Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-08-07
FROM FRIDAYS DAILY.l
SalmaQundi.

Is. +. Lynip, Of Lnvelock, is IN town.
Miss Nellie Ainley returned to Rene
last night.
Fent Fulkerson, foreman Of the Dunn
ply ranch ut Battle Mountain. is in
town.
Alex Bo:land, a prominent stockman
of Humboldt county. liz spending q few
days IN Elko.
II. II. Hamlin, the optiriln. was mar
ricd in Reno Wednesday, evening to Mrs.
Mary Lambert.
Harry 3ruley, Of Carson. came in
from the West last night. He will visit
Ellto friends several days.
Mrs. J. G. Harris md children hive
returned from Carson, where they have
been visiting relatives for several weeks
Z. Is. Ackcrmnn, man Iger OF tile
Winnemucca baseball club. is making
arrangements Tor games with the Reno.
Tonopuh and other teams. Elkn's crack
club should butt in and play the Win
uemuccans u game,
Miss Ollie wcathers. lately graduated
from the University OF Nevada, departed
last night for Floriston. California. to
take charge Of the school at that place.
This recogmiunn nf Nevada talent by
California is something new nnd it is nm
honor lo tIIp ynnnU lady
The charges Of cmbeZZlement against;
T. J. Richardson Of Reno have been
withdrawn and he has been
discharged from custody. lie has been
in the employ Of the Verdi Mill Comp
any Ter several months and WIS held
responsible for n shortage that occur
red i'll the Office.
Word received in this city today from
Tonopah states that at ;he preliminary
lie tring of Frank Smith which was
held Mt Belmont Monday last before
Judge Hancock, Smith wns held tu aL-
pear before the grand jury on charge
Of manslaughter with bond fixed at So.
600. Smith secured the bonds and Is
now ut liberty.-Virginia Chronicle.
The weather in Western Nevada Ia "A
puzzle. The thermometer reaches
about 30 degrees during the heat of the
day, but the evenings are as cool that
an overcoat does not come amiss. for
the past few nights the mercury has
lowered about the 40 mnrk. which is
decidedly cool for this time Of the year.
Carson Appeal.
j. y, Miller, Grand Master Workman
of the A. o. U. ". OF Nevada, has issued
a call for M extra session Of the Grand
Lodge Of Nevada to be held at Reno Mt
10 q. III. on September LIST, for the pur.
pose of making the changes necessary Ia
conform to the system Of assessments
adopted Mt The last session Of the SUI
prCme Lodge.
Highwaymen removed the safe from
the bar of the Washington hotel. Seattle.
yesterday morning and rolled it down Il
step hill into the street. They drilled
the safe and blew it open with d, Mantle
III the presence Of several people. The
explosion frightened the safe crackers
and the! ran away without getting the
500 that the safe contained.
The latest dispatches are very contra.
dictory rs to where the escaped convicts
are and what curse they are taking. \
dispatch from Woodland says that Sea-
Wis, the negro, and a fellow fugitive I'm.
vict were seen early Yesterday morning
a short distance north Of that place.
Another dispatch says the fugitives are
making their way up the middle fork of
the Consumes river, closely pursued by
three ~trailers sent mt by Sheriff Bos
quit. Tho ~trailers were reported to be
only one or two miles behind the con-
victs Wednesday night. The Nevada
bIoodhounds had found some trails, but
were unable to follow them. \ Sacra-
mento~ dispatch TO the Examiner yestcr-
tcrday states that convict James Roberts
was captured yesterday on Il ranch near
Davisville, while lying asleep under II
tree.