Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-05-11

tells Il different story. Casey made Il
dying statement i'll which he said that
Bryan stabbed him from behind. lie
then took :ne knife away from Bryan
and then beat him severely. iiry an wen
to Reno after the tisht and had his
injuries attended to- and was later taken
10 the Sierra hospital, where he WAS
place under arrest Saturday night.
While unloading signal roles at Ton.
ka this morning, Albert X. White. fore
man ~ the gang, had the second finger
inch WA badly crushed. iic WAS
brough, to iown mmd DE-. Sp.agrr ampu.
tated the finger.
Some rich gold roci; has been found
in the hills just south Gcst %! town. lts
extent has not yet been determined,
but what little is known caused a ruth
t" the iiuJ Yesterday. Hope ,iie tiud
may prove Il bInHIZ, and Its Owucrs get
rich.
Ray Harris is getting weak i'll the
head again. He has sIch attacks quite
frequently now and his many friends
notice that they grow worse. His iroub
10 grows out OF his. serious illucSs Of Il
ear or - ago. from winch many fear
he will never fully recover. Poor Ray.
That good clothing Toes not make
the maj IL "A true saying, but II Is
equally true that good clothes makr a
ma look bette. Such clothing IL ear
rird by Seymour Jacobs and its merits
are fully Sc. II in his big ad found
elsewhere. Read it.
The qucs ion, where DO the u:cSc's OF
The country go II answered i'll "A recent
report 0f the number 81 pas -cngcrs car
rici on the surface, elevated ana subway
linc- Of New York City. The exact
number ~ passengers who raiu fares in
1903 WIS ll.7Il .5lG,G93, making the
amount collected from New Workers
aud visitors Sjs5.5I5 .S3i,9O. There was
an increase in 1915. as compared with
- I. Of nearly loo, OU0. 900 each fares.
The commissioners have been asked
by several citizens to levy tax on
dogs. Other towns get rid ~ the
worthless cur- that roam their s~:rc"ts.
and why should not Elko get rid Of
some TINT ROAM, her streets: The com.
miRsioncrs could do many things that
wouli not suit the people halt ns well
a. ridIiug the town ~ its worthless
dogs.
Sheriff Clark left for Ogden last night
after 4 Young man accused 81 stealing
cluthing from Mr.. GIHZ"r'- FaHCir last
week. The Ogden officers arrested the
youug man and notified Sheriff Clark.
lie will probably return with hi= pris-
oucr today.
There are 500 900 miles % telegraph
and Telephone lines ~ this rouuiry at
the present time which rrquir" 32.uUO,-
OGO POLES. y poe lasts on an average
twelve years and IL madr from II tree
eiXty ycars Of. To maintain a coniInu-
ous supply live times rs many trees must
be grown in the forest rs there are poles
il use. Experiments are being made
which II successful will very materially
add la the length Of the lie of Ii pole.
Tho first SAVINGS bank cstnplIshrd IN
the United States was III phiiadclphia.
winch opened Dec :. 1916. II is said
that the first deposit made III this bank
VIA the eum uf > shIll:ngs, handed over
the counter 10y Il boy. The bank WAS en-
titled. "lhc Savings Fund Society 81
PmlaIrIrhIa.- The first bank OF this
kind established III New York was char
tered Nov. -. 1916. aud went into bust
ness July 3, 1919.
\ postal received from Charles 4.
Ross this morning states thai he and his
family were living ut 81 Linden AVE.,
San Francisco AT thc time Of the earth.
quake aud tire and were hurnri ont. hut
all escaped injury. They arc now com
fortaEly located III a tent in Oakland.
Their address ~ - Mend Avenue. Mir.
Ross says he has friends and relatives III
EIkn county. They will doubtless bc
plcrprd Ia learn that he aud III family
are all right so Tar.
Since the year Of 1897. aud not count
my the lives lost III the recent earth.
quake at San Francisco. l,3S6. POI people
have lost their lives 10y ~rar.hquakcF.
This IL lrHving on, Of tho account the
lOas arising from Cruptinng ~ volcanoes,
some ~ which were undOubirdiy aC.
rOmpnnied 10y earthquakes. Tho great
rs, loss II lifc was at IrlIo, Japan, III
1903, when 10000 pcrsuns lost ;hcir
livC4. Tho saIur place was visited hy
another earthquakes ~ 1859. ! which
10000 people were killrd.
Tho Trndrrs' lreurnncc Company 81
ChinngO has gone To the wall "n account
81 iis heavy losscs in the San francisco
tire. \ receiver for the company wnH
aII oinird Satur lay. Its losses are stat.
ed at approximately S3,Tls.Ob) and ito
nsacta ut 33.33),0CO. An attempt was