Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-14
Salmagundi
From Saturdays Daily.

John Henderson left on the dc
luxe this morning to visit his Roth,
err and sister in Chicago.
According to the Humboldt Star
Senator Newlands will stop in Ell.
ko tomorrow. He is on his way
to Washington.
The remainin. two indictments
against Harry Matthews were dis
missed yesterday afternoon and he
was discharged from custody.
Governor Felker of New Hamp.
shire today honored the requisition
of the state of New York for the
extraditien of Harry X. Thaw. The
matter is now automatically trans
ferred to the federal courts where
a writ Of habeas corpus is pending.
W. T. Goldburs, baritone singer
of the Kellogg-Haines Singing par.
ty, received a dispatch Thursday
night at Reno stating that his
mother was dying in st Louis. He
left that night for his mothers
bedside. That was the cause of
cancelling the company's date here.
The board Of highway commits
sioners held a meeting this morn
ing and d, cided to advertise for
bids for making a new grade on
the Bullion road in accordance
with tn plans and specifications on
file in the clerks office. See the
notice elsewhere.
County Treasurer Miller is still
waiting for the tax roll to be certi-
ned to him. He thinks he may get
it by the end Of next week. This
delay will throw him behind with
his work and he will need help to
get out the tax notices and take
the coin of those who want to pay
their taxes.
The following special programs
have been arranged for at the
PRESBYTERIAN Church Nov .'l4-Lec-
ture on Egypt by Hon. c. b. Hend
erson --Illustrated with slides and
MOVING PICTURES. lecture on
Art by F.. f. Caine-Nov 81. Lee
ture on Italy, Nov. &c. Grand Con-
cert December 18th.
Editor Triplett rips the county
commissioners up the back for re-
jecting his bill for publishing a no.
tee on their order before he Was
awarded the county printing con-
tract. If his statement of the trans
action is correct his bill should
have been paid. He asks the com
missioners some very pertinent
questions which will doubtless re-
main unanswered.
The citizens of Bullion held a
meeting Thursday evening and
adep ed resolutions asking for the
cooperation of the business men Of
Elko in furthering the advance
ment nf that camp and in prevent
ing any action whatsoever that may
retard its progress or may in any
way prevent the friendly relation
ship now existing. The paper
brought to this office is signed by
20 Of Bullion's citizens.
The ExpositOr says that John
f. Robbins Of Ely, has been tend
cred the appointment of register
OF the Elko land office by Senator
Pittman. Mr.. Robbins is we'll
known in Ely, where he is the
manager oflthe Ncvin-Graham I'm
dertsking company and a promi.
nent member of White Pine Acric
OF Eagles. tie is an active emo
crat.
j. W. King charged with pass
ing bad checks on the Commercial
Hotel, was taken before Justice
Castle this forenoon and the charge
was dismissed. King was taken
back to jail on the Salt Lake
charge. lie will be taken to that
city tonight by Deputy Sheriff
Vest to answer the charge Of
swindling the Walker Bros. bank
out of 1925. King seems to be in
bad luck.
The Milton Abbey case went to
the jury shortly after 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon and before 5