Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-09-04

friends and relatives.
Governor DickersOn will not allow
his name to 10 before the Tonopah Con.
Nenticn for United States senator. He
supports Senator Newlands.
Sheriff Clark was called to james
Billot's ranch in Lainoille this foreman
to take charge of an insane man. We
were unable to learn the unfortunate's
name.
Foreigners may now open and man.
4 drug stores in some Mexican cities
provided they announce on the front of
thcir store that they have no profession
III title.
NO news from the Tonopah conve
ton today. We made arrangements
with Mr.. Caine to wire the ticket and
principal points of the platform as SOM
us possible.
Miss Eliza Overmun left for Reno
last night to do present at the opening
OF the university. We ure pleased to
learn that she has Il position on the
teaching force.
The liquor men SAY that Americans
every year spend less money for liquor
than for chewing gum, proprietary
medicines, candy, perfumes and hair
oil. However, Americans simply must
have hair oil.
DIR. Birtch writes the INDEPENDENT
from Winnemncca that he expected to
be i'll Elko OH the first of September,
but owing to the severe illness of Mrs.
Blrtch who Is in St. Luke's huipital,
San Francisco, hc is compelled to go to
her bedside.
japan contributes moe than one
half Of the $40. 900, 900 cigaretts con-
sumed annually by the 20. 600, 900
Koreans. New Korea prefers ciga-
rcttcs To the old fashioned pipes, some
of which wcr5 80 long that Il servant
was required ut the far end to apply
the match.
Jamcs Pitt, formerly II wealthy cattle
mar of Utah, who worked us Il miner in
the southern mining camps, committed
suicide Thursday at Columbia by shoot
ing himself in the mouth with an auto
matte revolver. He Was "A brother of
Chef of Police Pitt of Salt Lake.
The National manufacturers Asso.
citation is taking "A great interest in the
campaign for Taft. When reading the
literature the association sends out. lust
remember that the members of this
association are b]cneficiarics of the
Dinglcy tariff. They favor high tariff
and reduced wages.
The yield of the Goldfeld mines for
the week ending last Friday night was
2aSS tons Of ore, valued ut $l7S, $50.
This is less than the usual OUTPUT.
The shortage is mainly due to the
Combination Fraction shipping but one
short car instead of sending 800 tons
each week to the mill. Several of the
leases also fell below the normal ton.
mage.
There are probably few people who
are posted ON the law regarding the
taking up Of stray stock. The statue
which must he complied with is Sec.
75i, Compiled Laws of Nevada, under
which any person taking up u stray
animal must within ten days file Il de-
scription Of the animal with the Justice
nE thn pfIlIsn in his tNrr,uI;, n,l IL
vcrtisc it according to law. Failure
to comply with the law renders the
person taking mp the animals liable for
larceny. In order to get Il title to any
stock taken up, or ccove pay for feed
and care, it is necessary to comply with
the law.
The latest forecasts of the Tonopah
convention is that Newlands will be
unanimously endorsed and that Bartlett,
Talbot and Deadly will he nominated.
II the convention adopts II platform
along the lines of the Sweeney rcsolu.
tions us published in Saturdays Reno
Journal. and nominates Bartlett,
Talbos and Deadly the ticket will win.
4 weak, shuflling law and order plat
form will kill any ticket that is
nominated.
The largest birds nests are to lc
found in Australia. The Australian
Jungle fowl build for nests great
mounds IL feet in height and 300 to $50
feet in circumference. Grass, leaves
and other vegetable matter are used in
the construction Of the nests, which
easily weigh a ton. The Australian
brush turkeys, working in colonies.
build pyramidul nests even larger. One
Of these nests on bcing removed filled
seven carts. and its total weight was
five tons st. Louis Globe. Democrat.
Tho annual session of the conference
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church Of
the jurisdiction Of which the State Of
Nevada is II part. to extend through
five days. opened Thursday night at tho
Methodist church IN Reno. Tho con.
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