Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-08-28
Salmagund
FROM DAILY

Sam Backmm is in from Rub,
valley.
Clerk Dawley went to Ruby valley
yesterday for a few days outing with
his old ncighbors.
1t is said that the stopping of an
express train requires twice rs much
power us starting it.
The pictures ut the Crescent theatre
are excellent. 1t is a good place to
while away an hour or so.
The Reinhart company is putting up
cloth awning in front of the store.
Slowly hut surely, Eiko is taking OH
city airs.
y newspaper called the Review has
been started Mt Lovelock. ii. w.
Cherry, am experienced newspaper man.
is manager and editor of the paper. 1t
is democratic.
D. +. Farley. assistant general man
agcr of the Thicl Detective Service
Company, with headquarters at Denver.
i in town. He stopped over here to
visit with Mr.. Bridgman.
y students employment agency will
be established AT the state university mt
the opening Of the fall term. Its object
will be to assist needy students in get.
ting employment To enable them to
complete their studies.
At the meeting of the Jockey Club
last night, the old officers were rc-elect-
cd and it WAS decided to have three
days of racing, September ~. 80 and
Both. Purposes To the amount Of $1,000
are offered 10y the club. Full particu-
lars will appear later.
Oscar Griswold. one of Elkn county's
representatives at West Point, came in
from his Ruby valley home last night.
He will leave tonight or tomorrow for
Wost Point to resume his work. The
yonng man is making Il good record and
is credit to tho county and state.
G.. T.. Butler and Mrs. Laura L.
Graham Butler were joined i'll marriage
by Elder G.. ID. Folkman ut the county
court house today. They were for.
III 'rly separated by divorce, hut dccid.
cd To r"unitc. Mr.. and Mrs. Butler hail
from Dr"th. New. Ogden Standrd.
If you are Il citizen of the United
State and will have been in Nevada six
months and in Elko county thirty days
before the :l1 of November and reside
IN this precinct. 20 To Judge Bruce and
have yulr nam" placed on the register.
I"u cant vote unless yuu are registered.
y Paris newspaper has been asking
It's readers to name the twelve greatest
inventions. Over 400, 900 coupons were
sem in and the votes were cast in the
following order: The locomotive. the pD-
iato. vaccine. the cure of rabies. sugar.
electric telegraph, matches. the boiler
Of u steam engine, the telephone, pc
troll. the sewing machine and soap.
The republican state convention met
ut Goldficld at 10 o'clock this morning.
Unless the slate is broken, IN" ticket
will bc as follows: United States scna.
tor. u. l.. Flanagan; congressman. II.
Is. Maxson: supreme judge, Hugh
Brown; long term regent. Oscar j.
Smith. The short term regents and
presidential electors were not slated.
The convention expects to finish its
work tonight.
After several months If comparative
innction the Western Pacific railroad is
to bc rushed to completion in Nevada.
This week one thousand labOrcrS and
twice rs many horses and mules were
placed at work OF the route east of
Elko and are headed this way. Grad
ing is To he carried ON night and day
along portions Of the route, and it is
figured that before snow flies this
season the line will bc completed and in
operation from Salt Lake Il Whine.
mucca. the center Of Nevada. From
this end il is believed that work will he
soon started. 1t is now believed there
will b. no further cessation of work
until the road is completed. Whine.
mUrrii star.
New York iIccccs her jewellers by or
dinnncc. her visitors 10y agreements, her
iransicnts by sauhlags: Boston sells
thrm copper stocks and revolutionary
souvenirs. The New Yorker who has
escaped the alderman, the lobster pal
acc and the sMndbaggcr gives his money
To bank receiver. and that prudent
PRISON brings il to Boston to escape the
burglar. New York il II financial con
ter. Boston is n financial refuge. Pco.
pi" camp on the cliffs of New York;
they have homes in Boston. Gotham is
cluhhcd by policemen; the hub is po.
Iced by clubmcn. New York Is II way
station on the road 10 lIadcs: Boston il
the gateway Of Paradise. Boston Tray
"lcr.