Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-10-11
S%almagundi.
FROM FRIDAYS DAILY

General admission to the Grand Wolf
Concert at the PrrsbI teri IN churcl
only 30 cents.
Tie chicago base bali team beat the
Detroit team 3 to | on "Wednesday and
defeated them again yesterday 10y a
score Of , to /.
1t Is said that there are more men
buried to the square foot along the line
OF the Panama canal than in any other
part OF the world.
In New York aud other eastern cities
milk Is go high that cream must have
hard work to rise to the top of it.-Kau.
eas City journal.
1t took the Goldtield jury about two
hours to acquit j. q. Hines OF the charge
of murder FOR killing Count Podhorsky.
law.
The delay in e%astbound trains yester
day was caused by the wreck "a freight
train at tunnel IL in the SierraS. Four
StIS VI iThlk were tVIDcu OStT hIlu All
traffic WAS tied up for several hours.
MFs. DR.. Gardner, nes Miss L0ulse
Adams, broke one OF her arma while
skating at u rick III Fallon on the last
day OF September. According to the
last issue OF the Churchill Standard, she
was getting along nicely.
The Portland street committee has
recommended that the council pass an
ordinance providing for the Use OF a
liberal amount Of lhmpblack TO be mixed
i'll all cement uesd for the construction
Of sidewalks. The object of this is to
Inaks the cement n dark slate color
which will do way with the glare on
sunny day which is said to be very in
~jurious to the eyes.
The grand jury will meet next Mon
day. There is II large amount Of
criminal business to come before il.
When that is cleaned up, the jury should
Look into county affairs md ascertain
whether the commissioners are dealing
with one Of their member in the
matter OF the T%uscarora road bills.
iev. Geo. e. Greenfield aud T.. J.
Holland leave Monday morning for
Prrsbytery and Synod. Mr.. Holland
having been elected commissioner to
represent the Eiko church. During
the p~ustor's absence Of several weel 9
Rev. Warren D. More will occupy the
pulpit here.
The outside walls Of the Henderson
bank luilding are being tore down.
The old walls will be replaced with walls
OF Denver brick. Doors ara windows
will be put in Oh the west side aud tue
front will bc OF plate glass Tho boys
will then have plenty Of light to DO their
york in. .
The publicity commission, OF which
Sam Davis 10 chairman, has organized
n hunt for wildcat mining companies.
4 long letter has boen prepared which
the State papers are requested to pub
lish free Of charge for the good and
glory Of the commission. Tho lNDErEH,
DENT says nit. No pay nc work for the
publicity commission or any other con-
mission is its motto. There il such q
thing rs riding a free horse to death.
Tho first train over tho Western Pa
ciiic to Ely reached that place last Tuce
day. 1t bent the time Of the Sontherr
Pacific between SILT Luke and Ely
| twelve houSs. Tue Wostern Pacific
| used the trapk ~ the Nevada Northern
from Bews to Ely and runs from Sal
| Lake To Ely IN lees thnn twelve hours
! The Wactcrn Pacific will build into Els
aud its through trains will then max,
better time
Mr.. aud Mrs. Paul Keyeci arrived las
night OF n visit to paul'e parents anC
| friends. Mrs. Kcyser was n pupil Of the
| writer's in 1881 ut Hawthorne aud Pau
was his pupil from 1887 to 1891, whcl
! he Ind charge Of the Elko school. 4
that time neither knew Of the other, bu
now thoy are travelling through lilo to
gether. Their former teacher wishe
them all tho happiness II in possible 10
them to get ont Of lie. lheif hQmc !
Mt Portland, Oregon.
william II. Mcdonald, through hi
J attorney, George N. Noel, has apple,
to Judge Langan Tor a writ ~ %certiorir
commanding the commissioners q
storey county Ia chow nua how the
could under the law governing boarda q
equalization, reduce n poreon'a take
from the assessors valuation place
thereon when such person fails and r,
fuses 10 lille y Wort statement with Ia
assessor, according 10 law. Tho oul
come Of tho contest will 10 observe
with intcrcet,"- Virginia Chronicle.