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

juice Secord, an ex policeman, is on
trial at Reno Tor the murder Of Charles
Delaney. Q gambler, a yea or 30 ago
Elko is a very quiet town these days
There is scarcely a ripple to disturb the
serenity Of the town. This epeake well
for the peaceable ctaracte: OF her citi-
zenB.
A woman calling herself Mrs. Mamie
Taylor committed suicide in Goldfeld
on February LIST by taking poison, She
claimed to be the wife of Tom Taylor Of
the 40 saloon.
While the east and midale west are
held in tho gup OF a blizzard. tltra part
OF the world is enjoying sr;.ug weather.
Nevada Is not pretty to- loo AZ, but her
climate can't be bent.
President Hadiey OF Ya'e is in favor
Of the election OF United States senators
by popular vote. lImilcy emit expect,
Chauncey NJ. Depew to do much for
Yale atter this. = CHICAGO Reard-
Herald. Q
New York was held in the grip OF a
snow storm Tor "a hours. AS IA result
the snow was piled six feet deep be-
tween car tracks and the sidewalk on
Broadway. An army of five Thousand
snow shoyelers was at worl: yesterday
clearing away the snow.
Judge Harrington iUois tine oath OF or.
tice at Carson Monday morning and i'm.
mediately after held a session of the
federal court. After a short session, an
adjournment was taken until next Mon
day. The oath wns administered TO
Judge Farr'nIton b! C.ctk Il. J.. Ed.
wards.
Patrick Conway. q Gold Hill miner,
was run over Monday evening by the V.
st. lncai, near the Gh"llar dump in
Virginia City. His body wins terribly
mausled. Conway was ono Of the best
known residents of Storey county and
was held in high esteem ny all vino
knew him.
No member OF the legislature should
be Fri .htensd by .ne bluif Of some OF
the railroads TAI quit business in Nevada
unless they are allowed to pay for them.
selves every year. 1t is only Il plea to
get their hands deeper into the peoples
pockets.
Joe Cans and Harry Lewis of Phila.
delphia have signed articles Ter Il ipish
fight for the lightweight championship
al the world, They will tight for $500 a
aide and the biggest purse offered. They
are TO fight at 1873 pounds riugside, each
OF them posting $1,000 to biu,l lac match.
Senator Boyd's bill, defeated in the
senate yesterday. will be found else.
where. Asthis bill has been coueide red
Il test OF strength between the railroads
and the people. every body la interested
III the votes Of their senator's. The ayes
and nays on the bill will appear rs soon
as received. 81.
Jack Reynolds, the G%ardnervillc man
who figured several weeks ago Us u az
the men lost III Lone Pine district. died
q few days ago. He WAS st ricRtn while
in a saloon. and before assistance could
reach him expired. Reynolds had been
drinking considerable since the affair
and had eaten little, and death came rs
IA result Of dissipation. ~ e..
The FjaTeSa correspondence, OF the
Iopopap RonanRa says that the real
niger III the woGh' liz in Skbggs' hue
and cry against tho University is the nj.
most certain candidacy Of President
Stubbs Tor govei at the next election.
Some cay for United States Sepniar, bat
all are egresd tin n is more political
than anything else in the cutlery about
the university.
DR.. Wiley, u Pittsburg expert ON in.
sanity, WIS the only witaeGG for HE de.
Tense eTamiuad in the Thaw trial yes.
tarday. He testified glibly on direct IL.
animation, but wiltrd Il good!deal under
Jerome's merciilss cross-examination,
Jerome showed Il wonderful knowledge
OF authorities on il sanitY; Gni suon
ratified Dr.. Wilol 81 Mat he hardly knew
whether he was ufoot or on horsebaclt,
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