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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-08
THE STRUGGLE
WITH MUD

The struggle OF the American PEG
pie with mud, particularly in late
winter and early spring, Is one OF the
regular experiences OF life in the
rural districts. People who live in
well paved towns or along hard roads
do not realize what handicap mud is
to industry along the back roads OF
country having soft soils.
Several of the congressman went
down TO Camp Greene in North Car.
DINA and struck mud. The visitors
reported the mud at the cantonment
as being a foot deep. On army wag.
ons ii was nearly up to the hubs OF
the wheels. and almost up to the bel.
lies of the mules that drew them.
There are millions of miles Of high
way in this country where mud foot
deep is not at all unusual While the
mud season lasts travel over the
highway is practically prohibited. 1t
comes at season when the farmers
are preparing for spring work. The
remnants of last falls produce are
also being hauled over the highways
at tremendous expense of time and
horseflesh.
Not merely does this condition de.
lay rural industry. but it must have n
discouraging effect on all the coun.
try people. They must feel the de.
cadence Of ncighborhood that has
to wallow through sloughs of despond
every time 1t goes out on the roads.
The ancient habit OF scraping togeth-
or the dust of the road from the gut.
tiers and hcaping Il UP in the center
aggrayatcs muddy conditions. This
dust Is worn out road material having
no binding power and ready to turn
into paste at the first application Of
moisture.
There arc some soils that are natu
rally muddy and merely need the com
Ing Of spring rains to turn the roads
into pig sites. industry cannot be
prosperous in those localities until
steps have been taken to rebuild such
roads with some form Of material gu
perior to the original foundation.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-08

OF 1916 on page 100. Lot /
in block 4. II. II. Townsite
at Contact, Nevada.
Assessed to John Stark for the year
of 1916 on page 100. Lot 1s
in block IL, East Contact.
Nevada.
Assessed TO Geo. Toston for the year
OF 1916 on page EOS. Lots
1916 in block %. East Con
tact. and lot Il in block 16
East Contact. Nevada.
Assessed to Blue Rock Mining Com
pany for the year of 1916
on page 10 & IL. Patented
Mining Claims as follows:
1-6 Interest in the Big Mon
ster, lot No. l.;
l-6 Interest in the Isaac
Newton. lot No. A.
1-6 Interest in the Great
Western; the Great East
ern, and the Red Warrior,
lot No. AZ.
The Carrie Group. viz: The
Carrie, The Emma, lot No.
40.
Il Interest in the Comstock
* the Evaline, lot No. 40.
p Interest in the Big Chief
lode lot 80. and q Interest
in the Red Cloud lode, lot
No. 40.
All in the Ferber Mining
District, Elko County, Ne,
vada.
a Quitclaim Deed of any and all
property purchased at this Sale will
be issued to the purchaser by the
County Treasurer as Trustee under
the law of said Elko County, State OF
Nevada, conveying such title to the
property as may have come into his
| possession at the time said property
was bid in for the benefit OF the
County and State at the tax sale
| thereof.
NJ. II. MILLER,
County Treasurer in and for Elkc
County, Nevada.
! Dated at EIko, Nevada, on the 4th Of
! March, 1918.
First publication, March 6, 1918.
Last publication, April S, 1918.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-08
$500 REWARD

One brown 6 year-OId Gclding,
branded on left hip with T.Bench
Lost between Eureka and Duckwater
on or about January G. 1918 from my
sheep camp. Said horse was in
charge Of my foreman, Domingo Gaca
at the time.
| will give $25 for his return.
either to me or Domingo Gaca.
BALBINO ACHABAL,
Tuscarora, Nevada.
First pub, Feb. %. 1918.
Last publication, March Q, 1918.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-08
DISTINCTIVE
PRODUCTS

There is always an advantage when
community gets a reputation for
some particular kind OF product stock
ralsers say that the farmers make a
mistake in dividing up their interest
among so many different breeds II
those in one locality would agree TO
specialize on one variety Of cattle.
their nolghborhood would acquire a
reputation for that type Buyers wish.
Ing that brood would come from long
distance TO look over the stock.
Johnson county, Missouri, ia one 10.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-11-07

