Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-03-27
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FROM TUESDAYS DAILY.

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to a notice elsewhere.
The wind blew a pretty strong gale
this afternoon and great clouds Of dust
were swept through the streets. Tho
indications are good for a storm.
IL all the reported gold strikes III
Nevada pan out as uch as represented,
] gold will be at q discount before snow
flies. Some Of the reports, however,
seem TO be mostly no, Dir.
Judge Norcross Of the Nevada supreme
court has won the $1,000 prize Offered by
Senator Bourne Of Oregon for the best
written article on @why PRECEDENT Roose-
welt should serve a seconu elective term"
1t ID quite II feather III the young nuns
cap.
Five United States senators nave
died since congress adjourned last sum-
mer. The last to answer the call was
Senator William J. Bryan OF Florids,
the youngest member OF the senate.
His death WIS caused by typhoid
fever.
The Nevada railroad commission hae
ordered tho Nevada Northern railroad
to begin the erection OF a freight depot
at Ely on or before the first day OF May
and to complete the same within thirty
daye. This is ii big victory for the
people OF Ely.
Owing to the absence OF the editor OF
the Free Press, We ave decided not TO
publish Mr.. Plumb's letter today. The
letter may be OF use during the cam
paign for the purpose Of showing what
enc republican thinks Of another when
no party iigh, is "n. 1t will be held for
hat purpose.
Frank Smiley, son ~ William Smiley
II Starr Valley, iai the bones OF one OF
his hands BROKEN yesterday morning 10y
being kicked by Il horse. The horse also
landed one OF hi@ feet against Franks
body without doing him any injury. lie
came down on No. 3 Yesterday To hnve
~ iAi'ii "A'A4i'i w anu u blOpDlJp
with his sister, Mrs. Enroll Taber.
Tie people OF Elko should moi forget
the special school election on the ith OF
next month. Ihe date will soon roll
around and every citizen and taxpayer
should 90 to the polls and vote yes" on
the proposition Of issuing $4,000 worth
Ut bonds Tor building a new school
hodse. There should be n large vote on
he proposition end j. should be mani
nous for the issuance OF the bonds.
The two men arrested in Elko by Sher.
I'll Cinrk ara Constable Happier II few
days ago Tor attempting to murder d
man ut Beowawe have been held to up
pear Lcfore the Eureka county grand
jury ON the charge Of robbery and are
now in the Eureka Jail. They gave their
names rs Franceeco Chavez and f..
Ramirez. The man they robbed is Jose
MARTINEZ Moreno, foreman OF n sheep
sbearIng gang.
Elk is passing through one OF its
dull spclls. Business Is light and news
items arc very scarce. The only line
in which there is any activity IL III the
building line. The foundations are
being luid Tor three new building ind
preparations hrc being made for the
foundation Of the fourth. Several resi-
fences are already under way. Other
buildings are III contemplation and
everything points to a big building
boom in ElkO this summer.
Gincs put into figures would run into the
billions. The market value OF this borax
where it lies Ia something more than
500 n ton. Experts estimate that the
nountnrn carries at least 5000 900 900
tons Of boraK. This mountain standing
ut the north end OF tho FbcraI range
within u stones throw Of Death Valley,
makes Smith easily the richest man in
the world from a point OF rcusources.
This great boraS deposit caused Smith
to build the Il. & Y. railroad to the
Death Valley mirc.-Rhyolite Bulletin.
EarlY iu the year, Justice Tnplett Of
Wells sent John Murphy, Michael
Ward and James II. Foley to tho county
inil to serve long Reuten ;cs Tor peddiinR
goods without n license. Thi. charge
was evidently placed against the men TO
hold them until the rnilroad detectives
could Investigate them and leurn where
hey got the goods they were selling, as
Detective Carbon filed IL compluint
against them Saturday charging them
with grand larceny. they nre accused
of stealing n case 81 buttcriDe, valued ut
90; 50 pairs Of pants, valued at s2l25 30;
81 coais, valued ut sos; 90 vests, valu-
nd ut s52; 800 yards ~ silk, valued at
S8S; and 40 yards II dress goods OF the
value OF so. The sentence Oi ono TX.
PRED yesterday, but no viii probably
remain where he is for some time. The
preliminary examination ui the men be-
gan this afternoon before Judge Bruce.
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