Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-09-20
S~almagundi
FROM SATURDAYS DAILY
A raw, chilly day

Geo. II. Greenfield left In
Lamoille this afternoon where h
will hold service at ii o'clock n
morrow morning. He will ais
hold service at South Fork tomor
row night.
The commissioners are ~negutiat
ing with Mr.. James Russell for IN,
purchase of a piece Of land nor
which to build a septic tank 70,
the system.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Casper re.
turned from San Francisco las,
night. Dave looks as if he had
be n treated well while away.
Democrats should not forge,
Fred Voight's treachery to his
party. He should meet with the
same support that he las given the
party that elected him. He has no
claim upon democrats.
Il am not a liar. and | am not
accustomed to being called a liar"
says MIR. Archbold. But. dear sir.
what did you expect when you
charged a professional saint with
being q practical politician
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Frcm Il party who was in Ogden
yesterday when Roosevelt arrived.
we learn that his reception in
Mormnnd I'm was a chilling frost.
He spoke for about twenty minutes
to a small crowd. composed mostly
Of boys. There was no applause
and the lack of enthusiasm penetra-
ed the thick hide Of the boss bull
Dos and lie showed his dis
pleasure by his looks and actions.
a telegraph messenger boy.
James Rumsey. is made defendant
in a suit for $4,000 damages filed
against hi n and his employer the
Western Union Telegraph Company
in the district court this afternoon
Garsegc. who flied the suit, says
he was standing Bt the crossing.
were he had a riRth to be, when
Rumsey's bi yclc ran him down,
breaking his arm and permanently
gripping him. He declares that
Rumsey was careless and paid no
attention to where he was going.
Guldfcld Tribune.
The officers have been unable to
get any trace Of ". G.. Burns, the
bogus check passcr. His Hescrip-
ton has been sent up and down
the road and it is hardly probable
that he can get out Of he state.
This afternoon Judge Taber and
pr. Hood examined Arsenic
Chulafrh as 10 his sanity and COM
mittcd him to the asylum.
ChuIafch is the man arrested by
Sheriff Harris near Cobrc n few
days ago. He is a Montcgrin. "a
years of age and a man of ordinary
intelligence. He imagines that
everybody wants to kill him.
Sheriff Harris left for REM with
him on No. 3 this afternoon.
j. S. Linney. internal revenue
collector. is in town looking after
Uncle Sans business and doing
politics on the side. He claims
that Taft is away in the lead in the
presidential race. What strange
ideas some people do get into their
heads. In this instance Mr.. Lin.
ney knows where his bread and
butter comes from and il is only
natural for him 10 kiss the hand
that feeds him. When President
Wilson gets the official gniltoine
in good working order. Mr.. Linncy
will be hunting a job SO mote II
he.
Mr.. Julius Sheppard represent
ing the railroad Y. Nj. C.. a. in.
t~ercsts. spent yesterday in Elko
with Geo. II. Greenfield. In Octo.
her n convention of railroad Y. NJ.
G. A. mer will he held in Chicago
in this convention Mr.. Ford. Mr..
WINNER and Mr.. a. II Blinn all
Of Elko have been appointcd dele
gates. Mr.. Sheppard heartily APP.
proved the contribution Of Y M.
&. A. inaugurated by the EIko
church because IL brings together
the railroad and town interest and
RDirit. Flko IL not large enough