Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-08-07
SALMAGUNDI
Anot6Dx hot day.

u
Ie6is morning.
Jailer Elmore now has "a prisoners
in his charge, eleven of whom are wait
ing the action of the grand jury.
T. F. Brenpan, one of the old timers
at Tuscarora,. is in town. He has great
faith in the possibilities of the old
camp. .... ,..
Deputy Sheriff Harris left yesterday
for Morgan Hills ranch to subpoena a
witness on the case on trial in the dis
trict court. .
A gang of counterfeiters are said to
be headed this way. It might be
good idea for our business men to be
careful when dealing with strangers,
Constable Happier brought Charley
Hughes from Carlin last night and left
him with Jailer Gilmore to serve out
fine of 1920 for committing petty
larceny. ~ -,
The number of books exported from
Germany by German publishers last.
year exceeded 42,0OO,OOO, weighed 49,
1OO,O 900 pounds and were valued at $15,-
00O,0 900. .-- 49,.
- Belgium has Sunday postage stamp
issued for those who do not wish to
have their mail delivered on Sunday.
All mail bearing the Sunday stamp is
held over by the carriers for delivery
Monday.
DR.. S. A. Chapman, one of the lead
ing dentists of Virginia City, died Wed
nesday night from an overdose of NOR
phine. He was sufferer from insom-
MIA and took the morphine to quiet his
nerves, but accidently took too much.
Prof. van Barneveld of the Mime
sofa Schools of Mines arrived last night
and he and Superintendent Davis left
for Bullion this morning. Prof van
Barneveld will make an examination
of the Nevada Bunker Hill mines
while at Bullion.
Miss Schroeder and Miss Fiske, Boston
teachers, who have been visiting Mr..
Watson at Bullion. and Mrs. Bangs at
Elko, left last might for. San Francisco
on their way home by the northern
route. eaey were very much pleased
lKiih Nevada and it's people. 49,. g.. ,.,.,,f,
Jess Holman, sport, filled up on
booze last night and was run in by the
officers. Judge Bruce sent him to Jail
this morning for five days. Holman
does this trick frequently and the tax
payers have to support him at the jail
He is no good to the cummunity and
should be kindly but firmly invited to
leave town when his present sentence
expires. :? = go 80 ..''..
Constable Drake brought r. F. Mar
vim and Ed Smith from Wells last
night and turned them over to the GUS
tody of Sheriff Clark Justice Triplett
held both men to appear before the
grand jury on two charges Of robbery
each and fixed their bonds at $500 on
each charge. Marvin and Smith are
the men arrested at Ogden Monday.
for robbing Q man at Wells.
Last night the sheriffs office wired
Deputy Sheriff Grim at Shafter to go to
Cobre and get the description of the
men who were said to have been
seen there with the man who was found
dead near Icarus, siding west
of Cobre, Tuesday. Is he is unsuccess-
Hul, the officers will be without any clue
to the men who committed the rnurderJ
If amurder was committed. p
Late yesterday afternoon Albert
Belmi, q German who claimed to have
been working at Deeth, attempted to
board an outgoing freight in the Elko
yards. In making the attempt, he had
his right foot badly lacerated. He was
taken to the Office of Drs. Hood and
West, where his Injuries were dressed