Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-05-22
Salmagundi
From Tuesdays Daily.

Sheriff Harris went to Halletk
this morning to insEect a shipment
Of horses.
Talk about President Washinyt n
being the father of his country
what do you think Of President
Wilson as the father-in-law? I'm.
ion.
The Wintermantel Jewelry COM
pany is putting a large plate glass
front in the store. When completed,
it will be the best show window in
town.
Reports from Carson City indi-
cate that the capital of Nevada is
over-run with so-callad politicians
and ofice-seekers: in fact a fine
bunch of parasites. -Go.dfeld Tri-
bnne.
A fire broke out in the lard rom
of the Elko Commercial company
about $3.50 yesterday afternoon.
The fire alarm was sounded, but the
fire al under control before the
hose cart arrived on the scene. No
damage of consequence was done.
Yesterday County Treasurer Mill
er received a certified copy Of the
order Of the county commissioners
to pay the 5000, claimed by Con-
t"roller Eggers to be due the state
on the December settlement of
taxes and settled the claim. Har-
mony in gohs now hovers over the
two Offices.
1t is said the recent earthquake
shocks in this vicinity killed a great
many chicks that were we'll alung
in the hatching process. One man
had 600 eggs in the incubator and
lost every one. Blasting and thun-
der have been known tn damage
eggs in the Matching process, but
earthquakes seem to be even more
disastrous, saws the Fallon paper.
In estimating the tons of hay
from old crops on Nevada farms, a
late government report states that
81, 900 tons remain to be consumed
or SOLD in the state. On May /,
1913, a total of l23, 900 tons of old
crop hay remained on the farms,
while on May ], 1912 the tonnage
on hand was 60. 900.
The wo.k of correcting the ac-
coustics of the courtroom will be
completed, with the exception of
the painting, by tomorrow night.
The walls and ceiling will be paint
ed with washable paint which will
make the courtroom bright and
CHEEKY. When the work is complet.
ed, there will be no difficulty in
hearing what is going on.
At a meeting Of the Merchants
Association last night, a committee
was appointed to arrange for the
entertainment of the Odgen bust
ness men who will visit Elko on the
9th Of June. The entertainment
will be in the nature Of q smoker
at which cigars and light refresh
ments will be the CONSPICUOUS fea-
lures.
The Tonopah Bonanza reports
that managers of railroads in
Southern Nevada have held several
meetings ia consider means for Sc
curing the routing Of 1915 exposi-
tinn travel through the mining
camps of Tonopah and Goldfeld.
The proposal is said to have the ap-
prevail of M. B. Cutter, president
of the Tonopah and Goldfeld rail-
road.
Chn;ics Barr, who was brought
from Colorado to Winnemucca to
answer the charge of murder for
killing Deputy Sheriff Larkin If
Humboldt county In December,
1908, will he arraigned on tic 25th
before Judge Winters of Churchill
county. Judge Ducker was district
attorney at the time of the murder
and is disqualified from trying the
case.
The people Of this state are wide
awake to the fact that we have too
many Office holders and commits.
sions. And every office holder has
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