Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-07-08
FROM SATURDAYS DAILY.
Salmagundi.

oulNlduuNul.
Patsy Doyle, the painter and paper
hanger. has returned from Mound val.
lev, where. he painted the Reardon BroF.
house.
Judge CurIer Of Keno il said to be "A
candidate for Supreme Judge With
b4lkrup. iBartine and Cnrier on the
track. the race will he IL lively one.
MIR Booher will leave FOR Carson t.
night To- attend II joint meeting Of tho
Boari OF Regents aud Board 81 Visitors
ON Monday. lie will return Tuesday
morning.
u. $. Marshal Emmitt has been
taken to II hospital III San Francisco for
treatment. lilo III i'll very poor health.
George L. Mills Of Ca son has been no.
pnrutcd IA lock- after the duties of the Of.
lie. until Marsha! Emmitt il able to re-
sumc work. again.
In the cnse Of the United States
against DAVID Brown. III tie United
States Court, the jury bought in Il yer.
diet Of man slaughter with "a rero mmeu.
da,inu for mercy Tho defendant lnIinn
was accused Of numbering his grand
father, under the belief that the latter
was a witch. lie was defended by AttOr-
uey Rogers. Carson Ncws.
Ernest Dalzsll. Il young Remote who
was convicted several weeks ago oi be.
my implicated along with the Woods
brothers III the Grey. Reid. 4 Wright
stores wm extended cl"mency ycstcr.
day by the State Board ~ Parduns. In.
%tclligenc6 Of the Boards action reach.
cd the city last night. Young DalzelI
WIS a clerk in the store that WIS robbed
aud according to the charge against HIM
male a practice ~ taking gODis from
the store which he sold or gave away
Reno journal.
Mr.. Critchlcy, who has charge ~ the
" ,ter Company ~atTairs, called at the
INDEPENDENT office this morning and
81 itrd that the foul water Oi the past
i,w lays wns due tn an oversight III not
draining the pipes leading from tive
pump. lIr AL st ited hat none Of the
foul water WAS pumped into the re5cr.
voir. This statement 81 Mr.. Critchlcy's
should alIay all fears on ,hnt rcorce. In
regart to tie scarcity II water, Wednes.
day night. he said II WIS due to an &C
cident. Az we have no intention q do.
ing Mr.. Critchley an nihsticr, we cheer
folly publish this statement.
Recorder Shcgrrr of WasliOc county
has been found short III his accounts.
Tho shortage, amounting 20 $3.50 was
discovered by the commissioners while
they were counting tue cash III tho
hands ~ Treasurer Boyd. II was no
ticed that despite the increased amonnt
Of work in the office the ices had been
falling behind. An Investigation FOL.
lowed and it was found TINT tho recorder
had failed Ia nccouat Tor Sl2GO. Ills
books are straight up tn the first OF the
ychr, the discrepancies beng III cacL.
month thereafter. The commissioners
appointed Charles Stoddard To take
charge ~ the office. Mr.. Shcarcr hns
been drinking u good deal lately.
Chief IIydrogrApher l. u. Taylor, IL
engaged on the government irrigation
prOjcc, III the y%icinIt! at Wndsworth
Gays that there are 60 Indians on the
Pyramid Lake reservation who will re-
ccive five acres each 81 irrigated land
this fall from the government. Tho work
un the branch canal lend ug into Chur.
chill IL now 80 well under way hat by
TALL it il believed that work on the
branch leading into the reservation will
he begun.