Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-07-12
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY.
SalmaQundi.
MIR. Smith rested better last nigh, and
If more comfortable today. lie is get
ting along rs well rs can be expected.

hr' oIi'hh rested better last night and
If more comfortable today. lie is get
ting along rs well rs can be expected.
ffed Grove, the iif~tcen-year old 10y,
who was shot 10y his father at Empire in
March, Is suffering from blood poison.
ing and the physicians say that he can
not recover.
Charles II. Meyer, president of the
Western Federation of Miners, testified
III the Haywood case yesterday. He de-
med every charge made by Orchard
against himself or the organization.
Commissioner Lytton received 10 600
young trout from the Carson hatchery
this morning. MIR. Gutridge planted
0,oOO OF them in the Humboldt river,
Just above the bridge, md the re-
mainder MIR. Lytton took to Lamoille.
San Francisco's convict mayor is
making Judge Dunno considerable
trouble. llls attorneys yesterday az
piled to the appellate court for n MAN.
damus to compel Judge Dunno to settle
the bill Of exceptions.
Efforts are being made in Reno TO
settle the pluu,bcrs' strike. 1t is prob
able that the city council viii sit as a
heard OF arbitration to settle tile t-oub-
he veiwecn tue mat;cr plumbers and
'ht Ir employees.
Japan seens to be on the point of pro-
yutiEg II scrap with the United States.
Ter easy victory over Russia has given
her people the big-hcad. II she tackles
Uncle Sam, there %Ill be a different
story to tell. While every body hopes
Tier" will be no war, japan must not
push matters too far.
The attorneys for I. V i~Ialsey, the
San Francisco bride giver, have appli.
ed to the appellate court for an order
restraining Judge Dunno from, trying the
case on the ground tina! the Indictment
IL illegally drawn. Poor San Francisco
has a hard time with her millionaire
bribe givers. Her citizens should
stand by Langdon and lIeuey until the
last one Of these rich criminals are
behind the bars Of San Quentin.
The condition OF Joseph Blake,
seriously wounded by Tony King, who
made II muricrous assault on his person
with a knife on Sunday night, shows
slight Improvement and DR.. Hodgins,
the attending physician Is hopeful of
his ultimate recovery should no unfor-
! seen complications ensuc. His assailant
is still nt large b.: there is no relaxation
on the part OF officers aid friends to
secure his capture.-Nirsinia Chronicle
Reno D is all torn up because the school
trustees failed to ~re-olect six or seven Of
tho old teachers. Col. Maxson is
charged with being tho IL OF the
dismissal and the Gazette and Journal
call on him Ia resign M trustee. The
Col. seems to enjoy the trouble and
refuses 10 resign. Two iurmbcrs Of the
board favor a consideration Of the
voie cleCting teachers and three oppose
it. Col. MaXson Is one OF the three.
The tight is a merry ono.
In this issue will be found an interest
ing article on the destruction Of ground
squirrels. \ few years ago South Fork
and O,hrr sections OF this county were
ovGrrun with these pests and Il great
deal " damage WIS done TO crops. The
INDEPENDENT is indebted TO DIR. j.. G.
Leonard Tor the article. Tho DR.. adyis'
cs the uso of frcsh, new dynamite rs it
is not so likely TO explode Is the old,
Tho ranchcrs OF lilko county should
paste this article III their scrap boots
Tor future usc. Dr.. Leonard writes that
he will be in Elko in September.
Tho defense in the Haywood case have
knocked Orchards evidence nll to pieces,
| and unless tho state has strong corobor-
! alive evidence in robuttal, the jury can
not convict. No sensible man can 10.
licvc Orchards unsupported word
against that Of the flock Of witnesses
who have contradicted him on evory
important statement nc made on the
witness stand. Tho lite OF u dog should
no! DO taken upon tho evidence OF such
n scoundrcl
II any ono doubts the progress Nevada
is making in material wealth, he has
only to road tho reports lint come from
the various counties. Assessor House
Of White pme county tells the Ely
Mining Expositor TINT tho assessment
roll in his county this year will show
nm increase Of IA million and n hall Over
TINT Of last year. Thia increase IL
mostly duo TO the assessment OF The
Nevada Northern railtoad, tic incrcnsC
Of taxable property in Ely aud the i'm
provcmcnts made by the mining com
plnics operating in the vicinity Of Ely
Every citizen Of Nevada, has o just
pride in the prosperity OF the state ant
all are proud Of tho apicndid showing
White Pine county IL making.
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