Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-06-29
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w. c. Hollingsworth and bride ara
expected home next Wednesday.
Rev. Francis H. Robinson Sunday
school Missionary, of the Nevada Pres.
bytery is the guest of Mr.. GEeenfeld
He cleft this morning for Lamoille where
he will hold service tonight.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Moller will take
charge of the. Elk Cafe at IL O'Clock Of
the night of, June goth : They are
from Ely and have had good deal of
experience in the restaurant business
The Fourth of July committee re.
quests that all persons having rooms to
rent to visitors on the ;4th and 5th of
}. July to.give their names to Mr.. Castle
at! the Rheinhart Company's store.
This will assist the committee in taking
care of visitors to our celebration.
The,new schoolhouse has got beyond
the blue print stage once more. At a
meeting last night, the trustees de-
aided to advertise for bids for erecting
The building according to the plans and
specifications. All the particulars will
he found in the notice elsewhere in this
issue.
County Clerk Dawley will leave for
Ruby valley tomorrow morning to take
much needed rest. His health has
not been good of late and he hopes the
pure air of the valley and the freedom
IL xr,;n Ho,1A 10
him back at his post of duty before
many weeks.
President Taft seems to have a fond
ness for planks in the Democratic ma
tional platform. He has already ap-
propriated the income and corporation
tax planks. The policies he opposed
as candidate seem to appeal stronger
to him as president than those he favor
ed while ca the stump.
The District of Columbia comprises an
area Of SO, 145 square miles. The gov
eminent consists of two civilian com
missioners appointed by the president
and affirmed by the senate, and one
army engineer officer, detailed by the
secretary of war, the three constituting
Ahe board of commissioners for three
Years.
The Fourth of July procession will
form at $50 O'Clock sharp on 9Th in
front of the public school building and
ut 10 o'clock will march down Court
street to Third, along Third to Idaho,
up Idaho to Seventh, along Seventh to
Railroad, down Railroad to Third,
along Third to Commercial and up
Commercial to the Opera house where
it will be reviewed and disbanded.
Oscar Steel, resident of Virginia
City since August II, 1859, is the only
survivor of Major Ormsby's expedition
against the Indians in the vicinity of
Pyramid lake in 1860 The Indians
were killing settlers and committing
other depredations at that time. Major
Ormsby's command consisted of 105
men of which Sc including Ornsby
were killed. Mr. Steele is in his list
yegr and is hale and hearty.
Mr.. Penrod arrived from Tennessee
gulch this afternoon on his way to
Virginia City, where he will be an
honored guest at the Jubilee celebra-
Ition. He will leave tonight for Reno
Ind from there he will go to Carson
and expects to reach Virginia City on
the morning of the 3D.. Mr.. Penrod
was one of the early settlers on the Com.
stock and is familiar with its history.
He will have great time in the city
by Mt Davidson.
In speech on the tariff question the
other day, Senator Taylor of Tennessee
said: Protection has run men mad
with lust for gold and hunger for