Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-10-26

surrendered himself to the U. S. mar.
shai ut st. Louis yesterday. He is now
serving his sentence. II u few OF the
trust magnates were behind the bars
with him, the grcat mass OF the
American people would have n better
show to make a decent living.
Frank II. Winter is one OF the solid,
enterprising men OF Elko county. He
is thoroughly awake to the needs Of the
county and state i'll the way Of leisla-
tion and will make a valuable member
Of the next assembly. He is indepen-
dent and knows no boss aud is not ham.
pered by corporation or other vicious III.
%fluences. lie is just the man to repre-
sent Elko county in the next assembly.
Give him your support on election day.
This morning as Ray Wratliers was
returning III his home III Starr valley
from the Deet!i dance. one " lie tugs
unlocked rs i" was CGInp down a hill
md his team ran away Sir. Weathers
was thrown ont OF the buggy at the
start, tut his sisters Miss Ollie and
Miss Esther stuck to the buggy for u
hundred yards or more when it upset.
The young ladies were sliaken up con
siderably, but neither was seriously
injured. Tho buggy was completely
wrecked.
Two big stOrfs in It handsome cage
arrived at New York Sunday on the
steamship from hamburg, addressed to
Tho"f"-" !:ycs, welt, Washington. I. IS.
y. just wl.o ssut the stOrks no ono
knows. though il WAS said .hey came
from a Berlin firm, an i, wns barely
possible they were intended for Il
relative ni the president. On a pleas
ant day the cage was placed IN the boat
deck, and while there one day ON one
piDucd 81 IT = card on winch was writ.
ten: ladies, ""v"r"-iL. birds are
dRnEcrnus." Another EumUrisi al ied:
storks should b. ntH rs, cal to William
Loeb at -" Nlrr" Huusc.r Tho birds
will he cent I w~ushu.pton.
Iii" merchants III Denver have tiled II
com plniri against the railroad- entering
that city with TIC Interstate commerce
corTmissI IA. they alicgc ,lgt the rail
roads charge more Tor frciph, deli ycrcd
At Denver and other Colorado points
than 10 they for freight delivered at Salt
Lake. IL the Denver merchants ure
successful; th" merchants and business
men uf Elko should Tile "A similar com
plant against the Southern Pacific for
charging more for freight delivered
here than it does for the same frcig hit
delivered at Sacramento. Something
should he done to stop this robbery
OF the people Of Ncvadn.
On Saturday wo published "a COM
muuicntiou from committee uf
teachers having III charge the collection
Of IA fund from tlIe children Of Nevada
tn assist III rebuilding the schools OF
cause and th" INDEPENDENT is dceirous
OF ns sisiing in the work. II, therefore,
offers +" Principal Anderson and
teachers and to Principal Mcwhinucy
and teachers a reasonable mount Of it,
epace, free Of charge for any programs
thcy NAV prepare or for nry other
notices copy for which is brought To
the office. This offer Is made IN the
hope Tint i, Inn assist III getting To-;
gethcr - substantial contribution fron
the children Of EiSJ county.
Blaine Hanson. sou Of u farmer living
on the Wheeler ranch on the road lead.
my from Reno t0 Virginia City, was
drowned i'll the Wheeler reservoir Sun
day morning. lie and his brother ana
cousin went to tie reservoir tn hun,
ducHs and Blaine not having n gun took
u canvas boat and rowed to tho center
OF tic reservoir to scare the ducks to.
ward the shore, where The Others could
shoot them. they had tired a few shots
when they heard blaine scream and
were Mortified la see him IN the water.
They called to- him to grusp the boat
anC hang on until they could reach him,
hnt he let 90 and strucI; out for the
shore. He took but n few strokes and
suddenly disappeared from sight. Tho
alarm was quickly given and efforts
were nude to tiud the body, but at last
accounts they had not been successful.
Tho hoy was fifteen years Of aye.
Cards %anmnunc .ug tho ca pdidacy at
IL L. ~ilaTdesty fur the short term c0n.
miRsioncrship are beng circulntcd
around town. As Mir. iiardcRIy is n
candidate for the luug term commissions.
cTslip and his name So apprnra on the
ballot, no Que can vote for him for the
short term. The caiha may muddle
rome voters to the irjn'y Of Commits.
sinner b,iion as they may tlrnk frnm
the cards Ina, they can vote for both
linrdesty and Lytton az tlia, they ran
vote tt llarlpsty and not ho voting
against Lyit"n. Mr.. Byi'"n and MIR.
linrdcsty are candidates for long term
cOmmissinurr aud II VOC for unp 10 II
vote against The ether. ilr printer
made "A mistake III puttfpy Hahot term