well seem a big job. 1t is.
in fact only made possible because
the work really pays for itself From
material gathered by the United
The Dermott news., 1915-02-25
MEAT CLOGS KIDNEYS
THEN YOUR BACK HURTS
Take a Glass of Salts to Flush Kid
neys If Bladder Bothers You
Drink Lots of Water.

No man or woman who eats meat
regularly can make a mistake by flush
ing the kidneys occasionally, says a
wellknown authority Meat forms
uric acid which eXcites the kidneys,
they become overworked from the
strain, get sluggish and fail to filter
the waste and poisons from the blood.
then we get sick Nearly all rheu-
matism, headaches, liver trouble, ner~
vousness. dizziness. sleeplessness and
urinary disorders come from sluggish
kidneys.
The moment you feel dull ache in
the kidneys or your back hurts or IL
the urine is cloudy, offensive, full OF
sediment, irregular of passage or at
tended by sensation of scalding, stop
eating meat and get about four ounces
of Jad Salts from any pharmacy; take
a tablespoonful in glass of water
before breakfast and in few days
your kidneys will act fine. This IA
nous salts is made from the acid OF
grapes and lemon juice, combined
with lithia, and has been used for
generations to flush and stimulate the
kidneys, also to neutralize the acids
In urine so it no longer causes irrita-
ton, thus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot
injure; makes delightful efferves-
cent Whitewater drink which everyone
should take now and then to keep the
kidneys clean and active and the blood
pure, thereby avoiding serious kidney
complications.-Ad
The Dermott news., 1915-02-25
A Natural Fear.

Old Hound Come, come, What are
you shiyeriuE about
The Pup-Why, l Just heard the
master say he'd have to put me
through the mill.
Old Hound Yes; he's going to train
you for the hunting
The Pup-Oh. | thought he meant
the sausage mill. - Pittsburgh Dis
patch
The Dermott news., 1915-02-25

know their cows as individuals and
feed so as 10 get the greatest return
for every dollars worth OF feed pro
vided The value OF the silo in sup
plying fresh summer succulence dur
Ing the winter months. and in helping
out when pastures dry up in thu sum
mer. is also shown best when cows are
under test
The Dermott news., 1915-02-25
Newspaper Appeal Brings 1886. 900.

Leipzig, Germany response to
an appeal made by the Leipzig Tage.
blatt, 1917 persons have brought
total of l,023,000 marks ($256. O00) in
gold to that newspaper TO be ex-
changed for bank notes. The gold has
been turned over to the Reichs bank.