Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-04-17

bAEo SCNCIl N1kIl1INlAIGS IOI
deieBates to the democratic national
convention. SO far as heard from, A.
U. Dawley, G. b. Henderson and l. P.
"ooiverton have expressed II desire to
represent Elko county ut Denver.
The plant for the Daily American,
the new paper to be started in Reno,
has been shipped from Nevada City,
Cal. 1t will he democratic in politics
and it is rumored that the Journal will
he changed to II republican paper
Virginia Chronicle
DR.. Gibson, superintendent of the
state asylum ut Reno took Il large num-
her OF the inmates to the circus Wednes-
day for the purpose of studying them
while they were watching the perform
ance. The report was that they could
hardly be told from the otheI spectators
by their actions.
AT the regular meeting of the Y. p.
S. G. E. mt Mizpah Hall last night, Prof.
McWhinney delivered Il short address
in which he showed conclusively the
evil effects, mentally. morally and
physically, of whiskey. Mrs. Nc
Whitney favoared those present with u
solo, More Love to Thee" which was
beautifully sung.
a good many people went fishing
yesterday. Some of them had good
luck and some didn't. Those who re-
ported no luck 10 not have to he cor
robOrated. but the words of those who
report big catches are taken with many
grains of salt. Why this is thusly, the
writer does not pretend to say. 1t may
bc because truth dwclls not Oh the lips
of some. while it bubbles over from the
lips of others.
There WAS II very short session Of the
district court this morning. On taking
the bench, Judge Brown continued the
case Of the State vs.. George II. Dove,
charged with murder, until 10 O'clock
tomorrow morning. This step was
necessary on account Of the absence of
the official reporter to take down the
NIIN "a l'lpli'l Will w Z NAl'l
by 10 o'clock tomorrow and the trial
will then proceed.
day night in Reno and rounded up over
60 men and boys and locked them up rs
Migrants. The prisoners were before
the police court Saturday and all Of
them were discharged. The INDEPEN-
DENT does no believe hat such work
as this comes within the duties Of the
state police. That force WAS not
created for the purpose of securing the
city Of Reno for Migrants and it should
not DC 80 used.
TOu frequently hear folks say they
wish they were %millionaircs. But our
idea of happiness is the one that owns
forty acres of land in the hills, doesn't
W accent. has "A wife and eve children
five good coon dogs, n sorrel team of
mules, a good shot gun, forty.scvcn
miles from Il railroad and right on a
good stream Of fish. II that would not
In happiness ''unalloycd" we would like
to know where you would go 10 find it.
-Auxvassc (Mo.) Review.
Charley Moody is down from Gold
Circle. and will probably I've here several
days rs he is Il witness in the Dove
murder casc. He reports about 1000
people in that camp and more coming
in every day. He says there is ron.
sickness in the camp and five
deaths up To the time he left. Mr..
Moody is neither "a liar or u knavc' us
the Free Press puts it. and yet he con.
firms the report brought in last week
by Mr.. Gccdncy, and published in these
columns. Surely the Free Press will
say that he is either II liar or Il
knavc.'
The baseball game ycstcSday between
the Curlin and Elko mines resulted in an
easy victory for the Elko nine, the score
standing % to 4 in their favor. The
boys took their defeat gracefully, |
but were somewhat sore over the treat.
Incnt accorded them by the Elko team.
iih'l "tit inNitCb w ElhO' Dul Nv Dlc
was ut the train TO welcome them on their
arrival and no attention was paid to
them by the Elkoitcs after the game.
This did not set well with the visitors
and they made their feelings known.
This lack Of courtesy III the part of the
Elko boys was doubtless due to the
thoughtlcssncss and not through any
intention to wound the feelings of the
visitors.