Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-06-14

Protection Mining Company quar-. 2 m,II
al Mountain Iity. This company is dc
SelopinR a good mine aud the mill is
turning out bullion.
The New York Journal OF Commerce
asks who pays he railroad penultiesP'
Wen we should guess that ever yona
pay his share, from Teddy to q lramp.
who eats, drinks or wears ANYTHING ,bat
is carried by rail.
The game OF baseball yesterday after
noon between the Rough and Ready
nine and tho Ruby valley boy resulted
In an Easy victory for the home team.
The boys from the valley did very well ,
but they are no match for the Elko
boys.
You have nothing that carries with il
the charm OF antiquity" said the Euro.
pean.' -Oh yes We have" answered the
rich American. I'VE wont 10 long be.
fore we have the market in that hno
cornered. We're buying up %antiquit-
les foster than you a make 'en."-
Washington Star.
Miss Matte Russell met with a pain
tul accident last evening. She reached
up 70 get IN article from Il shelf and
upset an uncorked phial Of carbolic acid.
Il burning liquid struck one OF her
bare arms and burned it severely. Tho
injury is very painful but not serious
The last census Of Nevada, taken in
100, showed a population Of Al. 325. In
l9OG the total vote for Governor yas
ii,eJ', indicating Il population of about
OO,oOO. According to all available data
and by the most reasonable estimates,
the present population ia not less than
S2,OoO, or double that OF the last census
Tho Chicago Chronicle, perhaps the
o vicious republican newspaper in
HE United States, has ceased publica-
ton on recount Of lack OF patronage.
For yearn it has been a rat hole into
winch some 81 tho Walsh money WIG
poured that led to the failure of the
Walsh banke.
w. q. Fitch, who shot Roy Mitchell.
and George Sherman, in Reno OH III,
%oth OF last month, has been held to
answer before the WEshoe county granG
jury on two charges Of assault with
intent to kill. In default OF $4,000 bonds
in each case, he went to Jail. Fitch
shot Mitchell and Sherman because
they would not give him a meal.
Under he new time card which went
into effect yesterday, passenger trains
arrive and depart rs follows: NJ 3,
lo:3S p. m.; No 3, l:35 p. m; No 10, 0:55
p. IN; No q. 9:25 p. m.; No 4, 9:3O a. IN.
Nos. D n 3 are wcstbound trans.
Nos. l and ., the Overland Limited
do not stop at Elko under the new card.
This change will greatly Inconvenience
the people OF Eiko.
Assemblyman iIuskey and Stewart
Of Reno have repeatedly stated that
Sparks promised To eign the
amateur boxing bill il the last legisla-
turs passed tho measure, but when the
bin reached him he vetoed it. Now the
Governor authorizes tho Carson Appeal
TO state most positively TINT no never
promised any one that he would sign
such n bill aud any one stating that no
did gives current to Il statement that III
most mnqualltiedly false.
Last Friday two young I3asques left
Mr.. Atubc's ranch with a team to come
to Elko for supplies. On tho way
down, the team became frightened at
the automobile and started 10 run. One OF
the boys jumped out Of the wagon and
spralncd one OF his ankles severely. iIe
vas brought tO town and taken to tho
hospital. The other ono started back
yesterday with the team and got stuck
in the mud. While attempting to I'M
load barrel Of whiskoy, the barrel SOt
tho best Of him and fell on his hand,
cutting of the ends OF thrno Of his ling.
crs. Mr.. Aliubc ws notified by tclC-
phone OF the accident and snnt another
driver to take tho team home.