Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-10-23
Salmagundi
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY

Last night the Pythian Sisters ccle-
brated the 18th anniversary of the i'll
stitution of their lodge. The time was
spent in games, dancing and slowing
away good things to eat. An enjoyable
time was had by all.
W. G. Grcathouse will make IN ex.
cellcnt county recorder. He has the
ability and experience necessary to per
form the duties of that office in strict
compliance with the law. His record
rs a citizen and rs Il legislator should
convince the voter hat no mistake will
DC made by stamping Il cross after the
name of w. q. G~rcathouse on election
day.
The democratic nominees for regents
of the state university. Kettle, Williams
andSullivan. are well qualified to
age the affairs of that institution. DIR.
Sullivan is Il graduate Of the university,
Williams is an old resident of Lincoln
county and Kettle edits Il paper in
Churchill county. They arc all right
and 10 mistake will be made i'll voting
for them.
The present system of punctuation
was introduced in the latter part of the
fifteenth century 10y AlduS Manutius, a
Venetian printer. who was responsible
for our full stop, colon, semicolOn,
comma, marks Of Interrogation and
exclamation. parenthesis and dash,
hynhcn, Gnostrophe and quotation
marks. these were subsequently
copied by other printers until their use
became univcrsal.-Chicago Journal.
The attention of voters is called TO
the card of Assemblyman George Il.
Russell in this issue. In it, he charges
that IN effort is being made to defeat
him for reelection because he took III
active part i'll the enactment of what is
known rs the police law. While we
have nothing in common with Mr..
Russell politically. we urge upon every
voter who believes in maintaining law
and order in this state to consider the
facts set forth in his card.
a mortgage for SEQ, 600, 900 was filed
in Reno Monday by the Western Pacific
Railroad company. The document is
divided into chattcl mortgage and real
estate mortgage and given to the
Central Trust company of New York.
More than 500 miles of right of way is
covered, of which 400 is said to DC in
Nevada. a previous mortgage for $50
OOO, 900 is given preference ovcr that
filed Monday. The mortgage is one of
the largest filed in the country and OK.
cceds any previously filed i'll Nevada.
Interest is named ut 3 per cent.
Edwin +. Cainc was elected district
attorney in 1906 and began his duties
on the first Monday in January, 1907.
Since then there has been vast amount
of criminal work in the county, all of
which has been faithfully attended TO.
lie has been untiring in his efforts to
save the taxpayers all tho expense
possible Ill tHc PROSECUTION vi CTltlllllul
cases. His official record is above re-
proach and Inc appeals to the voters on
that record for their support ut the
polls. If reelected, the county's busi-
ness will be carefully attended to the
next two years. Give him your sup.
port mt the polls.
An Indian named John Porteriicld
and well known about Carson was shot
and almost instantly killed Sunday
night about 10 o'clock at tho Indian
camp ncar the Anderson ranch by
another Indian named Joe Tiny.
Tiny Is in the county Jail being held
for the preliminary examination or
an investigation by the grand jury
into the facts, resulting In
tho latter murder. Tho murdered
man was Il hall. breed and vas II quiet,
inoGrcnsivo fellow except when drink.
ing and the fight between tho Indians
resulting In the latter murder, Il bc
traced directly to the drinking INDUCED
in'-Ncws.
-