Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-05-21

While Bernard Ole pvich. q former
5 resident Of Carson, WAS telling II story
at Lce Angeles. he Suddenly ceased
to speak and fell dead.
, Inc IOtai number OF immigunts in
to this country since 1920, the year of
earliest record exceeds ~, 900, 900. Dur
ing the fiscal years 1903. 1905. 1907 the
number averaged moro than 1000. OO0
II year. :
Countries in search of Il new con-
stitution are informed that we have an
old II which. when taken from the
top shelf and thoroughly busted. is a
model for the world.-Atlanta Con-
stitution.
Georgia court rules that to call q
man n liar in the south is breach of
the peace. AS Washington practically
IS in the south it would seem that q
certain distinguished citizen hus got
away Just in time.
Massachusetts is spending II great
deal of money for improved state roads
and i'll the last five years has planted
IL, 600 shade trees along the highways.
Though not a big state in area Massa-
chusetts fits the adjective in other re.
Spects.
Controller Eggers has our thanks for
Il copy of his report rs ex-officio insur-
ance commissioner. 1t is one of the
most concise insurance reports ever
issued, and gives the names of all
insurance companies entitled to do
business in theis state.
j. b.. Davis came into Austin from
lone Thursday with o tons of quick
silver, mined and flashed three miles
from the old county seat of Nye. He
states that development work continues
to show that the lone cinnebar country
will soon claim the attention of the
world.-Revcillc.
The commission appointed by Judge
Brown to settle the differences. between
the Western Pacific and Thomas Griffin
over the right of way filed it's report
this afternoon. After patiently listen
ing to all the evidence offered by either
side, the commission awarded Mr..
Griffin 1886. 20 for the additional land
taken and damages to his ranch.
Those having the street work in
charge should get the drain box to carry
the water from the north side of the
street to the culvert between the bank
and Charley Henderson's Office under
the ground as soon us possible. If Ham
McCain's storm before that
work is completed, there will be Il
good deal of damage done to the
streets.
District Attorney Taber swOre to a
complaint this forenoon charging Topsy,
II squaw, with being an accomplice in
the murder of Merit Carson. the old
squaw killed by Sarah. The preliminary
examination of the squaws vas under
way this afternoon before Judge Bruce.
Topsy it seems is the medicine woman
and it is claimed hat she urged Sarah
to kill the old squaw so that Sarah's
man, the old sluaw's son. would get
well.
Ham Mccain. eastern Nevada's
weather prophet, phoned to this office
this afternoon requesting us to
the people of Elko against a big storm,
which he says is surely coming within
the next thirty days. Ham advises
everybody to have their rain coats
ready for the dclugc. Tho moon, he
says. changed last night and the storm
is sure to come. Ham, you know, never
goes wrong On the weather, so he pre-
pared for what's coming.
Steve Henley is certainly a victim of
hard luck. The earthquake and fire in
, San Francisco in 1906 destroyed his
clearinghouse and furniture. He then
moved to Reno and engaged in the
furniture business rs II member of the
Campbell furniture company and was
burned out about two years ago. Last
Saturday fire again destroyed their
, place Of business and caused tllc com.
pany heavy loss. Stevc's old.time
friends here sympathize with him in
his misfortunes.
, The writer spent Monday afternoon
in Carlin us one of the commissioner
i'm the condemnation suit of the West.
r crn Pacific against Thomas Griffin. As
the commissioners put in Il lnsy after.
noon. there was no time to circulate
around and see what is going on. We
noticed, however, that work had stop,
, ped on the new hotel on account of
I lack of material aud that n big lumber
I shed and other improvements were
under way. From what little we saw
and heard, Carlin is keeping step with
the general progress of the state. The
Western Pacific runs through the
southern part Of town and is sure tc
help that portion Of Carlin immensely
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