Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-02-15


70 assist the district attorney in III
prosecution OF Martin Bro.,z,. charged
with, murder and Cnarles Williams
charged with grand larceny.
In order 70 accommodate the rapiil,
growing traffic between ilaz ant
Fallop, the Southern Pacific cumpun,
has installed a irst class passenger trail
between the two stations.
Tbomes Burk, son OF a ronopat
broker, has been expelled from the Stat,
university r"r gambling. He was re,
peatedly warned to keep put uf the
saloons. but paid no attention to tho
warning. Served him rights
The plays given by the li.h school,
~seniors drew "a large crowd to LEONARD
Hall Saturday night. All Tie young
people acquitted themselves With credit
and the audience rewarded them with
enthusiastic applause. There was fun
enough for everybody and everybody
er ioyed it.
Jules Seoord, the ex policeman Of
Rsno, n acquitted Saturday night of
the murder OF Charles Delaney. IL
gambler. The jury was ont only forty
minutes. The verdict was anticipated
and meets with the approval Of the
people. erIs H-,- 80 r,r.
Surveyor Davis returned from Denver
this morning. He spent several days in
Salt Lake and heard a great deal OF
talk about Nevada. IIe did moi miss i'm
opportunity to mention the mineral
resources and wonderful possibilities
OF Elko county.
Babe" Mayer has resigned the fore.
manship OF this office and Archie Nc
Daniel, a youog man from Omaha, Ne.
oraska, has taken the position, Mr..
Mcdaniel has had several years eIper.
fence in newspaper offices and is we'll
equipped for the work.
The total number OF cabin and steer
z passe ngers landed at tho port of
New York during the year 1906 by all
the transatlantic steamship lines was
l,l59,52l. In 1905 992,CG5 were landed.
which gives the year just ended the
record by n margin OF G7,Isj.
About 1880 Sunday morning, Consta
BILE Ouderkirk arrest d Joe Carroll on
the charge OF indecent exposure. Mr..
Carroll has demanded Il jury and the tri
al will take place tomorrow. The INDIE
PENDENT will refrain from commeptRg
op the case 70 II has pp desire to dis
qualify citizens who may DO called on
the jury, .
Miss Katie Thompson, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Thompson. met with
gu to IA severe accident yesterday fore
no1n while ont ho'se back riding
When Crossing ditch dug by the water
company, her horse stepped into the
loose dirt and fell with her. Miss
Thompson was thrown to tho ground
and :he horse Tell on her. She was
bruised abont the baGk aud her face wag
scratched. The accident happened in
front Of Mrs. Aliens residence m. the
yonng lady was taken home by her
sister, Miss Eva, who was with her. She
WA confined TO her bed the rest OF the
day, but is ab u to be around today.
Atter being let in op the ground foo.
q a big deal a nan sometimes discovers
that COMO other chap crawled in through
the cellar window.
4 letter from w. Fl. Smith Of Newark
Valley dated Feb. . states that the
worst flooU that has occurred in IS years
recently waited that vicinity. 1t raiued
steadily Ter Is honys, moving thansRnd5
Of tons Of rock and hliing up the creek
in many places 30 that new channels
have been cut.--Sentinel.
Tie ten senators who voted apaIbst
the Boyd bill the other day are meeting
with deserved criticism. Ninety per
| sent Of the Rs"Ble' Of Nevada deimRRi
Legislation that will mako the railroads
deal fairly and quit their robbery. They
do not usk for anything unreasonable
but they do ask Tor justice, Woe DO to
the Legislators who listen to the siren
songs Of the railroad corporliops aud
fail TO hear the RgoplG:s yoicS. TbiV Il
a bad year tnr That kind al work,
4 Coin, Iowa, girl married a young
man who after the welding, took ON
a thousand dollars life insurance polio,
infavor Of his bride On their wedding
trip the young bridegroom wSa accident
ally killed, Tho widow notified hel
People in Il Telegram THAI rond; 1Bil
bnssed away yesterday. L9es full,
Severed by insRrRpce;s' 'n'.
il,p throne Of pefsia, kubwn as I'll,
~ondsrfull peacock %t.rono. is probabl,
the most costly IN. the world. Sc IL IL lit
orally covered with jewels, and in val
nod at between 2,0OO,Ooo md 3,COJ, O0t
pounds sterllue. J Another priceless;
; piOpp If th.nllSre IS q Glbbs Of III,
world, madc BY order Of The into shsh
!, which Is Of pure gold and contains ol
its snFtacS over 10000 precious etonce
i, The membcre Of the legiaIIturo lad
] big IIms at IoldAald mid 4onopat
{ H6sb cities winol aud dined the legis