Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-07-20

the vicinity Of Truckee, Is still frozen
over, something never before known
this time OF the year.. not only by
pioneer citiz .ns, but ais, by Iudiana,
who say that they never knew ice To
remain ON this body of water 30 late in
the season. The ice viii hold Up a
horse, aud It eItends over the lake,
The snow is still many feet deep.-En-
terprise.
The American Farm Products com
pany has been Incorporated, with
$40, 10000 TO control butter, spring
chickens and eggs. This completes the
circle Of ust.conirolled articles.
Everything that II muu eats, drinks,
wears. or uses in any other way. whether
for travel, shelters, food, or rainment, is
now controlled by n trust; and yet we
are told to stand pat for this kind OF
prosperity. Let the trusts To ex.
Terminated, and the tariff, their old
harlot mother, be b%anished.
The jury that tried Sherman Bryan,
the Wasloe county runcber, for the
murder OF Daniel Casey. his neighbor.
found Bryan not guilty after being
out about ten minutes. Bryan LETT the
country Oh the first train for fear the
relatives Of Casey would kill him. Mrs.
Casey claimed during the trial OF Bryan
that she was afraid that be would kill
her il he was acquitted. Sue has gone
back to her ranch aud doubtless feels
much safer with Bryan out.of the coun
try. ~" '''i7- S'''"i: a.
Why did the republicans OF the house
Of representatives refuse to pass tho
Til map bill, which the democrats forced
through the senate, for bidding corpora
ton contributions to national campaign
funds and why did President Roosevelt
not insst on the bile passing? Tho
only answer that tho republican lenders
can make, is they expect TO effect anoth-
er raid ON the corporations to supply the
campaign funds necessary to keep them
IN power and therefore did not want tl,ht
democratic proposition to cut of the
supply.
Last Friday as Sam McMuIlep, II OF
the high school graduates. was cracking
barley at the ranch IN Starr Valley, u
rooster kept Fostering him. Sam finally
became tired ~ the ROSTERS work aud
took after him. The rooster hid in the
tall grnss aud Sam made Il dive Tor him,
but instead OF his knees striking the
rooster, one OF them struck the sharp
point OF n wire nail that happened TO be
sticking up in the grass Tho nail
pierced his leg and Sam is laid up for
repairs. lie came to Elko and had the
wound attended to. He goes on
crutches now and it will be some time
before he can chase another rooster.
John Coleman, Ii nutty passenger
got of Of No. 3 at Deeth yesterday and
began TO preach to the good people OF
that town. The preaching interfered
with the Sunday reveries OF Constable
Lewis and he took the preacher in tow
and brought him to the county Jail ou
No. S last night. Coleman ia q Der
OF the international hod carriers union
Of Auburn, New York. md. was on his
way to San Francisco. ,. He md Il
second class ticket and s25 III his
pockets. lie will be kept in jail until
he either recover sufficiently to travel
or il promo need insane by the author.
ities. In that case he will be sent 70 the
aBylum. lie was quite violent last
hight, but is more quiet today. Rs.
ligion is his mania. .-
IL there il any ono In the Stnte that
believes the pardon Of Morns, tile Wells
murderer, meets with the approval OF the
people OF Elko county, he should inter.
view those familiar with the crime Nor.
ris committed. The writer hos heard a
number comment on tho pardon and all
unreservedly condemned it. The only
eason We have seen stated for tho par.
don Of this man is that no was a good
prisoner, but surely the p~ardoninR hoard
bad better reasons than this. IL not,
they might as we'll open the doors OF the
prison and turn out all the prisoners,
good and bad. Any report to the effect
that the people OF Elko county approve
tho pardon OF this man il wholly devoid
Of truth. On the contrary, all we have
he ard speak OF II deuounce It ns I'm out.
rage upon law. order and justice.
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