Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-08-31
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our business locals elsewhere.

Mr.. Ankenny and family, who have
been visiting Assayer Ankenny, left for
their Nebraska home last night.
A western senator says: Free hides
mean free wool, sooner or later" Does
it, indeedr How terrible Washington
Herald.
A sister of Bert Castle, whom he had
not seen for eleven years, passed through
last night on her way from California
to Arkansas.
The News says that the assessment
roll of White Pine county will show an
increase of million dollars or more
this year.
& The latest figures from Monterey,
mexico, place the dead at 400 and the
property loss at &12, 900, 900. Over t5.-
900 people were made homeless by the
floods.
The state board of asylum com mis-
sioners yesterday awarded the contract
for building the addition to the insane
asylum to Self & Sellman of Reno for
$50, $50.
Work on the foundation for the new
school house is progressing. As soon as
the necessary material is on the ground,
the work will be pushed until the build
ing is completed.
The funeral Of the late George F.
Turrittin took place in Reno Sunday
and was largely attended. One Of Ne
yada's best citizens was laid to rest,
when his remains were hidden from
sight. May he rest in peace.
The director of the Bank of England
has a salary of only $40, 900 year. Of
the 1900 employees; about 100 are wom-
en-. The first cashier gets nearly twice
as much as the director, and the total
payroll amounts to over 81, 600, 900.
& Constable Happier came up from
Carlin this morning and returned on
No. 3 this afternoon. Game Warden
Lindsay went with him to consult with
the Southern Pacific engineer and de-
eide upon the kind of fish ladder to
put I'M the company's dam. :
i The three men brought from Wells
last week on the charge Of stealing
shoes from the s.. P. company, were
taken back this forenoon for arraign-
ment. District Attorney Taber will
conduct the preliminary examination
before Justice Triplett.
The rain yesterday afternoon made
the street on the south side of the
track very sticky. The commissioners
should cover this street between Third
and Fifth streets with the same material
as the street on the north side of the
track is covered with. When that is
done, the streets of the town will be in
good condition.
One hundred and two years ago the
18th of this month the first steamboat
that ever, foated started from New
York Cityito go up the Hudson River to
Albany. The boat was called the Cler-
mont and Robert Fulton, its inventor,
was at the wheel. A true account of
that remarkable event. taken from the
papers Of the time, is given space today.
It will pay you to read it.
We are glad to be able to state that
there is no truth in the rumor that cir
culated last week that Mrs Weston was
dead. Mr.. Mcclellan received letter
from her q few days after the rum
or was published in which she said she
was having good health. Mrs. Bradley
received letter from friends in Reno
this morning denying the report How
the report of her death started here we
have bekN. unable to learn.
Switzerland is the only country in the
world where the goat is placed ahead of
all other animals. If q boy plaques 81