Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-12-02
FROM MONDAYS DAILY
Salmagundi.

Regent J. f.. Bray Of Reno Is speniinr
Il few days in town.
Judge Morgan acquitted %Struughtcr
OF the charge 90 stealing coal from the
county.
Congressman Van Duzcr has gouc to
Washington to be on hand at the open.
ing Of congress next Monday.
MB. Chapman liz still cuulincd 10 her
bed. She LII cheerful and in good spirits
and hopes To hc up and around in Il few
days.
". ii. Giiucr. one Of the democrats
who saved the country, is down from
ONeil. lie will spend the winter ia
Salt Lake with his family.
Sheriff Clark has returned from tax
ing Peter Cali 10 the penitentinry.
CALI talked but little ON the trip, but
now and then hc would say: Its ii
very long time
The State Board of CaEvasacrs, con.
s,st,mg of the supreme Judges, will
meet III the Governors Office at CarsOm
on the third Monday III December to
canvass the State rcturns.
Morton Hcnry's preliminary exuminu-
ton ON the charge Of ~dispo-Ing Of liquor
to Indian Pete WIS held Saturday night
aud he was held to await the action OF
ia" u = grand jury. Failing to give u
SJOu bond, Morton wGs committed to the
tender care OF Sheriff Clark.
Ia" trial Of joe Gucnthcr, charged
with stealing whisky and cigars from
the Commercial Hotel bar, occupied the
attention 81 Judge Morgan and Il jury
this afternoon. The jury took two ba.-
lots aud found the defendant guilty,
He will be sentenced at 10 o'clock to-
morrow.
Major Miller says that :axcS are com
ing III very slow this year. At IL O'Clock
this forenoon 35I tax rcccipts had been
issued out OF u total Of $50. There must
be some lively hustlIug among the tax
payers this week or the delinquent list
will he pretty long. Pay up before costs
aud penalties are added To- your account.
All ChHrt2 OF Carson yesterday re-
ccivrd word from Washington that Il
dccIs "u was rendered III his favor liz
the case Of Clark ~. tho Eureka
Bank. He went East some time ago
to present il to tho United States Su
prcnc Cont and Mrs. Clark won the
case. She will recover about $1,000.
Carson News.
Tho WomRn's Guild Of St. Pauls
church. bc., to announce that at s
O'clcI III tho evening OF Wednesday,
Dec. 7tb, at Leonard Hall, an old
fashioned singing school aud u rare col.
lection OF old ballads will be offered to
the public. Reserved seats 7Jcts.. gem
oral udu.ission 5Ocls, on sale at the tclc.
phone office.
James Grant. u tor ncr we'll known
citizen Of Elko, died at Sandstone. Col.
orudo. Saturday. the doccnscd spcmt
pnrt 81 last summcr on North Fork with
his daughter Mn. JONES ~IicCsc, and but
lately returned la hia home in Colorado.
\ large family IL left Ia mndrn his loss.
TO them the IHDrrEHDE%T extends It's
tinccr's st sympathy.
Mrs. BnrncR, M old lady who has re-.
sided near woodforda for n great many
ycnrr, was found dead in Hope Valley
Tuesday. She was last Epcn alive two
weeks ngo when che started on foot 10
a miuc rlc owned ubout fifteen miles
from WoUd(urda to do the assessment
work. Her body wan found under u
trcc, and tho cold weather had kept 1t in
II remarkable state 81 re csrvH,iol.
\ warrant VIVA sworn uut this after
noon agHiugt the partiCa who stole MIR.
GutridEc'a black team aud II horse from
Mr.. George Moody. 1t VIVA placed IN
tho hands Of Constable Mccoy and no
will leave III pursuit 81 the thirvcu ~
enuu aa hc cnn got away. Tho chances
Tor catching thcm are materially less
than they were lhsi frilny, the day
nt,cr the hursCs were alOlcn. Con-
stable Mccoy takcs hold ~ the matter
nj tho request Of GcycrHl prominent
atUCRmCn.