Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-06-05
Salmagundi
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY

American glass is growing i'll favor
al over the world.
j. \. Isola. oh' Of Carlin's prominent
citizens, WAS ia tDwn this forenoon.
There WAS q G,ablc wedding ut the
| Telescope Hotel iI,t night. The INDIE
PENDENT has ~; ircn furnished with
nanc and particulars. but it extends
congratulations a.. the same.
The emperor of Japan has granted
Count OkuIna, leader III the Progressive
party, $l5,0OO for the fund of the Wa,
scdt university, III recognition of his
services in the interest of national cdu-
cation.
Maurice j. McKclligom, who was found
guilty of murder in the second degree
for the killing of w. J. Harris at Schurz,
was sentenced 10y Judge O'Bricn to ten
years i'll the pc%nitcntiary. The prisoner
is % years Of age.
NJ. G. Gardner, father of DR.. q. NJ.
Gardner, formerly of Elko, died ut Car
son. Tuesday forenoon, frompncumOnia.
He WAS a pioneer of Nevada and one of
Carson's most respected citizens. y wife
and several children survive him.
The following is taken from Il news,
paper printed in 1871: Chicago, II place
scarcely known on the latest maps, has
already reached a population of Is. 600.
and Milwaukee,. of still more recent
origin is rivaling il in lis growth and
population.
Norway uses 100, 900 pounds of
dried apples annually. of which 100, 600
pounds come from the United States
directly, while a much larger part of
the importation is American, but sold
10y German iObbcrs and 50 credited TO
Germany.
j.. {. Mckinney was charged ycstcr-
day with carrying concealed
instead of assault with intent to kill, as
first intended. He plead not guilty to
the charge and demanded IL jury trial.
Judge Bruce released him on $40 bail TO
appear for trial at l0o'clock Friday fore.
noon.
in the Fourth precinct of the First
ward of Chicago, where $50 persons live,
there are only twcnty.six persons under
81 years old, and no children under &
years. The territory is bounded by
Jackson boulevard, Van Buren, street,
Dearborn street and the cr.-Chicago
Tribune.
The largest family in Paris has eight
sons and five daughters living and three
children dead. The eldest son applied
the other day for exemption from mill
tary service. In granting his request
the authorities cxhOrtcd him to help his
father in the u~rduous task of rearing
such II numerous progeny.
Howard. the five. ycar.old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Wightman. died ut
Winncmucca yesterday. The news was
contained in II telegram. received lust
evening by Mr.. Gutridgc from Mr..
Wightman. The parents have the
sympathy Of II large circle of ElkO
friends in their bereavement.
a Boston woman who has just cclc-
bratcd her golden anniversary ns cook
boasts of having made and baked 30t.-
ono pics. 1000. 900 d%oughnuts and sornc
thing more than l.jOO. 900 buildings, hc.
sides II multitude Of other daintics and
no end of baked beans. Her recipes
are AL her own and she refuses Ia write
II cook book.
After wandering for more than fifty
hours on the hot desert. with the sun
b~listcriug his skin and p%arching his
aching throat. during the day and the
cold winds chilling him Ia the bone dur.
ing the might. Sam Sarndcr. who mys.
~tcriDusly disappeared from HOrnsilvcr
last week. stumbled into u camp near
Cactus Peak, thirty-iivc miles from
IIornsilvcr. lie was in II pitiublc % II
dition and was nearly insane.
For the benefit Of the Free Press, we
will say that the fust mail does not leave
the track and run through the streets
and around corners us the automobiles
do. The fast mail goes through town
too fast We know. Int only nee Il day,
while the automobiles are with us at all
hours. Tho people seem tn bc power.
' less 80 far ~ the fast mail is concerned.