Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-10-01
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nmlLou uuthuoE VI Plano pupAiS.
Father Collins will hold mass at the
school house Sunday morning at 9
o'clock.
John Roork is in from Shelton He re-
ports that section of the county quiet
and orderly.
Mrs. Garrecht has sold her residence
to Jube Wright of Ruby valley. The
consideration is said to be $4,000,
A man, whose name could not be
learned, went insane on the desert
near Bonnie Claire and is being searched
for by the citizens of that place. He
learned that he had Just fallen heir to
$40, ECO and it turned his head
Tonopah Sun. H..
The: Carson Appeal says that word
received from Reno is to the effect that
Orvis Ring, State Superintendent of
Schools, is improving and will soon be
able to resume the duties of his Office
This is good news to Mr.. Rings army of
flRends throughout the state. ..
George Blundell, one Of North Forks
solid citizens, is in town. He shipped
his cattle from Deeth last night and
came down on the train. The train
left Deeth about II o'clock and did not
reach Elko until after one this morning.
The delays were caused by draw
head pulling out and by hot boxes.
An epidemic of typhoid fever is rag
ing in Salt Lake. The cause is attri-
buted to the unsanitary condition of
the. diaries that supply milk to the
people and several of them are under
strict quarantine. Elko may h ave an
+ epidemic in the near future, but the
diaries will not be the cause of it, It
I will be the unsanitary condition caused
4 by the lack of sewerage Think it over
I and act before it is too late.
The trial of Florence Hildergarde, one
s of the women charged with enticing a
young girl from Virginia City to her
den in Gardnerville, resulted in the
Jury standing ten to two in her favor
4 Her bail was reduced from $4,000 to
$4,000. She was unable to give the re-
duced bHttand is still in Jail: Grace
EaEle heN ssociate in the alleged crime
WAS tried in Virginia City several
Sweeks ago and acquitted.
3 w. r. Bellinger informs rs that al
barge elk was seen last Tuesday in the
Ruby mountains, back of John Hol-
lands ranch in Lamoille valley. Several
ehots were fred at it from a small,
falibre rife and two or three of the
bullets are thought to have struck it.
This is the first time an elk has been
&een in the Ruby mountains and people
ire wondering where it came from.
Hunting parties are out after the an
NAL
The carpenters are busy setting up
he boxes for the new postoffioe in the
Mayer building. Everything is of the
atest design and there are separate
Eindows for each department When
completed, Elko will have one of the
most convenient postofflces in the state
will take Postmaster Doughty and
lis accommodating assistants a little
While to become accustomed to their
ew surroundings. bnt when that Is
one there will be no OCCASION for the
orce to get out Of humor because of
, nsufficient room or lack of facilities to
!nsact the business of the Office. -
1t is with considerable satisfaction
hat Storey county observes the interest
the Comstock that has been exhibited
Goldaeld during the sessions of the
lining Congress. The speakers. one
tier another, find it impossible not TO
lention or refer to the old lode, proving
pat after( !, there hasfbeen but one
pal live camp In Nevada. The Com
ock leads in production, in adoption