Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-05-29
Salmagundi
From Saturdays Daily.

There will be a game of baseball
tomorrow between the Elko reg
ulars and the Deeth team. See the
ad on the first page.
Judge Castle yesterday afternoon
acqu tilted Alex Brown Of the charge
uf stealing a steel tape. Brown
proved that he bought the tape
from another party.
Miss Alice Brennan, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. Brennan of
Pleasant valley, returned from
Stanford University, this morning.
She graduated from the University
with az excellent record of work
well done.
Lieutenant Becker has been con-
victed the second time of murder
in the first degree for the killing
Of Rosenthal, the gambler, in New
York. Four gunner have already
died in the electric chair for this
murder and Becker is now pretty
sure to go the same way.
A woman leading a small boy
home by the ear created quite a
sensation on Idaho street at noon.
The boy was moaning and crying
and the woman was using Language
that would not Look well in print.
We have her name, but will not
publish it unless she breaks out
again.
Attorney General Thatcher has
given an opinion regarding the pay
ment Of the game licenses by per-
sons not citizens nf the United
States. 1t is the opinion Of the
Attorney General that any person
who has declared his intention of
becoming n citizen is entitled tu
the citizen license of 81, although
he is not yet a citizen.
No more standnffs from Rep lbii-
cans or Democratic candidates
for the Bonanza. This is 6nal and
irrevOcablc. At the last election
the Republican candidates were
taxed ten dollars apiece to dc-
fray printing bills and every can.
didate amc through with the
money, which was paid the sacrc-
tary. The latter never came
through with the funds and the
printing bills are still unpaid.-Ro-
nanZa.
Emmett Boyle of the Nevada Tax
Commission has returned from
Churchill County where he went to
assist the officers in strengthening
out some tax complications. The tax
roll of Churchill for the year 1913
showed n valuation of approximate
ly four and a half million dollars;
under the new system rs inaugural.
ed by the Tax commission; this
year will show an increase of from
l5 to 20 per cent bringing the
total up to nearly $6,000,0 00.-
Appeal.
DR.. +. w. Hodgins was called to
Silver City yesterday morning az n
result Of at unfortunate accident
that occurred at the school in that
place. II seems that they were
moving n piano to get ready for q
school entertainment, when The in
strument toppled over catching
the two underneath. a Bonham
hoy had his leg broken, and John
Quinn had one leg lady bruised,
although suffering NO fracture Of
the bonc.-Vireinia CITY Enter
prise.
The good roads movement has
resulted in tho expenditure Of o
greater amount Of money on the
roads than ever before. In 1904
the total sum expended on prblic
roads in the United States aai
about 100000. In 1913 it was
more than S160, 600, 600. rho great.
est PROCESS in road building has
been made in states in which q part
or all Of the money Is drawn from
the state treasury. The great prob
lem from now on is to see that the
money is wisely expended without
waste and without graft, remarks
Farm and Fireside.