Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-03-16
SALMAGUNDI
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Comp y. 1t will do you good.
Mr.. Dotta returned from California
yesterday. Mrs. Dotta and Dave will
return in a few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. McGahen arrived
yesterday afternoon from McGil to
make their home in Ell5o. Mr.. McGahen
is connected with the Elko Mercantile
Company.
The largest turkey ranch in the coun-
try is located in North Carolina form
which as high as 1000 nicely finished
birds have been shipped to market in O
single week ga T. g . ~:
The municipal league a new factor in
Reno politics, held a convention yester-
day and nominated Walter Harris for
mayor and a complete city ticket. The
league demands the abolition of gamb-
ling within the city limits as soon as it
can be accomplished.
Congress met yesterday in special
session. The republicans opposed to
Speaker Cannon failed to muster sufi-
cient strength to defeat him and he was
r. elected for the fourth time A
melton to adopt the rules of the Goth
to; 1913. The dissatisfied republicans
voted with the democrats against the
old rules.
By those in position to know, says
the Goldfield Tribune, the statement is
made that the Nevada California Pow
er company will extend it's transmission
line from Tonopah to Millers, to Ely,
passing through many rich mining sec
tons. The total distance from the
source of supply-Bishop, CAL, to Ely
will be about 314 miles, making the line
by far the longest for reliable and per-
manent service on the globe.
1t is announced that 1000 acres be-
longing to the Dangberg Land COM
pany, in Douglas county, will be placed
on the market. Electric motor pumps
will be installed on every sub division
of the land and irrigating water will
thus be ample for all purposes. The
company will handle an 8O-acre place
in the center of the tract as an object
lesson n those who take the land in
the season.
The process of carding, spinning and
Weaving wool by machinery came into
vogue in the United States a little over
"a hundred years ago. When President
Madison was inaugurated March 4, 1909
just a hundred years ago-he wore a
suit of black broadcloth of American
manufacture. = 1t is also said that
Washington, our first president, was
also inaugurated twenty years earlier in
a suit of dark-brown cloth manufactured
in America.
An unknown youth created cons ider-
able excitement Saturday in the Leigh
hood of the Reno Kindergarten school
slashing the clothes of several of the
children of that institution, with a
knife. The identity of the boy and his
motive in such malicious acts, have not
yet been established. Three of the
children narrowly escaped from receiv
ing serious flesh wounds from the keen
edged blade. The circumstance is re-
garded as one, exceedingly strange.
Deputy Constable Cotant reports the
town full of founders and thieves.
Several robberies have been reported
in the last few days. One man reports
the loss of $500 in money. gold watch
- chain valued at $3.50 and a valuable
diamond. These FOUNDERS make their
headquarters around the gambling
games and rob men who fall asleep in
these places. Several of them have
been ordered out Of town in the last day
or two and have sought new pastures.
District Attorney Taber is investieat-