Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-02-22
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY.
Salmaqundi.

Ell Yesterday WIFI llclmas in charge O
the iefen e..
Mel liadi. the po. ular Wells merchant
spent Yesterday Afternoon III town anC
left Tor Reno Inst night
Abe Ruei, the Sun Francisco q fer
plead not guilty yesterday to five in,
dlctments charging him with extnrtiou.
The cases will he set tor trial mex,
week.
Con Cadogan, n well-known railroad
man OF Sparkle, committed suicide Mon.
dny morning by shooting himself Dee.
pODdency, on account OF i'll health is
given Us the cause.
Tho ~nativei OF the Malay peninsula
have in use the smallest cur reut coin in
the world. II ia Il sort OF u wafer, made
from the resIuous juice OF II tree, and is
worth about o~ne-twenty. thousmL,h OF
a cent.
1t ia to be hoped that tho practice Of
the Colorado rirl who remits none AZ
ter having baked it into IA biscuit will
not become general. a m~arl-receiyug
clor6 who had To eat oil the wrapper OF
every remittance would soon succumb
to indigestion.
The Russians have a singular method
or eStorting disclosures from prisoners.
In their.fooi is mixed a drug which rem .
ders them d~elirious and talKative, and
in this state they are watched and in.
terro!ated. when secrets are unwilling.
ly divulged.
TOMORROW forenoon Mt IL o'clock DR..
Gage will deliver an address mt the high
school on George Washington. While
the address WI be tnr :he benefit o.
the high school students, the people Of
Elko arc cordially invit ID to attend.
Yesterday morning Constable Oudrr-
kirk arrested Joe S. Noriesa, Il Mexican,
Oh the charge OF disposing of whiskcy
TO Indians. \ complaint was made
before the u. S. commissioner this
morning and the preliminary
ton will be held M soon IN the U. S.
marshal arrives.
DIR. Gage Ia conducting a class in
Bible study. lie began the work "a few
weeks ago with u cInss OF about "a dozen
which has Ina nov Increased to forty.
The clues meets at the Presbyterian
nbnrnI NJ = n',e,,L, NNn. ,a-.
Ever. body is cordially invited 20 join
tho class.
The Gasettr says that Francis j.
~lleDey, the fdmoui prosecutor. inns been
employed 10y private parties in Carson
10 look INTO legislative crookedness il
tho railroad commIssion bill is defeated.
II il suil tlIat several OF the railroad
lobbyists showed unIpistakeable signs
OF unOGsiuess when they heard the uews.
Ed. Kcyser is learning tile mysteries
Of the dry goods business ut Dave
CUper'I tie is improving fast and is
nov able to tell Il corset from IL ehirt.
waist. In n few inyI. he will be nd
vnnced far enough To make you believe
'hn, q coat several siaea too large Tor
yon tits just like the paper on the wall.
ln IL hotel near the top Of tho Rigi the
following card 10 posted: "Nas,ers AID
venerable voYagers are ADVERTISED that
when the fun him rise II horn will be
bowed" That announcement suili.
%uicnlly prepares the visitor for the ioi-
lowing entry iii the wine list: "In this
hotel the wines leave tho traveller nn.lI-
ing 10 hope tor.'-Temperancc Caterer.
a naval officer noticed that his de-
cauter OF sherry grew steadily empty.
With Il view to prevent the 4evapDra
ton he filed il up with thc'viles, dccoc-
ton lie could compound. Tho sherry
still decreased md ut Inst he called up
tho steward. lie explanation was
thoroughly satisfactory, VI give the cook
two wiueglnsate for tue soup every
evening"" be said.-L'vorpool Post.
Chas Kucks hns been found guilty Of
involuntary mauslaughter Tor killing n
man namod Farrell ut Reno Inst Novcm.
her. Tho jury dcliberatel from 10
O'clock saturday night until Monday
morning before agreeing upon n vJr
dic'. Tho verdict sea amended tho
deiUndcnt lU lilo mercy Vt tho court
Kuclts broke down when the verdict was
ruad, tho punishment is from ono to
ton ycars IN the penitoniiary