Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-01-29

There will be no racetrack legislation
INTRODUCED by the Washoe delegation
this session if the members keep the
pledges they made to delegation from
the Reno Commercial Club.
Mr.. and Mrs .Ferd johnson of Mon
,tello gave this Office pleasant call this
afternoon. Their little girl wandered
off yesterday afternoon and was found
by Mr.. holland who returned her to
her parents .-... -.
Mr.. Frederick Davis left for Salt
Lake this morning. He will remain
there few days and will then go to
Minneapolis ON business connected with
the Bunker Hill Mining Company. He
will be away several weeks. .r....,r.,,.t
ASpeclliar occurrence has taken
place in Northwestern Rhodesia, when
the mail bag containing the letter for
nd theastern part of the country were
destroyed by lions near Petanke. The
big animals ate the mail matter.
The Episcopal choir will give a social
at Leonard Hall Saturday evening.
There will be a musical program, dane
ing and refreshments. The entertain
ment will begin promptly at 8 o'clock.
All are invited. Admission, so cents. \
A letter from Mrs. Mcclellan states
that she and Mr.. Mcclellan left San
Francisco on the morning of January
21st on the steamer State of California
for San Diego arriving there on the
evening of the 23d. They will remain
there about two weeks visiting all
y points of interest in and around San
Diego.
A fire broke out in the Sutro tunnel
Wednesday night at the junction of the
main tunnel with the branch leading
from the California shaft. No serious
damage is anticipated as the tunnel
laterals were bulkheaded as soon as the
fire was discovered. This will shut off
the air and the blaze will soon ex-
haust itself
Both the Italian and French govern
mUts encouraging the use of an
tirhonH pigments, which have the
advantage over white lead Of. being
innocuous, and over ziuc paint of being
permanent and sun proof. Anthony
is also obtaining q wide application in
the manufacture of bearing metal and
other alloys.
What is probably the highest restaur-
ant in the world has been opened at the
Eismeer station Of the Jungfrau railway
in Switzerland. It is situated 10000
feet above the sea level, close to tho
summit of the mountain. The food is
not cooked by means Of ordinary fuel,
but by electricity generated by the
Lutschine waterfall, deep down in the
valley below.
In the argument of the Hogan case
last night, the attorneys for the defense
were loud in denunciation of the South
ern Pacific company for prosecuting the
defendant. They seemed to think that
the company had no right to protect
its property in this state by the prose-
cution of criminals. Isn't it strange
that men with sense enough to be ad-
mitted to tho bar should talk such
nNnsense to Nevada jury. -
Controller Eggers has our thanks for
a copy of his annual report, According
to the figures given in the report, it
cost the taxpayers 5000, 973 10 to carry
on the state government last year. The
controller estimates the cost of the
state government for 1909 at $1,s7s,
$4,000. He says that with ordinary
prudence in appropriations and average
economy in expenditure tax of 90
cents on the 800 assessed valuation
ought to be enough to defray the ex-
penses Of the state government for the
next years, and leave surplus for