Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-09-03
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the board today.
Miss Ina Overlnan left this morning
to visit her sister in Ogden and her
brother in Wyoming.
Miss Eva Thompson returned last
night from White Rock, where she
visited her sister Mrs Andrae.
The Elko Mercantile Company is
selling large ripe water melons for so
cents each. That's what the new ad
says. See it.
w. j Woolverton OF Ruby valley
came in on No. Yesterday afternoon
and returned to Halleck last night. He
reported everything lovely in the valley.
Now, that DIR. Cook has discovered
the north pole, what has he really &C.
complished: for the benefit of mankindP
It's situated too far from Nevada to
ever amount to much
Rev. Samuel Ellsworth has returned
to Reno from from his trip across the
atlantic. While away he travelled
through the principal countries of Eu-
repe and visited the Holy Land
Governor Dickerson has waitten q
letter to the Washoe Typographical
Union.in which he jusGifes the employ
ment of convicts to haul coal for the
state. He makes strong case for the
state.
Wells Fargo 6 Co. have agreed to give
free transportation of specimens for
exhibits at the American Mining
Congress to be held in Goldfeld during
the week commencing September 27th.
Shippers over stage line must pay all
charges to the nearest railroad point.
Governor Dickerson has granted the
requisition asked for by the governor of
Arkansas for the return of a man named
Swartout, charged with embezzlement.
Swartout was arrested at Reno and dis
charged on a writ of hapeas corpus He
was rearrested and again discharged.
An interesting eclipse of Mars by the
moon visible throughout the United
States will occur September Is. The
phenomenon will last about an hour
begini IL in the longitude of Washing
ION at 's:42 p. m. and ending at 9:39.
She eclipse Will be visible with the
naked eye.
Under the statutes of Nevada it is
unlawful for any one to shoot or dis
charge firearms or to hunt upon or
within inclosed grounds which are
private property. and where signs are
displayed forbidding such hunting or
shooting, without permission obtained
from. the owner or person in possession
of such grounds.
A good saddle, pack saddle, gold
watch. shotgun and other PERSONAL eff
fects belonging to Thompson, the man
killed by Baker at Tuscarora, and
other property of other deceased persons
will be sold by Treasurer Miller in front
of the court house OF 10 o'clock to-.
morrow. Some of this property is
valuable and there will be a chance to
secure bargains.
The compulsory school law passed by
the last legislature, requires all children
between the ages of eight and sixteen
years to attend school regularly, unless
excused for some one of, the exemptions.
Under this law, a child who stays away
|1rom school, without valid excuse, is
0truant, and if the parents or. guard
ians do not COMPEL them to attend
school they are subject to arrest and
punishment. The law is very strict and
the parents of some of Elko's children
would do well to study it.
Night before last two hoboes had
night in town and one beat the others
head B badly with a rock. The in
]ured man was sent. to the county
hospital, where he was attended to-