Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-07-31

and his wife arrived last night. This
afternoon Mr.. Wells and Mr.. Gage, q
mining engineer. left for Tuscarora to
inspect the mines.
An eastern merchant the other day
offered for sale 81 bill at 95 cents. He
displayed the goods in his window, and
people as they passed remarked, Pretty
good counterfeits, those"
Constable Drake brought nine prison
ers from Wells last night. One Of them
Justice Triplett held to appear before
the grand jury and eight Of them were
sentenced to thirty days each in the
county Jail on the charge Of malicious
mischief.
The Apthorpe, the largest apartment
house IN New York, costing 81, 1000, 900,
built by w. Waldorf Aston and occu-
plying the entire block OIL Broadway and
18th and 10Th streets, will not allow
Jews to become tenants. Several have
tried to lease apartments but have been
refused.
Hearts convention nominated Thomas
L. Hisgen of Massachusetts for presi-
dent and John Temple Graves of New
York for vice-president. Hisgen won
on the third ballot and Graves was
nominated by reclamation. Two lone
delegates voted for Willie on the last
ballot.
The young Basque who mysteriously
disappeared from town several days ago
was found OH Sun Flower Flat in the
northern part of the county last Tues
day. He was taken to North Fork and
the sheriffs Office was notified. When
the young mans friends heard he had
been found, they volunteered to 20
after him and bring him to town.
They returned last night and the young
man is now in Jail. He is undoubtedly
insane.
Tom Williams, the half breed Pluto
, who murdered Prospectors Common and
, Miller at Stimier near Goldfield a wear
0 ago, must hang on August Z. Practic-
$ ally all hope of q reprieve for the con-
3 demned has been abandoned and Tues
9 day morning Warden Day of the
Nevada prison had Williams moved to
another cell in the death house mt the
prison. Every move of the Indian will
he closely watched and he will be given
no chance to defeat the law by ending
his own life.
The last pile has been driven in the
Western Pacitic's big Oakland pier and
the total of 1000 finally all sunk into
place for the outer retainers of the wall
and slip. Only the diminishing touches of
saving off the tops and trimming the
piles remain to be done. The apron for
the ferry slip is finished. The ferry
slip will be done by the first of October
and then boats will be accommodated if
the company desires. At that time also
work trains will be running along the
long mole, 20 the officials say.
Walking into the Northern saloon,
on Hartman avenue, the main street
OF Sparks, ut 11:l5 Tuesday night, IA
lone highwayman with only the terse
command of Hands up" emphasized
by "a gun, stood up four men against the
wall grabbed the bankroll of $3.50 from
the crap table and ESCAPED by tine rear
door, killing in his flight the pro-
prietor's dog that sunk his teeth into
the robbers leg. The shot brought a
crowd to the scene and the pursuit was
hastily organized. Alleys were search
cd and other hiding places but the bold
man could not he found.
The Gazette says that while No. 8
was running about 40 miles an hour
yesterday morning between Sparks and
Reno, the 1S-mOnths-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. PETIT fell from n
Pullman car. The mother give the
alarm and the train was stopped as
soon rs possible and the mother and con.
ductor rushed to where the little one
was lying, expecting to find her ~lifeless.
They found tho child bleeding badly,
but not unconscious. The child was
taken to DR.. Hood ut Reno who pro.
nounced it not seriously injured. No
bones were broken.
While Judge Taft and the notifca-
ton committee was on its trip up the
Ohio river Tuesday night, II man on
the Ohio bank fred n shotgun and some
of the shot struck Il lady on the boat.
She was sitting on the hurricane deck,
directly under the seat occupied by Mr..
Taft. One of the shots struck her above
the left eye and another hit her chin.
The force Of the shot was nearly spent
ana tho lady was not seriously injured.
1t Is not know whether the shot was
fired by IN enthusiastic Taft ina or
with malicious intent. If the shot was
fred with the intent 10 injure Mr..
Taft or anyone else, tho man who fred
it should he severely punished If caught
and convicted.
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