Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-01-08
SALMAGUNDI


in the justice court.
Mrs. Frank Smiley arrived from
Dee7this afternoon.
Five room modern cottage for rent
on reasonable terms. Inquire at this
office. .
Mr.. James Dewar left for Salt Lake
last night to visit her daughter who is
attending school there.
William j. Smiley, Tony Monks and
Joseph w. johnson were in town yes
terday afternoon looking after land
matters.
Sol Hip, an old timer of White Pine
county, is seriously sick at his home in
Reno. The Journal says that he was
stricken with paralysis in his right leg
some time ago and since that time has
been practically an invalid.
A Kansas City minister has quit the
pulpit to become a street car conductor
He says he cannot preach and be honest
and everyone wonders if he can collect
nickles for the street railway company
and have an easy conscience at the
same time.
The Reinhart Company. The Toggery
and the Elko Mercantile Company have
new ads in this issue. You will find
something of interest in each of them.
The attention of the boys and girls is
especially called to the Reinhart
Company's adj.
"Talkin bout tribulations," said
Brother Williams, "w'en he comes ter
my house l makes him welcomc-in dis
way: says to him, does: Here you
is an dar you is; take all de house ter
yo'sef.' An den l takes ter de woods"
Atlanta Constitution.
The Denver mint, which was shut
do~n last July because of a suplus of
all denominations of gold:coin, will re-
open next week with between $lS, OOO,-
900 and $2O,OOO,OOO gold bullion on
hand, which will be Immediately coined
into money of small denominations.
A West Virginia man in his will ask.
ed that he he buried with wings, 50 as
not tSeause any delay in the final up.
lift Van irrevefent exchange, in COM
menting on the request, suggests that
IT anything miscarries, there's hardly
anything worse than the odor of burnt
fea theirs.
"A Chicago man unkindly asks the
courts to order the taxing authorities to
compel certain men in that city to pay
something like $3.50, ZOO, 600 in back taxes
which he alleges they have lodged on
their stock and bond holdings for the
last ten years. Evidently this individual
does not realize there are privileged
persons i'll this country
Assessor Miles of White Pine county
has declared himself in favor of a raise
In the Southern Pacific assessment this
year. So far as we know Assessor
Weathers of this county has not ex-
pressed any opinion on the matter. He
will have to vote for or againt raise
next Monday and the people will then
know where he stands.
The democrats and insurgents in the
house combined yesterday and by vote
of 149 to 145 adopted motion provid-
ing for the appointment of the Pin
-Ballenger investigating committee
by the house instead Of by tho speaker
as is usually done. This vote shows
that the insurgent republicans have
their war paint on and that they are off
the reservation to stay.
In tbs work of enlarging the 1850
station to make room for the new
centrifugal pump in the G. & G. shaft
it is stated that old diamond drill holes
were found on the west side of the
station. This is reminiscent of the early
days when it was the custom to do the
prospecting largely with these drills