Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-08-19
SALMAGUNDI
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visit Mrs. Smiley's parents
The Eli1o Mercantile Company quotes
reduced prices on staple articles for
Friday and Saturday. See the adj.
But little interest seemed to be talkeu
in the school election this afternoon.
At 3 o'clock, only 81 votes had been
cast.
The presses and other paraphernalia
of the Telegram plant were loaded into
a wagon yesterday and this morning
started for Carlin.
J. w. Puett of Carlin was an ar
rival this morning. He says the rail
road company, will open the new eating
house in a few days.
Rhyolite suffered u $4,000 fire, Sat
urday., The cold storage and bottling
works were burned The property
was insured for $1,000. ... ..
The latest reports from San Francis
cos primary election give Heney about
$50 majarity over Fickert as the demo
cratic candidate for district attorney.
The Reno papers say the races are
well patronized. It is estimated that
5000 people were at the race track the
first day. The racing is said to he very
good.
Elk Governor Jewett Adams and VIM
McGill will erect one of the largest
cold storage plants in the state at Nc
Gill, White Pine county. The plant
will be capable of housing 100 beeves,
200 sheep and 100 hogs.
The Salt Lake officer failed to arrive
after Campbell and Mcconnell yester-
day. A telegram received at the
sheriffs Office last night stated that an
officer would leave Salt Lake this
afternoon. This will bring him here ON
No. tonight.
Deputy Sheriff Rutherford returned
yesterday afternoon from the north with
Frank Gillespie, charged with stealing
afyhf. Gillespie gave bonds and was
reg sed from custody. His examination
is SeN for 2o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Deputy State Superintendent Light
foot arrived on No. 3 this afternoon on
his way to Carson to attend meeting
of the deputy superintendent. His
district is composed of Eureka and
White Pine counties. He reports the
county high school at Ely in flourish
ing condition.
Miss Ainslie says that Turkey re-
joiced greatly over the opening of
parliament, cannons being fired and
professions formed. One woman came
to Miss Ainslie land told her that she
wanted to meet Liberty, who had saved
her from the tax gatherer, and that
seemed to be about all the majority of
the people knew as to the meaning of
the rejoicing.
Last October Deputy Sheriff Clark of
Ogden was killed at Uintah by q box
car thief, whom he had surprised while
ut work. Yesterday Charles Olsen, I'M
der arrest at Omaha on q minor charge,
confessed to killing Clark. His confes-
sion was brought about, the Omaha
police say, by threat by Olsen, in
which he said: II have killed one
policeman and hope may live to kill
another"
At a conference with the officials of
the Southern Pacific, Oregon Short Line
aud Con pndro 90 Apoolao on1 col4
Lake railroads Tuesday, the railroad
commission postponed action ON reduc-
ing freight rates in the state until
September 2nd. The continuance was
F'pnted to give the companies time to
Aew by figures the effect the proposed
reduction would have upon their earn
ings. The commission has asked for q
reduction Of 30 per cent on the s. p.
main line and is ner cent on tbe