Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-06-23
SALMAGUNDl

y !.
Billy kates arrived from Pine Valley
asst night and returned on No. 8 this
afternoon.
If you want to buy New Home sew
ing machine or new Iroquois bicycle,
call on or address this Office.
A postal card from Mr.. Harrah, dated
Portland, June Goth, states, that he and
his family are on the way home.
Harry Bruce left on No. 3, yesterday
for the Round Mountain country, where
he isAinterested in several mining claims.
In addition to the regular Tuesday
change at the moving picture show to-
night, there will be short vaudeville
sketch.
DE-. Birtch, the oculist, will remain in
Elkoeh for another week before going to
TO the northern part of the county.
Eyes examined free and. glasses cor
rectly fitted. 49, a.. =.
The La Majestic cigar at the Club and
Elk saloons is manufactured expressly
for Mr.. Gutridge. 1t is the cigar for
smokers. Call for the La Majestic and
have good smoke. n
A complaint has been filed with Judge
BfNce, charging Jane Hahn. alias Jim
Britt, with an assault with intent to kill
Candigo Narsizo. His examination will
take place as soon as the wstnesses from
Gold Creek can be brought here.
A French journal announces the dis
covery of new method of preserving
eggs. 1t consists. in covering then mot
too thickly) with lard. This stops up
the pores, prevents evaporation and
keeps out the air.
Judge Bruce last night performed the
ceremony that united J. S. Holcomb
and Mrs. Kalulu Commons in the bonds
+ of matrimony. The INDEPENDENT ex-
tends congratulations to Mr.. and Mrs.
, Holcomb and wishes them a long and
happy married life.
The English and American mile is
1850 yards, or $3.50 feet. In France,
Holland and Belgium it is 1000 meters,
or 1904 yards; in Russia, 1857 yards, in
China, 900 yards; in Germany, it equals
three English miles; in Italy, 2O35 yards
pm PortT ri; $3.50 yards; in Austria,
1891 yaHEs, and in Denmark, 1898
yards.
@. B. Henderson, John Henderson.
Mrs. G. B. Henderson, Miss Sadie Hen
derson and District Attorney Caine left
for an automobile ride toward North
Fork this afternoon. They will over
take Sheriff Clark, who left for Gold
Greek this forenoon and all but Mr..
Caine will return to town.
Mrs. Julia Chester Whitaker, wife of
Bishop o. w. Whitaker, died at her
home in Philadelphia last Friday.
Bishop Whitaker and wife were resi-
dents of Virginia City from 1866 to 1886.
They were universally respected by all
who knew them Mrs. Whitakers
ieath will bring tears to the eyes of
many old Comstockers.
Web Dickson, the hostler at Mr..
Thompson's livery stable, was arrested
asst night on the charge of stealing a,
bed and other articles from the stable.
lie was taken before Judge Bruce this
morning and plead guilty to petty
|arceny He was fined $12O with the
privilege of serving at ont at 50 per day.
fxwent to Jail.
tits reported that the German gov
rnment will resume the coinage of sill,
Ter on a scale that will call for $4,OOO,-
w ounces of silver annually for the
lext live years. This will absorb 10 per
ent of the total amount of silver that
ONES upon the open market and is ex-
'ected to have a marked effect upon
uotations, since Germany has not been
buyer SINCE 1859.