Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-06-24

Mrs. w, Truett and Miss Myrtle
Stevens departed on No. 4 this morning
for Deetb.
The High School celebrated the 70.
placing OF the flag pole by raising Old
Glory today
Ed Lytton and wife came in yesterday
to attend the ope:etta. They returned
to Lamoille today.
engagements in Elko are seldom kept
these Days. Tell a man to meet you at
two and he shows up at three. He has
Hartman time.
Victor Burners baby is very danger.
ouely i'll and is not expected to recover.
The parents have the utmost sympathy
OF our people in their trouble.
Citizens are doing something to get
ready tor.the Fourth. We note that the
flag pole is being replaced and reprinted
much 10 the credit Of the town.
DR.. II. B. Mcdonald. detinst, wishes
us to that he will shortly ar.
rive in Elko and will stay here st veral
weeks. DR. Mcdonald is from winue.
mucca.
Nine prisoners were sent from Elko
to Carson TO appear before the u. s.
Grand jury. They were all held for sell
ing whiskey TO Indians. They were
taken by Constable Mccoy and U. s
Deputy Marshall Stearns.
The Mormon men who take to them
selves wives in car load lots should be
severely handled by the courts but so,
also, should the bachelors Of the country
who could marry, yet won't. Better too
much marrying han none ut all.
One Of the California boys who rode
against Reno fell from his wheel at the
finish anu vas carried from the track.
lie was taken to the hospital and after
several hours work WAS declared we'll
enough To return home,
A head or collision. resulting i'll ser.
ious injury to several PERSONS, occurred
IN the southern Pacific depot yards at
San Jose Monday evening between AN in
coming passenger train from Niles and
n switching engine. Both engines we're
demolished as was the now signal tower.
Two women and an engineer and fire.
man Of the Niles train were severely in
jured.
Almost all the entire business section
Of the little town OF Culdesac. Idaho,
WIS destroyed by fire early today. The
total loss will probably reach 100000.
The fire started i'll the general merchan.
disc store Of Ed Zumwalt and Ia thought
to be OF incendiary origin. Zumwalt
and family barely escaped alive from the
burning building,
Miss Selma Hardesty, the valedictor-
ian Of the class Of 1904 deserves a great
deal OF credit for the work che has done
during the two years that she has spent
here. What o n before her have been
able to do che has done. When she en-
tered she took up the work Of the junior
and middle class in the II year. At
the end Of the middle year che stood at
the head OF the class.
We should have more men like Cir
cult Attorney Folk OF St. LOUIS who is
quoted M follows: III | am nIade gov
ernor Of st Ionic, the first legislator
who takes a bride will find n message to
the General Assembly demanding his
impeachment. The first rumor OF brib-
cry around Jefferson City will be ans.
wered by nm investigation thorough
and complete, il | have to conduct it
myself. | propose to stamp out bribery
from Legislative halls This is the Folk
programme, and all Missouri knows that
il elected governor, Folk will carry it
out with RELENTLESS energy backed by
brains and experience. The briber's
occupation will be an exceedingly dan.
gerous business under the regime OF
Governor Folk.