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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-10-26
EAyEs AND NUTS
MILLION YEARS OLD

WASHINGTON. oct 26-Leaves
and nuts 3 million years old. or hun
,,rsd times as old as the pyramids oil
r,y,t have. been found in states Dor
,ering the Gulf of Mexico, according
- , bulletin issued by the United
s,a,es Geological Survey.
Among the fossils discovered in ex-
csvation work which the survey Is
carving on are remarkably well pre-
served impressions or casts of leaves
,., s.v.ral extinct varieties of ash. oak,
,..cb and hickory, which were found
ions with three present.day species.
Although the leaves were rotted and
CONG perfect impressions were left.
rho nuts. however. were neither de
r,ved nor petrificd, having fallen into
rooIs Of stagnant water, one of the
nos, conservatives in nature. and soon.
80, ~, later were buried under silt or
clay They are in perfect condition.
though some are slightly Tlattened ow-
ing TO the gentle pressure OF clay sus
tanned for many years.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-10-26

No. 90, embracing portion of the un.
surveyed public domain, Nevada. more
particularly bounded and described as
follows: Beginning at Cor No 4
from which U. S. Location Monument
No. l bears y. % deg. 80 min. w.
1886 chs. distant; thence 5. "a deg.
40 min. L.. 500 chs. TO Cor No. 2:
thence S. 6S deg. 40 min. f., 1907 chs.
to Cor. No. 3: thence 5. Q deg 30 min.
w, 6.9l chs. TO Cor No. 1: thence
s. 19 deg. % min. w, 1913 chs. to
Cor No. 8; thence n. So deg. - min.
w. 66.2l chs. to Cor. No. 6: thence
n. 50 deg % min. w, 1925 chs. to
Cor. No. Z; thence \. l deg. Is min.
T., 1887 chs. To Cor. No. l, the place
of beginning, containing 1894 acres
according to the official plat of the
survey of the said lands returned to
the General Land Office by the Sur
veyor General and forming part Of
unsurycyed Sections 2 and 3, Town
, ship II North, Range 50 East, Mount
Diablo Meridian. has filed notice OF
intention to make final five-year Proof.
I to establish claim TO the land above
described, before the Register and Re
ceiver of this office, at Elko, Nevada.
on the twenty.third day OF November.
1916.
, Claimant names as Witnesses:
Mrs. Leon Peck. OF Mountain City,
Nevada; Wallace Toombs. of Elko. Ne.
vada; Morley Griswold, OF Elko. Ne.
vada; James b. Fitzgerald. of Elko.
| Nevada.
JOHN Z. ROBBINS, Register
! First publication. Oct. II, 1916
Last publication, Nov. Is. 1916
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-10-26

HAROLD HALE,
Attorney Tor Plaintiffs.
ElkO. Nevada.
First publication, oct. Il, 1916
Last publication, Nov. 30. 1916
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filed notice of intention to make final
three-year proof. to establish claim TO
the land above described. before the
Register and Receiver of this office. on
the rwenty.fourth day OF November
1916.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Georg" Hunter, of Elko. Nevada.
Charles Dressi. Of Elko. Nevada.
George Banks. of Elko. Nevada: lame.
Bett. OF Elko. Nevada.
JOHN Z. ROBBINS, Register.
First publication, Oct. u. 1916.
Last publication. Nov. %. 1916
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NOTICE TO WHOM CONCERNED:

The undersigned hereby gives notice
that he will not be responsible for the
payment of any bills contracted after
this date by his wife. Mrs. Olive f.
Hubert.
(SignedD, FRANK +. HUBERT.
Elko, October &c, 1916. vl6xl7.
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WARNING

Hunting. Eishlng and Shooting 10
strictly prohibited on all Of our ranch
es, on Mary's River and both the Sew
enty.One Ranches. I,espassere viii
be prosecuted according TO law.
Nevada Land 4 Livestock
Company.
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SUMMONS.

