Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-01-30
Salmagund
From Thursdays Daily.

at Reno closed Tuesday night with
a big feed. The Gazette says the
conference Was a great success.
1t required four horses end three
men to deliver a quarter Of a cord
of wood in Lower Gold Hill yes
terday. All other deliveries in that
section yesterday were made on
horseback. -EnterpIisc.
Elk Senator Shelby M. Cullom,So of
Illinois died yesterday in Wash
ington. He was So years of age and
had a record of So years of public
service. He served five terms as
United States Senator.
The Western Pacific has just is
sued a new descriptive time table
that is chock full Of interesting
matter about the country it and
D. & K. G. pass through. A copy
of the folder reached our table
this morning.
The snow is so deep at Lake
Tahoe that it nearly buried some
of the cottages. Difficulty is exper-
fenced in shoveling it from the
roofs because there is no place to
put it. Snow shoes are being
thought of for horses as it is found
impossible to break a road through.
A regular dinner will be served
every Sunday from $3.50 to 9 o.
clock at the Hotel Mayer Cafe.
An automobile will call for guests
in any part of town between those
hours. There will be no charge FOR
the automobile service. Telephone
cafe. Dinner ID cents with music
by the Rex Orchestra thrown in
Advt st.
Here's economy as shown in Nye
county: A boarding house blk was
brought back from HazeE at d cost
of 500 to the county and the
judge turned him loose with a sus-
pended sentence. The prisoner
pleaded guilty but q lawyer was
appointed 20 defend him and the
county was taxed $50 for legal
service. Here is wnere the tax
payer secs his inish.-Bonanza.
At last the sl62, O0O, 900 water
tube through which the City of
New York is to draw its water
supply hereafter is open from end
to end. The reservoir in the midst
OF the Catskills is more than a hum
dred miles distant from the city.
The conduit runs through a tunnel
under the Hudson in the region of
the highlands above the famous
Palisades.
i Fire gutted the frame building
known as the Tavern, Sunday night.
The flames YER discovered by the
crew Of the midnight motor, which
had a late connection at Wabuska,
and was pulling out Of the round
house about 80. The Quilted
building was occupied by Mrs
Lindley's restaurant and the Tav-
crn saloon, owned by Warren Dok-
Mason valley News.
After experimenting for more
than two years in tho commercial
fattcning Of fowls, for the market,
the department of agriculture has
announced that it has proven that
mechanical labor saving devices
reduce the cost Of %fattcning. A
portable feeding battery, It found,
turns cut the fowl in better condi-
ton.
The highway commissioners met
yesterday afternoon and let Il con-
tract to Mr.. McGiuty to put in q
new bridge across the South Fork
on the Bullion road. The county
furnishes the material and Mr.. Nc.
Ginty does the work for $3.50. The
estimated cost Of the bridge is
about $500.
George Baker, bootblack at the
Central barber shop, was arrested
this afternoon on complaint of
Sheriff Harris who charges Baker
with maintaining q house Of pros,
titution within the 400 yard limit.
In default of 5000 bail, George Ia
in charge Of Jailer McMullen. He
demanded q jury of IL men and