Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-02-08

Hake' oulclhtuDS. AFTER the &c vices IL
the church, the remains were taken h
the Masonic cemetery and laid beside
those OF her son who died about a year
ago. There vas a large attendance Of
sympathizin0 friends and neighbors
Her suferinRs over may she sweetly
sleep.
About two weeks ago a consignment
OF clothing was received at the freight
depot for the Reinhart Company.
When the goods were being unloaded,
1t was noticed that one Of the boxes had
been broken open. Mr.. Reinhart was
notified and an inventory Of the contents
or the box were taken and tifteeE pieces.
consisting OF coats, vests and pants,
valued at over $50, were missing. Tele-
grams were sent up and down the road
and Special Agent Gordon Of Ogden
was notified. He came here and famIli-
arized himself with the clothing. Suspi-
cion was directed toward the brakemen
OF the local and =, few rinys syo. on their
second trip Ia nstien. Gordon saw the
two brnkemen ON the streets wearing
the stolen clothes. AS tho crime WAS
committed between Montello and Elko,
the men will doubtless be brought here
for trial.
A bill has been introduced into the
assembly making it unlawful after May
/, 1897, for any broad-guage road in Ne.
yada to charge more thar three cents IL
mile for passenger traffic and for any
narrow-gauge road to charge more than
five cent?. Any violation of this act
make the guilty railroad company sub.
or more than $4,000. This act will not
apply to roads less than twsnty miles
long. -:
The death OF DR.. Il. p. Mcdonald
stopped the career OF one of. Nevnda's
sblest yonng physiciana, Those who
knew him On ths Constock IN a boy and
young man and have watched his career
IN physician cannot h,lp wondering nj
the di-pensatiop ~ Providence that
ended IA promising career in his chosen
profession. His death is Il loss to the
State.
Early Sunday morning Herman
Peterson, a yOung man from Carlin,
made such a nuisance OF himself at the
passenger depot that Officer Onderkirk
was called to arrest him. While going
to jail, he used very foul language and
when the officer tried to make him stop
it he showed fight. He was finally cub.
dued and LOCKED up. Yesterday after.
noon he appeared before Judge Bruce
and plead guilty TO being drunk and
dieorderly. His only excuse for hie dirty
conduct was that he wHs 20 drunk that
no did not remember anything about it.
Judge. Bruce very kindly fined him
sl2G or sixty dnys III Jail. He took tI!e
siSty days:
A colossal merger Of mining interests
throughout the West has been authoriz.
ed under the laws ui the State o.
Arizona, with an authorized capital OF
go, OO.0SO. divided into 100000 shares
of the pAf value II slO each. Claima in
the IGighboFhood ui Salt Lake, ropo.
pub, Bullirog and Golifeld are said to
have been bought up, and will he or
ported by u large and competent staff of
field engineers. The company has
plenty OF capital to buy almost apY
elaim Tor saie, apd property Gay he
bought M in any Eew district where u
strike Is reported.
The railroad company has issued an
order tina! hereafter there will be "a
charge OF $3.50 per car Tor every car
switched Oh an industrial track. Tip
company has always been in the habit OF
charging for switching, but it has not
made the tax general. Some have paid,
while others have escaped. Under the
provisions OF the Hepburn rate bill!
there Guet be no discrimination. aud &C
cotdmgiy the general order has been
Issued. At fret some OF the shippers
thought the charge was Il new depart
uro, but when they learned that others
had been paying for switching even in
the past, and that The Hepburn law
made tie general order mandatory, the
Hurry Observation-Disclosures.
There are come pereons in Elko who
commit all sorie Of nuisanccs Oh the
public s~treets. Thcee people arc Seper:
ally thonehtless yonug men, halt-grown
boys or old whiskey souks who presume
upon their age to ehicld them from pun.
iRhment. This conduct ia a diegrace tn
Hpy community aud mNst be asoppcd in
[lko. In order to put M end TO it,
Judge Bruce Inns instructed the officers
h. arrest every person cnught commit
ting nuisance on The streets. AID such
Offenders win receive AL tM Inv viii
give tlam when MpyiGtpd Of the o%tfonse.
This move on the parl ~ Judge Bruce
will have tho heart, support ~ every
decent-citizeu Of Eiko.