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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-07-27
MRS. SHARON GETS
BULK OF FORTUNE

Mrs. Louise Tevis Sharon, widow OF
the late Frederick w. Sharon, receives
the bulk of the Sharon fortune, ac-
cording to the petition for probate of
the will filed in San Francisco. Mrs.
Sharon receives the personal property,
including the country place at Menlo
Park, and one-half of all of the bal.
lance of the estate. OF the other half
his sister Lady Thomas FermorHes.
keith and her son, receive one.half.
The remainder is divided equally be.
tween his three nieces, daughters of
his sister. the first wife of Senator
Newlands. Sharon's estate consists of
four different holdings:
Personal property, including his
wonderful collection of brlc-a.brac; !;
shares In the Sharon Estate company,
which controls much San Francisco
property, including the Palace hotel;
the Occidental Land and Improvement
company, which owns a vast amount
Of real estate I'm California, and the
Sharon holdings In Washington, d. G..
A new president for the Sharon estate
company will be selected next week, a
directors meeting having already been
called. 1t is likely that either William
II. Crocker or Wellington Gregg, Jr.,
will be chosen.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-07-27
CASE OF TYPHOID
COMES FROM pEETH
r. NJ. OGlLVIE,
Superintendent.

Mrs, G. e. Cox who has the resi-.
dence near Ninth and Silver streets
arrived from Deeth Saturday night
with her little boy suffering from ty.
phoid fever. Dr. Hood says the child
has the fever in very mild form and
no fears are entertained.
SO far as known this is the only
case Of typhoid in town, and this had
to be brought In from the country.
Typhoid is filth disease and is of.
ten contracted through the use OF i'm.
pure water. The disease is spread by
flies. And a polluted stream will con.
taminate the water for many miles.
Deeth 10 S6 miles above Blko. II
typhoid germs are put into the riv.
or Mt Deeth there is danger of con.
tagion from the use OF river water
all the way to Blko.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-07-27
England's Only Hope
Is Conscription

other the nation does not know the
truth. does not understand, and is not
backing them, for knowing the old
country as they do, they have no
doubt that if Germany can produce
these things we can If we will. And
yet, in spite of it all, they carry on,
they do their best, they die gaily.
"The fact is that as a nation we
are just gambling on this spirit. We
know 1t to be there; We recognize 1t
as the finest thing in the world; we
believe 1t is unconquerable whatever
happens.
$50 it is; but 1t will not win the
war alone. 1t is this spirit, backed
by guns and high explosives-legiti.
mate munitions of war-which is CO.
ing to smash this enemy of ours, and
nothing else. Let no one think that
we are going to do it by descending
to the level of the German Imperial
STAFF and using any sort of gas. This
talk in reprisals by gas (perhaps next
we shall hear of reprisals by poison
ing water supplies) Is simply another
method of chloroforming the nation
and binding its eyes to the real is
sue.
"The British soldier might well ask:
Why should 1 be punished for refus-
ing to go into the trenches because
my pay is not raised a penny an hour,
anH thn NJ ~ Iii
strike and then be cajoled into going
back to work by the special visit of
cabinet minister and the promise OF
extra pay? Why should l have to
stick 1t out, night after night and
day after day, in water and mud up
to my knees, when the other fellow
(who Is only doing another part of the
same job) can make his own condi.
tions as to hours of work?
But the men at the front are
CHEEKY because their consciences are
at rest. They know they have done
the right thing. When the whole ma
ton knows itself to be under orders,
and knowns that it is doing the right
thing, we shall see the same spirit of
gay surrender at home.
National service will be welcomed
once the nation learns the truth that
thousands of the finest and most gal
liant lives that the empire has ever
produced are being thrown away be.
cause the nation has not yet realized
that 1t is at war
There is only one way to make the
nation realize this fact, and that is
by bringing every member of 1t un-
der the direct orders of the state for
one purpose, and one purpose only.
Nothing else matters today"
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-07-27
Drying Up A
Continent

The camel is the greatest conquerer
on earth today. Unlike the German
generals in Poland, his drives do not
lose force as he goes into the enemy's
country. The farther he moves from
his home base the harder he smashes
forward. Hardly day passes that he
does not annex county, few town.
ships, city. Rarely, indeed is he
driven back, even for the moment, and
he never fails to retake his lost
trenches at the first opportunity.
True, he has been favored most mar.
velously by his enemies. You can turn
the stanchest advocate OF personal
liberty" into bowling prohibitionlst
In three days by shutting him up and
making him read the brewers trade
papers for that length OF time. True
also, thA camel is an upgainly and
sometimes selfrighteous brute-but he
keeps going forward
Half the people of the United States
now live under prohibition modified by
the original package. The other half
will follow, and the modifying factor
will be eliminated; II not by 1920, at
least at an early date. For better or
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-07-27
FOUR HUNDRED STILL
UNDER THE HULK
BY United Press.

