Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-10-25
Salmagundi
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY.

A carload Of dump cars for use IL
grading the Western Pacific through
this section arrived last night.
The jury in the Ford case was com.
plete yesterday forenoon and llency
made the opening statement. lie claim
ed that he would prove his case without
the evidence OF Ruei.
Orvis Ring, state superintendent OF
schools il again in Reno, after under
going u serious operation at San Fran.
cisco. Ring will leave for Carson III a
fsw days. He is still quite weak from
the effects Of the operNtiou.-Ga2ettc.
Last Saturday Judge Pike sentenced
George W. Jamcs, convicted Of robbery
Rt Wlnnemucca, to thirteen years in the
p~cuitentiary. James made a plea for
l%eniency and pointed to his former re-
cord at San Quentin, where he hau
made u good rccorh. Judge Pike
thought James was Il dangerous man TO
Ut ~ ltATkt hllN RhNt ltH AlllNfNH JNhiV
Tho journal tells Of Il Piutc on
Pyramid lake Indian reservation who
has reached the age Of III years. The
| PIutcs hnyc no records OF ages OF
members OF their tribe and one OF them
asked the age 81 Il gri2zled veteran
replied: Maybe um 7LO or 500 years
old. Maybe yea; ma! be no. dunno
Virginia Chronicle.
While attempting to beard Il trcIgh,
train at Wabuska early Monday morn
ing, John McClcnry, II discharged
tnight brakeman on the Ncvada-Cali
tornia road, WIS run over 10y the cars
and his body ~ cut in two at the
waist. McCIcnry was discharged at
| Sparks Tor being drunk while on duty
and it III not knoSu how he got Ia
Wnhuska.
The Knickcrbockcr Trust Company
tho second largest trust company III
| Now York, with dcposiis Of Amounting
about eco, 100000 VIA forced to close 'ia
doors ut l2:3C yesterday afternoon, 'I
lowing a steady run Of dcpositors who
called for their money. Between seven
md eight million dollars were paid ont
hcforo the bank closed. The bank II
mid Ia bc solvent and its closing Is only
tcmpory.
Tho Knights OF rythiRa will give
,heir annual Thanksgiving ball NJ tue
ucw opcra house w the night OF owe" :
ber 18th. The Kni ,his hnve prove"
Themselves splendid hosts in tho past
md nro suro TO keep up the good rcpn-
tatiop tlloy hnvc made. MI vii" favor
tho knight with their presence arc sure
n, tho beat time they ever hhu ~ "
rim ,lsyiy,ug ball. Sec the MI Tor tur'
lhct particulars
Frank Grimm, n mining mnh' WIN
dared aronnd Reno tho other day 10 Hc'
~, siyh,s. Ito wound NJ IN tho Horse
ahoo aaloon md a pretty woman ea'
down 10y him. lie admired her go 'n"on
tina, no gave no thought T." his m"n"y'
Affair no left the saloon, he m'ssc" wa
and clnimcd thu, the woman s'o'' u
yhilc eittng by him. Al last conh'
ho UNA looking for the woman
E;gbt thousand men hive beer ADDED
within tho lasi thirty days to tho con
J o,,uctiop torcce nj work upon inc "S'
arm Pacific in California nnd No'"""
%Comrlc,ion Of tho railroad building !"
Utah and the closing Of tho smcl'ors u
Montana have released n gfoa' n"'n"''
~ mon, and these arc beng e'R"c" -
,ho wea,crn Pacific contractors III,
aya,lnble mon are Of the rI"ss mos
needed by the Western Pac'n,' M"";
., ,hc miners arc accustomed TO 'n'no'
inc, and their acquisition will eSpcu,"
,vo,l, on tho immense tunnels when wv
!. GoulJa arc boring through tho ''e''"'
Fly EspoSitor.