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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-11-15
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Elko 0l042.
Carson City 07966.

Department of the Interior, U. s.
Land Office at Elko, Nevada, October
10. 1916.
Notice Is hereby given that JOHN
PALENI. OF Elko, Nevada, who. on
June 2, 1913, made Carson City home.
stead application 0796G, now Elko. No
O1OI2. for the SWA NEA; NWl4 Sc
4; SEA NWA; and NEk SWA OF
Section II, Township 50 North. Range
80 East, Mount Diublo Meridian, has
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 twenty.fourth day Of November,
1916.
Claimant names as witnesses:
George Hunter, of Elko, Nevada;
Charles DTessi, of Elko, Nevada;
George Banks, of Elko, Nevada; James
Bett, of Elko. Nevada.
JOHN L. ROBBINS, Register.
First publication. Oct. Il, 1916.
Last publication, Nov. 20, 1916.
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TO ELKO MILK USERS

a report that has been circulated
that a combination of the dairymen OF
Elko had been effected and that the
price OF milk Is TO be raised from ten
cents per quart TO twelve and a half
cents, is not true, In that have made
no such agreement, and will continue
10 sell milk at 10 cents per quart, 5
cents per pint, and will deliver same
10 Rnr address In Elko. Ny milk Is
obtained from herd Of pure Jersey
cows in Lamoille valley. and l guaran-
tee Is pureness and cleanliness.
Telephone or address me and your
wants will ut promptly attended to.
LEE HARDIN.
n6u-adv.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Elko 0354.
Carson City O5607
Elko Add'l O2473.

Department OF the Interior, U. g.
Land Office at Elko. Nevada, October
1, 1916.
Notice is hereby given that JAMES
+. RiORDAN, OF Mountain City. Ne
vada, who. on December l, 1910, made
Carson City homestead application
05607, now Elko 1854, under the Act of
June IL, 1906, and Elko additional
homestead No. O2i73. for RI. r.. Survey
No. &C, embracing q portion of the un.
surveyed public domain, Nevada, more
particularly bounded and described as
follows: Beginning ut Cor. No.
No. bears N. SO deg. 10 min. w.
1886 chs. distant; thence 8. ~ deg.
40 min. H., 500 chs. to Cor No. 3;
thence s. 6S deg. 40 min E., 1907 chs.
to Cor. No. 3; thence 8. 0 deg. 80 min.
w, 6.91 chs. TO Cor. No. 4; thence
s. 10 deg rs min. w, 1913 chs. TO
Cor No. 8 thence N. SO deg. ~ min.
W., G621 chs. to Cor. No. d: thence
N. SO deg. 25 min. w. 1926 chs. to
Cor. No. z; thence N. l deg. 10 min.
t., 1877 chs. TO Cor. No. 1, tho place
of beginning, containing 1894 acres
according 10 tho official plat OF the
survey OF tho said lands returned TO
tho General Land office by the Sur.
veyor General and forming part Of
unsurveyed Sections and 3, Town.
ship a North, Range SO East, Mount
Diablo Meridian, has filed notice OF
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A BIG YEAR FOR
NEVADA POTATOES

Over 1000 carloads of potatoes will
be shipped out of Nevada this year.
according TO figures obtained by the
Southern Pacific Company. Each car
lot shipment will contain fifteen tons.
making total OF $4,000 tons for the
years crop, which is the largest ever
recorded in the state.
The farms of Fallon, Ycrington, Min
den, Reno and Wadsworth are the prin.
clpal contributors to the years output.
According to latest reports potatoes
Will sell for $35 and $40 a ton. bringing
into this state nearly 100000.
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you have wholly failed to do. although
appear and defend said action. the
Plaintiff will apply to the Court fol
the relief demanded.
Dated this End day OF November. A
D.. 1916.
ROBERT B. HUNTER.
Clerk of said Court.
(Seal)
BY H. c. SPRoULE.
Deputy Clerk.
G. b. HENDERSON and
MORLEY GRISWoLD,
Attorneys for Plaintiff
First publication, Nov. 3. 1916
Last publication. Dec. 15. 1916
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intention to make final flve.year Proof.
to establish claim to the land above
described. before the Register and Re
ceiver OF this office. at Elko. Nevada,
on the twenty.,hlrd 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 r. Fitzgerald. of Elko
Nevada.
JOHN E. ROBBINS. Register.
First publication. Oct Is, 1916.
Last publication, Nov. 10. 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 +.
Hubert.
(Signed), FRANK Il. HUBERT.
Elko, October 16, 1916 v16.xl7
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-19
ST. ]. GIRL DROWNED
Miss Florence Anderson Loses Life at
Y. w. G. A. Camp in Michigan
Lived Here Until Years Ago.

