Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-03-19
Salmagund
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY

See the new ad of the WIN Hunter
Company. 1t will do you good.
Mr.. Dotta returned from California
yesterday. Mrs. Dotta and Dave will
return in n few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. McGahen arrived
yesterday afternoon from McGill 10
make thei home in Elko. Mr.. McGaher
is connected with the Elk0 Mercantil,
Company.
Tho largest turkey ranch in the coun
try is located in North Carolina form
which rs high us 1000 nicely finished
birds have been shipped to market in Il
single week
he municipal league. n new factor in
Peno politics, held Il convention yester.
day and nominated Walter J Harris for
mayor and u complete city ticket. The
league demands the abolition of gamb.
ling within the city limits rs soon rs it
can be accomplished.
Congress met yesterday in special
session. The republicans opposed to
Speaker Cannon failed to muster sufn.
cient strength to defeat him and he was
reelected for the fourth time. 4
motion to adopt the rules of the 60th
congress vas defeated by Il vote of lsg
D., iup H., ,l;.,.s.E.1 ...l1..,
voted with the democrats against the
old rules.
BY those in a position to know, says
the Goldficld Tribune, the statement is
made that the Nevada. California Pow
or company will extend its transmission
line from Tonopah to Millers, to Ely,
passing through many rich mining sec
tons. The total distance from the
source of supply-Bishop, Cal. to Ely
will bc about 3l4 miles, making the line
by far the longest for reliable and per-
manent service on the globe.
1t is announced that 1000 acres be-
longing to the Dangberg Land com
pany. in Douglas comfy, will be placed
on the market. Electric motor pumps
will he installed on every subdivision
Of the land and irrigating water will
thus be ample for all purposes. The
company will handle an S0.acre place
in the center of the tract as an object
lesson for those who take the land in
the section.
The process Of carding, spinning and
weaving wool by machinery came into
vogue in the United States "A little over
a hundred years ago. When President
Madison was inauguratcd March 4, 1909
just Il hundred years ago-hc wore Il
suit of black hroadcloth of American
manufacture. II is also said that
Washington, Il first president, was
also inaugurated twenty years earlier i'll
in America.
An unknown youth created consider
able excitement Saturday in the neigh.
hood of the Reno Kindergarten school
slashing the clothes of several of the
children Of that institution, with a
knife. The identity Of the boy and his
motive in such malicious acts, have not
yet bccn established. Three of the
children narrowly escaped from recciv-
ing serious flesh wounds from the keen
edged blade. Tho circumstance is re-
gardcd rs one. exceedingly strange.
Deputy Constable COtant reports the
town full of FOUNDERS and thieves.
Several robbcrics have been reported
in the last few days. One man reports
the loss of 800 in money, II gold watch
and chain valued mt $3.50 and valuable
diamond. These FOUNDERS make their
headquarters around the gambling
games and rob men who fall asleep in
these places. Several of them have
been ordered out Of town in the last day
Or two and have sought new pastures.
District Attorney Tabcr is invcstigat-
ing the circumstances surrounding tho
imprisonment Of Houston and Canning,
the two men held for the grand jury by
Justice Thurston OH the charge of
robbing II Southern Pacific fireman Mt
MOntcllo. lie has written to Justice
Thurston to further investigate the
matter and to advise him of the result.
If the Monticello officers satisfies the
district nttornty1of the innocence of
Canning and Houston. he will take the
necessary steps to have them released.
Lackawaina is the highest priced
railroad stock In tho world. Tho par
value of It's shares is $50 and the price
ranges between $500 and 1900. A small
transaction II hundred ar u fow hun
drcd sl~iarcs-canscs a loss or gain OF
from 10 to 80 points The road is owned
by tho ROckcfellcrs, Stillmans and
Astors land their nss0ciatcs). and Is
operated with the same foresight that
has always distinguished Standard Oil
Its mileage Is small; its dividends ar'
enormous. It's capital stock is only S2G,
zoo, 900. New York Press