Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-05-01
Governor Sparks Parslyzed

Governor John Sparks, who for the
past three weeks has been in San Fran
cisco. at the home of his daughter. Mrs.
ing on No. 8, accompanied by his wife.
his physician. DR., st. Clair, and a train.
cd nurse of San Francisco. The COVER.
nor is i'll IL very serious condition and
the chance of his complete recovery is
verv small. The governor is now
paralyzed and is unable to move any
portion of his body except his hands.
He feels contented that he is home once /
more, however, and this morning on
reaching the Alamo flrni, where he has
resided for SO many years, said to his
loving wife and his nurse, Now l he
lievc ] will get we'll. uIn home once
more"
Governor Sparks is in n very critical
condition, and it may he that he will
never leave his bed Il we'll man, hut his
thousands of friends all ovcr Nevada
and California are hoping for the best
and are hoping that this good man will
entirely recover and that he will soon
DE able to attend to his duties as the
chief executive of this state once more.
Governor Sparks, worn out by long
trips through the state and by constant
worry during the trying times during
the labor troubles in GOldficld. when it
was necessary to call the Nevada legis.
laturc in extraordinary session, became
ill, and although advised by friends to
return to his hosAc and allow someone
else to attend to the affairs of the state,
he fought off the sickness and remained
in his Office in Carson until the critical
period in Goldfield was passed. He
then returned to his home on the Alamo
stock farm II weak, tired and sick man.
After spending Il few weeks at his
ranch under the care of IL physician the
governor gradually improved and at last
went to San Francisco to visit with his
daughter, hoping that hc would recover
more quickly on the coast. On the day
after his arrival in the bay city he suf.
fcrcd n stroke Of paralysis and from that
day has MT been able to move any por.
ton Of his body except his hands.
Since the day he became paralyzed he
has been gradually bcthining weaker
and continually worried on account of
being absent from Nevada. At last he
declared that he wanted to return home
and To bc among his friends oncc more.
He was in such u critical condition that
the physicians attending him In San
Franisco would not allow his removal
to q hospital. hut knowing this fact the
governor still insisted that he bc brought
buck to Reno and at last his desire was
granted. He arrived In Reno this
morning and was conveyed in an
ambulance 10 his home. where, accord.
ing to the latest report. he was resting
easy.
This morning when his attendants
started to remove him from the train
to the ambulance more than 200 people
crowded around the ambulance and IL
was impossible tO place him in tho con.
vcyancc. At last the train pulled tn
the eastern end Of the railroad yards
and there the governor was taken from
the Pullman and placed in the am.
bulancc. which was slowly driven tn tho
governors home.
Mrs. Sparks states that Governor
Sparks is much worse than he was
when he went to San Francisco. but
that he Is now contcntcd rs a result Of
being home again and that she has
hopes Of his ultimate recovery
! Gazette.