Notice has been received of the
drowning at Lansing, Mich, Of Miss
Florence Anderson, a former ST.
Johnsbury girl, and the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl H. Anderson of
Dallas, Texas.
The telegram received here told of
the drowning and that the remains
were on the way to this place in the
care Of her aunt, Miss Clara Ander-
son.
Miss Anderson at the time Of the
accident was engaged in chautauqua
work in connection with the Young
Women's Christian Association and it
was while at one of the Y. W. c. A.
camps that the accident occurred.
She was born in st. Johnsbury in
September, 1889, and graduated from
the graded schools in town and then
attended the st. Johnsbury Academy
until she left here with her parents
seven years ago. She finished her ed
ucation in a school at Dallas, Texas,
where, after graduating she entered
Y. w. c. A. work.
Her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl II.
Anderson, were residents of st. Johns
bury for many years, settling here
in 1857 and remaining more or less
until seven years ago, when they went
to Dallas, Texas.
The body is expected to arrive on
the 2.45 train Wednesday and will be
taken to the cemetery vault until
further plans for interment can be
made.
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and to make a Vermont greater in
the elements of character and moral
ity. which is in truth the only sure
and safe foundation on which to raise
a material prosperity.
Ideals Must Be Finely Rooted.
When the people of the state
have reached the period where these
ideals have built into it's fibre, then
only may follow safely and success
fully their efforts to build up and
maintain a material prosperity in
volving the widest development of it's
resources, the broadest expansion of
it's industries, and the highest uplift
of it's institutions.
'Now, the first essential of success
in the organization of a community
is a basis of taxation that is fair and
sane. Let me call your attention to a
feature Of our system of taxation for
state revenue that has seemed to me
to carry the elements of unfairness,
and has projected the state upon a
road full of trouble, a feature which
ought to be corrected and changed.
not only in the interest of those inn
mediately affected, but for the good
name and best interests of the state
itself. Until 1880 the burden of sup
porting the state was then borne rat
dDly ny Oil tie IiLiNGilD VI LnC BAd1Es
but about that time a different policy
was adopted. and the state departed
from it's longtime system Of levying
a general property tax and inaugural
ed a new system Of making one por-
ton of the members of society bear
the burden of the balance Of the men,
bers. Certain of the corporations
were thereafter taxed to pay expens-
es; expenses have gradually increas-
ed and the practice Of making one
branch of society carry the expense
Of the state organization for all its
members is precisely tantamount to
the proposition Of living on other
peoples money. Living on other peo-
ple's money inevitably leads TO extrav-
agance and extravaganza inevitably
leads to waste"
Increased Expenditures.
The speaker, referring to the in
creased expenditures Of the state,
Continued on Page 81
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NO SPECIAL SESSION
After Information Received from
Washington Gov. Gates Says Calling
of Legislature Is Inadmissable.
Especial to The Caledonian.)

Especial to The Ca1edonian.)
Franklin, July 1S.-Gov. Gates to-
night announced that he would not
call a special session of the legislature
of the state to act on the compensa-
ton of the members of the Vermont
National guard now in service on the
Mexican border, at present.
His notice states that information
received within a few days from the
war department has materially
changed the conditions relating to the
National guard, and after confer
ence with the adjutant general it was
decided inadmissable to call special
session of the legislature to act upon
the matter.
The response of the local relief as
sociations has been so generous that
the boys will be well cared for for the
present. A record has been secured
of the dependent families of the men
now on duty on the Mexican frontier
and they will be properly cared for.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-19
PAssUOIPsIC CoNG'L CLUB.
Midsummer Gathering on the Shores
of Caspian Lake.

