Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-05-01
Salmagundi
FROM FRIDAYS DAILY

j. II. Waters, travelling agent of the
Sun Insurance company. arrived last
night from the cast.
\. j. Bielar, Thos. Griffin and George
Mcintosh, Carlinites, and f. 4. Fulker-
son. manager of the Dunphy estate ut
Beowawe, are visitors to Elko today.
The Elko members of the democratic
county committee should not forget the
meeting at Attorney Hcnderson's Office
at s o'clock this evening.
The Lii Majestic cigar ut the Club and
Elk saloons is manufactured expressly
for Mr.. Gutridge. 1t is the cigar for
smokers. Call for the La Majestic and
have a good smoke.
In the English cider counties all the
inns still display the old legend:
Drunk for Il penny; dead drunk for
~twopcnce." Cider plays Il notable part
III the Christmas festivities.
The Gazette reports Governor Sparks
better. He is still in Il critical condition,
according to the Gazette, but seems to
he more contented now that he is home
and more confident that he is going to
get well.
Goldfield will issue school bonds bear
ing o per cen interest to the amount of
$50, 900 for the construction Of two new
school buildings there. The present
buildings are crowded so that it is nee
cSsary to erect new buildings.
DIR. T. A. Birtch, the expert oculist,
has removed his Office from Mr.. Jacobs
store to his residence, the first house
east of Mr.. McBride's. He has com
pletc line of optical goods and is pre-
pared to fit all classes and conditions of
eyes. Give him II call. =
During the year 1907, 6is3 new indust-
rics were reported in the south, com
pared with Gi1l in 1905. which was the
best record ever made. The leading
states were Texas, 1888; Oklahoma. 70i;
and Virginia, Tennessee. North Caro-
lima, Alabama and Arkansas. from 400
to $50 each.
Burglars broke into the V. IL II. rail
road Office at Mound House Wednesday
night and blew open the safe belonging
to the company. They secured $40 in
cash and some papers and then made
their escape. The work was evidently
that of professional safe crackers. as it
was done with ncatncss and dispatch.
The White Pine News seemingly has
no respect for the dead. In one of its
recent issues il dcvotcs considerable
space to Elko county's greatest states
man and greatest constitutional lawyer.
But sud To relate Il refers to him as
'Scruggs of Elko." Such, however. is
fame in the wild and woolly west. But
think of the insult the News offers to
him as "Scraggs Of Elko," while his
fame goes laundering down the cor.
ridors of time, Don't it jar your
Cleveland Murphy, u we'll known
young man of Reno. committed suicide
yesterday Ivy shooting himself. Murphy
walked behind the bar of the Vernon
saloon, cscurcd II revolver and. placing
the muzzlc Of II in his mouth, fred n
bullet into his brain. dying instantly.
He had made two previous attempts to
kill himself. Temporary insanity Is
given ns the cause Of his act. IEo was
tho son of james Murphy. II wealthy
of Reno.
The merchants of Reno Yesterday
filed n petition with Nevada railroad
commission tO secure such freight rates
rs will enable them to compete In Ne.
vada territory on an equal basis with
San Francisco. Sacramento, Los Angeles
and Salt Lake. Tho commission will
investigate the matter and If It Is un.
able to reach an agreement with the
railroad companies the matter will DO
laid before the Interstate Commerce
commission. Reno should he made a
terminal point.