Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-07-21
FROI SATURDAYS DAILY.
Salmagundi.

Tho contractor is still fishing for his
irill III the Capitol well.
The Western Pacific surveyors will
l"u?c for Wells tonight.
Gtrhnrr & Sons have begun work ON
Mr.. DaS!ey's new house.
George T.. M~ontandon, a mining man
from Tacoma, Washington. is in town.
II" ~ interested i'll the Cortcz district.
Fng SALE CHEAr.-A iive.room house,
furnished; three lots; has we'll and ont.
building. Enquire at this office.
Sheriff Clark has only ten prisoners
to Look after o " Five IL these are
waiting for the grand jury and the re-
mainder are serving sentences.
Joasph Murphy, who escaped from
Folsom prison last July and who was
arrested III Reno, was hanged at Folsom
yesterday. lie met his fate coo!ly.
Tho First National Bank OF Elko is
bong Ell ,mIncd thoroughly today by
Nl'I"nd Bank Examiner Charles r..
Knight from San Francisco. The
Government makes these examination
twice. 4, year.
W. y. Seymour, n miner employed at
the Wa. on mine ut Eliot Knob. White
Pin" %roInty, fell down the shaft Sunday
morning and sustained injuries from
,pI,gl, "a, .l.l H.. ,.,, -.
powder gag.
Harry Butte was convicted yesterday
"t assault with intent to kill. lie shot
u; nplI9, n gambler, in Reno n tcw
months ago. lie WAS also implicated in
the robbery OF the ticket Office at Reno,
a yovr or 40 ago but was acquitted. He
Will receive his sentence Monday.
William =. Caruthcrs. "a wcatcrn
Pacific engineer, arrived from FL Prso,
rcInB, last night. Mr.. Caruthcrs is II
very pleasant gentleman, but like all
the rcst he do,+ not know anything
about tho route Of the road through
tina section. lie will go tn Wells to.
night to look over the surveys east OF
there.
Rumor has IT that a well known min.
ing mar Of Virginia, while in Reno Inst
week mRde the acquaintance OF two
bunko men aud before leaving them
wW relieved Of al! tho money he had.
500. The mining man borrowed
enough money to return home the fol.
lowing morning. Disliklng nOtoriety
no refused to have tho men who robbed
hun arrested. journal.
The lady managers 81 the Louisiana
PurchRse exposition had 100000 Ia
spend and recently turned back over
SIG GOO To tho exposition company.
This IL another example ~ woman =
capacity for handling affairs and gives
point to Justice Brewers recent dcCln.
ration, There in no reason why n
woman should not he mayor Of some
great city or tho president 81 the
United S,atcs.-
From Chicago To New York between
breakfast and dinner; 100 miles in ten
hours, in what tho future hus in store
for VA in tho way oi rapid transit, nc,
cordIng to Electricity, OF New York
That journal. in dipcusHing the recent
achievements % two railroads which
have put on %trnins. operated eucccRs
fully between tho two cities in twenty
hourB, suggests that they aro only the
beginning Of really imi schedules.
Frank Mitchell, 10 ycars of y
employed IN tho work 81 grading the line
Of tho Tonopnh IL Goldlicld t%Hilrond
met with II ]scrioua and probably fnta
accident Monday afternoon. lie was
tamplng n stick 81 dynamite, when Il
Exploded, terribly decorating his face
Tho upper portion Of hia right chocl
VIVA blown or aud both eyCs badly in
iurrd. II in probable that tho loft cyt
will havo Ia 10 rOmOvcd.-T0nOpRi
Sun.
Mim Stolla y. Pullman daughter o
Mr.. md MH. a. j. Pullman u San JOsc
was married at rctnlumn. California
Wednesday night To- Mr.. Robert q
Post. Tho parents Of tho bride object
cd to tho marriage un account 81 tn
youth u tho parties and they planncr
MI olopemcnt. Nina Pullman quicll
left home and wont to Potnluma
marry tho man OF hor choice. Tho brid
VIVA born and rRiRcd in Elko and no
legion OF fricnds horo wish her happi
no@ aud prosperity.
Evory part Of u camphor tree, owe
to tho l~oavca, contain cnmpllor. III
torcste aro not confined to Formos
nlOnc, but nrn nlso found in Jnpa
proper. With the extension Of the IN