Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-05-21

F. b. Ellis, @. H. P. of the Neyqd,
Masons. is here from Carson City. Tn
Masonic fraternity of Elko will homo
MIR. Ellis this evening. He will leay,
tomorrow on No. 3.
j. c. Harris. the new steward mt III,
county hospital. is busy these DAYS pet
ting everything i'll order. The painter
anu paper hangers are abJnt through
with their part of the work.
Ben klatte WAS fishing Sunday and ;
deputy game warden asked to see hi,
license. Ben has u license all right
ana to make sure that it will not ge,
lost he has nailed it TO his ley.
The question of the location of the
new court hoGst has been settled lie.
hnately, and it will include the ground
now occupied by the court house and
Jail and the Sproule and Anderson pro-
pcrty.
The county court house of LYON
county burned Saturday. 1t was
located ut Dayton and was one of the
oldest county buildings in the state.
One by II the old land marks are dis.
appearing.
Z. w. Hollingsworth. the bashful
young man at the Commercial Hotel.
after purchasing a new spring suit, an
overcoat and n hat yesterday went TO
Paiisadc. He will return alone as the
new suite of rooms are not quite ready.
~ special Memorial service will be
held in the Presbyterian church on the
evening of May Both. Several promin.
cnt speakers Of Elko will address the
people and special music under the
leadership of Mrs. Tarr will he
rendered.
Judge y. l.. Fitzgerald. of Eureka, is
here assisting the masonic lodge to
confer degrees upon several of our bust.
ness men. The Judge is one of those
genial companions who can always ex-
plain where he is at. politically and
otherwise. " e are indebted To him
for II pleasant call.
Hon. F. II. Winter and Frank Fer.
maid returned yesterday from an in
spectiOn of Clover and Starr valleys, the
country near Wells and Dceth and south
Of Hallcck, where with Hon. L. G. Rid.
dell they looked for All appropriate site
for the dry farm. Carlin will be the
next point visited, and then a decision
will bc made. II is getting very dry
here and WE would suggest to the com
mission that i ten thousand dollar farm
could safely he located ut or near Elko.
Silvio Ortonas. a French journalist
who is walking around the world, is
spending the day in Elko. He is one
of four who are visiting this and other
countries to study social and industrial
conditions. He is pleased with his
treatment thus far in Nevada and says
that he finds the industrial classes Of
the west better educated than their
brothers in the east. His expenses are
paid by the International Society of
Education, Il Socialist organization that
has headquarters in Rome, Paris, Der.
lin, New York and Chicago. He will
start west tomorrow morning.
Some men know a good thing when
they see it. This morning a Mexican
took Il fancy to n SEQ suit of underwear
at the store of Seymour Jacobs Co. Inc,
and also took the suit, failing to pay.
Joe Mcnamara turned detective and
finally found the suit but failed to dis.
cover the whereabouts Of the man who
stole it. Constable Ondcrkirk finally
located the thief and he will he given a
hearing before Justice Bruce this after
o The man had n partner who is
also under arrest. Both gentlemen will
probably be given an opportunity to rs,
sist i'll the work Of grading our streets.
County Commissioners Lytton, Willis
and Moody left yesterday on No. 3 for
California. They will visit Sacramento,
Auburn. Quincy, Salinas and Santa
Rosa and inspect the new and modern
court houses recently erected in those
cities. As the commissioners must
rely on outside architects i'm the ron.
slruction of the new court house, they
decided to thoroughly post themselves
oil the subject in order to he able to
secure the best ohtuinable for the
money. 1t is n good move and will
result in a court house with AL modern
improvements and convcnienccs. The
commissioners will know exactly what
they want and will not have to rely on
outsiders.
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