Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-04-26

w. ). Griswold is in from Ruby
valley. He reports that section
very wet.
The regular Zoe tea of the
Darcas Society will be held a, tn.
Zone of Mrs. Robert Howell on
thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
All arc cordially invited.
DR.. Nugent received a letter
this morning from Rev George II.
Greenfield saying that he would
not be at home until May 5th or
after He is now in PHILADELPHIA
and will go to Chicago to have
an operation performed on his nose.
HIS departure from there will de.
pend upon the progress of his nose
in healing.
Two convicts of the State Prison
were Friday evening taken to the
Insane Asylum after being ex-
amined by the commission. They
are &. Pastorina convicted Of
murder in White Pine County and
sentenced to fifteen years. The
other mar is a negro by the name
of Patterson Owens who was ar
rested and convinced at Fallon.
Both men had become dangerous
and were sent to the Asylum for
treatment.
Judge Tabrr examined into the
insanity of Pedro Bollardo this
forenoon and committed him to
the Reno asylum. Bollardo is the
man who was brought from
Lamoille about two weeks ago and
placed in Jail for observation. He
is said to be as crazy as a bat, but
has no particular mania. Last
night he turned on the water at
the Jail and this morning his
quarters we're flooded. Sheriff
Harris with Bollard, in charge
left for Reno on No. 8 this after
noon.
John Muller night Waterman at
the sugar factory at Famon was
drowned in tho government canal
Thurdsay night He went from the
town to the factory early in the
evening under the influence of
liquor. He was missing in the
morning lis oyercoat being found
on the canal hank and his cane on
the floating bridge which he would
cross going to work. The canal
was dragged and the body was
recovered nearly half a mile below,
having washed over two drops.
+. j. Jameson, a prisoner held
IN the county Jail at Goldfeld at
tempted suicide by hanging in his
cell Saturday. He fashioned a rope
from a blanket and was ell but
lead when cut down by a %jailor.
He with man named Liss were
under arrest for high-grading. 1t
is doubtful if Jameson RECEIVERS as
the doctor is Of the opinion that he
has suffered dislocation of the
spinal cord. lie is reported to be
we'll fixed financially and comes
from a good family in the east.
He was at n time a prominent
contractor in the southern camp.
The colored Ministries drew a
large crowd to the Opera House
last night. Judging! from the APP
pIausc the company received, they
pleased the people, but we have
certainly seen minstrel troupes that
made less noise and gave a far bet
ter performance. The bicycle and
hoop acts were excel cnt.
Scores of ac%roplanes, thousands
of automobiles and millions of
feet of motion picture film appear
among articles forming the foreign
trade Of the United States for the
current fiscal year. The number
of aeroplaLes imported and ex-
ported during the fiscal year
which ends less than 80 days hence
will aggregate n half.hundred
valued at approximately a quarter
of million dollars. The number Of
automobiles imported and exported
will aggregate approximately 20,-
900 valued ut about $50, 600, 900.
Motion picture films imported and
exported will amount to 5000, 600
feet in length, or sufficient to