CHICAGO, July 27.-According to
the latest figures eight hundred and
twenty-eight corpses have been re-
covered from the Chicago river, which
went down with the steamer Eastland
last Saturday. Coroner Hoffman says
that divers estimate there aee four
hundred corpses still under the hulk.
Others estimate that there are tleast
five hundred. The divers are exhaust
ed after sixty hours of continuous div
ing. The work of rescue was resumed
this morning at dawn. Steel netting
has been placed across the river to
catch released bodies. Secretary of
Commerce Redfield has arrived. He
said: mo official incompetence must
be assumed. yet no one must be pard-
oned until after a full investigation.
We want exact justice"
Most of the bodies held in the ball
room are women and children. Rob,
ert Moore, one of the survivors, testi,
fed at the inquest that he boarded the
ship Saturday, and noticed the list.
He said that he started for the ball
room, but saw that It was too packed
for him to penetrate. AS he turned
the vessel capsized. He recounted the
awful scene which followed and the
frightful panic which prevailed. Cap.
tain Peterson and the steamship Of
ficials are expected to testify this af-
teynoon.
Many of the bodies recovered have
been buried.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-07-27
Considering Plans For
Reorganization of Army
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
WASHINGTON, July 27.-Secretary
Garrison today called into conference
Assistant Secretary Breckenridge,
General Scott and General Bliss to
consider tentative plans for the reor-
ganization of the American army.
These plans will be submitted to
President Wilson. The announcement
of this conference may be considered
significant at this time. and it is
the object of considerable speculation.
, WASHINGTON, July 27.-Secretary
Garrison today denied that he con-
templated hurry up" national de-
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-07-27

fense program. Indications are, never
theless. that the department Is hust-
ling.
There are persistent rumors of an
extra session early in October, but
this cannot be verified. 1t is believed
that the president plans to get an
early start on defensive program
1t will be dropped, however. if a situ-
alton is created such as would cause
risk of misunderstanding abroad.
Secretary Garrison denies that the
army has discovered a secret formula
for a deadly shell which will surprise
the Germans.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-07-27
VISITING THE FAIR
DURING VACATION

Mrs: Mabel Lothrop is spending her
vacation in San Francisco visiting the
fair. She will return by the time
school opens in September. The COM
Ing year she has the department Of
music and sewing in the high school.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-07-27
WARSAW REPULS|NG
GERMAN ATTACKS
BY United Press.

DJ OIIIICU TTCbB.
PETROGRAD, July 27.-The an
nouncement has just been made here
from official sources, that after a
stubborn battle the German forces
that crossed the Narew river south of
Rozan, were driven back from Oxaski.
Southeast of Pultsk, the other forces
that crossed the Narew river, were
repulsed at the River Prout. All the
German attacks on the Narew front
failed. The outposts are fighting for
seevral points.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-07-27
BATTLE MOUNTAIN CONSTABLE
is SUED FOR DAMAGE

Suits for damages against peace Of.
ficers seem to be quit the thing in
the state. Constable Hash OF Bat
tie Mountain states that he has been
sued for $4,000 damages by two won.
en- Of the tenderloin district whom he
had arrested for being drunk.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-07-27
DANISH STEAMER NoGILL
sUeMARlNEp NORTH SEA

BY United Press,
LONDON, Eng, July 27.--The Dan.
ish steamer Nogill was summarized In
the North Sea, according to official
advices. An Amsterdam dispatch
states that Norwegian bark was fir.
ed upon, and destroyed by a subma.
rine. The crew was saved. The
Trawler Honaria, was submarIned In
the North Sea. The crew landed at
Klrkwall.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-07-27
PROMINENT SPARKS
MAN SHOT BY WOMAN
BY United Press.

