Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-09-12
FRoM THURSDAYS DALI.
Salmagundi.

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San Francisco.
Cusnn has a case o! diph,her ria The
patient has been quarantiued
Tom Irlapd arrived from Colorado
tity last uisht. lie is on his way to
Columbia.
Several Republicans left for Reno
last night to attend the State CONVEX
tiou. they will realize their folly when
the votes are counted in November.
1t is said that candidates for the
Legislature are getting thicker than
locusts III Egypt. How would it do to
sem IA new lot OF men to Carson this
winterf
4 case Of small po1 is reported among
the men working at Ryndon. AS there
is a hospital and ply siciRu at the camp,
the patient will doubtless DO taken care
Of there.
MIR. u. A. Heron. superintendent OF
the Edgemont mines, came down Tues
day and left for the west on No, 3 today.
lie reports everything moving along
smoothly Mt the Edgemont mines.
VIM. Newton's store at Tonopah WIS
robbed Sunday night. The trunk OF II
mining superintendent was carried off.
II contained 5000 in cash. besides other
articles OF value and IA lot Of dceds.
Nh =. So 49,. A.. Al. -I
One hundred md eighty->iI voters
hive registered in this precinct. Justice
Morgan will place no new name on the
registry list unless the applicant takes
the oath. This should be the rule OF all
the registry agents in the county.
Frank Raymond, the fellow that stole
Lee Hurbin's bed. had a hearing before
Justice Morgan this forenoon and WAS
fined eco with the privilege OF paying
the fine Mt the rate OF 81 per day in the
county Jail. He went to Jail for 80
dayR,
Supervisor Holland left this morning
for the east. He spent yesterday in Ok.
aiming proposed sites for the Indian
school, but gave ne intimation OF what
his reports to the Indian Department
wouid be.
Constable Mccoy returned from
Terrace last night with Charley Sing.
the Jap accused OF stealing $50 from his
partner. The preliminary examination
came up before Justice Morgan at /
o'clock this afternoon.
The primaries held in Tonopah last
Saturday 10 eject delegates to the Dem
ocratic county convention showed very
plainly how the camps vote will go at
the November election. Five hundred
and seyenty.nine votes were cast ut the
primaries.
A New York sy indicate has been
organized To manufacture wine, whiskey
and other liquors in tho form Of com
pressed tablets that can be carried in
the pockets and % inverted into u drink
~ A''iA NboHOlN ~ bicth III ntCI. ~
is ever probable that good results nigh,
be obtained by swallowing n tablet dry
and the triumph5 Of the coming wireless
age may be celebrated by drinklesa
drunks.
From the present outlook the Demo
cratic county convention next week will
De one OF the liveliest ever held in the
county. Candidates are keeping undel
cover, but rumor says there will be {
host OF them for every position to bt
filed. Some will go home happy ant
some will not. So far only one Of the
candidates has stuck his head abov,
water.
WI. Bryan in acting M a peece
maker at Lincoln on labor day, cam,
near losing his life. After making M
address ut n suburban park, and was 81
way to Lincoln. he saw two men fight
ing and separated them. For his trouble
the nan who seemed to be victor in til,
fight made a rush ut Mr.. Bryan with
knife and pistol, but Bryan was too
much for him and succeeded in unarm
ing him before any damage was done.
Senator Hanna says that in order l.
understand and appreciate labor
attitude in it's controversy with capita
capital mnst put itself in labor's plac,
II is very nice Of Mark to say so, but w
can hardly tax our imagination sufficient
ly to zee Mr.. Hanna and his com. pat riot
working in The coal mines of Pennsyl
vania, for sl.70a day. Nor onn W
picture them in the Coucr d'Alcnes ask
ing the autOctat Of that district for lii
privilege Of looking 'or Il job. IN,
empty platiludes such as those utterc
by Mr.. llHnna arc always ripo abon. Tia
same time II vote crop ia maturing 10
the harvest. Mr., Hanna and his part,
arc responsible for tho present condilio
of labor Democratic Times.
The rcgistery agents along the raj
road from Carlin to Tecona, or wher
men from the construction gangs registe
should DO very careful this year.