Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-09-21

thoroughly acquainted With the needle oil
Nevada aud will represent all Of her i,
terests. He is a thorough democrat and
as such is opposed TO the policies OF the
republican party as enunciated in its
platforms. Every democrat aud every
independent voter should east their bal
lots for him On the 9Th OF November.
The Elyites are making big prepare.
lions for the celebration Of Railroad
Day. The train from Cobre Will arrive
in Ely at IL O'Clock and the visitors
will be welcomed BY II. A. Comius
after which the last spike will be driven.
AT the conclusion Of this ceremony the
people will be invited to n barbecue
After all have satisfied their appetite,
speechmakinR will be in order. The
list OF speakers includes many Of the
leading men ct tine State and the hot
air that will be let loose is liable TO
sweep White Pine county off the map.
Everything possible Is being donc to
make the celebration u grand success.
While James Cain, Stewart Denham
and Roy Sprngue were enjoying a days
sport hunting quail, four miles above
Aurora last Wednesday, Sprague acct
dentially shot DenLam with a shotgun
Tho party Of three had separated in
their quest for game, aud az Denham
rose to fire at IA covey OF quail winch
happened TO be near him, he received
he contents OF a shell on the right
side of the body from his head down to
his thigh. Sprague was a distance Of
10 yards from Denbam when he fired.
The shot hit Denham in Il CHANGING
manner, which no doubt saved his life.
Mr.. Denham was taken to Bodie. and
aside from a little soreness, is getting
alon ! nicely.-Enterprise.
When Penrose reports to President
Roosevelt that athe machine" will win in
Pennsylvania he is delighted. When
Parsons tells the president that @the
Teformers" will win in New York he is
de lighted. Now the JIaFollette re.
FORMERS are de ieated in Wisconsin the
president will probably tell Senator
Spooner how glad he is the railroads
have cleaned out the reform crowd, II
the Dick machine wins in Ohio the
president, we are told, will rejoice. The
general trend Of President Roosevelt
would therefore seem to be to favor the
upper dog in the fight and see that the
Roosevelt pants are not torn in the
fray.
The Carson News in writing OF James
r. Mitchell. republican candidate for
governor never fails to impress upon III
renders that MIR. Mitchell is n 3bil
hearted, strong iawed mining man." 4
big heart and a strong jaw are all right
but a governor OF Nevada needs more
brains than either. II a big heart and
strong law are all the qualifications Mr.
Mitchell has, and they seem to be all
the News las yet found in him, he is
not OF the right material out of which
to mako a governor OF Nevada. The
people want a man with more brainl
and less law, and John Sparks is thu
man.
Prof. Fransden returned this forenoon
from investigating the disease amons
the horses OF South Fork and Mount
valley. He visited both valleys anc
learned all he could about the natur,
OF the disease, but is unable to tel
exactly what it is or how to treat il
without doing considerable laborator,
work. AS soon us he can do his work
he will make his conclusions known
through the INDEPENDENT. He is o
the opinion, however, that the late colo
snap has checked the spread OF the
disease for this year. He returned tc
Reno on No. 3 this after u