Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-30

Australia has more unexplored area
III proportion to its population than any
other country in the world.
The new chemical element recently
discovered by IA Japanese scientist i'm
three rare minerals has haen nu,,e,l
Emporium.
Robert Tucker came in from the
station yesterday afternoon to h,
treated for II bad ease of shingles. He
is feeling better today.
Joseph Schillerstrorn was brought
in from South Fork yesterday and
taken to the Redwood hospital. He is
suffering from appendicitis.
Mrs. S. A. Highfield and her mother,
Mrs Lane, were visitors fIom Carlin to-
day. Mrs. Lane is looking much better
than than when she went to Carlin.
Charles Fricdhoff. a member of the
firm of Fricdhoff IL IIoeffel. Reno con-.
tractors, arrived this morning to look
into the building of the new school.
house.
Sheriff Ellis arrived from Pocatello,
Idaho, this afternoon after Harry
Williams and May Chapman who have
been held here for several days on the
charge of grand larceny.
The anti. gainbling law passed by the
last Legislature will go into effect on the
first day Of October. 1910. That day
will soon come and Nevada will then
start on an upward career.
Judge Brc"n is trying the contempt
case against Antoine SeStanovich of
Huntington valley. II. II. Porch com.
plains that S~estanovich has violated an
order of the district court made several
years ago in Il water suit.
\ note from Mrs. Mcclellan states
that she and Mr.. Mcclellan have gone
to Talne Tavern. OH. of the resorts on
the lake. They will spend Il few days
there and then go ~ Reno and Carson
City. They will return to Elko during
the first week of August.
w. c.. Wright. the aSsayer, began to
step high yesterday afternoon and still
continues to walk that way. The cause
Of his unusual gait is the arrival of IA
very young asSaycr at his house. Mrs.
Wright and child are getting along
nicely and the old man will be over his
nonsense in a few days.
$50 Kayuse Charley met his fate ut
the hands of a poser Yep" answered
Thrnc.tingcred Sam. What was the
troublc?" His imInciir difficulty was
II lack of judgment as to speed. He
helped himself Ia "a horse. hut didn't
pick II that was fast enough to keep
ahead of the party rs went after him"
Washington Star.
In the Federal court Monday Judge
harrington imposed fines of $500 and
5000 against the :. i. Co. Some time
ago in the u. =. court here suits were
brought 10y the government against
the 5. p. company for the alleged
violation of the 'twenty.eight hour"
law. In two of these suits the jury
brought in vcrdicts for the government
and for these the above penalties were
fxcd.-Carson News.
The dead bodies of II. l.. Edwards
and Edward Gillette were found Mon
day in the bottom of II 40.foot shaft on Il
claim they were working about five
miles from Mud Springs, Humboldt
county. 1t is believed they were
asphyxiated. as the men who brought
the bodies To the surface were nearly
overcome by the foul air in the shaft.
a man named Schcll found the bodies.
He found their camp deserted and
made Il search for them.
Constable Happier, Carlin's guardian
Of the peace, came up this morning.
He informs MS that there is considerable
complaint among tho Southern Pacific
employees v the violation by the COM
mny of the full train crew law passed
by the last Legislature. The law pro-
vidcs that trains Of more than fifty
cars shall bc, manned by q full train
crew consisting of not less than six
persons, to wit: One conductor, one
engineer, one fireman, two brnkemen
and ono fiagman. Up to the first of
July the company olcycd the law. but
since then no attention has been paid to
1t. They operate trains of 30, 80 and ZOO
cars with only one brakeman instead of
two rs the law requires. The officers
should SEE that tho law is enforced.
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