Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-10-11
Salmagundi
rl'oM WEDNESDAYS DAILY.

rlioM WEDNESDAYS DAILY.
"'ai TO learn ,hnt Philip Brown con.
unues to improve.
at this office.
Mr. md Mrs. John ". Thompson lief,
'hlS n'orning on a hunting trip in he
uofthern part Of the county.
Inc funeral = rvice OF the late f.. !
e ranks Will take place from the Presby
terian Church tomorrow at Two o'clock
Christian l~lnn-en the celebrated
'iolInlst will give a grand concert
saturday night at the PRESBYTERIAN
Church.
DO not fail Ia attend tho Grand Viol;n
Cohc"r at the Presbyterian Church
Saturday night Reserved seate op saIe
at Sproule's.
fsychlc reasearch people should lose
no time III taking up the phenomena
ieTeloi ed hy the phantom cocktail
Washington Star.
II INDEPENDENT office Inns lust
printed n lot Of justice courtsummons &c
CONFORM to the changes made III the Law
by the last legislature. Justices Of the
peace should make a note Of this.
These revelations Of the magnitude OF
81 andard Oil profits nnkc that twenty.
ninc-million-dollar tine look like hardly
more than thrc"-iif'h- Of hnli a dollar.
-ProTiience Tribune.
Rev. B.J. Darnellle, former rector Of
the Episcopal church here, arrived in
The city yesterday from Arcadia where
ne has been located and will remain
here until tomorrow evening when he
expects to leave Tor Washington, .. G..
To visit relatives and remain Tor Sc vernl
months. He has been in poor health
f"r several months but il now Improv.
ing Carson News.
II immense ranch oi the Altube
Bros. in the northern part Of this county
has been sold, according to report, to a
syndicate composed Of ", II. Moffat
and IL. G. Humphrey Of Reno and
Peter Garat and l. l.. Bradley Of Elkc
county. The sale price is said to be
81 0 O,0On. In the ncighborhood Of 20,
COO cattle, 20, 900 sheep and 1000 horses
are included in the sale. This propert,
was valued at S~23O,3!5 by the assessor
l'sa than - per lent OF it's selling price
Do the first Of October there was slO,
90, in round numbers in the general
county innd. When the bills allowed
by the commissioners at Mondays meet.
ing are paid and the amounts transferred
to other fnnds ara deducted from This
amount there will be less than $500 in
the general fund to run tho county III
til the tnIes come in. Instead OF the
county having lots Of velvet, it Ia cutting
close to a deficit in the general fund.
The Jail and hospital are two very
expensive county institutions. II cost
lsslG.75 to board the prisoners last month
,snd 1851 to care for the patients in the
hospital. Add to these amounts the
bills allowed for bedding, medicines
land other expenses OF the Jail and
hospital and the total will exceed $500
This is a heavy expense to the taxpay.
ers, but the re liz no way the commission,
ers can Tighten it. The criminal ole,
ment and the sick aud INDECENT must
he taken care or.
! Tho Tonopah and GoIdheld railroad
strike ia settled md trains are running
With the old crews. Tho heads OF the
Eorders Of railroad workers sustained tho
railroad company on all points and
ordered the men back to their work
All ct tue men were reipstRted except
Conductor Cowan who was the cause OF
the trouble. llc refused to take ont nm ore
train because the compnny had reduced
the number 81 hraksmcn from three tc
two on the orc trims md was dismissed
'rom he company's employ.