RENO. July 27.-George Geiser
who for some time has been S. P.
trainmaster at Sparks, was snot four
times this morning by San Francisco
woman with whom he was automobile
ing. His condition is pronounced by
the doctors as very serious. After
the shooting the woman fed, and she
is being sought by the police.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-07-27
.ENGLAND'S REPLY
HAS BEEN RECEIVED
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
WASHINGTON. July 26.-The state
department has announced the re.
ceipt Of England's reply to the Ameri-
can memorandum of March thirtietb,
which protested against the order in
council. Secretary Lansing admitted
that the reply received would necessi-
tate a change in the forthcoming note
Of America to England on the same
subject.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-07-27
PREPARES
Supplementary NOTE
BY United Press.


WASHINGTON, July 27.-Foreign
Minister Gray, OF England. has noti,
fed the state department that Eng
land is preparing a supplementary
note regarding the blockading Of neut.
raj ports and asks Secretary Lansing
to withhold the publication of the
earlier note until the supplementary
note arrives. This has caused faint
glimmer OF hope that the supplement-
may solve the difficulties both with.
England and Germany. II Is thought
possible that Gray will hint a will
ingness to modify the starvation war.
fare" If Germany will abandon the
submarines. There is general specu-
lation on the question, but Il is too
intangible to be defnately considered.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-07-27
WORLDS FAIR TRAVEL
OVER w. p. ON INCREASE

j. M. Murray OF the Western Pacl-
flc lunch counter had twenty-five tour.
lists for breakfast this morning off of
No. Z. Mr.. Murray says the worlds
fair travel is constantly on the in.
crease and some mornings he feeds as
high as sixty people.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-07-27

Mike Bowler who works in the
Western Pacific round house received
severe end painful injuries this morn
ing when water glass on one of the
boil irI exploded. The glass was
thrown into Bowler's face and he
was badly burned and cut about the
eyes, but fortunately The sight was
not injured.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-07-27
BRYAN WILL OCCUPY
DR.. AKED'S PULPIT

SAN FRANCISCO. July AVN
lam J. Bryan. former secretary Of
state. will occupy the pulpa OF Rev
Charles F. Aked. pastor Of the Ffrzt
CONGREGATIONAL church, here tomorrow
night. His subject will be THE Uni
ted States and the Peace of the
World"
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-07-27
HYLToN IS IN FROM

MOUND VALLEY
J. j. Hylton came in last night from
Mound valley and is staying at the
Mayer. He has three crews in the
hay fields but he says the crop this
year is pretty short. The haying sea
son Will last about mon'::l yet.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-07-27
LOOKING FOR WORK
BUT HOPES WON'T GET IT

J. H. Peck says he won enough on
the Buckhorn-Blko ball game to keep
him through a hard winter. He
doesn't care now whether he gets a
job haying or not.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-07-27
TROUBLE OVER
RENO RAGING
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
RENO, July. 27.-The majority Of
the State Racing Commission today
declared member Charles Boots illeg.
ally in office and requested his resig-
nation. The action OF the Board fol-
lowed Boots action in offering a reso-
luton which would put a stop to the
race meet.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-07-27
COAST BoMRARpEp
BY oEsTRoYERs
BY United preap.

by Onlted Preop.
ROME. July 27.--An Austrian cruis.
er and four destroyers bombarded the
Sinlgalia-Pesaro railway which parnl
lels the Adrlatic coast, also the town
of Fano. Two hydroplanes lombard.
ed the city Of Ancona with much dam.
age.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-07-27
ATTEMPT TO SUBMARINE
LINER BALTIC

BY United Press.
LONDON, July 27.--The crew of the
liner Baltic which just arrived In
Liverpool, tell Of a thrilling encount.
er with a submarine. BY running in
a zlg-zag course the liner managed to
escape from the submarine.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-07-27
lEELANAW CREW WAS
TRANSPORTED TO COAST
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
WASHINGTON, July z7.-Consul
Skinner cables that when the Leela-
nav was summarized the crew was
taken aboard and transported TO the
coast fifty miles away.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-07-27

Mrs. Harry Murrish OF Loyelock is
here on visit to her mother Mrs.
NJ. J. Keith
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-07-27
FAtTAL ACCIDENT IN
ILLINOIS COAL MINE
BY United Press.

