Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-06-14
WON SATURDAYS DAILY.
SalmaQundi.

r,,na, Madden convicted Of burglary
rr,o,,bwas given even yelrs in the
ren by Judge o'iirier.
,,tgc Ku,ledge, Constable Christie
.hnr George McJutcth and j. W. Puett,
limits. are in lo"n todar. They re-
>o,, everything quiet down the river.
N. Rice came in from Tccoma inst
mp with twenty horses md elk
rocops. lie has II contract &C haul ore
~, ,te ,;gvadu Bunker Hill mines at
Ruri ID to Elko.
Tho experiment station Inns issued six
.,,o bulletins OH tho agricultural and
a.rar reeources OF Nevada. Persons de-
ring copies can 80, them by addressing
n. s,ubbs, director Of the station.
TIA Ruby Valley baseball team arm
al IN No. D last niyth and playei tho
h,,h school team today. The game re.
It'll in a victory for the home team.
T,morrow the Rough and Ready team
uiu NEE, the Rudy valley boys on the
diamria.
Major Miller has been in town two Or
,h,ss dave visiting his old-time friends.
us expects to go to Mazuma, a now
,ovn in tho Seven Troughe district, and
start a bank for Senator Nixon and his
associates. lie likes Elko better than
Reno and wishcs lie were located here
again.
Miss Eva Thompson, who has worked
in this Office for over two years., took Il
vacation Of q month thus afternoon. She
has worked faithfully all the time and
has earned the res, che proposes to take.
She lett on Mob for Santa liosH, Cali
toruia, where she will visit relatives and
friends. Miss Joyce will hold down
Miss Thompson's case daring her alb
seuce.
Mss Bouham, teacher OF languages in
the high school, has rendered her resig-
nation 10 take !c!rect at the close OF
the present term Tho reason assigned
OS ltI II lHhN rut uCNNo it0b III iith
an opportunity o.do post graduate work
al Berkeley. Miss Bonlam ans made M
~sIcellrnt record Ms q teacher and, in sev.
ering her connection with the high
school, takes with her the best wishes
Of The people OF Elko.
Tie case OF "a woman 60 years old
entering an eastern college MS Il fresh
man, thus gratifying IA desire Of her
!Ou:L Tor college education, brings oui
tie story Of tho millionaire who when n
boy imagined the height Of his ambition
TO beat the bass drum III q band. Years
passed aud he grew to manhood without
having his desire gratiticd, and now that
he Las bcromo rich he has hired a band
Of his own and oiiiciatcs at the drum.
Wealthy oil men and capitalists in
California have formed ii company with
az capitalization VI two and n half million
dollars to develop oil fields two and IA
hail miles wtst Of Reno. The Gazette
ays the corporation las 1910 acres OF
land which 1t will develop. y complete
dnlllng outfit, Blacksmith tOols etc,
were ghippcj from Los Angelica on the
9th Of last month. Five drillers will
leave Lns Angeles Tor Reno today. II
Is the intention Of the company to press
tue work with yigor.
During Thursday night Inst u daring
and successful raid was made by thieves
On the Seven Troughs i'airview mine,
Tho thieves obtaining ore estimated to
DO worth from $1,000 to $4,000. In n
crc6scut in tho Fairyicv Il bulkhcad
had been built to protect some high
grade. Tho mnraudcB entered the
shaft in the night during tho intcrmis-
slon between the night and morning
%shlfls, and descended tho long line Of
ladders to the 30 level, where thcy tore
ont the bulkhcad aud removed the ore,
carrying 1t III s8cks us they again
arcenlcd tho lnddcrs.-MaZuma Herald
Tho wealth Of many OF the ancient
VIM I'iNblltu luE lDto tIV uliI'
hons' Mark Antony during his some
"h"t clIeckcrcl career aqunndcred no
lcfa than s13j,E00, 600, mud Tibcrius left
al his death sls 900 900, winch Culigu-
JUS spent in Icss than n year, Records
SNOW TIN. Ills %spondthrif! paid $4,000
Tor one euppcr. tiorncc tells us that
rcHchuS, n singer, could in five days
spehd SiOO,oO0, and Clodius on u small
wager swallowed n pearl worth nearly
s'V,oVO. Tho csiatc Oi CtnssuB was
valued ut as,iOO, 900. Lucullus dincd
~ The rntc OF $4,000 n meal Tor. several
SechO' Lontulus wm worth not lcss
'h"li 10000 900, II Apicus squandcrcd
nearly $4,000, 600 in II tow wccke.