Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-09-03

| forenoon and was unable to work this
afternoon. George ID. Russell kindly
stepped into the breach this afternoon
and assisted Charley Keith in getting
up the type for this issue.
Burglars broke into Hesson & Co.'S
store last night and took about "a from
the cash register. Entrance was effect
by prying up Il bick window and break
ing down Il door leading into the main
part of the store. Tnc officers are try
ing 10 tiT.! Ssie thieves.
The railroad commission ON August
81. authorized the Tonopah and Gold
field railroad to reduce the round trip
passenger fare from all points OH it's
road to Reno, Nevada, on one days no.
tice, the reduction amounting to $2.45
OH each round trip ticket sold.
A report circulated around town this
forenoon that the town of Austin was
swept out of existence this morning by
Il cloudburst. Inquiry ut tie telegraph
office as to whether the wires were
working to Austin brought in the reply
from Reno that Austin was all right.
Austin and Rawhide were mixed by the
one who started the report.
Mre. Eliza James. travelling ON 4
ticket from Brooklyn, New York. to
Oakland, California, was taken from
No. 3 ut Winnemucba Monday even
ing aud placed in the custody of the
sheriff. The Star says that she is
probably insane and if there is no inn
provemcnt i'll her condition she will he
examined and sent to the asylum.
The Ely Jail breakers have all been
held to appear before the grand jury of
White Pine county. White, the hold
up man, testified that Daniels brought
the tools, used for cutting the window
bars, into the Jail the day before the
prisoners escaped. He assisted the 9TH
err fellows to break ont and now faces Il
term i'll the ~penitentiary.
Judge Soners has sentenced George
Williams, the Indian who killed two
~prospectors in Esmeralda county over Il
year ago to be hanged at the peniten-
tiary at Il day to be fixed between 30
and 90 days from the date of sentence.
Casey, the murderer of Mrs. Heslip, was
i'll court and heard the sentence.
Last even ing Judge. Bruce united
Adolph Biaucani and Miss Theresa
Sestanovich i'll marriage. The ccre-
mOny was performed al the residence
of the brides mother in the presence of
Il few invited guests. The newly we'd
ded couple have many friends in Elko,
who wish them success and happiness.
The INDEPENDENT extends congratu-
lations and joins in the good wishes.
Squattertown, Il settlement Just south
of Rawhide was almost completely de-
stroyed Tuesday night by a 1O.foot wall
of water following Il cloudburst in the
hills. One hundred and thirty build
ings were destroyed and the property
loss will exceed "A quarter of Il million
dollars. Several persons are reported
missing, bnt there is no confirmation of
the report that lives were lost.
At Ely the other day. three men,
charged with conducting Il gambling
game without a license, were dismissed
because the county auditor had failed
to accurately describe the room in which
a2l-gamc, for which he had issued n
license, was to DE conducted. The men
had II license to run II 2l-game mt Ely,
Nevada" hat had been transferred to
them by the parties to whom it had
been issued. County auditors who
have been issuing gambling licenses like
the one mentioned above should make IL
note of this case.
1t is reported that Attorney. General
Stoddard and John l.. Considine, editor
of the Reno Revcille, had II fight in the
latter's office Mt Reno Tuesday morning.
The trouble is said to have grown out of
Il dispatch sent from Reno and published
in the San Francisco Bulletin, in which
Stoddard was accused of promising Il
place in his Office to one McNichol if he
would lobby II bill through the last leg
islature creating the position. The bill
n passed, but McNichol did not get
the position. Neither party was SER
iously hurt, but both are said to have
carried marks of the fight out of tho
editors room,