Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-08-12
Salmagundi
FROM DAILY

Mr.. Griswuld passed rather a
bad night, but is resting easier
today.
We are pleased to learn that
Miss Martha Noble is getting along
nicely.
In giving the list of county candi-
dates yesterday, we omitted the
candidates for assessor. w. NJ.
Weathers and X. H.. Mallett are
in the field for thi, flee.
The W. T. Smith Company y es.
terday loaded the 14-horse team of
the Johnson Mercantile Company
OF Eureka with groceries provi-
sion. etc, from their large stock.
A letter from Mr.. Vowel,
received this morning, states that
he arrived at Los Angeles at 8:l5
on the 9th. ami that he was sick
most of the time on the way there.
He said he would begin treatment
for the Rheumatism the next day.
He is stopping at the King Edward
Hotel, Fifth and Los Angeles
streets.
The first through passenger
train or the Western Pacific is
scheduled to arrive here on the
22nd. AS the high officials of the
company will he on this train. it
wouldn OF be a bad idea for tie
people of Elko to give them a
cordial welcome. Let us show. them
that we appreciate what they have
done for Elko.
1t will be of general interest to
learn that the annual shipments
are being made out of Virginia
City over the V. & T. railroad of
infusorial earth or silica that is
being mined from a deposit located
about ten miles north of the CON-
stock in what is called the chalk
hills. The shipment which consists
of from eight to ten carloads a
year go to /. S. Coffin & Company
of New York, who use the material
to cut up into small blocks that are
neatly boxed and sold at two.bIts
each for silver and gold polish.
This deposit was purchased some
time ago from X. NOcc and has
found a ready sale for the purpose
mentioned above. - Virginia
| Chronicle.
1t is said that the gamblers are
considering getting into the
general election campaign with
both feet, with the idea in view of
repeating the present anti-gan b.
ling law. But the repeal of this
law is an impossibility, if public
sentiment is allowed TO exert IL
sClf.-Virginia Chronicle.
- The Southern Pacific cattle coral
east of town has breH moved below
the Western Pacific rOundl Ouse
vast of town. This will save the
annoyance of stock being driven
through the streets.
Given better than an even ltsr',
two men accused of Infamous
crime. have been captured within
n few hours of each other. Each
had travelled thousands of miles in
his efforts to clude the officers Of
the law; each now realizes the al
most impossible odds that were
against him from the beginning.
The arm Of the law is long and the
world is small and in the end the
police power ovcrcrmcs criminal
craft A occasion al Leon Ling
may escape but such escape is the
exception to the rule that fight is
futile. New York Herald.
a fair sized audience was at the
opera house last night to hear c..
II. Mcintosh, democratic candidate
for the senatorial nomination, and
T.. A. p. Johnson discuss the issues
Of the day. Not being able to
attend the meeting, we interviewed
several people who we're present,
and all but one Of them praised
| Mr.. Mclntosh's speech. He con
fined his remarks to the tariff
, issue and gave his hearers some.
S thing to think about. lie spoke
, kindly Of Key Pittman and Judge