Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-01-04
FROM SATURDAYS DAILY.
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Alex Garden ID in from Lamoille.
r. Il. Jewel of Palissds is in town.
II. Berry and family left yesterday 10
their home at TrhHsO.
There is no change 10 the strike situa
ton at Goldtield.
Mr.. und Mrs. George FISHER LETT yes
ter,iay for their home at Oakland.
Mrs. w. f. Fordham and child came
up from Carson yesterday.
Airs Jas. Campl'-II will leave for Cali.
fuinu tomorrow for the benefit. Of her
health
Mrs. Booher passed a good night and
rested comfortably today. She is get.
,ng along nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franks will leave tomor.
row Tor Salt Lake, where Mr.. Franks
will nuds rgo treatment Tor his eyes.
Si"uoi Gowan, a pioneer OF Douglas
county, died at Sheridan last Thursday
i..n.nr. lie WIS IA veteran of the civil
val nnd iirst saw tue light in Tennessee
IS yenrs sgo. l
After being shut down for uearly ~
month III account OF lack Of fuel thH'
Midway mine nj Tonopah has resumeyI
QUE ;iouI. Tue MN win be Worked
inr, ri the time until u large ~shiptDnent
al fuel is obtained.
j W. i-yton iii charged n revolver in
T"u"p"h Wednesday morniy6R and wa"
~s"nt"nce'' to pay a fr~6 Of $500 and
r"rve siI months in Assil and one day Tor
each e. NJ the tprehf it is not paid.
4 m0tAS'iook Lawrence Iceberg from
the Las .Animas. Colorado. Jail Thurs.
,iny night and hung him to a telegraph
p"lr. l-sberg bruially murdered a
prominent rancher who fed him, but
would not keep him over night.
- tGer Herman OF Oregon mud for.
mrr commission NJ the general land
Office viii he ii 81 February itL on q
charge Of destroying certain letter press
COPY hooks when he retired from office.
There il n vague suspicion tliRt Il lot
Of stea u sl,o wells That were working like
NAL dur nR the three days TINT Pref.
dent Ropaevelt wRs on the isthmus.
shDv, lei no dirt before and nave shovel
ed ono siuGo Tin. historic visit Com
moncr.
Edward Spencer who escaped from the
n,,k.nN;.rrIn tUnJ,o,l,, ,yno % IN ~
large at lntest account. Warden Con-
siiine is making every effort possible to
capture him, and is hopeful that he will
~ IN land him in his old quarters:
The handball couy, by tho side af tho
New Basco saloon is we'll ]patronIzed by
the Basques. Tho reporter look ed in
this Afternoon and saw the ball going to
beat the band. Judging from the jab-
beriuR Of those engaged in the sport,
the game must be very exciting.
The t'atsoD SrSs says that tioNrgp u
Russell will likely receive The unnn.
imons vote Of the republican members
Of the assembly for speaker. II he re.
ceives this honor, he will be the leader
M tie minority on the iloor. The INDIE.
rEkDEaE o06r.Giulate1 George in
RdvIuce md hopes 'hnt he will receive
this homo from Lis party associates.
The Christmas edition 81 the White
Pine News is I'm excellent paper and
state. II M. one nRu predicted five
years ago That euoh a paper would ever
be published by the News, he would
have bcen carted off to the bug-house IN
a hurry. I1a Christmas News il u
credit 70 tho State and m honor 10 its
publishers.
ln Sibrn the lighting Of n ciear In
dicRtcs II be,ro,hal. In that country u
pcrsOn wishing Ia bc ONE engaged to Il
girl OF his choice oilers her n flower or
takes n light from n cigar or cigarette
atle happens tn have mp in Der MOUTH,
md The pun. proyidcd there Ia no i'm.
p%odimnnt. stcpe are nj ono takon to
arrange Tor the payment OF tho dowry.
Philadelphia Press.
During the coming yenr, the people
NJ Elko slIouid waka up aud 40 eQme7
thing toward improving tho strce,s Of
the town. a petition should be circu:
lated as4inR the commissioners 10 levy
a special tax Of ten or fifteen cents on
tho 800 TO be spent upon tho streets.
This tax would rnise sufficient money TO
put the rain streets In decent condition.
We Will circulate the petihonH
4 lnrRe deposit OF conl hae been die
eRyprcd near Ely and n company has
been formed to develop the property
md nino III" coal eq TINT 4 may DO
NsoJ IN rNpptnR the larae Hmpltor nav
lfnR huiit there. Hctore this timo It
w.' ! moi rnv I" work the coal minee,
~ II. re was no railroad near, but NOW
,rHt rl,e nl,IroaJ runs INTO Ely tho coal
minte. c.H oe developed and WORKED Al
pnll,