Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-03-21
SALMACUNDI

Shere le no IOunoa0on Tor the report
that the high school will be closed on
account Of the measles.
Gald to meet San, Mullennix on the
street today, after several years absence
in Idaho. He is looking well. -
Mrs. Thomas Hunter and daughter,
Hattie, returned FROM Oakland last mig bit
The senator will now be real good.
The preliminary examination of Geo.
Dove was completed yesterday afternoon
and he was held without bonds to ap-
pear before the grand jury.
The gold production Of the TranevaaI
in 1907 was S136, $50 900, all but s., OOO,-
900 of which was obtained from the reef
which is situated near the city u johann
nesburg.
Michael Carroll, crippled tramp, was
found dead in barn near Reno Thurs
day night. Too much whlskey and ex
posnre to the cold were probably the
cause Of his death.
ELECTROMAGNETIC" is the substitute for
the @ehort and ugly word" The beauty
Of it is that you can apply it to a man
without danger on account of it's being
so new and not yet fully UNDERSTOOD
CoAmoner
A irst-clsss Japanese cook wants a
situation in hotel, rest aurant, boarding
house or in good family, in city or
country. Has had a good deal OF expert
erce and has the best of referenc es. In
quire at this Office. X
Work on the railroad from the Nevada
& California line to Rawhide ia to be-
gin within one week. The road will
probably be completed within 80 daye.
1t Is to be % miles long. 1t will cost
$16, 900 mile, or a total Of $4O0, 900.
According to the story told, the old
Catholic church building at Goldtield
has ~For Sale OF Rent" sign ON the
door. Some unsanctitied sinner added
clause and now the sign reads: aFor
sale or rent; Christ has gone to Raw.
hide"
Deputy Marshal Stern arrived from
Ely yesterday in quest of a witness.
He located him several miles from
town, but on going there found
his han had gone. FTe returned 20
town tbi4f1e,renoon and will leave for
Carson to6ght.
Former Senator ChIudicr declared
that Admiral 3rownson was perfectly
right to resign. just why Chandler
should butt into this controversy we can
not understand. He Is already in the
AnaDias club and he ought to give some
body else chance.-Honston (Texas)
Post
PRECEDENT Roosev welt Is really growing
moderate. He sent for the Uoited
States attorney Tor the District Of Colu-
mbia the other day and told him to
insist on a Jail sentence for vioIater oi
the pure food and drug law. In Other
days MIR. Roosevelt would have sent for
the Judge aud told, him exactly the
sentence he desired ioi posed Appeal. -.
A fortune OF almost million dollars
Is said 70 be waiting III the Utah State
Bank for II. Pfeifer, mining engineer
OF Denver, Colorado, " 10 went to Gold
held about year ago 20 look after min
ing property for the j. Wheeler Com
pany Of Wall street, New York. Pfeifer
has not been heard from for several
MOI Ms and no trace OF him can be
found.
Every empInye of the Bank of Eng
land has to sign his name I'd a book on
his arrival in the morning, and il late
must give the reason. The chief reason
ID usually fog and the drst man to arrive
late writes "fog7 and those who follow
him write "ditto" underneath. The other
day, however, the tirst late man gave as
the reason "wife had twins," and "a
other late men signed. ditto" under