Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-01-28
S~almagundi
FROM FRIDAYS DAILY

Read our business locals elsewhere.
There will be no dance at Leonard
Hail tonight.
Principal Mcwhinney has an inter
esting no.ice in this issue. Parents
should read it.
For sale AT a bargain-A New Home
sewing machine. direct from the factory
Inquire at this Office.
The Eagle says there are several cases
of small pox in Fallpu. but the disease
is of a mild type and well under con
troll.
The dance advertised for tonight at
Leonard Hall, has beeu indefinitely
postponed by the Guild. This action
was taken on account of the serious
condition of Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce.
Mr.. and Mrs. Greenfield entertained
the officers of the Presbyterian church
and their wives at the Manse last night.
The evening was spent in "A very pleas.
ant social way.
Adjustment of the duty on hides is
followed by higher shoes. 1t would be
interesting 10 know who gets the elusive
benefit; but at any rate the poor con.
sumner can prove AN alibi.-Ex.
The Virginia & Truckee railroad
company has been cited tn appear
before the railroad commission on Feb
ruary 9th and explain its reasons Cor
violating the anti-pass law.
Fallon's houses are not built to with
stand cold. Recently one of our ma
irons suffered a frost pit proboscis while
she slept and it has since peeed off
leaving the member as slick AMI shiny
rs polished mahogany. Churchill
Standard.
w. ii. Spragg, "A pioneer IF Nevada,
died at Schurz on the 18th o pneumonia
while being treated for mncer. The
deceased resided "A few years at Genoa,
this state. leaving there in 1854, and
later settling in Masn Valley. His
age was 40 years.
Two eagles Kidnapped IA child in
Florida Sturdy AM b,fbr, tn. baby
could he rescued fpm the branches of
II tree where the BIRDS had taker it the
child died from ,xJpsure. In. baby
was taken from is cradle AZ the doc. of
its home by the lirds.
S,sing Il tramp hurryIh away from
u large huuS, a fellow profcs ,ipnal
asked him whit luck he hal net " tin.
1t amt wpt aS an' thar vas the
reply. II jst'aI a p',p rnrJu- thc
winder. It's = pOverty-sgricxsn use.
mate. There was a>chulIg w ladies'
PLAYING on pur pilunsr.'
An exchange publishes the following:
Should = country editor snap ut all
the inducements held ont hc would
soon he a millionaire. If he ran Il
paper according to the popular notion
he would be in the poor house. II he
published half of the items that are
, the time and in the hospital the other
, half"
In new railroad building. railroad
construction work and bctterments
authorized, Oregon is probably leading
every other State in the Union in the
amount of money involved. The total
expended in the coming year. is more
than S25, 900. 900 md of this sun more
than SlS, 900, 900 is for construction Of
new lines.
The coming o! railroads into eastern
Oregon has caused fake promoters to
get busy in exploiting towns on paper
in midst of dtSOlate surroundings that
never will exist. The much advertised
town If Hartman in Crook county is
one of these and the authorities are
now after tho promoters with the pros.
poets of giving II steady jon with free
board in the penitentiary. The public
should look ont for such skin games.
Lakeyiew Examiner.
The late OTTO Hartung. u Reno pion.
eer, left an estate valued mt SIS, 900.
His Will gives his sister $25 a month
during her life time, and $1,000 to Rene
Lodge M. II. l. q. o. +. The REMAND.
or Of his estate is willed to the odd
Fellows for the purpose of erecting an
orphan asylum neat Reno to be known
as the Royal B Hartung ~orphanage, u
honor Of his son who died several yo'r-
ago. If the Odd Fellows do not accept
the offer within Eve years. the money is
10 60 to the Reno school district for the
purpose of conducting nm industrial
school. provided the district erccts the
necessary buildings. e the district
fails 10 accept the offer within two
years. the money is to go totho univecs
ity TO bo used IN assisting poor students,
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