Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-03-13

HS Iar a. repOrteu l1o u tile
republican national convention hnve
been selected. Oi these, llG have been
instructed for TAFT. 26 for Fairbanks, q
are uninstructed and ls are contested.
Harrimsn's Imam Blakesley seems to
be 1T with u large number Of Nevada's
politicians. Isn't it about time the
freight payer begins to think for him.
self instead Of by proxy Rhyoite
Bulletin.
State Superintendent Ring has APP
pointed Charles Eaton to Till tile vacancy
caused by the resignation OF Bert Cahlau.
There was a pretty warm tight Tor the
position, Ju ige Jones being the oppos
ing candidate.
The Ormsby county grand iurv is still
hard at work irvesti.at 'ng the many
ma ters concerning the clio .ed State
Bank and Trust Company and it will
proh,hly pot be until neAi Friday that
they will be ready to report.
Los Angeles with 81 900 people has
only 200 saloons. II it had MS many as
Elko has according to Its po!~ ulaticp,
Los Angeles would have over 32OO sal.
DONE Isn't it time for Nevada 70 place
some restrictions on the liquor traffic?
The trustees of Elko school district
have called a p6cinl election Tor April
4th to vote on the question Of issuing
go goo bonds for the purpose OF build
ing and furnishing Il school building or
echoo! buildings. The notice will ap-
pear TOMORROW.
The Reno Gazette will send fifty boys
to San Francisco to see the fleet come
III. Several EIko boys are working hard
to win Il place IN ing the titiy. The
GBzettc's trip will be IL event III the
lie OF the foItnDate by. IL is worth
working hard for.
Harry Orchard, the arrE murderer who
claims his blooiy work was paid for Sy
the Western Federation of Mipers, has
plead guilty to the murder Of Elk.
Governor Frank Stcunenberg Of Idaho.
w III ~ "" OG IOUc Will III III " Ill
lie neck be stretched us it ought to be
without delay, or will he be sent to
PRISON for life! We shall see w!at we
shall See.
1t nov appeals that Evelyn Thaw has
sued fur All nnnullmcnt OF her marriage
to Harry Thuw Oh the ground thai he
u-na "a ltKutt. p, IA. RI,.. ,.-. ...-. II
1t is said ,hnt Tnaw viii oppose the
nnnuilment with every means ut his
command and will contest the allegation
that he was INSANE ut the time Of his
marriage. II looks as il Evelyn was
after some nf tile Thsw millions.
a mni"ersIty student stole twenty
sticks ~ dynauItc from the contractors
working un the campus Monday night
and took them a short distance from the
university buildings and touched them
of. The force Of the explosion shook
the buildings on the campus Knocked
down the marion OF the hospital rs she
WAS walSing across the floor and CAUSED
considerable excitement. Tho guilty
student should be severely punished.
The reduced rates obtained for the
people OF Nevada by ommiss. oners
Thurtell and Shaughuessy 90 into effect
April 18th. ~Stopovers Il 4 not allowed,
"A continuous passage being required in
each direction, goung trip to
Oh date OF sale or day following; return
trip to on dry Of valuation
or following day. The So per cent
tickets are only sold between stations in
Nevada and all tickets are limited to
thirty days. The 20 per cent reduction
is only between Reno and Alameda,
berkeley, Oakland, Sacramento. San
Francisco San Jose and Stockton.
Charles Nuckols OF North Fork came
III from Mountain City last night with
Miss Carrie Stevens, the Mountain City
teacher, who is suffering from pleurisy
and an Hbsctss on one OK her lungs.
Miss Stevens was unable TO sit up and
che was brought IN on a bed fixed in the
bottom Of the wagon. She has been
sick Tor some time, but pluckily stuck
to her work rs long rs her strength
permitted. She stood the trip nicely and
is resting very well today. Mrs. Tom
Stinton accompanied her md gave her
all the attention possible on the trip.
We are glad to learn that Miss Stevens
illness il not serious aud that the pros.
poets are good for ner speedy recovery.