We will not be responsible for the
views of correspondents.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-11-07
The Belington Progressive
PEOPLES PAPER x
OUR BoUNDEN DUTY

This newspaper must first OF all be
clean. At must be fair, it must be hon
est and without malice in its opinions
and expressions, and it must, at all
times. devote itself unfinchingly and
fearlessly to the public service IN the
interests of the masses of the people.
Ii must always combat evil and IN
justice.
It must always fight for progress
and reform.
n, must never tolerate corruptlons.
1t must be in sympathy with the
moor and the unfortunate.
For Belington it must always stand
with unselfish devotion, for the
achievement of the finest ideals, Oh
every high purpose, of every enter
prise, of every step in the march Oh
progress.
1t must stand for good government
freedom, equality, the public welfare
civic and true patriotism and undying
love of country.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-11-07
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.

Do not imagine that. because other
cough medicines failed to give you
relief that it will be the same with
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Bear
in mind that from small beginning
this remedy has gained world
wide reputation and immense sale.
A medicine must have exceptional
merit town esteem wherever it be-
comes known.
Sold by all Dealers (adv.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-11-07
How,s This :

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot De
cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine.
Halls Catarrh Medicine has been taken
by catarrh sufferers for the past thirty
Eve years, and has become known as the
most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Hairs
Catarrh Medicine acts thru the Blood on
the Mucous surfaces. expelling the Pol
son from the Blood and healing the d.5-
eased portions.
After you have taken Halls Catarrh
Medicine for short time you will see q
great Improvement in your general
health. Start taking Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine at once and get rid of catarrh- SEND
for tes.i nonials. free
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-11-07
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER I, 1918.

When a woman wants to get rid
of her husband for an hour, she
sends him upstairs to get some
thing from the pocket of her dress.
Every subscriber to the county
paper is doing something to up
build his county. The local paper
is the mirror thru which the out
side world sees a community. To
publish q good paper it is necessary
to have every available subscriber.
A good paper increases the stand
ing of the community in which it is
published.
We note with pleasure that the
farms in this county are developing
into a higher stage of cultivation
The young farmers pave certainly
improved upon the old fogy methods
of their fathers and the modern
ways of farming is causing Mother
Earth to produce her largest and
best crops.
Why does man when he becomes
possessed of $3.50 raw-boned plug
and a $40 cart have to rein the
poor crowbait up like a turtle
treading water, until it can't see
the ground before it, and goes a.
long as if trying to read the ans
wer in the stars. Why does q
and healthy complexion have to
girl whom nature has given a clear
paint it till she can't wink for fear
of cracking the enamel And why
does she bang her hair like a Spitz
poodle and make her head look like
a window mop? Why, bless you,
all these things are the style, and
that is all that can or ought to be
said about them.
Go along the streets of our city
and you can pick out the boys, who
in the next decade, will be grumb-
lers and GROWERS. You will see
them sitting idle on dry goods boz
swinging their feet and squirting
tobacco juice. In ten or twenty
years from now they will be doing
the same thing and declaring tht
world has been made all wrong
Never having made an effort to d.
anything for themselves they do no
like those who have; having nothini
themselves, they look upon ever!
man who has gained property O
high standing or high professional
reputation thru unceasing toll and
of time and means, as having
wronged them in some way, and a
an enemy to be denounced in season
and out of season.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-11-07
THE LABoRER's DEATH
E. d. Koontz

