Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-03
FROM FRIDAYS DAILY
Salmaqundi.

noble.
Mr.. and Mrs. GutridGe returned from
Pnso Robles last night. jim lookes as
il the trip had lone him good.
In Indiana the republican newspapers
nre afraid to jump on the ice trust for
feat it will reflect on refrigerator Fair
banks.
DR.. &. +. Wilson has returned and is
ready for business Mt his office in the
Pratt reeidence.
+. a. Gage. son of Lyman j. Gage
cx-secre,ary of the treasury, committed
suicide in Seattle yesterday by shooting
himself. The only cause that can be
Unsigned for the act is that he was
temporarily insane from drink.
Fred l.. Mason. former superintendent
OF the Fraction mine, committed suicide
Thursday by drinking carbolic acid,
while walking down the main street OF
Golotield. Death wns instantaneous. He
had been drinking heavily Tor a week.
Tie L. j. Winter nanre Co., Jewellers
are prepared to do repairing at the most
reasonable rates at their place OF bust
ness. Engraving free OF charge on all
articles sold. =
Mrs. w. =. Gibson arrived this morn.
ing from Reno. She is OH her way to
Join her husband Mt ST. Anthony, Idaho,
aud stopped over to visit her EIko
friends. She will resume her journey
tomorrow morning.
Aubrey Henderson is here from
Tonopah visiting his brothers Hayden
and Carol. He made this Office a very
pleasant call this forenoon. He speaks
enthusiastically of the prospects OF the
son :hern mining campo.
George uymers, son OF Commissioner
Hymers Of Reno, died early yesterday
morning. lie had been sick several
daye, but his death was unexpected. He
was a native OF Washos City and was
] forty years OF age.
The Borax Smith road is being grad
cd in Amaragosa canyon, in Death
Valley, and there are 200 men ut work.
II thermometer is from 100 to 12j in
the shade in open spots where shade
can DO found and the Beatty Buufrog
Miner refers to this as grading in Hadcs.
Farmers and or%cbardists throughout
the 10 states comprising the irrigated
area arc making great preparations toi
the exposition OF irrigated products, to
be held ut Boise during the session OF
the Fourteenth National Irrigation con-
gress, September Sd to 8 b.. Exhibitors
to the number Of 20O have engaged epace
for their exhibits, and a spirited contest
will be engaged in for the valuable
prizes To be awarded.
Every property holder of Elko and
every fire fighter in the town should
attend the meeting ut the courtroom at
S:3) tonight. The objects Of the meet
ing are to de Siso means 10 equip the fire
department and to elect officers 10 serve
until their successors are elected. These
should bring ont every citizen interested
IN the protection Of the town from fire.
Turn out and do your part in this work.
a bloody ARRAY occurred Tuesday
night at the camp OF the Greok employees
OF the Virginia & Truckee railway. 1t
appears that one OF the railroad employ.
CO had bcen acting strangely, and was
suspected by his companions OF having
gono insane and TO have become n dan
gerous character. They promptly
settled his case by pursuing him around
the camp armed with knives and sticks
Of wood. The alleged insane man was
terribly beaten and stabbed by his
copat riots --Enterprise.
The judicial oa'h in the Isle Of Man
is so quaint as to deserve printing. u
runs thus: "By this DO ,t and the holy
contents thereof, and by the wonderful
works TINT GOO hath miraculously
earth beneath in six days md seven
nighis, | do swear that | will, withon
respect Of favor or friendship, love o.
gain, consaDguinity or affinity, envy or
malice, execute the laws Of THE isIc
Justly between our sovereign lord tile
king and his subjects within this islc
b6twixt purity and party, as indifretenily
as the herring's backbone doth lilo III the
midst Of the tieli
g. w. Callahan, tho wool buyer, came
up from Battle Mountain this morning
iic Guys II was reported there yesterday
that Dw,er who killed Williams At Aus
tin. was after Deputy Sheriff Oliver
"hen no did the shooting. Dryer WINS
mnkinQ trouble in n saloon and Oliver
went III Ia duell IL. Dryer got very
mean and Oliver drew lns pistol on him
mud nIndc him be good.
The Eureka Sentinel OF tho .8:lI O
last month ia p~roiusely illustrated will
scenes around Eureka. Tho Richmond
Eureka mining company owns 2Oo acres
on Ruby Hill, besides smelter and
tunnel eites and water rights. Both tic
Eureka Con, and tho Richmond I'm On /