Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-03-26
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Charley Gardner is dong the work.
Report Gays there were two fights in
towr last night, but no arrests we're
made. Que report says that Mr.. John
Nelson, the mason, was badly beaten by
Charles Howard.
Editor Booth of the Tonopah Bonanza
was arrested at Raw hide the other day
and was kept several hours in jail de-
spite his Offers to give bail. Mr.. Booth
says his arrest was al outrage.
A rich gold strike has been made in
Granite district, thirty miles north II
Ely, and u new town is sprin0inR up in
the district. There is u regular stam-
pede from Ely to Blaine, the name of
theanew camp .r+. +. :. -.
A tirst-class Japanese cook wants a
situation in hotel, rest aurant, boarding
house or in good family, in city or
country. Has had good deal of expert
erce and has the best of referenc es. In
quire at this Office.
Mr.. w. B. Armstrong and family re-
turned last night FROM Los Angeles,
here they spent the winter. Mr.. Arm
strong looks as is he had enjoyed every
minute of the time. They will leave for
their home at Deeth tonight.
The report that the popuGsts will fuse
with the Hearst party, and that Hearst
will be ut the head Of the ticket, with
Tom Watson as his running mate, is
entertaining. A presidential ticket
with the brains in ite tail will add to the
gayety of the campaign.-Appeal
The case Of State OF Nevada vs. Phil
K. Smith came up for trial at Phoebe
last Friday and he was acquitted. Smith
was charged with having shot and killed
his brother and when the verdict was re-
turned generating the officer, the large
crowd IL the courtroom cheered.
@Diamondtield' Jack Davis was con-
victed Monday at Rawhlde of carrying
concealed Weapons and was fined $3.50
and costs. Wonder lie he will now want
the governor to call for United Safes
troops. This will probably teach Davis
To he must obey the law just like other
peoplfS-
The murler we mentioned yesterday
occurred in Winnemucca instead of Col
condo. w. F. Armstrong, the dead
man, is said to have been bad man
from Wyoming. He arrived in Winne-
mucca yesterday morning on No. 4. w.
II. Carter, one Of the managers Of the
Palace saloon, did the killing.
Grover Cleveland announ ,es TINT he
ia well and happy. There are a lot Of
Bryan democrats in this country who
can't believe either assertion. Many u
good man who would otherwi be an
agnostic or q believer in universal SAL
walton cannot help believing that there
must be n hell for Grover Cleveland -
Ely Expositor.
@Too bad for blessing, too good for a
curse, wish in my heart he we're better
or worse" This is Senator Bsiley's defiui-
ton OF President Roosevelt. II Roose-
welt we're much better, declared Bailey,
he would be democrat, and il he we're
little worse lie would not obscure and
confuse the great issues between the
deR ocrats and tlieir advere aries. .
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Frank Kawich, the Indian who On ur-
dered his wife at 'ronopah, was sentenced
to serve five years in the state prison
yesterday by Judge O'Brien at Tonopah.
Lizzie Actor, the Indian squaw who
killed another squaw at Reno, has also
been sentenced to serve term in the
state prison. Her little two year old
papoose will accompany her to prison
end Warden Day has announced he has
made provision for the youugster.
Since the first Of the year ,eeven rail-
roads with track of 6000 miles, repre-