In the District Court OF the Fourth
judicial District of the state of Ne
vada, in and for the County of Elko.
d. d. SABALA and GREGORIA SA-
BALA, his wife, Plaintiffs, vs.. Ell.
LOGIC ONAINDIA, Defendant-Sum-
mons.
Action brought in. ami Complaint on
file with the Clerk of the above en-
titled Court
The State OF Nevada sends Greeting
to said Defendant:
You are hereby summoned to ap.
pear. within ten days after the service
upon you OF this summons. If served in
said county, or within twenty days if
served out OF said county. but within
said judicial District, and in ali other
cases within forty days. exclusive ri
the day ofNsrryice, and defend the
above entitled action.
This action IS brought "a recover
from you the sum Of $l2, SGS SO. on at
count Of moneys advanced by plaintiffs
in the payment and settlement Of Ger
tain mortgage liens, accrued attorney,
fees thereon, interest, etc. upon the
. property known as the Overland uo.
. tel" and "Gaiety Theatre" in the town
and county OF Elko. Nevada, in which
property you, at the time of the exccu.
ton OF said mortgage liens. etc.
/ owned, with plaintiffs. onc-haIf inter.
est, undivided. the amount Of judcmcnt
demanded being one.half of the total
+ sum paid by plaintiffs in settlement Of
said mortgage liens, attorneys fees.
costs, etc.
Dated this 10th day of October. 1916.
ROBERT l.. HI INTER-.
Clerk OF said Court
by II. c. SPROULE. Deputy
(Scal)
HAROLD HALE.
Attorney for Plaintiffs,
ElkO. Nevada.
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Last publication Nov 30 1916
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
ElkO O35i
Carson city O5GO7
Elku Add'l O2I73

department Of the interior, 4. =.
Land office at Elko. Nevada. October
4, 1916.
Notice Is hereby given that JAMES
f. RioRDAN, OF Mountain city, Ne
vada, who, on December I, 1910, made
Carson City homestead application
O56O7. now Elko 1854. under the Act Of
June IL, 1906. and Elko additional
homestead No O247S. for II H. Survey
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
ElkO 0S1g
Carson O7lS2

Carson O7iS2
Department of the interior. L. :
Land office at Elko. Nevada. October
10. 1916,
Notice is hereby given that
CHARLES II. NICKEL, Of HallcCR.
Nevada who. on November II. 1912.
made Desert Land Application Carson
City O7IS2, now Bllio, 40. OS79, for
Sia SEA. Section IS. Township 80
North, Range % East, Mt. Diablo Base
and Meridian, has filed notice Of in
tention TO make Final Proof. to cstab.
lish claim to the land above described.
before the Register and Receiver of
the u. s. Land Office, at Elko, Ne.
vada. on The 18th day of November,
1916.
Claimant names aS witnesses:
Lee Hogan, OF Fort Halleck. Ne
vada; John c. Mitchell, of Tobar, Ne.
yada; Charles T. Goblin, Of Elko, Ne.
vada; George BaChmaR, of Elko, Ne.
vada.
JOHN T.. ROBBINS. Register
First publication, Oct. H. 1916
Last publication, Nov. -. 1916
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-11
STREET CARS
WILL SOON Be
IN OPERATION
CARS AND TRACKS ARE BEING
PUT IN REPAIR AND THE CAR
BARN AND SHOPS ARE ALMOST
COMPLETED.

