Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-11-13
Salmagundi
r o MONDAYS DAILY

j. j. Carmichael is down from Aura.
He is subpoenaed n Il juror.
The town is lively with jurors today
from all sections of the county.
Hiram Stoker, II former Elkoite, was
elected commissioner in Humboldt
county at the recent election.
ID. G. McKenna of Tuscarora gave
the INDEPENDENT Office u pleasant call
this afternoon. He is here as q Juror.
a movement is now going OH in
southern Nevada to have the bullion
tax repealed. 1t is claimed to bc "A
detriment to the mining industry.
The complete returns from the county
give Mr.. Riddell u majority of about
20 over Asscmblyman Russell. This
gives Elko county Il solid democratic
delegation i'll the next Legislature.
All the returns from the county are
i'll and the commissioners began the
official count this morning. The COM
plctc result of the election will appear
in this paper us soon rs the official
count is completed.
Complaint is made that sheep have
roamcd through the !. o. o.. +. and
Masonic cemeteries and eaten the grass
from the graves. If this is true. the
authorities of the two Orders should see
that it does not ecu again.
Since January /, 1908, there have
been convicted and sent TO the peni.
Tertiary by District Attorneys of the
various counties in Nevada the follow
ing number of criminals; Eureka, l.;
Nyc, @; Esneralda, 80: Humboldt, 10;
Washoc, Ii; Lincoln, 13; Elko, Il.
\ California court recently awarded
the widow of an editor who was shot
80, $50 damages. Whenever a Cali
fornia editor is worth rs much rs a
sccOnd.clasS racehorsc, it is evidence of
the increasing value Of editors. But
most of them have to die to In truly
observation-disclosures Owl.
The defeat of Commissioner Roscnthal
District Attorney Swallow and Sheriff
Ingalls, of Esmeralda county is a sting
ing rcbukc to the |. w. w. element Of
the state. These men were accused of
catering to that element in their official
capacities. Their defeat should serve
as Il warning to the !. w. w. agitator
that his days are numbered in Nevada.
Tho l,,os, ro,.-,. rrS, IA, .t,,o ,rc
that the whole democratic state ticket
is elected with the possible exception
of Frank Williams for long term regent.
The fight between him and Oscar j.
Smith is said to bc very close. SO far
rs we are able tn learn. the police bill
carried in all but Nye and Storey
counties. The law will have II substan.
tial majority in the state.
Well, when Roosevelt gets through
congratualting Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Taft
sends his final congratulations to
Roosevelt and they both finish telling
Mr.. lIitcock how glad they are and
Rockefeller has sufficiently congratu-
lated himself Oh the RESULT will be
all over and the country can settle
down to I'M indefinite reign of the royal
houses Of the republican arty.-Hum.
boldt Star.
An exchange t%ruthfully remarks:
The prosperity of II town is not graded
by the wealth of its inhabitants but by
the uniformity with which they pull to-
gcther when any important undertake
ing is to bc accomplished. \ man with
a thousand dollars ut his command and
n love for his town in his heart can do
more for the building up and improving
of it than the millionaire who locks up
his capital and snaps his fingers ut
homo progress"
While trying to save her husband
from burning to death Mrs. Robert +.
Smyth. met death Friday afternoon ut
her home on the prison road near
Carson. Smyth sustained painful
burns to his face and hands but the
burns sustained by his wife resulted In
her death five hours later. n onc.ycar-
| OH DlUt nCUu III lnt hlIh VI - ''ih WI
was saved from death by tho quick
action of Harry b. Livingston II
ncighbor.
Miss Jennie T.. Wicr professor OF
history In tho state unworthy. arrived
from Ely this afternoon. She is trying
to secure tho old INDEPENDENT files FOL
tho state historical society and We have
about consented to let her have them
. These files contain IL complete history o'
Elko county and should hc preserved
D for the historian of the future. In cast
the Office should DC destroyed by ire ;
~ vast amount OF useful historical matter
h would go up in smoker.
II Es,ncralda county is entitled Il
two now county commissioners The!
will 10 appointed by Governor DICK
4 crson. Under the laws al NcVad'
o boards of county commissioners coin
% priso three members but when
Il county shall cast 1000 votes or NOR
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