Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-10-24
Salmasundi.
From Mondays Daily

A large number OF Jurors an
witnesses are in attendance on tn
district court.
Judge Castle sent Johnny Johns
a drunken Indian, to the bastil,
for 60 days this morning. Johnny
is a bad Indian. but the white mar
that sells him is worse.
Superintendent: Davis Of the Ne,
yada Bunker Hill Mining company
and Mr.. Mcneil went TO Bullion
this morning. They took with them
a prospective investor hose name
we do not know.
Ross Reynolds arrived from Salt
Lake Saturday and this morning
Judge Taber appointed him official
court reporter for the present term.
Mr.. Reynolds seems to be a com
petent young man.
The Elko land office will be open
ed for business on the first of jan
uary. 1914. This information will
be found in a notice from Hon.
Clay Tallman. U. S. Land Commits
sioner, elsewhere in this issue. The
notice is important to all who have
business with the land office.
The impeachment trial IF Cover
nor Sulzer cost the people of New
York a pretty sum. The pay Of the
members OF the impeachment court
alone amounted to $6O,9S7. each
member receiving Sl,OS7.5O at the
rate Of S37.50 per day. The salaries
of the attaches and other expenses
will run the cost close to $780, 600.
Mr. and Mrs James Martin Of
Mountain City are in town as wit
nesses IN the Huber murder case.
They are stopping at the Eiko
Hotel. Mrs Martin was a pupil in
the public school when we had
charge Of it. Many years have
passed since then and both teacher
anu pupil show changes that time
has made.
About 2 o'clock Saturday MORN
ing Mike Machella and Vivian Hay
den had a fight with J.. W. Me-
Dougall. a waiter at the CONNER
cial Hotel. They beat him up
pretty bal ard he had them arrest
ed. Their cases came up before
Judge Castle this afternoon and
were continued until 7 O'Clock to-
morrow evening.
In taking charge Of the indie
pendent again, we have lost the
job of foreman Of the MAYER Hotel.
Contractor Shravcn said we were
neglecting our duties at the build
ing and fired us without ceremony.
Having endured many harder
knocks than this. we hope to sur
we the shock. We hope TO be re-
ins,atcd when Contractor Shravcn
gets over his crouch.
Mrs. Alice Eberbard, who gives
her residence as Sacramento is be-
moaning the loss of a beautiful
plume, which she claims was shat
tered TO bits by an electric fan in
a Southern Pacific dining car. She
has filed q claim for SIS for the
plume with the company. Another
woman is asking $50 for tire loss
of a hat. which blew out the win
dow when the porter opened n door
causing a draught.
A few days ago, a man who had
Just secured employment at one Of
the cylnide plants in Silver City,
inquired for a refreshing drink Of
water. He was directed to the
proper place, and nothing mere
thought Of the incident. A few
moments later he returned and re-
marked, what the matter; that
water was no good" investigation
showed that he had quafred n large
portion Of cyanide solution and
there were lively doings for a short
time. He was given the third"
degree and divers other forms Of
hrst aid treatment known 10 the
craft, and a doctor summoned.
when the later arrived he found
the mai doing well and no serious
effects have manifested themselves
as yet. II was a close call, how.
ver.-Virginia Chronicle.