Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-08-07
Salmasundi
FROM SATURDAYS DAILY

Mrs. Mcbride went to Lamoille thi
afternoon to visit the campers.
The friends of Mrs. Willis will ~
pleased to learn that she is gettint
along nicely with the mumps.
Mr., Weston will leave for Fruityale
California, on No. 8 tonight. He ex
poets to return in two weeks or 9
month.
Judge Bruce opened the registration
books for this precinct today and is now
ready to register all the legal voters
that call on him.
See the program of the Electric
theatre in this issue. There is a com.
plete change of program for Sunday
and Monday night.
w. l. Plumb, who has been attending
the convention of the Western FEEDER.
alton Of Miners, returned from Denver
yesterday afternoon. He still remains
in town.
At the Crescent theatre last night the
picture Of Taft, us secretary of war,
was OIL the screen for several minutes.
but it aroused no enthusiasm. The
pictures shown were excellent.
Charles Larks, who halls from Battle
Mountain, plead guilty to the charge of
carrying concealed weapons this after
noon and was fined SEQ and sent to
Jail 30 days by Judge Bruce. He paid
the fine.
George Fred Williams of Massl-
chusetts says Bryan will carry the east,
where the republican party is demon
allied on account Of the terrible effect
Of the panic last fall, and where thou.
sands upon thousands of textile and
leather workers are out of employment.
The democratic primary to elect dele.
gates to the Tonopah convention was
held this afternoon. There was only
one ticket in the field here and but
little interest WAS taken. Thomas
Hunter and 4. w. Hesson Of Elko. j.
4. Biclar III C.irlin md Jas. +. Holland
ri Lamoillc composed the ticket in this
precinct.
AT Gaylord. Mich. the other day they
cut down an elm that was eight feet
through at the base. 1t scaled more
Than 10000 feet. Another u although
rotten ut the brsc, was cut of eighteen
feet from the ground and contained 5000
feet. \ third tree in that section is
iwcnty-sevcn feet in circumference.
The vnndals have spared it SO fur.
Mrs. Bpohcr writes that she and Mrs.
Greenfield are having IA great time at
Lamoille. When they are not eating or
sleeping, they ride OH the mcrry.go.
round and kill time in other ways.
They are living principally on biscuits
and honey fresh from the hive. The
chances are that they will be so tired of
camp life in another week tn It they
will come home.
The Missouri Pacific is leasing its
right of way to farmers along the track
near MankntO ut 20 cents an acre, to Ike
farmed to within six feet Of the ends of
the ties. No crop except II hay crop of
some sort is to be allowed on the right
of way. The rate Of 20 cents I'm acre
indicates that the GOulds are not trying
to Increase their income, hut have
adopted this plan to keep the right of
way clean Of weetls.-Kansas City
Journal.
The Socialist party pollcd almost as
large II popular vote in 1901 ns the other
three minor parties combined. In 1000
the prohibitionists had distanccd all the
other trailing organizations, polling 600.
062 votes to 02. li2 for the socialists, 60.
600 for the populists and 81 1915 for the
socialist luhoritcs. But in 1904 the
socialist ticket got 402. 100 votes to ESQ.,
$50 for the prohibition. ll3, $50 for the
pOIulist and 3,622. for the socialist
labor. New York Tribune.
The latest invention to hang in the
family dining room Is the gum hoard.
II is II neat little circular board, plain
or decorated, fastened to the wall.
The name Of cach of the family is paint
ed on the circumference, and marks the
spot where the gum is left until want
cd. This saves carrying the gum to
he'd and getting il in ones hair or
swallowing II IN the night. 1t is oh.
vious that the gum board supplies Il
long felt want, AMI he who invented
the new fad will have the best wishes
of the young ladies.
Yesterday morning Bob Rice rode
his horse on the sidewalk in front of
Walter Klinc's aud the Chase store TO
the danger Of wOmcn and children.
The shcriir's Office was notified of Rice's
conduct, hut could not answer the call.
Constable Ouderkirk was finally mott.
fled and hc took Rice in. Last evening
Rice appeared before Judge Bruce and
plead guilty TO the charge against him
After hearing the evidence Of Mr..
Steele, Judge Bruce fined Rice 81 and
tine costs. amounting to 1910 lie paid
the fine.
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