Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-03-03
FROM SATURDAYS DAILY.
Salmagundi.

Corner bruce left FOR Secret Pass
last night ;o hold an inquest on tho
ematns OF John ~llinksou, who WIS
tmnd dead there yesterday.
The anti %.gambllng bill was defeated
III the assembly yesterday by "A vote
u twenty-thtee to ten. Mcbride was
the only IL OF the Elko delegation
tina! vJtei for il.
The Elk orchestra returned this at
tccnO0n from Wells, where they went 10
furnish music for the X. II +. ball.
They report a splendid time with the
people uf Wells.
MIR. Bryan possibly thought some OF
his thunder WIS turned to Ii shtning
when the Nebraska Legislature resolved
t" bid Theodore Roosevelt g"dspeed
III hiI determined efforts to protect
the pIblic interest against cncroach.
mcnts or ~mouOply.'
The Reno Journal says that f.. =
FarrtuR:en has made his appearance
III Carson III the role OF a lobbyist
aEiIust the Fellow Servant bill which
passed the assembly by a close vote.
He will use his influence to- defeat the
the bill IN the senate.
Harold Grant, son ui Mr.. aud Mrs.
George 'irannt, has run away from his
Innopah home. lie LETT the house
Monday morning I" go down town and
has not bccn heard from since. As he
hal no money his father thinks he is
somewhere around Touopah.
\ hGil liking the offices and salaries
IN ElHo county" Is before the legislature.
What the bill ia the writer ducs not
know. As soon as Il copy Of it is receiv-
ell it will appear in these columns. IL
may DO harmless and it may ask Tor an
an increase Of s~aIRrirs all along the line.
There wac large crowd Of youngsters
at X. OF =. Hall last night to enjoy the
dance given them 10y the Eatbbone Sis
tiers. The childfrn held the iipor until
after II o'clock, when refreshments
were served tai all present. The chill.
Wv --N WIN 4'iAi' NV var ''s'AIi Nv
took the iIoor aud danced until > o'clock
this morning. Mr.. Womack and con
furnished the music.
Edward Ray, Of North Curolinu,
totally blind and very poor Is making
heroic efforts tO secure Il ma S,cr's de-
gree from Harvard university. After
completing "A Tour year course in the
Uniycrsity ~ North Carolina, outstrip.
ping all his class nntcs, hr spent a
year IN tutor. 1t il with the money
carnod in this way that hr ~ cnhcavOr-
'ng to win his way ut Harvard. His
chief difficulty is the use Of the tcNt
books prescribed Tor his courers. lie
has not enough money I" have them
transcribed into the raised alphabet.
20 he has to hire a student To read tn
h~im.-Kansas City Journul.
After conf lerablo ncsotia.ug Guy
Vernon yesterday eold a Piano Ia
Attorney Williams tina. belonged to
A.. Puccinclli. Lust evening he took
two notea. n Tor $40 and tho other
Tor sl01. to Puccinclll %purporimg Ia
TO signed by Williams. aud tried Ia
cash them. A note for so Rigued by
Williams he cnshcd at the Eureka
County Bank. Puccinclli kept the
two notes Vernon attempted to cash
and huntc! up Mr.. williams who
pronounced them clmmsy forgorics.
PuCcinelli then swore to a complaint
charging Vernon with rmbczz'ing tho
tho piano. Fearing detection. Vernon
skipped out last night and was arrest.
cd Mt Dccth on tho arrival Of a trnin.
Deputy Constable Miller went after
him this morning aud brought him
back on No. 8. Vernon VIVA lodged
IN Jail to await the return OF Judge
Bruce when hc will hnve his preliminary
examination.