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

world wide 10y Do q fail to hear
him Saturday night.
Walter ElmUrc received Il letter from
Louis Englrrt this morning in which lie
said his father was getting along nicely.
The Board of Prison Commissioners
were out on II tour of investigation
again yesterday and it is stated that
they have found II place that meets
with their APPRECIATION Carson News.
h young people surprised George
Russell Jr., ut his home lust night.
George soon recovered from his surprise
anu made his guests at home. The time
was merrily spent and all voted the
party a hig success.
Engineer Furguson is very low with
typhoid fever III Salt Lake. Mrs. Fur
guson r%cturnCe from Salt Lake last night
and left this morning to he again with
her husband. We sincerely hope that
Mr.. FurguSOn will win the fight.
President .Jeffreys of the Western
Ps2iro is opposed tn IL demonstration
i'll railroad matters and it is doubtful if
any celebration will le held on the COM
plction of the road. This will cut out
driving the golden spike, the customary
ceremony on the completion of a new
railroad.
The Star says that only about two
miles of Western Pacific track remains
to he laid from the east to Winnie
muccI. General Traffic Manager
Darrah has announced tint the road
will be open from Salt Lake Ia Winnie
mucca on the eth of this month.
w" received notice thi, forenoon of
onr rc-appointcmcnt as L.. s. Com
missioner. This i, tn, third time we
have been hOnOred by the u. 5. district
court. In 1904. Judge Hawley made
the hrSt appointment and renewed ii in
1907. y few days ago Judge Harrington
without amy solicitation on our part re.
appointed us for another four year term.
This appointment. coming rs il did. is
peculiarly gratifying.
y visit to the State Orphans Home
will convince any person that the little
inmates of that institution are receiving
the best III treatment and Il talk with
them will satisfy you that they are
being trndcrly cared for. Mr.. and
Mrs. ,JOscphS are certainly father and
mother to the little orphans. Nevada
is the only state in the Union t!;a;
maintains an o%rphanaSe strictly rs &
state institutiOn.-Carson Appeal.
Siberia has the coolest weather known
anywhere in the world. At Verk-
hoyaonsk, Siberia. 90.4 degrees below
zero WAS observed i'll January, 1888,
which goes below anything ever known
III he world before or ever since. Al
that point the average temperature foI
january is nearly 90 degrees below
zero. This town is $50 feet above the
level Of the sea-, and dnring the entire
winter the weather is calm and clear.
1t is reported that Il large number OF
those dcStcstablc creatures called
maques, are living OH the wages of sir
in this town. If the report he true, the
officers should get busy and either drive
them from town or start them on the
way To the chain gang. They do not
deserve any lcnicncy from our officers
and should not he shown any. The wei.
fare of this community demands that
the vagrancy law bc enforced against
them.
With five work trains and II big
force of track men, Resident Engineer
+. Fitzgerald of the Short Line began
work III the cutoff between Wells and
Dccth this week. The cutoff will be
sixteen miles in length and will prove
of great benefit to the operation of
trains oycr the Salt Lake division of
the Southern Pacific railroad by q
material decrease in the grade. The
building of the cut. off will cost aprOxi,
matcly $500. 900 and will furnish
employment to - large number Of
laborcrs during the fall and winter
months.
Charles +. Kupp, solicitor for TN,
mining congress-. is in Jail at Goldficlt
for contempt of court. Ho was ordered
to pay 5000 back alimony to his wifi,
and failed to come to time with the
cash. He claims that he is not able t.
pay the amount ordered hy tho court
Mr.. Capp presented his resignation m
solicitor to the committee. but it was
not accepted.
Deputy Marshall Mack brough
Charles Goodman to Elko last uight tC
answer to the charge Of selling liquor t,
Indians. Goodman was arrested u
Battle Mountain on II complaint swOr
to before u. =. commissioner Waldo 1T
Reno. Constable Coon Of Battle Noun
tain accompanied the marshal as u sSit
ness. Goodman vas examined tnfor,
u. &. Commissioner BoOhcr this after
noon and held under $500 bonds to up
pear before the u. =. grand jury. II,