Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-31
ED1ron VS.. TEACHER.
ALVEY Scrap Befor breakfast this
Mornin x.

Mornin x.
Some time ago an item appeared in
the INDEPENDENT giving warning to
all persons who engaged in street
fights that their names and the caus-
es leading up to the fight would be
published. Little did we think at
that time that the writer OF that item.
the editor OF this paper, would be
compelled to publish to the world
that he was II OF the participants in
u street fight. But such is the fact
and the medicine he had prepared
for others he will swallow with the
best grace imaginable. The fight
was forced on HIM and he had either
to run or defend himself, the best ne
could. The fight, which was not con-
Quoted according to the rules OF .he
prize ring, occurred as follows:
This morning rs this scribe, W. W.
Booher, caIne down street to the post
Office, he noticed Mr.. +. G. Snyder,
principal OF the Elko county high
school standing in front OF the office
with his face to the street. No atten-
ton was paid to him by this scribe
as he passed him and went into the
Office after his mail. After u few
words with Mr.. Sherwood, the post
master, and getting his mail. this
scribe walked out and started to go to
the Commercial Hotel to get break
fast. AS he vas about stepping off
Of the steps, he was accosted by Mr..
Snyder who said: "Mr. Booher I want
to give you some good advice" On
being told TINT no advice was needed
or would be taken from him he got
very angry and struck u blow which
did no damage. This scribe had his
right hand full of mail at the time
and was not prepared to defend him
self. This was thrown in the street,
however, and the fight begun in Il
lively manner and lasted until tho
spectators took a hand and separated
the combatants. Neither one was
badly hurt though OF this scribe'a
eyes was slightly discolored. Tho
other fellow did not have things all
his way by any means and came ont
Of the fight in a worse condition than
when he went in.
The fight was caused 10y the publ
cation Of the following sauib i'm
Thursdays INDEPENDENT @We
understand that there was quite
a ruction i'll the county high school
yesterday afternoon. II things are us
represented, the matter should he in
~vestigatcd by the Board and measures
taken to prevent the occurrence of
anything OF the kind in the future
In order that our readers mas know
Just what was meant by the aruction'
VIC will say that on Wednesday after
noon, after the close OF school, Mr..
Snyder, principal Of the county high
school, inhumanly slapped Miss Alice
Lowe, a young lady over fifteen years
OF age, three or four times in The face
with his open right hand without any
p~rovocatiou whatever. At the time
we published the above item, we
could have published to the world
how thst conduct Of Mr.. Snyder was
regarded by the boys OF the school
and the measure they had taken to
show him their disapproval OF his un-
manly conduct. But this was with
held then and will be now on account
OF his wife.
Now, SO far as the rest of the item
IS concerned i'll regard to the ~inyesti-
CATION OF the matter 10y the trustees OF
the school, we stand by it and ~reiter-
alto it and are prepared TO take the
consequences OF such action.
At the time OF the punishment OF
Miss Lowe, Misc George Grant, I'M
other pupil, was in %thea'room and
heard what took place. Miss NJ. L.
liough, the janitress OF the school,
WINS in the front room Mt the time and
heard what took place. All were
interviewed this forenoon and made
statements over their own signature.
Miss Grant and Miss lIough corrob-
oratc Miss Lowe in her statement that
Mr.. Snyder struck her. Tho blows,
some three or four, were so heavy
that Miss Hough heard them in the
front room. Opposed to the state
ments OF these three stands the state
ment Of Mr.. Snyder, mudc to Mr.
Allen Wednesday evening after
school, that he gently put his hand
across Miss loves mouth 20 mako
her keep still. It was about as gen.
tie. We opinc, rs the love taps he gave
us this morning.
These arc the facts ms we gathered
them this morning and they fully JUS
tify us in saying that the matter
should be investigated by tho Board
and steps taken to prevent such con-
duet III the part Of Mr.. Snyder in the
future.