Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-12-06

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Pr"i. \. 4 Michelsuu, . NATIVE. .,
Nevada, las been awarded the. Nobel
prize Tor the pertcctimg Of a method ,o
measure tie velocity OF light. Prof.
Micheisoa was born in Virginia CITY
anu hls "ariy ,lu a'rnn was i'll it, pubLc
schools. .ir nos ills the chrir a.
physics II the Chicago university.
on hhnNiglvr"r Day Deputy Sheriff.
iiarbin caught Cunrlcs Monrc, a tcur,-,.
giving wllisKey to Ham Blame and o,her
lndianS and ar strd him. Today
Moore Plead guilt! To the charge and
wis held To appear before the q. s
grand Inty with bail fixed "a, SOL. Fail
ing to give the bond, he Was commit
ted I" Jail.
a Lincoln county ranchcr struck I'm
arteslan well the other day and applied
70 Controller Eggers Tor the bounty OIL
cred by the state Tor artcsian wells. In.
stead ot craving the warrant, the cuu.
lroller referred the matter TO Attorney
General Stoddard and he has rendered
an opinion that the Ian authorizing the
bounty Ii unconstitutional. As II cOuse-
querce the Lincoln rHncher Will get no
bounty for his aTtesian well.
The very latest III mixed dnnka is the
decoctioB know to science and art Us
the Affinity Cocktail" Ii is eaii that
Il single dose will make p]honogRph
music sound the same IA SOusa's 0lnd,
and Il rcd-InK balance resemble the
fortune Of J. +. Morgan.
Governor Sparkle issued a proclama
ton last Wednesday Offering q reward
OF s2JO for the arrest or the apprchrL-
si0n u the murderer or murdcren OF
Barney Griffin and william ConnOrs,
the two prOspcctors found dead at the
camp Of Stimlcr several days ago. II Is
ilhtl. AIhA IsNllI'lhlhh N'NlAAs wiz hlF'
offer a reward Of $500 for the arrest a.
the murderers.
Congress met at noon today. Tie IL
dicHtIons are that this session II the 10
tiounl Lawmakers will be one of Ill" Do "t
important III the history ~ the cUuI
The republicans are III full possession OF
all branches Of the government and illr
responsibility Tor Legislation rests upon
:hcm. 10 they Tail to meet the dcmani-
Of The country, the people Will rccdon
with them next TALL.
Why If IT that the people Of Elko have
Ia pay twelve and thirteen dollars q ton
for coal, when IT sells at Wcll- Tor sI.l1
aud At Carliu Tor 6 a ton! This qurs-
ton wis asked VI today and we were
unable Ia Rnswcr II. Our columns are
open Ia anyone VINO can explain why the
people Of EXC pay 81 and - "A ton
more Tor coal than the people OF Eaflln
no. lsFA = llthl Al'Nb s'H'
~ lnr Rs We have been able 10 l'arn,
the Only particulars Of Mr.. Mitchell
illncss received here are contained III Il
postal card to Mrs. Major Miller. written
by Mn. Mitchcn'r sister on November
9s,h, The postal stated that MI
Mitchell! mad been sick with the grip Tor
several days md that on the night oi tn"
9th ne hal suffered a TnrniytIc stroke.
I, also stated that Mr.. Mitchell was
yer, loY and was not expected to hSe
through the night.
Tue Truckce-Car4on project Is no"
practically completed. fonT million
dollars have been spcnt III the con
struc,iuB o, dams, bitches and drn'hs'
and over 100, coo acres ~ land are no"
nucn Ia settlement. Some OF the dltch'
49, hny. been operated Tor two yrnr7.
pu,inp the season Of 1906, 2l2,0OO acres
were cultivated, and during 1901 prncilc-
ally ~ CO1 ucres more were cultivated
TI,crc are now about ! 900 farms avail
ing settlement.
Tho MN owucH Of GoldlicId hHvc
adootcd a resolution I" clos" the m'"eS
az ;hat district until the pane IL over
md labor conditions are settled I" INC
snt,sf,ction Of the operators ~ Tue
district, aud until the smcI'rf' WIZ
trcat Goldiicld orcs nj a rnt" when VIII
wmrant the mine OF the district
Ia rccommencc production. 1t If p''d'c'-
cd tint when the mines op"L AGAIN !"
will he 10 mn open cawr. III" 'h"''
camera are cut ~ patience wiih 'h'
cIcmrut TINT controls the miners union
Dennis Scully, deputy United STATES
aud residing ut Austin, i|h''''cI
has brought suit III the uhit"'
G,oios circuit court M Carson nguihst
thc United States Of America Tor 'h'
ann Of so,329.s. ScuiIy Is his own
o,,orrcv in tho case, and hIs compliant
Of about sixty closely WHITE"
,,ues. Scuily says that tie secured 'nc
coutract 10 do certain surveying '"f '"'
Government IN Nrvndi, and TINT II" not
,,rIv did ,hta work but also " ihrg'
o,nunt ~ additional work. hr thN'
,ha, N, government Inns failed |" pay
him Tor any n hIs WORT.
Salmagundi.