Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-03
SALMAGUNDI

last nigA
Willard, ''the Man of Mystery" at the
Opera house to night.
Jos. w. Smith of Ruby Valley is in
town looking after land matters. .
The legislature is pegging away, but
so far little that is of benefit to the state
has been done. .'''. - ~
The Humboldt Star says that the
Western Pacific will bore for artesion
water at Winnemucca. -. '.,'..'
There are now 1924 dialects in the
world. OF these 937 are Asiatic, 5S7
Europeon and 276 African. " ~
This Office receives copies of all bills
introduced into the legislature. If you
want to see them, call and imaks your
wants known. ''r';.'''C'--: -. II
Emmett Keyser and J. w. Puett, two
Carlinites, are in town today. They
report considerable work being done by
thskailroad company. !.
Mrs. Nellie Barney, formerly Miss
Nellie Ainley of Elko but now resi-
dent of Carlin, is in town today. She
meets many of her girlhood friends.
Those who saw Willard at the Opera
house last night were well pleased with
the show. He hypnotized several of
the boys and made them do some funny
stunts. -
Frank Cogswell received dispatch
yesterday afternoon that his wife, who
is in southern California, was very sick.
He left on No. 3 this afternoon to be at
her bedside.
Constable Ouderkirk and his deputy
carried a fine bunch of chickens through
the streets this afternoon. The con-
stable said they were his chickens, but
then one can't always believe what
people say.
The anti-gambling bill will be intro
duced into the legislature this week.
1t is said that one of the assemblymen
from this county will introduce the bill.
1t is said that the chances look good for
its passage.
Since this country set up in business
as az independent nation it's gold mines
hays yi1S1Sed more than three billion
dollars. ut takes the American hen.
about six years to furnish eggs and
chickens worth that much.
Two prospectors report the finding
of a cave about 100 miles north of
Needles, on the Colorado river, which
contains about 400 tons of honey. They
are making arrangements now to
mine" the highgrade product of the
bees. a..' n.y..
Now is is the time to get the sewer
age proposition under way. If the
present legislature does not pass the re-
quired law, it will be two years more
before anything can be done to relieve
present conditions. In that time, an
epidemic, caused by the unsanitary con-
dition of the town, may break out and
kill many of our people. Let us act be-
fore it is too late.
1hOiOpOlO VI Eul f0JOI 'NOleTdl Detuy
has been submitted. 1t shows that
Nevada has 71,737, 900 acres of land of
which over 100000 is agricultural.
The report is filed with all sorts of
information as to land in Nevada. the
federal and state laws in relation to
locaAio Jon and other valuable data that
makes it one of the best reports ever
put out of the land Office
The Carson Appeal is hot after DR..
Stubs and the state university. 1t
looks from this distance as if the Appeal
was trying to throw dust in the eyes of
the people in order to divert their atten-
ton from the repeal of the publicity
commission law. The Appeal instead
of fighting imaginary graft, should
turn its batteries on the publicity com