theirs Work is Done,
He has not failed because he stop
ped to rest
His works bespeaks heidi his level
best.
Upon his wrinkled brow the beads
Of honest sweat,
Grim tokens there of numberless
troubles met,
His calloused hands, the proof of
battles won.
Two hands his only weapons, meath
a blistering sun.
Grim resolution stamped upon his
honest face,
Shows all too plain how he-has won
the race;
The smile that curls about his
stiffened lips
A truthful message bears Of grim
determinations grip
No cheering crowds, with drum and
fife proclaim him great;
He falls in death alone self-satis-
fed with fate.
No maiden hands to bind his pain
full wounds,
No loving arms his battered form
entwines around,
He like the humble Nazerene of old,
that lowly One,
Must rest his head, upon Earth's
grey lap Of chilly stone.
Gaunt poverty his guide, all down
the darkened way,
Will grant him now, place within
her narrowed walls of clay;
The potter's field will yield to him
an humble plot,
Where daily grind or pangs Of
hunger toucheth not.
No heartless vandal, searching fol-
the jeweled dead,
Will burst these mounds to violate
the laborer's bed.
He had no time to seek the shrine
of fame;
All that was, or is, to be noble
name,
This broken frame, within has
housed a spirit brave,
In earth or air, or like galleyec
slave.
No task he shirked; resigned HI
murmered not,
For time at birth of dawn assigned
his humble lot.
Temptations? Yes. There stalked thu
giant vice
Reached out to snatch his soul from
gated paradise,
There gilded sin, from her Thousand
tempted hills
Has lured him on to try her tempt
ing thrills.
Passion nude, with tempting sirei
voice
By Beauty's spring has dared hin
take his choice.
The mirrored bar bedecked wit
golden bowl
Has dared him there to pawn hi
very soul,
Through hunger's pain through bit
ter cold and thirst.
He dared the cruel fates to do thei
very worst.
At set Of sun when he had reache
his goal,
The precious gift Of God he passed.
back unstained, his soul.
A failure? Yes. AS measured b,
these little men Of dust,
A man for all Of that SO says CO.
so says
god that's ust.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-11-07
Definitions of Home.

OeHnlt1OnS OF Home
How much happier we would all
be if we would attempt to build in
stead of tearing down; how much
sweeter our lives would be, if we
would encourage, by kind words,
those of our fellowmen and fellow
women who have fallen by the way
side; extend helping hand, whisper
words of encouragement in their
ear, and 10! how much brighter our
lives and theirs would be. Give no
heed to the tattler and gossiper,
turn deaf ear, and tell them that
you are otherwise engaged, when
you find them inclined to talk and
very soon thetatt lers will find their
profession gone,
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-11-07
FOR SALE SECOND HAND CARS:

One Buick four Roadster, One19-
Is Maxwell Touring, driven 900
miles. One Ford Touring Car.
These cars have all extra tires.
All kinds of repairing electrical
and mechanical, cars bought and
sold.
All work guaranteed
For prices and information etc, see
w. N. BEHEN,
Belington W. Va.
(Ady.O
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-11-07
Sleep and Rest.

One Of the most common causes
of insomnia and restlessness is in
digestion. Take one of Chamber
lain's Tablets Immediately after
supper and see if you do not rest
better and sleep better. They cost
only quarter.
Sold by all dealers (adv.)
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-11-07

An ordinary woman's waist is
thirty inches around. An ordinary
mans arm is about thirty inches
long. How admirable are thy works
oh, nature!
Inform your friends that you do
not care to have them call you du-
ring working hours. All your
time belongs to your employer
Ebert Hubbard.
Next to the wife beaten comes the
horse beaten and it is to be regret
ted we have one or two in this com
munity. A horse is the most faith
| full and noble of animals and the
man who would abuse his horse
has something lacking in his man
hood.
It is said that it is human ma
ture to hate him whom you have In
iured. But to those who hate with
born of jealousy it returns with a
ofvengancet curse theirown hearts
that fierce and uncivilized passion
Even the dead are hated by some OF
these low--bred human atoms Goo
is probably letting the dead rest II
peace why not the human species
do likewise-all that you say will
not disturb their slumbers and tt
speak disparaging of him who is
dead is only to heap Goals of fire VI
on your own head
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-11-07

Sometime ago a merchant was
heard to remark that he. had made
more money during the last IL
months than he ever had before in
his life in the same time-If this be
true it would seem that some where
in the retail field of commerce there
might be some profiteering. If SO:
is it just? is it patriotic?
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-11-07
GRANT GRAHAM.

