Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-20
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Rey4 Geo. G., King will deliver his
lectd ba Ben Hur Thursday March 4th
instead of Feb. 90 as previously
announced. - ..,..
Monday being the nth anniversary
of the birth Of; George Washington,
the most splendid character in American
history, there will be no paper issued
from this Office. -
Miss Eva Thompson, the INDIFFERENT:
EHT typo, will leave for Starr valley to-
night TO spend Washington's birthday
With her sister, Mrs. Smiley She win
be back at her case Tuesday morning.
Special MUSIC will he rendered at the
Presbyterian gharfH tomorrow night,
Hof. +. d. McWhinney viii deliver an
address on George w ashihgton. ;2r Al
cordial invitation u.s. extended: to all to
bs present. :.f,i'., ses-,a., . -. =:
The examination sof Peter Sylvester
on the charge of dispqsing of liquor to
Indians was held this forenoon He
plead guilty and was sent to Jail in.
Yffapltof $500 bonds. to await the action
~ the q. s. grand jury.' - ~. :
Gertrude, the two year old daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Romeris, died this
morning. The funeral will take place
from the undertaking parlors at 2;3O
O'Clock Sunday afternoon. Friends and
acquaintance are respectfully requested
to attend. ...
this moreing. The drudgery of legisla-
l$tiye work has not pulled down his
avoirdupois, neither has it's honors
pulled him up, The world looks the same
to him whether he is making laws or
'''frogging". 49,.
Wanted-To locate my brother, John
Henry, Witte or his heirs. He joined
the U. S. army at New Orleons, and
was sent to California about the year of
1848. If You know anything about him
or his heirs please notify @. F. WHITE,
Gainesville, Texas. -, ~- Il
The curt old doctor who told nervous
patient to stop talking and she would
get we'll was more truthful than polite.
There is no doubt that constant talking
wastes vitality and wears upon the
peryors SYSTEM. Often one of the first
%gnsH ~ q nervous breakdown is un-
usual loqnaciousness. -....
When q married man wants a mess
Of turkey it costs him at least two
dollars and a half, considering the
price of the bird, the cost of the
oysters to stuff it,, and the cranberry
sauce. Besides, he has to carve it, But
an unmarried man can go to restaur-
ant and get all the turkey he wants for
ID cents.-Atchison Globe. ,.-. ..
The Carson Appeal says the anti
gambling bill is as good as dead and
that the words of Speaker Giffen, quot
ed elsewhere, did as much to kill it as
anything else. The Appeal may be
right in its prediction that the bill is
dead, but it might be we'll for it to wait
for the final vote before digging its
grave. Something may drop before the
final vote is taken on the bill
The commissioners are receiving O
good deal of advice these days as to
where the new courthouse should be
built. Some want it on the hill where
it will be seen, Others want it on the
present site where it, will be convenient
to tho business part of town. and the
railroads, Don't put the courthouse on
the hill:just because it would be slightly,
build it on or near the present site,
where it will accommodate the people.
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81 Pahrs Church.
February 21st "r anz