Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-07-24
Salmagund
FROM SATURDAYS DAILY

+. J. T.rld. the hardware man. IL I,
town today looking after the needs of
the local dealers.
The prohibitionists have nominated
Eugene w. Chain of Chicago for presi.
dent and Aaron S. Watkins of Ada.
Ohio. for vice president.
Owing to the confusion caused by
moving the frame of the Com
mercial Hotel, there will he no regular
Sunday dinner there tomorrow.
Joseph Keitly, the man who stole
the shoes from Mr.. Mauk's store yester.
day. was fined $50 by Judge Bruce with
the alternative of going to Jail for forty
days. keitly will work on the chain
gang.
+. NJ. Hansel and DIR. Callahan got in
from EdgemOnt yesterday afternoon i'm
the Dr's automobile. Mr.. Hansel saws
the northern part of the county is
quiet and orderly and that the grass on
tho ranges is abundant.
Several postal cards were received in
Elk this morning from Nome, Alaska,
that bore the earInarks of Jack Leigh,
the printer who skipped out of Elko
last winter leaving his debts unpaid. He
has the gall Of an elephant.
There was Il good sized audience Mt
the opera house last night to see the
Passion Play and al were well pleased.
The Ult.turpS ara nr,nl1nnf anal a., ,,
should miss seeing them. 1t is certainly
Il treat to the people of Elko.
The lumber yaId ut Carlin WAS de
stroyed by fire yesterday afternoon.
Several of the Western Union telegraph
poles were also burned and messages to
Reno this forenoon went around by the
way Of Salt Lake and Los Angeles.
The anti. impcrialist league of Boston
has issued an address recommending
that its members and friends take I'm
active interest in the presidential
campaign and vote for Bryan and
congressional candidates opposed to
imperialism.
Alex MaSis. a Greek, was smOthcred
to death Tuesday in "A bin AT the plant
Of the Stcptoc Valley Mining and Smclt-
ing company. He is supposed to have
fallen in the bin and to have been
caught and carried down by the run of
ore. No one saw the accident.
The completion Of Mr.. Gutridge's
new building, next to the ElkO saloon.
is being hurried along rs fast is posi-.
bile. One room of the building has been
rented for Il harness shop and the other
for a grill room. Business will start i'm
both ~ o % as they are completed.
The \. q. u. w. grand lodge of Wis.
consin has brought suit against the
supreme grand lodge for an accounting.
The complaint charges that the supreme
lodge has failed to pay claims amount
ing to fG3, 9GG and that il has made
away with II guarantee fund nf
1887, 900.
Bryan and Kern have issued II call
to the farmers Of the country to o
tribute To the campaign fund. They
ask for contributions ranging from fl
to 800. The appeal is made to the
farmers Of thr country because no con
tribntions will br accepted from cor.
porations.
The Ely base ball team has challcng-
the Elkp team to play II game in the
near future. Frank Harden. nn Ely
a has also challenged the ElkO "un-
kDown" for II boxing match for $500 n
side. The unknown is probably
Dan Donavan. formerly of Elkn's
athletic club.
The board Of par'lOns has again re-
fused to pardon +. s. Hendricks. the
Lamoillr murderer. Hendricks has
been in prison over eighteen years and
is now the oldest prisoner at the prison.
Only onc member of the board voted
for his pardon. The board acted on
twenty-five applications Thursday. all
If which were denied.
DR.. Birtcll and wife will leave for
GOlconda tomorrow. They will remain
there Monday and then go tn Winnie.
mucca. where they will stay several
weeks. DE-. Birtch is an expert eye
specialist and those wanting glasses
fitted should consult him. The INDIE.
PENDENT takes pleasure in recommend.
ing DR.. Birtch To all who need work in
his line.
GardncrvilIc was invaded by II gang
Of toughs the other night and one Of
them throw red pepper In tho eyes OF an
old man known us thinker Pete" and
took 50 or s. from his packets. The
old man has suffered scvcrly from the
brutal deed Of the thug. There Is nO
clue that will lead to the arrest and
punishment Of the guilty person
All indications point ton red hot ram.
paign in Nevada this fall. The republi-
can leaders have announced their IN.
icnti0n to give Taft Ncvnda's electoral
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