Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-06-09
FROM MONDAYS DAILY
Salmagundi.

$3.50 Nhh my vi ShIllu Is
visiting her Elko friends today.
Commissioners Clark, Lytton and
Snyder are attending to county affairs
today.
The report Of the First National Bank
OF Elko appears in this issue. 1t sho rs
a healthy condition.
The residence OF Oren Vaughan in
Ruby valley, with it's contents, was
destroyed by tire yesterday.
Iiarve McAdame, the most truthful
man in Nevada, came up from Cariin
this morning, Iiarve refused to tell the
reporter what he was here for.
The Reno Light and Power Company
has begun work ON a modern gas plant to
cost in tho neighborhool Of SlG0, 600.
Tho plant will he completed within
ninety days.
The Fourth OF July committees are
working earnestly tC make the cele.
bration a success. Everything now
indicates TINT a big crowd will be in
Elko ON that day TO enjoy the fun.
Democrats have not been so happy
i'll ten years, The government Of high
protection is bucking the tight combine
OF protected trusts. Which ever way it
ends democracy wins.-St. Louis Re.
public.
The committee on sport has decided to
challenge the Eureka, Carlin and
Tuscarora mines to play base ball here
on the Fourth. This is sure to bring o
crowd from these towns aud insurcs
good games.
Treasurer DawIey is busy receiving
Ia The indications at this writing
are that there will be few, il any, delin-
quente. Pay your taxes before 6 o'clock
this evening, il you wan TO escape pen.
alties and costs.
Tho Capital commissioners nave let
the contract to aink an artcsian well on
the Capitol grounds at Carson to J. f.
Gray. The work is 70 be performed at
a stipulated price per day. The Inst
legislature appropriate $4,000 for this
purpose.
The Farmers and Merchants National
Bank was the successful bidder for the
new issue OF school bonds OF Reno Dis.
trict No. 10. There were five bidders.
Tho Farmers and Merchants people bid
one per cent premium. Tho bonds arc
for 100000 md run Tor twenty years.
A Chicago man who disappeared ten
years ago recently wrote his wife he
-wns coming back from the grave"
She replied that il no was comfortable
i'll tho grave no had better remain there,
Tor she had another husband just nt the
present who WAS giving good salts.
faction mud she didn't think she would
make a chango.-Dansvillo Breeze.
II il not n democratic lie that the
manufacturers do tha-not this time!
II ia the discovery and proclamation OF n
republican administration now. Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Taft have
the grace to be indignant, and the hon.
esty 10 declare that this government will
buy abroad then, since tho manufHCt-
urers themselves make that the cheapest
market! II in n fiue revelation and 1t
disturhs the priosts Of protection might.
lily. Utica Observer.
Tho votes In tho GoddeBo Of Liborty
contest woro counted ut 2 o'clock this
afternoon. Tho result showed that tho
friends OF Miss Agnes Fcrnald wore
active while tho friends OF tho other
candidates wore resting. Mia Fernhld
incroascd her score by 1913 votes, Miss
JOn@ by 10 and Miss Ilough by 20.
Mica f'ernald 10 o 40 votes ahead Of
her nearest competitor. This docs not
indicate that the fight is won. II mere.
ly shows that her friends have been
active while tho friends Of other candi.
| datos have restcd. Theroll DO music
before tho contest IN ovor.
Professors Frandacn. Kennedy and
| Truo Of tho Experiment Station staff OF
tho state university passed. through this
morning OH their why TO Starr valley 10
begin o setice OF Fnrmors' Institutes in
tho southern valleye. Prof. WilaOn IL
detained in Reno by business, Prof.
Doteu was su]bpocnaod M n witness in a
case coming up in Carson Wednesday
and DR.. Stubbs ia unable 10 attend tho
Institutos on account Of Riokneas. Pro.
tessors Frandsou, Kennedy and True Nre
tho only members oi tho Stall thai hro
able to visit tho vallcys. 1hoy will do
THAR bost 10 mako tho Institutes a
sucooes.
Everybody knows that tho wheels OF
n railrond car aro insionod to tho aIlc'
Troy arO ehruUk on-that il, put on hot
ond ollnwol IN shrink In cooling go That