Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-06-22

in grand style, Those In charge have
posters distributed through the county
which chow 8 spelendid program.
Watch for their ad.
The skeltons found in a cave at
Esan. White Pine county. are thought
TO be tho,e Of a man and woman who
mysterious1y disappeared in that vicin.
ity in 1871.
Burro ID tho name OF n new camp 10
miles northeast Of Austin. Several
promising discovei les Of gold have Ueen
found there recently.
Gardnerville is talking OF forming a
vigilance committee to rid the town OF
worthless characters who persist in
selling whisky to Indians.
sunny jim ia the name Of a new
mining camp near the California line in
Esmeralda county. Some good pros
poets are said to have been discovered
theT.
"A New York paper has found a law
yer who tells a story of being called
upon 10y a Kansas farmer 10 bring a suit
for damages agniD 1t a railroad com pany
because his Oil brintle COW had been
run over during the night. On ques.
tioninR him the lawyer could not. find a
single peg upon which he could leeifi.
mately bang a case. We'll" he said,
. kinder thong hi, We could fetch it ON
tile sign bein' downi!a They want no
ejgn. Look Out Tor the Cars So /
thought, nebbe. yee could git'em ON
that"
W. T. Smith departed Tor the east this
morning. & Gsf
Robert S Kagpe and Adolph Fink are
in from Bullion.
Misses Anna and Della Jamison are in
FROM Lsnoille valley.
This being juno 2lst is the longest
day in the year-pretty hot too.
james Merritt is al smiles today.
The cause will be found. elsewhere.
Mrs. Enroll Taber and soon left for
Starr Valley this morning on n visit to
relRtiyes.
Mrs. NJ. j. Campbell and daughter
Leah are VISITING Mrs. Geo. Hunter on
the ranch west of Elko.
Mrs. Raney and daughter, after visit
inR i'll Elko for some time left for their
home in Ogden this mornms.
j. W. Thompson Of the Elephant
Stables made a trip to Shelton yes
terday.
Miss Maggie Robinson who has been
visiting Der sister Mrs. VIM. Bell, OF
Santa Rosa, returned home thus
morning.
Constable Wore gave a barber. who
has been n nuisance around town for
some time. a tic pass this morning. lie
surely needed it..
Governor Sparks has issued to Sheriff
Mcmahon Of Eye county, papers ex
traditine one Dobbins, who Is under
arrest in Sacramento for forgeries nj.
eyed to have been committed in Tone.
pah.
A man pamed Clock, OF Garduerville,
was caught last week committing rape
on HE lG.year.old daughter. Tho girl
refuses to testify against her father and
there seems to be no way for the law t.
reach him. a good hemp rope properly
adjusted just under his ears would no
doubt break him OF such tricks.
Astronomer f. Nj. Folk, of San Jose,
Calf, who has been giving the people
Of Elko a treat On viewing the planets
and stare through his w%ounderful teles
cope will only remain with US a day OF
so. Now is Il chance for Elko people
to get a good view Of all the heavenly
stars.
At the meeting Of the Grand l. dye
oi Odd FolIows ut Tonopah yesterday
the following officers were elected:
y. II. Whitacrr, grand master; A. l.
Shaw, deputy grand master; j. j.
Owens, grand warden; William Suther-
land, grand secretary; g. Novacovich.
grand treasurer; G. N~ovacovich, grand
representative.
Little Mary was taken to n colored
church for the frat time, and was so
filled with terror when the @brudders"
md sisters got religion she had to be
taken ont weeping. When her mamma
tried to comfort her she said with a
sol: "Ot, mamma, / am 80 frightened
that when | get religion it will he col.
ored."
An official OF q railway once got leave
to get married and was given n puss
over the road. On bic way back he gave
the ticket collector his marriage %cettili.
cato instead OF The pass. The hitter
studied it carefully Tor a few minutes,
and then said: "My man, you have 20,
a ticket Tor a long. wearisOmo jonruey,
but not on this railway
A San Francisco dispatch Gays tina,
H. W. Hosmer, who says tint he repre-
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