Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-01-25
FROM rHURsD AVS DAILY
SalmaQundi.

Mrs. George Russell and Miss Margar'
ct left for San Francisco last night.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Robert Lesson returned
last night from their wedding trip.
The Nixon National Bank Of Reno has
been appointed Il, regular government
depository.
Twenty miners were lIl'ed b, an ex-
plosion in II coal mine nj Primero, Colo.
RADIO, Yesterday.
Texas has RS elected Senator Bailey
aud the Hearst papers will now roar
louder than ever.
The ice harvest has begun in earnest
and many tons of frozen water will be
stored away by Elko's ice men for use
next summer.
The trial Of Harry Thaw fer the muir
der Of Stanford White began in New
York yesterday. One juror vas accept.
ed to try the case,
"ilan is Il PLAIN uecessity,- eays one
Of the women wrilers: Oh, we'll, lie
wouldn't be so plain il he fixed up the
way woman does.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Russell announce
the engagement Of their daughter. MIR
garet, to MIR. Ernest Robert Newman.
The wedding will take place in Califarr
MIA early i'll February,
We have received IA copy ~ the gov.
ernor's message to the legislature. II ia
n we'll written document and contains
many recommendations for the legisla.
tors to consider. The principal recon.
mendatious were mentioned in yester.
days issue.
The Western Union Telegraph Com.
pany publishes to the world that it's re-
ceiPts on Nevada business last year
were s4S,2Tl.55 and its expenses &c.,.
800. 10. Those figures may not lie, bnt
the man who made them is certainly an
expert at the business. .
Ken Sheldon, veteran county clerk OF
| Lauder, Wyo., wnB def .ated Tor reelec-
tion by a big majority. H= was opposed
by young women, who resented his
action in discharging n girl employed in
his Office because she insisted ON wear
ing II peUk-a-boo waist,
Tho republican senators ran against 10
onag when they presented their list OF
committees to Lieutenant. Govei nor
Dick erson and were compelled to back
duwn on the committee OF railway cor
porations. They had two republicans
aid Que democrat on the co nmittee and
he refused to appoint than. Instead Of
the committee named by the republican
caucus, the lieutenant. governor APPOINT
ed Easton Of Ltnder, Boyd OF Washoe
End Bell Of Hdmbol I. Boyd and Bell
are democrats and Eas,On Ia n republi.
can. The republicans did not like their
medicine very much, but were compelled
to take il.
As snon aa Tho Legislature gets dowu
to business, We will publish the duly
proceedings. So fRr nothing Of import
Rnce tO the state has been done except
TO create new positions aud drug the
TREASURY for stationery and Incidental
expenses OF the lawmakers.
II the present assembly keeps up it's
lick, it will be the most extravagant in
the history Of the State. 4 bill was
passed Tuesday allowing each member
eco for stationery and n~ioidentals. This
10 $40 mare per member than tho
members wore allowed in the 1905
session. II looks like a pretty healthy
grn't Mt the beginning OF the session.
Mrs. II. a.. Dyer, the woman pros.
pector, waited into Ely ON Saturday,
aftcr QUO Of The hardest Vt ruggleR Ryaipat
the 0lompnts that u woman evor had Ia
face. She wac caught in the recent
heavy snowstorm. and after being
compelled 10 leave her wagon on the
other side Of Blackhorse and losing ono
OF her mulee, Ind 10 walk forty.
miles into Ely, every step al the way
being an ordeal that would bave tested
the grit Of many II man To tie strain ing
point. -,Ely Move.
Tho coroner's jury to inquire into the
cause Of death ~ tho man killsd in
Tuesdny nights wreck mot ut 10 o'clock
this forenoon aud heard the testimony
Of Or. Hood. From DR.. Hoods owl
dencc, IL appears that the dead man il
Sam lloskin ~ Eureka. As DR.. Hood
could not testify regarding tho cause 81
hia death, Coroner Bruce adjourned
the inquest until such hmo ne Mr.
Stanley Of Dcoth can appear aud testify
: II Ia said that Mr.. Stanley helped I,
pick the man up and ooro FOR him.
Milcs Almy, + Chicago millionaire
! who has been spending Tire winter n
| pNedona. Cal. wa arrested Saturday il