Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-05-22

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of an instructed delegation to Denver
and two against.
The La Majestic cigar at the Club and
Elk saloons is manufactured expressly
for Mr.. Gutridge. 1t is the cigar for
smokers. Call for the La Majestic and
have u good smoke.
For II short time Wednesday it was
feared that w. R. Davis, secretary to
Governor Sparks, would not recover.
He rallied, however, and is now rest
ing easy. His condition is still very
serious.
Mrs. Willis has returned from her
California trip. We regret to learn
that she is now suffering severely from
rheumatism. Her many friends hope
that she will oon he fully restored to
health.
Prominent educators are discussing
u project to educate the poor whites of
the southern states. One unacquuinted
with the conditions down there can have
no idea of the vustness of such All under
taking. 1t is simply appalling.
A. S. Minor of Reno has been indicted
by the u. S. grand jury for robbing the
postofiice ut Sparks. Minor is the
fellow who stole a package, containing
$1,000 and jcwelry, from Wells Fargo's
express wagon i'll Reno several months
ago. g..
While claiming great credit for try
ing to reserve our forests by means of
II forest reserve act" the administra-
ton continues to offer Il premium for
the destruction of forests by retaining
the tariff on lumber and wood pulp
Commoncr.
Wednesday, Judge OIBrien ut Gold-
field sentenced George Williams Il Piute
Indian, to he hanged ut the Carson pen
i%tcntiary within the next sixty days.
The u $ will probably be appealed to
the supreme court. Williams was con,
victed of the murder of Connors and
Gritfne, prospectors.
George L. Robertson and A. H.
Wagner, Chicago capitalists, arrived
last night to look over the Elko TOWNSHIP.
They will remain until Sunday. Mr..
Wagner is an old newspaper man, He
is ut present connected with the Illinois
Staats Zeitung. and Chicago Freie
Presse, German papers.
The remains of James Mcleod, who
died ut TenabO Monday afternoon from
injuries inflicted by Ed. Weaver, We're
brought to Elko last night and taken to
the Keyser's undertaking parlors. They
will he shipped on No. o tonight to Ed.
ManiOn ut Terry, South Dakota.
y suit has been begun ut Goldficld
for the appointment of a receiver for
the First Bank of Rawhide. The suit
is brought by John f. Pelton, IA stock.
holder of the Wonder Bank and Trust
Company. The Rawhide bank has Il
capital of $50, 600, hut little of which
has been paid up.
John Mayhugh, the Carlinite, is spend,
ing the day in town He says the West.
ern Pacific is working day and night
shifts on the Palisade tunnel and that n
new camp has been established between
Tonka and Vivian. He informed us that
orders have been given to rush the work
OIL the Tonka and Palisade tunnels.
In the whole naval militia fleet of
% vessels. there are only two OF three
upon which the naval militia can
learn anything which will fit it for serv,
ice in time of war The fleet consists
of II old monitor, one old cruiser,
seven ava gunbOats, nine yachts, two
sailing ships and II nondcscript.-Army
and Navy Life.
The liquor and cigars taken from Tom
Taylor's cellar Wednesday night are still
missing. Yesterday afternoon Ed.
Drayton, the cook ut the saloon, swore
to II complaint charging John Doe with
the robbery. The man was arrested and
taken to Jail, where he still is. He was
taken before Judge Bruce late this
afternoon.
1t was reported quite frequently OH
the streets this afternoon that Governor
John Sparks was much worse, but n
telephone message from his home OH
the Alamo farm states that he is about
the same. He is not improving very
rapidly, but it is believed that his
general condition is better now than n
few weeks ago Gazette.
The report of james r. Shaw, chair.
man of the committee that tried to put
the State Bank and Trust Company on
its feet, is not IL very flattering testi.
monial to the honesty and integrity OF
7 B. Hickey. According to the report,
Hickey made many promises. but when
called upon to make good, nc failed in
every instance. That Mr.. Shaw he
licvcs Hickey is responsible for wreck
ing the bank and its present condition
Is plainly evident. No matter which