Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-02-16

who are going into that canp.
Chillion Bowen, tho convicted muir
dcrer OF W. ". Stephenson, has beer
sentenced to San Quentin Tor life.
Judge Fitzgerald arnyei from CarsoI
Satur lny night and stall remains il
town. lie Is here ON Masonic buliUcss
Excerpts from The Prince of Pilsen,'
Babes in Toylund" and The Yankee
Consul viii he given Saturday night al
Leonard Hall.
An exchange piousIy and truthtuliy
remarks: "a man full OF bimGclf liz rs
disagrecable as a man full OF WHISKY
both ought to be canueu.-
Before saying anything about your
neigbbors, ask yourself, lis it kind?
L. 1t true? IL il necessary" BY the
time you have answered these questions,
the occasion for making your remark
will have passed and you will cay moth
ing,
The commissioners OF Eureka county
have fixed the tax rate for State and
county purposes ut s2.2!1a on the 800
on all property outside OF he town Of
Eureka. Inside Of the town limits the
rate in - 1915 This a reduction al %
cents from the rate last year.
The Sentinel says tie charge, on
which WIN. Whalen was arrested, is
obtaining money under false prctenses
by selling stock Of the United States
Mining and Smelling Company Of
Alpha, Eureka county, OF which Whalcn
ID president. Whalen is one OF the
slickest rascsls in the State.
A rutnor, based on reliable authority
IL thu the Nevada Central railroad,
RUNNING from Battle Mountain to Aus.
tin has passed into hands OF the West
ern Pacific and that work will soon be
started to change the present narrow
gauge track to standard gauge and ex-
END the line through the camps ui
Southern Nevada, taking in Manhattan,
Tonopuh, Goldtield, Ida and BuIlfrog.
den are already i'll the field making the
preliminary suryey.-Austin Roveille,
Sheriff Clark will leave TOR Fallon
to bring back Tread we'll. the thug who
boat and robbed Tom Henry "a few
weeks before he was murdered. 4 young
man named Alhncn Of Starr Valley and
Trcadwcll were accused OF the crime.
Aldrich was arrested and held to appear
before the grand jury, but Tread veil
eluded the officers. The grand jury
failed to Indict AlGrich but found true
bill against Trend we'll. Tho officers
here were enabled to locate Treadwell
at Fallon by an articl" III the Fallun
Herald, which gave an account OF Tread.
well being sent to Jail for twenty days
FOR stealing Il watch. Sheriff Clark
communicated with the FaIlon officers
and received pictures Of Trcadwcll and
a good description OF him. His twenty
daye' sentence ii about up and Sheriff
Clark will bring him to Elko to be
tried for the Henry robbery.
Acting Governor Miller has signed
requisition papers empowering Deputy
Sheriff Spnlding OF Esmeralda county
TO bring back to Hawthorne, j. T. Dunn.
who was arrested in San Francisco Tor
obtaining money by false pretensos at
Goldlcld.
The car OF Russia owns n map Of
France made out OF precious stones.
Parm is represented by a huge dia.
monG, bordeaux by nm opal. MarscilIcs
b. an emerald, and 30 on. Tho entire
collection Of stoncs in the Kremlin rep.
~resents more than eco, 200 ,OO0.
Tho Chinese government, according
to German papers, has just granted it4
the inventor OF which il an %inhRhitant
Of Marking, tho old capital Of tho Chin.
Gee empire, who calls his lamp the bright
moonlight and assorts that it il inr
superior to foreign glow lights that
hitherto have beer sold at Shanghai md
other Chinese citics.
Bert Kruger quit work ycstcrdny Mt
Alfred Brucc's and came to town with n
10 George Bruce in his ~ynlise. lie waP
arrested on a charge Of petit larceny
and this afternoon hc plead guilty.
Judge Bruce WINS lenieDt with him and
gave him the privilege Of paying go in.
10 the county Treasury or boarding 10
days ut the expense OF the county. lie
took the latter.
A representative in Congress from tho
Wcet tells Of mn amusing request which
no received from ono OF his constituents.
"Dcar General tho letter said, "ior u
long time you have tailed to send inc
inc any bound volumes containing
oulogics Of dead mcmbers Of tho House.
IL convenient, please remember me in
this respect, thoro IN nothing TINT
enjoy moro thnn reading obituariee
OF doad Congressman" - iIarpcr's
Weekly.
A curious phenomenon In reported in
tho columns OF n geographical pubEca.
. ton. II rs a large p~romon,ory III the
Aegean Goa, known IA Ilayon IIo;oo,
winch oxtcnds 5000 feet above tho loycl
OF tho water. As tho gun ewipve
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