n. Putnam, who is more than
any other individual responsible for
the street car service soon to be re-
sumed in this city, stated yesterday
yesterday morning that the company
is working with might and main TO
get the cars in operation at the ear
liest possible moment.
The tracks in the northwest part
of the city are being graded and
repaired as rapidly as a large force
of men and teams can do the work.
The car barn and shops at the switch
north of the city are nearly COM
pleted, and Friday a force of car
repairers were put to work overhaul
ing and rebuilding the old cars, so
that as soon as the tracks are COM
pleted service will be resumed.
This news will BE hailed with de-
light by the citizens of the city, who
have been deprived of street car
SERVICE IOI many Iholltio' i%oi Nii''
park is always attractive in the sum-
mer, and there is no more popular
place within miles of the city than
the natatorium, situated there.
The city lake is but short dis
tance from the end of the car line,
and all during the open seasons,
both for fish and duck shooting,
sportsmen will patronize the line lib
orally. The Dornick Hills Country
Club members are also looking for
ward eagerly to the resumption OF
street car service to the park.
Mr.. Putnam is receiving the con
gratulations of the citizens for his
enterprise in reviving the defunct
traction company, and his efforts tc
give the people service.
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served for specially invited guests
party leaders of prominence, diplo-
, mats, etc.
That part of the public which is
not fortunate enough to have plat
form or box seats is to be accom-
modated in the arena balcony, which
rises Immediately from the boxes,
and in the balcony, which cores
ponds to the second gallery in most
public halls.
The total number of seats avail
able for the public, therefore, is o.
S94. and the distribution of part of
| these is allotted to the st. Louis
committee which raised the 100000
! convention fund.
On the west side of the Coliseum,
back of the speakers platform, are
| the work rooms for the press ass0'
! Citations and telegraph companies.
AS this space, as originally planned,
proved too narrow to accommodate
| the press associations an eightfoot
passageway through this section was
abandoned, and by order of the
mayor an alley in the rear of the
Coliseum was vacated, and covered
with an awning. This serves as a
passageway. A passageway under
the platform leads from the press
! sections on the arena floor to the
| work and telegraph rooms in the rear.
on the north side of the building
! the Washington avenue side-is a
large emergency hospital; on the
south side are the rooms of the demo-
cratic national committee, and on the
castor jefferson avenue-side is the
room of the sergeant at arms, and
the convention postofiice
The decorations of the Coliseum
were designed by Edward G. Dlllman
of st. Louis. In order to obtain as
much daylight as possible, the walls
| of the IOllSeull nave Dtch poih'N'
white. To get the full benefit OF
this reflection it was necessary 10
exclude decorations from the walls
The decorations, accordingly, have
been placed around the front OF the
balcony and boxes and on the sup
porting columns that run around the
building.
Plaster relief medallions of Wash
ington, jefferson, Jackson, Cleveland
and Wilson, each by 3 feet, are
placed on the supporting columns
clear arodnd the building, and eacf
medallion is surrounded by American
flags. The columns are covered WIZ
bunting, and the boxes are hung VIII
the national colors. To improve the
light reflection, six thousand yards
of white muslin cover the ceiling
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except for a strip down the center
which is hung in the national colors.
Altogether 10000 yards of bunting
were used in the decoration of the
convention hall and 500 to 700 Ameri-
can flags. The platform, of course,
Is draped with bunting and flags.
The Western UHion Telegraph
company has a cable of 100 wires
into the Coliseum, and the Postal Tel
egraph company has more than fifty.
These wires do not include the leased
wires of the press associations, but
are for private and newspaper tele-
grams.
Two hundred to three hundred po-
lcemen will be assigned to the Co
liseum during convention sessions to
preserve order and block activities
by pickpockets.
The st. Louis Coliseum is on JEFF
ferson avenue, between Washington
avenue and Locust street. 1t is two
miles west of the retail business uls-
trict and from the Planters Hotel,
where many of the party leaders
will be quartered during the conven-
tion; it is a mile west of the Jeffer-
son hotel, where the democratic ma
tional committee is housed, and Is
about three quarters of mile north
and west of union station. The Co
lseum is about five minutes car
ride from the Jefferson hotel and ten
minutes from the center of the busl-
ness district.
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st. Louis, Mo-, June 10.--The demo-
cratic national convention which as
sembles here June IA will be the first
political convention to be held in st.
meeting in this building was in the
presidential campaign of 1908, when
William H. Taft, republican nominee,
spoke there. At that time the CO.
liseum was not completed. Fifteen
thousand persons crowded into the
structure for this opening.
The Coliseum was built in 1907
1908 at cost of $336,0OO. AS ar
ranged for the democratic national
convention it will seat approximately
10 900 persons. This seating capacity
is obtained as follows.
On the platform are 512 seats. In
the section for daily newspaper cor
respondents and press associations
are 472 seats.
Sections set apart for the editors of
democratic weekly papers in Missouri
and Illinois will accommodate 23S
more persons.
Seats will be provided for 1,07S del
egates and the same number of alter
mates, although there may be some
slight change in these figures in
case some states send extra dele
gates with a fractional vote.
In the boxes are seating accommo-
dations for SAG, in the arena balcony
2,494 and in the balcony 3,4OO.
This makes a total of 9,S1S. Extra
seats placed wherever possible
throughout the building bring the
total seating capacity to about 10000.
The building is so designed that
there is room on the arena floor only
for the delegates, alternates and the
daily and weekly newspaper men.
The Coliseum is an octagon, con-
siderably narrowed at one end by a
diagonal side wall. The greatest
length of the building is from north
to south, and its narrowest dimen'
sions from east to west has been
rallied off for the platform and press
sections. The platform is forty feet
wide, and Immediately back OF the
speakers stand and the tables for
! tellers and clerks a platform extend
ing rises to the rear of the upper
balcony. This extension contains
seats for 512 persons. These seats
we're distributed by the national com
mittee and the members of the com
mittee and their immediate parties
are to occupy most of them.
Around the arena floor on three
sides are the boxes, which are re
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-11

