Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-05-01

locked up in a box car.
An ideal preacher is one who can
preach loud enough to wake up all
the sinners without disturbing the
slumbers of the men who contri-
butte the most Chicago News.
Look not m~ournfully into the
past, it comes not back again; wise
ly improve the present. 1t is time.
Go forth to meet the shadowy fut-
ure without fear and with q manly
heart.---Selected
Two Italian bunco steerers were
ordered out of Reno yesterday by
the chief of police. One Of them
admitted having served a three
year term in San Quentin for con-
Quoting a bunco game.
Don't forget the monthly illus.
trated lecture tomorrow evening at
st. Paul's. Subject of the lecture
Mexico" 1t will be especially in
teresting on account of the present
trouble. CT slides.
The painters rave organized a
base ball club and are anxious to
cross bats with the winners Of the
game between the BARRIERS and bar
tenders. The painters say that
they can show the winning team
some class in base ball.
An earthquake early yesterday
morning shook up Reno, Carson and
other towns in the state as far east
as Winnemucca. 1t was quite Sc
we're at Reno and Gerfach. So far
es we have learned the disturbance
was not felt in Elko.
Following are the delegates
elected by Ivy Rebeksh Lodge to
the Rchckah assembly which meets
in Reno in June: Clara Carroll,
Katherine Kennctt, Ina c. Over
man, Jesse Hesson, Alice Critchley,
Della Scranton, Libbie Harris, Bar
bara Lang.
The Central Pacific Railroad COM
pany today filed n demurrer to the
sUIt to quiet title lands IN the pos
session of Ormsby county. This
legal tangle promises to be bitterly
contested by the railroad company
which will seek to test the validity
of the state law governing the sales
of land by counties for delinquent
taXes.--Appeal.
George a. Montrosc, editor of
the Carson News has been author
lied by Judge Langan TO recruit a
battalion Of cavalry for service
against Mexico shonid their SER
wires be needed. Nine young men
wrote their names down on the
opening Of the list and it is thought
that the full quota will be had
within the next few days.
Tomorrow is the 95th anniversary
Of the founding of Odd Fellowship.
The first lodge vas organized in the
city IF Baltimore by John Widely, .
blacksmith. on April 26, 1919.
From that small beginning; has
grown an Order that numbers with
in in It's ranks over a million and IL
half men and women. Today it is
the largest fratcrnal Order in
existence.
An Indian about 10 years old
died at the camp north of town last
night, and this forenoon n delega-
tiun Of Indians called on Mr.. Key
ser and requested him to bury the
dead man at the cnunty's expense.
Commissioner Patterson was con-
suited and after investigating the
financial affairs Of the dead Indian
ordered him buried by the county.
The Wells Herald is after the
commissioners for setting May 10th,
Sunday, for opening the bids for
the Wells high school bonds. No
one with any sense will believe that
this date was set because ii fell on
Sunday. 1t was done carclcssly no
doubt, that is without consulting n
calendar. These bonds were con-
ccived in iHiquity and if they die
in sin while ahorning, the laxpay-
crs of the county will have n gen.
uinc cause for rejoicing.
When President Wilson decides
on n curse Of action that decision
is the result of mature dplihpra-