Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-01-10

William TresiZc commute suicide al
Grass Vale! NJ n lay b, tying oue en-
OF II thin rope m a s.uut munz nit u
pu h mi louped the oih, around his
neca. aleu- he stretched himself at
length and allowed death to come. Part
Of the body rested ON The ground md
the head was ouly about two teet from,
the ground.
George A. Pettiboue ls now q free
man. The jury utter being out all
night brought in u verdict 81 hcquittal.
Peitibouc WIS Released from custody
and the case against Mol or was dis
missed. Thus leave the cases OF Harry
Orchard and Jack %S,mp''sT-, charged
with the mur,i, II tiS-Governur Steun-
e berg, still on the docket. Simpkins
has not been arrested. Orcharj should
10 be tried and hung.
John George, the popular east end
engineer, made the fastest run between
Winuenucca and SparKs Oh record.
The distance is Ill miles which was
made 10y Mr.. George with his engine,
pulling seven coaches, III tive hours and
twenty minutes. Faster time than this
has been made in special runs III other
parts of the country, but the time mus
never been beaten ON this part Of the
road.--Sparks Forum.
l.. l. Felhcr, an all around tin horn
gambler and pinp snot and killed the
woman he was living with at Rhy olite
Thursday night. Both OF them were
soaked full Of whiskey when the crime
WIS committed. Felker nlso goes by the
name q. Smith. The womau'e renl
name WIS Isabel Petermau and heI
hons was at Ballard, Washington.
The couple went to Rhyolite about two
months ago. FcIker OF Smith is under
arrest for the crime.
II ia rumored in Carson That an at
tempt will he made % reorsanizs the
assembly when it els III answer to
the governors c III Tie grnnnds for
the rumored d ton on the par, Of :
asse m olymen are not given. IL lis
ful il any good would he hc,"mpl. .
10y such ii step, unless the p '"r
speaker Is set upun II course d. o..
contrary Ia tile best Interests al
State. In he il, tie sooner his power
Tor harm IL brought To an end the letter
it will he for the people.
Another accident occurred yesterday
afternoon nj the SCENE ~ Thursdays
wreck. The cabOo5c and aJme fl At care
we're standing on the main track whcn
the wrecker backed down to pick up
the fiat cnrE. Tho wrccker went around
The curve at Il lively pace and the engin-
eer was unable to set the signals Of the
brakeman. The result WIS that the
wreckcr struck the Hat cars with such
force that they were jammed into tie
caboose. The hind fat car lett its
trucks and went clear through the
cabOose, tearing il up badly and smash
ing everything III IL. Three men were
in the caboosc ut the time, but all cs-
capped by jumping ont of the back door.
The Carson News says it ls floating
around that Lieutenant Governor Dick
or 'ou, Senator Pyne and Speaker
Skaggs Will do politics at the session "f
the Legislature with the govcrnship two
years hence MS the prize. IL either Of
these gentlemen nndcr ake to further
their personal ambitions ut the expense
VI the state, they should be promptly
sat upon and rclcgatcd to private HE.
The people Of Nevada are in no mood
10 be triflcd with, md woe be Ia him
who places personal ambition or petty
spite above his duty as a Legislator
duiInR the special session. Tho state
expects each member OF the legislature
will do his full duty at his crisis and
nothing less will satisfy the people.
II has been frequently suggested OF
late that IA special session OF the lpgisln-
ture be called to pass a law to create a
company Of state rangers, to he uscd in
puch emergencies M now exist at
GoldieId. Such "A military force is
ma niaiucd III Texas. Nav Mexico, and
Arizona, HnI Inns been found far super
inr To the militia, ~ they can DO put on
detached eervicc, and are picked men
from all portions Of the state, who have
seen service elsewhere, \ company Of
Texas rangers would strnightcn ont
matters nj Goldiield IN ehort order, M
they are a class not to be fooled With,
mud know their business. Ii We are Ia
have II military frocc Of any kind the
rangers would be pr%eierabIe.- Fly
Record.