Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-06-16
FROM MONDAYS DAILY
Salmagundi.

Ms. L. L. Harris mother arrived
from California Saturday night to visit
III Elko.
Mn. f. f.. Griffin md Misses Annie
and Florence GritTin arrived from San
Jose, California, this morning.
CD Nelson returned from Goldfcld
last night. He reports that camp rather
quiet at present. Mr.. Nelson will leave
Tor Mountain City in the morning,
where he expects to put i'll two or three
mouths.
The Goddess OF Liberty contest seems
to he rather quiet. THIS vote was
counted this afternoon IL Miss Grover
added 200 to her score and las Hunter
increased hers 20. Miss Jennie Williams
OF South Fork received one. The total
vete will be found elsewhere.
Mike Cagncy. the brakeman OH the
&. Il &. who wa charged with assault
with a deadly weapon on Conductor
Schulz at Mound House some days ago,
was last week tried i'll Dayton, after tho
charge had been reduced to simple
assault. and sentenced to serve fifteen
days in the county jail.
Frank Russell who amused himself
last Thursday by breaking doors and
smsshIDg furniture III Chinatown
houses, plead guilty before Judge
IiTnrn tnlau In,a i.,l,n nn..l -.
to pay a fine OF s35 and costs amounting
Sl2.20 or go to Jail. lie rustled up ST..
20 and wal given his liberty.
John Hand, who attempted 10 kill
William Perkins at Olinghouse a few
days ago, appeared before Judge
Bridges at Wadsworth Saturday aud
was bound over to appear before the
grand jury, with bonds fixed at $4,000,
which he was unable to furnish. He IL
charged with assault TO commit murder.
DR.. Edward Johnson Runk, n gradu
alto OF Columbia university, delivered "A
most able and scholarly discourse Mt tho
Presbyterian church last night. 1t WIS
a literary treat to all present. DR.. Runk
il author OF a creditable national epic.
entitled washington, portions OF which
he read to the students Of the public and
high schools this afternoon
Tonopah had two fires last Wcdnes-
day that destroyed considerable prop
crty. Tho first occurred shortly before
noon on tho platform Of tho freight
depot. and WA not o~ytinGuishod until
about IA 1900 worth 81 furniture and
other freight was destroyed. Tho
second iiro destroyed eight carloads OF
hay standing on tho track about hnIt Il
mile from tho Tonopah junction. Roth
fires wero OF unknown origin.
Tho Associated Press dispatches gave
ont The information recently that r mnu
was killed while being initiated INTO a
lodge OF Knighte Of FythiGs i'll Arkau-
sas. The Supreme Chancellor ut once
requested the Grand Chancellor Of that
Grand Domain 70 inveatigato tho mat
ter. In response 10 the request, Grand
Chancellor Maycs reported. ave have
no lodge at thnt place, and thus occurred
with some negroes who were using tho
namo OF tho order"
Tho musicale givon by children Of the
public school Saturday night is said by
those who woro present to DO the best
entertainment Of its kind ever given in
Elko. The children wore drilled TO
perfection and bOhaved like veterans on
the stage. Tho hall WIS packed and
everybody wont away delighted with
| the evenings pleasure. Tho children
sho wod careful and patient work by tho
teachers. Tho writer has Ind some
experience in that line aud he knows
( TINT IL takoa n vast amount OF work and
patience 10 TT 80 much raw material for
n crcdi,ablo performance on the stagc.
This the teachers in charge OF Saturday
evenings entertainment had given the
pupils OF tho public echool. Their
success proved il. There ia somo talk
OF tho entertainment bong repeated.
Saturday evening Fred Hill rode into
town and put up his horse ut Mr.
Thompaon'H livery stable. lie told MIR
Thompson TIM. no had boon eent in by
Chanccy Griswoid 10 telegraph to Cali
tornia Tor ehenrers and naked MIR
Thompson 10 loan him ego to do Tho
t]clcgraph,ng with. Thinking that ht
.... ,l,,,, AZ IriaWplI IA favor. Mr.