Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-03-20

DR.. West returned last evening from
Ruby Valley, where he had been to 500
MB. woolverton. lie informs us that
MB. Woolverton was somawhot better
and that she would be brought here and
taken to the Boiling hospital where che
could have the required treatment.
The attention Of visitors to San Fran.
cisco is called to the ad Of tho Hotel
Brule. Elko people are euro to get
excellent treatment there, Us Mrs. Brule
was formerly Miss Fern Geduey. Re
sure to stop at the Hotel Brule when
} gu visit the city by the Golden Gate.
Peter ~PulakidRs, IL Greek, broke into
the trunks OF his three brothe RS the other
day, while they were working at the
Veteran mrne uea Ely, and skipped out
with SioO in coin, currency and checSs.
Que OF the brothers swore TO a complaint
against Peter, but the Ely officers were
unable to find him.
Governor Sparks was around town
today for Il it'll. while, greeting the
many people Hho were glad To see him
around again. Tho governor has hid
a haru siege Of illness md shows the ef-
fscis of it, but nc is rapidly gaining
strength and his constitution will eoon
bring him back to normal again.
Gazette.
Tie Tbomas car left Ogden ut 3:3J
yesterday afternoon and went as far rs
~PromOntory, where it tied up for the
night. 1t left there this morning and
will stop at Monticello tonight. This
should bring it to EIko some time to-
MORROW afternoon. From what we are
able TO Learn, the route decided upon is
along the line 81 the Southern Pacific
through Neraiia.
There are Two little wurd-, simple
enough IN the mselves. that introduce
untold troubles III the world, and AZ
responsible Tor ~" =. gossip, scandal and
harm than au! other two words III the
World. These INu "ords are nothing
more han The! say" They have done
u "a rum regulations than all other
things. Ii on ncvor quote what "tIey
say q may be ~ Is certain you are
not "a gossip.
4 mau giving his name Ia Ed. Vii
Hanson, "a new rnner To toxin, WAS
found badly beaten up III the streets
last night by Constable Ouderkirx.
AtIllIupA.,tl ,l.N.l fI,. uIa.l ~ tl,.
Bakery saloon last night aud made IA
small winning. When he left Ii err, he
was followed 10y tree men who knocked
him Town and took his money. \
suspect WIS arr..tcd and jailed, aud will
bc held until tomorruw III tie hope that
Williamson will Gc able to idertify him.
The Standard Oil Compady paid out
eli, 100 900 ID dividends Saturday at tile
rate OF Sl5 u share. John d.. Rookie
~fellcr's share Of this amount WAS 3,I59,-
600. The total paid out IN dividends
the pnst FIX months by this company Is
approximately s25,GC0,'0J. Tins greedy
monopoly continues to rob the people,
while congress sits idly 10y and refuses
to put petroleum "a tlIe free list, so
that Russia can cell the product Of her
oil wells here.
y veteran naval surgeon, speaking Of
the odd things that creep out id he ser
vice, said that one Of the Younger medi.
cal cranks in the navy discovered much
virtue III sea water, aud no matter
what disease came on, his first action
WINS to throw down the patients throat
a large dose OF the nauseatmg liquid.
Tho crew soon learned to hate him thor
onghly. lu process OF time hr fell over
honrd III IA choppy sea, aud a great bus
tie cnsucd. In the midst ~ il the cap
tain came mp md nnxiously inquired
the cause. "Oh, nothing, sir" replied
n tar, -only the doctor has feb into his
medicine chest