Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-22

Tor speaker Of the assembly was 90 for
Giffen to 10 for Allen. Folsom of
Washoe was not q candidate before the
caucus.
u. A. Hoppe, one of Reno's .;sst citi-
zens, died suddenly yesterday afternoon
from the result of an operation. He
Was prominent in RenO's business life
and was highly respected by all who
knew him.
From the list of attaches of the legis-
lature in this issue, it appears that Elko
county Jared very well i'm the distribu-
ton of the loaves and fishes. The
INDEPENDENT is particularly pleased
ut the success of Miss Hattie Clark.
Strong pressure is to be brought to
bear upon the Legislature for a reforma-
ton Of the insurance laws of the state
and the wildcat concerns will be forced
out; also the companies which lodged
full payment IN the San Francisco
earthquake losses.
1t is stated that Prcsident-elect Taft
is very fond of pumpkin pie and won't
touch any other kind. When he comes
to distribute pie at Washington he will
find few people as particular; most of
them will take any kind they can get
Washington Herald.
TIL location of the new courthouse is
now the burning question. A strong
movement will be made to put it on the
hill overlooking the town. The
columns of the INDEPENDENT are open
to respectful communications from the
advocates of any old site.
An alarm of fire between 6 and :
O'Clock last night woke up the town.
The fire companies were soon on the
way To the fire, which proved to be in Il
Chinese laundry on Silver street. hut
which was cxtinguishcd before the fire
fighters reached the place. No dam
age of any consequence was done.
Siberia has the coolest weather known
anywhere in the world. At Verkhoy-
ansk, Siberia, 00.l degrees below zero
was observed in January, 1908. which
goes below anything ever known i'll the
v'orld before or since. AT that point
the average temperature for January is
O. degrees below zero. This town is
$50 feet above the level of the sea and
during the entire winter the weather is
calm and clear.
The democratic assembly caucus at
Carson Sunday night seems to have
been II pretty warm affair. The mem
bers refused 10 ratify the apportionmcnt
Of patronage made by the democratic
state committee during the campaign.
The state committee exceeded its autOr-
ity i'll making the appOrtionment and
the Legislators did right in refusing TO
b. bound by it. Farming out patron.
age is no part of the duties of n demo
cratic state committee.
notwithstanding the delay caused by
the storm, considerable work is being
done ut the Western Pacific yards west
of town. The concrete piers and part
Of the foundation for the first section
of the roundhousc are built, the p Il
connecting the Western Pacific with
the 5. =. is nearly completed and side
tracks ARE being laid from the main
line of the w. p. to- the turn table.
Quite IA force of Greeks and carpenters
are ut work at the yards.
Complaint is made that no light is
kept burning mt night i'll the hose house
Of Company No. =. Last night when
the fire hell rang Mr.. Bangs ran to the
hose house tn get out the cart, but
found it SO dark that he had consider
able difficulty in getting the cart out of
the house. Delays of this kind will
cost Elko severely sometime. Why not
avoid them by keeping II light burning
in each hose house all night. The matter
is respectfully referred to the officers of
the fire department.
Philosophy from the Urich Herald:
Don't worry about the clouds that
come into your life. They are just as
essential to II well rounded character
rs sunshine and flowers are essential to
the growth and fruitagc of plant life.
a clear sky would never produce II
harvest. 1t takes light and darkness,
sunshine and rain. Uninterrupted pros.
pcrity destroys tho finer scnsibilitics OF
the human life, hence the value of ad-
vcrsity. Onr hearts desire should DO
just enough cloud to mako usapprcciato
the sunshine"