Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-04-30
S~almagundi
FROM DAILY

"ts. JUS. fecR OF White Rock
visiting her Elko friends.
Mr.. c. Z. Pearson and Charles CIR,
ham are down from Marlis.
frauk Har'ncr of LainOille valley
SICK ut the Lcharski lodging house.
Rev. Percival S. Smithc left for Seatt,
last night to attend the National Sun
day School convention.
The are $50 children in Fallon dis
trict' as compared to 227 last year, which
shows quite "A gain in population.
a postal carl received from Mrs
Highfield this morning states that he,
m'ther' Mrs. Lane, is improving.
Mrs. Frank Smiley of Starr valley /,
visiting her Elko relatives and friends
while her husband is doing jury duty.
The burning ont ola chimney ut Mrs
Sproulc's residence yesterday forenoon
caused an alarm of fire. No damope
was done.
Rev. $. G. Gilman left for Elv this
morning. He delivered an interesting
address at the Presbyterian church last
night on Turkish affairs.
Mrs. Charles b. Henderson was op.
Grated on yesterday for appendicitis. a
telegram received today says that she
stood the operation well AMI is doing
nicely.
The school trustees held IA meeting
this afternoon and awarded the school
bonds to the Henderson Bonking Com
pany for SCI POO. This is Il premium of
81. 200.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Garden left for
their home in Pleasant Valley this after
noon. Mr.. Garden is recovering slowly
from the injuries ne received last year
and still goes around on crutches.
Sheriff Clark and Deputy Hardin
took Smitt, Chapman and Edwards to
Carson Saturday night and left them
with Warden Maxwell to serve their
The officers returned this
morning.
y good many of Elko's citizens and
strangers within her gates listened TO
the band concert last evening. All
pronounced the music excellent. Hope
there will he many more open air con
ccrts by the band before the summer is
over.
Mr.. j. +. Holland. one of the old
residents of Elko county, is very low at
residence in the eastern part IF
town. He is quite old and his
IS very doubtful. His legion Of friends
hope that he may bc spared many years
more.
The celebration of the Goth anniver-
Of Odd Fellowship in America by
the Odd Fellows Of Elko passed off
pleasantly Saturday evening. There
yus n good attendance of the brethren
md sisters and the evening was passed
pleasantly. Short speeches. games and
to eat were the leading features
IF the event.
Judge Browns neck and face looks rs
Il he had monkeyed with u buzz saw
while in motion. The left side of his neck
IS covered with white plastcrs and he
wears two or three OH his cheek. He is
gradually becoming more job like, and
may yet reach the high mark for
patience set ny that old prophet when
afflicted with hollis.
AZ soon as the census bill becomes II
the director of the census will ap.
point supervisors i'll western states, who
will bc selected upon recommendation
of senator's from the respective states
and will In paid salaries of $500 per
nnum and 81 for each 100 names listed.
Enumerutors will he paid 2 to I cents Il
name in cities and from 81 to 81 per
day in country districts.
Mrs. Gertrude Grey, formerly of
Cherry Creek, White Pine county, and
wife of Ex-Sccrctary of State Grey, has
recently had one Of her pictures &C.
for II place in the annual cx.
hihition of the Grand Salon in Paris.
which is II very nigh honor and tn which
all artists in France aspire. Until you
get a place in the Grand Salon you have
little or no rank at all in art circles.
Mrs. Grey is tho first Nevada artist who
ever succeeded in landing II painting in
that exhibition.
Tho contempt ~ Of Merrill A.
league and Grnhum Rice. editors OF
the Financial anu Mining News OF
Reno. came up before Judge 1@ngan at
Carson lGst Saturday and was continued
until next Saturday nj i:3O p. m. The
defendants were represented by At
tornSy McCarrcu who asked that
league he dismissed ns ho was in New
York.when tho alleged contempt was
committed and had nothing to do will
the publication of the article which
caused Judge Langan to cito the editors
for contempt. Judge Langan took tn,
dismissal Of league under advisomcn
until next Saturday evening.