Despite the drenching downpour,
scores of autos loaded with people
went out to the scene of the spectac-
ular conflagration and for short
while the whole plant seemed in dan
ger, but by a freak of nature the
wind changed and it was realized
that the fire could be confined to a
small area. At half past eleven
o'clock the secretary of the Business
Mems association called up the re
finery to ascertain if any assistance
was necessary, but was assured that
plenty of help seemed available, and
that the situation was well in hand
At midnight, however, his offer was
accepted, and he secuted the town
and secured some men who were
taken out and put to work
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-11
FORMING Own Conclusions.

The statement has been made that
the Texas Company will not come
into the Healdton field at this time.
The reason given is that the COM
pany has more oil now than 1t can
care for in a satisfactory manner III
this statement is true,-and it very
probably is,-the lines that are being
taken up in the upper fields will not
be moved here. One OF the unex-
plainable things in the oil business
has happened here. The Texas built
tanks, built a pipe line from the field
to the tanks, built water pond Oh
large proportions at the tank farm
indicating that a large pump station
would be built to convey oil through
long pipe line and at time when
the Healdton field needs relief the
statement is made that the Texas
company will not make any runs OF
oil. 1t is one of the unexplainable
things, and each fellow can form his
own conclusions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-11

Or SWIMMING
POOL FOR CITY
CAUSE TO SEEK DANGEROUS
CREEKS, AND MANY DROWN
INGS WOULD BE AVERTEO.

At the mass meeting Thursday
night there was an idea advanced
by the chairman and a few others
that sounded good to many in the
audience, and that was the idea to
have, in connection with the conven-
ton hall proposed large natatorium
or swimming pool, where the general
public could go for a dip, and avoid
the dangers of treacherous pools in
the adjacent creeks. Since that idea
was advanced several have been
heard to comment upon it, and it is
more than likely that when the city
takes over the property, it will build
a natatorium.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-11
DEATH CURvE"
DANGEROUS To
{ VE R ! D n T
UNLESS TRAFFIC COP is INSTALL
ED AT CORNER OF BROADWAY
AND WASHINGTON, LOOK OUT
FOR SUDDEN DEATHS.

"The time has at last arrived when
the police department of the city
should station a traffic policeman
at the corner of Broadway and Wash
ington street, and keep him on duty
especially from in the afternoon
until II o'clock at night. Unless
this is done, someone is going to be
killed at this particular spot, as the
curve in the street precludes drivers
from seeing what they are approach
ing until they are too close to avoid
an accident"
The above was spoken by an en-
thusiastic motorist and a careful
driver, and is about the sentiment
that could be expressed by all who
live or do business in that particular
vicinity. Motor cars are getting SO
thick in Ardmore that they are be
coming positively dangerous, espec
iallv when the fact that so many
children and irresponsible youths are
driving them is taken into considera
ton. Chief Hutchins would like tc
place a man at every dangerous cross
ing, but the commissioners have re
duced his force until he has scarcely
enough men to patrol the Main street
districts and unless the city dads
rescind their action and allow him
more men, the chances are that con
ditions will remain as they are.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-11

Kansas and Missouri, and thence east
to the Overland factory at Toledo,
o., where they will exhibit their con-
verted car to the makers of this
popular automobile. After tour of
the northeast during the summer
months they will begin the southern
trip, where the weather is mild AID
will make the run from the Atlantic
to the Pacific.
The boys have unique car of
their own design, and, as Freeman
is one of the best handlers and me-
chanics in this section of the state,
they will experience little difficulty
en- route that they cannot handle.
1t has been suggested that IT
would be a good idea for the Busi'
ness Mems association and the Cham
Der of Commerce to engage them to
distribute advertising matter through
out the states visited, advertising
Ardmore, and some arrangement OF
this kind may be consummated.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-11
BOYS INTEND
TAKING LONG
JOURNEY SOON
FREEMAN AND HARRIS HAVE
CONVERTED OVERLAND CAR
INTO A ROADSTER AND WILL
TOUR COUNTRY.

