Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-10-23
tFROM FRIDAYS DAILY
Salmaqundi.

New goods arriving daily Et Eugler
Cos.
Judge Brown left Tor Ely this MORN
ing.
Novelties I'm Ladies' wear, belts, lace
collars, etc. ut Engler Co.'S.
Mrs. Sproule and Miss Mae Gardner
will return from Reno tonight.
Joe Harris took in the Wells races
yesterday and returned last night.
Freight Agent Fulton came up this
morning from Reno and spent the day
i'll town.
The ladies' Of Eii;n ar. cordially in.
vited Ia call aud inspect the line OF new
goods at Engler Co =.
Mrs. Steele crrne down from Clover
valley ycsterla! afternoon to visit her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Kryser.
There is an opportunity Mt this Office
for II hoy or girl To- learn typesetiing
and tine other mysteries of u printshop.
y letter received from Mrs. Boomer
this morning states that her mother is
alb" Ia walk on the streets and is get.
ting along nicely.
Mr.. Runsbell has taken a sDlc ndid
picture OF Mr.. McBride's new residence.
The picture proves that Mr.. Rumsdell is
an artist in his line.
Tho people Of Reno will vote on the
10Th ~ next month on Il franchise to
hui!d II street rniiroad. The proposition
is being ~thOsonghly discussed in the
newspapers and considerable hot shot is
being thrown. the INDEPEHDESr pre-
scb@me.
Tom Griiliu Of Carlin last week pur.
chased eight car iOad+ of beef cattle
from Pete CRsictti and Dcmele Il Sons
They were shipped from Alpha on DC
tOber oh. The price pIid Cor the cattle
was S3.2o per 100 pounds live weight,
and the weights of the cattle were
guessed oif.-SGntinel.
The Reno officers should atop the bull
tigh; advertised to take PLACE at the
race track next Sunday. Perhaps there
WIS IL time in Nevada history when
such exhibitions wOuld have been per-
united, but that time has long since
pissed. Senior Roble should go back to
Spain where bull fights are popular
with the people.
a letter received from DIR. Stubs
tbis morning states that a Farmers In.
stituto will be held in Elko on Friday
md Saturday, December 4th and 9Th.
These meetings are growing in favor in
ElkO county, md the Experiment Sta.
ton staff will endeavor to make them
better and better from year to year. The
program will appear later.
BY Il notice elsewhere il will he seen
that the furniture md fixtures OF the
Depot Hotel will he sold mt public auc-
tioD, beginning Mt 10 o'clock oil Novcm-
Der 18th. Mr.. Mayer has decided TO
close the Hotel ON tho first of next
month and the furniture, fixtures, ETC.,
must be sold. He will ulso receive bids
for the Hotel building rs it
stands and also bids for its removal
from it's present site. For further par.
t~iculars see the notice of sale or call on
or address Mr.. Mays r.
Edison has made but one speech IN
L.. l.f . 49,. l-.l..- - IL
had agreed to lecture on electricity be-
fore a girls seminary and had engaged
u friend named Adams Ia work the ap.
p~aratus while ne talked. But when the
inventor arose to address his audience
he f"lt so dHzcd that he simply said,
"LGdics, Mr.. Adams Will now address
you on electricity, and { will demon.
strate what he has to say with the APP.
paratus."
\ teacher Of music in Washbnrn col
lege in Kansas declares TINT twenty.
five hymns in the collection known ne
Gospel hymns are immoral. The words
are all right, he declares, but the music
lias been mscl Tor dancing. Hereafter
music Of that sort will be ruled out OF
the college. II was Henry Ward Beech.
or, We believe, who said there was no
reason why tho dead should l,avo all
the best music.
Thorc ia perhaps no elevator in the
world more exclusive tbnn that provided
at the capitol ut Washington, y. g., toi
The Supreme Cour, 81 the United
| States. That elevator can be used FOR
exactly eleven people. un1 no unc else
would for II moment consider entering
il except ~ the gucat ~ ono ~ these
eleven privileged gentlemen. Tho for
tunate eleven are the nine justices ni
the United Staten Supreme Court, tho
clerk and tho mhrshnl Of the court
The elevator gocs from the ground floor
Of the capitol to the main ilooor, on
which liz located the Supreme Court oi
the United States. II is u small ole
vator 40 that, with its conductor, thrc,
porily fOrms ~ Justices of the Supreme
Court Of the United States would fill IL
1t Ia one Of the very la;cst designs nj
electric elevators and IL finished in mag