Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-02-26
Salmagund
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY

Lander Taber has the thanks of this
scribe for n box of cigars. The cigars
will bc smoked in honor of the giver
and his bride.
Last night was IL busy one at the
county Jail. Constable Happier brought
up four prisoners for petty oifenscs and
one wa brought down from Monticello.
The latter will board with Sheriff Clark
for 100 days for appropriating other
peoples property.
Fred Merrill and J. l.. Williams. two
dope tiends. were arrested last night by
Constable Ouderkirk on the charge Of
vagrancy. They were taken before
Judge Bruce this morning and were
given thirty minutes in which to leave
town. They took the time limit and bid
goodbye to Elko.
The examination of Dick Sullivan on
the charge of ~disposing whiskcy to
Indians WAS held this forenoon before
the u. $. commissioner. Dick said that
he gave n sluaw liquor, but did not
know whether it was Fat Lizzie or not,
therefore he plead not guilty. The evil
dcnce ~ against him. however, and he
WAS sent back to Jail to await the action
Of the u. s. grand jury.
Artcsian wells promise to make the
Vegas valley i'll the new county Of Clark
bloom into Il garden. Already they
have eight flowing wells and no failures.
The Clarks have three wells one flowing
as high rs % inches. Mrs. Helen
Stewart has let a contract to sink an
other well about Il mile north Of Las
Vegas. where II flow Of water is almost
certain to be struck at 200 to 300 feet.
Frank Mckinney, who was arrested
last week on tho charge Of vugrancy
for living in the red light. district, ap-
pGarcd before Judge Bruce last evening
and Withdrew his plea Of not guilty
and entered II plea of guilty. District
lcnicnt with Mckinney and Judge
Bruce considered tho request and gave
him ten days in the county inil.
Lightning recently struck II farm near
Largcnticre, France with extraordinary
results. Tho roof of the hOuse--in which
the farmer. his wife, and two children
were slecping-was torn off and thrown
into II field 30 yards away. The bal
cony of the house was smashed
to pieces, rs were the cooking range,
table and %cupbourds in tho kitchen
Neither the farmer norany of his family
was awakened by tho tightening ant
whom In the morning thcy found thcil
home wrecked, thoy could not, for TIM
make out what had happened.
We received notice this morning from
Senator Tallman, chairman of the join.
committee investigating university af'
fairs, TO appear before tho committee ri
the Overland Hotel Saturday Or Sunday
to testify regarding the management o
tho university while u regent. AS {
failure to comply with the notice woult
leave grounds for criticism and unfair In
f~crCnccs, we notified Senator Tallmai
that we would he in Reno Sunday L
give tho COMMITTEES all the information
we could regarding tho management o
the university during IL term o
service.
Tho Reno branch Of the Nyc 4
Ormsby County chain Of banks close
It's doors yesterday. II IL said that a
the dcpositors will bo paid in full. TIL
closing of tho bank caused but littl
comment in Reno, hut in Carson Their
was u II on the First National Banl
ono of the chain Of banks. All deposit
ors were paid in full and the run wa
| over by noon. Some Of those who drcs
, out thcir money In the forenoon put
back IN tho afternoon. Frank Colder
the president Of the Nyo q Ormsb
| County banks Is said TO have made
game struggle to n the hanks.