Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-01-05

| November. Wonder what sort OF
message iierrick would have written
he and Goo. Is Cox, the cI.boss OF Gin
%cipnati, were still in the saddle. WoulC
he have said any thing about Lobbyists
and bribers?
i country newspaper speaks OF I mai
who always paid Tor his paper a year i'll
advance. As IL reward he has never
been sick in his life, never had Il corn OH
his zoe, or toothachc, his potatoes never
rot, the frost never kills his pears. his
babies never cry ut night, his wife never
scolds and he has succeeded in serving
three terms on the school board without
being criticised.
Two daring burglnries, including tue
blowing open Of safes with nitro-ylyccr-
inc, occurred in Goldtield Thursday
during the early hours. In the Monte
Carlo saloon, where the safe was robbed,
the burglars obtained about $40, and III
the Hoffman saloon, scarcely more than
Il block further up Main street, they
brake open the cash Register aud secured
$40 il small change.
\ lawyer whose mouth WIS extraor-
binary large, had on the witness stand
"A backwOois mun Tho witness had
replied la "A question that at WIS a non.
possibility" Quo;h the lawycr:"A non
possibility? Now will o tell this
court aid this jury what you mean by a
non-poGsi5ility? Give us an example"
it nd be a uon-possibilit! to make your
mouf emmy bigger widout settin' your
years fuier back
Archie Bowman. IN charge Of the
Utah CONSTRUCTION company'- forces Oh
the Nevada Northern railroad grade, WIS
in Ely Sunday making arrangements FOR
supplies for the grading outfits campcd
bcwccn here and Cherry Creek. Toa
News Representative Mr.. Bowman stated
that work has bccu practically abandoned
on the Nevada Northern grade. owing to-
the ground beng frozen To such "A depth
that the light grade work is almost
lip'lIblN' IN ! ~ -N'Nts
Tho new year was ushcrcd in with the
ringing of belle, shooting OF bombs, and
The old year died with the thermometer
at 20 below zero, leaving the new year
to struggle along the best it could with
the mercury at that point. AS there is
but little change Tor the better today,
the infant year seems to be getting
along very we'll. IL 1906 keeps up it's
lick, it will he worthy successor Of 1909,
so FAR ~ winter weather il cCncrrucI.
William y. MrurT, . smooth guy from
Philadelphia. spent several weeks in
Guliii"li, IOsimg as Il rich banker aud
borrowing money right and lett. When
he left the camp, the trcnis he left be-
hind were faddcr aud wiser than when
he met them. II L. stated tina. he left
dch's amounting to $4,000 behind him.
Mcars lived on the best in the camp and
gauhlrd like a prince. lie bought
chips at the gambling table on crcdi,
and cashcd them at par. Onc Of the
roulette games hna his nCto Tor 5000
and mother has one for all 600. Mrars
Is said To be alone il his clnss.
The assassination Of Ex-Governor
Frank ~Stuucnburs III Idaho is ono OF
;hc most dcyilish crimes ever committed
in this country. II Ia almost i~ncOucciv.
able that men in this enlightened age Of
the world can he guilty Of such II crime
aud cgrHpc punishment. still the
cowardly assassins left no clue by which
they can be traced. Good citizruF
everywhere will hope that the reward o!
$1,000 offered by the governor Of Idaho
will recruit in the speedy arrc"t, trial und
execution Of the men guilty Of this
crime. Every citizens Of Idaho shonld
ho u detective to hunt down the per.
P]ctra!ors II this crime.