Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-05-03
FROM MONDAYS DAILY
Salmagundi.

SulhluHuHul.
Warden Consiiue .peut yesterday in
town. g.
L. X. Jewell. Pallsado- solid citiz.n
took III Elko today.
Judge Hogan Of Monticello is tak,u. in
tue county seat today.
Controller Eggers arrived FROM Carson
yesterday and still remains in town
Judge Brown and Distric, ATTORNEY
Game returned from Ely Saturday night.
Senator Ncwlands has been called 70
Berlin by tie serious illness of his
daughter.
Senator Nixon has bought a tract n,
land near Washington, d. &. and will
build him u fine residence with the gold
taken from his Nevada mlnes.
A nsw nd iition to the Nevada engine.
ering works III Reno was dest royed by
fire Saturday venmg. The fire origin
ated from the furnace. The loss is
estimated at $4,000 partially insured.
Tho Spark..IIumphrey Company OF
oil Reno closed n deal yesterday for all
OF the Altube cattle. Tho purchase H.
cludes the beef and stock cattle and the
number Is in the eighborhood OF ten
thousand head.
The tour.year old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Nash OF Reno, died Satur.
day morning while sitting iii her
moiher's lap and playing with her apron
strinRs. Death was almost in~stanteous.
III" ply s!cians can give no cause Tor the
child's death.
II. -. DaDberg Is installing neal his
residence III the eOuthern part OF town a
water sys,em. Recently he had n well
bored and at IA depth OF l50 t5ct the bed
OF an old river wa encountered with IN
Inexhaustibie supply Of water. He
ihen conceived tho idea OF the water
system and Immediately started work.
buruUerVllle Courier.
Deputy Sheriff harris is doing con-
siderable travelling these days. Last
Wednesday he went to Fairyiew and
Errested William Port and delivered him
To the Wells officers on me charge of
swindlmR Constable Drake ont OF 300
Cd u bogus check. Saturday he was
called 10 Montello and on his return
went to Carlin AFTER a Jap.
Waiter ElmJre had the chain gang at
work IN the eastern part Of town today.
He took out seven prisoners this morn
ing and one OF them refused to work.
lle was taken back to Jail Ia be dealt
with 10y Sheriff Clark. IL he is n we'll
man, no mercy should be shown until
he makes up his mind to do his shRrc Of
the work. The dungeon and bread and
water are good enough for MN.
Mrs. Hugo, Que OF the old settlers oT
LamoiIle valley, died yesterday. Her
husband was murdered by Kcndricks
abou, twenty years ngo. We have been
unable To run BcrOss any n today who
could give us something OF her history.
She lived IL long and useful life md de-
re e more than q passing notice. She
leaves two cons and two daughters and
"a large circle 81 friends to mourn her
death.
Under Il law parsed by the recent leg
islature, all tho gaming licenses collect.
cd in MI m Incorporated town 90 into n
fund Tor the uso Of that town. Under
this law, the 70 will be no necessity for
q special tax in ElKo providing tho gam
ing licenses amount to Hs much M they
do now. IL this law hal been III torco
when the tax levy WIS made the first 0f
March, tho property owners Of Elko
would have saved 40 cents on the 500.
Tho money from gaming licenses this
yenr should bc used IN II systematic plan
Of street Improvement, The chamber Of
commerce SHOULD prepare such u plan
and submit il To the town bonrd Tor
adoption. II n definite plan IL prepared
and worked out. Elk0 will hayo decent
NJ reefs IN u Tow ycare.