"God sometimes washes the eyes
of his children with tears that they
may read Alright his providence and
commandments" Cuyler.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-11-07

When woman wants to get rid
of her husband for an hour, she
sends him upstairs to get some
thing from the pocket of her dress.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-11-07


man is becoming round shouldered
by wearing suspenders to support
heavy skirts. We are of the opin-
ion that it is caused by supporting
good-for-nothing husbands.
One has only to use his brains a
chimes which might be installed in
the farm home at comparatively
small expense, and which would go
long way toward making life on
the farm lighter for the women and
more attractive for the children. 1t
is fact that farms run on a mod
ern basis pay larger dividends.
Farms so run not only keep the
children at home, but keep them in
terested in their home, in the farm
and the farm work.
Farmers who feel that there is
something wrong with their farm
and who begin to see their children
become resteless-a sort of constant
yearning to get away-will find a
solution to the whole problem OF
keeping the family together, in
Frightening up the home and giving
it an air of modernity.
Not only is this applicable to the
farmer, but to the resident of the
small town as WELL The rising
generations are not wont to be SC
contented with life as were THEN
fathers and mothers. They must
have certain things which, though
easily, within the reach of their par
ents, are oftimes overlooked, only tc
be discovered after it is too late
The country home may be made as
attractive as any other, more atrac-
tive, comfortable and healthful in
4 fact. To make it so is to solve
the problem of keeping the boys and
J girls on the farm and in the home
town.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-11-07

Published Every Thursday by
THOMPSON PRINTING COMPANi
Belington, w. Va.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-26
FAMOUS JAP WILL
PLAY In CHAMP

New York, July Sit Is barely pos
sible that in addition to Kumagae and
kashio there will be a third Japanese
entry for the national tennis title.
Japanese tennis followers here are
discussing the possibility Of their in
ducing Minoru Fulfil, the most famous
all-round athlete of Japan, to COM
pete at Forest Hills. Fulfil has Joined
the stan at the Japanese Legation in
washington and has played several
impressive matches on the courts of
the Racquet and Tennis Club in the
Capital.
FULL plays strong game, and af-
fects a style unlike that of Eurna gae,
who depends largely on his long game
and Is helpless against vigorous vol
leying such as George NJ. Church or
ganized against him in the national
two years ago. Fulfil plays well at
the net and is aided by a great reach.
he is just six feet tall.
While at Tokyo University Fulfil
was star in track and field athletics,
tennis and baseball. It was in 1907
that he astounded the athletic world
by pole vaulting twelve feet and run
ming 100 metres in 10 24-100 seconds by
electrical timing-a record which
stands alone and is better than the
accepted American and Olympic
marks Of 10 40 seconds. Fujii vnulted
with bamboo pole-at that time an
innovation. He also discarded the
usual spike at the end of the nola
The Washington herald., 1918-07-26
UMPS Won HERBULIS
IS NOW AN ENSIGN

John William Won Herbulis, of
Falls Church, Va, well known in
baseball circles as the popular UNI
pire Of games played over at Clarea-
don, has been commissioned an en-
syn in the Naval Reserve Force and
assigned to duty under the Bureau
of Ordnance.
Ensign Won Herbulis holds an A. B.
degree from st. Johns College and
a B. s. degree from Catholic Univer-
sity. and since graduating from the
latter institution has been connected
with the chemical laboratory at the
Washington Steel and Ordnance plant.
He Is one Of four brothers now in
the service. Otto, the well known
amateur pitcher, being a petty OFF,
Ger in the naval reserve. while two
brothers are in the army.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-26
MATTY'S RED TRIBE
TAKE DOUBLE BILL

Boston, July 25.-Cincinnad took
two games from Boston here today,
the first 2 to 0, and the second to
o.
With pitcher substituting In
left field in the first game and q
man on base in the thirteenth.
Rousch drove a liner which Cana
van misjudged and it rolled for a
home run. A badly bounding ball
broke Rawlings nose and the Braves.
with a nakeshift lineup, were easy
in the second game. The score by
innings:
Cinci.... 900 100 100 900 "a IS 8
Boston. 001 900 001 900 o. 4 8
Batteries-Eller and Wingo; Ra-
gan and Wilson. Umpires-Byron
and O'Day.
Second game:
Cincinnati 80. 2o1 200 ooo-5 IS 1
Boston ....... 900 900 600 Z 3
Batteries-Schneider and Allan:
George and Henry. Umpires-ODay
and Byron.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-26
PHILLIES AND CUBS
DIVIDE DOUBLE BILL

