Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-08-20
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FROM %THUksDAY's DAILY

We are glad tn learn that Mrs. Key.
ser continues to improve
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Smiley of Starr
valley arrived on M. . Yesterday to
visit Mrs. Sankey's parents.
The Elko Mercantile Company quotes
reduced prices OH staple articles for
Friday and Saturday. See the ad.
But little interest seemed to be taken
In the school election this afternoon.
AT > o'clock, only n votes had been
cast.
The presses and other paraphernalia
OF the Telegram plant were loaded into
q wagon yesterday and this morning
started for Carlin.
J. W. Puett of Carlin was AN ar.
rival this morning. He says the rail-
road company will open the new eating
house in a few days.
Rhyolite suffered a $l5, 900 fire Sat
urday. The cold storage and bottling
works were burned. Tho property
WAS insured for 5000.
The latest REPORTS from San Francis
cos primary election give Heney about
$50 m~ajarity. over Fickert Us the demo.
cratic candidate for district attorney.
The Reno papers SAY the races are
we'll patronized: 1t is estimated that
5000 people were at the race truck the
first day. The racing is said to be very
good.
Elk Governor Jewett Adams and VIM
McGill will erect one of the largest
cold storage plants in the state ut Nc.
Gill, White Pine county. The plant
will he capable of housing 100 beeves,
200 sheep and 100 hogs.
The Salt Lake officer failed TO arrive
after Campbell and Mcconnell yester'
day. A telegram received ut the
sheriff's. Office last night stated that an
officer would leave Salt Lake this
afternoon. This will bring him here on
No. 5 tonight.
Deputy Sheriff Rutherford returned
yesterday afternoon from the north with
Frank Gillespie, charged with stealing
u calf. Gillespie gave bonds and was
released from custody. His examination
is set for 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Deputy State superintendent Light,
foot arrived or No. 3 this afternoon OH
his way to Carson to attend Il meeting
of the deputy superintendent. His
district is composed of Eureka and
White Pine counties. He reports the
county high school at Ely in a flourish
ing condition.
Miss Ainslie says that Turkey re-
.ioiced greatly over tho opening Of
parliament, lannon's being fired and
professions formed. Ono woman came
to Miss Ainslie and told her that she
wanted to meet Liberty, who had saved
her from the tax Ratherer. and that
seemed to be about all tho majority of
the people knew as to the meaning of
the rejoicing.
Last October Deputy Sheriff Clark of
Ogden vas killed at Uintah by u box
car thief, whom he had surprised while
mt work. Yesterday Charles Olsen, I'M
der arrest ut Omaha on a minor charge.
confessed to killing Clark. His confes.
sion was brought about, the Omaha
police say. by n threat by Olsen, in
which he said: II have killed one
policeman and hope I may live to kill
another" ...
At n conference with the officials of
the Southern Pacific, Oregon Short Line
and San Pedro. Los Angeles and Salt
Lake railroads Tuesday, tho railroad
commission postponed action on reduc.
ing freight rates in the state until
September end. The continuance was
| granted to give the companies time to
show by figures the effect the proposed
reduction would have upon their earn.
ings. The commission has asked for q
reduction Of 20 per cent on the $. p.
main line and II per cent OH the
Nevada DC California now leased by the
s.. p.
No doubt influenced by the anti.Jap
anese sentiment developed in the United
States during the past year or more, the
Japanese government has taken up the
stndy of immigration to this country.
From u report furnished the japanese
consul ut San Francisco by his foreign
Office. it arscuus TINT more of tn,
Mikatlo's subjects are returning to the
land of their nativity than arc migrat.
ing to this ttpuptry. q Tho xcess o.
arrivals in Japan from American terri
tory over tho departures for the pas
eighteen months is placed at hv,
thousand.