Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-05-05
lFRoM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
SALMAGUNDI.

storm.
The State Land Office received g..
1884 last week.
r. II. Catlin arrived from San Fran
cisco this morning.
l.. ID. Albert came i'll from Mound
Valley last evening.
John Trenor came in from Hunt
ington this afternoon.
Mound Valley is the banner pre-.
cinct. 1t cast d solid votes for the
high school.
A bird in hand is worth two in a
bush. An advertisement in your
home paper is worth forty on the
fence.
j. @. McTarnaham, n Hancock
presidential elector from Nevada in
1884, died III Sonora, California, Inst
Friday.
Powdered glass isnow used to make
sand. paper. The glass is pulverized
by heating it red,hot and throwing it
into water.
Felix Altube, n prominent young
mar OF the northern part OF the coun-
ty, died in Tuscarora yesterday after.
noon. His remains will arrive on the
stage tonight.
The examination OF Henry Piper
for completely in the Mint steal re.
suited i'll his being held to appear
before the United Stares Grand Jury,
He was released on bail.
An exchange says: 1t is a bad pol.
icy to follow and that Is to come up
and stick your nose into other PEG,
pies business. but such is the case in
every day life, and it adjusts that the
best way to get along is to solely at,
tend to your W business and that is
all You can conveniently and comfort.
ably manage and keep your snout out
OF other peoples pie.
Last Saturday afternoon at Alters
ranch. Reese river, Il squaw accused
another by the name OF Jennie OF
stealing a horse, says the Austin
Rcveille. Jennie ont with her knife
and cut her ccuse III the side. The
blade struck one OF the ribs, which
prevented, no doubt, a fatal wound.
Another squaw interfercd and she got
cut in the wrist.
Belmont Courier:-Messrs Brough,
er and McGregor brought in speci.
mems Of chalk from the southern
country on Monday last. This chalk
is of a good quality, and they report
that there are large quantities of it in
that section of the State. Mr.. Thomas
Warburton informs us that there are
immense quantities OF calcareous earth
i'll Lone Mountain also.
The two Sheriffs arrested mt Whine.
mucca for kidnapping Michael Lamb
a Nebraska cattle thief at Battle
Mountain. were taken before Judge
Fitzgerald mt Austin and promptly
released. Lamb was taken before
Judge Cheney yesterday on a writ
OF habeas corpus md rcmanded to the
custody of the Sheriff for fifteen days
to enable the officers to get the neces.
sary rcquisition papers from Governor
Jones.
y Washington dispatch says that
Major General Rugur has been trans.
ferred from Chicago to Washington
for special duty with the Secretary of
War; Major General Merritt from ST.
Paul to Chicago; Br1gadier-G General
Brooke from Omaha to st. Paul;
Brigadier-G General Coppingerto Oma.
Ia, relieving General Brooke; Briga-
der Genenal Wheaton from San An.
tonic, Texas to Denver. in place OF
General McCook, retired, and Geuer.
al Bliss to San Antonio.
Silver Statc:-A man, who is walk
ing from San Francisco to New York,
with n large yellow cat strapped to
his back, arrived here yesterday. IIo
Is walking for a wager, and must
neither ride beg nor steal, and must
feed himself and the we'll trained cat
on what is voluntarily given Inn. If
he.delivers the cat in New York in
good condition. within the specified
time, he will receive $500 for tho same,
and $500 for his share in the trans.
action. He says that he firmly be-
licves he will win the wager.