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

night and today is. quite cool.
several people from South Fork ant
Lamoilie attended Mrs. Voigt's funeral
today.
Mrs. Ethel McGinty, who has been
VISITING her mother, Mrs. Hale, left for
her home at Salt Lake last night.
Judge Breen arrived from Eureka
last night to hold u session of the dis.
trict court for Judge Brown. He will
begin work tomorrow.
Louis Bleriot, IA Frenchman. tIew,
across the English channel from Chaiais.
France. to Dover, England, Sunday in
less than 80 minutes. He is the creates,
flyer on record.
In IL sketch of the life of Mrs. Fred
Hoigt in yesterdays Issue. we omitted
10 mention that she was one of the
prominent school teachers of the county.
She taught several schools and made AN
excellent record.
Clyde Lang and wife arrived from
Oakland yesterday and this morning
they left for SHELTON, where Clyde has IA
position in Hylton & Hanna's store.
They were accompanied by Miss Princie
Wood VIII" has been visiting them at
Oakland.
The latest reports from the tariff
conferccs are to the effect that an
agreement is doubtful. Hides is the
bone of contention. Western senators
insist that boots and shoes and all
leather shall go on the free list if hides
go there. Taft has Il very big fight on
his hands.
We are sorry to learn that Mrs.
Reinfclt is not 80 well today. DIR. Eby
is doing all he can for her, hut the
result ut this writing is in doubt. A
change is expected in her condition
within the u 30 hours, but whether
1T will bc for the better or the worse DIR.
Ely is unable to say. All hop. for the
best.
The ticket seller in the Denver ~ Rio
downtown Office had a new one
sprung on him yesterday, when "A woman
who wanted to go to Denver asked for
"a forward and backward" ticket. She
got the round trip strip all right and
knew she had added something to
the railroad vocabulary Salt Lake
Herald.
Ed. Robb. one of Rcno's prominent
contractors. arrived this morning to
look over the ground before bidding OH
the new school house. Ed. was one Of
our boys AT Hawthorne from ~ to SO.
Although he is now one of RcnO's sue
rcsSful business men. he has not for
gotten his school days at Hawthorne
and his then teacher. He will remain
until the contract for the school
is let.
President Taft is still welding the
stick owe the tariff confcrces. He
insists on free hides. but Gems to he
with the outrageous wooden
that were framed in the in
tcrcSt of the wOolcn manufacturers. If
the cuttlcmen were as well organized
~ the shccpuncn and the woOlcn manu-
facturcrs, President Taft might not
yell SO loudly for free hides.
Constable Oudcrkirk has received q
telegram from Sheriff Ellis of Pocntello
that he was on his a here
Harry Williams and May Chap.
man, who are held in Jail on the charge
of grand larceny. When they were ar
the woman vas put in the old
Jail and Williams was given quarters
with tho other prisoners. This fore
Williams was changed to the old
Jail and the woman was given the place
he vacated.
The Hawthorne Bulletin says TINT
the last six months Esmcralda
county has paid to grand and trial
jurors $l7.isl.10 20. In addition to this.
Sj,G1I.i0 has been paid on court orders
for expenses of witnesses. attorneys
fees, stcnOgraphcr, etc. in criminal
cases, 81. 1882. 90 for rooIns and board of
criminal iurics and fig. 2S3.sO for
salaries of court officers and the two
district judges. a few years ago that
amount of money would have bank.
ruptcd Esmcralda county.
Senator Ncwlands gave II lawn supper
to II party Of prominent men Saturday
night. Among his guests were three
cabinet members. Speaker Cannon and
members Of tho senate and house.
After supper, +. II. Newell, director of
the reclamation service, gave an illus.
tratcd lecture on the irrigation projects
Of Wyoming, Colorado. Utah, Montana.
Nevada and Arizona. Tho Importance
Of maintaining and continuing govern.
mcnt aid to irrigation was forcihly
brought to the attention Of those present
ny Mr.. Newell and Sclator Ncwlunds.
At ! o'clock Sunday morning the
Aetna skating rink in Reno the largest
audience room in the state, burst into
flames and before the fire was under
control about 800. 600 worth Of pro.