Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-06-12
Salmagund
From Fridays Daily

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The contract for Mrs. Hills new
residence was let yesterday to Con-
tractor Schraven. The heating and
plumbing went TO the W +. Smith
company.
TIE Public Service commission
has. set the casc Of the Railroad
Commission IF Nevada versus the
Southern Pacific company fer June
2lst. This case relates to the rea-
sonahleness Of passenger fares on
the company's lines in Nevada.
w. Burgers, the man Who at
tempted to slash W. C.. Owens, at
Carlin Monday night, has been held
to appear before the grand jury.
In default OF $1,000 bail ne reposes
in the bastile. He was n stranger
in Carlin.
There was 8 regular blizzard
during the noon hour. The snow
came down in big flakes. hut melt
ed as fast as it came. For a time.
it looked like a December dav in
stead Of one in balmy June.
One of President Wilson's admir-
able qualities is that he does not
succumb to the contagion of panic
that seems to aiiiict a large part of
official Washington. Blue funk
Causes more vars than does calm
eOuraRe.-Chicago News.
Nothing new was learned yester-
dav as TO the guilty parties who
fired the buildings on the Robinson
ranch the night before. Feeling
is running high in the city and
there Will be trouble if the guilty
on2s be found.-Carson News.
If the we.tner permits, the Elko
Regulars will 60 to Winnemucca
on The Western Pacific Sunday
morning to play the return game
of baseball. They intend to bring
home the bacon.
I. +. Brennan, the Pleasant val
ley rlncher, has teen awarded the
contract to carry the mails between
Elko. LamnilIe. Rlsinc and Lee.
The two routes have been consoli-
dated and the schedule calls for a
daily service except Sundays. Mr..
Brennan will receive over $1,000
from Uncle Sam on four years
contract.
The twentieth regular dividend
Of the Tonopah Belmont company
has tccn declared, being % cents a
share or $3.50 instead Of $685.
600 rs stated. This has been the
regular dividend of the Belmont
for some time. This makes the
total dividend disbursements of the
company since organization &c.
5l8,OO2.
Vincent Kasslcr. one Of the re-
cent accident victims at tn, Wonder
mine, has b,cn identified through
Chief Of Police Evans of Tonopah
as the son of St. Joseph, Mo-,
father who has been seeking him
for several years. His father is
huIrying to Wonder. The boy lost
both eyes, n leg Was dislocatcd
and one shattered by the explosion.
Hon. !. A. Denton, the cyclone
orator Of Lincoln comfy, has been
appointed agent Of the Indian bur-
eau for the suppression Of the sale
OF liquor to Indians. The position
carries with il n salary Of 1880
per anmum with travelling expenses
and an allowance of SO each day he
is actually engaged for living cx-
penSas.
Everybody was surprised this
morning To sec snow on the ground
and more coming down. At the
Devils Gate ranch on North Fork,
The snow was four inches deep and
still coming, when Captain Wefth
received n telc phone message from
the ranch this forenoon. While
sno IN June don't look very good,
The storm is good for the country.
1t makes more grass and more grass
makes better beef.
The Dome Mining and Reduction
company, an Arizona corporation.
yesterday filed articles Of incor-
noration with the secretary of
state. The has nm NIL