Walter Freeman and Ben Harris
have been busy as bees for several
days, converting a fiye-passenger
Overland car into roadster, with a
specially arranged bed for carrying
a camping outfit, and they will leave
in few days on journey that will
carry them over practically all of
the United States. They start north
from this city through Oklahoma.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-11
TWIN TANKS 0F DILL At REFINERY
WERE FIRED BY LIGHTNING
FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND BARREL TANK OF OIL, OWNED
BY COLINE PEOPLE DESTROYED BY FIRE FRIDAY
NIGHT.

An electrical and wind storm Wis
lied this section Friday night. The
cloud rose at this point from the
northwest and the storm broke about
IL O'Clock The play OF electricity
was incessant for almost an hour
and one 55000-barrel steel tank owned
bv the Coline Oil company and To-
Gated at the Ardmore refinery, north
of the city, was caught by a stroke
of lightning. The tank contained 2o,-
900 barrels of oil. The top of the
tank was evidently filled with gas, as
when the lightning struck it the
flames went high into the air and
l.. w. Burrow, who was four miles
west of the city, coming in from the
fields, said the flash of fire lighted
the road where he was for a moment.
Besides the big tank, which was a
total loss, the Ardmore refinery lost
one tank which contained 5000 bar
rels. This is the first oil fire which
has occurred nearer the city than
the fields, and hundreds of persons
took occasion this morning to visit
the refinery to witness the columns
of flames and the dense smoke that
arose from the burning oil. Secre.
tary Gilbert of the Merchants as
1n q
late hour getting men and teams to
90 to the site of the refinery to do
what could BE done in constructing
fire walls to protect the other tanks
and stills and buildings at the plant
A report reaching here yesterday
morning from the fields stated that
no tanks were burned there last night
but the severe wind blew down about
fifteen rigs in the field. Some OF
those who lost rigs are the Thelma
people, who lost two, the Desada
company one, the Apple e Franklin
company three and the Dundee-Cry
stal on the Richards in section
lost one
The rainfall here was four tenths
Of an inch, and for a time the wind
blew rather hard, but no damage OF
any consequence has been reported
Many persons sought shelter in storm
houses, but there was no time when
the storm seemed to be dangerous
at this point, except the Lightning
was almost incessant.
A report received by telephone
from Burneyville states that the rair
there was accompanied by hail
which seriously damaged the grow
ing corn crop. Burneyville is in Love
county, on Red river, about ten miles
west of Marietta.
When the tank of oil was set or
fire at the refinery, the alarm was
sounded, the department made rur
and railway locomotives blew whistles
until no one could sleep. The rec
glare of the fire could be seen 10
many miles away, and those wh'
reside in the north part of the cit!
could plainly see the tank from uppel
story windows. For the reason tina
the tank was not full of oil, th'
steel heated red hot within shor
time, and the scene was beautiful
one, although for a time it LOOKED
dangerous to the entire plant of th'
Ardmore Refining company.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-11

noised around that the refinery had
been struck by lightning and was
burning up.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-11

When the bolt of lightning struck
the tank of the refinery shortly be-
fore eleven o'clock Friday night, peo-
pie on the streets of Ardmore wit
messed a phenomenon many had nev-
er seen before. Almost simultan-
eously with the crash which follow
ed the vivid flash which did the dam
age. the whole country for miles
was lit up in an instant with glare
which would have permitted anyone
miles away telling the time by their
watch. Then the blood-red lurid glare
against the gigantic black clouds OF
smoke lit up the armament. People
on the street we're amazed, but IN
an incredibly short time it was
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-11

Nearly everybody reads The Ard
moreite. Do you?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-11
FIRE NOTES

At noon yesterday the fire had re-
solved to shoulder itself out, and
while great wreaths of smoke still
hung over the city, there was not a
vestige to be seen of the big tank,
and all efforts were directed on the
nearby tanks to cool them off. So
intense was the heat that even at
the noon hour the water being
thrown on the other tanks was con-
yerted into steam.