Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-11-13
Salmagundi
FROM SATURDAYS DAILY

Taxes are coming in slowly. Up t,
noon today 81 whole and 2 half tax re
ccipts had been issued.
G. Z. Pearson and r. Keefer ar,
down fIom Mardis. They report thai
section quiet and orderly.
Heaven, according to IN Iowa woman
is filled with pianos. Do you wonder
that so many of us are deliberately
wickcdg
The champion clam eater of New
York lost Il $40 bet recently because he
failed to eat GJO CLANS. He got away
with 500. p
The figures in this Office show that
Judge Talbot leads his Oppo;cnt 1872
this in coutny with Contact and Clover,
dale to hear from
Among the birds the swan lives to
be the oldest. in extreme cases reach.
ing 300 years. The falcon has been
known to live over 100 years.
S"' - iHt pNlitSlS gwen lHt buIJilIcoc
bride is do not talk too much" The
constant stress laid on this advice is a
~:"c sign that it isn't being needed.
The latest reports give Nevada to
Bryan by from 800 to 1000; Maryland is
mixed between Bryan and Taft; and
Missouri is in the Taft column by over
1000.
According To- the Gazette. Judge
Talbot has won by over 100 majority
and Deadly has Il good lead over Ahcrn.
The Legislature is strongly democratic
in both branches.
Simon Bray, representing Lander
county in the last assembly, was de-
fcatcd for another term. Ills colleague,
Will O'Bricn. who voted against the
police bill, WAS elected again.
With Contact. Bryan and Clovcrlalc
IL hear from. George Russell is four
votes behind Mr.. Riddcll. These pre-
cincts may phil him ahead and may
put him further behind. Most likely
the latter.
Wilbur Wright is said to bc cmbar-
rLsSrd 10y the number of ladies who
want to go with him in his flying ma
chine. 1t is leap year and Mr.. Wright
may not want to run the risk Of haT-
ing to jump Out.-Dallas News.
According To the figures in this Office.
the vote Oh Ill" police bill stands 195
for To GjG against, II majority of 100 for
the bill. These figures will bc changed
by the official count. rs the vote of
CIovcrdalc. Contact and ONcil has not
been reported.
The Western PlCitic track was within
three miles of IIallcck yesterday. Good
progress is being made on the heavy
cuts ut Ryndon and the work will lbs
completed in W. or three weeks. This
indicates that the Western Pacific will
he in Elko by the middle of December
if not before.
An examination of the wonderful
oil prospects near Reno is to bc made
w lil' H'N y ahliA 'ht'NA' .
Of the United States Geological Service
has informed Senator Nixon that
Gcologist Robert Anderson will soon
arrive in Rem" for tn" purpose of ON
Quoting the examinations.
The labor unions of London estimate
that 10 per cent Of the country's skilled
workmcn are idle ut the present time.
The proportion of unskillcd wurkmcn
ont of work is much larger. The unions
estimate that the army Of the uncm-
ploycd now numbers 1000, 900 and is
steadily increasing in size.
Mrs. Cniuc and sou arrived from
Reno this morning after an absence Of
scucral months, in which the little boy
has undergone sever surgical treatment.
We are intensely pleased to note that
the little fellow returns cured. He has
suffered greatly in the last eighteen
months. while undergoing treatment.
The INDEPENDENT wishes the Carson
News and the rest of the state papers
Ia understand that Elko county gave
ovcr 100 majority for the police law
The town Of Elko where Mr.. Skaggs
made his wnrmcst fight against the bill
gave il ~ majority. This shows hi
great influence where he is best known
Herman Xadig, u San Francisco stock
broker. writes the Reno Gazette thai
the people Of Nevada disgraccd them
selves by voting for Bryan. Isn't it toc
had that Mr.. Xudig did not make hi
feelings known before the ballots were
casty Had no done 40 the votes o
Nevada would surely have been cas
for Taft.
Mr.. Willis returned from Gold Gin
clc last might. l1c brought with hir
specimen of ore from that camp tha
will assay about $4,000 ton. lie
very much clatcd over the prospect
and predicts that there will liz 3,5C
people in tho Gold Circle district by I'll
first Of the year and 10000 within Il
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