Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-03-12
SALMAGUNDI

air is cold and raw.
The grip still hangs to the writer and
he is almost unable to hold down his
job.
There are 50 prisoners in the county
Jail. Seven of these are held for the
grand jury, four are United States
prisoners and the remaining "a are
serving sentences.
That $59,OOO,OO fine assessed by
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lands
against the Standard Oil Company has
been wiped off the slate. Old John D.
will now wear another halo.
\ Thesheriffs of southern Idaho, south
ern Montana, eastern Wyoming, and
northern Nevada and Utah, will meet
i'll Boise on the twenty-sixth inst. to
map out the matter of better apprehen
sion Of criminals. 80 - >,
Mr.. w. T. Smith returned from San
Francisco yesterday afternoon. He
was in the collision between No. and
No. 9 near Suisuin, California, Wednes
day forenoon. AS consequence No. 4
was delayed several hours, ,l,3 !
We are glad to learn that Enroll
Taber's little boy is now we'll on the
road to complete recovery. The little
fellow is rather weak yet, but his
general condition is much improved and
he will gradually gain strength.
1t is reported that severed of the
Basque sheepmen who were ruled off
the forest reserve have sent delegation
to Washington to lay their grievances
before the proper authority. They will
have their trouble for their pains: ):
Moving Pictures-All Sacred Sub
jects-300O feet of the latest films on the
Prodigal Son, David and Goliath. Sam
son and Delilah Also illustrated songs
and stereopticon slides of general in
terest for the benefit of the Presby-
terrain church, in the church Thursday
evening, March 18th, Admission
Adults IS cents, children Is cents. \
Prof. ;.Dinsmore of the agricultural
experiment station of the university
and n Freeman of the class of 1908
arrived from Reno this morning for the
purpose of taking soil samples of the
different: valleys. They found it too
cold to do work in that line and returned
to Reno this afternoon. They will re-
turn when warm weather comes and
take the specessary samples e..
Even the splash of a raindrop is of
sufficient Importance to receive scien-
tific Investigation. Prof. A. NJ. Worth
ington of+the Royal Engineering college
at Davenport England, has found that
u drop ofEwater falling into water ex-
cavates a perfectly spherical hollow,
which is lined with the liquid of the
drop, reaches its greatest depth as the
water rising attains it's ,maximuH
height bnt is enormously greater in
volume than the water thrown out.
with fall of 80 inches the pit has $50
times the volume of the elected water,
with fall of 10 inches, A times.
That is strange story that comes
from Denver about men attending the
american Bankers Association under
Pie names of bankers who had been
tad for several years. A dozen or
bore Of these impostors from different
hrts of the country registered at the
Invention, answered to roll-calls, voted
resolutions, accepted the hospitality
the Renver Bankers and never missed
excursion or reception. For pure,
tadulterated cheek, those phony bank
beat anything that has ever before
Used the pike. 1t is difficult, to
1lerstaud how they escaped detection.
lhe senate Judiciary committee re.
p ted the anti,gambling bill yesterday
alrnoon. The committee recon-
md that the hill take effect October 1,
and that De penalties for its vio-
laPn shall be from 800 to $500 fine or
fri one month to six mon this in Jail,
orbth fine and imprisonment, instead
o1fne of from $500 to $1,000 or six