Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-08-26
SALMAGUNDI
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Starr valley this morning to settle q
water case.
The first man to announce his candi-
dacy for a state Office next fall is Viii
liam Pittmsn of Tonopah, who wants
the nomination for attorney general on
the democratic ticket.
Miss Garwood of the Redwood hos
pital lost her purse this morning, some
where between the Commercial Hotel,
and Oldham's station. The finder will
rewarded by leaving the same at the
hospital.
Tracing a stream in Portugal, the
waters of which was reported to have
therapeutic properties, scientist found
that near its source it ran over bed of
uranium phosphate. Thus new source
of radium was discovered.
While sliding on the cellar door"
yesterday, Louisa, the young daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Ruckteschler. lost
the little toe of her left foot. The door
fell, catching the toe and cutting it off
us clearly as though done with knife.
Silver State. - 49,.
On account of the death of her sister,
Mrs. Miller, Miss .Inez Grover did not
fill her place in this Office today. This
has kept the writer busy hunting copy
and setting type. This will explain the
lack of local news in this issue.
J Richard Jose has written to a friend
denying the statement recently sent out
from San Francisco to the effect that he
had been cured of cancer on his tongue
by Christian Science and says that he
never had such an affection. Enter
prise.
s. Two strangers plugged the roulette
wheel in the Reception saloon Tuesday
night with horse hair and a piece of
wax and got away with about $50 be-
fore being detected. Officers were mott
fed, but the men disappeared and have
as yet eluded capture Virginia Chron-
icle, ......
A Carson drummer is in town solicit
ing printing for the Nevada Press Com
pa A. How many Of Elko's business
I'M, patronized by Carson peopleH
The prrhting offices here do as good
work.as the Nevada Press Company
does and the business men get large
portion of their money. Why not pat
ronize the home printers who patronize
your
Mrs. Bruce, Mrs. Booher and Miss
Violet Brcce were piloted to the Bruce
ranch up the river this morning by Har-
ry Bruce. They took along fishpoles,
bait, grub and something in a covered
tin pail that they handled very care
fully. This may have been snake
medicine for all the writer knows. Of
course, they went after trout.
At the request of Uuited States Dis
trict Attorney Platt, the case against
Bert Jewett, charged with disposing of
liquor to Indians at Tuscarora, was dis
missed this morning and. Jewett was
discharged from custody. This was
made necessary by the inability of Mar
shall Humphrey to locate the principal
witness in the case.
George F. Turrittin, one of Reno's
foremost citizens and director of the
Nixon National bank, who was strick-
en- with pneumonia few days ago, is
today in very critical condition de-
spite the fact that the most skilled ply
sicians and most proficient nurses are
doing all they can to- combat the dis
ease. He is Q little improved since this
morning and his physicians and the
members Of his family are hopeful. but
he is in q very dangerous condition
tazette.
/[gSprder to loosen up the overburden
and The ore bodies of Copper Flat, near
Ely, for the steam shovels, a minia ture