Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-05-17

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Venting went to Carlin on the West
ern Pacific flyer this morning
Yerington is now assured of a raiload
and an independent smelter. Ely will
soon have rival in the production of
copper that will be worthy of notice.
Officers and teachers of the Presby-
terrain Sunday School were elected
Friday night for the coming church
year. They will be regularly installed
next Sunday.
p B. Ellis, CHIP. of the Nevada
Masons, is here from Carson City. The
Masonic fraternity of Elko will honor
Mr.. 1Ellis;this evening. He will leave
tomorrow on No. 3. >! p
J. G: Harris, the new steward ut the
county hospital, is busy these days get
ting everything in order. The painters
ana paper. hangers are about through
with their part Of the: work.
The question of the !, location of the
new Rcourt house has, been settled de-
finately, and it will include the ground
now occupied by the court house and
Jail and the Sproule and Anderson pro-
perty. ..'. .,'......- I
A special Memorial service will be
held in the Presbyterian church on the
evening of May 3Oth. Several promin-
ent speakers of Elko will address the
people and special music under the
leadership of Mrs. Tarr will be
rendered.
Judging from the sale of seats thus
far the record will be broken as to at
tendance at the Opera House next Sat-
urday night. One hundred and fifty
seats were placed on sale last Friday
and were all gone this morning. An
other hundred and fifty will be placed
on sale tomorrow.
Judge A. L. Fitzgerald, of Eureka, is
here assisting the masonic lodge to
confer degrees upon several of our bust
ness men. The Judge is one of those
genial companions who can always ex-
plain where he is at. politically and
otherwise. We are indebted to him
for pleasant call. '-'''
Hon. F. H. Winter and Frank Fer
nald returned yesterday from an in
sbection of Clover and Starr valleys, the
country near Wells and Deeth and south
of Halleck, where with Hon. E. c. Rid.
dell they looked for an appropriate site
for the dry farm. Carlin will be the
next point visited, and then decision
will be made. 1t is getting very dry
here and we would suggest to the COM
mission that a ten thousand dollar farm
could safely be located at or near Elko.
Some men know q good thing when
they see it. This morning Mexican
took fancy to $50 suit of underwear
at the store of Seymour Jacobs Co. Inc,
and also took the, suit, failing to pay.
Joe Mcnamara turned detective and
| finally found the suit but failed to dis
cover! the whereabouts of the man who
stole it. Constable Ouderkirk finally
located the thief and he will be given a
hearing before Justice Bruce this after
moon. The man had u partner who is
also under arrest. Both gentlemen will
probably be given an opportunity to as
sist in the work Of, grading our streets.
County Commissioners Lytton, Willis
and Moody left yesterday on No. 3 for
California. They will visit Sacramento,
Auburn, Quincy, Salinas and Santa
Rosa and inspect the new and modern
court houses recently erected in those
cities. AS the commissioners must
rely on outside architects in the con.
struction of the new court house, thew
decided to thoroughly post themselves
on the subject in order to be able to
secure the best obtainable for the
money. 1t is a good move and will
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