Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-07-27

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Lutz out OF The Ormsby county Jail.
Luiz wss sent up by Judge Murph Tor
di,obeyinR IN order Of court 70 pay biz
wite's attorney fees, costs u suit and
aimoDy pending q trial Of . divorce
.ult. The supreme court held that
Lutz was Imprisoned for debt. which
u contrary TO Law. I4utz has been in
Jail for about two months.
The Carson News Gays that Governor
Sparkle in answer 10 a direct question a
to whether or not he Wa a candidate for
reelection said. That is u leading and
direct question and l will frankly say
that l don't know. I am going to leave
that with my friends; the matter will be
discussed by the democratic state
committee at my solicitation and after
that I may be able 10 tell you how l
stand. Further than this l don't care
at this time TO make a statement, The
News also eays that Senator Hunter has
ehied his castor into the ring. This is
news TO his Elko friends.
DR.. Gibson, superintendent Of the
asylum, has a lengthy Communication
in the Gazette in which he denies that
the employees Of that institution are
working against him. he says that
condition did exist, but since the recent
changes in the force there has been
noue OF it. DIR. Gibson claims that it is
impossible to prevent escapes unless the
patients are kept under lock and key all
the time. This he says Is inhuman.
Just before the senate voted to yield
TO the demands OF the Standard Oil
company by e~masculating the rate bill
Senator Tillman said: The public is
bamboozled every day, but the hurrth
goes on. The president assures us from
time to time that the crimes Of the Stan
dard Oil company are to be punished,
but when it comes TO a real fight and
when there is Al opportunity TO do eome-
thing he sits dumb
Elsewhere will be found a call tor a
JOINT meeting Of the members of the
fire department and citizens at the
courtroom Saturday night. The object
OF the meeting is TO consider the condi-
ton Of the department and the steps
necessary for its improvement. Every
member Of the active force OF the de-
partment and everyone interested in the
welfare of the town should be at the
meeting. Let US all tnrn out and do
something for the boys that protect
property from fire.
Fairbanks, Cannon, Taft. Shaw, are,
or were, candidates for the republican
nomination for president, bnt the voters
don't take kindly TO any Of them. Fair
banks, Cannon and Shaw are uncon-
promising standpatters and machine
politicians and TAFT seems TO be an I'M
derstudy OF tho president and the
people want some ons that has ideas Of
his own. The only chance for Taft
would he n differing with Roosevelt on
takes the palpahly wrong eide, such as
the Santo Domingo and Panama
scandals.
The story is told by a clergyman oil
North Carolina; San old colored man
stole a pig and after getting home with
the animal knelt to pray before retiring,
His wife heard him praying to the
Lord tn forgive him Tor stealing the
pig. She won't to sleep with Uncle
Eph still praying Later in the nigh
che woke up and saw her husband still
kneelinR in prayer. At daybreak his
s~upplications had not ceased. 'Eph
why don't yon rome to bedf' asked his
wife. Let me lone, 'Riah de mo- ]
tries to 'splain to lie Lord how l come
to steal dat pig de wusser / Cite mixed
Buffalo Commercial.