Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-22
Salmagundi
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY

She assessment roll of Humboldt
c'u sty as passed 10y the board Of equal.
Izati I'll fUpts up $i.5j2. PSI. II gain of
.;5oJ.uiJ over the 1908 roll.
Superintendent Anderson gives notice
elsewhere of IL teachers institute IL be
held la Elko. beginning November 9th
and continuing four days. The atten-
ton of teachers and others is called to
the notice.
DIR. Mack returned from South Fork
this forenoon. He reports progress in
the investigation of the horse disease.
He left on NJ. 3 for Reno to be present
ut the dedication exercises Saturday.
Henderson Dewar and Bill Hale got
into Il mixup last evening and Hender-
son got the worst of it,. Hale was
arrested this afternoon and he will have
to explain matters To Judge Bruce.
AT last reports, there were fourteen
miles of track yet To he laid on the
Western Pacific. Tile work is being
pushed rs rapidly rs possible, owing to
the distance material has to be hauled.
Hearst, Ciaynor and Barnard are
having II red hot race for the mayor
ship of New York. Gaynor seems to
he in the lead and will doubtless be
elected. If an honorable records counts
for anything. Gaynor will make I'm
excellent mayor.
The first new postoffice to he estab.
lished on the Western Pacific railroad
in WashOe county is to Inc located at
Gerlach. the division terminal 100 miles
west of Winnemucca. 4. H.. McFadden
has been proposed for the postmaster
ship ut this place.
Sheriff Clark returned from Mizpah
ON No. 3 yesterday with T. F. Banigan,
charged with assault and battery on
Mrs. Brady. The trial was had before
Judge Bruce today and Banigan was
found guilty. Four o'clock this after
noon was set for passing sentence.
Some of the state papers are making
big howl because the last legislature
did not make an appropriation for the
Seattle exposition. These exposition
appropriations are fine picking for the
person in charge of the exhibit, but of
little benefit to the State. They gener-
ally wind up with Il deficit that the
stote has to pay. The defeat Of this ap.
preparation was n of the good things
to the credit Of the las: legislature.
Have you noticed the manner in
which those pesky flies are getting busy
these days! They hang on with the
persistencv of book agents. DOUBTLESS:
flies are here to serve some useful
purpose, but We'll be dad-blinged if we
know what it is. We feel toward then
somewhat rs did Il little girl we heart
of. She had captured Il fly, and. hold
ing it in one hand, said. little fly, does
DO love Dod!" She smacked one hant
on the other vigorously, crushing tn,
unfortunate fly, and said, Then e,
to Dod!"
1t is reported on good authority tina
Il representative of the Chistian Science
church has been in this city during
the past week looking for "A suitabl,
site on which to erect Il church. 1t il
stated that II wealthy person recent,
died and left the sum of $40. 600 for III,
erection of n church of this kind il
this city and also the sum of $50, 900 for
the erection of Il church in Reno. Their,
ara several good sites in the city and i
is hoped that the party will be able t
secure one of them and the erection o
the church commenced at uncc.-Car
son News.
a high wind Tuesday afternoon bley
down the colonadeo Of the Mackay bleach
ers mt the university. The wreck q
the building is said to be due to fault,
plans furnished by Bliss IL Favillc. tn,
architects. They believed the curve O
the building would be able to with
stand the strong wind and failed L
provide for the necessary braCing. Til
materials are not much damaged an,
tho cost of rebuilding will not be heavy
Had the wreck occurred when the build
ing was occupied. II great many Womb
have been killed or seriously Injured.
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