Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-04-12
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY.
Salmaqundi.

IL any ~ the grand jurors want gov
eminent garden seed, they will find
plenty Of them AT this office.
We regret TO learn that NIr. Henen is
very low and that his recover is ex-
tremely doubtful. We hope he will re-
cover.
Justices Talbot, N~orcross, Sweeney,
Judge Hawley and Judge Harrington
have been selected by the citizens OF
Carson to decide on Il cite for the Gov.
ernor'H mansion.
The grand jury went right to work
this morning and before tie noon recess
the Jap who shot his partner at Cobre
n few months ago, was indicted. The
jury will probably no in session two or
three days.
Milton Wallace, tho popular drummer
is circulating around town today on his
last trip. He will go into business with
Mr.. Kent ut Fallon as soon as he can
close up his present business. His many
friendo wish him success.
Ira Ferguson. II Truckee saloon keep.
er, attempted to kill his wife mt DR..
Mackey Sunday afternoon. Ferguson
shot up the town and made everybody
deance to the music Of bullets. lie was
finally arrested and taken TO Nevada
City to be examined as to his sanity.
A professor who occupies one Of tho
scientific ohsirs in Rockeieller's univer.
city ut Chicago, says no Inns discover ed
that gold has a distinctive odOr. He Is
doubtless mistaken. The coin no test.
ed was probably oil tainted. - Ely
Record.
The Thaw trial is nearing the end.
Judge Fitzgerald approved the report
Of the lunacy commission yesterday
morning and ordered the trial L
proceed. Delmas called DR.. Hamilton
and Jerome objected to his te~stifying.
Tho objection was sustained and the
defence rested. Delmas began his clos.
ing speech in the afternoon aud WIS
still talking whom the report closed.
The printing prGss has made presI-
dents, killed poets and furnished bust
les for beauty. curtailed the power OF
despots, converted bankers into paupers
and gracGd pantry shelves. 1t has made
paupcrs out Of college presidents; it has
educated tho homeless aud robbed tho
philosopher OF his reason; it smiles ind
crics and dies but can't be run TO auit
everybody, and the mnn will go crazy
who tries.
An attempt wRs made last Saturday to
rob the Pacific Express Company's safe
at Rhyolitc. GIyccriDo was poured into
the crack OF tho outer door, but failed
to accomplish tho work IL was supposed
70 do. Tho report OF the explosion
aroused the suspiciuns OF n passing
miner, md his approach to the building
frightened away the crackers. Even II
tho work had been accomplished, the
reward wonld have been smhll. there
wore leBs than 800 in the safe.
Mrs, Alley has been unceremoniotsly
bounced from her position in the Gold
field postoflce. Sho was q director IN
the (. W, W. md favored that Orgaliza.
ton In oycry possible way In d%ischnrg-
ing her duties II Ia reported that sho
gave tho I. w. w. leaders a list al all
pcrsons who had their changed addresses
at GoldaeId. What they wanted with
this list liz not known but IL Is strictly
rgainat government regulations to give
out suuh Information.
| From thc state Controllers report wo
lind tho rot yield Tor tho IL month"; end
ing Soptomb Dor 80, 1906. on Which bull
lion tax was collected In Esmeralda
county, was s5ii,0l7.0G. AZ tho report
OF tho Mowhowk Consolidation Com.
pany shows a royalty paid by tho less.
oee Of over al, 800, 900, what's tho reaeon
! No bullion tax wac collected on this
amount? The royalty Ia n net yield 10
tho ow nerB Of tho mine and certainly
J Ia subioct to the bullion iax--Pioche
Record.
Secretary Hitchcock reports that dur
ing tho last year the roll ~ government