Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-05-07
Salmagun Ii
FROM DAILY

Yesterday.
Frank Fcrnuld sold his Elko home ia
dav To Charley Crane. The cnnsideru
ton was not given the reporter.
Til. first day of May is surely q,
S,yusr. Ii the weather clerk IS willing
we would like to see many more like it
The Hartman twins. the two largcs
locomotives in the world. left Chicago
Wednesday and are expected to reacl
Sparks within II short time.
The Western Pacific track is now
somewhere between Bcowawc and Win
ncmuccL. Twelve miles of the track
have been laid from Winnemucca west.
\ dispatch from Winnemucca says
that the game Of base ball between the
Elko and Winncmucca teams resulted
in Il victory for Elko by Il score OF
II toi
Mining Inspector Stewart has up.
pointed Ell. Ryan of Goldfield as his
deputy. Mr. Ryan is said to be well
equipped for the place. He will assume
his duties Immediately.
J. c. Coc. charged with the robbery
" the Tcnabo pnstofficc, was acquitted
bv IL jury in the U. s. court mt Carson.
This WAS his second trial, the jury at
the first trial WAS unable to agree.
The Southern Pacific company has
pleaded guilty in the L. 5. court at
Carson to eight charges of violating the
law. prohibiting the hauling Of cars not
provided with automatic couplings.
Mr.. David is still confined to his bed
with inilimmatory rheumatism. Lit
tie Leon suffers considerably with his
broken leg, but is doing us well rs can
b. expected. This family is unfortunate.
Miss Cielbart called ut this office this
morning and thanked us kindly for our
writr.up Of The Toymakcr's Dream"
Sn" will leave for Salt Lake tonight
and from there She will go to Tonopah.
Mrs. Campbell and daughter, Leah,
viii leave tomorrow for Oakland. Cali
MIA. where they will make their future
home. May good luck and prosperity
- with them and remain with them
always.
The Mayer Bros. are getting ready
Ia move the building, i'll which Mr..
Mayer has his office. onto the vacant
lot 10y the fire house. This will make
r"Im for II large tw0.story brick
bnilding.
\ fellow down in the southern part
II the state kept SO. 900 in his trunk.
As usual there was Il run on II bank
and the thief has not been apprchcndcd.
The local banks continue Ia prosper.
-Fallun Standard.
AT their meeting Monday the COM.
missioncrs will probably settle the loca.
ton for the new courthouse. Of the
tire" sites in question. the present
grounds with the addition of Mrs.
Sproulc's and Mrs. Andcrson's lots are
decidedly the best.
Miss Olive Burner and Mrs. ii. +.
Hartcr, cousins Of j. l.. Keyscr, are
Hartcr's home is in Concordia, Kansas.
and Miss Burners in Bentley, Illinois.
They spent the winter in Los Angeles
are on the way home.
The Western Pacific is making good
progress at the yard below town. Water
WIS turned into the new tank this
morning and the coal shutcs begin to
loom up. Everything will soon he
ready for the accommodation of traffic.
In the case Of Ohmurt against Sheriff
Clark for keepers fees, the plaintiff
rested his casc yesterday afternoon and
the defense moved for II non suit. The
mellon was granted 10y Judge Brown
and the jurors on the case were dis.
charged for the term.
Mr.. Malonoy is spending II few days
in town. He is Il great lover of
fl'IbilhnI y IcNl IDG ITtithIiSJ UHN IN
poets Teddy to remember him with the
feet Of the first elephant he shoots in
the wilds Of Africa. Mr.. MahOncy
prefers elephants feet to the pie
Teddy used to dish out Ia the faithful.
Strange nppctitcs ON people have.
This mornings mail brought ac0py
of Luther Burhmnk's 1907 catalogue to
our desk. II is full of wonderful facts
about the spinclcss cactus aud Is Il store
house Of knowledge concerning the
value of the cactus as a food and forge
plant. IF any Of II readers arc inter
cStcd in Burbank's work with the
cactus, they will find this catalogue
very interesting. d..
About = o'clock this morning, TIVE
tnughs made II disturbance ut the Ell
saloon and were put ont Of tho hcl
door by the bartender. They thci
walked to the front Of tho saloon ant
one Of them threw II rock through tn,
plate glass window. Officer Cotnn
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