Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-07-06
FROM MONDAYS DAILY
Salma1undi.
Is Il warm enough for you todayY

MIR. Smiih returned last night from
tile East. He left hs sister improving,
The commissioners met this MOI ning
to lock after the county's affairs. a full
board is present.
From now ON you eau travel over the
Southern Pacific lines III this State for
four cents u mile. This il II good way
for the company to populnuz. its road.
Irwin Mcdowell returned Saturday
night fro II Boston, where he tnok Il
course i'll music mt the Conservatory.
The young mans many irieuds are glad
TO see him home again.
Mn. Walsh, who disappeared from
the tram between Wells and Oeeth
Thursday night, has not becn found.
Chief Clerk Driscoll Of the insane
asylune has gone in search o. her.
Commissioners Clark and Lytton re-.
turned yesterday from Secret Pass,
where they had been to inspect a new
grade up the hill. The work was done
by Nose Anderson and was found to be
first class.
Indians from every part OF the country
are gathering at DeetL for the big ian.
dango on tho Fourth. They are travel.
ing on foot, on horseback, in wagons
and any old way to got there. They
have camping outfits with them aud are
prepared to stay until the fun IL over.
Mr.. Morris, vino has charge Of the
placer nine at Aura, phoned Mr.
Owens this morning that rich gold
strikes we're being made around TINT
camp. Who knows but what the next
big mining boom will be III northern
ElSo county?
Tho Tonopuh & Goldlield railroad
company has reduced the fare over It's
line from 10 to 8 cents. The fare over
thus road has been outrageous and is
now at tile reduced rate. This
road has already paid for itself Sc vcral
times over and will continue to do So nj
3 cents a mile.
Judge lIawley. in himself. can pass
almost every notabl. case III Nevada
court practice before his mental eyc.
tie has adjudicated most Of them, and
has beep reversed but once in his
tenure Of the bench. This record can
not be cqualled by any %iurist, incum.
bent. or ed.-Carson News.
The board OF examiners counted the
money in the State treasury Saturday
and found $4,000 in cash and nearly
two million dollars in bonds. This is
has been in the safe Mt one time for
years and there are three more counties
TO hear from on tax settlements. The
says it looks as il the Stnto
have to buy another sare in which
to keep its cash.
The newly organized Tonopnh Mine
Association has liked the
scale OF wages for miners Mt 81 and
machine men ht $3.50. Muckcrs, ore
s%orters, top carmen, blacksmith helpers
and surface labOrers arc also fixed at
81. Timbcrmcn and shaft miners are
to receive $3.50. Carpenters will re.
$3.50, and hlncksniths, engineers.
tool.sharpeners, electricians and mnchin
will be paid 81. Surface hands will
nina hours. Tho new scale goes
effect August lsi.
There are fifty murdercrs confined
the Kansas p~cnitentiary awaiting
EXECUTION. They were all found guilty
at vari Jus time by juries and sentenced
TO die. But under tho Kansas 81 al ute
no murderer may be executed, no mat
Ter how hoinous in the %ofTense, unless
the Governor signs tho death warrant.
Governor in very recent years l:as
been willing to take this action. The
is thnt murderers have been
accommodating in tba prison. They are
likely TO keep ON accommodating. too, il
Governor lIoch, wno has been renomin.
gted by the republican convention, il
reelected. lloch hRs openly declared
that he will not order my executions.
John BclIinR who WAC cent from here
to the Story county jail Tor selling
whiskey to Indians nude his escape
from TINT instit utiOn last Thursday.
lilo WINS employed as q irusty and was
allowed the freedom OF the Jail yard.
lie was o u missed aud Sheriff Quirk
md Chief Nevin started in pursuit and
caught him near the tivCmile house on
the Goiger grade. llc was taken back
to his old quarters in the Jail. Bcoide
losing all his privileges, no may be
sont t. the p~cnitentiary Tor Breaking
Jail. l}el6ing WA arrested Inst winter
by Deputy Sheriff. ilarbin who caught
him in tho act Of passing u bottle Of
whiskey to nm Indian.
DIR. Stubhs received word Sat
TINT the appropriation Of $4,000 for
original research nj the experiment
station had become available aud must
be used before july lat. Ilc got busy
mt ouce and invested tho $4,000 in sup.
plies for the station ns followe: For
chemicals, 81 900; Tor the horticultural
de pnrtmpDt, $1,000: for uuimnl hu.-