Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-01-07
Salmagundi
FROM THURSDAY ; nAHY

Miss Bessie keith iefs Tor L..t.
this afternoon H. resume a. " IA ,
the schoolrJpn.
Mrs. Keith aud Miss Carrie iefr on
No. B tins Afternoon To spanI tn,
winter i'll California.
The Western Pacific Lid If alol,
80 Greek lahpr"r> at Winu.nucri
Monday. The coIu wcdtmcr was the
cause of the lay.of.
The WOman's Guild will give a
dance at Leonard Hall ON FrIi.v night
January 2lSt. A cDriili IayIltlpl is
extended to the public % tir,il. De.
tails will appear later.
II" Reinhart C~,np,ny
eisewhei@ that Buster Brown and Tige
WIN ~ Ut the n.adley Opera house next
Monday afternoon 1t 1 o'clock. The
show is free and You are Ir,,it,AI IN 500
Buster AMI his dog. See the nd.
A New York widow who possess.d
many millions and might have married
some foreigner with a title has become
the wife of AN American who isn't
even a colonel on any governors
Staf. Aren't some women strange
creatures?
The Boston caic" is evidently very
strict III its enforcement Of the law as
applied To immigrants. The other day
1t refused permission L. Il woman to
land because She had Il wEricn leg. II
the legs of every woman whI comes 10
this country are to he examined some
one Is to h. kept busy. -Tonopah
Bonanza.
When Nelson ROunsevrll and family
departed for Oregon somr months ago,
says the Manhattan Mail, they left be-
hind them Billy. 20 u small fox terrier
dog. The animal became ~ lonesome
and diSconsolate at being left behind
that he refused to eat anything and be-
came sick. One morning he WAS found
dead on the porch sc che Rounsevell
home. The dog had died of grief.
james b. Med ,rmott of Larnoille and
Miss Edythe Swicke of Eureka were
married at the Mayer House last night
10y Rev. :. G. Gilman. The bride was
the Lamoille schoolma'am and the
groom Is n of Lamoille's best young
men. Mr.. and Mrs. McDermott have
a large circle of friends in Elko county
who wish them happiness and pros
perity.
II Is a curious fact that no Japanese
ever sleeps with his head 10 the north.
The reason il that the dead in Japan
are always buried with their heads in
hat direction. Consequently, in the
sleeping rooms of many of the private
houses of Japan, not TO spelk Of hotels
in larger cities. a diagram of the points
of the compass is c~onspicuously posted
on the ceiling for the information of
gucSts.-The Sunday Magazine
Washington dispatches say that the
fight between the two wings of the re.
publican party has broken ont in earn.
est and that from now on the breach
between the president and the progress.
siveTepuhlicans will grow wider. The
cause of the outbreak is the admins
tratIonS attempt to punish the progress
sives by holding up their rccommenda-
ions for pOstmastsTs and other federal
officials in their districts. If the latent
bitterness between the factions comes
to the surface. the republican machine
will be in a badly damaged condition
when the fight is over. The country
will watch the combatants with a good
deal of interest.
y very pleasant affair took place at
the residence of Mrs. Judge Brown last
night. Members of the GUILD met and
gave a farewell party to Mrs. Brush who
loft on the night train for Reno. where
she will join her daughter and make
her future home. Mrs. Brush has been
the organist of the Episcopal church for
the last sixteen years and as a token of
appreciation of her services she was
she was presented with IA beautiful pearl
breach by the Guild. The presentation
was made by Mrs. J. 4. Mcbride who
left no doubt of the good will and ap
probation that prompted the gift. Mrs.
Brush responded fcelingly and accepted
the gift III the spirit, in which il was
presented. Light refreshments fol
lowed The evening WAS pleasantly
passed by all present.