Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-08-21
Salmagund
From Fridays Daily

NAooi VI ShS "SniCIu
Pacific is in town today.
DR.. Hsndcrscc a-:.vpd this morn
ing ON his annual vacation.
Nit Reinhart left this afternoon
to resume his w,rk in the Cali
fornia university.
Stewa.d Taber reports there are
three ca:es of typhoid fever at the
county hospital and four patients
With broken legs.
President Wilson as head of the
American Red Cross, has appealed
to the American people 10 contri-
butte money for the relief Of the
sick and wounded soldiers of the
warning European nations.
a cnsboy riding a bull created
some excitement at the ball grounds
during the mon hour. The bull
threw Otto Tauifer and another
cowboy tackled him, and although
the bull buCkcd to beat the band,
the bull could not throw him
There seems TO be something out
of gear with the mental machinery
of republican editors. None of
them have yet laid the blame for
the European wal on the demo-
cratic party.
Judge Morgan WAS on the street
this afternoon. He is quite sore
from the effects Of a fal! while
getting out OF his bath tub. He
told us that Mrs. Morgan was very
low. A day nurse aud a night
nurse are taking care IF the old
people.
Owing to the cutting off of i'm
ports on account Of the war, tie
revenues Of the government have
d. decreased and a deficit of $780,
600, 900 is predicted for the year.
This deficit will probably BE- made
up Ivy a tax on beer and tobacco
and a stamp tax on checks, etc.
a Chicago dispatch of the 18th
says that prices for dressed beef
have advanced in spite Of a big
drop in prices for cattle and mare
liberal receipts at the Union stock
yards. he total advance in beef
prices slice Saturday is 81 cents.
Who is responsible for this nnOn-
str1us robbery Of the people?
President Wilson has asked the
department Of commerce to lend
al! possible assistance and to c0-ou-
crate with the department of Jus
licc in the national investigation
in food prices in this country. The
investigation will start Immediate
ly. We hrpc il will result in un-
covering and Furnishing those who
are responsible for the unnatural
raise in the cost of living.
This Mornings mail brought us
a beautiful booklet from the Uni
vcrsity Of Nevada. 1t contains cuts
of some of the professors and
buildings and much interesting in
formation auUut Nevada's big
school. The young men and women
OF Elko coupty who contemplate
entering q university or college
should write to the Nevada univer-
s!ty for terms and courses of study.
Senator Nrwlands has our thanks
for an up-t0-datc n Of Nevada,
compiled from the official records
of the general land Office and other
sources under the direction Of L..
+. BCrthrUns, chief Of drafting
division. On the marg.,i of the
map are plats of the most import.
ant towns in the state with the To-
cation of the prominent public
buildings,
In the rcfrigcraiors of the Amcri-
can liner New York, when she sails
for London tomorrow, will be &c.
600 dozen eggs, the first American
eggs for English market since tho
beginning Of the European war.
These eggs cost here 20 cents n
dozen. They were ordered by cable
from Lon ION and there were calls
for more but the steamer could not
accommodate them. With the sup.
ply of eggs from Russia shut or,
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