Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-06-05
S~almagundi
FROM MONDAYS DAILY

JuHc i1th AT ~ n VI.
A very fine musical program was rem.
dered at Mizpah Hall Saturday night
under the direction of Mrs. F. E. Dairs.
The knights of Pythias and Pythian
Sisters marched to their cemetery Sat
urlny and decorated the graves of their
dJad.
Agent Norton has had IL relapse and
is now confined to his bed with the
muinps. He hopes TO he attending to
his duties in II few days.
The democratic state convention met
ut Carson ut . o'clock this afternoon To
elect delegates to the national conven-
tlon. The lateneSs Of the meeting hour
prevented lis from getting the proceed
ings for this issue.
Mrs. Fred Case, a resident of Elko
since last fall, died mt the Boiling
hospital Friday afternoon, after an
illness Of several weeks. Her husband
II brother left Saturday for Greedy,
Colorado, with her remains.
The section house. was broken into
about D o'clock this morning. Constable
Ouderkirk was notified at once and he
soon had the burglar i'll Jail. He was
found hidden in II water closet II short
distance from the section house.
+. y. Todd, representing the Norvcll-
Shaplcigh Hardware Company of St.
Louis is i'll town calling on the trade.
Mr.. Todd is organizer for a well known
frLtcrnal order and has been instruct
ing local members in some of the more
difficult degree work.
District Attorney Caine and Mr.. Hud-
SON of Huntington Valley left ycstcr.
day to attend the democratic state con
vcntion at Carson today. Mr.. Hudson
was the only delegate elected that went
from this county. Mr.. Caine carried
the proxies Of the other delegates in his
inside pocket.
Congress adjourned Saturday night
after passing the Wall street emergency
Currency bill. The president signed the
m~onstrOSity and turned the country over
t. the tender mcrcics of Wall street
bankers. The law authorizes the issue of
hv" hundred million dollars based upon
AL Sorts of bonds and almost any old
thing. There's wild cat money for You.
VIII" has the beautiful flag that the
town presented to Troop NJ of the First
Nevada Cavalry during the Cuban war;
The flag WAS wanted Saturday by the
Odd Fellows Ia carry in their procession.
but il could not bc found. Whoever
has it should deliver it To Attorney
Henderson, whr will keep it in his office
where il can le found and used for
public purposes. Who has the fiagy
Rufus Woolvcrton was brought in
from Ruby Valley Saturday and taken
tn Boiling hospital. He is suffering from
bloHd poisoning. caused by his boot
chatting one of his heels. DR.. West
lanccd al abscess in Rufus heel and re-
moved III ounce Of puss. Another ali
sccss is forming in the leg. While the
N'iliS Hlatl N'lllllIJIl IN 'lullt Id'l, lto
serious results are anticipated. Rufus'
many friends hope To see him around
soon.
The trustees Of the Presbyterian
church disposed of 300 worth of flowers
on Decoration Day, many Of them them
the most beautiful that have ever been
Gl1iDYlll IN Ill.n frl,n tr,,St,a- ,,.;yl, g.,
nnoun that they have taken the
agency for the Henderson, Ogden
flowers and will fill all orders in the
future. Flowers not in every way
satisfactory need not hc paid for.
Wrcaths and floral designs from 81 up.
Orders may bc left with either Mr..
Rob HcSsOn or Mr.. Lumlcrt Henderson.
The people Of this section were sur
priscd yesterday morning to see the
ground covered with several inches of
snow and more coming down. The
snow camc down at Il lively pace till
late in the afternoon when it turned To
rain and continued nearly all night.
Snow on the last day Of May is rather
ont Of place. but the good the storm has
done 10 this section cannot bc estimated.
II has saved the country from what
threatened to lH II serious drought. To,
day is warm and bright and the snow
has MI disappeared from the valley.
Last Thursday night Operator Terrell
and his wife went Ia sleep leaving n coal
oil lamp burning. The lamp was turn.
I'd down and was thought obc safe. hut
during the night it exploded and scat
tered the burning oil over the room.
Tho explosion awakened the slccpcrs
and Mr.. Tcrrcll's presence of mind in
grabbing II blanket and smothcring the
blaze saved what might have been II
serious fire. This should ln II warming
to those who 20 from their homes lcav.
ing lamps burning. Coal oil lamps are
trcuchcrous sometimes and tho safest
way to deal with them is to see that
they arc put out whom you go to bed or