The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-08-08
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Thomas Hillen came in from Lamoille
last evening. He informs n that he 10
rebuilding on the site of his former
dwelling, recently destroyed by Ere.
Governor !. II. Kinkead was q ,pas-
senger Tor the West by the train this
morning. General G. n. sabin also
left here for the West by the same train.
Lieutenant Oscar J.. Brown who came
down from Fort lHalleck yesterday. re-
turned by the train last evening. The
Lieutenant is a sialwart political friend
Of Hancock. and is arm in the belief
that he will be the neIt President.
The Indian teams belonging to- the
Duck Valley Reservation are lcadise
with lumber and other building mate
rial here TO day. A a load Of lumber.
singles, doors. sash, ETC., for the con-
struction Of a school house and grainery
at the Reservation arrived here a few
days ago. and the Nations Wards are
% engaged in transporting the same
70 its destination. Bttcher-K knife Jack
win load thS regular transport with
grub for the same foeafi,! Tomorrow.
The Elko Hebdomadaf has placed
the Republican party under additional
and most weighty obligations by its
prompt and fierce enlightenment Of the
INDEPENDENT for its astounding temer-
it! la announcing the meeting Of tho
Credit MoLilier Club. The painfully
sensitive H~ebdomacal regards the allu.
sion to that prominent organization
Of 'Ctristain Statesmen" rs an insult
to the republican party, and flies with
patriotic zeal to the rescue. The Heb
domadal says the Club roll contains the
names Of nearly all the Republicans of
the precinct. What Club roll2 The
ISDEPESDEsT said ''stuffed Club" IL
the Club referred to by the Hebdomadal
a stuffed Clubf'f The Credit Mobi.
lier is popnlarly supposed to have termi-
mated its eventful career wish the close
Of the investigation u Judge Pohnd's
committee which retired TO private life
n horde Of "Ohristian Statesmen"
That committee having rested from it's
laborj in the year A. d. 1873, it vas
no suspected that any branches from
tho old c. VI. trunk Ind ramiaed way
ont into this loyal land until the posi-.
bil!ty WAS suggested by the aforesaid
Hebdomada'.
William Wethers. who fatally wounded
an Indian in Star Valley. n couple Of
days ugo. was arrested and had a pre-.
liminary examination before a Msgis
trate, which resulted in his discharge:
oil tho testimony going to show con
clusively that h. acted in self defense
and fu!ly jnsdfabh. Wethers 10 with
his family n resident OF the valley, and
TIE Indian killed was also we'll known
in tile vicinity, having been in the en-
ploy OF white men. His attack upon
Wethers was made with a knife, without
provocation. and was totally unexpected.
After several lunges ma 20 by the In
dian. one Of which cut Withers' clothes,
the latter succeeded in getting out his
pocket knife with which no defended
himself. striking the Indian in the
throat, the wound being fatal soon after.
1t appears that the Indian had gotunaer
the influence Of liquor which aroused
all the ~ferocity of his nature. and thirst.
ing for blood lie had started on a tenn.
porary war path, a. it was ascertained
that he had made hostile demonstra.
tons towards other persons prIor to hin
attack upon wethers. The Indian is
said to have been peaceable enough
when sober, and the unfortunate cir
cumstsnces leading to his death. Is a
source Of general regret in the valley.