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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-04-30
~ the autocrats of the world.


1.-THE enemies of our liberties in
this country, Intentionally or unin.
tentionally. Historically cry out Let
us keep out of war; let us appoint a
Joint commission of conciliators of
the peutral nations; let us intervene
and offer our services to bring about
peace; let us submit the question to
the American people,
war. No more intelligent, patri jtic
or human effort was ever made to
this end in the face of the most in.
tense opposition and under the most
tryAg circumstances than was made
by the most patient, diplomatic, and
peace-loving man that ever lived, our
own president, Woodrow Wilson. In
the early stages of the war be Of
fered his services in the interest of
peace; he exerted forbearance in
the face of wrongs that few men
could have sustained; he called upon
the neutral nations of the world, and
on their behalf and on behalf of our
own country urged the warning pow
ers TO state basis upon which terms
of peace might be considered. And
all of these effort failed. failed ut
terly, because one of the great groups
of warning powers stated that Irere
was no contest that was subject to
arbitration; that there was no terri.
tory involved; that there was no
dispute as to the right Of nations;
that there was nothing that could be
Continued on page three.)
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Elko 01090
Carson OS065

Carson OSObo
Department OF the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Elko. Nevada, April 81.
1917.
Notice is hereby given that Daisy
'Lebcrski, of Elko, Nevada, who. on
July Is. 1913. made Desert Land Ap.
plication, Carson City OS065, now Elko,
| No. O1O90, for Lot / and SEA NEA
Section 2. Township 80 North. Range
J 81 East, Mt. Diablo Base and Meri,
dian, has filed notice of intention TO
make final proof, TO establish claim
\ to the land above described. before the
Register & Receiver of the U. S. Land
Office. at Elko, Nevada, on tho 29th
day OF May, 1917.
/ Claimant names at witnesses: Mer.
I rift NJ. Rockwell, of Lamoille, Nevada
Joel II. Hayward, of Lamoille. Nevada:
CHS Eshleman, of Elko. Nevada;
Robert A. Leberski, of Elko, Nevada.
JOHN Il. ROBBINS. Register.
First publication April %, 1917.
/ Last publication May &c, 1917.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Elko OATS
Carson City 06129

Department OF the Interior, u. S.
Land Office ut Elko, Nevada, April g.,
I1917.
Notice is hereby given that John
Angel. of Mountain City, Nevada, who,
on June l, 1911, made Carson City
homestead application O6l29, now
Elko No. OATS, for II. E. Survey No.
81, embracing a portion of the unsur-
veyed public domain, Nevada, more
particularly bounded and described as
follows: Beginning at Cor. No. /,
from which U. S. Location Monument
No. 243 bears S. go 80 w. 5.63 chs.
distant; thence S. So 29' W., 1888
chs. to Cor. No. 2; thence n. % OF
E, 42.63 chs. to Cor. No. 5, thence S
So 81 E., 1912 chs. TO Cor. No. 4;
thence S. CO. 03' E., 1914 chs. to Cor
No. 5; thence S. s. So W., SIPS chs
to Cor. No. 6; thence w. 7.79 chs. to
Cor. No. z; thence N. g "a E., 4O.6C
chs. to Cor. No. l, the place of be
ginning, containing 1888 acres &C
cording to the official plat of the sur
vey of the said land returned to the
| general land Office by the surveyor
general, and forming part of unsur
veyed Sections sc, Township As North
Range 90 East; Section 81, TOWNSHIP
40 North, Range 81 East; Section 6
Township Al North, Range 81 East
and Section l, Township "A North
Range 50 East, Mount Diablo Meri
dian has filed notice of intention t
make finaPfve year proof, to establis
claim to the land above described, b.
fore the register and receiver of thi
office. on the twenty-ninth day of Ma!
1917.
Claimant names at witnesses: Wi
liam Wore, of Elko, Nevada; Pierc
Wore, of Elko, Nevada; Samuel NJ,
Ginness, of Mountain City, Nevada
James 7. Martin, of Mountain Cit,
Nevada.
r JOHN E. ROBBINS, Register.
First publication April &c, 1917.
Last publication May 81, 1917.
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NOTICE OF ELECTION
FOR INCORPORATION OF

