Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-05
S~almagundi
K % TUESDAYS DAILY

Va AAAllNSh Is
visiting her Elko friends.
. The Reinhart Company and the
"i"nternantcl Company have new ads
in this issue.
The preliminary examination Of
Charles Boltcn began this MORNING and
WAS still IN progress when this report
closed.
The Woman's Guild will meet to-
morrow, Wednesday. afternoon at 2:3O
sharp at the residence of Mrs. Russell.
Dorsey.
Judge Brown has fifteen divorce cases
to try III Clark county. At that rate,
Las Vegas will SON leave Reno in the
shade rs Ncvada's divorce center.
Architect Weeks, who furnished the
plans for the new court house and jaiI.
arrived from San Francisco last night.
He is about the happiest man in town.
The United States annually exports
more wheat -four than all other coun.
tries combined. about three.fifth of the
total amount.
n local minister who listened close
~ 10 the hymn caught the lady mcm-
barS OF his choir sin gag: Yield not
to Irritation. for flirting is sin: some
sister will help you "A brother to win"
Lawrence World.
That kentucky gentleman who de.
ciarcs that he left Il little game when
he had four aces pat. in orIcr II am
swer "A call from his wife. is either "A
monumental liar or a wonderful ex-
ample of self control.-Wcston Chron-
iclc.
This il the cpuntry of big things,
even III the matter IL small ones. The
official statistics show that the people
of the UnIrcI STAT, nirc bought $lUu.-
uIO, oJh w'rth Of toy ~ ten years and
that the toy industry mere is large and
n~Jar!shimg. UnprrStibnibly this is a
happy land for tn' yrnngstcr.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. Wnlvcrton. Jr., are
in from Ruby valley. Their little child
has an ab,cc,, on her neck and they
brought her in for treatment. The
abScrs, WAS lancci this morning and
the ch III /, doing nicely.
If You want To learn what Il great
mining operator and what IA peerless
~ ItrSrnln I'll, ..,pr,,- I,.s ,.,,, ,.,n ..,
his picture III Mondays Reno Gazette.
According 10 the wrItc.up, Bob has u
great record as "A mining man and Is "A
statesman. Oh. you Bucl,
The popular idea that the American
Indians are decreasing in number Is
dispclIcd by official figures from Wash.
imgton showing that today there are
more than 800. 900 red men in the
United States. There has been AN
increase Of about 30, 900 in the Indian
population within the last twenty
years.
In Chicago they have started a school
for tubrrcUlar children. Most of the
sessions are held in the open air, and
the children are said TO act rs If they
were having II picnic. Their routine
work takes in systematic care of the
teeth, breathing exercises. gymnastics
and the shower bath.
The null bet Elko and Bullion
will only be- carried once u week after
the Sth of this month. The change
from the present service "a made by
the poStoiiicc department upon the
request Of Harry Van Dricllcn, the
lessee of the route. After the above
date. the mail Will leave here every
Friday morning.
Tine lecture at the high school next
Friday is not given for the benefit of
any one or anything. II is II of the
few things that come to Elku along the
line uf general culture. Cities more
fayurdhly located are able frequently to
grt lectures of this class. Mr.. Search
was here "A few years ago ana everyone
who heard him then has purchased a
ticket fol Fridays lecture.
\ new use was promptly found for
the new Lincoln pennies. II seems.
according to n Washington account,
that they are in great demand by con.
grcSSmrn Ia present to babies III their
districts, rs the first issue will become
in time rare coins. This use of the
penny is significant in pointing the fact
that in spite of its great achievements
this is the age of small things
especially babies.
Mrs. Sykes. the mother of Birdie
Dcltacy. the woman held for killing Joe
Carroll. arrived Saturday night from
Salt Lake. Before leaving Salt Lake.
she stated that she would do all III her
power Ia a y her daughter from prison.
Tho daughter is said to b, the hcircss
to Il fortune of 10000 left in trust from
her fathers estate. According TO her
mother. the daughter lived with her in
Salt Lake until q few months ago. She
il said to h. only III years of age. She
~ of Jewish dcsccit, being the child of
Mrs. Sykes first husband. Mrs. Sykes
says that Carroll recently sid her
daughter some property aud she believes