Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-04-01
Salmagundi
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY

Mrs. Woodward, who has been
visiting Mrs, Wilson, left this morn
in for her home at Jack Greek.
George Clawson arrived from
Tonopah Monday and left for Mount
ain City this morning to start UP
the Resurrection mine.
Jim May, proprietor of a Reno
gambling house, was arrested yes
terday for allowing a woman in his
place in violation of a city ordnance.
The prayer meeting of the Pres
byterian church will be held to
night at the home of Mrs. Pixley, at
I o'clock. All are cordially invited.
Constable Happier brought a man
from Carlin this morning who had
fallen into a cellar and broken some
of his ribs.
The Phoebe Chronicle reports that
the work of reconstruction of the
Clark railroad from the southern
end of the washed-Out district is
progressing rapidly, a mile an a
half a day is the record being made
by the workers at the front.
The snap and ginger with which
mining operations are being carried
on underground in this camp, has
not been equalled since Bonanza
days. Favorable formations and
ore bodies almost within reach
create an interest and incentive
which is otherwise lacking. Vir-
ginia Chronicle
From a notice elsewhere, it will
be cen that Eugene Cipriani has
committed matrimony. Everybody
around these diggings knows Eu-
gene as an all around rustler and
a good citizen. He and his bride
will make their home here. The
Independent wishes them the full
measure of happiness and p~rospcri-
ty. Success to them.
a meeting of the Board of
Prison COMMISSIONERS was held
yesterday and accepted the plans of
the new prison which have been
prepared by architect DeLonchant.
The board passed a resolution
asking for bids for the new steel
cells and the same will be published
at once. II is the intention of the
board to rush the work of building
and it is expected that work will he
commenced at once-Carson News.
Justice David J. Brewer of the
supreme court of the United States
died suddenly Monday night from a
stroke of apoplexy. He was born
in Asia Minor, June 20. 1887, the
son of Rev. Josiah and Amelia Field
Brewer. He was graduated from
Yale university in 1856 and the AL
bany law school in 1853. In 1889,
he was appointc a justice Of the su-
preme court by President Harrison.
His death leaves a vacancy for
President Taft to fill.
Governor Kitchin of North Caro-
lima has written Governor Dickerson
that the bonds of that state recently
rendered as a gift to the state Of
Nevada by New York spectators
are absolutely worthless. The
bonds were rendered to New York,
Michigan and Rhode Island and re-
fused 10y those states. Nevada
seems to be one of the few states
left that has the gift law and the
spectators are evidently intent up
on using her as a collection agency.
Governor Dickcrson has taken the
right stand in this matter.
Commissioner w. c. Humphrey
of Nye county is dying in San Fran
cisco. He recently underwent an
operation.
Tho Reno Journal says that the
indications are that the Western
Pacific is going to enter Reno on the
south side of the Truckce river,
thence running by way of Boca and
Loyalton to its main line.
For some time past a number OF
horses in Carson and in the lower
end of Carson Valley on the west
side have been suffering from q
strange disease and several valuable
animals have died.
Friday evening a young maj
named l.. Dripps, aged Is years