Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-13
S~almagundi
RON SATURDAYS DAILY

Commissioners Creighton anC
Game Warden Fitzgerald left fol-
Jarbidge last night.
The Tribune reports the strike
situation without change in Sparks.
The strikers are quiet and ORDERLY
Billy Mayors new auto is g
beauty. Maybe he'll give us n ride
in it some day. Well give him a
ride when we get one.
Lookout for a change of some
KIM in the weather in the mex
three of foir days. 1t is surely
coming.
Rev. l.. NJ. Barkman, the Baptist
missionary, called this morning
and greeted the force. He is a
pleasant gentleman.
J.Corrad. the Lamoillc rancher,
has the thanks of the boss of the
house. for a couple of squares of
honey. She says it is all right.
Mr.Dotta is nursing a sore cheek
caused by a piece of sheet iron.
He was handling the iron with one
hand, when the end of a pie &c flew
up and struck him in the face.
The fire-plugs around town are
being given a coat of red paint.
They look very nice. but plen ty of
water in the pipes in case of "A fire
is much better than pretty fire
plugs.
President Taft does not seem to
be gaining much ground in his po-
Ideal tour. The people do not
seem to take kindly to his reasons
for vetoing the tariff bills passed
at the extra session Of congress.
The men engaged in the election
count are now working on the bal
lots from Esmcralda county. Moth
ing Of an important nature has
been disclosed and the count fails
to show any material gain or loss
for either party.-Carsor News.
It is reported that a pump will
lie put in the Western Pacific well
and al effort made to pump it dry.
II is estimated that the present
flow is sufficient to furnish ten
engines with the necessary water.
Philip Y. Mighcls. the story wri-
ter, accidentally shot himself inthe
right side Wednesday morning,
while cut hunting on the Bliss
ranch, twelve miles cast Of Winnie
mucca. He was taken to Winnie.
muca and given medical attention.
He is not seriously hurt. He is a
stcpson If Sam Davis Of Carson
City.
Postmaster Doughty came to the
Office this morning to tell us that
he saw the al in the paper last
night and If we could show him
where a hundred families could be
served By a mail carrier in a days
trip going aud coming, he would
have a free rural delivery route
started at oncc from Elko. We
couldn't show him. Can you?
Yesterday afternoon while the
scven-ycar-old girl of Mr.and Mrs.
Andrew Wcstlund Of Ii noble val
ley was playing in n spring wagon,
she lost her balance and fell to the
ground breaking onc of her arms.
DR.. Hood went out and set the
broken bone and to day the child
was brought to town by Mr.. Mcy-
crs.
jill .DriScOiI, who has been work
ing for the Stonc.Wcbstcr Com
pany at Verdi. collected his savings
in Reno and celebrated the occas-
ion by inviting a friend with him.
The friend. named Burroughs
took the bank roll while Driscoll
was sleeping. AS the amount fig.
urcs about $1,000 there IS a search
being made for the missing friend.
The payroll in Virginia City and
Storey county for the month Of
September reached the highest
point attained for many years. cx.
ceeding the 800, 900, mark. This
was due TO the increase working
force in the mine and to the large
lumber Of men engaged on the