Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-03-06
SALMAGUNDI

Some Of the meanest men on earth
can lie down with their conscience and
sleep like babe until the breakfast
bell rings.
The anti-gambling bill is still in the,
hands of the committee. The report
nowsis that it be reported to the senate
the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Woolverton and
son were callers at this Office yesterday
afternoon. They left for their home
in Ruby valley this morning.
Dsputy Sheriff Harris left for shafter
this:morning in response to dispatch
stating that man had been killed
there last night. No particulars were
given. a.-5.. .~.....r... ....
There have been about AZ different
kinds of weather. today, At this writ
ing it is showing to beat the band, aud
the indications look good for the biggest
storm of the season.
The legislative hopper is full of bills
good, bad and otherwise IF the
majority of them should be left in the
hopper at the close of the session, the
state would not suffer.
The preliminary examination of
James Goodman on the charge of dis
posing of whiskey to Indians was held
this forenoon. The evidence against
him was conclusive and he was held to
await the action of the U. S. grand
jury.
A copy of the report of the state IL
cence and bullion tax collector has reach
Ell our desk. 1t gives the amount of
all kinds of licedses paid in each county
and by whom paid. The report shows
that Collector Haley has done good
work. ......
Agents Attention. Diozo Cabinets
guard the home from contagion and
Require no attention. Just hang them
up; that's all. People are buying them,
by the thousand. Agents wanted.
Send for sample and terms. Montana
Sales q Distributors, Butte, Mont. n
A lie girls mother attended a
number of card parties, leaving the child
N home with the nurse. On one occa-
SION, the child's attention was attracted
by the plaintive cries of young calf.
Running to the window, she exclaimed:
Poor little calfeyl has your mamma
gone to the card party and leftgou,
tooT'-Delineator.
An average depth of fifteen feet of
snow is reported at Marlette lake, and
in the canyons or ravines between
moutain slopes, forming the water shed
offthe lake, the depth Is estimated at
seventy-five feet, The poles of the
phone line from this city are covered
to the tops In many places between the
Five-mile reservoir and Red house.
This is the greatest depth registered at
the lake since the winter of 1889-9O, and
assures an abundant supply of water for
the Comstock during the SUMMER
months. Virginia Chronicle.
From the evidence introduced at the
Coroner's inquest, held to Investigate
the killing Of G. FL. Leniger the Westsrn
Pacific contractor, by the negro, Dave
Williams, better known as big Boy, ;"
which occurred at Leniger's grandfng
camp near Valmy last Thursday, it
would seem that the first accounts of
the affray were not correct as far, as
Whey related to Big Boy" being the
aggressor Williams and another negro
named Mcconnell got into a shooting
ARRAY, and Leniger, butted into the
trouble and fired two shots at Williams,
who then shot and killed Leniger,
A joint committee Of the senate and
assembly has been authorized for the
purpose of investigating the state bank
com ssion's management Of the State
Ban and Trust Company's affairs be-
fore the receiver We appointed. The
Carann nnaal aovs that a fbo,r,,,e, I> l., .