Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-09-07
judgment in the nomination OF D 8
Dickerson for lieutenant governor.

Judgment in the nomination OF d 8.
Oickerson for lieutenant governor.
The czar is said to be troubled with
Insomnia. No doubt a change Of eli.
mate would Immediately relic, him.
Cleveland PLAN Dealer.
The California republicans nominated
Congressman Gillett for governor. lie
beat Governor Pardee over two To n
III the convention, the vote standing
G0lH Tor Gillett t. $685. for Pardee.
The l. j. Winter nantel Co., Jewellers
are pref ared to do:repairlng at the most
reasonable rates at their place OF buei.
ness. Engraving free Of charge on all
articles sold.
The registration books close at G
o'clock tomorrow evening". IL you have
not registered, do SO at once as the
registry agents will not register yon
after o O'Clock tomorrow eEaniug.
The Santa Fe passenger depot at
Needles, California. burned yesterday
and Conductor F.. NJ. Carter and Pris.
ella Basiian. II waitress, pe-ishe d in the
flames. They were asleep in the sta
ton when the fire broke out.
The INDEPENDENT copgraiulates the
republicans in nominating Tour uni.
versity regents. II tue scheme set Oh
foot in the democratic convention had
been followed by the republicans, the
people would have been deprived OF
iuaking a choice Of regents ai the polls.
The commissioners Of Nye. count,
have removed all Of the Tonopah police
force from Office. Ii was stated that
this was fcr the interests OF the town.
The duties Of the police were turned
over to the sheriff. The action arose
from many grave complaints regarding
the conduct OF the police.
MARSHAL Grimmun arrived this morn
ing to attend the preliminary ~e1a:nina.
ton Of G. w. WilliaIns, charged with
disposipg OF liquor tu IN Indian. viii
lame was held to answer before the u.
s. grand jury and failing to give a $500
bond was committed to Jail. The mar
sEal returned on No. ).
In attempting TO jump on II moving
freight train. Hugh Borlund ,an EN- ployee
OF the Reno Power, Light and Water
Company, missed his hold and fell by
the side Of the track. The journal OF
one OF the cars struck him and broke
his back. IIe was picked up aud taken
to Il hospital ID Reno.
Engineer liarlowe Of the Western
Pacific and wife arrived this morning.
In II conversation with the reporter, Mr..
Harlowe sail that the route OF the Wes-
tern Pacific through Nevada was prnc
tically located and everything was pro-
crossing favorahly. He spoke very en-
couragingly Of the prospects, for the
completion of the road. He and Mrs.
Harlowe are on their way t the camp
near Flower Lake.
Tie Boise irrigation congress elected
Governor Chamberlain OF Oregon presi.
dent; John II. Smith, Salt Lake trst
vice president; Col. II. B. Maxsou,
Reno. second vice president; George W.
Harsttaw. Texas, third vice president;
and ID. II. Anderson, Chicago. secretary.
The next session OF the congress will be
held ut Sacramento.
Chairman Cortelyou Ii hanging
around Wall Street II good deal these
days, with frequent visits to Oyster Bay
There is a strong suspicion that he is
making the tariff protected trusts acome
down for the republican campaign fund
like he did the life insurance companies
in the last cam paign. President Roose-
welt will have a chance to deny that the
corporations are subscribing, but he will
not be so positive ns he was in 1904 when
Judge Parker caught him red-hauded.