TOWN OF ELkO
On motion of Commissioner Gregory,
seconded by Commissioner Jones, and
unanimously carried, the following
resolution was adopted by the board,
to.wit
Election Proclamation
Pursuant to the provisions of that
certain Act OF the Legislature OF the
State of Nevada entitled "An Act to
incorporate the Town of Elko. and
Defining the boundaries thereof, and
to Authorize the Establishing of a
City Government therefor, and Other
Matters Relating thereto" approved
March II, 1917. Session Laws of
1917, p. 1870 proclamation is made for
special election OF the legally quail.
fed electors within tho limits of the
proposed City of Elko as defined in
said Act, to.wit: of the legally quail.
fed electors, as shown by the regis
tered list at the last general election.
residing within that portion OF the
~ sN'hSt StlNO VI NtNauH,
bounded and described as follows:
Commencing at the northwest cor.
ner of the southeast quarter of sec.
ton nine, township thirty.four north.
range hfty.flye east, NJ. ID. NJ;
Running thence east and parallel
with the boundary lines between
townships thirty.four and thirty.fve
north, range fifty.fve east, two and
one half miles, to the northeast corner
OF the southeast quarter of section
eleven;
Thence at right angles south two
miles to the southeast corner of the
northeast quarter of section twenty.
three;
Thence Mt right angles west two and
one,half miles TO the southwest cor.
ner OF the northeast quarter OF sec.
ton twenty.one;
Thence at right angles north two
miles to the place OF beginning, being
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Elko O656
Carson 06742


Department of the Interior, u. s
Land Office at Elko. Nevada. April
IS, 1917
Notice is hereby given that
CHARLES II. NICKEL, Of Halleck
Nevada, who, on February 6, 1912
made homestead application, Carson
City 06742, now Elko. No. 0656, for
Lots 3 C 4; Bh SWK. Section 10
Township 35 North, Range 50 East
Mt. Diablo Base & Meridian, has filed
notice OF intention TO make nnal
FIVE year proof, to establish claim to
the land above described. before the
register and receiver of the U. s. Land
ONCE. at Elko. Nevada, on the 9Th
day OF June, 1917. Claimant names
rs Witnesses: Leroy Nc1ms, OF Hall.
eek, Nevada; Lee Hogan OF Halleck,
Nevada; George Bachman, Of Elko,
Nevada; Charles +. DeArmond, OF
Elko, Nevada.
JOHN T.. ROBBINS, Register.
First publication April q. 1917.
Last publication May 2S< 1917.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Elko 01223
Carson 0S402


Carson 0S402
Department OF the Interior, U. 8.
| and Office at Eiko, Nevada, April
%, 1917.
Notice Is hereby given that PIN
KARD REID PRUNTY, of Charles.
ton, Elko County, Nevada, who. on
February 10, 1914, made Desert Land
Application, Carson City 0S402. now
Elko, No. 0l223, for Lots 1873; SEA
NEA, Section 8, Township 10 North,
Range 81 East, Mt. Diablo Base and
Meridian. has filed notice of intention
to make final proof. to establish claim
to the land above described, before
the register and receiver of the U. S.
land Office, at Elko, Nevada, on the
7th day of June, 1917. Claimant
names as witnesses: Charles III.
Graham, of Charleston, Nevada; Earl
+ 'runty, of Charleston, Nevada: Lee
G.. Smith, of Charleston, Nevada;
Ba .Silio Tofanclli, of Charleston, Ne
vada.
JOHN Il. ROBBINS. Register.
First publication April q, 1917.
Last publication May %, 1917.
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April 25, 1917.

TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
We, the undersigned, doing business
under the name of the ELKO HIDE
& JUNK COMPANY, and the ELKO
FUR SHOP, have this day dissolved
partnership.
All moneys due the Cos, are to be
paid b. J. BANGS and all moneys
owed to the Cos, are to be paid by
b. J. BANGS.
+. T. DOLL is no longer interested
in the above named companies.
u. J. BANGS,
FRED Il. DOLL.
AIS m-26
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-04-30
First publication AT,riI 20, 1917
Last publication April 30. 1917
RESTORATION TO ENTRY toF
LANDS IN NATIONAL FOREST