Philadelphia, July 25.-The league
leading Cubs and the Phillies put up
about a weird a double-header today
as could possibly have been staged.
Between solid hitting. listless fielding
and bases on balls 1t was a wild
afternoon. The Phillies captured the
hirst game by 10 to and kicked the
second one away by 12-to-6 score.
The score by innings:
R.H.E.
Chicago 511 2
Philadelphia 60004000x -1014 8
Batteries-Douglas, Carter. Walker
and O'Farrell; Watson. Hogg and
Adams. Umpires-Quigley and Harri-
sin.
Second game.
Chicago ......s Il II I
Philadelphia 5000 03300- II
Batteries-Hendrix, Douglas and
o'Farrell: Oeschger. Davis and
Burns. Umpires-Harrison and Quig-
ley.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-26
M'DEVITT NOW
LEAGUE UMPIRE
Millionaire-for-a-Day Didn't
Lei Lobert Get Away
with Steal.

Philadelphia, July 25.-Butch Nc
Dewitt, the millionaire-for-a-day, wife
hunter, lecturer, toastmaster and ac-
tor, has a new vocation. The man who
made wilkes-Barre famous is
breaking into baseball.
As an honest-to-goodness player!
No. AS manager? No. As club
owner? No. Butch must be the big
boss or he won't play. He wants to
preside at everything he puts hand
to. Therefore. Butch n breaking into
baseball as an umpire.
Butch frankly confesses that his uua-
piring career Is confined to one game.
but in the same breath admits that
he knows all about the art.
To prove that he Is a regular UNI
pire. he stated that he 10 going to
officiate at an International League
game at Binghamton Friday.
The fear that the game might be
stopped by the ruling which Secretary
Baker will hand down did not find its
way into Butch's heart.
Even IL they say that baseball is
nonessential," he explained, they'll
play that, one game at Binghamton TO
see me umpire"
The one game which Butch umpired
was at Hog Island recently. and he
had a run-in with John Lobert, for
mer Giant and Phillie third basemsp.
Lobert tried to steal second and
Butch called hm out
.'Out." shouted John. with full lung
power. whoever told you you could
umpire, ButchT"
whoever told you you could steal
second?' Butch retorted.
well, did," Lobert fared back.
'.But you didn't get away with II, I"
was Butch's final verdict.
Lobert stroiled to the bench walt
ing for a suitable comeback to enter
his brain. But the thought never
arrived.
McDevitt has been talking for the
Marines during hs stay here.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-26

regarding the status of organized
baseball under the "work-or-6ght"
order. but that at late hour Mr..
Baker decided to reserve his de-
eision until today.
The decision has been written
and all it awaits is the Secretary
signature. No one knows definite
ly whether it's a death warrant or
lease on life-until the end of
the present season, at least-for
the sport.
81 want to look it in the face
once more" was Mr.. Bakers reply
this afternoon when asked for the
decision. ""Il'll read it over and
give it out tonight. possibly"
But when darkness fell word
came from Mr.. Baker that he had
changed his mind and that the i'm
portant document would not be
forthcoming until today. Practi-
cally all of the baseball magnates
who visited Gen. crowder and filed
their brief for the continuance of
the game, had left the city today.
They were confident, though. that
Mr.. Baker might see his way clear
to allow them to finish out the
present season.
At all odds-from the standpoint
of fan-Mr. Baker faces a ,knotty
problem. He halls from Cleveland.
where he once was mayor, and he
lives in Washington. Both of these
cities are in the FIRST division of the
American League. And what's the
small boy of either town Coin to
think Of guy who kills the
chances of the home team coppin'
the pennant?
The Washington herald., 1918-07-26
CLARENDON PLAYS
ARTILLERY SUNDAY

The team representing tht Coast
Artillery Corps, located in East Po-
tomac Park, will journey over to
Clarendon Sunday afternoon to meet
the Clarendon A. C. at 2:30. Sergt.
Flynn. having gotten together a fast
hard-hitting team. states that the re-
puted strength of Geibel's team will
not frighten them and he threatens
to spring a surprise on the chesty
Clarendon bunch.
Against the artillery team will be
a club not entirely void of service
flavor. as a navy yeoman, Red Cross
men, army lieutenants, sergeant of the
Marines and a navy ensign will make
up the indicator array. In center
field will be representative of state
government, Del Bolen, deputy trens-
urer Of Alexandria County.