Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-05-24

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Seator Erossmer. who has been i'll in
this city for some time. but now recover
ing, will leave in u few days for Cali.
t%orDia, where no will remain for u few
months after which he will return to
his home in Eureka.-C Carson News.
Mr.. Mayham and a party OF eight
mining men and capitalists LETT for Tue
carora this afternoon in two automobiles.
They viii take in all the mining camps
in the northern part Of the county before
they return.
CHARLES H.. Merry. the man empl ,yed
by the chamber ~ commerce to write
up the Of Elko% county, arrived
from Sacramento this morning. He is a
young mar who has had several years
experience as a reporter on the Sacra.
mento Bee. He strikes one rs beng a
r~ustler. Mr.. Merry joined Mr.. May
hams party this afternoon aud will go
with them on their trip through the
northern part Of he county.
Mrs. Olive Burgess Of Manhattan does
not nj her husband to wed again. In
order to prevent any attempt on his
part to secure u license she has written
to the county clerks asking il no applies
for a license il he denied him unless he
can show that he has obtained a divorce
from her. at he hasn't II divorce" saye
the letter, Il want him to get one or
capf 1n. fl,a ,,ypnN 1, y nxo-,
ID described as a Belgium. tive feet eight
inches long" Tie wife s4ys he has left
her destitute after cashtug several
bogus checks.
The largest single express shipment
over carried 10y W~ells-Fargo express in
this state, and perhaps in the West, ar.
signed to an EGGPLANT company in
Fairview. Tie shipment consisted OF
$4,000 pounds OF ice-makinR machinery,
and it cost the oonsignee 81 $50 for
express to Fallon, and before it renches
Fairview will cost an additional 81, 800
or sl,400. Time is the essence OF bust.
ness conduct in that country, as evil
denced by such express shipments.
Thore were BOIL breakages OF rails on
the principal railroads in New York
during three months ending March 81.
Most Of the ~breakagss were in rails
rolled since 1899, which would point To
the Steel Trust as the chief culprit. Is
the tariff protected trust tn be allowed
to charge the highest possible price for
steel rails and Mt the same time manu-
facture them more imperfectly than ita
predecessors used TO? liz the tariff was
abolished or reduced so that competition
you'd ensue, the price OF rails xould
be lower and the quality better.
The Washoe Comfy Bank cashed the
forged cEcc'ss by winch Captain Keller
got $500 to buck the tiger with in Reno
the other day. Charles Dugal, IA Hazen
saloon keeper, endorsed one OF the
checks Tor $1,000 and he bank holds
him for that amount. Dugal Inns $4,000
on deposit IN the bank and the bank re-
fuses to give il TO him. He claims that he
endorsed the check in order to identify
Keller and not us security, Dugal has
employed Judge Jones to bring suit
against tho bank for his $1,000. Jones
claims that rs Dugal merely identified
Roller the bank cannot hold Dugal re-
epousible. Keller resigned from the
army on account OF drink and gamb-
ling. lie was a guest Of the paymaster
at Fort Sheridan when the government
checks were stolen, but wa not suspect
ed. lie owns one Of the Philippine
| IsIands aud is said to be rich. Pinker.
ton detectives ara on HE trail.