Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-07-10
Salmagund
FROM MONDAYS DAILY

so far as heard from no accident
occurred in this county OH the 4th.
The commissioners met this ~forenoo,
and par in tie day looking after the
county's affairs.
PJssJnices have been established II,
Morning Star. Lyon county, and at
Jamestown. Nye county.
County Clerk Dawley left Saturday
morning for Denver to attend the demo.
cratic national convention.
Read the article from the Louisville
Couricr.Journal in this issue and then
guess which wing of the republican
party will be- bunkoed if Taft is elected.
+. a. Vincent, adiutant of the state
police, is i'll Jail ut Carson on the charge
Of forging thu name Of Z. L. Sowden.
also of the state police, to II $50 check
and Cushing it.
Gov. Dickersun has removed State
Bullion Tax Collector Neven and ap-
pointed j. +. Haley, a Reno newspaper
nan to fill the Vacancy. The removal
Of Neven causes III surprise in this Sec
ton.
When j., PierIOnt Morgan heard of
the nomination of. Taft he said: Its
good, good" If Taft's nomination is
good for the predatory rich of which
Morgan is shining light, is it good for
the ordinary American citizenr
Teacher-"How do you account for
the phenomenon of dewr" Boy-"Well,
you see, II earth rcvolves ON its axis
every twenty four hours and in conse-
Iuencc of this tremendous pace it per.
spires freely. - London Tit-Bits.
The White Pine News complains of
the failure of the Elko ball team to keep
its engagement to play the Ely team OH
the 18th. The News says the action of
the Elk team i'll canceling the Engage
ment caused u good dcal Of indignation.
IL il estimated by Commissioner Ro-
sentnLl that the registration in Gold
field fDr tn. election this fall will
;n0unt - about $500 names. At its
mex. massIng the Board Of County Com
mI,'io.icrI Of E|lncralda county will
subiivric the town into voting districts.
IL WIS originally planned To have four
precincts, buU the indications are now
that there Will he six.
Thur"lLy evening, July 10Th has
been decided uppn for the presentation
of Jim Tnc W~.Stcrner'' at the Bradley
Opera ii Mise. Inc motion picture show
wal, Ei'c their performance free of
extra charge Oh this evening. This
means a .I,ublc show for one admission.
Reserved seats $l.00, general admission
ijc IN children soc. The box office
opens Monday 18th ut 10 Il. III.
Tne Indications are good for "A very
lively scrap all along the line ut the
Denver convention. Parker has Clcvc-
lands ghost to parade and other leaders
have grievances to air. If Parker or
anyone else tries to create strife by par
aiding Clevcland's ghost. he should be
summarily sIuclched. Grover is dead
II buried and his fool friends should
not attempt 10 rcsurrcct him SO soon.
The longer his record sleeps within him.
the easier il will I've for future historians
To fix his proper place in American his.
tory. Let him rest.
The base ball team has returned from
their Winneinucca and Reno trip. At
both places the boys met with defeat.
At W~inncmuccn on the Ird they went
into the cncmy's camp with cOlOrs fly
ing. the sore standing II to > against
them. At Reno on the 18th they, were
again defeated by II score of q to g.
While the boys failed to bring home the
bacon nn this trip. their defeats do not
discourage them and they are ready to
fcated, they are still Elk0's base ball
team. Don't forget that.
Sunday afternoon Happy Hooligan
found II man lying drunk back Of the
stage stable. He notified Constable
Oudrrkirk and he took the man to Jail.
This morning the man gave his nalnc as
q. II. Hill and stated that he hnd $}3
on his person when he laid down and
that it was missing. He accused X.
Brooks, an acquaintance, Of taking it
Constable Ouderkirk sonn had Brooks in
tow and hr admitted taking $40 Of Hills
money and throwing the purse away.
lie was taken before Judge Bruce al IL
charge Of petit larceny. He admitted TO
the court that he had taken $lG of Hills
money. On his statement, Judge Bruce
fined him $500 with tho privilege Of
spending 1870 days in iail. Brooks took
the iail part Of the sentence.