Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-01
Salmagund
RI TUESDAYS DAILY
20 Seymour Jacobs new ad.

See Seymour jacobs new ad.
w. q. GrcathouSe is il from Ruby
valley. He will remain here and take
charge of the auditors office next
Monday.
No. ., the eastbOund limited, did not
reach Elko until nearly noon today.
h delay is said to have been caused
by a wreck west of Sparks.
/ Surveyor Mcclellan and wife will
Leave on No. ! tonight for san Fran
cisco to spend the winter. During their
stay in California will 20 to Los Angeles
and San Diego.
Congressman Bartlett has gone to
Panama 10 see the big canal. He is
one of three congressman invited by the
committee To make the trip. Our con-
gresham seems to be very popular with
his colleagues.
Two of the Christmas tree presents
left AT this office have been delivered
and the others are still here. Those
Wv 'Ni'AAP ~ ~ US NllIlNlltl anu
"A child named Bryant. Parents or
relatives should call for the presents at
once.
All persons having bills against the
Christmas tree committees are requested
To present them to John Henderson,
chairman of the executive committee,
who will pay them. Get your bills in
rs the committee is anxious to settle
with everybody.
Judge Robinson Of Carlin WAS in
town today investigating the location
Of his mining claims. He is trying to
learn whether they are on government
or railroad land and whether the rail
road company has gobhlcd them up 10y
their fraudulent patents.
1t ~ stated upon authority that PrcSi.
don't Roosevelt will appoint Hon. NJ. \.
Murphy To the federal iudgcship in
Alaska. Judge Murphy is an old resi-.
dent of the state and his appointment
To this position is an honor to Nevada.
Judge Murphy and daughter will leave
for Alaska as soon as he receives official
notice Of his appointment.
The Western Pacific continued the,
laying of its main track today. At
noon they were i'll the Van Driclcn
field west If the Hot Spring bridge.
The track WAS laid further west this
afternoon. The reporter WA informed
today that the p Il connecting the
Western Pacific with the Southern
Pacific would be laid tomorrow.
The u~ndcrtakcrs Of the state are
%agituting the enactment of Il law pro.
viding for the cmbalming and disposal
of dead bodies. for a system of cxanin-
alton. registering and licensing of en-
balmcrs and imposing penalties for any
Of its violations. The principal idea of
the movement is the prohibiting of the
spread of diseases hy the improper
handling of bodies.
The MnsOns and their families had II
jolly time last night. They met ut the
Opera House and spent the time until
midnight i'll social conversation, games
and dancing, after which they partOok
Of II banquet. After slowing away all
the good things set before them, they
retired To their homes well satisfied
with themselves and the world at large.
1t was II jolly crowd and all did their
best to make the time pass pleasantly.
The druggists Of Reno have been
warmed by the police that the city or.
dinancc against the selling of opium,
morphine, cocaine and kindred drugs
would go in effect on tho It'll of tho
coming month aud that tho ordinance
would he fully enforced. The oriinan.
CO forbids the selling of any of these
drugs except upon the prescription of
II regularly licensed physician. The
object Of tho law is To stamp out tho
large number Of chop heads who now
infcsL the city.