Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-11-03
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The start of objections of ballot
now set aside make an ordinar,
election look weary. With approx
mately $1,000. ballots gone over b,
the Commissioner and the contes
ants, 1917 have been objected to
All OF these will eventually be gon,
over by the members of the Su
preme Court. 1t is no small jof
that is ahead of thhe jurists.--Ap
peal.
Refugio Rodriguez was horribly
cut and slashed in a saloon brawl
Sunday evening, dying within a few
moments after the fight. Three
men were believed to have been in
the fight but Juan Ramirez was the
only one against whom evidence
was found sufficient to connect him
with the crime. He was bound over
to the Grand Jury.-Caliente Pros
pector.
W. >. Hillman one of the oldest
of the old-timers Of Tuscarora.r re-
turned last night from a trip TO
Utica. New York. He says he liked
that country very well, but liked
the pure. dry air and bright sun
SHINE Of Tuscarora much better.
The old gentleman's many friends
will be glad to learn that he is
in good health and at peace with
he world.
The jurors in the Connollcy case
reported to Judge Avcrill about
l2:25 last night that they were I'M
abe to agree upon "A verdict and
were discharged. Several ballots
were taken, the first standing six
TO six, the second eigth to four,
then nire to three and finally ten
to two when they stood pat. The
defendant was rcmanded to the
custody of the sheriff to be tried on
November 2lst, OF at II time when
Judge Taber will .c here.
IL has developed that the night
La Rose escaped from the prison
ganE ncar Reno he got a dog that
had been hurt by being run over
by a wagon and that he placed this
dog in his bed and then fed. When
the guard passed his bed he heard
the wounded dog breathing and.
believing it to be La Rose, ma de
no Investigation. In this way La
Rose covered up his escape until
breakfast roll call. No trace has
yet been found of La Rose
Enterprise.
Constable John Christie Of Reno
is seriously i'll and according to the
Reno Journal his son who is n pris-
Oner at the Nevada State pcniten-
tiary was given special permission
to visit his fathers bedside. Ward.
en- Baker placed the prison autumo.
bile at the disposal Of the prisoner
and in charge of his own driver. a
quick trip was made TO Reno.
Constable Christie rallied at once
upon greeting his son.
Silver metal was marked Il p this
week and with a gain Of over 2
cents an ounce within just a few
days time n lumber Of inquiries
have been made as 10 the causc.
The report from London, which is
the center Of the white metal
market Of the world. is to the
effect that the supply of metal is
short. and extensive buying for In
dia and China is the cause for the
sudden advance in price.
Yesterday morning Joe Joscphs,
Clerk of the Supreme Coutt, made
up the first of cases that has been
submitted to the Supreme Court
and which are under consideration,
either by brief or argument. The
cases total d5. which is enough to
keep the members busy for some
time to come without taking more
o.. Nearly as many more arc now
waiting a hearing, having been filed
in the Clerks Office Virginia
Chronicle.
The Goldfcld Consolidated Mines
company has made a new departure
in It's shipment Of bullion, and is
now sending the golden bars Ia
the United States mint at Denver,
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