Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-05-29
The members Of Eiko Lodge No: IS.

The members of Eiko Lodge No. Is.
Knights of Pytliias. ;IrI all sojourninx
and visiting Knights are requested IT,
meet ut their hall ut 10 o'clcck Saturday
forenoon. For further particulars. see
the notice in this issue.
Stanley Peek, the Reno man who
killed Angelo Satero for an alleged
assault upon his wife, has been held 10
appeur before the Washoe county grand
jury on the charge of murder. Judge
Bell fixed his bail ut $40, 900. Peek was
committed to the custody of the sheriff.
Governor Dickerson has appointed
james d. Finch, reporter of the supreme
court, his private secretary. Finch is
an Old newspaper man and his many
friends say he will make IL COOL private
secretary for the governor. He took
the oath of office yesterday and entered
upon his duties.
Owing to the continued cold weather,
the Majestic Theatre Company moved
tn the opera house last night and pre-
scented "Thclna" to u fair sized audi
ence. The play was very good. To-
night the company will present "A
Daughter of Virginia, for the first time
in Elko. The curtain will rise mt $3.50.
The state veterinary was called to
Goldfield last week to investigate the
cause'6f the sickness among the horses
OF that place. Animals are afflicted
with partial paralysis of the limbs com
bined with dizziness. He found that
the horses had been living on Il straight
alfalfa hay diet, and recommended that
their fodder he mixed with other food.
rs alfalfa contains To, much alkaline
matter.
\ Palisade dispatch Of the Goth SAYS
that II mining man named Tom Adams,
well known in this section of the state,
attempted To shuttle of this mortal coil
by stabbing himself with an old dagger.
Friends intcrfcred and prevented him
from succeeding but not in time to pre-.
vent him severely w%ounding himself.
He will recover. Adams had beer
drinking to excess and was no donbt
craZed by the liquor.
The grand old party of false pretenses
has Il hard time i'll passing an emergency
currency bill. The Senate passed the
Aldrich bill early in the session and the
house ~pigonholcd it. The house then
passed the Vrecland bill and the senate
chokod it TO death. This left the matter
just where ii started. a republican
caucus was then held and Il committee
was appointed to draft "A bill that would
harmoniZe the different factions. Yes
terday the committee introduced and
forced its bill through the house by "A
vote of 1G6 to 40. The bill is now i'm
the senate, where it is liable to be
talked to death.
The jury in the case of Mr.. and Mrs.
Il. II. Stuart against the Reno Gazette
Publishing Company found n verdict in
favor of the plaintiff for $500. The
plaintiffs brought suit for SOS, 900
damages OH account Of an alleged libel
published last October by the Gazette.
The verdict throws the cost upon the
plaintiffs. The Gazette published an
article rejecting upon Mrs. Stuart, who
was a party to the divorce suit of
Mctzger vs. MctZgcr. The article was
published when Mr.. Morgan was away
and on his return he investigated the
matter and found that Il mistake had
been made. He Immediately published
Il ~rctraction and did al in his power to
correct the wrong, but this did not satisfy
the injured parties and the libel suit
WAS the result.
+. l.. WildeS. receiver of the State
Bank and Trust company, has filed his
million dollar bond md Judge LaDgnn
has approved it,. The bond is divided
into five parts, three companies covering
1900. 600 each. one company, 1870, 600
and the fifth company. Sl30. 900. Follow
ing are the surety companies OH the bond
and the amounts which they give bonds
for. United States Fidelity and Guar
anty company. 5000, 900; The Aetna In
demnity company, $500. 600; Title Guar
anty and Surety company, Sl30, 600:
National Surety company. $27O. 600:
Metropolitan Surety company. 1900, 900.
The bond is one of the largest ever filed
i'll the state, and so big, in fact, that no
single company would go on il. The
bond covers the entire period of receiver
ship according to its terms.