Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-03-17
SALMACUNDI

Francisco last night.
The Reno police got busy Sunday
night and rounded up twenty-seven vags
and drunks.
DR.. F. P. Quinn, one of Rsno's coun
cilmen, was arrested for beng drunk
and fighting the other night. He plead
guilty to the charge ara paid fine
Of $40. IS
Carnegie insiets that athis coun-
try has the worst money system in the
world But the Carnegie system of
getting money seems to work all right.
Buffalo Courier.
s. A plum hers strike Is on at Reno and
the carpenters and painters ON the Odd
Fellows building struck yesterday be-
cause three non union plumbers we're
put to work on the building.
Mark Twain says that "cauGhower ls
only cabbage with a college educa-
ton" BY the same token grafters are
only plain crooks with a POSTCARD uate
course in finance. Buffalo News
Judge Langan yesterday overruled the
rmotion of Rickey's attorneys to quash
the indictments against him. The at.
torneys then filed demurres to the in.
dictmente, which were to be argued
today.
Governor Hughes Of New York,
Governor johnson Of Minnesota and
Secretary Taft, three presidential candi-
dates, will address the Friendly Society
of New York tonight at a non. political
banquet.
We are having numerous calls for
garden and flower sceds, but 80 far none
have showed up. Notice of their arrival
Will be given as coon as the republican
administration lands them. Until then
people must wait.
A tirst-class Japanese cook wants a
situation in hotel, rest aurant, boarding
house or in good family, in city or
country. Has had good deal of expert
ecce and has the best of referen ces. In
quire at this Office.
w. B. Graham, postmaster at Ely for
NbelvG years, has resigned because he
couldA.Jnot run the Office On the
amonnt allowed him by the governme nj :,
aud Q. w. Hull, formerly OF Eko, has
been appointed his successor by the
president.
his Is the wipdiest, busiest and most
disagreeab BILE day this section has aeen
this year. The wind blows gale and
seems to come from all points of the
compass at once. AS we write great
Clouds Of dust are whirlilg past the
windows toward the Utah line.
DIR. West returned last evening from
Ruby Valley, where he had been to soc
Mrs. Wuu!vertOn. He informs us that
Mrs. Woolverton was come hot better
and that she would be brought here and
taken to the Boiling hospital where she
could have the required treatment.
The attention OF visitors to San Frau
cisco is called to the nd OF tho Hotel
Brule. Elko people are cure to get
excellent trent ment there, as Mre. Brule
was formerly Miss Fern Gsdney. BE
sure to stop at the Hotel Brule when
you visit the city by tile Golden Gate.
Peter Pulakidas, a Greek, broke into
tMe trunks of his three brOthc 10 the other
day, while they were working at the
Veteran m,De near Ely, and skipped out
with $500 III coin, currency and checks.
Que of the brothers seoTe to complaint
against Peter, but the Ely officers we're
unable to find him. q: D..
Governor Sparks was around town
today for a littls while, greet ing the
many people who we're glad to see him
around again. The governor has had
a haru siege Of illness and shows the eff
fects Of it, but he is rapidly gaining
strength and his constitution will soon