Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-07-01
Attorney Williams returned from
Shelton yesterday.

"'hSi edSs tne fatlrOhu lB CON-
pi'ted TO within about nine md a hall
miles OF Tonopah, and that he track
VIII he completed to the depot within
from twelve to fifteen day.
\ letter ,eceiyed from Mrs. Booher
last evening stated that her mother was
getting along nicely and that they were
contemplating visit to the country with
Mrs. Chapman's brother aud sister,
Harry Davis was admitted Ia the
Naval Academy without my trouble
lie writes his mother that he Ikea the
discipline u work mt Annapolis and If
getting along nicely.
\ force Of Western Union workmen
are dong tho preliminary work for the
re'noval OF the telegraph office to the
new depot. The boys expect to he in
their new quarters by the first oi July.
Mr.. George Russell LET, Yesterday
morning to attend the Democratic Ma.
tlol.nl convention ut ST, Luuis. lie will
stop over Il day or so in Salt Lake Cit
and then so on to the convention to take
Il hand IN nominating the next President
Of the United States.
Sheriff Hayes Of Reno informed the
writer last week that Dan O'Donn VIA
taking his imprisonment quietly, His
second wife called ON him ut the Jail and
the two talked over matters. The pre-.
vaillng opinion i'll Reno is that Dan will
spend n few years in the Carson pen.
Tho horrible disasters which have
followed each other in rapid succession,
during tile first hall Of the year 1901,
are simply appalling. They have re.
suited i'll the wholesale loss OF lie and il
the record is kept up until the close OF
the year, 1894 will go down i'll history
without an equal.
The nomination Of Roosevelt and
Fairbanks did not provoke my en-.
thuisiasm in Carson or Reno. Republi.
cans seemed to know just what would
happen and kept their enthusiasm bot.
ted up. Teddy may yet warm them up
so that they wall cheer teebly betor the
campaign N over.
The tiagpOle has been repaired. Iarnt-
ed and set up and a new flag has been
ordered. When the flag mt some
one OF our citizens should make it his
business To take care Of it. Tie boys
should also he given to understand that
nonkeyIng with the halyards will not be
permitted on Halloween or any other
night
The will Of Ed Odell, who died re.
Gently at Santa Ana, California, has
been file! for probate with Clerk Dawley
h estate consists OF real and personal
property III California and Elko county,
Nevada. The portion in this county Is
inventoricd at about s2S.00O. All the
estate, except the net proceeds OF grow
ing crops i'll Santa Ana. goes to his re-
latives in Iowa. New York and Califor.
MIA. Al Cotunt gets the net proceeds Of
the crops.
Last Wednesday morning an accident
occurred whereby Peter johnson lost his
life. lie had gone on the graveyard
shift to attend the Chilian mills and
abou: 1915 IA. IN. fell into Il mill. When
he lost his balance he followed to his
partner, " illiarn Sims, who ran and shut
oil the power, but although tho machine
ran less than n minute, the body was
mRngled in a horrible shape. This sad
accident VIVA the first tO occur in the
new mill aud happened III the first nm.
nIvcranry ~ the starting OF the new
plant. johnson was a native OF RiOr.
1cld, Utah, and was twcnty.thrcc years
~ agc.-DcLamar Lode.
jacques Babe, a young man OF Reno
was drowned III the plunge bath ut tho
Whcclmnn's club last Saturday evening.
lie and another young man were i'll the
bath when the lights were turned oil
Tor MI instant. When turned on again.
Badic wHs missed by his companion
who rushed into tho gymnasium and
called Tor him. l;cceiving no answer he
went back in tho bath md began diving
was taken from tho bath Il short time
after he was missed, II IL supposed TINT
he wns seized with severe cramps and
was uunble to call for help. lIo is the
sixth Remote to meet deaf h 10y drown.
ing within the last six wecks.