Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-07-17
tFRoM FRIDAY DAILY
Salmaqundi.

MIR. Cuney's arm panied him "A good
deal today. Aside from that lie is doing
nicely.
Mrs. L. \. Stephens and laughter of
San Francisco arc visiting Mr.. md Mrs.
Sproule.
Assessor Hooper, Of Eureka county
came in last night md returned On No.
3 this afternoon.
Allen Fisher is down from Wells. He
community.
The Odds automobile reached Winnie.
mucca yesterday. 1t will reach here
some time tomorrow.
Mrs. Chapman's condition remains
about the same. Her appetite is very
good md che is in good spirits, hut very
weak.
The DE Lamar Lode says: The other
day a hull knocked a whole train OF cars
oil the track. fifteen miles the other side
Of Cnliente.
The little son Of DR.. and Mrs. Ohm.
stead OF Wells died this morning. Tho
INDEPENDENT extends its syrnpathies to
the bereaved family.
Pat Heram, who killed WIN. Williamson
in East Reno last week, and D.. Allen
who slashed Jack Villa with u knife in a
saloon in the Riverside City have been
indicted by the Washoe county grand
jury.
The examination Tor teachers ~certiti.
Gates resulted i'll Miss Minnie johnson
receiving a grammar Crude certificate
and Miss Myrtella Woodward a primary
gra le. Miss Ella Lying quit before the
eX elimination was over.
The Commonwealth mill and hosting
works ut Tuscarora were sold mt sher.
ills sale this forenoon to satisfy a jugd.
mont of $4,000 i'll favor of the Bank OF
California. The property was bud in by
the judgment creditors.
George Hunter is putting on all eorts
OF airs today. Tho cause OF il is the ar.
rival Of a Young man at his house last
night. The INDEPENDENT hopes the lit
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a comfort to his parents.
Guy Hines. II discharged Philippine
soldier was run over by the switch en-
CINE In the Winnemucca yard yesterday
morning and instantly killed. Both
legs were severed from the body, which
was otherwise mapgled in a frightful
manner. lIo was beating his way east
On 4 freight train.
The mystery surrounding the death
OF Calvin Johnson whose body was
found i'll the Riverside mill ditch outle.
has been cleared up and everything
points TO accidental death by drowning.
His watch and keys were found in the
water near where the body was taken
from the stream CLEARLY showing That he
was not robbed.
There may be such n thing ns too
much piety. Reno has only had one
real, sure murder md another suspected
one for Il whole week. And the misde.
meanor cases and lesser crimes are also
falling oil wonderfully. a stabbing
affrdy is all that has cnliveucd the police
circles for three days. Last night the
police roamed the streets d~isconsolately.
Not even Il single, solitary drunk had
been taken 10 up 10 3 o'clock this horn.
ing.-Journal.
Some years ago. in Bingham, Utah.
an exUcrt WIS invited out to see a new
prospect from which il was reported
good ore had been taken. Sure enough
on looking ut the bottom OF the shaft he
found high grade car bonatc of lead ore.
winch then in that camp carried high
values III silver. tic struck lis pick into
the soft mineral Mt the bottom and dug
Il sampling trench perhaps one foot deep
The point OF hie pick in making one Of
the lower cuts, pulled up II piece OF
saclung. and on repeating the stroke he
extracted nearly half MI ore enck. The
prospectors we're VIGOROUSLY rather
hard individuals, 30 no excused himself
for u minute, got to tho surface pulled
up the top ladder aud hallooed down to
them" Boys you have n first class pros.
poet. IL you 30 ten feet deeper you will
lind your ore already sacked" aud lit ont
to where he thought il was safer.
Constable Mccoy went 10 Ryndon this
morning after Thomas ingles aud an.
other man charged with robbiug Gegor.
ia Budeuer Of 80 last Tuesday after
noon. According to the rport given to
the reporter, they first held up Buieucr
with pistols and were about to rob him
when another party happened along and
interfered. They then followed their
victim, knocked him down and beat him
badly and took the $40 ont OF his pock.
cts. They then threatened 10 kill him
II he did anything about it. The men
were brought Gown on No. 8 and lodged
in jail pending their preliminary exam.
nation. Ingles' partner gave David
lIaggard rs llis name. when arrested
lIaggard denied any participation in tue
robbery, but aficrwavd admitted that no
had helped 10 take 80 from Budcucr.
and claimed Budeucr owed that amount
to him. Ingles refused TO talk Mt all.
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