Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-06-12
S~almagundi
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY

Beautiful presents for the graduates
can Tx found at Wintcrmantcl's.
Mr.. Ostrcichcr returned To Elko last
night. He intends to remain here. Glad
to see him back.
Elmer Oudcrkirk is at the Boiling
hospital under treatment for II severe
attack Of appendicitis.
Mrs. Armstrong arrived from Starr
Valley this afternoon ON "A visit II her
daughter. Mrs. Bradley.
Deputy Sheriff IIarbin is in from
Gold Circle. He reports about 400 men
in the district, 300 i'll the town and the
remainder in the hills. About zoe men
are II work in the district.
Controller Eggcrs has our thanks for
a copy Of his annual report as insurance
commissioner. 1t gives the list of in
snrancc companies that are authorized
Ia do business in this state.
Senator Ncwlands has returned to
Reno. He says he is not "A candidate
for the presidency and would not accept
the nomination for vice" president. He
prefers To remain in the senate.
Mr.. Weston returned from California
this morning. lie will remain here
this summer to look after his mining
interests ut Lone Mountain. Mrs.
Weston. he says, is enjoying herself mt
Fruitvalc California.
\ new kind of gas which can be
bought 10y the bottle and used for illu.
minatinG purposes has been invented bv
Il German. Fifty cents worth of il will
furnish n 50-camdlc power light eight
hours Il day for six weeks.
The case of !. &. Mckinney is still
going on before Judge Bruce. \ Jury
WAS secured and sworn this afternoon.
AT this writing, the attorneys are dis
GUESSING II law point and the jury has
been excused from the courtroom.
Within the last week. there have
been three viulcn: deaths in Elko
county. Two Of them are directly
traCcablc to whiskcy. Int it about
time the taxpayers Of Elko county he.
gan tn sit up and take notice of what is
going on around them.
The allies have forced Hitchcock,
Taft's manager from the national com.
mittcc. Taft's friends still control tho
committee and mono but Taft men are
placed on the roll of delegates. The
anti'Taft delegates don't even get Il
look in. The fat secretary has every
thing his W way in the committee,
Tomorrow will I've II great day for the
University Of Nevada. The Mackny
mining building will bc dedicated and
the statue of John w. Macliay will bc
unveiled. Tho building and statue are
the gifts Of Clarence III. Mackay and his
mother, the only brnciiciarics of the
COmstOCk who have devoted any of their
wealth TO building mp the state. All
honor Ia them.
Carmen island. in the gnlf Of Cali.
fOrnia. 100 miles south Of Gwnyinas and
II miles long by 81 miles wide is IN al.
most solid deposit of salt. At present
1900 tons of salt a,nonth are hcing taken
out on more than 200 acres in urea. II
costs about 81 II ton (Mcxicnn) To mine
and deliver to II vessel. The product is
marketed along the west shore ports. II
il not refined.
Harry Davis, who graduated at An.
uapulis last week. will arrive tonight
on u visit Ia his folks. Harry has been
assigned ia the Rhode Island and
ordered to report on the first Of July.
He will then start on u cruise around
the world. Harry Davis IS Il young
man of whom Nevada mny well hc
proud. All Of his Elko friends wish
him u long aud brilliant career in the
navy.
Mr.. Owen has sold his lease Of the
Commercial Hotel to Mr.. Bradley and
will give up possession oil the l2th Of
this month. Mr.. Owens will remain in
/ Elko for some time looking after his
! mining interests and:riding around the