Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-07-24
S~almagundi
FROM MONDAYS DAILY

W. T. and janet O'Neil, prominent
stockmcn Of eastern Elko county. are in
town this afternoon.
Mr.. George Litter and daughter,
Hcrtha, left yesterday for Oakland.
This is Mr.. Litter's first trip since COM
! ing here several years ago.
Mr.. w. T. Smith, Attorney Hcnder-
son and their driver left yesterday for
an automobile trip through the north
ern part of the county. They expect to
le gone eight ar ten days.
The republicans of Minnesota have
nominated Jacob jacobson for governor
against John johnson. Ole Oleson
should now be put in the field by some
other party. The Swcdes seem to have
the best of il in the North Star state.
Stanley Peek. who WAS acquitted of
murder i'll Reno n few days ago. left for
some point in California last Friday
night. He WIS very nervous and he
came insane shortly after leaving Reno.
AT Auburn, he was taken from the train
II raving maniac.
Surveyor +. c. Mcclellan and wife,
who have occupied the Pullman house,
at the corner Of Fourth and Idaho
streets for over nine years. have leased
the McMullcn house, OH Court street.
opposite Edgar Remnants residence,
for a term of years, and will move into
it September list.
Last week Hearst sent II long dispatch
tn his papers in which he claimed to be
replying to a dispatch from Gompers.
the labor leader, asking him to support
Bryan and Kern. GoInpers denies. ac-
cnrding To the dispatches, that lie sent
Hearst any such dispatch. This leaves
Hearst i'll the position of replying toa
fake dispatch or tn one he did not re-
ccive ut all.
Constable Oudcrkirk arrested Il young
man Saturday afternoon that lie thought
bore some resemblance to Peter Clau.
danes, the Greek wanted in San Fran
cisco for dynamiting Gallaghcr's house,
but on applying the description sent out
from San Francisco to the prisoner it
was soon seen that lie was not the man
wanted fortrying to kill Gallagher with
dynamite.
Col. Lyman and Joseph Farren, the
mining expert. returned Saturday after.
noon from Gold Creek. where they went
to examine some mining claims belong
ing to the Colonel and his associates.
Mr.. Farrcn seemed to bc well pleased
with the property. Col. Lyman suffer.
ed severely with rheumatism while on
the trip and is confined t0his bed today.
Hope To sec him ont in II few days.
WashOc county seems to lr "a very
safe place for people To kill each other
in. IL has had two murder trials with
in tho last month and both of the dc.
PENDANTS were acquitted. Mrs. George
Winter, who killed james 4. Baty while
riding with him in II buggy. was acquit.
ted Saturday afternoon on the first bal
lot. The Reno papers should not criti.
cizc Elkn county jurics any more.
l.. o. Henderson. state auditor, has
sent his resignation to Governor Dicker-
son to take effect upon the appointment
Of his successor. The INDEPENDENT
has known since the ith of this month
that Mr.. Henderson contemplated re-
signing, hut the information was con
iidcntal and we could not use il. Mr..
Henderson resigns because his business
interests require his time and attention.
In the early days in the northwest.
when the Hudson Bay company laid the
foundations of great fortunes by trade
with the savaEcs and II gun paid for us
many beaver skins ~ would reach Ia
tho mnzzlc Of II. the skins packed fiat
and the gun held upright, IL was alleged
that the barrel of the weapon grew and
grew with each successive year until the
Indian. after he had bought IL with the
pcltry. had to borrow n file and cut of
u foot Of useless metal.
a package Of diamonds and icwclry
valued at moro than $4,000 Is missed by
tho Goldncld agent Of the Wells. Fargo
Express Company and IL il believed that
the package has been stolen. These
diamonds and icwclry figured in II rob.
berry casc ut Rawhidc Us an exhibit and
until recently the express agent believed
1t was In the possession Of the county
officials. but the officials say they have
, not got IL and do not know whore II is
An investigation is being made by
those concerned.