Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-07-01
SALMAGUNDI

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Mrs Harry Bruce, Niles and Arabella
returned from Salt Lake last night.
They had. q busy time taking in the
sights of the Mormon city,
Dr. BirtchAthe oculist, will remain in
Elko for another week before going to
to the northern part of the county.
Eyes examined free and glasses cor
rectly fitted. - ~. -
The Ia Majestic cigar at the Club and
Elk saloons is manufactured expressly
for Mr.. dhtrtdge. 1t is the cigar for
smokers. Call for the La Majestic and
have good smoke :. X
DIR. Mack came in from South Fork
this forenoon and left for Reno on NO 8
this afternoon. BE is still studying the
disease among the South Fork horses
and. will return. from Reno next week
to continue his work; Hs reports con-
siderable progress IN his work. .l,
Some one last night tackled on the
window of Mr. Ma9ks shoe stor
poster, beading the legend: Taft
Headquarters, Al L. !MauH.esManag6r /"
When Mry''Mauk saw the poster This
morning he tore it off the window and
kthre% it into the. street. He doesh
appneciate that kind of work.. :. .
Winnemucca will oelebratk on the Sd
and 4th. There will be a hasgs ball
tournament, races, procession, literary
exercises and othei xhings ITO make the
event a success. - a purse Of $3.50 and
all gate receipts is effered'to the. win
ming ball team. The Elko team should
scoop in the prize. ..
The Elko base ball team will play. a
game at Winnemucca ON the 3rd and on
the 4th they will ecross bats with the
Reno team at Reno. The Ely and Win
neinucca teams will play on the fore
noon of the 3rd and in the afternoon
the Elko team will play the winner for
the $3.50 purse. The El1o boys should
bring home the bacon. -
Justice Lambert Of the New York SUI
:; preme court yesterday declared Nc
Clellan the duly elected mayor of New
York;. His majority oven Hearst as de
termined by the recount, is nearly 5000,
Justia& Lambert said that no fraud had
tbeen owed in the case What will
Hearst do now. to Keep himself before
the public? He is, about the biggest
fraud in the country.
Postal Inspector Graft spent yester-
day and part of,today investigating the
attempt to rob the postoffice the other
night. AS result of his investigation
the man arrested on the night of the
attempted robbery was released from
Jail this forenoon as there was nothing
to connect him with the job. Tits
doubtful if the guilty parties are ever
caught. ....
The five clerks and bookkeepers of
the Churchill County Mercantile com
pany, doing business at Rawhide, Mon
day filed petition in the district court
of the United States asking that a
receiver be appointed for the company
They cite that the company has liabil-
tiles amounting ito over $685. and
assets Of less than $40, 900 and further
set forth that their wages have not been
paid for some time
90 The US. grand jury at Salt Lake re-
turned an Indictment yesterday against
A. w. Nelson, charging him. with TAX
: ing $780, 56 from the. Mccormick bank.
The money was missed from box in
the bank in the early part of january
and the indictment of Nelson is the re-
suit Of an investigation that has been
going on since. The indicted man is the
nephew of Joseph s. Nelson, formerly
cashier of the Mccormick bank
Web Dickson, who was serving a 60
day sentence in the county Jail made
his escape last night Yesterday after
noon he escaped from the chain gang