The Passumpsic Congregational
club, which has had a long period of
inactivity, took a new lease of life
Tuesday when some 25 of it's mem
bers attended a midsummer meeting
at Caspian Lake in Greensboro. The
principal speakers at the gathering
were two Of the secretaries of the
Congregational Home Missionary So
ciety, Rev. DR.. c. E. Burton and Rev.
DR.. II. +. SwartZ, both of New York
who are spending the summer at
North Hero. These gentlemen held
an informal conference with the cler-
gymen in attendance at the morning
session, followed by luncheon at the
Congregational church, where the
meeting was held.
At the afternoon session both gen.
tlemen outlined the proposed plans
for the celebration of the tercentary
of the landing of the Pilgrims, which
viii be properly observed in 1920. Dr.
Burton spoke of the various move
ments leading up to this celebration
that had been planned by the nation
al council. DIR. Swartz spoke more in
detail along the same lines, speaking
Of the plan to raise a fund OF at least
SS,000,00O for UNCONVENTIONAL pur-
poses within the next four years, of
the anticipated growth in the mem
bership Of the churches. and of spe-
cial work that would be done
throughout the country to interest the
Christian people in a religious awak-
ening.
At a brief business session it was
decided to hold the annual meeting
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Especial to The Caledonian. }

Chelsea July 18What expected to be the most absorbing
annals of criminal procedure well
under today The jury the of State Otis Williams
Topsham charged murder the first degree for alleged
pcy Joseph Fech April 22 empaned before
panel "a aismen had been nearly exhausted
the opening the ntmated that the state
would attempt show intimacy between the accused and the wife
possibility
conjuga bonds The did say however, that it would
attempt o prove who fired the shot that killed Fech.
Williams Mrs Fech calm and unagated today
when they entered pleas of guilty.
county stirred has been and the court
filled spectators although the trial has pro-
interesting stage expected that the will take
at least 10 days
Two witnesses took the stand today Fred Adams of Bradford
the
The other was
Engineer Buck Bethel who showed plans of the
house and the house of Williams
until
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-19
PINNED UNDER OVERTURNED
AUTO AND IS UNINJURED

East st. Johnsbury, July 18.-Miss
Edna Wells of CRANKY miraculously
escaped serious injury Tuesday after
noon when the automobile she was
driving turned turtle on the road be-
tween East st. Johnsbury and North
Concord, pinning her beneath the car
until help could be secured to raise
the machine and release her.
Miss Wells is the r. F. D. carrier
on the "star'' route between North
Concord and CRANKY and was return
ing from st. Johnsbury to Concord
when the accident occurred near the
farm of David Ranney.
1t was said that Miss Wells was in
a hurry and was speeding when the
machine struck a sandy spot in the
road. The front wheels skidded,
throwing the rear Of the auto around
and turning it almost completely over.
The top was up, which probably
saved Miss Wells from injuries other
than the few bruises she received.
When men arrived and lifted the
machine Miss Wells was able to ex-
tricate herself without further aid and
said she was not hurt.
Beyond a smashed top and a
sprung axle the machine was not
damaged and was able to proceed un-
der its own power after being right
ed.
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of the club in October, probably at
st. Johnsbury, when a vote would be
taken as to continuing the organiza-
ton.
Following an excellent supper
served by the ladies of the church,
Rev. E. G. French presided at the
postprandial exercises and short and
witty speeches were made by Rev.
c. F. Carter of Hartford, Prof. Gill;
lette of the Hartford Theological
Seminary, and Rev. Allan A. Stock
dale of Toledo. all summer residents
at Greensboro.
St. Johnsbury was represented at
the gathering by Rev. and Mrs. F. B
Richards, Rev. DR.. c. H. Merrill and
wife, Mrs. Abbie J. Balch, Arthur F.
Stone and Miss Stone, Mr.. and Mrs
P. F. Hazen and Miss Helen L.
Graves, the secretary of the club.
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The Jury.


