Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-07-07
SALMAGUNDI

The Western Pacific has "a man and
mule" at work grading Silver street.
This strikes the writer as being the
EARNEST day of the season. How did
strike you?
Dr. Olmstead was an arrival from
Wells this afternoon. He reports moth
ng doing up the river.
If you want to buy New Home sew
ng machine or new Iroquois bicycle,
all on or address this Office
The thermometer at the drugstore
registered 1O3 degrees today. It was
everal degrees hotter>in this office
George Helm of Carlin and Mrs.
fanny Faust Of Eiko were married at
he Episcopal church last Friday eve
hing by Rev Percival s. Smithe. Their
friends wish them prosperous and
happy life.
Stanley Peek is on trial at Reno for
he murder of Angelo Satero. Peek's
wife told him that Satero had been
guilty of improper conduct toward her
and Peek secured a revolver and went
10 Sateros home and killed him.
DR.. Birtch, the eye specialist, will Wis
Fuscarora Tuesday, July 18th, fer one
1lay All parties wishing their eyes ex-
imined. or glasses fitted, will please
leave word at the postoffice. On July
9Th DR.. Rirtch will visit North Fork. \
James Daily, a Goldfeld man, was
found floating in a ditch at Reno Sun
day There were no marks or bruises
on his body and it is supposed that he
was intoxicated and fell into the ditch.
Reno whiskey seems to be very bad
article.
Read the editorial in this issue and
|see if you can pick out the faction of
the republican party that will get it in
the neck if Taft is elected president.
He will be between the devil and the
deep sea with the chances very good for
the devilto get him. .-
The republicans are great stradlers.
They nominated Taft, tariff revision
ist after election, for president and
Sherman, consistent stand-patter on
the tariff question, for vice president.
What rEill happen if their candidates
Nbu ikX0pposite directions during the
campaign. Will the ''stling break"
1t looks good to. see DR.. Joseph
Henderson in town again. He arrived
Sunday night and will remain a few
weeks visiting his relatives and friends
and getting good supply of Nevada's
pure air into his system. AS soon as
the perfume of the sagebrush leaves the
Dr., he comes back to get fresh supply
1t braces him up and he goes back to
San Francisco and digs into his work
with renewed energy
You can always tell when man is
married or single when you see him 60
through screen door, says an exchange.
If he is married he approaches the door
cautiously, glances nervously around,
then takes off his hat and swipes it UP
and down the door two or three times.
He then quietly opens the door about
two inches, squeezes himself through
and closes it with quick snap. The
length of time he has been married may
be determined by the degree of fear and
nervousness indicated in his counten-
ance.
The Nevada delegation caucussed at
enver yesterday and parcelled out
the honors as follows: Chairman
of delegation, Governor Dickerson; COM
mittee on platform, Senator Newlands;
committee on credentials, G. r. Evans;
committee on organization and order Of
business, E. w. Clark; committee to
notify the president G. r. Evans; com
mittee to notify the vice president, w.
s. Elliott; national committeeman,
John Sunderland. There is some talk
of Newlands being named as chairman
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