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

Santa Rosa, Califor mia, this morning
and will make this their future home.
O. E. Sherman, who was Injured in
the wreck near Deeth in January, 1877,
was awarded sl5, 900 damages by u Reno
Jury. Sherman sued for s20, 900. The
railroad company will appeal the case to
the supreme court.
Ticket Agent Norton has received no
authority to sell round trip tickets from
Elko at the reduced rata accepted by
Commissioner Thurteu and Shaugh-
messy. We will try to let the people
know when the rates go into effect here.
Heney and Langdon filed their afi-
davits yesterday in reply to Ruef. They
deny all OF Ruet's charges and LsDgdon
declares Ruei to be a traitor to the state
that he has debauched. Both the attor-
neys swear that Ruef was false TO bic
promises and failed to keep his art OF
the immunity contract.
Another echooibouse burned at
Toledo, Ohio, yesterday. II caught lire
before the time for starting school und
while some o! the children were playing
III the yuid. At 8 O'Clock when the
children should have been in their seats,
the main part Of the building was a mass
Of flames. Tho superintendent and
principal were the only persons in the
build ny. The schoolhouse was one OF
tho largest III Ohio NIL was completely
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Three old people lost their lives i'll a
fire. TINT des,ro! cd the city aud county
%ulmshoLse OF San Francisco yesterday
morning. The lire broke u on the
second floor and il supposed to have
brcL caused by Il defective tlue. Humid
reds 81 old people were III the building
5ut the nurses ind ATTENDANTS formed
brigadts aud carried out the most OF
them Us they refused To leave their
rOoms. Two o Il Imcu died Of fright and
II who had ,Si undergone an opera
ton died after u, ing removed from the
building.
\ japanese, Vi" fused To give his
name, WIS arms gd AT Riepetuwn, near
Ely Monday uiEi.. liter IA hard struggle
III which he succ, Gcd IL almost chewing
oil Two fingers ni Drhushtsman Clinton,
who was trying /" uull INN, until Of
ticcrs arrived. Tho Jap asked Clinton,
whe Is an expert drauGhisman, to go
with him 10 San Francisco and get draw
mgs 81 the fCititicHtions the re-, assuring
Clinton he would pay him well. Clinton
indignantly refused and held the Jap un-
I'll tine Vnicers arrived. The Jap was
locked up and the ~UllicerS are looking
for his pose %esiuns, hoping Ia lind in.
crimmatIng evidence.
\ New York dis patch OF the Oh sa. 5
that it is reported that Evelyn Thhw has
been offered s25 600 to acc, pit Il divorce.
Her allowance Ii SAID to be enued and
She will be compelled to leave her Park
Avenue home IN April LIST. 1t is said
that Evelyn demanded 50 900 and Sl2,.
600 annuity. IL ia also alleged that
Thaw chOkcd her when she last visited
Mattcawnn, beng eurnged at his
mothers report Of her conduct. This
miserable cur forgets the sacrifices his
wife made To cave him from the electric
chair. She degraded herself before the
world to prolong lus miserable existence
and O the whole Thaw family desPise
her.
Deputy Sheriff Albert Builer OF Ely
hTd II narrow escape from being killed
Sunday III the Ely jail. j. A.. Ellis, a
carpenter, suffering FROM alcoholic
insanity came very near overpOwermg
him ara getting his pistol with which
he intended To end Butler lie. Butler
prisoners came to his rescue and bent
the insane man OH. Ellis hud Butler
b! the throat and had cbOGcd him i'll
sensible before the other prisoners could
ovcrTower the insane man. Buffers
escape was Il narrow one. Deputy
Sheriff Butler was raised i'll ElkO and
his many friends here will be GLAD to
learn that he escaped serious injury.
An unknown man entered the Mer
chants National Bank at Omaha yes
terday mOring and demanded that he he
given $1,000 ~ no would blow up the
bnnk and everybody III it, with the con.
tents Of IA bottle lie held III his hand.
Nicc-presiient Drake ~ the bnnk in
vIicd the man Into ins Office to talk over
tho matter and finally askcd him il he
was hungry. The man said that he had
had nothing to eat for IS hours and Mr..
Drake asked him to 90 With Inn to
breakfast. He consented aud while they
were seated at the table detectives
clipped up behind him and arrested him.
Ito was taken to the police station and
refused to ialt. Tho bottle, supposed
to contain nitro-gIyccrinc, was sent to
II chemist for analysis.
Tho Elko Automobile Company re-
ceived n telegram this mornipg from
Harold Brinker II Ogden to engage n
guide 10 accompany him III tho Thomas
automobile from Moptcllo to Reno. Mr..
Brinker will drive the Thomas car from
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