Examination of talismen, begun
Monday afternoon, was continued this
forenoon with the result that the fol-
lowing jurymen were selected:
H. H. Titus of West Fairlee, retir-
ed
Jesse M Benjamin of Strafford.
employe of the Vermont Copper Co.
P. w. Flint of Braintree, farmer.
Norman ]. Platt of Wililamstown,
retired property owner.
Curtis E. Brown of Tunbridge,
farmer.
S. H. Thayer of Braintree. farmer.
Volney B. Sary of Brookfield, farm
Clarence A Webster of Randolph,
farmer.
A A. Kidder of Newbury, farmer.
Charles L. Hayward of Williams
town, farmer.
Arthur Lamson. of Brookfeld,
farmer.
W. S. Hathaway of Washington.
farmer.
Prejudices against capital punish
ment and rejection of circumstantial
evidence as an avenue leading to con-
viction were the principal reasons for
disqualification of jurymen at the ses-
sion yesterday, although a number of
talismen were excused because the
condition of their health did not war
rant the rigors of close custody de-
manded of jurors. 1t is anticipated
that the trial of Williams will last at
least 10 days and some of those ex-
amined did not think their health
would benefit by comparatively isola-
ton during that period. Attorney
General H. G. Barber of Brattleboro,
who is assisting in the prosecution,
and States Attorney Frank S. Will
liams Of Bradford examined the tails
men for the state, and the respond
ent's interests were represented by
Attorney David Conant of Bradford
and Attorney Stanley G. Wilson of
Chelsea
The Story of FeIch's Death.
The story of Felch's death, as cur
rent around the latter days Of April,
contained the following elements.
Toward the wane of the maple sugar
season Felch finished supper-it was
on the night of Saturday, April 22-
and announced his intention Of going
to the sugarhouse for the purpose of
boiling the last run of sap. - He re-
marked that he would be home
IulQnlSnL. Liz SQSdTnOuS0 Is
located in fringe Of fir trees at the
edge Of a maple orchard scarcely a
half mile away from the house.
In the early morn of Easter Sun
day Mr.. Felch's non-appearance caus-
ed alarm and Mrs. Felch, her daugh-
ter, Bernice, and the hired girl, Miss
Josephine Pero, set out for the sugar
woods. Arriving at the sugarhouse
they opened the door and found the
body of Felch lying in the welter of
his own blood with a rife under his
torso. The women spread the alarm
and the town health officer was called.
He secuted the theory of suicide be-
cause of the peculiar juxtaposition of
the body and the rifle.
On the following Wednesday Will
liams was arrested and given a pre-
liminary hearing before a justice of
the peace in Bradford. Williams
statements on that occasion are said
to have prompted the arrest Of Mrs
Felch a few days afterward. The
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Great Array of Speakers.
The speakers at the dinner were
Governor Samuel w. Mccall of Mas
sachusetts, President James H. Hus-
tbs of the Boston & Maine system, T.
N. Vail of Lyndonville, president Of
the American Telephone & Telegraph
company; Judge Wendall P. Stafford,
judge of the supreme court of the
District of Columbia, a former resi-
dent of Barre and st. Johnsbury.
Among the guests will be Admiral
Charles E. Clark, who arrived at
Stowe last week, Governor c. w
Gates, a number of the former gov
ernors Of the state, Senators w. l..
Dillingham; and Carol S. Page, mem
bers of the Washington Vermont So
ciety and others prominent in state
and national affairs.
At the last moment word was re-
ceived from Gov. Spalding of New
Hampshire that, owing to the depart
ure of the state troops and press of
other official business he would be
unable to be present. A letter of re-
gret was also received from Edward
A. Filene of Boston.
At the afternoon meeting the
speakers were Charles K. Gleed of
Topeka, Kan, a native Of Morrisville;
E. G. Smith, president of the Central
Vermont railway; Admiral Robert E.
Peary of the United States navy, and
John Barrett of Washington, D. c.
director general of the Pan-American
congress.
Ladies from Barre, Montpelier and
those who accompanied their hus-
bands here occupied seats in the gal
lery during the post-prandial exer-
cises in the evening. The gallery,
which seats 700 persons, was filled.
Major General Leonard Wood was
among those expected to be present
but could not leave the mobilization
at Plattsburg, n. Y.
Ex-Governor Smiths Address.
In his address this afternoon Presi-
dent E. c. Smith said in part:
THE success Of a state or nation
depends upon the character and NOR
ality of it's citizens. These two, char
acter and morality, have their found
alton in the divine law. Constitution
the common law, statutes as enacted
by the state and nations, are merely
human efforts looking towards the
expression Of that law. The degree
in which such expressions are carried
out, the quality of the impetus of ad-
vancement in civilization, the degree
of the appreciation of the rights of
the individuals who make up society,
the conformity of duty imposed by
these rights between the members Of
a community-these measure the
progress of the state of ideal perfec-
ton. The constant aim Of a state
should be the just recognition of these
rights and the accomplishment of that
duty. To depart from these ideals
leads to the end of disaster, to tenn
porize with them postpones their full
flment.
II take it that the purpose of this
organization is to develop a greater
Vermont along these lines, even as
laid down by those who prepared the
way for us in Vermont; that the idea!
upon which this organization is pred
icated is not material prosperity nor
temporary advancement merely, but
the ideal of equal justice to all its
citizens. This organization looks to
a truly greater Vermont, whose OBJ
ject is to hold the people Of this state
steady 90 the purposes of our fathers.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-19
Church Picnic Thursdax.

