Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-15
Salmagundi
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY

Patrick Calhoun, who is accused of
bribing San Francisco's supervisors, WIS
placed on trial yesterday on II of the
seventeen indictments against him.
Hcncy will conduct the prosecution.
Three or four inches of heavy wet
snow fell last night, but II warm rain
took it nearly all off today. The storm
is good for the country rs it piles up
i'll the valley.
Presidential electors Spraguc, Miller
and Hudson met at Carson Mond".y and
cast their votes for Bryan and Kern.
Joseph 4. Miller, Lander county's
veteran democrat, was chosen to carry
the vote to Washington.
II was given out II few days ago that
Governor Dickerson would ask the leg
islature to repeal the law creating the
state auditor. The governor should go
further and urge the repeal of the pub
licity commission law. That law was con
ccivcd iniquity and is Il fraud upon the
taxpayers. 1t should he repealed, even
if our friend. Sam Davis, loses Il fat
position.
We onc knew Il man who would
spend days and nights at the bed of a
sick ncighbor, divide his last dollar with
the needy or get up in the middle of the
night and put II blanket on n shivcring
animal. Sometimes he would get mad
and cuss, but all the dogs and children
loved him. That man is dead now, and
we sometimes wonder where he is 49,
Petty (Okla.) Enterprise.
Baltimorc's school board, needing Il
protest of the Daughters of the Con-
fcdcfacy, has decided not to place in
the public schools of Baltimore copies
of a print of St. Gaudcns' equestrian
statute Of General William Il. Sherman.
The protest of the Daughters points
out that General Sherman is repre-
scntcd rs n ']'conqucror riding his horse
in triumph over the PROSTATE South,
typifcd by a branch of Georgia pine
tramplcd beneath his horses fcct-a
presentation abhorrcnt to all Southern
people"
Music hath charms tn soothc Il savage.
no doubt: but tho Schubert Symphony
Club and Lady Quartcttc are not travel.
ing for tho express puproso of soothing
savagcs. They are entertaining the
music loving public, and in II manner
that is thoroughly enjoyable from first
to last. Their program is full of
novelty and artistic elegance, besides
giving our readers many opportunities
to indulge In the world. famous Amcri.
can laugh. If you want to DO happy OF,
the evening Of the 10th you can be by
going to hear this %company's entertain.
mcnt.
Last Thursday Us J. 6. Denny. an old
man whose homo Is at tho T. =. ranch,
was sitting on the bench in front Of the
Bakery saloon. looking nj u handful OF
$50 pieces. Il man came along and
kicked the bench from under him,
Denny was thrown to the ground and
his money flew In all directions. The
man helped Denny gather up his money
and kept several geo pieces for hi
trouble. Mr.. Caprioln happened to SCI
what was going on and accused tho
man Of Keeping part Of tho money
Tho fellow dug mp u $50 piece and gave
It to Denny and then walked away
-. 80. .EN
the man in Jail. Before being searched
hc was caught trying to conceal $50 IL
tho cushion of II chair. Denny sw0r,
to II complaint against tho man, VIII
gave his name rs T.. 1. Phipps, and h
IL held to answer tho charge Of gran,
larceny.