Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-09-24
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X FRIDAYS DAILY
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NcAu oHi utESiueSS iOSsiS SLseHncTc.
Remember Christian Hansen is u
violinst of world wide reputation. Do
not fail to hear him Saturday night.
Charley Winter came in from the
Bruncau country last night. He reports
section.
Mr.. Anderson of Mountain City is in
town. He says there has been too many
cattle stolen in that section to make the
business profitable for the owners
The Dorcas Society invites the mem
bers of the Presbyterian church and
congregation to an informal social ut
the church tomorrow afternoon ut 2::s0
o'clock.
The Fallon Eagle says that the CLAN
ders among the horses of Churchill
county has been stamped out by the
efforts of the state veterinarian. and
the county commissioners.
Commissioner Moody notifies every
body in this issue not to hunt or shoot ON
his ran"h west of town. He means
business. If You don't believe it, read
his notice and he convinced
The artificial cultivation of snails is
an extensive and tiourishing industry
III France, no less than $500, 900
pounds of this %succulent delicacy, rs
.Frenchmen consider it, being consumed
annually.
Joe Slavin. aged chief of the Love
lock tribe of Piutes. died there on
Monday of apoplexy, caused by a
bursting brain blood vessel. He was
aged 80 years and was born neal where
the town of Lovelock now stands.
DR.. Caroline S. Meriun, NJ. d., a
Missionary from China will speak to
the people of Elko in the Presbyterian
church Sunday morning at II o'clock.
DIR. Meriun will appear III native costume
and will tell about her work among
the Chinese.
There's the call of Wild" the ..lur,
of the North" and all other pulls back
to nature; but there's nothing like tn,
price of meat going up" to make thu
average family man want to go ont ant
kill somebody Springfield Republican
In observance of the Day of Atone,
mcnt. you Kippur, the most important
and most solemn of the Jewish holidays
The Seymour JocobS Co. Inc. will clos,
their store at sun down this cvenin,
and will reopen for business at SUI
down Saturday evening.
In considering the speed of Il steam
ship, it must be remembered that
knot, or nautical mile, is a very differ
ent thing from Il land mile. A mile j
$3.50 feet, while II knot is $3.50 feet ant
a fraction. Therefore. when n vcSsa
makes 23.05 knots an hour. she passe
over very nearly 81 land miles.
Regent Henderson left for Reno thi
! forenoon to attend a meeting of tn
board tomorrow. He and his famil
left here in Mr.. Smiths automobile
intending to make Beowawe before tn
arrival of No. 3 this afternoon. Mr.
Henderson and children will 20 from
there to the Dean ranch for n few days
visit and Mr.. Henderson will take No
3 at Bcowawe for Reno.
Again we remind the people tina
Elko needs Il sewer system. and that til
preliminary steps should he taken thi
fall so that work can begin early in tn
spring. The town must have a syster
of sewerage before many years hav
passed and why not do it before Il
epidemic of typhoid fever makes ne,
graves on tho hillside? Let us take thi
in time and make Elko IN ideal plac
for people to live.
Speaking of tricks to win the syn
pathy of .iuries in criminal case
Judge willard NJ. McEwcn. in a r,
cent address before the Illinois State
Attorneys association, said; II kno'
of four cases where a baby played
prominent part in getting the ac1ui
tai of the defendant, and / later lcarnc
that the same baby had been used
each Of the cases, although the suppose
mothers in each case were diffcrcn
ONE Law Notes.