Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-12-11
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II o FRIDAYS DAILY
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"A man has better idea of the measur
vi eternity after he has seer two wome
engaged in saving good.by.-Atchiso,
Globe.
w. }. Bryan is going Ia snanl .h.ire,
weeksin Mexico. 1t IS denied that he j.
looking for Il site for Il new presidential
campaign.-Sheboygan Journal.
The shortage in the p~ostofice depart
ment for the fiscal year amounts to $1G,,
SI3, 222,7 "A, being the largest ever known
in the history of the United States.
George Mills, fish commissioner, will
ask the next Legislature for funds to
purchase the property now being used
us a fish hatchery. The property is now
under lease and the state has All option
on it.
The shortest day i'll Dawsoa, Yukon
territory, December 81, has two hours
and twenty-five minutes of sunlight.
The longest day, June 81, has twenty
one hours and thirty-fire minutes
sunlight.
The preliminary examination of Phil
lips and the woman, accused of robbing
MIR. Zantolas, will begin before Judge
Bruce at $3.50 tomorrow morning. The
woman is ut liberty OH her own recogni-
zance and Phillips is still in Jail.
The soliciting committee began to
interview the citizens this forenoon for
funds for the Christmas tree. The boys
will IVA the town thoroughly and
hope to raise q sufficient amount to give
the children II grand time on Christmas
eve.
This government is annually spend.
ing about $40 pes family per annum
This all comes off the things We con.
cume. But how much more is wrested
from us by the protective system that
goes not into the government treasury
but into the trusts and combines
Henry Couny Democrat.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor Lem Aller
is a candidate for speaker of the rs
sembly. No man in the state is better
equipped for that posit on than Len
Allen of Churchill co nty. He ha,
been speaker of the assembly three time.
and has presided over the senate mt two
sessions while lieutenant governor. H,
would he a big improvement wei the
speaker of the last assembly.
Abraham Rucf, San Francisco's boss
briber, WAS convicted late yesterday
afternoon of Offering a bride to OK.
Supervisor Furey in the United Rail.
road trolley franchise, just after the
earthquake. The prosecution should
now take new courage and press the
prosecution of the men who furnished
the money TO bride the supervisors. San
Francisco will not he placed right be.
fore the world until all its wealthy
citizens, who robbed the city when il
'"t HN'IpSoS " ltIllIiihe anu HTt,
are convicted and wearing convict
stripes. The conviction of Ruef
is Il great triumph for honest govern
mcnt.
Tom Heating, the ~1i-year-old son of
John Heating of Goldfeld, shot his
father Wednesday night with n 90
calibrc Winchester in the defense of
his mother. Heating came home drunk
and quarrclcd with his wife. He threw
her on the floor and was beating her
and the boy warned his father twice if
lie continued to beat his mother he
would shoot him. The father paid no
attention to the warning and the boy
him. The ball entered Kcating's
side and came out Mt the back Just
below the shoulder blade. The wound
is not considered dangerous. The father
was taken to Jail and the boy promised
give himself up later. That boy is
all right.