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


Mrs. Welshon. who has been visiting
in Elko for the last few weeks. will
leave tomorrow for her home in the
northern part of the county.
Mr. Neyser returned frum Salt Luxe
yesterday afternoon. He left Mrs.
Keyser resting is well as could be ex-
pectcd after her trip. The operation
will no IL performed until she has
gained sufficient strength II make it II
success. Everybody who knows Mrs.
Keyser hopes that she may soon return
with her health restored.
This forenoon Judge Bruce finished
taking evidence in the preliminary ex.
animation of Sarah and Topsy, the
squaws charged with the murder of
Merit Carson. Both defendants testified
in their own behalf and Sarah told how
ing all the evidence, Judge Bruce took
the u under advisemcnt until to-
morrow.
E. a. P. Johnson came from Tus-
carora yesterday. He has several mug
gets taken from the ground of the
johnson hydraulic company that are
literally lousy with gold. One of the
nuggets. about the size of II small egg,
is almost crusted with the yellow
metal. If I'm editor owned u few mug.
gets like those Mr.. Johnson carries
about, he would feel like a millionaire.
In 1896 Jim Townsend printed the
following in the Bodie Mining Index:
I'VE are sure there is not another town
or city i'll the country where there are
fourteen saloons in Il continuous row
on n side of the street, as in this
camp. 1t isa mystery how they live
but they all seem to flourish. It's Il
glorious cocktail route-out Of one door
and into another without wetting your
feet"
The longest train which has ever
been hauled over any grade passed
through Reno Tuesday. The train
consisted of ~ fruit cars and caboose
and six big battleships for locomotive
power making the train in all more
than three-quarters of Il mile long.
The train was known as the Orange
Extra and was composed exclusively
of orange and lemon cars with the ex-
ception of one car of cherries.
Detective Gordon is here looking after
the thieves that broke into II freight
car Tuesday night and carried away
four and Il half pair of shoes and fifty
cigars. The detective is somewhat
puzzled over the small amount taken
from the car and is of the opinion that
the pilfering was done by hoboes in
stead of professional thieves. He is
unable to find any clue to the thieves
or any track of the missing property.
c. w. Meighan, n. C. Flygarc and
F. n. %Shumaker, former employees of
the Ogden Examiner. arrived on No. 3
this afternoon OH their way to the
coast. Mr.. Meighan was managing
editor, Mr.. Flygare, foreman, and Mr..
~Shumaker, telegraph editor Of Ogden's
new morning paper. They are all ex,
pcrienced newspaper men. They were
somewhat surprised to learn that Elko
had two daily papers and that another
was in prospect.
a curiosity in the shape of an egg
was brought to this Office yesterday
by n lady who wished her name with
held. This egg was produced by Il her
who was born and raised in this city
and is surely a wonder. 1t is of enor
nous size being nearly two inches in
length and nn inch aud n half through
the widest part. Upon the larger end
is n protuberance of half inch in height
that is the exact shape of the head of III
elephant. The egg is on view at thil
HI e.-Carson News
The sugar trust has been robbing the
government of millions by fraudulent
weighing of imports. OF course thest
millions went into the pockets of the
trust owners. Now comes the CRANE
jury and indicts n few small employees
charging them with the crime. O
course they are but the goats in thu
ShSc. lue1 BOl IlOilC VI tlIC S"uR. LIN
went into the capacious maws of tn
trust-owning capitalists. They o
course are not indicted. 1t is only tn,
seyen-dollars-a-week dock employees
And this is Justice! Is it to laugh. or t,
weep, or to swear2-Appeal to Reason
Last week Sheriff Clark received {
letter from the sheriff of Sacramento t.
arrest Charles Linfeld. alias Car
Anderson, OF the charge of deserving hi
minor children. Anderson was fount
working rs bar tender ut John Brown
, saloon and wa taken into custody
Deputy Sheriff Mckinney arrived from
Sacramento Sunday morning and lcf
, Sunday night with his prisoner. Lin
, field or Anderson Is charged wit
deserving two children under six year
of age. The penalty for this offcnse Il
California Is imprisonment In til
penitentiary from one to seven years.