Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-12-11
Salmagundi
FROM DAILY

Mr.. Garden rested better last nigh
Int his general condition is about til
SINE today.
Grand Master Owens failed to arriy
last night. hut the Odd Fellows an
their Sisters slowed away the goo,
things to cat that We're prepared in hi
honor.
Mr. and Mrs. backward, Mrs. Josepl
Phillips, Miss Nettie Phillips and WI
Phillips came in from Bullion today tc
attend Miss backwards funeral to.
morrow.
Negotiations for the lease of the Com
mcrcial Hotel are still pending. Harry
Mayer has withdrawn and w. G. Hol.
lingworth and Adolph Knudson are
now negotiating for the lease Of the
hotel.
+. b. Cushman, of the brokerage firm
of Langley ushman Company of Reno
and former assistant cashier Of the de.
hh''NN - ~ ~ SOllIIllN uI
TOnopah has been, indicted by the Nyc
county grand jury OH the charge of
embezzlcmont, having applied to his
own use moneys OF the State Bank.
Grand Master Owens arrived OH No.
) this afternoon and will visit Elko
lodge officially tonight. On account of
thn ntnrlnt,,,,. .t al, O,.., IT.....
tonight, the lodge will meet ut Z o'clock
i'll order To give the Cdd Fellows who
attend the lodge an opportunity to go
to the entertainment.
Constable Happier says that Carlin is
Il very lively town these days. \ great
deal Of work is going on around there
and the men work II few DAYS and then
come to town to spend their money. |
Fights and brawls are numerous and it
j. not IN ca,y task to keep the town
orderly. Carlin whislicy seems to bc of
the fighting brand.
1t is reported that one of the biggest
land deals ever made i'm Nevada is about
To- he |COnsumntc1. The Dunphy estate.
Of approximately $50 square miles of
Land, all under fence, in Lander, Eureka
and Elk counties together with II. 900
head of cattle and n large number of
hlr,cs, are about To change hands. 1t
Is SAid that Nevada capitalists contem-
plate purchasing the estate and that
the price will b. in the ncighborhood of
$500, 0O0. Carson News.
There o bc Il crowded house at
In" entertainment tonight. Mrs. 10th.
Tup and Prof. Howard have worked dill
gently To fit the high school students |
for their respective parts and everyone
Of them will do their best to please.
Unlike the travelling troupcs that take
money ont uf the town, the fund raised
tonight is for the benefit of the athletic
cams Of the high school and it will be
spent here. Let MS ali turn ont and
give the young people a crowded house.
Hon. Champ Clark of the ways and
means committee. where the tariff
hearing is now going ON in Washington, |
says the only object of the hearing is to
let everybody have his say. II reminds
one of the western judge, who, growing
tired Of the arguments of opposing |
counsel, finally said to them: Gentle
mon. this is a fine day. | am not feel
ing well and think I'll go fishing. When
you are through with your arguments
you will find my written decision here
in the left hand drawer of this desk"
Last night while John Hcaton, II bar
tender in Perkins IL C~hristoplIcr's saloon
at Carlin was lighting tho lamps in the
saloon. three hObDcI carried off a
counter slot machine and took ii across
the railroad track. where they broke ii
open with "A fish plate and filled their
pockets with the niCkcls. amounting to
between $l2 and $li. Constable
Happier WAS notified and caught two
Of the men. who gave their names rs
Charley Clark and Charley Johnson,
aud recovered about 50 of the loot.
The men were hauled before Judge
Rutlcdgc and he sent them tOthc baStilc
for 90 days each. Constable Happier
turned them over 10 the sheriff this
morning. That bartender should watch
out or the hohOcs will carry him off.