Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-09-24
Salmagundi
FROM DAILY

Morley Griswold left for Ann Arbo
last night To enter the university.
MIR. Smith left for San Francisco o,
No. 3this afternoon. He expects To !,
away II month.
The assessment roll of Lander count,
for 1909 shows and increase of over
half "A million dollars above that of las
year.
a. b. Gray. Henry Bolts, Assembly
man Mcintosh, Constable Happier and
other Carlinitcs took in the county seat
today.
The taxpayers of Pdnaca. Lincoln
county, will pay 1920 ON the 800 this
year and those of Caliente will fork
over 1870 III the hundred.
Three hundred billion bees made
enough honey last year to fill Il train of
cars long enough to reach from New
York to Buffalo. At the low wholesale
rate of 10 ccrts "a pound it was worth
$25. 900. 900.
There are thee kinds of girls" SAYS
the Philosopher Of Folly; those who
are pretty and foolish, those who are
homcly and sensible. and those that
have nothing TO preserve them from
hcing old maids"
Statistics collected by Forest Service
and the United States Geological Sur.
vcy show that the annual CONSUMPTION
of round mine timbers exceeds lG5 mil
lion cubic feet. and that hard woods con.
more than half the total.
Mr.. j. w. Thompson returned this
morning from Lake View. Oregon,
he ven Ia attend the Oregon
land drawing. He was fortunate
enough to draw a tcn-acre tract and Il
lot. Several other Elkoitcs
tracts Of land.
Elko has good schools, comfortable
churches, good streets. good water, good
good hotels and only lacks Il
Of sewerage To make its list OF
good things complete. When that is
in operation, Elko will le the most
healthy place in the state in which Ia
make II home.
Superintendent James HuncS of the
Manhattan company states that
for the first time in many years. there
il u shortage Of good miners in Austin.
lie could fine places at once for "A dozen
men Of the right kind. This empl,y
ncnt is Of the steady kind with III
doubts or uncertainties on pay day
Austin Rcvcillc.
There are twrnty-ninc battlchipS il
our navy-thc Iowa, Indiana, Massachu
sets. Oregon, Kcarsargc. Kentucky
Illinois, Alabama, Wisconsin. Maine
Missouri, Ohio. Virginia. Nebraska,
Georgia, New Jersey, Rhode Island
Connecticut, Louisiana. Vermont, Kan
sas. Minnesota, Mississippi, Idaho. New
HAMPSHIRE. South Carolina. Michigan
Delaware and South Dakota.
j. W. Pu"tt. the Chrlin hustler, cam,
up this morning. He says the excite
mcilt cause 10y the commissioners order
to remove Instructions from the streets
Of that town is Tuicting down ant
people are beginning to obey the order
Those on the north side Of the track
who are compelled to move are starting
Il movement to make those OH tho south
Carlin will bc tho gamer il
everybody gets ont of the streets.
There are dried apples why moi
dried pOtatOcSg Germany is trying
practical experiments in tho direction
Of the latter economy. and several
drying plants are in operation,
in different sections of the empire. II
takes $40 pounds of potatoes in their
condition to make $50 pounds
when dry. a brisk market is found for
the product, owing tn tn advancing
price of grain.
Apple blossoms in September are
something ont of the natural order of
things, Int they can I've seen on the
apple tree in front Of the Bakery saloon.
This tree WAS full uf blossoms in the
hut the early frnsts nipped
them. Last Friday two beautiful
clusters of blossoms were noticed
in the tree, and Ray Harris, proprietor
Of the Bakery, would like to know
what il MI means. He hasn't been able
sleep any since he saw the blossoms.
at Tulc, in the court yard of tho
church of Santa Maria. IL the great
Tulc tree. The tree is fourteen feet
In circumference six feet from the
ground. More than one hundred years
ago. when Humboldt was travelling
through Mexico. he cut ont II section
Of tho bark and in it affixed II tablet
bearing I'm inscription dedicated to the
tree. This tablet ran still I've seen. al
though nearly covered by bark.
Mrs. CampbGll will open the latest
styles Of Fall and Winter hats ant
other millinery on Tuesday. September
2ist. The ladies are cordially invited
IN rnli and ina,,prI her poD1s. u