Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-12-05
Salmagund
From Saturdays Daily.


has sent Treasurer Miller $780,.
1896, in full of the first install
ment Of their taxes.
II began to snow this Afternoon
aud at this writing it is coming
down at a lively rate. Let il come
and clothe the earth in white.
A new telephone directory, print.
ed at this office. was distributed in
town today. IL contains many more
names than TIE one issued a year
ago.
Contracts have been let for the
removal Of twenty more houses
from Goldheld to Tonopah. House
moving takes from eight to four
teen horses and the distance is usu-
ally covered in three days.
Rev. James Byers of Reno, Ne
vada arrived in ElkO today on Num-
Der Four. MIR. Byers will probably
locate in Elku and take charge of
the work of the surroundings. Mr..
Byers is a man of marked ability
and is one of the leading Presby-
tiers in the California synod.
Treasurer Miller reports taxes
coming in lively today. Last night
when he quit business. there were
75O receipts yet to issue. This
number has been greatly reduced
today, and Tnrc will be kno,ked
off by Monday.
1t was reported last night tna,
an effort would be made to- take
Salgado from the officers today
when hey were taking him 20
Judge Castles court, The sherIf's
office was notified of the report
and somebody would have been
hurt had the attempt been made.
The preliminary examination of
Jose Salgado, the brutal murderer
Of Bessie Andy, was held before
Judge Castle this afternoon. Their
is considerable excitement over
this wanton murder and standing
room was at a premium in Judge
Castles court this afternoon.
Eva Harris, the Indian girl WHO
was convicted OF forgery in the
federal court a short time ago, was
yesterday taken to the Indian Re-
formatory at Perris, RiversIdp
county. California. She was taken
by Deputy Marshal Hau kins, with
Miss Gray acting as matron.-Car-
son News.
In the opinion Of a Goldfcld man
who does not own an automobile
the most popular form of lie Of thu
present day has TO do with thu
immense distances that certain en-
thusiastic car owners declare they
travel on n single set Of tire g.
do they do it?" he asks. They
do mott" he replies. Tribune.
ANY democrat who aspires to q
position under Wilson's administra-
tion is a rank traitor TO civil SER
vice reform and the happiness of
republican officials. They have fed
at'the public crib so long that it is
refined cruelty to separate one of
them from his job and giving il TO
a democrat who has been out in
the cold for nearly 20 years.
Reports from New York where
the Rt. Rev. II. d. Robinson, bisl-
op OF the Episcopal missionary do.
cese of Nevada is under medical
care, are not reassuring, SAYS the
Reno Journal. Although his on
dition is not described as acute no
general Improvement is noted and
the prospect Of his early return t.
Nevada is remote.
The surface cars, subways and
elevated lines Of New York City
carried in the year ending Juno 80
last l,772, 1866 passengers.
That total does not include police.
men and Others who rode free.
Counting out the bridge Elines,
which charge 8 cents, the traction
companies of New York took in
more than one and three quarters
billions of nickels.
Special Indian Agent Asburv Of
REM bpg r,turpoJ from rSrJp,r-