Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-04-26
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r,,a,. is wore peace talk in Goldaeld
and IN H.. par ct the mine owners II is
,,,,r,. is aunu Zoe 1 that ths uines will
~. ro,., ned nc, inu:r 'han 'I'e early part
at uexi week.
n. tpun al II" llu on the island Of
Fanny. ,ma Of Uncle Sans trouble breed
ers ~ tie Philippines, was totally de-
s,ro,ed 10y fire yesterday and 10000
,s,p,. render red homeless.
(, ,vr..ment has been reached be.
,ue.u the miners ind mine wper OF
q, GoldRsld and the trouble viii be
spaed il the miners ratiiy the agree.
men, At their meeting Tuesday nj. Int.
.My spear knows N brother may be
construed by Mr.. thurman to mean that
ops practical man viii knife another
when the e~xigencies Of politics make 1t
asem MISUNDERSTANDING Courier
Journal.
Il il a queer thing that there is no town
in ALI Nevada where gold bricks are sold
except ID Reno. And yst the Reno Ga
z.tte sympatlnzes with people who are
unfortunate enough To be compelled 10
live in CIrsop.-AppeRl.
Back to the bin for tho rolling pin. A
woman confined in a York state iiBl,
using her wooden leg as IA weapon,
successfully knocked ont the sheriff,
and only timely assistanoe saved his lie.
-CoIumbus Sun.
Martin bronco. whose trial for murder
in the first degree began at Eureka last
week, uns convicted Of murder in the
second degree. Judge Breen sentenced
him to thirty five years in the penlten.
tiary:
Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Woolverton, Jr., re-
turned last Eight from II visit to Ruby
valley. Ike spent the most Of his time
irampins over the hills looking Tor Il
GOLD mIus. lie reports the people OF
RUBY happy aud pros porous.
The prospects are good for oonsidera-
biz building in Elko this year. 4 large
hotel will be built On the lots for merly
wnej by Kuox Crane. This and d ncw
opera hou = will he quite an addition 10
tho town. MIR. Nelson is now making
concrete blocks tor these buildings.
"iih.u tbirty-Wix houre. three attempts
werr mnde to burn the railroad depot ut
GOIdfirld. Lhs fires were all started in
the day time and were discovered in time
To prevent the destruction Of u large
amoun, oi valuable property. A Lighted
laup wsa found by the side Of n pile OF
burning rubbish under the platform Of
the depot. The railroad company can
not account for tho attempts to burn lis
property.
George Murphy, the government
engineer, ehot by Nelson CHATTER at the
Derby dam died Friday evening. The
bullet from ChaTer's pistol split when
1t struck Murphy's skull asa a part Of
II entered hun brain and the remainder
lodged under tho scalp back OK this lett
ear. IL is probable TINT ChnlIer will be
prosecuted by the government author
tiles. He In SAID to be a very vicious
youug u
Andrew Carnegie, who is the most
canny Of Scotcbmeu, to the
wondering world that thore are more
ways 70 got rich honestly than by deal
ing in railroad shares. Why. truly!
fltgan N lipI (awtN anInl,Ia ~, oNaal
and iron, and n monopoly In %armorplate,
witness the happy results in the Car
negies Fncks, Coreys and Schwabp!-
Philadelphia Record.
Reno Ia 10 have II "ciean-up' day on
the 81 Of next month: Tho people viii
turn ont on that day and clean the
streets and alleys Of all kinda Of rub.
hish. The women cf Reno will superin-
tend the work. Elho needs cleaning up
women 10 follow the example set by
their Reno sistsrn and plan u "~cleaD'up'
day Tor our ,owu. Tho streets aud alley
certainly need "A good cleaning.
n well known Carfon CITY n won't
TO Reno several days ugo tor quiet and
peace but immediately after his arrival
he was mot by friends who after wiuinR
and dining him p~rotuaely introduced
him 70 n gnme styled, -bank," That
game eczema 10 have beon tho Carsopito's
particular development and whom The
moroinp sun peepod over the Siertas he
arose from Tie table aud strolled down
Commercial row $1,000 TO tho COOL
News.
Strangely enough. thu most profitable
coins to counterfeit are pennies. because
iot IN expenditure Of IS cents 100 OF
Them oan DO madc, which leaves a
profit Of 81 cents ON tho dollar. The
chief difficulty In 10 getting them into
circulation, II alsU takrs expert work.
mahehip 10 make tbeBe pennies, because
they mus, be mRdo WITH a die. ThO
beat connterioiters pay most Of their
attention 10 the making OF quarters,
bali dollars and dollars. With silvcr nj
w oAuis an ounce a counterieites car
max" five quarters ,',as ring true and
nave eyory appearance Of tho real thing