Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-04-05
rnoA SATURDAYS DAILY.
Salmaqundi.

Senator Hunter returned from Cali.
turuia ,hrs morning.
Mrs. Conrad returned from her
u,s,.url ytslt lhls
Nr. J Z. bought, returned this
r,,u.rg from her vrit To Virginia
City.
IN, ~l;..uhart C"mp.uy has some
interesting IL u talk III this issue
k-Hn il.
South Africa has Il new aud protitab
;udu.try-the maL ufacturiuR OF hemp
,,ou ,liye md banana tibers. 1t real
IL from SloO TO sl67 a ton in London
Thus a.,crnouu Jddge Brown inquir-
rsd INTO the sanity OF John Evginage.
the fighting Basque. The examination
was no: completed when this report
closed.
:. II. Day, one OF the best known men
in the state, has been appointed Warden
-, nae vsniten,iary. j.. l. COnsidlue. the
Drp6ent WIFI huo tSTAShOSs w sonO
elect May LIST.
IL y;ew ~ the Rtorm that the appoint.
meut Of sam Davis has raised in Reno,
would is not DO n good idea for Govern
or Syarx4 70 look east Of Reno tor men
10 iii the remainder OF he positions i'll
hi, riit? There's II big coouniry east Of
Reno ni,d some excellent men.
The Presbyterian church nave sent 10
California for carnations and Easter
lilies, tr decorations tomorrow. DIV.
mp Ia the irregularlty and delays OF
,ruips the ilowes may not be started, or
il sent il is doubtful whether they will
arrive by tomorrow morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. leauc Griswoll are III
town to attend the ~ianeral Of MIR. and
Mrs. Welshons' little child. which takes
place from the Presbyterian church Mt
2:3O tomorrow afternoon. MIR. Griswold
reports everything quiet in Starr valley.
Thursday night Constable Ouderkirk
arrested Joseph Ball and locked him up
on the charge OF insanity. The reporter
saw Ball at the Jail Ibis morning and
talked with him. He said he was %
yeare Of aye and bis home was in Nav
York. lie is tho victim Of n severe
brain storm.
The case of the State va. Nelse Ouder.
kirk, charged with oxtortion, will 90 me
up before Judge Bruce at 10 o'clock
Monday morning. The penalty for the
otrrnse charged il imprisonment Tor
not more than six yedfs nor less than
Elk months. and by u fine not exceeding
tive hundred, nor less han ono hundred
dollars.
In the man OF average stature the
height OF the body is ten times the
length Of the face, the face from the
chin to tho hair is m long as the hand,
the sole OF the foot in one.sixth the
length Of he body, and six times the
thickness Of tho hand ID the thickest
part equals tho thickness Of the body.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. b. Welshons arrived
thus morninR with the emains OF their
infant child that died at WinnemuccH
yesterday morning from spinal meningi.
it's. The iunrasi viii tuke place from
tho Presbyterian church Mt 2:30 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. Friends and
-acquaintGnces are respectfully requested
to attend. Mr.. aud Mrs. Welshons have
tho sympnthy OF thB community in their
bereavement.
a Chicago merchant was dining with
some acquaintance in Now York re-
Gently. Among tho party was another
man from the middle west who had
rather a poor optIinn OF the average
Now Yorker Il notice in my paper this
morning." said tho ChicagoaD, shat Of
every ID hogs born and bred in tue
United States que ia u Misaourians.'
That may be true with QUO class Of
hogs said the other man from the Mis.
sissippi valley, ~but of every 10 hogs
seen On he street cars Of this town at
least Ii were horn III Now York and
bred no where"
Judge LanZan OF tho Esmerald die
court has committed James +. lleddon,
general superintendent Of the Tonopah
& GOldiicld rRilroad, to jail for contempt
for refusing 10 turn tho books OF tho
company over to a. j.. Lyon, auditor of
the company. Lyon waB served With n
eubpUcna 10 produce the books Of the
company in court and after ward turned
them over to IIedden on Il Telegram
from the general attorney Of tho com.
pany. Judge Langan ordered llcdden
to return the bookn to Lyon and com.
united him to tho custody OF tho sheriff
until tile order 10 return the books IN