Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-24
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first page.
Tomorrow being u holiday through
ont tine civilized world, the
ENT will not be issued.
Claude Sheer. principal of the Ton
opah schools, is spending the holiday
vacation with his Elko friends.
For So organ in good condition
At ~ r~easonaasc price. Inquire at this
office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Smiley arrived
yesterday to spend the holidays with
Elko friend and relatives.
Mrs. Geo. w. Contant ard Miss
Martha GuldaGer ueft this morning to
spend the holidays in Ogden.
Esmeralda county has sued the
Combination Mines Company. now u
part of the Goldfield Con Company.
for $4,000 bullion taxes levied for
school purposes in 1906
The Christmas music for Dec. 90 ut
Presbyterian church will be in charge
VI u b1Ni TO- nv IIOHIAth VIII ING
found in another column.
The exercises at the Opera house to-
night will begin promptly Mt q o'clock
sharp, town time. Every child should
be present ut that hour.
Don't miss seeing the Spanish Fan
dango ut the dance to he given by the
Elko Orchestra on Christmas Eve at
the opera house.
Be sure to attend the Grand New
, Years ball at Deeth, December 31st.
. Mnsic by the Elko Dance Orchestra
of five pieces.
The INDEPENDENT wishes all of its
readers aud friends Il merry Christmas.
z May nothing occur to mar their happi.
!. ness and pleasure.
:, The ladies decorated the Christmas
trees this forenoon and arranged two
> or three wagon loads of presents to be
distributed to the youngsters tonight.
q Governor and Mrs. Dickerson will
give Il public reception ut the Gov
errors mansion on New Years night.
The writer acknowledges the receipt
of an invitation.
and yet it does seem as if u we'll
e managed investigation of tine Sugar
II Trust by congress need not neces-
sarily result in immunity for any
hnly.-I indianapolis News.
The Western Electrical and Gis
II Directory states that SlS, 900, 900 is in.
vested in the state of Nevada in the
electrical light and power and the gas
In ana electric light business. Over
IL %, 900 electrical horse yower is being
w generated in the state.
NJ Japan grows about 40 times as much
n rice us is produced in the United
no States. Over seven rer cent, of the
*, lard i'll the Japanese islands is used
Int for the rice crop. In this country tie
ed proportion is one acre ont of 2, 200.
Have your children at the Opera house
at u o'clock sharp tonight. 1t is nee
:" essary for the exercis es to begir
promptly mt that hour as q dance will
follow the Christmas tree and it will b,
necessary to clean up the floor befor,
the dance can begin. Be on time.
the
hit: The Supreme court has decide
~. that jewels costing $3t. 600 are nc
els such II necessity of existence to
wife that a husband can be held re
sponsible for the debt contracted b.
L., -, tI,,:. ,u,r,Iag, - y., -
frage is the cure for such densit
us that.-Ncw York Tribune.
The Elko orchestra and the fandang
-, dancers have practicGd together and thi
feature of tonight's program Is sure I
be n success. The fandango dance wi
come in the early part of tho eyenin
" and all will have II chance to see II
Don't miss it.
The highest placed monument
the world Is situated ON La Combr,
the summit of II pass in the Ande
and marks the frontier of the Chilia,
and Argentine republics. 1t stands &
an altitude of i2. 100 feet above IL
sea level, and for awe.iuspiring graz
deur its surroundings would be hard I
match.-wide World Magazine
Preparations are being made by s
Pants church to hold u regular Chris
mas service ut Leonard Hall, on Sundu
the 2Gth. The church cannot be uset
the furnace being out Of repair. Chris
inas music, under tho charge Of NJ
DR.. West. Is being rehoarsed.
cordial invitation to all Is extcndc
Rev. ITcnriques will conduct Il
services.
Last summer one OF Rono's street ca
coilidcd with Mrs, Newt Evans bugg
She was thrown out and severely J
ght injured, and brought suit for 400
damages against the street car compan
oily The suit was tried In the u. s. court
Carson and Tue sday tho jury gayo h
II verdict Of 1880 Mrs. Evans Is II
widow of the latc Newt Evans. who ser