Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-04-03
SaImagundi.
FROM SATURDAYS DAILY.

Mr.. Gu,ridRe left for CaIitorn mia last
night.
Judge Brown will return from Lincoln
county the fret Of uext week.
Mrs. Brennan, who has been caring
for her children with the measles, left
fm her homo at Blaine last night.
-Rickey Goee South" is the s~iguiacant
heading over an article in a Carson pa
per. Most Of the depositors Of Rickey's
busted banks would doubtless testify to
their belief in the correctness Of the
Carson papers Observation-Disclosures
Star.
George W. Callahan, the wool buyer,
estimates that Nevada has about one
million sheep, the most Of which are in
Humboldt, Elko and White Pine ooun.
tiee. John Taylor, the largest individual
sheep owner, has $4,000 head and the
Williams Bros. about ca 900.
Bishop Henry d. Robinson, Nevada's
first Episcopal Bishop. will arrive in
Reno on Saturday, April 25tb. Bishop
Robinson was ~conSecrated at Racine,
W%isconein;' Wednesday. He will be
tendered a reception by his church PEG.
pie on Tuesday following his arriuh.
The hardware and grocery stores will
continue To close at siI o'clock every
evening. The agreement under which
the stores have closed at this hour will
expire ON the first Of April and a new
agreement has been made to extend the
time indefinitely. THIS will give the
employees reasonable hours.
Our LRnoiue correspondent writes
that Rev. MIR. Matheson has succeeded
IN raising money 10 begin a new manse
at Lamoille which will be built as soop
as the lumber arrives. Mr.. Matheson ia
&c have charge OF the church work at
Lamoile, Starr, South Fork, Wells,
Glover and Monticello.
Figuring upon a production OF 500
tons nf ore on a basis OF only $50 n ton,
the re Ii enough ore actually in sight IN
the Mohawk, Red Top and Combination
mines Of the Consolidated Mines com.
paDy, from the i50-foot level up-to say
nothing OF VIVA may be encountered
below-to run the Consolidated mill day
and night for eleven yeara," This
statement was recently made by one Of
the officials Of the Consolidated
Senator Boveridge says: -The chorus
OF denuncia:lon Of the president is
swelled by wrongdoers whom he has
not reached and can not reach ~ presi-
dent Then Senator Beveridge points
TO a couple ~ fin ancial concerns ms
horrible examples, forRettul OF the
fact that one OF the presidents most
trusted cabinet advisors is the eminent
legal authority that show"d tlles 80
wrongdoers how they could Keep the
letter Of the law while brenkIng it's
spirit.-Commoucr.
According to the call u chairman
Considine, the demOcrnii: state COM
mite will meet at Reno at 1920 o'clock
III AK bloi piuk w iItIl tNbj W blt lNt
pose Of deciding upon the methods OF
electinR delegates to the national con-
v~entiop, calling conventions, etc. The
committe should name tine dates OF two
conventions, one ui which should be at
Elko. Tho members from thIa county
should attend the meeting md make n
Eight Tor one OF the conventions. No
town III the state has "a better hall for
the convention to meet in than the
Bradley opera house. Fight Tor Elku.
Some of our people arc disposed to
criticise Governor Sparks for appointing
I. X. Hoier Of Carson, bank eIamIuer.
hs tho hank examiner il appointed by
the bank commissioners, of which the
governor is one, it NAV be possible that
Secretary oi State DOuglas and Treaur-
er Ryan, the other commissioners, nam
cd Mr.. iloier and TINT Governor Sparks
in not responsible for his appointment.
Mr.. l~Iofer's appointment to this respUn-
siblo position il about the worst tho
commissioners could have made. II il
cure to weaken the confidence ~ tho
people in the commissioners and adds
ono more to their already long list Of
blnndcrs.
The Goldiield Chronicle pubhehes the
iull report Of the grand jury on The
affairs OF the State Bank and Trust
Company. Tho report throws "a Hood Of
light on the action Of the bank cOpmls-
sioncrs and Rhows clearly how the
depositors have suffered by their failure
TO uphold Bank Examiner Miller when
no reported tho hanks ~ipbolvent. From
tho report, il appears that State Trea-
enrcr Ryan held certificates Of deposits
Ia the amount Of s2l 600 III the bnnk
when IL closet and TINT President
Hickey transferred 10 him LOG, 600 shares
ot tho Keanc-W Wonder Mining Company
in settlement Of the deposit, and after
ward Hickey traded marketable bonds
or securities Tor tho mining stock, 40
a. - - IL