Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-06-11
Salmagund
FROM DAILY

Mis-, Nellie Eyler left for Colorado
Springs this morning.
Mrs. I. 2. WoOlverton. ST.. who has
Len in town for several days, nursing
an injured arm. will leave for her home
in Ruby Valley tonight
Steward Harris reports % patients at
the county hospital, Joe is buckling
dawn to his work and will soon have
everything running in fine shape.
The insurance companies have decided
t, pay $4,000 insurance on the Dayton
courthouse. This is within 300 of the
amount of policies On the building.
On account Of his children having the
whooping cough and the nurse being
away. Regent Henderson WAS unable to
attend the meeting Of the board ut
Reno today.
Taxes came in pretty lively today.
At3o'cloct. there were 81 receipts nm
called f,r and these Treasurer Miller
eyp,ctcl to issue before closing time
this evening.
Missouri j. INV the greatest apple
,rcc state. although the production Of
apple, is greater i'll New York. Mis-.
,nuri has 20.0i0, 800 trees. and New
York l5.O5l,s3? rccs.
Thu Ruby valley baseball team arriv-
al Yesterday and this afternoon they
crossed bats with the hign school team.
We understand the boys from the
valley will play the Carlin and Eureka
teams before they return home.
Arrangements for the celebration arc
going on apIce. Nearly $1,000 have
been subscribed and more is in sight.
Now that the ball is rolling everybody
should get in and drill. Let us all stand
in and make the eagle scream in Elko
"n the anniversary of our nations birth.
All parents who are Interested in the
religions instruction Of their children
hy means of simple object lessons are
requested T. bring them to the Prcshy.
terrain church tomorrow morning ut the
regular service. Mr.. Greenfield will
>p.lk on Traps for mice and traps for
MN"
All baseball records for long games
were broken ~ Bloomington. H.. last
Monday, when the Decatur and Bloom. |
lngtun t"ains of the Three l. league
played ~ innings. Decatur winning 10y
Nh" score of = to /. Each side used but
ono pitcher in tn" entire game. \ man
hit 10y the pitcher, followed by u three.
bigger. won the game.
In the suit al Wandcl against the
Sixty.Si club al lthyOlitc, the jury re-.
tulnrd a verdict for $26i2. 30 in favor of
the plaintiff. Wuudell sued for SO. 900
which he claimed to have lost at roulette
and other games Il 10y the defendant.
Io also claimed that he WAS under II
Of < at the time he lost tho
money. The suit occupied the attention
II Judge AvcrIll and a Nyc county
ury for fuur weeks and four days.
by a new classification Of Nevada
'Ostoiliccs, ElkO is raj scd from the third
q the second class. Rhyolitc is dropped
rom the second to the third class. and
Fairvicw and Wonder slip
Town from the third to the fourth class.
The Elku office is the only in Nevada
to hr advanced. This indicates that
;lko is the most prosperous, growing
own in the state. lust watch her
grow.
In removing the railroad crossing
near the iiagI"lc. the railroad company
seems to have started on II campaign of !
spite toward this town. If that is the
game of the railroad company. IL
bc met hy tho people Of ElkO
with II demand that every street cross
.ng in town bc opened for the accommo.
lntiOn of the public. The streets Of
Elko belong to the people and the rail.
road company q no one else has Il
right Ia close them. Let us meet this
lctiOn of the railroad company with the
unanimous demand that the county
commissioners force the opening Of all
'ur streets to the public.
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