Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-07-29
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last night, but she is somewhat better
today.
e. J. Sparkling, contractor, is here
from HOLSTER, California, to bid on
the new schoolhouse.
J. A. Isola, the Carlin merchant, came
up this morning. He says there is moth
ing new in our sister town down the
river.
Mrs. Clarence Hough who has been
visiting her aunt, Miss NJ. e.
Hough, left for her home at Portland,
Oregon, this afternoon.
. The bids for the new schoolhouse will
he opened at 6 o'clock tomorrow evening
at District Attorney Taber's office. The
Indications are that several bids will be
submitted.
The Western Pacific is perfecting it's
plans for new shops at Sacramento,
4nd the word has beeu given out that
hese improvements will cost in the
close neighborhood of 100000.
During the past season Leon Case,
the official viper killer in the forest of
Fontainebleaue, France, killed 700
snakes. He usually averages 800 a
year and has been bitten SO often he
is immune 10 the poison of the snakes
bite.
Every day new society for the bet
terment of something or other is born
in New York. Nobody has ever yet
listed or classified all these societies,
and most of them are never heard of.
Born dead, they keep ON being dead,
although each thinks it lives, is very
much in existence and greatly in the
public eye.-New York Press.
Frederick Davis returned from his
eastern trip this morning. He has been
away since the first of the year and has
visited most of the eastern cities. He
reports things very quiet where he has
been with good prospects of iveliet
time n the fall. Mrs. Davis is visiting
her Natives in Ontario and will not
return for six weeks or more. Mr.
=. Davis looks indicate that he Jared pretty
well while away.
Judge Breen this afternoon rendered
Judgment in the Sestanovich contempt
case. He found Sestanovich guilty and
assessed his punishment at two days i'm
prisonment in the county Jail and a fine
of $50 and costs, amounting to $22. so.
This is the second time Sestanovich has
violated the order Of the district court
and been punished for it. The Jail SEN
tence may break him of the habit.
The reclamation of over, 90, 900 acres
of arid land in the Lovelock Valley is
to be undertaken by the Humboldt Love-
lock Irrigation, Light and Power
Company which has filed articles of
Incorporation. The system will be one
of huge reservoirs in which the water
from the surrounding mountains will
he stored and distributed to the ranch
ers of the Lovelock Valley. It is
estimated that the cost of construction
of the reservoirs will be $i45, 900, of
which nearly one-half has already
been subscribed by the ranchers of the
valley.
The conference committee on the
tariff bill quit business at 6 clock last
night and Aldrich and Payne hurried
away by automobile to confer with
President Taft at Fort Meyer. They
seemed satisfied with the outcome on
their return to Washington, but refused
to discuss the conclusions reached. The
conference report will probably be pre-
sented to the house tomorrow. Lumber
~ hides were the stumbling blocks in
the conference committee. The rate on
rough lumber was finally fixed at $t.4(
peFthousand, "a reduction Of 10 cents from
tho unnofa hill onI ~ rosoo - An x.... 4.