Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-03-12
~Salmagundi
FROM DAILY

Tas man who went for u marriag
license and forgot the name Of hi
b-i!c would make IL good Standard d
director.
Some of the mslneSt men ON cartl
can liz dOwn with their conscience AM
sleep like Il bAbe until the breakfas
bell rings.
The ~anti-gambling bill is still in RI,
hands of the committee. The report
now is that it be reported to the scnat,
the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Woolverton and
son were callers mt this Office yesterday
afternoon. They left for their home
in Ruby valley this morning.
Deputy Sheriff Harris left for Shaftcr
this morning in response to Il dispatch
stating that n man had been killed
there last night. No particulars were
given.
There have been about A different
kinds of weather today. At this writ.
ing it u snpwing to beat the band, aud
the Indications lopk good for the biggest
storm of the season.
Tic Legislative hopper is full Of bills
good. bad and otherwise. If the
majority Of them should he left in the
hopper at the close of the session. the
state would NOT suffer.
The preliminary examination of
james Goodman on the charge of dis
posing of whislioy 10 Indians WIS held
this forenoon. The evidence against
him Was conclusive and he WAS held to
await the action of the u. 5. grand
jury.
ACopy of the report of the state IL
ccncc and bullion tax collector has reach
81 our desk. II gives the amount of
all kinds of licedscs paid in each county.
and by whom paid. The report shows
that Collector Haley has done good
work.
\ little girls mother attended a
number Of card parties, leaving the child
at home with the nurse. On one Occa.
sion, the child's attention WAS attracted
by the p%laintivc cries of II young calf.
Running To the window. she exclaimed:
Poor little Galley! has your mamma
gDac To the card party and left you,
tID!'-DclincLtor.
An average depth of fifteen feet Of
suIw is reported at Marlcttc lake. and
ia the canyons or ravincs between
mDntain slopes, forming the water shed
81 th" lake, the depth is estimated ut
seventy five feet. The poles of the
phone line from this city are covered
10 the tops In many places between the
Five mile reservoir and Red house.
This is the greatest depth registered ut
the lake since the winter of lSS9-gO, and
assures an abundant supply uf water for
the Comstock during the summer
months. Virginia Chronicle.
From the evidence introduced mt the
Coroncr's inquest. held to investigate
the killing of &. III. Lcnigcr the Western
Pacific contractor. by the negro Dave
Williams, better known as big Boy" .
which occurred ut Lenigcr's granding
camp neal Valmy last Thursday, it
would seem that the first accounts of
the airray were not correct as far rs
they related to big Boy" being the
a8BrcsSOr. Williams and another negro
named Mcconnell got into II shooting
afrray. and Lcnigcr buttcd into the
trouble and fired two shots AT Williams.
who then shot and killed Lcnigcr.
\ joint committee Of the senate and
assembly has been authorized for the
purpose Of investigating the state bank
commissions management of the State
Bank and Trust COmpany's affairs be-
fore tho receiver vas appointed. The
Carson Appeal says that II thorough in.
vcstigation will uncover crooked work
on the part Of Treasurer Ryan. 1t
charges that Ryan has paid Wildcs'
salary rs deputy state treasurer since
his appointment rs receiver and that
Wildcs also draws Il fat salary Us re.
ccivcr. The committee should make u
thorough investigation and spare no
one.
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