By United Pre6o.
CHRISTOPHER. ILL.,, July 27.-An
explosion in the northwest entry OF
No. l mine, of the United Coal com,
pany this morning killed eight, fatal.
ly burned eight, and Injured score
of others. The accident was attribu.
ted 70 coal gas. syzszz y.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-07-27

for worse the experiment Of dry ma.
ton is going to be tried-The Chicago
Journal adv
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-07-27
BRITISH LOSSES NEARLY 400 600
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
LONDON, July 27.-Premier AS
quith has just announced that the
British military and naval losses in
the present war up to July 18th, totals
33O.995.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-07-27

Advertise in tho pany IndeDenaso.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-03-18
BOYS CONFERENCE

The County Conference for boys
which will be held in Skowhegan on
April 16. II, IS Will afford the resi-
dents of Skowhegan an opportunity
to catch a glimpse of what the Safe
Conference In Portland was like.
Plans are being rushed to completion,
The list of speakers is nearly ready for
publication. Within ten days the full
program will probably be published
The Local Committee consists OF
Lyle Moore, Lauriston Jacobs. George
Thomson. Alexander Thomson. Maui
rice Malbon. Ralph Merriam. Eliot
Chase. and Theodore Halbert Wilson.
Representatives of this committee are
already securing a list of homes In
which boys may be entertained. The
committee will be greatly indebted to
the residents of the town II they Will
assist In completing this list before
the stth of March Any who are will
ing ,o care for one or more boys for
the three days mentioned will render
Invaluable assistance N they notify
committee membsr from their
church
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-03-18
PROF. BROWN SPEAKS TO LARGE
AUDIENCE
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union Responsible for a Splendid
Evening

The Opear House was filled TO prac-
day evening when Prof Henry ".
Brown of Colby College gave a splen-
did address upon There's a Reason. -
His discourse was largely scientific,
and although it was not a temperance
lecture in the course of his remark 5
he touched upon the detrimental ef-
fects of strong drink and tobacco upon
the human being He told of man S
early ancestry, and brought out points
in human development, instructed his
listeners as to the development of pres
ent methods of writing from the sign
language and compared human beings
to the animals most similar TO them in
looks and manners. He showed that
there was a reason for man being
superior over other beasts and graph
ically illustrated portions of his ad-
dress by chalk and black board
Mrs. Lizzie A. Marble president of
the Union presided and gracefully in
troduced Prof. Brown. "who needed
no introduction" The high school or
chestra furnished music numbers very
creditably and Miss Harriet Marble
sang several selections very sweetly
accompanied by Miss Edith w.
Lewis. America was sung by the audi
ence and Rev. George Merriam con-
Quoted devotions. AT the auditorium S
entrance were several ladies who acted
as ushers and occupying seats in the
body of the house were the pupils of
the public schools.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-03-18
Reports from Boys Conference

That great interest is manifested in
the State Conference for Boys was
made clear last Sunday evening when
the auditorium of the Bethany Bap-
tist Church was filled with earnest
listeners to the reports by the twelve
boys who attended the conference in
Portland on March 5, and I.
The following named boys quickly,
straight t-forwardly, and earnestly gave
their Impressions of the conference
and told what the conference had
meant to them: Francis Friend, Emery
Dyer, Herbert Oddly. Eliot Chase,
Ralph Merriam. Henry Lowther, Fred
Rayner, Alyan Bucknam. Lewis
Brown, Lauriston Jacobs Alexander
Thomson, John French Harold Larry,
one of the two leaders pnntcdly told
Of the meaning of the conference for
the boys and for the town. Mr.. Will
son. the other leader and the minister
chosen to dismiss the Portland Con-
ference with beucdlction expressed
his deep satisfaction with the conduct
Of the boys while they were in Port
land and his profound appreciation of
the able reports which The boys made
on Sunday evening
The keynote OF the evening was that
all who attended the Conference re-
turned home with a clearer underder
standing of what 1t means 20 be a
Christian and with trucr detcrmina-
tion TO be more like christ This
Was evident in every report This was
clinched by the remarks made by Mr.
Wilson, who appealed 10 ne other per-
sons present to make t' .as> for the
boys To live up 10 their pledges. "Je-
sus Chris, is 10 hc their Leader This
means that jesus Christ ~lll Lead them
In their homelif, 10 their school life
In their social life iu their recreation. ="
These words summarize ttv entire pro
gram Upwards u rffs persons rais
cd their hands siEHibtns their plsdsc
20 help the boys iee ~ 'a thciF new
stand /, ~as tfal, --.a' mestias
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-03-18
"THE SHEPHERD OF THE HILLSv
Tomorrow Night

