Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-17
Salmagund
From Fridays Daily
Mrs. E. E. Elliot is in from Bull,

came In yesterday. ne epOr the
camp very quiet at present, but
thinks the prospects good for lively
times in the near future.
Assessor Leonard of Hum boldt
county has failed to pay into the
treasury of Humboldt county GER
tain moneys due and his bondsmen
have been nutified that settlement
must be made on or before May
4th. The amount is not given in
the Silver State.
A new disease has attacked the
lambs on the Plymouth ranch in
Smith Valley which is killing them
off by scores and is mystifying the
veterinaries Of that section. Autop-
sizes show that the lambs are all
afflicted with an abscess of the
liver Enterprise.
mr. Hail ot New York is in Ne
vada doing some special work in
the interests Of the Indian Depart
ment of the International Y. NJ. e..
A. He is in Elko today and will
speak at the Y. NJ. G.. A. tonight
at 8 o'clock. He will use a .tere.
optican to illustrate his lecture.
1t is reported that a five cent
beer hall will soon be opened in
Elko. While there is no way to
prevent the opening of such a place,
we think the town could get along
very well without another saloon
and in fact would do better with
less than half the number it has
now.
The hostility o. legislatures,
courts and popular sentiment to-
ward corporations is getting to b.
something fierce. In 1913 the
Standard oil company of California
was able to earn only Sl9,3Sl $40
on capital of $50, 0OO, O0C, actually
little less than DO per cent! What
are we canning to?-Ogden EXami-
ner.
Reports from Lower California
are to the effect that it has Sc
ceded from Mexico and set up a
government of its own. II has an
army Of 200 men, one gunboat, n
train of cars, loaded with building
material and n little money, which
is a luxurious beginning for "A re-
volution in that rcgion.-New York
World.
TonOpah mine sent out Tuesday
morning over nine tons Of bullinn
valued at 1892, 500, and 20 tons Of
concentrates worth about $500.
This is n of the largest shipments
in the history of Tonopah and comes
close to making a new high water
mark for the bullion producers Of
he camp.
Salgoda, the convicted murderer
Of Bessie Andy, sticks to the story
he told on the witness stand that
the girl was killed by n Mexican
who tried to kill him. Sheriff Harris
has explained the meaning of the
verdict to him and he now fully
realizes his position. He is kept
under constant watch and no OPP
%portunity will be given him to
cheat the law by killing himself.
The Silver State says that Cap
tain Donnclly Of the state police
has returned from Canyon City,
Colorado, with Charles Barr who is
charged with the murder If Dcpaty
Sheriff Larkin December s, 1909.
Barr was parolcd from the Cole
RADIO prison and turned over to Cap
tain Donnclly on a requisition from
Governor Oddip.
Yesterday Secretary Of State
George Br0digan filed his quarter
ly report with the governor, which
showed the following amount re.
ceived: Corporation fees, ST.,
503.G5; auto licenses $2,i33.18i
sale Of state statutes, 1896; court
reports, Sl55.25; total $7,2S7.0S.
Mr.. Brodigan stated that from tho
way auto licenses were coming ir
the receipts of that source would
be considerably less than last year
Elko county has an official thai
is very scrupulous about wasting
the county's time on the street dur,
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