Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-02-27
Salmagund
From Saturdays Daily.

Ouly u lew uayS eIHdlH III hHiCil
to make your income tax returns.
If your net income was $4,000 last
year, get busy and let Uncle Sam
know it.
When q child swallows a fly, give
him a piece of fly paper in a cap
sule. Should he drink q pint Of
ink serve blotting paper with cream
and sugar.
A bit Of tariff c~alarity news
comes from Webster. Mass, where
5000 employees eff cotton mills
have been given a five per cent in
crease in wages.
Nevada o has fire and life in
uranc companies of its own.
Judge Talbot is president Of the
former and State Treasurer Nc
MILAN Of the latter. j. j. Hylton
of this county is a director of the
fire insurance company.
The commissioners of Storey
county have declared the Offices Of
chief of police and chief of the fire
department Of Virginia City va
cant, the order to 60 Into effect on
the 2Sth INST. This move is made
in the interest Of economy.
Reno was shaken by another
earthquake early yesterday morn
ing. Some Of the frightened sleep.
crs report from 5 to s shocks, while
the Gazette says there were at least
3 shocks about $3.50 to 4 o'clock.
No damage was done
Tomorrow is the anniversary Of
the birth Of George Washington,
the greatest and best mar this
country or any other has produced
since the birth of Christ. AS the
years pass by. the name Of Wash
ington shines brighter and brighter
in u country's history. May its
luster ne:er be dimm ed.
Editor Booth Of the TonOpah b.
nanza seems to be very grouchy ut
the cattlcmen. He makes charges
that we think are very fur fetched
and without substantial foundation.
His editorial is given space merely
for the purpose of showing our
readers the kind of stuff that some
times gets into an editors system.
The Mission Circle gave u splen.
did dinner last evening but owing
to the stormy weather and muddy
streets it was not very well pat
rOnized. One hundred and ten pCu-
pie were fed and the receipts from
all sources were 500. No better
church dinner was evcr given in
Elko.
The Mason Valley News com
plains that the progressive party
has not yet paid its last years cam
paign bills. Perhaps the state CON-
mittcc gobbied all the coin. Such
things have happened before in this
state with all the parties. II seems
to be the confirmed habit of puliti-
cal committees in NcS ada to swim
die newspapers.
The execution of William S. Ben
ton, n British subject by General
villa, McXico's rebel leader, is caus-
ing good deal Of excitement
throughout Great Britinn and may
force IN international crisis. Sec
rotary Bryan has ordered a thor
ough Investigation of the execution
of Rcnton. Villa may have to ans.
wcr to this country for what see MS
tn be n violation Of the rules of
war as well as those of n common
humanity.
Chief Dave, chief Of the Piutcs
bring TO Reno news Of the death at
the Pyramid reservation of Lee
WInncmucca, the pcacemakcr, who
nhdeavored to dissuadc the old chief
Winncmucra from battling with
the whites in the carly cos. Lee
WinRemUcca was buried with The
greatest honors Sunday. Addresses
were made by Superintendent j. ID.
Oliver. by Mrs. Jones, the rtscrra-
tion farr or and disciplinarian, and
ny Major W. d. ingalls, of Reno,
former special Indian agent for the
government Reno Gazette.
Wednesday j. =. Moran, who
mas been around Carlin for the past
GIG