Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-01-13
Salmagundi
FROM SATURDAYS DAl tS
Mrs, Martin is better today.

Sheriff Clark will take charge of
the Elko hotel one week from to-
day. The Independent wishes him
5 access.
somehow we can't get real good
and scared over the announcement
that a new counterfeit 500 hill is
in circulation.
If this or colder weather contin-
ues until Monday. the ice harvest
will begin. Mr.. Thompson reports
ice ten and a half inches thick on
his pond.
Judge Klaitc had two vag cases
this morning. In n the vag was
given time to leave town and the
other was given an opportunity to
find a job.
Lost A hand painted brooch
has been lost between the Elk Cafe
and Opera house. The finder will
please leave the same at the Bakery
Saloon. .
Prof Robert Levers Of the State
university arrived from the east
yesterday afternoon. He was here
on Masonic buiness. He left for
Reno on No. 5 last night.
Only 300. 900 pounds of chewing
gum were sold last year. This
leads US to suspect tina t a large
proportion of what we have seen in
sc must have been stolen.
The Round the World lectures
vii De gin next Friday night and
will be given every Friday night
thereafter for six successive weeks.
Tickets at the Drug Store.
Onc Of the neatest parliamentary
apologies was that of an Iratc mem
Der of the house who described
another as mot having even the
manners Of a pig" At the cry of
Withdraw" he did so. Il with
draw and apologize and beg to say
that the honorable member has the
manners of a pig. "-LondonChron-
iCie,
Ray Baker. brother of Cleve
Baker, the attorney genera, was
yesterday appointed warden of the
~pelitcntiary to succeed w. j. Max
we'll, who was appointed by the for;
mer prison board. Baker was elect
cl by the votes of his brother and
Governor eddie. Secretary of
State Brodigan voted for Maxwell.
The new wardern is a republican,
while the prison board is democrat
ic,
A saloon at Inlay was held up
and robbed last night. The pro-
prietor was killed and a woman
who was in the saloon at the time
was shot in the back when she
attempted to escape and seriously
wounded. She was taken to Winnie
muoca last night. We have no other
particulars.
Some of the newly elected demo.
cratic state officials seem to have
their wires badly crossed when dis
posing of the patronage that falls
to them, State superintendent
Bray and Attorney General Baker
are shining examples of what po.
litical lightning will do when the
wires are crosse T.. Both of them by
their votes put republicans in po-
sitions that belong to democrats.
The republican minority of the
various commissions seem to hyp-
noitze the democratic majority.
A public meeting at which local
sneanars will participate will be
held in the Presbyterian Church
Sunday night at 7 o'clock. The
purpose will be to con,idcr the
question of Local Option. Special
music has been arranged for and evr
cry one is Invited to be present.
From an article elsewhere, IL will
be see that a desperate attempt
will be made in the Legislature to
either repeal or make ineffective
the law a%bolishing gambling. While
we think the law ought to be
amended so ms to exclude sociaI
games from It's operation, It's friends
should take no chances in amending
1t IL such amendments would opcr