Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-15
~Salmagundi
FROM FRIDAYS DAILY
Rcadour business locals elsewhere

new ad. See it OH the first page.
Did You ever see finer weather ut this
season Of the Year, 1t can't be beaten
anywhere.
Judge Rutledge and j. w. Puett,
prominent Carlinitcs, were arrivals
this morning.
DIR. Alexander will leave town Friday
on Il two weeks business trip. Those
needing work i'm his line should call be-
fore he leaves.
Work ON the new schoolhousc is
moving right along. Contractor Fried
hoff is making the most of the fine
weather.
Misses Pearl and Violet Bruce left on
No. 3 this afternoon for San Francisco
to take in the Portola celebration.
They expect to have Il grand time.
Rev. w. C. Merritt will be in Elko OH
October 81. to hold an evangelistic
service in the morning and Il Sunday
school convention in the afternoon and
evening.
In the sandy deserts of Arabiu whirl-
ing winds sometimes e1cavate pits 200
feet i'll depth and extending down to
the harder stratum ON which the great
bed rests.
Don't lose sight of the necessity of
snNynripK Flo II ,,,Lt 1n ,1,,,. lNr,.,
many years and the cost may then be
greater. Let rs put in u sewer system
next year.
II looking over some old records this
morning Il resident of the town found
that the bullion tax collected from the
mines for the first quarter of 1877 was
over $500 1000 Virginia Chronicle.
At least half n dozen different pat.
terms of flying machines can beat half
of the more common birds mt distances
ranging from 20 miles mp to 80, and
that is the real thing in the flight
line.
Clarence Mackay has notified DIR.
Stubs that he and three friends will
arrive in Reno OH October 22nd to dedi-
cate the Mackay athletic field, training
quarters and grand stand. The cere.
monies will take place Oh Saturday, the
23d.
r. l.. Dexter of the Nevada Anti.
Saloon League is in Elku today looking
over the work and field and is arranging
for IL public meeting. Mr.. Dexter is Il
very pleasant nan to meet and thu
work under his manasem mt j. very
promising.
The Dorcas Society gave an Afternoon
social mt the home of Mrs. Hobs Clinton
yesterday afternoon. a large atten
dance and very pleasant time mad
the social Il grand success. The pro
Cecdswill be devoted to foreign mis-
sionary work.
The students of the Elko Count
High School will give IL social a
Leonard Hall Friday evening. Octobe
~ilu " III bJllClll vi tlt.t-s.i-S. ].
proceeds will 60 toward paying the @,
penses of the different athletic team.
Everybody is invited. Admission i
cents.
The face of the drift OH the go
level of the Mexican is still in hig
grade ore, there being four feet of OF
in the breast yesterday which CAV
assays Of $1t.50 per ton. The drift
now In sixteen feet and ore ull the wa
and the prospects for IL bonanza ar
exceedingly good.-Entcrprise.
Geo. H.. Greenfield that h
will be in attendance at Synod mex
week hut he will return to ElkO
needed or will otherwise provide 70
ministerial service if word is left at tn
Manse during his absence. Arrange
mcnts have been made for the service
on October 2ith SO that the church wi
not Inc closed. The prayer service o
Wednesday evenings will also he hel
while he is away.
Tic department of the interior is 500
to open Pyramid reservation to settle
mcnt, and Is also planning All immens
reclamation project. using Pyrami
lake rs II reservoir for the storage O
water. hus becn announced at Reno "a
result of the visit of Secretary Ballingc
to Pyramid lake last week. Just whc
the land will he opened for settlemen
IL not known.
People said John jacob Astor WI
crazy because he paid $1,000 IN acr
when he bought the estate of Aaro
Burr about II hundred years ago. |
was q farm Of 100 acres. located abor
where Twenty. first street Is now |
Manhattan. IN ton years he common,
cd to sell lots at 5000 an acre; but
fortunately, he did not sell much q
that price. What IL Is worth today
hard to compute in millions Gent Pc
Cent.
Will Develop Elko's OIL Field
A few weeks ago Mr.. w. A. Pitt,