Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-07-06
Of Keeping her late.

of Keeping her late.
Mr.. Shirley ia getting his saloon
hxtures in place aud viii be reudy Tor
business ON Saturday. Everything
from building to fixtures will be new
and he will have one Of the cosiest places
in town.
DIR. Arthur Hood returned from the
east Tuesday afternoon.
Tho salaries OF the postmasters at
Tonopah, Lovelock, Austin, Carson,
Elko and Eureka hare been raised 800
per year. The salary OF the postmaster
at Goldiield will be Increased from S24OO
to s2Soo beginning July l, aud the offices
mt Wells and Wadsworth la 70 hocn
elevated from tho fourth-clnss to the
Presidential class. The incrrlees are
the best evidence Of tho prosperity now
being enjoyed by the State.
The noisy people all went II of town
yesterday and consequently the day
passed very quietly. Now md then the
noise Of a fire cracker or bomb was
heard, bnt these did not disturb the
peace and good order Of the town.
There was considerable hilari'y III the
early part OF last night and this and the
intense heat kept a few people awake.
Those who went out OF town repo:t lots
Of pleasure driving back and forth
through the heat aud dust.
County Recorder II. DeIterich OF
Ormsby county is short in his accounts
and the commissioners have forced him
TO resign. They found II Discrepancy be.
tween his books and those Of tile district
attorney and treasurer. An investiga.
ton followed IL nm apparent shortage
was found in Deiterich's books. lie made
up this shortage and the commissioners
then asked for his resignation. The
amount of the shortage is not stated.
John Ellis was appointed recorder by
the commissioners.
Two cOnvicts had II fight III the
dlninR-room Of the prison Tuesday
morning. 4 Mexican manned Benito
and IA negro named Gordon hn.i cherish
ed a grudge of long standing and Tues
day morning Ben ito swatted Gordon
over the heard with a club, inhictme a
bad scalp wound. The blow dazed
Gordon but he grabbed a vinegar bottle
and struck Benito on the head with it.
The bottle broke and Gordon used it
us a saw to sever Benito's jugular vein.
The..gIards rushed in and separated the
men before Gordon had done his work.
Bcnito bled freely and medical assist
ance WAS summoned.
About 10 o'clock this forenoon DR..
Hood was notified that the re was a very
sick man ly wing in the %eagebrush in the
field nearly opposite where the old
pum phOuse used to stand. lie notified
Deputy Constable Miller who went to
the man and tool him to the county
hospital, where he died AT half past one
THE afternoon. 4 colored man was with
the man when Mr.. Miller found him and
he said the man had taken poison. 4
piece OF paper was found in his pockets
upon which "William UnderhIlI, Carlin,
Nevada" was written. As fnr M we are
able 10 learn, he is unknowu here.
The Utah Construction Company is
having much trouble in securing men
Tor tue Western Pacific work ut Cmlcoot.
This IS said To be duo to the recent
trouble between the construction com.
pnny and the men in regard to pay
checks, orders having been issued TINT
the men TIC paid off ut Bcckwith instead
OF Chilcoot. Tho Utah Const ruction
Company is now willing to employ all
the laborcrs it can secure and unless
it is able to secure them the work Oh
the construction OF the Western Pacific
will be greatly delayed.