Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-08
Salmagund
FROM DAILY

Tor u trip to Seattle and other points.
Many u girl thinks she has broken her
heart when she has only sprainsd her
imagination.-Life.
Ted Carville has returned from Car
S'n, where he went to ba cxln,n.d for
admission to the bar. Hope he was
successful.
We omitted to mention yesterday
that Mrs. Shirley accompanied Mr..
Shirley to Salt Lake. She will keen
him straight.
We are glad to learn that Miss Beulah
Greathouse is recovering from the
effects Of the operation for appendicitis
performed on her last Sunday.
A law suit which has been i'm the
courts Of Mexico for 3IU years has
Just been settled. The wheels of law
and Justice do move slowly.
The discovercr of Cripple Creek has
Just died in poverty. When drunk he
sold for 500 property that has since
produced $23s, O00, 900 in gold. Hard
liquor has often proved II great solvent
for gold.
A number of women in Massachu-
sets pleaded with the police to give
up u baseball umpire to the crowd that
wanted to kill him. This remove the
last doubt that wome are fully capa-
bic OF entering, like men, into the prin-
ciplcs of popular government.
Prof. Howard reports everything
moving along nicely in the high school,
Sixty-hve pupils are in attendance, a
larger number than last year. Miss
Shcdd and Miss Schuler. the new
teachers, fill their places well and Miss
knemeyer Is more than holdong up her
previous record. The prospects for the
high school were never brighter.
President Taft is meeting with roval
receptions wherever he goes. This is
as 1t should he; for no matter what he
advocates i'll his speeches he is head of
the nation and in honoring him the
people honor the great Office he holds.
1t Is that more than the presidents
personality that the people honor.
Las Vegas is said to lie Reno's strong
rival for the shady divorce business of
the rotten rich of the eastern cities. II
the report he true, Judge Brown will
need a disinfectant after hearing some
of he cases that will come before him.
We hope lie will make the road rs
rocky AS possible for fraudulent ap-
plicants for divorce.
Prince Bismarck was once pressed by
Il certain American official to recon-
mend his son for Il diplomatic place.
He is II very remarkable fellow" said
the proud father; The speaks seven
languages" Indeed" said Bismarck,
who did not hold II very high opinion
of linguiitic acquircm cnts; what Il
wonderful head waiter he would
make
The editor of the Winchester Times
pokcs fun ut the Kansas farmer who
offered S35 for the return of his van
iShed ~lS-year-old wife. The Missouriar
says that tho Kansas prosperity re.
| ports must he exaggerated or buxom
young wives would not be quoted AT
prices that would not bny Il spawned,
knee.sprung Missouri mule.
The sale of the Joseph Marzen ranch
in the LOvclock valley is reported
to Iowa parties. The sale covered
5000 acres of land and all the improve
ments. stock and personal property OH
the ranch. The consideration is said
to be 5000, 600. 1t is understood that
the purchasers will cut the ranch into
small tracts, each suitable for n family,
and c~olOnizc it with farmers from the
middle west. The deal is said to be one
of the largest real estate deals ever made
in Humboldt county.
Another phenomenal sinking of the
earth has occurred ut Il point u few
miles east of the hot springs, on the
road to Kennedy. II. Kantenwein,
who passed by the place q few day.
ago, states that deep pit has been
formed and the ground continues tc
sink. He says the ground was com
paratiycly level where the sinking oc,
CURED and about the only theory that
can DC advanced rs to the cause of the
phenomenon is that there is II subter,
ranean water course mt that point which
is causing the ground to cave from
helow.-HumbOldt Star