Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-12-18
S~almagundi
FROM FRIDAYS DAILY

The public school closed ut noon to.
day for the holidays and the Youngsters
are happy.
Work on the ground for the Western
Pacific round house. shop, and yard i,
progressing faYoraDly.
The colorcl electric lights used for
the Christmas tree last year have dis.
appeared from the Opera House. If
anyone knows who has taken them he
Is requested TO report to Mrs. Grccficld.
chairman of the decorating committee.
At noon, the Western Pacific track
WAS laid nearly to Mr.. Fcrnald's house.
about five and IA half miles east of town.
About Il mile of track was laid vcstcr-
day and if that gait is kept up the
Western Pacific will celebrate Christmas
III Elko
Tho assessment roll of the county
shows that there are ll9 widows ex.
cmpt from taxation. Ii il said bv one
who claims to know that there are 40
widows i'll the city and that % of them
are resident i'll one ncighborhood.-Car-
son News.
Judge Stevens has taken the oath of
office at Goldficln and is now one of the
judges of E>mcralda countv's district
court. Judge Spmcrs qualified rs the
other judge Immediately after his ap.
pointmcnt. Justice should now bc
ground ont at Il lively rate i'm ESmcralda
county.
Thermometers around town last night
registered different degrees of cold.
varying from four 10 eighteen degrees
below zero. The one in front of the Club
saloon showed Is below. That last
night was the coolest of the season 50
far Il shown by the fact that muShy ice
formed ON water in the sprinkler in this
office something that has not before Oc-
CURED this season and did MOI occur ut
I'LL last winter.
y peculiar thing about the popular
vote for president rs published else
where is the small increase in the votc
for Taft over that received by Rppsc-
welt. While Bryan received l.3lG.2iI
more votes than Parker received in
1901, Taft received only 1l.l90 more
than Roosevelt received in the same
year. This seems To- show that the drift
of political sentiment is strnngly toward
the democratic party. This strong in.
crease in the democratic II should
give the party new courage. Judged
by the increase in the party vote. Bryan
made a splendid fight.
Constable Happier brought +. W.
Mitchell and Il. +. Bradford from Car.
lin last night aud left them 20 board
with Sheriff Clark for the next six
months. They were working Il slick
game on hotel keepers. They registered
mt the Overland hotel. Carlin. SUNDAY
night aud had with them Il large empty
telescope grip. The next morning they
hurElariZcd several rooms in the hotel
and filed the grip with the spoils.
They pc,idlcd the stuff around town and
went back tuthc hotel To work the same
scheme Monday night. Deputy Con.
stable llinc was on their track and ar
rested them Monday night Just after
thcy had registered. The officers were
unable Ia find the clothes and the men
refuse to tell where they are,
Constable Happier came from Carlin
last night or No. Il and returned an
No. 3this afternoon. Yesterday he ar.
rested I'd FAIRS, Il Swcdr weighing 200
pounds who is wanted IN Portland.
Oregon. for obtaining money under
false prctcns"S and jumping his bail
. FAIRS wus sailing under the name "f
Gail Erickson aud was working with
the Western Pacific graders on the cut
east of CarIiu. The deputy sheriff of
Portland was hu' nu the mans trail and
was in Elko at the time of his arrest.
lie went to Cirlin ou No. y yesterday
in company with Sheriff Clark to arrest
Ears. hut rouud that Constable Kap.
pier had him jail. Tn" Portland
officer identified hig man and paid
Constable Happier 80 reward. Ears
waived cy.~"1itinu AMI hc and the
dcputy sheriff left on So. " this after.
,,,',,, for Portland