Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-09-03
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pay 1OSTsall or q pOrtlOn or their expenses
during the time they are attending
high school. Notify principal of high
school by mail or phone
Judge Somers of Reno, former
Milwaukee man who has been in the
state for the past two years, has been
elected chairman of the democratic
state committee. This places the con-
troll of the party organization in. the
hands of the law and order element.
Dispatches from Alaska tell of the
recent abandonment of Copper Center.
once fourishing town in the Klon-
dixie. Of the 1900 buildings there not
one is now occupied, nor is there a
single person in the town. Failure of
the gold deposits caused the general
exodus of 10000 inhabitants.
Being unable to agree on the name
of either Bryan or Taft for their four
year-old son because the wife is
republican and the husband a demo
crat Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. johnson of
Polk City, Ia, named the boy Jen-
nings Howard Johnson, giving him
the middle name of each candidate.
The latest returns from the Vermont
election show a republican plurality of
29,376 over the democratic candidate
for governor. There were five tickets
in the field. The independence league
candidate for governor ran third, re-
ceiving 1852 votes out of 66,747. 1t is
estimated that the republican vote fell
off more than the democratic.
Recently the editor of the Lode Elk
press at Caliente published an article
attacking the family of Editor Good
rich of the Phoebe Record. The Record
man went to Caliente and swore to u
complaint charging criminal libel
The Lode-Express editor was taken be-
fore Justice Maynard and bound over
to await the action of the grand jury.
His bond was fixed at $3.50 which was
furnished.
Steve McGonigle, a roulette dealer,
and Tom Harvey had a row over
poker game at the Commercial Hotel
this morning. McGonigle was monkey
ing wa&he cards and Harvey Gale d
am doEn. Hot words followed and
friends interfered and took McGonigle
away before there was serious trouble.
McGonigle afterwards returned and re-
newed the trouble and was landed in
Jail by Constable Ouderkirk A com
plant will be made against him this
afternoon.
Mr.. Willis returned yesterday after
noon from Gold Circle He brought
with him beautiful specimen of ore
from the Water Witches claim. The
specimen was taken from the about 40
feet from the surface. Tt is beauty
and it's estimated value is $4,000 ton
in gold. Assays from the same ledge
have run as high as $500 per ton in
gold. Mr.. Willis has great faith in the
future of Gold Circle and estimates
that 10000 people will be in the district
inside of the next two years.
AT the meeting of the school trustees
Tuesday night all the bids for the new
school buildings were rejected. The
plans were referred to Contractors Mel
son and holland with the request to
modify them if possible SO that the five
buildings can be built inside of the $780,
90. The contractors have considered
the plans and have about come to the
conclusion that they cannot be modified
sufficiently to bring the cost of the five
buildings down to $4,000. New bids
will probably be advertised for in a
few days.
Congressman Bartlett comes out of
the Tonopah convention with flying
colors. He met his enemies in the open
and fought them to finish. His man
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