Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-03-29
Salmagundi
oMsATURDAY's DAILY

Ohm Henderson returned from
FRANCISCO this morning. II,
II remain until next Tuesady
len he will leave for New Yori
ity on business.
Ex-Congressman Bartlett ha:
announced himself as a candidate
for supreme judge. Georg &c is g
rusrler and his opponents will
lave to hustle to get under the
wire ahead of Tim.
Miss Hough has received a
letter from Mrs. Greenfield dated
Feb, 10th, saying that Mr..
Greenfeld's health had improved
since he left here on his South
American trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayden Hender-
son entertained at a six o'clock
dinner. last evening, at their
pleasant home on Idaho street DR..
and Mrs. c. K. Nugent and Rev.
and Mrs. Wilbert R. Howell and
son Lowell.
There is a great demand for
Nevada potatoes and the supply in
the western part of the state is
short. Potatoes do well in this
county ard their quality cannot be
beaten. Why would it not pay some
Of our ranchers TO make potato
raising a specially?
Edward futile, the %janiior of a
meeting house a Pleasant Green,
Utah, clc]ctrocuted himself by
attaching an electrice wire to his
body and then touching a live wire
with an iron poker. His friends
and family claim that he was
trying to treat himself electrically
for some fancied malady.
william 3. Pcart, father Of the
late John L. Peart, and who was
appointed administrator Of the
estate of his son in January Of this
year, has filed suit in the local
district court against the Ward
Shaft Association for the sum Of
$25. 600. .ohn l.. Peart lost his
life il the Ward shaft March 23d.
1911, by being caved on.-Nirginia
Enterprise.
Mrs. Georgia Spauldinp, tie
culorcd women who mysteriously
disappeared from Reno a month or
two ago, leaving a large amount
Of money behind her for the pay
ing off of a mortgage, bobbed up
%scr"nely Saturday. During her
absence she visited Harve, Mont
ana. where is located the property
she was TO have redeemed.
The Ease Of johnson and others
against ScHall and others has not
yet reached the evidence stage.
This afternoon Judge Avcrill per-
mitted the defense to file another
amended ,gro , ,,,J;t;,,,
that $75 be deposited with the
clerk for the purpose Of getting
two Of the plaintiffs witnesses
here. Their evidence the plaintiff
claims is made necessary by the
amended answer.
Thursday morning Clyde Welshons
received a message from his
brother, C.. B. at Long Beach, Cal,
announcing that their father h adj
assed away Wednesday night.
o in formation was given re-
aiding the funeral. Both the
tOthCrs went to sec their father
steral day ago when they re-
cwed a message telling of his
seious illness, and after spending
5w days at his bedside Clyde
rcirned to Winnemucca, while C..
Observation-Disclosures Star.
James Whitney, n young cleo
trcal engineer at the Lahontan
dan near Fallnn, accidentally fell
inc the gears of the electrical
hist he had charge Of Thursday
nlIht and was ground to pieces.
He lad returned from lunch and
was oiling the gears, when he trip
ped and fell. The gearing caught
n OF his hands and pulled him
further into the machine. Before
the current could be turned Oft his
life was ground out and his body
badly mutilated. Whitney was a