Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-05-29
FROM MONDAYS DAILY.
Salmagundi.

mp .SohSiuhs uloIniuR.
Mrs. George Robinson and daughter
returned fmm Visnlia last night.
Senator Hunter and daughters, Mn.
Joe Tarer and Little Joe Tabe. re.
turned Inst night from San Francisco.
Gardner 4 Sons have taken "a con.
tract to build Il modern two story house
with eight rooms for Mr.. John Thomp.
Gon.
Mrs. r.. Ii. Woolverton returned from
a visit to relatives i'll Ruby valley. She
reports very stormy weather in that Sec
tioD last weak.
The veto messages Of Go: cruor Sparks
AVE been printed at the State printshop
Tor circulation amoIg the people. A !
copy of the prmphiet cached this office
Saturday.
The game "f baseball Sester lay be-
tween the Wells and Elko mines resulted
IN Il victory Tor the visitors by a score OF
~ t" 10 The Elko boys should not let
this happen again.
l.. ii. BabcOck, a contractor and
builder, who has been located at Winnie
mucca for years, has skipped ont, leav.
ing several unfinished contracts, aud
creditors including the majority Of the
business men Of that town.
The White Pima News says that VIM.
Lloyd, who WIS convicted OF an assault
upon John \. Traylor, has paid his tine
OF 900 and costs. He will probably hes
itatc a long time before he attempts To
kidnap another mining superiEten
dent.
y German professor has succeeded in
making truthful men ont u confirmed
linrs by hypnotic suggestion. II he can
he persuaded Ia come over to thus coun.
try just before the election time il
would he interesting to see what sort OF
a job lie could do with some " our poll.
ticians.
The editor spent yesterday III Carlin.
He WAS nicely treated and saw many
evidences Of prosperity III our sister
town. The Cnrlinites almost to a man
frown upon he idea Of the railroad
shops being removed to Elko. They
say 1t would be Il good thing Tor EIko.
but a body blow Ia them.
Prof. Frandsen. the bacteriulogist u
the Experiment Station Stall oi the
State University, arrived this morning
and went up to Mr.. Bruce's ranch to i'll
vcstigatc the disease that is killing the
hogs Oh the ranch. When he completes
his work there. he will go to Carlin and
investigate the disease that is killing
Mr.. Liuebarger's hogs.
An item is going the rounds Of the
press to II effect that one Of Amenca's
lending business men lost two endorsed
checks for g 5000 each in u Washington
and they were found end returned
by II bell boy. For his honesty the lad
just fifteen cents. The mil
il said to be recovering nicely
from the shock OF parting with three
nickles.
Paul Kcyser came in from Ogden last
night. He is on his way to attend
liarry's wedding which takes place III
on the 2nd Of June. Paul
forenoon and gave I'M interesting
account Of the railroad work being done
IN the cutoff across Salt Lake. lie il
one oi the engineers employed on the
work. lie remained in town today to
visit his father II mother and will
leave tonight Tor Oakland.
George Wyman, the California wheel
man, who is making the journey from
San Francisco to New York on u gaso.
line motor bicycle, passed through Elku
morning about $50 ut IL pretty
good gail. He left San Francisco on
the afternoon 81 the 18th and arrived
in Reno late last Wednesday. lilo WIS
compelled TO walk through tho forty
miles Ot snowshcds on the Sierras.
With good luck he expects tn reach
New York in between thirty and forty
He did not tarry in Elko.
This morning Charles Short, one OF
proprietnrs of the No | claim in Cling.
house Canyon. received u limo specimen
Of quartz ore about two inches square
md ono half inch thick which is worth
$50. This ~ a specimen ~ II pocket
just struck in the property and five hun.
drcd dollars ni this character ofOre has
been taken out. Tho men at tho mine
say there ia plenty Of orc in sight and
the property will be oDc Of the best in
tho camp.-GaZcitc.
james Ross and Robert Strnion, the
young men, charged with entering
liadt's mud McC0mb's burns at Wells
and stealing bridlca, %rintns, etc, wore
brought before Justice Angel Saturday
Tor examination. l1ley were represent.
cd by Mr.. LOrelncc who asked for a
continuance for tho the defendants to
procure counsel. Justice Angoll grant.
cd tho request aud continued the exam.
ination until Tuesday. Tho Wnlls jail
being insecure tho defendants were
committed to the county Jail. They