Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-08-07

Nohstaoic happier brought Charley
Hughes from Carlin last night and left
him with Jailer Elmore to serve out q
fine of 1920 for committing petty
larceny.
The number of books exported from
Germany by German publishers last
year exceeded AZ, 600, OOO, weighed a.
100. 600 pounds and were valued ut &15,-
900, 900.
Belgium has u 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.
DIR. S. A. Chapman, one of the lead
ing dentists Of Virginia City. died We'd
nesday night from an overdose of NOR.
phine. He was a sufferer from insom-
mia and took the morphine to quiet his
nerves, but accidently took too much.
Prof. q 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 ut Bullion and Mrs. Bangs at
Elko, left last night for San francisco
on their way home by the northern
route. They were very much pleased
with Nevada and it's people.
jess Holman. u 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 ut the Jail.
He is no good to the community and
should be kindly but firmly invited to
leave town when his present sentence
expires.
Constable Drake brought R. F. Mar
vim and Ed Smith from Wells last
night and turned them over to the Gus
Itody 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 ut Wells.
Last night the sherifrs Office wired
Deputy Sheriff Grim at Shafter to 20 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, Il siding west
of Cobre, Tuesday. Is he is unsuccess.
full, the officers will he without any clue
to the men who committed the murder,
If amurder vas committed.
Late yesterday afternoon Albert
Belmi, 4 German who claimed to have
been working mt 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
and then removed to the county hospital.
1t was found necessary to amputate
two ofhis toes and may yet be necessary
to take off his foot, though everything
possible will be done to save it. Parties
who saw the accident say that Belmi
was drunk, but he claims that he was
sober.
The cook at the Hot Springs Hotel
went insane yesterday afternoon and
last night Constable Ouderkirk was
telephoned for. When he arrived Mt
the Springs, the cook had taken to the
hills. A search was made for him, but
he could not he found and the constable
returned to town. After the officer
left, the man returned to the hotel and
Mr.. Ouderkirk wa sent for again. Be-
fore he arrived. the cook made his
escape again. Another search was
made without result. The crazy man
was located in the willows today and an
effort will he made to capture him this
evening.
The cas- Of the Jenkins company
against Amaral is on trial before Judge
Brown in the district court. The suit
Is brought to enforce the collection of n
check for $3.50 given the plaintiff in
May 1907, but whose payment was
stopped before it was presented to tho
Winnenucca bank upon which it was
drawn. The d~nfon1onf'a .,uuyor En- tLo
plaintiffs complaint alleges that the
check was obtained from the defendant
by fraud, force and duress and was
given without any consideration. II
the defendant sustains his answe q
suit for damages against the plaintiff
will probably follow the Judgment in
his favor.
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