Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-05-10
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june 10Th. Tho hrSt may or and trustees
of the city will be elected.
Ramsdell. the photographic. will leave
Elko gu u business trip about The 10th
of next month All persons wanting
pictures should call on him before that
time.
Frans Hart. charged with dipping and
robbinR Mrs. Lllllan Kirk of i~eweir, and
diamonds IN u Ton pah Joint. has b. en-
held to answer under "a 900 bond
The first couple to be maj he'd III III,
town Of Milleit will 10 given a range,
set OF dishes, two feather pillows uuu d
Nugget.
AT the Yparriguarie rauch uear Sweet
water a blacksmith shop caught tire a
few days ago. Five bores Of ginnt pow
der we're stored i'll the shop and the ex.
pl0siou scattered the flying fragments
over twenty ac-es uf ground.-Haw-
tborne Bulletin.
The trial Of William ID. Ha, wood,
charged with he murder OF Ex-Governor
Steunenberg OF Idaho, began at Boise
yesterday p"rninR. AT 800 p. IN. the
prosecution passed twelve men i'll the
jury box without challenge for cause
and the defense commenced examination.
Constable Ouderkirk arrested Barney
McSperit yesterday morning and
charged hun with disposing Of liquor
10 lndians. Mr.. Ouderkirk made a
complaint against McSperit last evening
and his examination before the u. s..
commissioner will be held as soon us
the u. >. marshal arrives.
John Sunderland, one Of Reno's
pioneer mercbante, YVES taken sick last
Sunday evening and there was no hope
OF his recovery yesterday. Mr.. Sunder-
land was borr IN Missouri 66 years ago.
He has been ID business Ill Reno since
1863. lie Is known throughout the
state as one Of IFS most prominent bus
mess men.
Western Pacific contractors are maxi
ing the preG ninary arrangements to be-
gun work on tie tunnel IN Moleeu can
yon. Tent and other material have ar
rived at Carliu and are beng taken to
Tonka. T|c large tents are already up
there mud the indications are that work
will soon begin on the tunnels.
The attorney-general has received
adrices from Der yer that officers OF
the department has secured the sur.
render Of patents tor about 1900 acres
OF valuable coal lands illegally entered
in Colorado and the deed to the govern
ment for the same will be put on record
forth wltb. Tho Value OF the Iands is
estimated at 100000.
HE assay Office OF p. c. Lyman & Co.
has been fitted up with Tho latest and
best materials and ID now ready for
business, MIR. Harrington, the assayer
in charge, has had several years expen.
ence and Is well qualified for the work.
Tho INDEPENDENT cheeriuuy recon-
menis him TO the public. Patronize
the Elko assay office and keep your
money at home. See the ad else here.
Charley Happier of CHrlin was in
town today. He told the reporter that
considerable work was being done on
the placer claims north Of Carlin. He
exhibited a phiM OF gold taken from
the claims that looked good to ONE
eyee. The claims ere not being work
to their full capacity on account OF the
scarcity Of water.
Between 7 and 8 o'clock last evening,
Superintendent Critchly went into the
oil house belonging 10 tho Power Com
pany ill the eastern part Of town with Il
lighted lantern. He had no sooner ell
tered than an explosion occurred and he
was blown ou! Of the building. He es-
capped without injury and succeeded III
putting ont the fire that followed the
explosion. The explosion ia thought to
have been caused by the gas that bad
accumulated Ill tho building white the
gasoline tanks were were being filled
during the day.
The journal says that notwithstand.
ing the fact that there are Sl3,500 in the
treasury OF the Agricultural Ass J~ciation
and no indebtedness, there will probab.
ly be 40 state !air this year. This con.
ditioD exists because OF dissensipns III
the board, At the meeting Of the board
recently, the race horse crowd WINS in
control and elected Lem Allen prrsi-
dent and Dolph Shane track euperin-
tendont. Since then four members Of
tho board have resigned and Governor
Sparkle threatens 10 tic up tho appropri-
tion so that IL will not be available
for the fair thus year.
Last Thursday Thomas Aep'len, a
prospector shut aud killed himself in n
cabin noar the Pdmlico uill, in Haw-
thorne district. rhc c0roner's inquest
developed the fact that Ic had been
drinking heavily in Tnnopah q few
daye ago, and had not yet recovered
itom tho effects Of his spree. Tho
weapon used was n 3Y-cnliber Colts
revolver. The bullet entered the right
ear and same ont through the top Of his
head. Deceased was a native Of Ohio,