n List 1928
Notice Is hereby given tba, fin
ians described below, embr2 cling 1ss
acres, within the Ruby Notlonal For
est Nevada will be subject TO settle
meht and entry under the nro,oiaions
OF the homestead laws of tho United
states and the act of limo II.
looo (34 Stat, 233) at the In uted
states land Office at Elko, Nevada ON
June ~ 1917. Any settler who was
actually and in good faith CLAIMING any
OF SAID lands Tor agricultural purn nscs
prior to January ], 1906, and has no
abandoned same, has prefer .nc,
right TO make a homestead entry 70
tue lands actually occupied. sni
,,I "eie 'S'eu upon the apl lica
tions OF the persons mentioned b. slov
VINO have preference right subj, ct
the prior right OF any such settler mr.,
Nided such settler or applica a, ,
. au"'ilou " make homestead entr IAN
the preference right Is exercised pric
TO June 81, 1917, on which da, IN N
lands will be subject to gettl o,,o,
~" ny Wy any qualihed perso n. I'll
M SWM, swh swM, VIZ sEi
- D0' ~ l. o. N, H. 5S F.,
ID. M, 40 acres; application . fla,
w. Curtis, Lamoillo, Nevada =. IA
,,Ni1o' hprli ~, 1917 c. W. BRUCI
Assistant Commissioner of the Gencr
Land Office.
a19.2B m3.1O
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Elko. Nevada, May l. 1917.

Stallment or IaNeS tOr the Year OF
1916.
Elko, Nevada, May /, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that in COM
pliance with the provisions of sections
1914 and 1864 of the Revised Laws of
Nevada, 1912 the State, County and
other special taxes for the fiscal year
of 1916, upon which are due the SEC
OND INSTALLMENT thereof, is now
payable at the County Treasurer's
Office at the Court House In the Town
and County of Elko, State of Ne
yada.
II such taxes are not paid prior to
the first Monday the 4th day of June,
1917, the same will become delinquent
| on the whole amount OF real estate
property assessed and ten per cent be
added to the amount of the second
installment due together with the cost
of advertising amounting to $500 on
each assessment and the County
Auditors fees for the Certificate
amounting to S1.00 on each assess
ment.
NJ. II. WILLER,
County Treasurer and Ex-Omcio
Tax Receiver in and for Elko County
Nevada.
First publication April 80, 1917.
Last publication June 4, 1917.
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WARNING

Hunting, Fishing ana s
strictly prohibited on .
ranches, on Mary's River
seyenty.ono ranches.
will be prosecuted accord
Nevada Land Il Ii
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-04-30

! SOutn mar OF section ten, south half
or section eleven. all Of section four
teen. all of section fifteen. east half
OF section sixteen. northeast quarter
Of section twenty-one, north half Of
section twenty-five. and the north
half OF section twenty-three, all in
township thirty-four north. range fifty
ave east, NJ. ID. b. 6 NJ, which said
election shall be held on the list day
of May, A. d. 1917, for the purpose
OF
1. Voting upon the question whether
they shall accept the charter embodied
in said Act OF the Legislature and
be incorporated as city, and
2. For the election OF a mayor and
tour supervisors for the City Of Elko.
At said election the polls shall re-
main open from the hour OF a. N.
until the hour of D. IN. of said day.
For the purpose OF said election
the said territory is divided into four
wards, within which polling places are
hereby designated. and election OIL
Gals are by this board appointed, as
follows, to-wit:
Ward Number One:
That portion of said territory lying
southerly from Court street and west
erly from Fifth Street; Polling place,
the room east Uf and adjoining the
Bradley Opera house;
Inspectors:
MRS. FANNIE MOODY and
C. Z. MAYER;
Clerks:
HARRY BARTLETT and
DOLLIE RUSSELL.
Ward Number Two:
That portion of said territory lying
northerly from Court street and west
erly from Fifth street; polling place,
knights of Pythias hall;
Inspectors:
MRS. JOS. CURRIE and
GEO. RIDDLE;
Clerks:
w. A. REINKEN and
MOLLIE CURLER.
Ward Number Three:
That portion of said territory lying
nCrtherly from Court street and east
erly from Fifth street; polling place,
Elko County High school;
Inspectors:
ELLA SIMONSEN and
CHARLES McHARNESS;
Clerks:
A. ID. TABER and
JOSIE CRANE.
Ward Number Four:
That portion Of said territory lying
southerly from Court street and east
erly from Fifth street: polling place
Elko Fire House;
| Inspectors.
LILLIAN PORTER and
STANLEY RIGSBY;
Clerks:
Il. w. HESSON and
FERN WOODGATE.
The intersection OF Court and Fidt
streets shall be the point common %
Wards numbers l, 2, 3 and 4.
And it is further ordered thai Thu
proclamation be published in the Elkc
Independent, a newspaper published
within the Town of Elko for period
of at least ten days prior to the date
OF said election, and that the clerk
of this board further post CODY
thereof in each of three pVblic place.
within said Town of EDO for a like
, period of time.
: And it is further ordered that til,
clerk OF this board shall cause. I,
= be placed for public inspection, 70
like period OF time, n fun and CON
plete copy OF said proposed charter
at each OF the following places: a
. the Office Of the County Clerk Q
Elko county, and United State, Pos
Office, Elko, Nevada, and Elko Fir
, House, Elko, Nevada. where the sam
shall remain open for the exalnin;
ton or inspection of all qualified vo
ers.
BY order OF said Board of Count
Commissioners.
ROBERT B.. HUNTER,
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION


Department Of the Interior, U. s..
Land once at Eiko, Nevada, April
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OFFICIAL TAX NOTICE

For the Payment of the Second In
stallment OF Taxes for the Year OF
1919
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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-11-24
So Much Talk About Nothing.

billing along the houlevards. All the
time she is looking, looking. scanning
the passing throng for the face she
cannot discover"
'You don't think She is stlll In love
with you?" asked Woodson promptly.
"What can think? She clingS close
10 me, she calls mo Ray she insists
on my calling her Patty rs In the
old days What worries me is that
am well known What must my
friends think Of seeing me daily In
the company " Il woman not my wifci
Last evening came the climax We
were seated nj table In Il cabaret
All OF ~ sudden she hid her face on my
shoulder, softly CRYING oh am in
despair" she >obhed. I shall never
find him -"
"H-m, I don't like this" muttcred
Woadson.
THE worst of 1t Is, that noticed "a
cousin II my wife lust leaving the
place don't know that he noticed
Us hut II he did, what won't he toll
my Wife"
see here, Massey" spoke Wood
son firmly you must explain MI this
to Miss Richmond"
"Shc knows ! ana married. Why,
she said only Yesterday: I can't In.
suit nm old friend Ike you by Offering
payment for your kindly services, but
| shall not forget that sweet little
81 .F ,,Ff, nf hu axor,
knows her present address"
Tell this reckless young lady that
you can't keep up this compromising
business. and forthwith write the
whole history OF the AFFAIR 10 your
wife"
I'm think II over" muttered RIA!
gloomily.
But the next Gay he burst In upoi
Woodson, his face radiant with Joy.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-11-24

M alien land In all the world has
any deep strong charm for me hut that
one. no other land could So longingly
and hcsccchlngly haunt me sleeping
and waking. through half lifetime, as
that one has pnc. other things leave
me. but It ahideS; other things
change. but II remains the same. For
me- lis balmy airs ~ always blowing
its summer seas fi,Ahing in the sun ;
the pulSing Of its surf beat is in my
ear; | can see its garlanded crags It's
leaping cascades its plumy palms
browsing by the shore; its remote sum
mlts floating like islands above the
cloudrack | can feel The spirit ~ ~
woodland snlitudrS | can hear the
plash Of IT, hrnok - mv r"Stril'
stIll lives the lrc;ia il4N. r. tla
persisted - yeas :.c.
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Tell Your
Wife!
By Marion Werner

