Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-07-13

The cauo on the tirst page.
Charley Brcssemer returned from his
trip TO Idaho yesterday. While away he
attended the Old Folks party in Ogden
and had a pleasant time. lie does not
get around az lively as he used to.
Miss Katie Drown Of South Fork, Miss
Marjorie Wood OF Lamoille and Miss
Anna Burns OF Starr valley are taking
the teachers examination. The former
ID trying for Il grammar grade certificate
and the others tor the primary grade.
MIR. Greenfield and Miss Clara Taber
are keeping tab IN the applicants
The failure Of congress to pass the
Tinman auti.corruption bill is due
mainly to the president. IL he hud
worked for that Important measure as
he did u get s25, 900 out Of the treasury
Tor his own private use in violation OF
the @emolumeut" clause OF the constitu.
ton, We should have had m emf of
corruption in federal elections.
1t lie not Teddy, or congress-. or the gu
preme court Of the United States, but
Judge Ryan OF st. Louis, who has done
the work. for the trusts And it was
done judicially at the instance of a
plumber named Waleh. who invoked u
State statute granting immunity to Gus.
TONERS OF trusts in suits for the pa, ment
Of their account.
Eight men have been arrested in Paris
RR members OF a society formed to
%awindled accident insurance companies.
The men took turns in getting knocked
down and run over by teams i'll the
street aud there were always two or
three members present rs witnesses.
AL have confessed that they have made
ore than sGNr0 apiece in the game.
It's almost az straight" as life insurance.
Frank q. Everitt, who killed NJ. T..
Malone. foreman Of the railroad shops
at Nina on April 18th, has been found
guilty OF murder in the second degree.
As the murder was wholly unprovoked,
Everitt will doubtless get a life sentence
in the penitentiary. His defense was
insanity.
MIR. Brain ia very low today md his
death hae been expected at almost any
moment. He began to sink yesterday
afternoon aud his relatives in Pleasant
valley, were sen for. lie haa been
kept alive by stimulants today, and at
this writing. it ia not thought that he
chm live through the night. His host OF
friends will be saddened to learn that
there is no hope for him.
Miss Stella Mayhugh, one OF Elko's
most highly esteemed young Indies, was
married on the 3rd OF this month at To-
ron.o, Canada, to Mr.. Scott Mccain, a
nephew Of Mr.. Ham McCnin OF Halleck.
The many friends If Mrs. Mccain in FL.
ko we're greatly surprised to near Of her
marriage in FAR away Canada. The Ii.
DESDEsT extends its heartfelt congrat
ulations to Mr.. and MB. Mccain md
wishes them a long, and happy life.
The purchase OF the Reudy ranch and
the proposed deal for the race track
grounds are believed by many to he in
tho interest OF the Southern Pacific or
Western Pacific railway companies
These properties combined arc sufficient
10 provide extensive yard room. 1t
may DO TINT the land il to be used for
residence sites, but in the absence ~
my definite knowledge to this effect, tho
report TINT a railroad terminus il TO he
established there continues to gain Gre
dence.-CarsOn News.
The baseball team returned yesterday
from Ely. They all speak i'll the highest
terms OF their treatment by the Ely
people during their stay in that camp.
Although beaten the 4th by a score Of
% 10 6. they mot their opponents the
noxt day aud beat them by a score OF
IL 10 II. Their trip home was made
long and tiresome by the breaking down
Of the automobile that took them
from Ely 10 Currie's, n station ON tho
new railroad. Notwithstanding THE. all
OF them declare that they had II very
pleasant trip and we're royalty treated
by the Ely people.
One Of the most peculiar features Of
the recent earthquake is the fact that
San Mateo Is twelve feet closer to San
Francisco than Letore the disturbance.
This discovery has been made by men
OF the repair crew OF tho electric road
who have completed the work Of placing
the track in order. Tho shake caused
numerous twists IN tic truck in the vic.
unity 81 San Bruno, and when .hese wore
stfeighteued out, IL was found TINT there
was n eurplusage Of rails amounting to
twelve teol. Tue only conclusion tina,
car DO arrived ut il That tho tor ritory ly.
ing between San Matco aud Sun Fran.
cisco had ehrunk thu, cxtcnt.--Ex.
An exchange contains tho following
Interesting inter nation: "IIe lnrgcst
farm In the world IL owned by Don
Terrazs OF Chihuahua, Mexico. II
comprises 8.00O,O 900 acres and Ito owner
aud omployes arc half II dry crossing
his ee,ntc. lilo owns 1000 horses,
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