Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-05-20
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II. III. Rogers, the Standard Oil CAPT
talist, died suddenly yesterday morning
in New York from stroke of appoplesy
He was SO years Of age.
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.
Sheriff Clark has selected Harvey J.
Rutherford to fill the position made
vacant by the resignation of Deputy
Sheriff Harris. We wish the new
deputy success.
The sportsmen in the western part of
the state have declared war on the
magpies. They claim that magpies rob
the nests of quail and other birds and
prevent the natural increase. The mag
pie occupies about the same position
to human society. Both are uncon-
sci ble thieves.
Mr.. Keyser returned from Salt Lake
Yesterday afternoon. He left Mrs.
Keyser resting as we'll as could be ex-
pected after her trip. The operation
will not be performed until she has
gained sufficient strength to make it a
success. Everybody who knows Mrs.
Keyser hopes that she may soon return
with her health restored.
This forenoon Judge Bruce finished
A,,;l
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
she killed the old woman After hear
ing all the evidence, Judge Bruce took
the case under advisement until to-
3 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 small egg,
is alm9sa Scrusted with the yellow
metal. If an editor owned a few mug
gets like those Mr.. johnson carries
pbOy4, he would feel like a millionaire
The longest train which has ever
een hauled over any grade passed
trough Reno Tuesday. The train
onsisted of ~ fruit cars and caboose
nd six big battleships for locomotive
over making the train in all more
nan three-quarters of mile long.
he train was known as the Orange
xtra" and was composed exclusively
orange and lemon cars with the ex-
option of one car of cherries.
Detective Gordon is here looking after
be thieves that broke into freight
IF Tuesday night and carried away
1lr and half pair of shoes and fifty
sars. The detective is somewhat
zzled over the small amount taken
pm the car and is of the opinion that
E offering was done by hoboes in
Pad of professional thieves. He is
able to find any clue to the thieves
any track of the missing property.
A curiosity in the shape of an egg
brought to this Office yesterday
a lady who wished her name with
d. This egg was produced by hen
10 was born and raised in this city
iHIurely a wonder. It is of enor-
us Size being nearly two inches in
9Th and an inch aud half through
widest part. Upon the larger end
protuberance of half inch in heighth
is the exact shape of the head of an
phant. The egg is OH view at this
cc.--Carson News
|ast week Sheriff Clark received a
er from ~ sheriff of Sacramento to
st ChaaS1s Linfeld, alias Carl
'erson, on the charge of DESERVING his
or children. Anderson was found
King as bar tender at John Browns