The North church picnic and out
ing will be held in G. G. Cary's grove
on Thursday if the weather is suit
able, if not the next pleasant day.
Automobiles will start from the
church at o'clock.
The porch party of the North
church will be held on Friday after
noon at 2.30 at the home of Mrs. H.
H. Carr, los Main street.
The South church women will have
a porch party on Friday afternoon at
3 o'clock at Mrs. Eaton's, Woman's
club house.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-19
STATES NEEDS AND POSSIBILITIES
Are Set Forth Inspiring Speeches By Greatest Galaxy Of Noted Men
Ever Gathered On Platform the Green Mountain Stateeeng
In AmOry In Afternoon and Banquet In City Hall In Evening Make
Annual Affair and Observance Of 25 Anniversary Of Admance
To the Union
Especial to The Caledonian. }

Montpelier July 12Seven hundred gathered
today attend the annual meeting of the Greater association
and listened inspiring addresses by the galaxy speakers
that graced platform the Mountain
1t the largest attendance Of meeting held by
ton and after Tuesday night applications for tickets had be turned
down after the number originally planned had been
The sessions opened with meeting in the afternoon in the amoy
and concluded with big banquet the City Hail. 700 per-
being seated at the tables.
Pospanda exercises followed the banquet These pred
George New York. editor the North American
Review, a native of Peacham
The speakers all expressed enthusiasm the possibilities which
before development Of them touched
the problems which confronting the nation today
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LOCAL NOTICES


Notices will be inserted in this
column in reading matter type at the
rate of ten cents line for the first
sequent insertions of the same copy)
Grace Unity Club will hald a food
sale Saturday, July %, at 2 p. m. in
vestry of Grace Methodist church.
Bread, pastry and fish cakes will be
on sale.
The w. H. NJ. S. of the South
church hold a food sale in the vestry,
Saturday, July p, from to 5 o'clock
DR.. Doyle and family are in camp
at Lake Willoughby for three weeks
and his office will be closed.
d. A. r. Entertainment.
Under the auspices of the D. A. r.
Miss Margaret Merrill is arranging a
pageant to be given at Brantview
August 2 and 8. "The Revels of Old
Stratford'' will include a series of por-
trayals of village life of Shakespeare
time and some scenes from his plays.
Those who saw the plays given at
Brantview and Elmwoode under Miss
MerrilIs direction will not wish to
miss this attractive program, which
will be more fully outlined next week.
Miss Bertha Wesselhoeft Swift of
Boston, soprano, and teacher of sing
ing, will spend the summer in this
vicinity and will commence teaching
the first week in July. Her address
will be SO Main street. St
First class seven-paSsenger auto for
hire. G. E. Sparhawk, Phone 336-W.
Mrs. A. E. Grow, foot specialist,
will be in town Thursdays, Fridays
and Saturdays only until September
25.-Adv.
| Try the new College Ice, "Ruby
Flop at Searles Soda Fountain.
From May to September The Gale
donian Office will be closed Saturday
afternoons. Bring in your business
Saturday morning.
Fairbanks Coffee, sold by A. H.
Gleason, 73 Main street.
If you need a monument or any
lettering done in cemetery write or
call 534M, J. e. Walker.
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NIasons Elect Beck Treasurer.

At the regular meeting of the Pas
sumpsic lodge, No. 81, A. F. and A.
NJ, Thursday evening. Fred c. Beck
was elected treasurer of the lodge to
fill the vacancy caused by the decease
of c. A. Calderwood.
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rifle found under Felchs body,
Felch's clothing, the lantern and 9TH
er articles were taken to Burlington
by the state pathologist for further
examination. 1t is expected that DR..
Stone and DR.. Whitney will arrive in
Chelsea Wednesday to testify, al
though their testimony may not be
used until later in the week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-19
OVER 700 MEN AT
VERMONT MEETING

Attendance Beats Records Of Former Meetings Of AssO-
catOn-Addresses by Colonel George Harvey, Governor
Samuel W. Mccall, Theodore N Vail, Judge Wendell P.
Stafford, Admiral Clark, James H. Hustis, H. E. Folsom,
Chas K Geed, E. C. Smith, Admiral Peary and John
Barrett
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"YOU SHOULD WORRY"
If Your Coal Is In The Cellar

No you wun't need to lie awake
nights, if you have it salted away
this summer, but we're sorry for
those who do not.