Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-07-06
FROM SATURDAYS DAILY.
Salmagundi.

j. Il. Phttison Of Tuscarora was an ar
rival from Manhattan this morning.
j. g. Crome. travelling man .or the
Keystone type foundry, gave this Office
a coll this forenoon.
Alto rncy Henderson left last night to
attend tho banquet at Carson in honor
Of Judge EIawley.
Tho Sunday evening services OF the
Presbyterian church will be held ut
sunset, G:30, during the month Of July.
Andrew Westlund got in from North
Fork this afternoon. lie reports the
hay crop very backward in that Sec
ton.
Miss Ruby lIarLesty has finished her
term Of school at Sunnyside and left
Tor her home at Jack Cresk this morning.
George II. Greenfield returned this
morning from Tuscarora, where he oil
ciated ai the funeral OF the late Joseph
y. vii on.
An examination for teaclers' certiti.
GATES Will be held at the courthouse on
Monday July 9Th. All applicants
should he on hand at 8 o'clock in the
III DrnIug.
Franklin Pierce Jolly arrived from
the west this morning. lie viii amuse
the people OF Elko at Leonard Hall
tonI-h'. Mr.. Jolly halls from Joliet,
l~llIbois.
Thee masicinns arrived from San
Francisco this morning to play al the
flh 40 Ill. They play the flute, violin
aud harp and make excellent music.
Drop in and hear the boys play.
The senate has confirmed franklin
*. Lanes nomination IN q member Of
tho Interstate commerce commission.
Lune's nomination was sent to the sen.
nte on December 9th Of last year and
has been hung up until yesterday be.
cause he was a democrat.
The conferences committees report on
thu rate bill vas adopted in the senate
yesterday. This passed The bill and il
went to the president md he signed it.
a joint resolution was passed skiing the
time when the act ahall 90 into effect,
two months after its approval by tho
president.
Congressman Bartlett OF Georgia and
SouthwIck Of Npw York had I'm alterca.
ton i'll the house yesterday TINT camo
very near resulting seriously. Bartlett
had mn open knife in his hind and
threatened TO cut Southwick il he eaid
that no (BartletD lied. Friends inter
fered and prevented trouble.
The Wild West, Marx Twain's famous
million dollar mine, ut Aurora, a lease
nm which wns recently taken by D.. V.
Cnin Of Bodic. and tho Dcnlnm brothers
opened up a two and a half foot ledge
~ quartz this week that gives returns Of
from 1900 to $500 per tOn.-.Bodic
Miner.
Tuesday morning at . a. M. Pete
Hayes, deputy constable ut Lovclock.
in tho discharge Of his duties, SHOT and
killed John Doc. u tramp who resisted
arrest. Particulars regarding the
shooting are that Haynes. finding tie
tramp wandering the streets ut mn early
hour arrested him. When the two ar.
rived Mt tho jail, he prisoner asked
Haynes for II match. While tho latter
was feeling in lie pockets the prisoner
made a get AWAY. Haynes called upon
him to stop aud whea no did not comply.
shot Mt him. Tho constable pursued
tho necnpc, and turning his bulls.cyo
upon him ehol again, this time with true
aim. for the fugitive foil shot through
the head. \ CORNERS jury nj Lovelock
Wednesday, exnnofatcd IInynos.--Sil yer
state.
This IL the Inst day OF Judge fIawle,' =
service on the tinted States tt nolI,
Ito liaa served his country vol md
retirea 10 private lie with tho respect
aud estccm Of the people Of tina State
Tonight In honor OF lis retirement lia
friends will give him n banquet ut
Carson e a token Of their respect fnr
his eminent aerviccs. Tho I~NDErES.
DEST sincerely hopes That Judge fIawlcy
may 1.-Two many ycars to enjoy tho rest
no has earned.
The body Of mn unknown man VIVA
found lying IN the road near the Toll
House II tow miles n6rtl, OF Wmno.
mucca, oatly yesterday morning. A
memorandum book. containing the
name Of j. j.. Houston, waa tho only
thing found on his person by which he
could be identified. Ito had been
drinking heavily and had started /,
walk from W,Dnemucca to the Evnn,
ranch IN Paradise valley to work III III,
lIa>ticld' Tho corper's jury found TIM,
y no came to hin death from nat ura
causes and TINT he was about sixty year
OF age.