Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-07-01
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mIDD V0tIl0 SO11od TeGurneQ 1TOm Loo
Angeles this morning
:.Jailer Gilmore has % prisoners to
look after. One Of these is a squaw.
Mrs. Reinfelt, formerly Miss Lily
Fee, returned from Denver last night.
The Elko Hide and Junk Company
shipped q carload of wool to Boston to-
day and carload of bottles to Salt
Lake. J:
A man who had more whiskey aboard
than he conld carry made q show Of
himself at the post-ofiice during the
noon hour:
! Ben Nelson, P. A. Nelson and Tom
Stinten arrived from Mountain City. last
night They report that section quiet
and orderly. .n O..
The thermometer in this Office reg
istered 100 degrees in the shade at
$50 this afternoon How is that for
u first q day of July'
From present indications, Elko will
he a see of bunting and forest of flags
on the Fourth. The decorations promise
to be the prettiest Elko has ever seen.
Last evening Judge Bruce tied the
matrimonial knot for Charley Duval of
Clover, valley and Miss Kitty Wool
verton of Ruby valley. The INDEPEND-
ENT wishes Mr.. and Mrs. Duval long
life of happiness and prosperity.
p The railroad company has agreed to
run special train from Lovelock to
Elko on the Fourth, providing 1876
tickets were sold. At last advices re-
ceived here, lis of the tickets had been
sold. 1t now looks good for the special
. train.
Mrs. Wintermantel and her son.
Louie, will return from San Francisco
tonight. We are pleased to learn that
the little fellow has entirely recovered
from his attack of facial paralysis. for
which he has been under treatment for
several months.
Oh, Apeople should be cautious with
fireworks from now on until the cele-
. bration is over. The hot weather has
made the wooden buildings veritable
finder boxes and fire once under way
might destroy much valuable property.
Be careful and thus reduce the posi-
bility of a destructive fire.
Mr.. Kapp, the man appointed TO
work up n mining exhibit for the
Goldfield- Mining Congress, arrived on
No. 3 yesterday and left for the north
this morning. This is matter that
should interest the mine owners of Elko
county and they should see that
collection of ores is made that will
place our mineral resources properly
before the visitors to the congress.
Mr.. An<enny at the assay Office will
take care of all ores sent to him and
ship them to Goldfield. This is state
affair and the state agrees to return all
exhibits if the owners desire it,
Exhibits that are not returned will be
sent to the Mackay School of Mines at
the State University. The congress
meets in September and no time should
be lost in collecting an exhibit from
this county.
In tearing up the old sidewalk in
front of the Meyers Mercantile Com
pany store in this city an old artesian
well was uncovered The well con
sisted of three inch galvanized iron
pipe in apparently as good condition
as when it was put there. The water
had risen to within thirteen feet of
the top but it seems never to have been
u flowing we'll. The incident is some
what puzzling as George I'll. Meyers,
who has owned the building for many
years, did not know of it's existence
N it was uncovered and G. N. Note
ware, one of the oldest residents of
this section of the country, stated that
he was acquainted with the ground
before the building was erected and
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