Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-06-19
Salmagundi
From Saturdays Daily.

Lane is getting alCny nicely and
that he will soon be out. 1t will
be some time yet before he can u
a foot race.
1t is reported that Thomas B.
Jones, u Chicago lawyer. has prac-
tically been selected for governor
of the reserve hoard by President
Wilson. He is a personal friend CT
the pre- sidcnt and was formerly
trustee CT the Princeton university.
Constable Marquardson of Jar
bidgc will reach Elku tonight with
the two girls that figured in the
Idaho scrape. They have heen in
charge of Constable Graham at
Charleston since a week ago Thurs
day, when he arrested their male
companions.
The new board Of school trustees
Of Churchill county has decided to
help thin out the ranks of the
bachelors in the FcInly district by
refusing to hire next year any
teachers who are not young and
good looking and matrimoniaIly in
clined. No others need apply.
1t is not generally known that
the c. p. r. is the largest land
owner in the world. Despite the
sales Of millions Of acres from the
original grant Of approximately
26, 700 900 acres, the railroad still
possessed at the opening of the year
more than Ii 900 900 acres worth.
on the basis of sales in 1912, at
least $4,000, 600. - Virginia
Chronicle.
What has the carmarks of de-
vcloping into something that may
be very valuable has hecn discover
cd On the property Of Alb Ambrose
at Empire. In drawing water from
the bottom Of an old unused we'll,
each bucket huisted contained small
pieces Of oxidizcd copper showing
free gold while the black sand
which is brought up is said to con.
tain platinum. --Appeal.
It was stated yesterday By ono
who claimed to know that a fight
OIld be started against the Board
: OF Directors Of the Nevada fair by
the men who made lower bids for
the erection Of the building at the
San Francisco fair, says the News.
The men believe they were unjust
ly Disseminated against and will
take the matter into the courts.
Sheriff Harris phorcd from Tus-
carora this forenoon that the mcn
he and Sheriff Weaver went after
were not the mrn wanted in Idaho.
On the way from Tuscarorn To Elko
Sheriff Harris ISIS automobile broke
down and left them stranded about
35 miles from home. The office
was notified of the breakdown and
a machine went after the stranded
shcriiTs.
james Fife, Jr. who was appoint
ed by Senator NcwIands to the
Naval academy failed in his physic-
al examination fur entrance to the
academy on account of Il defect Of
hearing in his right car. Senator
Ncwlands has been asked to have
the young man examined by the
surgeon general of the navy. He
is the son Of Officer Fife of Reno.
a current newspaper item is as
follows: The wife of a Methodist
minister in West Virginia has been
married three times. Her maiden
name WINS Partridge, her FIRST hus
band was named Robin, her second
Sparrow and the present u is
Quale. There arc now two young
Robins, Il sparrow and three dualcs
in the family. One grandfather
was n Swan and another u Jay, hut
now he's o bird Of Paradise. They
live on Hawk avenue, Eaglcvilc,
Canary Islands, and the fellow who
wrote this is n Lyrc bird and II
relative Of the family - Tx.
II will now be in order for the
republican editors TO criticisc Sena.
tor Ncwlands for voting against
the tolls repeal bill. If hr had vot-
Cd FIR tho hill thpy wouId criiirisn