Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-05-22
Salmagundi
FROM DAILY

Ill tho BRAIN bullulnB. When cOmDletel
the building will make u fine store,
restaurant or other business place.
A New York paper says that shirt.
waists will be p~eekabooer than ever
this summer, from which it NAV be
guessed that a fabric made Of magnify
ing glass will hc fashionable.
The New York Herald's forecast of
the Denver Presidential nominating
convention gives William Jennings
Bryan G7G votes. This is four more
than are necessary to insure his nomina-
ton.
Mrs. DIR. Hood entertained the gradu-
ating class Of the high school at her
home last night. The young people
were entertained with games and re-
freshmcnts and I'LL voted the evening a
success.
Carroll Henderson passed through
last night ON his way east to spend his
vacation. Lambert joined him here
and together they will visit the old
H''hN ~ 'htNS'Ns 1hLSopull, anu OllltT
places. "
\ western woman after thirty years
of wedlock has applied for divorce on
the grounds that her husband is lazy,
hut the fact that it has taken her
thirty years To find this out would indi.
cate that She is not much of a hustler
herself.
The workers of the Presbyterian
church will give Il Decoration Day social
AT MiZpah hall afternoon and evening.
An abundance Of flowers has been
ordered and will he on sale in the morn
ing. Buy your Decoration flowers of
them and you can see what you are
getting.
The Winncmucca base ball team will
arrive on No. q tonight and the Elko
team will receive them with open arms
y dance will he given in their honor
at the opera house, Ia which everybody
j. cordially invited. There will In good
music and good time is guaranteed
I " all who attend. Dancers should take
II III.
Tho Elk base ball team will cross
bats with the Winncmucca team tomOr-
row on their own ground. The Elko
boys will do their best tn wipe ont their
defeat at Winncnucca and the indica-
TONS are exceedingly good for tho best
gilnc ever pulled off i'll this town.
A. .s.'. l.,t,i,,,, tI.t th, ELL, l.,.. ,.n,
win.
If II p~pS:vclt should he nominated and
all the undesirable citizens" mature
iakirS. "Dr. Days" liars" and"shortcr
ami uglicr word" citizens should com
binr and vote against him. what would
H. tn" result Nearly II third of the
people in the United States nave been
dubbed something or other by the big
stick.--Rhyolitc Bulletin.
There should b. u meeting Of demo
Gratis to select "A ticket To h. voted for ut
the primaries Wednesday. This is a mat
ter that concerns the rank and file of the
party and they should take Il hacd in
naming the delegates. Ii is the only
way To prevent ring rule and b0Ssisin in
the party. Let us have Il meeting tn Sc
lcCt the delegates to bc voted for next
Wednesday.
The republicans are having II hard
time Ia pass II financial bill. The senate
passed the Aldrich hill and the house
leaders refused to consider il and sent II
bill Of its WI to the senate. The senate
yesterday struck out all of the house
hill but the cnacting clause and sub.
stitutcd the Aldrich bill with an amend
mcnt. This hill will doubtless bc killed
in the house and congress will adjourn
without passing any financial measure.
The republicans control all departments
of the government and should he held
responsible fmJ their sins Of omission.
The Ogden .Iunrnal says that Charley
Gardner and Joe Carroll have begun a
suit in the Ogden district court against
the Southern Pacific railroad company
to recover damages to their $4,000 auto
mobile which WAS wrecked in ElkO by a
train on juno 5th. last. IL will hc re-
mcmbcrcd thut Mr.. Carroll was crossing
the railroad Just west Of the mill when
II freight train, going ut II lively pace,
struck the front part Of the machine
and put it ont of commission. At
tnrnoys Maginnis Of Ogden and Hen
dcrson Of Elku brought the suit.
L. Guggcnhrin. nj II time Il prom
incnt Odd Fellow Of Nevada. died in
San Francisco last Saturday. FoI
years, hr held thu position Of grand
secretary Of til" Order in this iurisdic,
tion ind positiniiQ If trust in various
other societies. In 1897. he WIS proved
to De u dcfnultGr. us grand secretary OF
the Odd Fellows and was sent TO prison
for five years, hut was rardoncd long
before his term expired. The amount
Of his d%cfalcution us grand secretary
could not fn accurately determined. but