Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-08-03
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
5ALsiAGUNDI.

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vacation and resumed work in the
telegraph office.
Pierce Iore has taken charge OF
the draylng business again. Ed BIZ
key has taken ms place ut the Senate
saloon.
G. b. Welshon got i'll from North
Fork yesterday afternoon. lie re-
ports everything lovely i'll his sec
ton.
Ex-Attorney- General james D..
Torreyson is said to be in the fight
for the Republican nomination for
Congress.
1hos. Hunter returned today from
n trip through the northern part OF
the county. lie reports everything
pretty dry.
The Pyramid Indian Agency has
been abolished and the reservation
put in charge of ex-Agent Spriggs
as superintendent.
There we're four votes east at the
Silver party primaries in Clover val
ley last Saturday. John Munson
and II. a. Agee were elected dele
gates TO the State convention.
Tho records at the Free Press Office
say that Monday night was the warm.
est ever experienced in Elko. The
mercury did not get below 30. 1t
WIS a corker and Tuesday night was
oil the same piece.
1t is again reported tint I'm anti
Ne%lands paper will be started in
Reno about the first OF September.
Ii is said that two brilliant writer's OF
the Examiner staff will occupy the
editorial chair. or course, it is none
of our business, but we would like to
know who is putting up the coin.
This is fine weather for making hay,
but Il scorrher on us poor devils i'll
town. The mercury humps itself
around the 100 point every day and
Seems to enjoy it. Another month
like July and there won't be n grease
spot left Of the most Of us.
The Silver State says that BurUey
Lawlor, Il switchman in the Carlin
yards for several months, died mt that
place Monday morning from injuries
he received Sunday night. lie wns
caught between Il passenger coach
and n caboose while making Il coup
ing. Lawlor was well known in
WInncmucca.
Mr.. Gutridge is making more i'm
provements ON the Club saloon. lie
is tearing out the old ceiling and put
ting Ill Il new one about nine inches
higher. When jim gets through,
there will he but little OF the old
building left and he will have the
finest place i'll town.
There is some talk Of getting up a
series Of races i'll Elko for the latter
part Of October. This plan contcm
plates several days Of racing and 9TH
or sports: The IHDEPESDEST hopes
the plan will materalIZe and be car.
ricd out successfully. Elko should
do something to show the outside
world that she is still alive.
Some OF our fool exchanges want to
know what has become OF Senator
John Z. Jones. Can't yUu let the
old nan alone? lie is in the east
somewhere with his ear to the ground
To catch the political rumblings from
Nevada. lie Is trying to find a place
to anchor his political boat until the
storm is over. Let the old mt alone.
The Carson News calls us n liar
because we published an article tie
other dny from some other paper
stating that read sold for s22 30 per
ton. There must have been some
thing III the article that found its
way drought the thick skin OF the
News man to HIM to cut up
such antics as he did. Wonder what
it was.
No man Is good enough to govern
a1othcr man without that others
consent. | say this is the leading
principle, the shcct anchor OF Amerl-
can rcpublicanism. When the white
man governs himself; that is self gov
crnment; but when no governs him.
self and also governs another man,
that ls more than self government
that is Observation-Disclosures Lincoln.
Tho public has become go accus-
toned to standard time" as adopted
by tho railroads. that other time is
rarely recognized. But il is a matter
OF interest that III court practice sun
time" continues 10 rule. Case and
Comment cites three comparatively
recent cascs in which the question
arose, in which the Supreme Courts
OF Georgia, Nebraska and Iowa have
held that legal time il thut OF the
local meridian.
Electric headlights for railway 10.
motives aro coming very generally
INTO uso in the Western Statcs and
are paying for themselves in saving
tho railway companies largo sums
formerly paid for cattle killed on the
track. Tho light will show a COW or