Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-03-17
Friday March 18th. Every one
cordially invited.

Advertising and Sale Conducting
firm of Kann Bros. with offices at
Boston. New York. Chicago. Atlanta
and San Francisco, is personally
conducting the sale for Seymour
Jacobs Company of this city Kann
Bros. are considered the largest
firm Of its kind in the world.
When ever. the words State
Police are mentioned in the AS
sebmly there are a few of the
members that jump around aud
froth at the mouth like a dog with
the rabies. There never was a
good thing but someone thought
it was created specially for their
undoing. The man who believes
in oheying the laws of his country
has nothing to fear from any
police force.-Carson News.
A purity election law has been
introduced in the Nevada legisla-
ture. If they would amend it by
adding a section wherein it would
be a felony for an oficeseeker to
blnco newspapers by refusing to
pay their bills it would be a good
law. --Gardnerville Record Courier.
The preliminary examination of
Hall and Vincent alias Halter
and Tcchiner has come to on end
at last and they have been held to
appear before the grand jury.
Judge Katie fixed their bonds at
$500 each. Failing to give the
bonds. they now rest in Jail. These
men are slick rascals who are
wanted in sveral states.
At the Educational Series of
Entertainments tomorrow night at
the Presbyterian Church, Miss
Omart will give a sketch of the
Crusadcs. illustrated with
artistically colored slides after
Dore's engravings. An illustrated
sketch of One Of the Links of the
Odd Fellow chain will also be
given. Good music has been ar
ranged for. Admission only Is
cents.
The appropriation bill passed
the senate yesterday. 1t carries
over 5000, 900 for the university
and nearly 500, 600 for the insane
asylum. The state prison gets
nearly 5000, 600. and the salaries
of the state officials total about
$500, 900 In addition to these snug
the Panama Exposition
get $4,000 and other APP
briations vii bring the total
- y near the million dollar mark.
A snug sum fur Nevada taxpayers
to meet.
Dickerson is squatting on his
tripod at Ely and gloating over the
troubles Of his successor at Carson
City. However it must be
remembered that Dickerson was
the only governor in the history
of the United States who dis
graced himself by failing to
attend the inaugural Of his sue
cessor. In the words of the
immortal Shakespeare. "Tis one
thing to be tempted; an other
thing to fall ."-Goldfeld Tribune.
A.. f. Cunningham, who
escaped" from the Reno Jail the
night before he was to be taken to
the penitcntiary to serve nine years
for stealing city funds while
deputy city clerk, was captured
Yesterday at Sacramento. He was
disguised by a great coon skin
cap covering his ears and fore
head and with his features further
concealed by n weeks growth Of
beard and a thick layer of coal dust.
He is said to have been disguised
as a Hindu. He first denied his
identity. but finally admitted that
he was Cunningham. He had $l65
wrapped in pieces Of a Reno news
paper on his person. Sheriff
Terrell will take good caro- that
Cunningham don't escape from
another %jaIler.
Yesterday afternoon DR.. Hood
amputated the toes Of one foot Of
the nan who was brought from
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