Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-08-14
operation. Presumably the doctor re-
turned the patient to his family mark
I'll, Opened by mistake.n-Ex.

uilaDLy TIC uOctOr re-
turned the patient to his family mark
"i' opened by mistake. 7-Ex.
Superintendent Davis and Prof. van
barneveld returned this forenoon from
bullion, where they spent several days
In examining the mines of the New
ada Bunker Hill Company. Prof van
Barneveld was very well pleased with
the mines of the company and the pros
poets OF the old camp. He left ON No.
d this afternoon to visit the Lawson
mines in Trinity, county California.
Little Edith, who has a cross old
aunt with whom she cannot live in
peace and concord, heard II visitor tell
her mother that "A ncighbor had shot
IL dog because it had grown old and
cross. The young maid is sometimes
quick to reason by analogy. and Edith
was equal to the occasion. Mamma"
she said, after the visitor had left.
when do you think papa will shoot
Aunt Elizag' .-t
Their was considerable foot-race talk
around the Commercial Hotel at noon,
but opinions were very conflicting as to
whether Mayer and Stewart would run
this afternoon or ut all. To Il man up
Il tree 1t looked as if the hackers of the
racers were about ready to pull down
their money and treat the race MS a
memory. The writer does not believe
the hackers of the boys are very anxious
for Il race since yesterdays performance.
About . o'clock Sunday forenoon
smoke was seen raising from the plat
form between the upper freight house
oil the Smith company and the HcSsOn
warehouse. The alarm was sounded and
the fire boys We're o o on the ground
with the hose carts ready for business.
The fire was cxtinguishcd before anv
damage of consequence was done. II
Is supposed to have been caused 10y
tramps setting fire to some straw 10y the
side of the platform.
Charles y. Brown and Miss Ethel
Jane Cowling were married in Elko
Saturday evening. The bride is "A
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Cowling of South Fork and the groom
is an industrious young man who works
AT the carpenters trade. The Young
people have many friends in Elko who
wish them the best that life affords.
The INDEPENDENT joins in the good
wishes and extends its congratulations.
May they prosper and bc happy.
We were pleased to meet Mr.. Mccain
of Hallcck today. He is now stopping
at the Boiling hospital and though quite
feeble. he felt well enough this morn
ing to AXE II ride down town and spend
"A few hours shaking hands with his old
friends. He seemed Ia Tx as happy as
ii boy with new whistle when greeting
his old.timc friends. He told the re-
porter that he was feeling 81 well this
morning that he believed he would Ike
able To make II good fight for his health.
Everybody hopes that he will win the
fight.
We have received II long typewriter
article from the National Model License
League of Louisville. Kentucky, which
charges the Anti Salohn League with
grating. As no check accompanied
the communication it will peacefully
rest in the waste basket. The Anti
Saloon League may bc all the Model
License League claims that il is. but
is very doubtful if it has rs much gall
rs the Model License League shows in
asking for Eratuitous publication Of it's
documents. This paper is not conduct
cd along those lines.
People in the eastern part of town
were considerably excited Saturday
evening by Il man running northward
with three other men in close pursuit.
The man ran through Mr.. Able's yard,
jumped Il high picket fence and escaped
from his pursucrs. II Of whom had Il
gun. Persons who saw the man 20
through Mr.. Ablc's yard made inquiries
Of the pursucrs us to what was the
matter and the reply was that the man
they were after had committed a
robbery on the front street. Whatever
the trouble vas the pursued man made
his escape.