THE Shepherd of the Hills" which
comes to the Skowhegan Opera house
on Friday, March 49, is a dramatiza
ton of Harold Bell Wrights novel, the
dramatization having been made by
Mr.. Wright and Fishery w. Reynolds
The Shepherd of the Hills" is an
mystery and heroic daring; it gets a
grip on life and brings peace to the
soul of any man and woman who sees
it. The woods and hills are part of
Gods handiwork. They will give
peace and strength to all who seek
them. From this play you may, in
some measure, feel their influence and
know some of the ways of Divine
Providence.
You will ask of this story: Are the
characters in this play real people? ?
Does the old shepherd live only in the
pages of the book or on the stage? +?
Is there a Sammy Lane and Young
Matt" You will say they are all very
familiar. and you seem somehow to
have known them long time. The
scenes may seem new and yet old If
you go to the Ozark hills. you will
find somewhere a sheep ranch in Nut
ton Hollow and Dewey Bald. But it
is from a log house above the mists
that you will view these hills and for
ests and take of their peace and
strength.
The inspiration of the old shepherd
and his friends will come to you also,
as you follow the old trail that is no
body knows how old
Seats now on sale ut Bucknam's.
Prices soc. 75c. floo Special cars to
Madison
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-03-18
OU|NNEBASsET LODGE
ANNIVERSARY
A Pleasant Event Occurred at N0r-
ridgewOck Last Monday Evening

NORRIDGEWOCK, March 16-On
Monday evening Quinnebassett Lodge
No. 100 |. o. o. F. celebrated its thir-
tieth anniversary with exercises ap-
propriate for the occasion. Going
back into the earliest history of Odd
Fellowship we first find a record of
its existance in Baltimore, Md, in
1902 while 1t became a permanent or
ganization in 1919. In this town we
find that Somerset and Franklin lodge
was instituted in 1916 for benevolent
and moral purposes with seventy five
members, its Noble Grand being f. w.
Mooers. The above mentioned lodge
afterwards held its meetings in Show
hegan and in March 1885 seven men,
bers of the Skowhegan Carrabassett
Lodge, Charles Knowlten (deceasedl
w. w. Huntoon, Henry S. Whiting,
Charles E. Bigelow Geo. H. Greenwood
(deceased), Dimon e. Taylor, Byron
A. Johnson, and William B. Whiting
of Tablerock lodge, North Anson, with
drew from their lodges and formed
Quinnebasset Lodge with H. S. Whit
ing as Noble Grand. On the night
they were instituted, thirty two mem-
bers were received into the order, q
large number of whom are now living
in town. The meetings were then held
in Sawtelles Hall The block where
they now hold their meetings was COM
menced in 1885 and in 1856 the l. o.
o. F. lodge purchased the upper story
and have since held their meetings
there having very handsome lodge
and ante rooms with a large and con-
venient banquet hall all on the same
floor. They were Incorporated in Dec.
1888. The first death in the order was
that of Frank Lawton.
At the present time the lodge boasts
of about las members in good stand
ing and new members being added all.
the time William G. Soule is the
present Noble Grand. On Monday
evening eleven Past Grands were pres
ent. three charter members and six
first members. After the lodge was
closed in regular form the members
were much surprised to see about for
ty members of Somerset Rebekah
lodge enter the room with food to feed
the multitude. After they had refresh
ed themselves with the food furnished
by the sister Rebekahs a pleasing pro
gram was given by the ladies which
was greatly appreciated by the gentle
men.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-03-18
WILL SOLON HAVE
A FLOUR MILL ?
Farmers Must Plant IS
Acres of Wheat
And then Suitable Machinery VIII Be
Installed for Grinding the Same

SOLON, March II, A representative
of Sprout Waldron & Co. of Muncy
Pa has been here the past week in
conference with out local mil!ers, Ba-
ker & Priest, in regard to putting in
the necessary machinery to grind wheat
with. Baker & Priest do not ask for
any money pledges or anything of the
kind but just want an acreage of 70
acres to be planted to wheat. Quite a
good many farmers have signed their
Intentions to plant wheat and those
that have not done so are requested to
call on them and talk over the situa-
ton. If this small acreage can be OBJ
tanned they will install all machinery
for grinding which would be a great
help to the farmers of the surrounding
country.