Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-02-05
Salmagundi
FROM FRIDAYS DAILY
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Merchants lunch at the Commercial
from 1870 u. III. to 1901 m.-35 cents.*
Frank Smiley of Starr valley arrived
yesterday afternoon and will remain in
town until Sunday.
Sunday dinner mt the Commercial
Hotel from ( to 8 p. m.-75 cents.
Watch for the bill of fare.
James Curd and james Campbell had
Il mix-up last night at the Elk saloon
over a poker game and Campbell was
badly beaten.
1t is estimated that the telephone has
added nine per cent. to the daily lies
told i'll New York city. The usual lie
added to the list is busy"
Quite a little sno;y fell last night. but
not enough to make slcighing. There
was doubtless more snow fell in the
mountains during the storm than in the
valleys.
The indications are good for a lively
scrap over the anti.gambling bill when
it gets into the Legislature. Some of
the members will be between the devil
and the deep sen.
Il done said | wuz gwine fer de
heather ez n missionary, but / come ter
de conclusion dat home is dc place fer
me. De heather billed an eat up lie
las missionary we sont 'um, an / amt
ready to go dat way-nOt yit!'-Atlanta
Constitution.
ESmeralda county is now OH q scrip
basis. The funds are exhausted; that
is. those funds that are applicable to
general expenses. and not special pur.
poses. Even the county commissioners,
for the first pay day in their administra-
ton have to accept paper drawing
interest. instead of coin.
The bartender Mt Mr.. Baumbach's
saloon was arrested late yesterday after.
noon on the charge of selling whiskey
to Indians. He had been warned several
times by Mr.. Baumbach and Constable
Onderkirk not to sell liquors to Indians
or minors, bnt paid no attention to the
warning and was finally caught.
Within the next sixty days the Salt
Lake route Will have located its general
machine and repair shops at Las Vegas
Nevada. and the construction of the
new buildings will amount to ovei
$500. 900. The buildings. machinery
and equipment of the shops will furnish
employment for 400 mon, and by tho
time the plans are worked out and the
full equipment installed, the cost Is TX
pccted to reach between $500, 900 ant
5000, 900.
According to the TonOpah Bonanza
tho commissioners of Esmeraldn count,
has allowed Sheriff Bradley twenty-five,
deputies at II salary of $50 month
each. and two at $40 u month: in uddi
ton to the two allowed by statute. TIL,
deputies allowed by the statutes rccciy,
5000 and $3.50 respectively per month
This makes u salary roll of $4t33. 30
including the shcriGs salary Of $333. 80
per month for tho shcriff's office alone
This is 5000 per month less than Tn,
Office cost under Sheriff Ingalls,.
Tho board Of regents has asked tn
Legislature to investigate tho affairs o
the university. This step Is taken II
order that the truth may be made know,
and an end put to the destinations tina
have been flying 20 thick lately. Soma
tors Tallman aud Mack md anothc
senator were appointed n special con,
mittec to investigate the university, la
Mack and his colleague refused l.
serve. The committee will be filed b,
tho appointment of two other senator
tn act with Tallman.