Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-04-22
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States government aggregate in value
nearly $1,000, 600 annually.
Thomas Cotton, q prominent sheep
man from Beowawe or Golconda, died
at the Boiling hospital last night of
pneumonia.
Sheriff Clark and Deputy Sheriff Har-
bin left for Carson last night with seven
prisoners who will begin doing time in
the pen today.
In four years pair of rabbits could
have a progeny of nearly 10000. A
doe rabbit produces as many as seven
families year.
Whenever man gets to making
money his kin consider it their duty to
work him for just as much as he will
Standardization, (Kan.) Globe.
This worlds population could be con-
tanned in Delaware if it were as con-
gssted as eleven New York City blocks,
at the rate of 1900 people to the acre.
The La Majestic cigar at the Club and
Elk saloons is manufactured expressly
br Mr. Gutridge 1t is the cigar for
smokers. Call for the La Majestic and
have good smoke.
The team from the Winnemucca high
school beat the Sparks team in debat-
ing contest last week. One of the win
ming team was Miss Ellen Brown.
daughter of Mr.. j. J. Brown of Elko.
Mrs Anna Blundell Lee of Wadsworth
has begun contest for a portion of the
estate left by John Lee the wealthy
q stockman who died at Wadsworth sew
eral months ago. She claims to have
been the wife of Lee.
A railway through the mountains
: north of the Adriatic sea, constructed
& by the Austrian government to build
up the trade of Trieste, though only
1870 miles long, has $40 bridges and
viaducts. 1t also runs through forty
= nine tunnels
DR.. T. A. Birtch, the expert oculist,
has removed his Office from Mr.. Jacobs
store to his residence, the first house
xet of Mr.. McBride's. He has q COM
Plete line of optical goods and is pre-
pare4 LlBfit all classes and conditions of
eyes. N1ve him call.
The latest report sent to this office by
the managers of Taft's campaign gives
the number of delegates to the Chicago
convention, selected up to April 18, as
3i2, of which 267 are instructed for
Taft, 2O7 instructed for other candidates
and U3 uninstructed.
The trial of Harry Crane on the charge
of robbing Ed Williamson in the streets
OF Elko several weeks ago, began in the
district court this morning A jury was
secured at the forenoon session and the
examination of witnesses began when
court convened this afternoon. The
case will probably go to the jury this
afternoon.
We received a letter this morning
from Saginaw, Michigan, asking for
information about the Rocky Mountain
VII ana Development Company. The
writer claims to be stakeholder in the
company and wants to know what the
company is doing He thinks the COM
Pany should keep it's stockholders posted
what is going on.
A navy, like a railroad, is never done.
There never comes q grateful moment
when the work can be said to be finish
ed and the sole task left to be discharg-
ed is that of operation. AS the roadbed,
track, equipment Of a railroad must be
constantly maintained and improved,
30 if there is to be any navy at all, equip
nent must be constantly. improved and
brought up to date, even under the pol
cy of replacement and repair. Boston
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Thomas Mcclure, jailer Of the. Nina