Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-09
Salmagundi
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY

Recorder G~rcathOusc report many
inquiries about the mines Of Elko
county.
a woman prays to get into heaven.
but she fights To- get into socicty.-
Exchange.
Payson, the walker, reached Reno
last night. lie is several days behind
the schedule"
Mrs. Anna Tallr.rt committed suirid"
1T icrington last Saturday night 10y
shooting herself.
Applicants for teachers certificates
should read the notice Of Su]pcrintcnd.
n Anderson i'll this issue.
Mrs. Il. L. Harris and Mrs. Chaunccy
tiriswOld left for South Fork this after.
noon t" visit Mrs. Charles Adams.
4 note from Ruby VALLEY says that
Miss liortcnac Wright, who has been
dangerously i'll for Il week or more. was
reported better on Sunday.
Curious. isn't it. hat at "A bah in Paris
the other day where the women all wore
wings, they represented magpicS. but
~tcriii"S. hens and nearly every flying
thing but an angel.
Mrs. Fender of Ogden is here in the
interest of her son who il serving "a
scnt"nC" for carrying Il concealed
weapon. She will circulate a petition
to the board "f pardumS.
The Anaconda Mont Standard says
it takes more than bcnZOatc Of soda To
preserve Il mans temper when his wife
pays SiG for IN inverted bu~hrl basket
and calls it IN Easter hat.
Sheriff Clark is busy summoning
jurors to try Joseph Mctiuwum on the
charge Of murder. He is getting fifty
jurors from Wells, Dccth. Elko and
Carlin on al open vcnirc.
II is reported that horse racing ON the
east end of Idaho street occurs quite
frequently to the danger of women and
children. The officers should put Il
stop To il before ON one is killed or
injured.
Joe Harris has twenty patients To
care for in the county hospital and
Jailcr Gilmore has Twenty-Five prisoners
tn feed and look after. The hospital
and jail are very expensive institutions
to the taxpayers.
Hundreds Of persons suffering from
lcprOsy are allowed 10 wander I'M
restricted through the island of Cuba,
according to Il statement issued by DIR
Matthias Cuquc. secretary of health
and charities of the island
4 MissOurian has traded II Is. 900. acre
farm for II newspaper. 1t is no doubt
one Of those farms in the OEarkS where
il is necessary to shoot the seeds into
the crops with II balloon. 81. Joseph
Observer
Virginia City had II big time cclc-
hrating the 5Oth anniversary Of the
discovery of the COmstock lode. Four
old timers, T.. PcnrWl. Oscar steele.
james Roberts and Frank Dickinson,
who were residents ut the time of the
discovery. were hauled about in n
carriage and were chrcrcd MI along the
limo Of the procession.
Newspaper men. as II rule. have hut
two things to sell. space and subscrip'
ton, and il would be- just ~ consistent
to ask you grocer for II dozen oranges,
''just TO ill.," us to ask the editor FOR II
dozen lines IN his paper just to boost
your business. with the idea that you
are doing u kindness Ia fill up space,
Try getting n free dinner at the hotel
lust to make a show of business fnl
the house. F'ruitdalc tAla) Herald.
The Western Pacific carpenters q
tho rOundliOusc have finished the worl
and have been trnnSfo red to Rcpos;'
tho next passenger division west a
i5iko. ltcposn is nearly north of l3org
California and is near tho cast end q
the Bcckwith tunnel. 4 %roundhousc
dcpots and other necessary building
will ,r built ut that point. This worl
will take six months0r O ia complete
Ono Of the carpenters informed uS thil
forenoon that he expected 10 rctur
after tho Christmas holidays and assis
in building the freight aud passcngc
! dopnfs hero.