Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-08-16
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY
Salmaqundi.

$1,000 y !
are visiting their Elko friends.
Superintendent Davis OF the Nevada
bunker Hill Mining company returned
from Bullion this afternoon.
We regret to learn that Mr.. McElro,'s
little boy Ii not 30 well today. There
seems TO be only a slight chance for his
recovery.
MIR. Smith, the Western Pacific tax
agent is in town looking over the situa-
ton. iis headquarters are i'll San
Francisco.
A. W. Brown has sold his lodging
house on Missouri Flat to Chr-
Easelman. Tho consideration is said Ia
be $1,000.
The dead body OF Robert IIammeit
was founa on the desert near Dixie,
Churchill county. \ note stated that
he had committed suicide on Sunday,
July 2S.
The Chinese Of Lander county have
secured IL permit from the commission
crs - remove the bones Of all the Chinks
buried in the county TO China. The
Chinese OF Reno are preparing 10 no thu
same.
President Stubs iears the contro.
yersy between the architects and con-
tractor over the State university mining
building, will displease Mr.. Mackay,
and that he may be reluctant to con-
tinuo the gifts he has promised.
Tho commissioners OF Lyon county
have offered Il reward Of $500 for the
apprehension o! the murderer OF the un-
known prospector at Wellington on the
night OF July 9th. An effort is being
made to have the governor offer a like
reward.
In M address at the San Francisco
stock exchange Senator Nixon asserted
CSC, 100000 III gold j. II sight IN the
Goidfcld Con. minCF. 90. Senator ev:-
IDENTITY nas the coveted ,.ift OF seeing
through "A milestone. Virginia Chron-
iclc.
Reno has n physician that refused to
sign Il death certificate until his bill was
paid. His name il j. Is. Nedman. lie
has been arrested for violating II OF
Rcno's health ordinances by his refusal
TO sign the certificate. A physician who
will do NJ Rcdmnn did il unworthy of
Of the profession.
Thomns Kingston, n Bald Mountain
treighter, was brought III from SHELTON
Yesterday and taken TO the hospital.
| liz IL said to DO pretty badly banged up.
He saws that he was kicked by one OF
! his horses aud Others gay that his M
iurics were caused by his team running
away.
Tho supreme court yesterday handed
| dosn n decision in the case OF the state
". Patsy Dryer, the Austin murderer
granting him IL new trial on tho ground
tim, Il was impossible Mt Che time Of tile
trial Ia secure an impartial Jury III
Lander county. When the case wac
tried in Austin nearly every citizen OF
Lander county wRs examined M to his
qualifications 10 serve IN the jury.
n, strike Of the telegraph operators
boa suread all over the country. mo
operatora in Now York quit work yea
terdny. The Reno operators received
word Yesterday AFTERNOON to quit hhu
ol lint dix walked ont. The officials
q, tho telegraph companies dcc'nrc'
TIM. they will not trent with tho mon
md everything indicates /" long
ord hitter a~,ruggle. Tho Order OF 'Fa'''
way Photographers have prom'Hrh h"""'
! cioI assistance 10 tho operators.
r,, ,htc, hours Miss Jcnnnotto
r,uLIc md Arthur Traynor, both Oh
piycrsidc, California, iloatcd upon Don
NOR lokc clipIing to Tho Keel of an over
,rrnod boa,. Finally tho wihd blew
,hem near the bnnk ana they mat "E'"
:" cecapc. Traynor owes h,' life to the
Oil. however, M whom he lost bis pro,
s,,,ors hold al,c caught hia hair ma
~nrcycn,cd his drowning and by onconr,
rnrro words aud assistance hc again
caught tho boat
Mr.. Flynn aud Mr.. Edwasa'' two Two
.o, who are Interested IN the
Tmllion district Lander county, "fS IN
'own. rhoy bring tho news OF " non
discovery made four days ago "non' a
Via and a hail from Cortcz. a b's
IcGsc has been 'O"nd 'h"' ASSAYS as0oS. " air.
IN gold, tho lowest Of many assays CIV
'ms ,ico to the ton Tho lo9T o.. 'e o VOL
',oGrcd and hus been traced by crop