Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-03-29

which had been forgotten almost
since childhood. Then laying down
the book with a sigh, he muttered,
well. I've never killed anybody,
anyway"-Exchange
A man representing himself as a
sheriff in charge of a prisoner
whom he claimed to be taking from
Reno to Denver told passengers on
No 4 this morning that his prisoner
escaped. The prisoner went to the
toilet room and when the officer
went to look for him he found the
man had made his escape through
the window, although the train
was moving at a rapid rate at the
time. The officer left the train
at the first stop and went back to
look for the prisoner. The names
Of the sheriff and prisoner could
not be learned.-Humbeldt Star.
After sizing up the whole
meowing, Kissing, paving, clawing
outfit of presidential candidates.
n turns with relief to the atti-
tude of Champ Clark of Missouri
calm, serene, dignified-pursuing
the even tenor of his way, unrufied
and undismayed by the frantic
antics of such candidates as Roose-
welt, Taft, and Willie Ragtims
Hearst. AS a politician, a states
man and a candidate his demeanor
is SO far ahead Of the b~oisterous
vaude vile performances (some of
whom are mentioned) that it is
really a sinful waste OF time at
attempt to draw a comparison.
Clark County Review.
Patrick Lavelle, the machine
buster of the Combination mine at
Goldield who was shot as he was
coming off shift on Friday, March
9Th by Fred Burnham, who a mo-
ment later committed suicide by
shooting himself, succumbed Sum
day night at St. Mary's hoispitalssto
his wounds, one of viii oh complete
ly paralyzed his body below the
point in his spine where one of the
bullets lodged. Lavells was as
years old and is survived by q wife
and four small children. Money
matters in connection with mining
claims at Lee neal the California
Nevada line, in which Burnbam and
Lavelle had been interested togeth.
er, as said to have been at the bot
tom of the trouble which resulted
in the tragedy.
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According to the Reno Journal,
the body of Harry Jack, the we'll
known local Indian who disap-
peared from Washoe two weeks
ago, after being badly beaten up,
has been found ut the lake, and
relatives of the mar in this city
have gone to Washoe to identify
the remains. says the Virginia
Chronicle.
The Journal says that the
mystery of the disappearance of
the Indian, Harry Jack. from the
neighborhood of Washue City
about March 2 was solved yester-
day by the finding of his body, but
is now replaced by another mystery
as TO how he met his death. Sheriff
Ferrel received word by telephone
from Washoe last night that the
dead body of Harry Jack had bee Y
found about a half a mile above
Washoe in the willows lining the
shore of the lake. 1t was partly In
the water al the info rmation did
not give any light as to whether
lie had been drowned or not,
Sheriff Ferrel was also advised b,
Joe Mccormick Of the v. & 7. o.
the finding Of the body, the lattel
having heard Of the story on his
way to Reno last night. The mer
who found the body did not remov,
II from the place. Sheriff Ferret
advised Coroner Davis Of the news
and will accompany the coroner I,
Washon for the purposee of max
ing an in, estigation.
Mr.. Mccormick stated that the
body of Jack was first noticed >,
an old hunter who has a cabin OF
the shores Of the lake. and th,
latter says the body was foatinf
far out in the lake. He notified
Conductor Mccormick as the tralr
passed through Washoe. Coroner