Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-04
tFROM MONDAYS DAlLYl
SALmASUNDl,

noon Tor her home nj Wadsworth.
p. J. McNamee. the North Fork
rancher. came down yester lay. liza
says there Ia nothing exciting going
on IN his neighhorhooI.
The tomb OF President McKinley
IL being closely guarded To eve
his remains from beng stolen 1t is
reported that men are prowlmp
around the tomb. The guards
should give them u dose Of buckshot.
Miss Ada Hpgnr, tie waitress at
tho Commercial Hotel. received n
dispatch thus morning that her
mother WAS not expected TO live
She will leave ,"ni!ht for her
moihcr's home III Montana.
Len Fowler was ar rested ten miles
east oil Wells last night by Constable
McCoy TO-: getting away with a sad
die belonging to Oscar Streeter.
Fowler sold the saddle to WIN. Car.
ter mt Mclntyre's ranch Ton 80 and
went on aspree. lie now lauguishes
in J all and has no use for the saddle
j. Pierpont Morgnn's special train
passed through this forenoon. Some
joker must have sent a dispatch 10
e~asterD parties that Morgau's train
had been blown up with dynamite
while Crossing this State. us the,
kept the wires no this forenoon with
inquiries rs To tile trulhfullu.ss of
the report. All the suckers do not
live in the wild aud woody west.
Warren j. Sheridan. an old time
resident OF Virginia City, co nmittcd
suicide ut %.ilanila recently. lie was
a genial. whole soulcd rlan not over
burdcned with conscientious scru.
ples. Still he WIS charitable and
KIND n these elements Of his
character made him popular aud won
Mm II host 81 friends. Iie WIS elect
eel a commissioners Of Storey county
III 1880 and served one term. Every
body III storey county knew SHERRY"
rs he was farnilligrly called.
The Chico oil men have decided 10
move their rig To tins field. Az an
evidence that they mean business.
they have placed an order with the
Eiko Lumber Company for the nee
es~ary material tO build a derrick.
The material has been ordered from
the mills and will he here by the
10Th ut next month. This action Of
the Chico company may induce
Others To- devclOr the thousands of
acres they have lu,Htcd. !! II docs.
Eiko will have a boom.
Constable Mccoy arrested I1rso.
Ned. saloon Keeper at Fort Had.
ieck saturday Tor selling whiakcy To-
Indians. The Constable Was at For .
'i"iIcck Thursday Investigating the
matter and found plenty of evidence
against Neil. He left Friday with a
warrant but. when he got Ia Mere
place. Neil had gone. lie followed
and caught INN nj the Wood. |
ranch III Ruby Valley. lie
was brought to Elko yesterday and
up. He had II hearing before
Justice Morgan this "frernoun aud
vas bound over to appear before
the grand jury.
Con table Mccoy spent consider.
able TIME last week trying To locate
John York, whom he wanted on the
oh large of obtaining money under !
prctcnacs. but was unable to
ind hln.. Friday, Jesse Snyder. TIL.
stage driver, found him aud
him t0 Tu-carora and Sat
Con Stable Way landed him III
Elko jail. York gave orders for
mall amuuniS on the W. i. Suith
company and on }. J. lIS lion uud
had them cnshci. lie has thread,
il ter II III the pen Tor the sam
''lLouse. IorE plead guilty to one
charge t0duy and WIS tined SGu or
thirty days III iali. A. Justice Nor
gan would mo- accept nm order Tor
the fhe, iorK went Ia Jail.