Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-12
S~almagundi
FROM FRIDAYS DAILY

All hav and grain orders will he
promptly attended to ut the Elephant
livery stable.
Mrs. Frank Smiley and Mrs. Frank
Miller arrived from Starr Valley yester.
day on II visit TO their Elko relatives
and friends.
When sitting around the fire these
cold nights. think over the sewer
proposition. The more you think of it
the more You will favor it.
DIR. Stubs. Prof. Urdahl of the state
Normal School and Supt. J. f. Abel of
Humboldt county arrived On delayed
No. 1 this afternoon To attend the
teachers institute.
Mrs. Campbell will sell all of her
ladies' millinery ut 33I per cent reduc-
ton tomorrow afternoon to make room
for her new stock. Call early and get
bargains.
If you have IL dollar to spend for
two dollars worth, drop into c. \. Har-
rington's Harness Shop and examine
their line of cut rate gloves. Three
lots, with three prices, take pour pick
for 4Ic, G5c, and SIC.
The largest alligator farm in the
country is near Hot Springs, Ark. 1t
contains about 800 gators, the largest of
which is ID feet long, and whose age is
pGtitnntnl .t ON ynn,,- III, ,r,n -.
sold to northern tourists.
Last night Deputy U S. Marshal
Mack and j. L. Taylor, LIST Sergeant
of the State Police. left for Des Moincs,
Iowa, having i'll charge Leon Lozier one
of the famous Maybray gang. They
will probably DE gone for a couple Of
weeks on IL trip.-Carson News.
Judge Bartinc has gone to Washing
ton, ID. c., TO attend Il meeting of the
Iailroad commissioners of the different
states. Commissioner Thurtcll repre-
scented Sevada last year at the meeting
of the commissions.
Governor Dickcrson has appointed
John S. Price of Gold Hill county com
missioner of Storey county t. fill the
vacancy caused by the death OF Com
III ssioner HaZeltine. Price is Il demo.
cri { and the only canlidIts from iJll
Hill for the POSITION.
The Carson News has the followin :
headlines in great big letters "SiaggS?
SkaggsT Who in thunder is This Man
Skaggs!' The editor of the News
should he sem to the %penitcntiary for
life for asking such fool questions. Why,
Bro, Skaggs is the only. really great
STATESMAN in Nevada If you don't be.
lieve it, ask him.
That the mineral output of Neval;
will approximate $i0,0OO.00O for tn,
current year is amply demonstrated
by the returns for the first six month,
which, on the authority of some of til,
best mining men of the state, is placed
con%scrvatively ut SlS,3i7, 800.
The two Watcrside stations of tn,
New York Edison Company, in FRS
avenue, between Thirty.eighth ant
Th~irty-ninth streets. New York City
are said to make, together, the largcs
electric light and power plant in tn
world, capable of supplying 800. 90
horsepower of electrical installation.
As u contrast to the short will of T.
H.. Hartman, II might mention tn
will Of tho late Lord Grimthorpc, il
the framing of which no fewer tina
1000 words were used; and that O
Mr.. Edward Bush, u retired Glor
ccstcr engineer, who died last autum,
worth elli,Si3. and disposed of it in
will containing 5000 words.--Stran
The Prussian Diet has passed a la,
which makes all people who are given
title pay a tax before they can assum
il. II costs Il duke S2.4O) to drop hi
last name. "A prince has TO ply $500.
count 5000 and Il baron $500. This
much cheaper than the rate charge
American fathers. u
a hard blow ut politcncss on stree
cars in Massachusetts, was struck b
the supreme court of that state a 70,
days ago. In II damage suit the coul
held that If a passenger on II crowdc,
street car gets of momcntarily to pei
init other passengers to alight, and /
getting on again is injured by the sue
den starting of tho car. he cannot r,
cDvcr from the street railway compan
whore there is II rule under which pa,
srngcrs ride cn the platform ut tioi
own risk.
1t Is pleasing 60 tho people Of thi
state to learn that tho State Board ,
Prison Commissioners are really lool
ing into tho question of selecting q 81,
and erecting tho new State Prison, b,
1t will be better news when the boar
actually purchases n site and bcgir
tho actual work of building. Niue
money has been spent in travclin
around and viewing other institution
throughout the United States and il
sincerely hoped that the board will ne