Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-07-24

should go to the opera house tonight
ind have u good time. There will be
good music and everything possible will
be done to make the evening enjoyable.
A track is being made on Fourth
street between Idaho and Railroad
streets for the foot race between Babe
Mayer and Stewart. The race promises
to be very exciting. Both men are
determined to win.
Taft will be officially notified next
Wednesday of his nomination for presi-
dent. He has prepared his speech of
| acceptance and submitted it to Roose-
| welt for approval. If Teddy put his o.
| X. on the speech, Taft will inlict it up.
on the country. Great is Teddy and
| great is Taft, his heir.
Judge Robinson of Carlin was in
town this forenoon. He has just come
in from his mines and reports them
looking well. He brought some
samples of ore from a new strike to
have assayed. Notwithstanding he is
over 80 years of age, Mr.. Robinson is
lively and full of energy.
The case of the Nevada Colonization
company, which has been pending in
the United States circuit court ut
Pittsburg for Il number of years was
brought up again Tuesday. Judge
Young made an order allowing A.
Chase, receiver for the company, to sell
5000 acres of land in Nye county for IL
price to exceee 500, 600.
Owing to the continued illness of Mr..
Winship, the preliminary examination
of Jack Dolan has been continued again.
The state has rested its ease and Win
ship is wanted Us II witness for the de-
Tense. The old gentleman will he OF
years old i'll September and the strain of
testifying for the state the other day
was almost too much for him.
Harry A. McCraney, IL wellknown
newspaper mnn from Manhattan and
wellknown in this city, is being doomed
for the nomination of encouragement
on the democratic ticket. The present
incumbent, Charles l.. Deadly of this
city will also lie up for nomination and
there is little question of Charley bring.
ing home the bacon.--Carson News.
The school trustees have advertised
for bids for the $2O, 900 bonds voted by
the district for building IL new school
house. The bids will he opened on
August 18th and the bonds will I've sold
to the highest and best bidder. This is
q splendid opportunity for capitalists to
make a good investment. The bonds
should sell above par. See the notice
elsewhere.
This morning while the milkman
from Eugene Cesalini's ranch was de-
livering milk to the Commercial Hotel
his horse ran away and the milk was
distributed over the west end of Idaho
street. The horse finally ran into Il
telephone pole near the residedence of
William Hunter and was caught. The
shafts of the wagon were broken hut
the horse was uniniured.
We received Il postal card and Il copy
of the Daily Miner, published ut Ketch-
kan, Alaska, from DIR. G. J. Hood this
morning. DR.. Hood wrote OH July 18th
Mt 1890 p. M, not Hartman time, and
it was not yet dark. though the sun set
ut 9:20 p. III. He says the trip has been
most wonderful and that he and Mrs.
Hood have seen the totcms. They were
about ready to leave for some other
point when he wrote.
Willie Hearst's Nevada delegates to the
Hearst convention ut Chicago the eth
left Reno Wednesday morning to sit ut
Willie's feet. The men who will mis-.
represent Nevada at Willic's love feast
are: George Cole of Tonopah; J. G.
Hagerman of Carson; Ed Stone of
Goldfield; Louis Contour of Virginia
City; Daniel Evans of Rawhide; o. II.
Taylor of Reno. 1t Is said that Willie
pays the freight and other expenses.
Mrs. II. b. Maxson of Reno, who re.
Gently underwent q very serious oper-
alton ut II San Francisco hospital, Is
again in Il critical condition. Several
days ago she was brought to her home
in Reno and physicians advised that a
trip to the mountains would be benefci-
al to her. Just before leaving Reno
Mrs. Maxson suffered u relapse md was
Immediately taken to California. This
Is the second relapse the lady has had
and grave fears are entertained for her
recovery.
The big story that gained so much
publicity to the effect that Stanley Peek
had gone insane while enroute from
Reno to Oakland, proved to bc u false
report. 1t had no foundation other than
mere rutnor. Tom Biggs in the baggage
service Of Tho railroad and Mr.. jenkins
Of the transfer company have both re.
ceived letters from Peek. who was In
sound mental condition. lie was never
taken from the train cnroute rs was
reported, o was he molcsted In any
way, Sparks Forum.