Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-09-18

Complete change of program at the
Opera House tonight. See the nd.
The assessment roll of Douglas
county foots up Tl,122, 800 this year.
Mrs. Wilson. who is stopping with
Mrs. Quincy, will leave for Ogden to-
morrow morning.
Bryan and Taft will meet mt a
banquet in Chicago on October 9TH.
The speeches will be non.political.
Miss Edith Abel left this morning for
Glover valley, where she will begin her
second term of school Monday morning
Col. Hyman was taken sick last night
and has been confined to the house to.
day. His many friends hope he will
soon be around ugain.
A Bryan club Of sixty.two republi-
cans, who never voted anything but
the straight republican ticket, was
recently organized i'm Dcs Moines.
Iowa.
The Southern Pacific Company is
building II foot walk over its tracks at
W~inneInucCa. \ similar walk over
the tracks here would DO Il great con-
vcnicncc to the public.
On reaching town last evening,
Mr.. Garden was taken to the Boiling
hospital. He is resting - well as
can he expected today. 1t will he
several weeks before his broken leg
will be healed sufficiently for him to
get ont.
Wishing to avoid the expense of
moving his large stock Of clothing,
etc. to his new store, Seymour
Jacobs is selling his stock of clothing,
furnishing goods. etc. ut Il big sacrific.
Now is the time to get bargains. See
his new nd.
What ms become of the full dinner
pAi." that the republicans boosted about
So muc in 1900 and 1901? Ii was
claimed then that the country's pros
pority was due To republican policies.
Bis times are different now after
Twelve years of republican rule and the
full dinner pail is empty.
The primaries for the election Of
delegates to the republican county ron.
v"ntion To bc held September 23d were
h"!d yesterday in town. The following
w"r" elected: Ed Reinhart. G.. 4.
Gardner, T.. $. Miller, Herbert Sproule,
i. j. l.. Tahcr. Frank Fcrnald, j. 4.
Mcbride, Geo. Ii. Russell. S. Jacobs,
III. j. Jones. j. G.. Doughty. X. II.
Mallctt. Chester Littlcficld. w. O..
Wore.
An old hat that bears Wells Fargo g.
Co. tags from twenty different states in
the Union reached the local office Of
the company today. Many humorous
poems are pasted on the inside. and
after it gets its necessary trimmings
here will he started on its way. 1t is
said 1t was an up to.datc Derby hat
when it left the starting point, but now
it looks like II conccrtina in rcposc.-
Virginia Chronicle.
The body Of II man named Sullivan
was found lying near the track of
the Southern Pacific II few days
ago. 1t is supposed that the mum
was IA passenger on II train and wan
dercd from the train to where his
body was found. There were no marks
Oh the corpse and it is thought that
death LANE from natural causes. The
body WAS taken to Curlin and an effort
is baing made To discover the relatives.
-Lpvclock Review.
The number of births in Tonopah 10
certainly an evidence that there is no
race suicide in this section and we upinc
that II pcrambulator factory in this
city would he Il paying institution or M
advertisement for the sale of baby go.
carts, ~rattles, nursing bottles. tccthing
rings, safety pins and guide books on
'IIow To rear children after You get
them" would br II dividend payer that
would skin the Standard Oil sixteen city
blocks. NV get busy.-BDnanZa.
\ friend informed us last evening
that he had heard Il. +. Skaggs. spcuIcr
Of the last assembly. declare yesterday
that he was going to sue the editors Of
the INDEPENDENT and Wells Herald
for libel rs Oon us the campaign is over.
Our informant did not know on what
ground Sknggs would base his suits.
While the writer is not spelling for II
law suit. lc is ready to NEST windy"
Bob In court before or after the election.
Why don't yon turn her loose now.
Bob?
The signs Of the times point to Il hard
winter. The Pine nut crop this year
surpasscs everything that the oldest
Indian can remember Of. Tho squirrels
and chipmunks arc SO fat that they can
no longer climb up in tho trees. The
Indians are now in the midst of tho
harvest and the mahallas arc hnsily
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