Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-07-20
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San Francisco this morning. a.
Congressman Bartlett has returned
from Washington He thinks that
President Taft will win the tariff
fight.
Charley Roberts and Bert Salia left
yesterday on two weeks hunting trip.
/. Look out for big fish stories when they
return.
The most mixed population in the
world is probably that of British Gui-
ana. There is admixture of French,
Dutch, Spanish, British, coolie and In
dian blood =
= Mickey" FitzmorriS and Elmer
Ouderkirk left ON fishing and hunting
trip yesterday. Mickey" says IN
bring something in this time if have
to buy the catch of some small boy"
Mr.. Keyser went to Salt Lake Sunday
night and returned this afternoon with
, Mrs. Keyser. Everybody will be glad
to learn that she is improving nicely.
She is now able to sit up and is in good
spirits. Hope to see her out soon.
J. A. Bielar prominent Carlinite.
was in town today. He told the re-
porter that the Western Pacific was
boring for artesian water on their right
of. way in town. The we'll was down
$40 feet and there was good flow of
excellent water, but it did not reach the
top of the well. ...
Sheriff Clark had everything arranged
last night to send Mike Devereaux, the
insane man brought from Carlin yester-
day by Constable Happier, on his way
east, but ut the last moment it was
thought best to keep him another day.
He is recovering from the tremans and
will be sent on his way tonight.
Frank Ct. Spencer, who was beating
his way west on the trucks of freight
car, fell from his seat while asleep
yesterday morning and was run over by
the train at Valmy. One leg was cut off
ay' the other was torn from his body.
- pas living when found and was able
to give his name and to state that he
lived at Lexington, Kentucky. H
We were off yesterday in stating that
the commissioners allowed bills. O., No
bills were allowed because the county
fund is very low. About the only thing
Of Importance that the board did was to
pass resolutions asking the state board
for permission to borrow $40, 900 to tide
the county over until the taxes are paid
in December The $4,000 for the dry
farm is part of the $4,000. .>.
Ed. J. McMahan plead guilty to
carrying concealed weapons yesterday
and 2:30 this afternoon was set for pass
ing sentence. At that hour, Judge
Bruce fined him 500. IS with the privi-
lege of serving it out in Jail at 50 per
day. He paid the fine. The attorney
general has decided that fine or Jail
sentence can be imposed in these cases
The word ''and" between fine and i'm
prisonment as printed in the statutes
being "or" in the original law as
passed.
An effort is being made to build a
suitable memorial church on the site of
the original Shiloh church, on Shiloh
battlefield, now one of the most attrac-
tive of military parks. 1t was on this
J very spot the bloody battle of Shiloh
was begun on the morning of April 8,
1862. 1t is the purpose to bnild me-
mortal church to cost not less than
$4,000. The names of all contributors
will be recorded in permanent register
and kept on exhibition in the church,
which will be open to all visitors and
,tNnrists.
\<Xohday and Tuesday were the hottest
OF the season. This meant q tempera-
ture around 10 to 49, A resident in