Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-02-11
S~almagundi
FROM RIDAY DAILY
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Down around the equator today.
The ladies will find the Toggery ad on
the first page very interesting.
Mrs. Lpthrop WAS called to Oakland
yesterday by the death of a nephew.
The Elko Mercantile Company has "A
new price list on the first page. 1t viii
pay housekeepcrs to look it over.
Some of the prisoners in the county
jail should be put to work cleaning out
tho direct ghrters. Make the hoboes
earn a part of their living expenses.
There are several parties in town on
their way to Jarbidge. Mr.. Ludwig's
party that left here u few days ago is
expected at Gold Creek tonight.
When Colonel Roosevelt gets back
from killing elephants in Africa will he
be surprised To learn what the insur-
gents have been doing to the &. o. p.
elephant over hereg-Boston Globe.
Fire levies upon Americans each
year an enormous "a calculated by
United States Government officials at
almost a millionand u half dollars a
day and l4iO lives "A year.
The Woman's Guild of st Paurs
church will hold "A short Lenten service
ON every Wednesday afternoon during
Lent at Leonard Hall. at 3 o'clock sharp
A very cordial invitation is extended 10
everyone to be present.
The necessary papers for the in.
corporation of the Elko,Jarbidge Tele-
phone Company were forwarded to the
Secretary of State yesterday afternoon
All the necessary supplies for conduct
ing the business of the company were
also ordered.
The United States government owns
buildings that cost more than $500
600, 0 and Is spending so, 0OG 900 "A
year for new buildings. None of these
buildings is insured against loss by he.
Insurance at the ordinary rate world
cost more than half "a million dollars a
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Jones who have
been visiting the Bruce family this
week will leave tonight for Salt Lake.
They will spend Saturday and Sunday
there and then leave for theiY hums at
Fishkill, New York. Mr.. and Mrs.
Jones will leave many friends in Elko
whp will always bc pleased to hear
from them.
The Washoc county commissioners
have let the contract for building the
new courthouse to Sellmau Bros for
Sli5,0OO. This is so. 900 more than the
architect vino drew the plans said the
courthouse would cost. The unsuccess-
ful bidders threaten an injunction suit
to restrain the commissioners from
signing the contract.
According to the figures given yester-
day from the auditor and treas
urcr. 1t cost the county SSi01 to board
the patients of the county hospital from
December 1, 1903, TO February 1, 1910, a
period of fourteen months. Deduct
from this amount, the money received
from pay patients, SHOP. 30. and there
remains $7OOL.G 60 paid by the taxpayers.
This is an average of $5OO.32 a month
for the board of patients at the county
hospital. If the county owned n farm
the hospital could bc made self sustain.
ing.
This is the season of the election year
when political minnows. become whales
i'm their W minds; when the call of
public duty surges to many breasts
hitherto pcrforcc unvisited by that
noble emotion; when the game cocks of
political dunghills scratch, crow and
imagine that their political spurs are
invinCiblc. When the know. tit.all slate.
maker is abroad telling you just what
will happen and how he is going to
hang the Indian sign on the voters All
these things you will have to stand
patiently. voter. for u season that will
unfortunately last through nearly the
entire year. But wait. and don't forget
that the power of your ballot is abso.
lutte. - Churchill Standard.