Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-08-23
FROM FRIDA rs DAILY
Salmaqundi.

MIR. and Mrs. George Wray of Salt
Lake are i'll town.
There is no change in the strike eitua-
ton at GoldtieId. 1t is believed, how
ever, that the mlncrs' strike will be
settled in a day or two.
Mrs. George Sutherland and Mrs.
Alex Hay arrived from Scotland last
night. The boys now have somebody TO
look after them.
William Tell Mcsserly, driver of the
Bullion stnge, has lost a steele gray
mare and offers $40 reward for her re-
turn. Sea his notice for further partic-
ulars.
Beginning with the first Sunday ID
September Sunday services will DO
resumed in the Elko Presbyterian
church at tue usual hours IL Il. IN. and
1880 U. III.
Mrs. Frances Won Bredow, daughter
OF Senstor Newlands, died at Berlin
Wednesday. She had been sick a long
time. The burial will he Saturday at
Won Bredow's family seat.
San Francisco's old board of police
commissioners resigned yesterday and
left the way clear for Mayor Taylor's
appoiDtees. Chief Din an also resigned.
Congressman Bartlett has built a cot
tage at Lake Tahoe and has also pur-
chased a trim little launch winch plies
the lake. The cottage and launch ore
two OF the best known about the lake.
Governor Sparks and Senator Boyd
have resigned from the directorate OF
the rich Gulch Mining Company, which
was promoted III the early part OF the
year by Sullivan Il Rice, the Reno bank-
rupts.
Rev. l.. l.. Tower OF Battle Mountain
will deliver an illustrated lecture on
The Seven Wonders OF tue World" at
Mizpah Hall tonight. 1t promises to Do
interesting and instructive. Do not fail
to be present. Silver offerings at the
door.
Deputy Marshal Stern went to Deeth
today to subpoena the witnesses i'll the
case Of the U. S. We. Columbus Rankin
charged with d~isposlng OF liquor to
Indians. He expects t return with tho
witnesses on No. 3, this evening and the
examination will be held.
Automobiles valued at more than
$4,000 900 passed through the ports OF
the United States in the Inst fiscal year;
50 800 900 Of these were exports aud
g ,5O0,U 700 imports. Tho foreign trade
in automobile has shown IL rapid growth
Ill the past few years, especially in ex-
ports.
An Oakland county farmer claims to
hhve made u discovery that will be OF
vast Importance 10 farmers during a Cry
season. lie has found that by planting
oDions and potatoes in the same field in
alternate owe the o%nione, beng go
strong, bring tears to tho eyes Of the po-
tatocs in such volumes that the roots OF
the vines are kept moist and a big crop
is raised in spite OF the drouth.-Ex-
change.
Prof.. j. ID. Mariner, q music dealer OF
Reno, is in town on business. While
here he sized up tho now opera house
and concluded to make arrangements
for n concert by the Reno Mandolin
Club ns eoon Us tho building is rendy
Tor business. Among tho troupe is Mrs.
+. Y. Rauch, vocalist and Luther M.
Grilfot, pianist. This concert is sure to
draw q COOL house.
OUc OF the driving rods OF the engine,
pulling No. 4, broke as II started to pull
out Of town this forenoon and the train
was delayed Tor several hours The
trninmcn uncouplcd tho mate TO the
broken rod and a freight engine wat
hitchcd to the train and started enc
with il about 2 O'CLOCK this afternoon. u
the rod had broken when the train was
going nv IOtIy or slxty miles nm hour
there would have been another terrible
wreck 20 chronicle.
a number OF Salt Lake people hnyt
purchased between 5000 and 1900 acre.
Of land in the Muddy Valley, near LW
VcgOs, Lincoln county, and will colon
izc tho property. The valley In consij
cred one OF tho most fertile sections q
tho country aud fine fruit ara vegc
tables are raised thore. Thus scasoi
from a two-acro plot, George BALDWIN
has shipped 100 crntes Of cn~ntcloupe
and from ouo-quartor Of mn acre, ovc
1000 dozen cu%cumbers. Tho product
find u ready market.