Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-07-19
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY.
Salmaqundi.

Joe Taber left tor Aura this morning
to look over the prospects, Of tLnt
prosperous camp.
Surveyor Davis left Tor the Bull Run
country this morning on a surveying
trip, He will be gone several days.
Lander Taber left last night on his
annual vacation. While away he will
visit many Of the Eastern cities. f. J..
Crotton Of San Francisco viii attend to
the express Office while l. ,nder Ia
away.
James f!ett left for his old home in
Scotland this morning. Senator Hunter
says that jim will come back with a
pretty young wife. lie seems to know
all about Jim's affairs.
Reno sporting men are prepurmg to
offer a purse Of s35 900 for ii iinlsh tight
between Joe Cans and the winner OF the
Britt-Nelson go, the fight to be held i'll
Reno on Labor Day, which will DO the
first Monday in Septenber-JournaI.
Mr.. Mcbride will leave for Salt LAX
tonight to investigate the coal situa ton g.
He will try to learn why it is that Elko
cannot get coal when the railroads are
shipping it all over the country. IL he
succeeds in having coal shipped here for
winter use, he will have the hearty
thanks Of everybody.
What has become Of the proposition
OF building a new schhoolilouS 80 in Elko
this summer II one is to be built, isn't
it time the trustees called an election?
What's he matter anyway? Tho peo-
pie OF the district aould like to know.
Miss Winifred West arrived LII Reno
Tuesday, having walked there from
Sacramento and she intends continuing
her journey On foot to st. Paul, Min
nesota. She is paralyzed in one arm
aud mar a TO subsist on the way by
selling n~eedIework.
Clarence MackaY, according to the
dispatch elsewhere in this issue, prom.
lses great thing for the state university.
Unlike other heirs OF millionaires who
made their fortunes in Nevada, he pro-
poses to give q portion OF hIs wealth for
the support OF its chief educational in
stitution. For this be deserves the sin.
cere thanks Of every citizen OF the state.
4. petition was presented yesterday in
the federal district court to have NJ. NJ.
Riley OF TonOpah declared a bankrupt.
The petitioners we're W. d. Cole, II. II.
Atkinson and w. j.. Guthrie. who de-
clared Riley was indebted TO them i'll
tho amount Of 81 900. September 7th
was the day set for the hearing and tor
Riley to appear. Riley has left the
state, it ia cIained.-Appeal.
There was a good crowd at the lect ure
last night and all were well entertained.
Mr.. Greenfield's descriptions of the
many interesting places he visited in the
Holy Land and the life and customs OF
the people were very instructive. The
pictures wore excellent and the music
and singing added much to the even
ing'e entertainment. There was no
tagging Of interest FROM the time the
lecture began until its close. Those
who missed it missed u genuine treat.
yesterday Governor Sparks recog.
nised the requisition for William
Merrill, a fugitive from justice from
S~heboygan, Wisconsin, and who was
placed under arrest several days g at
Reno. Merrill is n Young man and Is
accused OF having embeZzled several
hundred dollars from his employers in
Sheboygan. He will be returned to
Wisconsin at once to answer to the
charge.-Carson Nows.
DR.. Edward X. Taylor is the new
mayor OF Sun Francisco. He is n
successful physician and an able lawyer.
AZ a physician be should know whnt
need to make them honest and rs a
lawyer no should know how to rid the
city Of dishonest officials. Schmltz
still claims to be mayor aid San
Francisco is pretty sure to have two
sets OF city oficinls, each attempting to
run the city. Verify, San Francisco 10
in hnrd lines.
An unusual and altogether unlocked
FOR strike Was made last Sunday on the
property Of .le Goldtleld Jupiter mining
company. 1t consists OF a flow Of
water that persists in gushing up ut the
rate Of 1902 900 gallons per day. II wus
struck ut about tho 20S-foot level and
has bocn increasing in volume with
every additional foot Of depth. Negoti.
atoms arc under way to dispose Of the
immense How TO the Goldtield ConHoli.
dated water company M the water ia
said to be colt and free from tasto o,
olor.
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