Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-09-29
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY
Salmaqundi.

i'Cpu'S "uT-uul otcTn leit LOT NaTsOn
on No 3.
ttc,.u. the escaped convict, was still at
liberty ut latest accounts.
DIR. Pope arrived from Battle Noun
tain this morning and returned on No. 3.
One hundred and ninety patients are
being treated ut the Reno insane
asylum.
Judge Brown will leave for Lincoln
county tomorrow night to hold Il term
Of court.
Mr.. Booher will leave for Reno tonight
to attend n meeting OF the regents. lie
will return Sunday.
licno's city council has pus'sd a rcso-
luton prohibiting the police force from
drinking liquor while on duty.
Reno started n movement to pur.
chase the privileges. rights and interests
Of the Hunter Creek Water
Tho Elmcralda county grand jury
convened at Hawthorne Monday and
will have a busy session, as forty felony
cases will he submitted.
Miss Asenath Williams, a cousin OF
District Attorney Williams, arrived
from Carson this morning. She will
teach the Bullion school.
The Elko orchestra will give another
ball on Wednesday night, October llth.
The orchestra knows how to entertain
and all who patronizo them are sure to
nave an excellent time. See the az.
Tho equinoctial storm began this
morning. II has raincd steadily all day
with occasional flakes II snow. The
storm will fteshen up the late feed, lay
the dust aud do "a vast amount OF good
George Stlepovich has been commit.
ted to the insane asylum from Virginia
City. He is nm Austrian, % year OF
age, and has been three years i'll this
country. Home sickness has sed his
trouble.
Sheriff Logan had n desperate battle
VA AN' hhS "l lOI;OpGI IIlNldN
night. He knocked ono of the thug.
down five times with his revolver. but he
escaped. The other man was captured
ufter ii chase to Goldtield.
Deputy Marshal Stern returned from
Decth last night with the witnesses IL
the case of the U. 5. vs.. Brackenbnry
Tho examination was held early this
morning so that tho witnesses could re,
turn to Dceth. The case was taken
under Amusement.
Would it not be a wise thing for the
business men OF Elko to fol- m an organ
iZatIon similar to that of the business
men OF Carson? Propositions are sure
to come up within the ne1t year in which
the people should act rs a unit. Any
proposition for the welfare OF tho towr
can he handled better by the citizen.
acting as mn organization than it can 10y
acting individually. Lot us get ready
for the good times coming
The first shovel full OF dirt was
thrown OH the grade OF the Virginia \
Truckce extension to GardnCrvillr yes
tcrday. Tho WORK was started three
and Il hall miles from Carson City anC
the graders will work both ways. 1t i.
expected that the grade will reacl
Carson il. about two weeks aud then III.
laying Of rails for the new line VIII I3ni
mcncc. aud thni thn rnnd viii ruie,
I Gardncryille on the first day OF mex,
JHT"2:.'.
In attempting to freeze out The Vir
ginia Il Truckee railroad, the Oregon
Short Line, which owns the IIazen cut.
oil, and The Nevada aud California lines
in interfering with the mail md express
service to the great Inconvenience OF the
people and tho Carson business men
intend to appeal to the postal authorities
to- have the trouble rcmcdied. Reno
and TOnopah business men will be
urged to assist in presenting tho matter
to the government authorities and af
these two places are also suffering from
the present mail service they will pro.
badly join with Carson in tho matter
Gazette.
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