copyright. 1917. Western Newspaper Union }
you ask my advice" said the
closest friend Ray Mnssen had in the
world. Parker woodson-"tell your
wife"
II don't dare to" half groaned the
former.
"Why nOtT
II am In too deep"
II say, Masscn. this is serious" be.
gan WoodsOn. with a grave face.
"Oh there is nothing wrong In what
] have done" Ray hastened TO say. 81
haven't even been foolish. Insensibly.
by the mere force OF circumstances. |
have been led to appear ms II flirtatious
individual, choosing the company Of n
former flame during the absence OF my
wife"
you'd better give me details"
urged Woodson.
81 will. Lucia went away to visit
her folks for month. rs you know.
closed up our pretty suburban home
and teok up hotel quarters In the city
here. II was law vacation time SO |
counted on rest. recreation. The third
day after Lucia had gone. there mp
pcared at the hotel the lady | have
told you about. named Patty Rich
mOnd. Twelve years ago at my boy
hood iome we were all but engaged.
Older. maturer. but the same gushing,
frivolous creature To- all seeming, she
called upon me at the hotel"
AS Il lawyer"
"As lawyer and as an old-time ac-
quaintancc. She dwelt upon our for.
mer friendship. She appealed to me
professionally. : am in trouble she
said. You can help me-"
do whatf" asked Woodson.
Help her find the original Of pho.
togrnph she showed me-"
"Of man, or wnman1"
"Of II handsome. but somewhat dis.
solutc looking man. She would give
no name. she would impart no partlcu.
lars. She said she knew nobody in
the city where she was sure the man
was. except myself She irnplored me
10 show her about the city. To accom-
pany her To its public places. thcaters,
even cabarcts, at any one of which she
might find this man."
And your"
"Obllged her. Every afternoon for
week hay" taken her out automo.
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GREAT, BUT NOT so CREDITED
Many OF the Most lIustrious Mer
Have Not Been Given This
Honor Title.

Many OF the most illustrious mer
have not obtnined tlie honor of having
the adjective affixed TO their names,
says James Bryce IN the Youths Com.
panion. The eaSie:T way of showing
this Is a. set down list of 20 Of the
most famous men Of action. | give the
list following. not IS better than 9th.
crs that might be framed. hut merely
rs sufficient for III, purposes of Illus
tration:
PcrlclcS, Hannibal, Julius Caesar
Emperor Augustus, Emperor Trajan
Pope Gregory VII. William the Con
quoror, Sultan Saladln. Emperor Fred
crick ii. Or Martin Luther. Ienutius
Loyola. Emperor Charles " Cardina
Richcileu. oliver Cromwell. Georg,
Washington. Napoleon Bonaparte
Abraham Lincoln, Joseph Mazzlnl
Cavour. Bismarck.
Several of the above, notably Juliu'
Caesar and Napoleon Bonaparte. stanc
NJ least rs high as any IN the list Of
those 70 whom the eplthet of great
has become attached in common
speech perhaps higher. Taken rs q
whole these ~ show a higher aver
age. There nrc none Of these 20 of
whom We do not feel that If We hac
known them they would have struck u
rs rising far above common humanity
either in width Of mind or intensity Of
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An Old Mans Stomach.

As We grow Older and less active. les.
and less food is required to meet h.
demands of our bodies. If too much i.
habitrally taken. the stomach will rebel
When man reaches the advanced age
of - or 30, you will find that he is 4
light eater. BE as careful az you will.
however, you will occasionally eat NOR,
than you should and will feel the neet
of Chamberlain Tablets to correct the
disorder These tablets do not contain
pepsin. but strengthen the stomach anC
enable it to perform its functions natur.
ally They also cause IA gentle move
ment of the bowels.
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Help The Kidneys
Snow Hill Readers Are Learning The
Way.

It's the little kidney ills
The lame. weak or aching back
The unnoticed urinary disorders
That may lead to dropsy and Bright 5
disease.
When the kidneys are weak.
Help them with Doan's Kidney Pills,
A remedy especially for weak kidneys.
Doan's have been used in kidney
troubles for 80 years
Endorsed by 50.000 people endorsed
at home.
Proof of merit in a citizens state
ment.
Mrs. William Powell, Purnell Street.
says: IL don't know what caused my
back to ache and pain "a 1t did two
years ago but it certainly made me
miserable the way il felt. After ] did
my homework my back would begin to
ache and | would often find it hard Ia
straigthen after STOPPING. was lame
and stiff when first got up mornings.
was advised TO try Doan's Kidney
Pills and got box. This medicine
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back and helped me so much in every
way that | have always been glad to
recommend it since.
Price 90 cents at all dealers Don I
simply ask for kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills the same that
Mrs Powell had Foster Milburn
Co.. Mfgrs.. Buffalo. y. y.
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Certain Cure For Group.

Mrs Rose Middleton. of Greenville.
H., has had experience in the treat
ment of this disease. She says. when
my children were small my son had
Group frequently. Chamberlain Cough
Remedy always broke w these attacks
Immediately, and was never without
il in the house have taken it myself
for coughs and colds with good results =