Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-05
Salmagund
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY

This is to remiul You that Eiko needs
Il sewer system.
Mrs. AL Girls HJld Il ) ,uth F,ri is
visiting her Elko friradS.
The Commercial Tailors are still
growing. See their new ..d.
Mrs. Webster PAtterSol is reported
very sick at her residence in the eastern
part of town. Her many friends hope
for her speedy recovery.
The rate of divorce in this country
is twice that of Switzerland. thrice
that Of France and five times that of
Germany.
The preliminary examination of
Charles Bolten OH the charge of assault
with intent to kill Harry Reynolds
resulted in his being held to appear he
Tore the grand jury. Judge Bruce fixed
his bond at 500. Failing to give it he
WAS committed To the custody of the
sheriff.
Mrs. Nicholas L~ongswurth rises to
remark that there is no truth in the
rumor that she has joined the suf-
tragedies. 1t may br that some one
overheard her name mentioned in con-
ncction with ciSarctts and mistook the
word for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CITY
Post.
The fall run Of muckcrel along the
Nova Scotia coast is the greatest in
years and the fishermen ar" reaping Il
harvest. Ii is estimated that within
the past few days 300. 600 fish have
been taken. The mackrrcl are all very
large. About l5.OO0 fish nave been
shipped III ice to Boston.
Prof. Search. who lectures at the high
school Friday night, i, ~ mi ,rtaining
speaker. He lccturcd hare abJut three
years ago and those who heard him
Were we'll pleased. Go to the high
school Friday night and hear him. You
are sure TO be entertained.
Judge Gayuor. democrat, was elected
mayor of New York Yesterday by a
large majority. Barnard. republican.
WAS second in the race and Willie
Hcast brought up the rear. The vote
stood as follows: GayI or. 25O.G7
Barnard, 1852; Hearst, 1873 3
GAynor was the only democrat elected.
The japanese rip their garments
apart for every washing, and they iron
their clothes by spreading them on a
flat board and leaning this up against
the houSe To dry. The sun takes the
wrinkles ont Of the clothes and some
of them have quite Il lustcr. The Jap.
ancSc woman does her washing out of
doors. Her wash tub is not more than
six inches high.
Fickcrt'S majority over Hcncy fUr
district attorney of San Francisco is
given at $1,000. McCarthy's plurality
for mayor is about 5000. If the board
Of supervisors is of the same stripe Us
the district attorney and mayor, the
people of San Francisco will have nc
complaint coming if the paint is eaten
from all its public buildings and the
city looted III the next two years. The
Rucf and Calhoun gang are in the
saddle.
The examination of Birdie De Racy
| the woman charged with killing Joe
| Carroll, began before Judge Bruce thi.
forenoon. She gave her true name IL.
Florence Odessa Hay. Her mother i:
with her. But one witness, the bar
keeper ut the Elk saloon the night oil
the killing, WAS examined AT the fore,
Nd session. Nothing new was
developed by his evidence.
Considerable damage has been done
ut Dover, England, by the firing of the
heavy guns from the forts which have
been erected to protect the national
harbor. Thctpwn CricT was sent round
the town to advise the inhabitants tC
leave their windows open. but upon
the firing of the nine inch guns the
vibration was So great that in many
clscs portions of the ceiling fell. many
| ornaments were knocked down and
| broken aud windows were cracked.
The preliminary work of the com
miSsiuners in regard to the building U
the new court house and iail has al
! been done. The contract for heating
WAS awarded To- the Savage Heating d
Plumbing Company of R1nh The mum
Der of new cells for the jail was reduced
To five and the contract for them was
given IT, the Finch Jail 81 Metal Com
pnny. Some minor changes were mad,
in the plans and specification with tn,
consent of Mr.. Scllmau. the successful
bidder. aud the contract has bcci
drawn and signed.
The United States government op
| crates thr,o tuberculosis sanaioria. ont
for soldiers and officers of the regular
army ut Fort Biyar1, n. NJ: ono f0I
sparncn in the merchant marine, ant
others employed IN coast service Of thu
government. moi in the navy, located
at Fort Stanton. y. NJ. and one fol
| officers and enlisted men in the navy "a
| Las Anima<. Crl. The first hospital is
| conducted by the department of war