Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-06-23
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY.
Salmaqundi.

Sam Jones returned from Goldiicld
booming.
Judge Willis got il from Mountain
City last evening. He will remain III
town several days.
Only 22 votes were cast yesterday in
the Goddess OF Liberty contest. or
these Miss Hunter received 20 and Mary
Martin >. There will be a bigger vote
counted tonight. Turn and SEQ
them counted. The band will he out
again.
Reno physicians Saturday performed
an autopsy on the head OF +. Is. Goudy
whose body was found III Il field near
81 arks last Sun lhy. a 32-calibre
bullet was discovered, but nothing
further found which would throw any
light Oh the murder.
Work on the Carson and Colorado cut.
oil has been temporarily suspended
owing to trouble with the Walker Lake
Indians. The cut OIL Id over land
granted 10 the Indians by the govero-
ment and they want pay Tor it. The
matter will probably be settled in the
courts.
Representatives. OF the university Of
California have found skeletons Of
several gigantic reptiles in the limestone
depoeits Of Humboldt county. One
specimen ID twenty-nine iect ! IL length
and when packed filed fifty seven
boxes. The find was made III American
canyon.
As there was but few members OF the
Fourth OF July committees out last
night no meeting was held. Tho writer
was ono OF tho ubsentees and he pleads
iorgettullness. Those present adjourned
to meet at the courtroom at $ o'clock
Friday night. Don't forget it w the
writer did last night.
Herbert Badt and Frank Norton
hospital on No. 3 today, Those at the
train when poor Fred WIS taken from
the express car hbd put into tho wagon
that took him to the hospital could
hardly suppress their tears. While
everybody hopes he may reoover, it il
very doubtful il he leaves tho hospital
alive.
4 number OF the fire boys met at
Attorney llenderson's Office last night
aud talked over the prizS race on the
Fourth Oi July. Tho details Of the race
were left to Foreman Hunt and Fore.
man Tabcr 10 work out. As each OF the
companies ~ determined to have the
cup, the race in suro 10 10 n feature Of
the celebration. When tho details are
settled they will bc published.
Mias Belle Archibald was elected
queen OF the Reno carnival receiving
5i72 votes to 5Il0 Tor Mics Delonchnnt
hor nearest competitor. The Rene
queen may 10 the pick Of Rsno''
beauties, but che will not compare will
Elko's goddess in that si00 dress
Boys, 10 you want your girl to win TIM
'iress, get your votes in before T:3'
Thursdny evcring. Tho tight is no
won yet by a long ways.
Tho anonymous letter received by Mr.
Mauk yesterday afternoon was the sub
joci Of u good deal OF comment after TIT
paper appeared last evening. Sine,
thcn wo haye learned that several letter
Of similar kind have been sent through
the postorico to n number ~ our citizen
who havo paid no attention to them
Anyone. male or female, bGso enough L
do that kind OF work deserved and shoul'
receive soycro puniehmont.
THO first westward trip on an Is
hours bnsls WA made yesterday by tin
Twentieth Century Limited train Owe
tho Lake Shore railroad. Tho train
vRs duo nj Chicago from Now York n
$40 4. IN, md reached ito destination
five minutes ahead OF time. Outeid'
OF tho stops the train occupied seven
tcon hours and nino minutes. 1h'
average running time for tho entire
distance was 53I miIcs an hour.
Tho state woll reached tho hundred