Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-02-01
FROM SATURDAYS DAILY.
SaImalundi.

Assemplymau Fernald NAG our thankl
fui II la cb Of bile.
Oni1r Outrrairk pulled Tommy
Ryan, u ocaiue iieuJ, last night and tbi
Afternoon Judge Bruce gave him til
to OrIow night IL get out Of town
Tommy will doubtless hit tho pike.
Alr. Ma! ham and party of Eusterr
capitalists, who went TO Tuscarora last
we.k, roturued yesterday afternoon ind
still repnm in town. They were accom-.
panied on the rolurn trip BY Captain
Ii ness and Mr.. Mckenzie.
Tho assembly right about iuced ON the
eco grab for stationery and ncidetale
when it, atten .Iuu WAS called To the law.
The resolution authorizing the grub was
reoonsiicred aud voted down and one
adopted ulluw nv each member 80.
Attorney Henderson returned last
night. When ne l.h Baltimore Sunday
nj III, MB. Henderson was not able 10
ait up. but Tucs,i lay he received a dis
patch stating .uut sue was improving
and able to sit up,
The light over moving the county
seat OF Esmeralda county from Haw.
thorne to Goldtield is getting warm. A
compromise may be made by dividing
tue county and making Goldtield the
c"dnty seat OF the new county.
Last night Officer Grim tonnd Thomas
Ward. II hobo. prowlinR around i'll he
residence section Of the town. lie lock-
al Ward up mud tins afternoon Judge
bruce gave him TIL 5 O'Clock THE even
my iO get out Of town.
Constable Ouderkirk arrested Adel-
bert llogue yesterday afternoon on the
charge Of disposnR Of liquor to Indiana,
4 complaint was made before the y. s..
commissioners and Hosne will be exam
ined "u the charge III BOON M the US.
Nnr hal Gun get here.
Jutg" Il. A. Cn!eburn, who is one OF
the lend .ug members =" the citizens
alliance Df Cripple Creek, Colo. attempt
ed Ia cD Ter the Fnryisx mining district
NJD lay. while ou II our ~ this stat e.,
out WHEN le WAS told TINT the miners
there disiiked the visits OF the bers
Of tho organization no represents, n
hasty return WIS made. Sc.
some woke ugn the Gazette in writ
ing up the Lilly Benson case ID Reno
mentioned the luLging house here sho
met Der downfall and gave the place a
some hat caustic write up. Tho owners
OF the place claim the article If untrue
and lHve brought suit for EJ0, 900. The
GnZ"ito has employed lending attor
nsys 10 defend the case and "A lively
oourt battle il promised.
Reno will have an opportunity To place
her grievances against the Southern
Pacific before the interstate commerce
commission Conn nissionc or Lane has
notified the Nevada Commercial League
thu, a hearing viii be granted upon t.
complaint beng flied ut Washington
stnting specific discrimination. The
publicity committee vii! prepare the
data and the complaint will be filed
w OutHe NIhHStl VIII represent
Reno at the hear .ng.
wonld il not bo a good Idea for the
citizens OF Elko Ia invita- the people OF
the county to attend n mass meeting at
Elko in the. near future to discus matters
OF Legislation? The railroad, courthouse,
oOnnty officers md roads would furnish
material Tor the mnCtIng. Our d~Clrga.
ton would doubtless like to hear from
tho people on the 10 questions. Who
will circulate a call. Tho INDEPENDENT
will publish IL call free OF charge.
1t ia stated that the railroad have elk.
teen lobbyists ut Carson to look after
their iDteroBts. While tho people have
no lobbyis at Carson. every citizen OF
Elko county can help tn stand off
the work OF tho raiIroad lobbyists by
signing th" petitions to the Legislature.
Fifty.six cItizcns have signud tho In
DErEYDESr's potiuoD and ther e il room
for several hundred more.
Judge Lang has drawn q grand
jury to investigate the chnrgo Of perjury
made hy NttnrnOy Mack OF Reno
agalnat j. +. tIedden, mnngor Of the
r"nopah aud GoldIield railroad. Mack
charges TIM, liedden porjurrd himsol:
IN his sworn at statement Of the asects Of
the company 10 the assrssor FOR tho pur.
pnsc of Fix nv tho assessment. IL In nl-
legged TINT lIcddcn gave enough infor.
mntiOn to Hhow that the 1cciai0n OF the
supreme court governing such matters,
,lw Pon0r1h aud HOldnoId railroad
'lould be ussrssod nj s200,0o0 por mile,
Fln atate board Ian year asscssed tho
read ni $4,000 pcr mile and the board OF
equalization 81 EsmctnldA county
raiacd II TO $4,000. Tho oompnny
fought tho rniso in the dist riot court
md wore beaten. This year tho state
board placed tho valuation at sl7 ,000
per milo.