Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-31
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FROM FRIDAYS DAILY

ASoucIS anu IrlenuS.
In accordance with custom. theirs .vi,,
be no paper issuAl from this off, IA
MIR. and Mrs. S;inson left fer SECTION
to-day to spend New Years with ali.
and Mrs. Clyde Lang.
Five room modern cottage for rent
reasonable terms. Inquire at this
office.
me supreme court has rendered "a
decision sustaining the constitutio,alitv
OF the banking law passed by the last
legislature.
BE sure to attend the Grand New
Years ball ut Deeth, December 31st.
Music by the Elko Dance Orchestr,
of five pieces.
senator Nixon has been elected pres.
dene Of the Carson Valley Bank. The
capitalization of the bank has been
increased to $50. goo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fawcett and John
Campbell came in on yesterdays stage
from Gold Creek. Mr.. Fawcett is
foreman of the Coleman min Mrs
Fawcett left for San Francisco last
night.
Ted Carville is now a full. fedped
attorney. Yesterday he received his
credentials from the supreme court.
lne INDEPENDENT extends its con.
CALCULATIONS to Mr.. Carville and wishes
him a full Measure of success in his
chosen profession.
Editor d. E. Williams is improving
after his exceptionally long case of
typhoid fever and is doing so we'll that
1t will only be a matter of "a week or SO
that he will be able to be ont of bed un-
less something unforeseen sets in
Churchill County Eagle.
Inc German Year Book for 1909, Just
issued, gives the empire u population of
1885, 900. This is an increase of g..
25O.OO0 in 81 years. Since 1871 the
count has increased by %. 900. 900. It
is a healthy growth, the excess being
chiefly of births over deaths and q de.
~creasing emigration.
The last day of December. 1909. i.
quite different from the last day o!
!s?S. Ca- files say that it was clear
e and warm. Today is very stormy ant
: several degrees warmer than il has beer
nearly all the month. Rim and snov
a have fallen since morning and tn,
streets are quite sloppy. From present
appearances the first day of the new
year will be stormy and warm.
2 Mercy to criminals is the ~favCrite
song of some people. They never think
that people ont of the pen have any
) claim to mercy. If Preston and Smitl
1 are entitled to mercy, Petty, Dolan ana
the other murderers in the pen arr
= entitled to it. Temper mercy Will
with justice and Preston and Smith vii
r.main behind the bars.
y a picture of a young and beau tifu
d woman, attired in the latest fashion
u is the freak of nature that William
. Stevenson, living OH II of Joseph :
n Whites cranberry boys, near Hanover
Nj, has found in an ordinary egg. II
l is at a loss to account for the preseuc
of the picture in the egg, and all tn
scientists thus far have failed to Civ
any explanation.
Next week the state board of asses
ors will meet at Carson to fix the asses
ment valuation Of property. GovernC
Dickerson will ask the board to asse
, the main line of tho Southern Pacif
railroad Mt $50, 900 per mile, This is n,
h an excessive valuation. II the Southel
4. Pacific is raised, the valuation of 9th
" railroads in the state should he i
1t creased. Keep m eye on the board
d assessors and see how many of the
;. follow the Southern Pacific tax age
in preference to the governor.
Before another issue of this pap
n 1909 with its record of fearful acciden
n loss of life on sea and land, It's happin,
and sorrow, its adversely and prospt
!. ity. will nave passed into history and
y, new year will be with us. The dyi
I year has been II prosperous one for 4
70 Office. More work has been done til
in any previous year since it became
nr property Of the present owner. Than
g ing II patrons for their support dI
4 ing 1909, we wish them all n hap
prosperous year and respectfully soil
u continuance of their fnvors.
Tho appetite grows by what it fee
n, on. Prehaps this is II reason why 81
hi sugar trusts. not content with the II
he vantage the duty OF sugar gave !
increased itS profits by ~swindling Il
en- government.
District Attorney G. Il. Reeves is pr
pairing to file a complaint against tn
an University club Of Ely to recover 1919
40 alleged due the county rs u retail liq
10 uor iiconso. Tho suit will BIO instituted
n 10 test the law relating TO tho selling "a
a retail of liquor. Mr.. Reeves has been
Examining for some timo past decisions
rendered In other state courts affecting
organizations similar to the University
Club and Is convinced that this CLUB
|, shonId be required to pay a retail saloon