Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-04-26

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Elko tlhs beeu w1tnout western mail
today. Al this wnlmY the bulletin
board says M. . is umLuaeL and NJ. 4
will army. at T:3j railroad time. We
have been unab,u To earn tue cause u
the decay.
Mr.. Msyham arrived last night. lie
told the reporter u,ui he came direct
from New YORK and mat thus was the
first nice day lie had seen Tor weeks,
He will not visit Tuscarors ON this lnp,
but expects 20 be there in two or three
weeks to start WORK.
The first through carload OF freight to
go over the new Goldtield & Bultrog
railroad passed through Goldield Thurs.
day morning, The a was billed To
Tonopah and contained the fixtures and
vaults Tor the Nevada First National
bank, which is to BIO established in that
city.-Goldtield Review.
Tho republicans OF the Rhode leland
legislature have failed to elect a United
States senator 10 succeed Wetmore.
They divided their votes between Wet
more and Col. Samuel Colt, the manu-.
%facturer Of Colts tireRr ms, aud the dem.
ocrais voted for Colonel Godduru. rne
last ballot stood Goduurd 40, Colt 80,
Wetmore 80.
According t" the estimate OF the
architects made to the capitol commits
%sioners, 1t will cost the state 500, 90 10
ht up the new state library for the re.
ceptlon Of books. The commissioners
will meet ngain tomorrow to consider
the removal Of the library from Its
present quarters to the new building.
The judges OF the supreme uourt will
meet wiCh the commissioners and confer
with them about the removal.
Deputy sheriff Grimm brought L. j.
Connolly from Bows siding yesterday
and charged hin with selling liquor
within three miles OF the right of way
OF the Western Pacific III violation
OF me three mite limit law pussed by
the recent Legislatures. Connolly was
taken before Judge Bruce and admitted
to bail. His trial will not take place
until d certified copy of the Law Ii re-.
ceived from Carson.
Every year from 500 to 200 couples
go to England FROM the continent,
mostly FROM Germany, to get n,srriei.
To comply With the conditions uf the
English law the the BRIDE usually comes
over irst, stays one night Ill Il hotel and
gives notice OF tue marriage on the
following day. Then the man ARRIVES
and the ceremony takes place. 1t ID
generally by license, as other wise both
would have to be in England for iour
weeks.
Miss Anna L. Jeanes, a Philadelphia
Quaker ss, has given a million dollars
to a fund for the establishment OF
rudlmentary schools for southern
negroes. The income from this amount
will be- used for the sole purpose OF
assisting in the education OF the cpiored
people Of the south. Miss Jeanee, the
donor, is about eighty years OF age and
comes from a wealthy family that has
been prominent for more than a C century
in tho Society Of Friends.
A Nebraska court has decided that a
railroad charging in excess Of two cents
a mile for passenger fare between points
in Nebraska, no natter whether the
intermediate line ls wholly in the state or
moi, is unlawful. Judge Thompson said
iii his ruling: Il am OF the opinion
hat any one who offers to pay two cents
a mile between points in Nebraska and
is refused transportation at that rBte
will have q valid cause OF action against
he railroad company so refusing, re-
gardless OF whether the lines are entirely
within the state or not. Anyone on board
n train who tenders fare at two cents a
mile and and is put off will have good
| grounds for damages"
According to a story told by r. IL.
Hurley Of Reno, James Richardson, a
Nevada ptospector, buys Indian women
and compels them TO prospect Tor him
through the center Of the state. Rich
ardson, hurley snye, has Just sold q
group OF claims south west Of Austin
that were located Tor him by au Indian
girl, whom he had bought. After cell.
ing tho claims, Richardson decided TO
make a tour OF the Atlantic states, but
before leaving no re.sold tho squaw to
her people for $50. Richardson was
arrested several years ago by an Indian
agent ut Walker lake for buying a
squaw from one Of the bucks there, flo
escaped prosecution and snuggled the
equaw out Of the reservation and lived
with her several years.
Judge Robinson, one ~ Carlin's old.
est citizens. was dischnrR ed iron, the
county hospital this mnuinR and left
for home this afternoon. lie called at
this Office this forenoon and rpoke in the
highest terms OF the treatment he
received at the hospital while a pay
patient there Tor n week or go. lilo 10
earnest in his praise ct ei.e Dts. Hovd
and Steward Able. The hospital, he
saye, under their mar agemeut ia a credit