Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-05-08
S~almagundi
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY

The democrats of Ohio yesterday in
structed for Bryan and nominated ,Jud.
son Harmon for governor.
George Russell, editor of the Free
Press, fell from his bicycle today and
nearly put one of his legs III of COM
mission. He will soon liz rs graceful OH
his pins rs he was before his bicycle
buckcd him off.
Metals get tired rs well rs living
things, a scientist declares. Telegraph
wires are better conductors on Monday
than Saturday on account of their SUM-
day rest. and Il rest of three weeks adds
ten per q to the conductivitv of a
wire. ed
Another Sclls-FlOtO advertising car
arrived last night and today the town
was covered with advertising matter.
Another Of these cars will arrive lust
before the show next ThursIlay. Every
thing indicates II tirst-class circus on
that day. Make up yonr mind to take
il in.
Governor GOOding yesterday granted
IA rcpricvc TO Harry Orchard, sentenced
To he hanged Friday of next week. To
July End. Orchard says he wants to bc
hung and we can see no good reason
why his miserable existence should bc
prolonged.
This is one of Elko's disagrccable days.
Thp wind blnu. ,,rn,. ,l,,1, sc L..
through the streets and now and then a
stray snowflake fluttercd in the air. The
air ut this writing. is full of dust and the
wind is whooping it up. The prospects
seem good for another storm and every
body hopes it will come.
An innumcrdblc multitude watched
the fleet steam through the Golden Gate
and anchor in San francisco bay YES
tcrday. Thirty vessels of the Atlantic
fleet and fourteen of the Pacific fleet
joined in the parade through the buy.
1t WAS the greatest parade of war ships
the navy has ever known.
q. Bcrnardino was blown up ut the
DclInas mine at Bullion this morning.
He was taken to Palisadc and DIR. Hood
was summoned. The doctor left on No.
3. but fifteen minutes after the train
left here and shortly after his arrival mt
Palisade. Bernarno died from his in
iurics. No one else WAS injured so fur
as we have been able to learn.
V. j. Norton, who was transferred to
Hazcn by the railroad company Il few
weeks ago, returned yesterday and took
charge of the Elko Office last night.
Agent Norton Is one. of the most accom-
modating agents the Southern Pacific
has had in Elko'ih many II day and tho
lNDErENDSEr is'glad to sec him back.
The Gold Circle Miner says that Gold
Circle will mt once have a 2O.stanp mill
on the Gold Crown estate, at least this
is what Willard +. Snyder says. and
what he says will go. Mr.. Snyder bc.
licvcs that there is now ore enough I'm
sight Of II very high milling grade to
warrant II handsome return and enough
to run this mill to its full capacity.
Mrs. Johnsou's remains. accompanied
by her children, arrived from Reno last
night and were taken To the undertaking
parlors. The funeral will take place
from the Presbyterian church tomorrow
Friday, afternoon ut = o'clock and the
intcrmcnt will bc in the Knights of
Pythias cemetery. Friends and
acquaintance ARE respectfully requested
to attend.
DIR. Mack. the veterinarian of the
State University, arrived this morning
ON his way to South Fork to resume his
study Of the disease that killed so
many horses IN that section last
year. He will study the effects Of the
disease on tho horses that recovered
from 1t and hopes to bc able TO find n
remedy or preventive for It,. He left
for South Fork this afternoon.