Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-10-05

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DIR. Stnbbs passed west ON No. 3yes.
terday afternoon from New York. where
he Ind been to consult Clnrence Mackay
about an increase Of his donation to
build a mining building at the univer-
sity. While the train stopped. he told
the writer that Mr.. Mackay had decided
to increase tue orginial amount OF
$4,000 M SO ,0u0, a sum sufficient to
erect the building i'll accordance with
the revised plans. the board OF regents
will meet next Wednesday to consider
the erection OF the building and other
matters
Everybody should remember that the
Hose Co. No. l Of the Elko tire depart
ment gives their first dance at Leonard
Hall tonight. They have made big
preparations for the event and their
guests win be royalty entertained. The
Aulette orchestra will furnish the
music and this alone will he worth the
money paid for a ticket. IL there is a
property hulder in Elko who has not
bought n ticket, he or che should do so
ns the proceeds @. the ball will be used
to equip the. company Tor better service
in case of lire. Buy II ticket and help
the boys.
IL. II. Coryell. one Of the democratic
candidates for state senator arrived
from Wells last night. He put in the
day circulating among votere. Demo
Gratis should remember that the cleo
ton of state senators is OF national
importance and should vote according
~ III Hunter and Coryell are elected.
they viii vote for n democratic United
States senator, and their opponents, IL
elected, will vote for a republican to fill
that Office. IL democrats want Nevada
represented in the United States senate
by a democrat they must vote for Hun
ter and Coryell.
A member Of the Chinese legation
clad in splendid pale hued silks, stood
before the Casino at Newport, says the
Los Angeles times. sPins." he eaiJ,
cause uatidy habits. We have no pms
in China. Tho right way to fasten
thinga is with buttons and b~uttonholes,
OF with loops md frogs. To fasten
things with pins is to make use Of AN
untidy make shift. To employ pins is
to become lnzy and ~sloveuly. We have
no pins in China. Certain mal. ufac.
tnrers, shipped millions OF them to us in
the past, .but we sen, them back. We
had no use for them. We were too
ueat."
@The Mississippi river is n wonderful
stream. said nm army officer, 4aud very
useful to commerce, but it has u way
OF dong some very eccentric stunts.
Recently II OF the steamers used by
the government engineers in the general
improvements OF the river lost it's bear
ings and ran over what had been a farm
a few hours before and ploughed
through the top Of a barn which was
concealed by the flood. The result is
that the war department has been call.
ed on to pay $50 damages alleged to
have been sustained by the barn.
don't suppose a similar accident could
have happened anywhere else in tho
world"
The window glass manufacturers are
loaded, according to the New York
Journal OF Commerce, with 1000, 600
boxes Of glass, a third Of a years sup.
ply, which they have decided To work
oil mt the present market prices before
opening up the factories again." The
men. have been idle almost a year and
want to work. This shows that ultra
p~rotectionism does not protect even tile
workers in this tar. IT protected indus,r ~.
and everyone has to pay double price fnr
glass, because the tariff prevents cor.
petition and thus keeps the price un.
reasonable. The workmen are idle
more than half the time under this
system, and yet the republicans stand
pat.
About $3.50, railroad time, yester Iny
afternoon, the crew Of a freight train
found a hoy lying by tho side OF the
truck ut Avenel and picked him up and
brought him to town. He had evil
IDENTIFY fallen from n freight train. lie
was unconscious when found md at
last reporte was still III the same con.
ditioD. Tho only thing found on his
person was a scrap Of paper with the
following address,: ~Katic Sleater, 3I6
West South Temple Street. Salt Lake.
lie is about IA years OF age. The boy
wns taken to the county hospital. He is
suffering from conclusion Of the brain
and his recovery is doubtful.