Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-08-14
S~almagundi
FROM SATURDAYS DAILY

Commissioner Lytton came in from
LamOille today.
Another very warm dnv. AT 3.aO
this afternoon the thermometer in this
Office registered above lOI degrees.
Mr.. W. L. Smith, DIR. Joseph Hender-
son and Mrs G. b. Henderson left for
San Francisco this afternoon on No. 3.
L.. p. Sullivan, representing Heald's
Business College ut Reno is in town
today. This school is highly spoken of
by the Reno papers. See the nc else.
where in this issue.
The quarter of II mile race between
Geronimo, Cash Day and Leah for u
purse Of $3.50 took place al the race
track this afternoon. Quite Il number
people took in the race. Leah won the
race in 20 seconds with Geronimo
second and Cash Day last.
n Philadelphia man says the high
price of beef is responsible for shortness
Of the June bride crop. II this thing
works out To its logical conclusion, some
day it will put the beef trust out of bus.
mess. There won't be anybody on earth
To eat the becf.-Wushington Herald.
Tho Buffalo News displayed a banner
showing pictures of Mcssrs Taft and
Sherman. Under the pictures was the
inscription "Rcpublican prosperity" -.
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Since the banner was hoistcd some
thousands of unemployed citizens of
Buffalo have read the inscription
and wondered what the joke was"
y change has been made in the work.
ing hOurs of the operators at the pas
ScnScr depot. Heretofore the ticket
Office has been closed between the hours
of IL a. III. and 3 p. m., railroad time.
but hereafter the office will bc opened
during the day and closed between the
hours of > and q Il. III. This change
will be- appreciated by the public.
The Carson News says that accord
ing to the latest reports from Washoc
county the delegation to the TonUpah
convention will stand IL for Bartlett
ami II for MCCarrcn. The precincts Of
In" county outside of Reno elected
Bartlett delegates. The News also SAYS
ihat reports received in Carson Thurs
day Civ" Bartlett a solid delegation
from White Pine county.
II now s"cmS certain that Congress.
man Bartlett will have a good working
majority i'll the Tonopah convention.
means that the law and order
element Of the Nevada democracy will
control tn" convention and that the
policy uf tn" late Governor Sparks in
dealing with the Goldicld situation
will hc endorsed. 1t also means that
Il state central cOmmittc will bcapppint.
cl whose chairman will be in line with
the law and order sentiment Of the
party. In short, il mcuns that Con.
sidine and Skaggs will have t. ~ away
back and sit down.
Bird $. Colcr. who is thoroughly
familiar with New York politics. pre-.
diets that Bryan and Kern will win
the electoral vote of New York state.
In IA newspaper interview Mr.. Colcr
said: The election of MIR. Mack to
the chairmanship of the national com
mittcC is an honor to the dcInoCrnry of
the east, and there was a general feel
ing among the national committeeman
that no better man could have been
named for the place. | told Mr.. Mack
in Chicago Oh Saturday that we demo.
Gratis at the eastern end of the state
would pitch in and aid him in every
way possible to make victory certain in
the Empire state this year. There is
great enthusiasm everywhere for the
ticket and it looks as though We were
going To win - big victory this year.
Personally ! propose To get out in this
state and do everything | can to bring
Success to the democratic candidates"