Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-05
S~almagundi
FROM MONDAYS DAILY

" business today.
The Silver State says that the last
spike on the Western Pacific WAS
driven Saturday afternoon at "A poin,
100 miles west of WinnenuccI.
The Box social given by the DJrc,s
Society at MIzpLh Hall Saturday night
was Il success socially and financially.
Quite Il snug little sum went into the
s1cicty's treasury.
y New YORKER diving in the Puss,ic
river to II diamond pin. which
he found, had "A muSScl close its shell ON
his fingers. On smashing the mullusk
he found 1t contained "A pearl worth
81, 900.
Marshal Humphreys arrived from
Carson yesterday morning and returned
III the afternoon with Charles I;und-
man, j. j. Quinn and a Chinaman, who
were indicted 10y the L.. $. grand Jury
for selling liquor To Indians.
Several Elkoitcs who took in the p,r.
tolh festival returned from San Fran
cisco this morning. Among them were
Misses Violet and Pearl Bruce. DR.. Al.
cxLnder and Mr.. Englcr.
Patrick Casey who wantonly killed
Mrs. Hcslip and shot Mrs Mann at
Foldheld several months z was con-
victcd Of murder in the first degree Sat
nriay night with hanging ~ the p.nal-
~. He will b. sentenced IN two weeks.
lie richly deserves the rope.
There - a cOntcIuptihlc scrub in
town. This refers 10 the man or bow
who spattrrcd the front door of our res.
ldcncc with tobacco juice Saturday
night, II five dollars is not too much
u pay for the a%cluaint iucc of such "A
scrub, we will give it To know him
We want To publish his name for the
benefit of this community.
the usual dcviltry was committed in
t'wn Saturday anu Sunday nights.
Constable Oudcrkirk arrested four
yJung mcn who were mDnkcying with
freight wagons. He started t. the jtil
with them. but they begged - hard that
he let them 90. THESE young men are
q Il enough 10 behave themselves. even
IN Halloween.
The New York Sun makes a ppin,
that the records of the navy depart.
IN mt show that Robert T.. Pc.r;, since
Ii became civil engineer in ::ia Hivy.
,w~'nty.ciEht years ago. had eight cA,
tended leaves of absence to explore tn,
uJr!h, and that through all these. cx,
copt one. he has drawn ihc salary Of hi.
relative rank a. cDmmlnlor in tn,
navy on leave.
According to the report of Stat,
! lic,n," and Tax Agent Haley tn,
daily. the rcvcnu" Of the state III tn,
past six months exceeding the cntir,
receipt, for the year of l9Ds. Tn,
figures show one of two things, citiIrl
that the mines are producing NOR,
blliipn or the mine owners are pLyinl
The state NOR" for what they %prnduc.
Either one i encouraging, h. it what il
may.-Appral.
Gust SLnbDrn recently arrived from
the east and who committed suicide "a
Rtwhidc OF Tuesday night wa
crcmatcd when tn" morguc WAS buruc,
At that place Thursday. After tIt
c]1rnurr's inquest had been complete,
the body was rem wed to the mprgur
Shortly after tn" building was dis
cJvrd TO h. ON fire and the body of the
young man was nearly reduced To ashes
before il could ho rescued. Dcslrnd,
'ncy and illness are given Is the cause
If his taking his life.
Sheriff Clark returned Saturday even
ing with Charles BOltcn. charged with
Issaultimg Harry Reynolds with II knife
and pitChtUrk near SHELTON last Wed
ncslay. lie was taken before judge
Bruce and placed under 5000 bonds I,
Il pp"ar for examination. llc failed t.
ave the bond and WAS committed to the
custody IF the sheriff. Bolton claims
that Reynolds assaulted him with Il
ptchfork and he used his knife in sell
defense. Ills examination Is set for II
o'clock tomorrow.
- g.
Your ChnnceS OF Divorce
II YOU arc married. or about 10 bC
married. the governments latest sta,
tistics showing the probability Oi
divorce may h. If interest. Daring the
yw,nty.ycAr period from 1886 to 1906
the records of all registered marriages
in the United States tOtalcd I2.S32.0 on,
and the courts granted freedom to $50,
2ii unhappy couples.
From this it is plain to he seen that
your chances of divorce are about one