Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-10-15
S~almagundi
X DAILY

Mr. and Mrs. Shirley returned from
Salt Lake Saturday night.
Bonnie Mcbride i, expected t, arriv,
from San Francisco tonight.
Mrs. Burns "hu has been visiting her
~colIN.ii. .lis. foster, lyl. for her home a;
Los Angeles on No. . this afternoon.
At the time of going to press. the
grand jury was still at work. 1t may
possibly report this evening.
q. w. Hull. Ely's postmaster and an
old timer in Elko, spent yesterday in
town. He was on his way to Reno
y freight wreck between uallcck
anu Dccth delayed No. > yesterday and
1t did not arrive until after y o'clock
last night.
Ancestral pride is the safest thing in
the world. Our ancestors are too dead
to kick about the liberties we take with
them.
Prof. Howard has bought the house
III the hill. recently built hy Rev. Geo.
II. Greenfield. The consideration is
not made public.
Mrs. Henry and Ben left on No. >
tins afternoon for Sacramento. where
they Will remain a few weeks and them
go To southern California for the
winter.
T"mmy-Paw. I've heard ypu talk
about Easy street. Where i, it, Mr..
Tuck"r-lt's at the farther end of a
long, rough and hilly thOroughfarc.
called Hard Work street. my bov,-Ex.
change.
y session Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission will hc held in Reno
October ~. The purpose of the meet.
ing is to give a hearing 10 the petition
10 make Rene u terminal point or 10 cut
out the back haul freight rate.
Constable Oudcrkirk reports the town
full Of petty thieves and FOUNDERS. The
FOUNDER, should b. ordered to- move on
and the petty thieves sent to jail if
convicted Of stealing. Elku should not
harbur thieves or FOUNDERS.
As the result of the recent develop
mcut of artcSian water near Las Vegas,
the railroad town in TIA" new county Of
Clark. thousands of acres of land have
been taken up III that vicinity. Las
Vega, is said to h. having a boom and
1t - predicted that its population will
treble within ia" next W. years.
Secretary Of In" Interior Ballrngcr
found IL very chilly in Reno Friday
night. Senator N"wlandS was the only
one at the train to meet him and no one,
except tn" senator paid any attention to
him next morning. Reno ~hould have"
been NOR" considerable of its distinguish.
ed guest. for il il not often that "A cab.
met officer honorS IT with his presence.
Judge Thur,tOn uf Moutcllo is in
town to-day. IIn called at the office
this afternoon and told Ms about affairs
in the eastern part of the county. lie
said tn" rOailroad company was build
ing a fine hotel in Monticello and that
tho town would soon h. lighted 10y
electricity. Also, that tranpS were
numerous at times. 49, many a. 200
getting of Of one train
Tire" small hoy, armed with sling
shots and airgIn~ were ont Yesterday
trying their weapons. A~ they passed
Mr.. Siranghtrr'S place on Missouri Fiat.
one Of them took aim and fired AT Mr..
Straugh;rr'S little girl who WAS stand
ing ia front of the house. Th" gln was
loaded with u large shot and il struck
the little girl i'll the arm and vent
the skin, hrui-ing it considerably.
Parents should not permit their children
Ia carry such weapons.
I'm attempt to burglarizc ll"~Son Il
Co = store was made last week. From
the information we have. it appears
that sonc ono cut the putty from the
rear windows Friday night. Saturday
night Officer Cutant SAW three men at
the window irving to get IN. They
saw him about the same time and start.
ed To run. He called uu tn cm to halt,
but they only ran faster. II" shot once
in the air ns u warning then fired four
times at their fleeing forms. Unf"rtu-
natclv none Of the bullets took effect.
This store seems to h. Il %favnritc place
for cracksmrn Ia try their luck.
Up here in Alaska the moor rises in
the south and sets in the north. It's
beams are liquid and they enamel the
landscape with n porcelain lovclincsS.
II casts II spell more potent than Ger
did the magicinns of the east. Under
its wizardy the rocks turn to silver
and the brown old mountains are Con-
iurcd into giant pearls. True wealth
exists in the mind. and whoever bc.
holds an Alaskan moonlight Is thrice
hundred times n millionaire. -kctch
kan Miner.
After Six Years