Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-22
S~almagundi
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PoH'"f "cSl On NJ. IS TIL
afternoon.
DIR. Mack arrived from Reno veSta,
day and went out to South Fork.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Henderson r.,rr,
ed from Denver yesterday afternoon.
The Commercial Tailors have AN in
teresting al on the first page. See it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gutridge returned
yesterday afternoon from their Seattle
trip.
Principal McWhinney received word
yesterday that his father had lust died
at his home in Michigan.
The delay in the eastbound passenger
trains today is said to he caused by
trouble i'll the snow sheds on the Sierra
Nevada mountains.
The Western Pacific will shin four
cars Of cattle to Denver tomorrow
This will he the roads first stock shin.
mcnt from Elko. but it will MOI be the
last one.
Mr.. William Hunter and Robert
left yesterday afternoon for San Fran.
cisco. Mrs. Hunter is in poor health
and Il change Of climate will doubtless
benefit her.
Judge Brown will leave for Ely to-
morrow. He intended to go this morn-
ing but owing To the delay in the east
bound trains he WAS unable to make
connections AT Cohrc
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Mcdowell of
santa Anna, California, are visiting
his father and mother. DIR. and Mrs.
Mcdowell. Edgar meets MANY friends
who are glad to see him looking so well.
While skating at III. rink Saturday
afternoon. Laura FoSburg. about II
years of age, fell and broke one of her
arms. The broken bone was set and
She Is getting along nicely.
The Woman's Guild has elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:
President, Mrs. 4. p. Foster; vice prcsi-
dent, Mrs. X. II. Mallctt: secretary,
Mrs. J. X. Plunkett; treasurer. Mrs. J.
b. Fitzgerald.
On the 25th Of last month. "A Western
Pacific train made the run from Elko
Ia Salt Lake. "a distance of POI miles, in
five hours and thirty-two minutes.
This included a ten minute stop at
Shaft"r. This is pretty good time over
"A new road.
y housewife who had met with un.
pleasant experiences through a Ills.
honest crvan took the prccaution.
before filling the vacancy. to write to
the applicants latest employer fol
explicit information is to the girls hon.
cSty: II believe Mnllic To b. thor,
nughlp honest, came the prompt reply.
II certainly never knew her to take
anything not wen my orders. Sh,
didn't even take pains"
1t has lately TRANSFERRED that during
the session Of congress which ended
Last March ith - law was enacted
which makes it II penal OircnSc to make,
issue or circulate any note, check.
memorandum. token or other obligation
for u sum less than one dollar. The
penalty prescribed for the preparation
of this cnOrmity is u fine which must
not exceed 500 or imprisonment for Il
period M more prolonged than six
contract with the Great Northern rail.
way, mail is To- bp whiZZcd across the
continent like chain lightning. The
new time from 81. Paul to Seattle is
~ hours. or IL hours less than the
previous best time. This brings the
time from CClISt to coast down to -
days. This will he u great benefit Ia
the commercial interests Of the north.
west. The now contract is for a period
of four years and is worth -. 900, 900.
This good advice is given by one OF
our exchanges: do not judge II nun by
his clothes. for God made one and the
tailor the other. Don't judge II man 10y
his family, for Cain belonged to q good
family. Don't judge II man 10y his fail.
urc IN life, for many II mau fails because
III is too honest tn succeed. Don't
judge II man by the house he lives in,
for the lizard and the rat often inhabit
the grandrSt structures. When u man
dies those who survive him will ask
what property has been left lnhind: the
angels that bend over him will ask
what gool deeds hc performed on earth.
Yesterday afternoon rs Scott Girls.
void was coming to town from South
Fork, the bronco no was driving put his
front feet over the strctchcrs and began
10 run. l.. q. Ellis, who works for
SCOTS father. caught the lines to hell
Scott hold the team. AZ he did so. tho
wagon struck a chuck hole, throwing
him ont and the hinl wheel ran over
one of his legs breaking it in two places.
The team ran II short distance vcr
turning the wagon and throwing Scott
out. Scott was considerably bruised,
int will bN all right in n fcw days