Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-06-11
Salmagund
X o TUESDAYS DAILY

III ESlhO.
> Mrs. NJ. j. Woodward left on No. 3 I,
attend the state meeting of the pvth;,,
Sisters mt Carson City.
Miss Emma Regli. who has been visit
ing friends in Elko, left this ufternoo,
for her home in Eureka,
Mrs. j. w. Thompson and NIrs
Andrae. who have been visiting nj
Deeth returned yesterday.
Frnnk \. Lucy. Il prominent MINING
engineer. fell down Il shaft at Gold.
field yesterday and WAS Instantly killed.
He leaves II widow.
The A-raY WAS used ON Gordon
GriswOld last night, but the physicians
were unable to locate the bullet. He
is resting pretty well today.
1t is estimated that the people in
Chicago spend 5000, 900 u year in keep
ing their shoes polished. OF this
amount the profits are said To- he
SlO0. 900. 's:
DIR. West is way up in the clouds
today. The caIse Of it all is the arrival
of IA very young lady ut his house this
morning. The mother and child are
getting along nicely.
\ Western Pacific employee mt Palisade
had one Of his feet badly injured ycster-
day. He "a brought to Elko and
taken to il Redwood hospital. where
DIR. West attended his injuries.
BY the birth of Il daughter to Mrs.
DIR. West this morning, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lon Henderson become grandpa and
grandma. May their little grand
daughter grow mp to he II comfort to
them in their old age.
Rheumatism nearly put the writer
out Of commission today. He was
barely able To get to the Office this
morning and was not able to rustic up
news items during the day. He hopes
to be all right tomorrow.
Deputy Superintendent Anderson has
made his report tn Superintendent Ring
of school children in this county us
shown by the reports of the school
census marshals, These reports foot mp
"a total of 1915, Il loss Of ~ from last
year. This dccrras is rather surprising.
The commissioners this forenoon
wrcstled with bills against the county
and this afternoon they switched to the
town bills. They cannot do anything
with the courthouse 1T this meeting on
account of not having the plans. w.
ii. Weeks Of Salinas, California. is the
architect.
The committee that is soliciting funds
for the 18th of July celebration report
that they now lack only 500 Of having
enough 10 meet all the demands of the
committee on arrangements. That de-
iicicncy will soon b. covered and we
can now feel safe in writing and invit.
ing our friends to come and make merry
with Us.
II is estimated that the tariff hill. now
before the senate, will be worth SEQ
OOO, 900 a yea To the sugar trust il il
becomes IA law, which it will be sure TO
do, and $50. 600. 600 to the steel trust.
These trusts can we'll afford to buy
enough votes in the senate to pass the
bill, if it is nrccsSary.-Monrnc County
Appeal.
The school garden idea has been re-.
markahly developed in San Antonio.
Tex. which is said To have more
gardens attached to its schools than any
other place of It's size in the world.
There are 0i9 Of these cultivated plats
attached to the 30 schools, the gardens
varying from onc.tenth to one.quartcr
of m acre.
Deputy Superintendent Anderson has
approved the plans for the new school
buildings and they have been sent to
san Francisco To the architects for the
| specifications. When the specifications
are received. the trustees will advertise
for bids. There seems to he nothing
in the way now for the buildings to I've
completed ny the time for the opening
of school.
An exchange says: "Onc.third Of the
fools in the country think that they can
beat n lawyer in cXpOunding the law.
Onc.half think they can beat tho doctor
in healing the sick. Two.tlirds Of them
think they can put the minister in Il
hole in preaching tho Gospel: and all Of
them think they can beat the editor in
running the newspaper"
Judge IAngan lRs issued II bench
warrant for the arrest of Merrill A..
league and fixed his hiil ut $4,000.
league was cited to appear before
Judge Laugan to answer the charge Of
contempt for publishing an article
rejecting on the judge for uph0lding
Frank Wildcs. receiver of the Hickey
banks. Tcagnc is now in New York.
Plans for IL building six fcct eleven
inches wide hayc been filed with the
bureau Of buildings ut Manhattan. The
building IL to he erected ut Dclnnccy
and Chrystic streets and is to bc two