Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-01-18
SALMAGUNDI


Lamoille valley reports - inches of
snow. About IL inches fell during the
last storm.
Mr.. Taber rested fairly well last night
and he is doing as well Us can be ex-
pected today.
If you have any eye defects it will pay
you to consult Dr.. Homer ut the Com
mercial hotel Thursday. January Goth.
The prayer meeting of the Presby-
terrain church will be held this week ut
Mrs. Jube Wright's Wednesday D. m.
Everybody welcome.
DIR. Homer make Il specially of school
childrens' eyes, cross eyes Strengthened
without an operation at the Commercial
hotel Thursday, January Goth. =
J. Pierpont Morgan's hobby is collect
ing works of art. His preference is for
the sort that has the word bond" ell
graved in large letters ut the top.
The Dorcas Society will hold it's
monthly social at this residence of Mrs.
John D. McFarlane Thursday after.
noon. An invitation IS extended to all
to be present.
The monthly social 10 cent tea of tho
Womans Guild will be held ON Wednes-
dny afternoon, ut the residence of Mrs.
Fitzgerald at half past two o'clock A
general invitation is extended.
Dr. Homer of the Nevada Optical Co.
Of Reno, will be at the Commercial
hotel Thursday, January Goth for the
correction of any defects of vision Con.
sultation free.
Max Schuchnan, Il Reno sport, in
herited $50, 900 six years ago and Mon
day he plead guilty to being drunk and
was sentenced to ten days in Jail. He
told the court that his money had been
spent In drinking and gambling.
Mamma-JOhnny, you bad boy, you've
been fighting again. Your clothes are
so b2n2ly torn that I'll probably have to
get "a new suit. Johnny-Thats
nothing, mamma. You just ought to
see Tommy Jones. I'll bet his mamma
will have to get new boy.-Chicago
News.
Deputy Sheriff Hardin took Hugh
Kerr, an old resident of Tuscarorl, to
the Hospital for Mental Diseases at
Reno last night. Mr.. Kerr has been
insane for several years and at times
has been violent. 1t would have been
better for him if he had been taken to
the asylum several years ago.
The price of shoes is going up. Offic-
i'll announcement to this effect is made
by the National Shoe Wholesalers asso-
citation. The association says the high
prices of leather and ma terials makes
this increase necessary but that the new
price will he 80 adjusted as ITO permit
the addition to each grade of such value
us will compensate the wearer for in
creased cost
Constable Ouderkirk arrested four
men last night and charged them with
vagrancy. They plead guilty before
Judge Bruce this morning and three of
them were committed to the custody of
Sheriff Clark until 9 o'clock tomorrow
morning, and one, Il big husky fellow
was committed to the custody of Con
stable Ouderkirk and now occupies the
dark cell in the old Jail, Not one of
the four would promise tn leave town
If discharged. They prefer to remain
in Jail in preference to earning an hon
est living
1t is common thing on hot days to
hear people say that "the sun beats
down." But few suspect that the rays
of light actually do beat down upon the
surface they strike. Light Is wave
motion in the ether, and waves, wheth-
or of sound or water, press on bodies
in their way, Clerk Maxwell calculated
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