Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-10-06
ELKo, NEVADA, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1896
Nevada Notes.

A correspondent of the Reno Ga.
zette writing from Halleck under the
above caption gives the following
items which will be OF interest TO our
readers:
Joe Scott of the Halleck Cattle Co
makes standing offer that to any one
who will deliver $4,000 head Of sheep
in Owyhe county. Idaho, he will give
$4,000 heLd Of horses. provided they
will take them away Immediately.
Tho horses will be gathered and
turned over on the range.
MIR. Scott is spending Il few days at
the Elko county ranch and is intro.
ducing Il branding chute that will en-
able men to do more in one day than
they would in Il month where they
have to throw each animal down and
hold it while it is being marked. The
cattle are run into a corral and from
there turned oil single file into Il mar.
row passage way 20 inches wide and
- or 80 feet long, closed at the end
with gate. The last three feet Of
this narrow passage-way consists OF
ono movable panel fastened at tho
bottom 10y big hinges. and worked
with rope and pullcys at the top.
When the bullock gets opposite this
panel he finds himself suddenly
pinchcd in tightly by the panel being
drawn towards the opposite wall. and
he is held there SO hc cannot squirm
or kick or do anything but below
while he takes the iron. It is not
patented. but it is a big time and
labor saver.
Mr.. Scott is buying cattle in eastern
Nevada and will take them to his
Montana ranch il the spring and tit
them for fine beef for the Eastern
-gOldbugs.7 He thinks the future of
the cattle business is much better
than it has been for several years
past. He is fencing in large tracts
of land and expects to keep every
thing he owns on his own land. run
ming his stock on nobody and nobody
running on him.
Eastern Nevada swarms with beef
buyers, or would.be buyers. Law.
renee of Omaha and Shelley of Kan
sas City are at lIallcck. but Lou
Dean dropped off No. 3 one morning
at the tank three miles this side and
bought NJ. Glascr's steers and got n
few cars Of the finest beef ever seen
in Nevada. Mr.. Hayes OF Oakland is
at Wells working for Col. IIardesty's
crop, but the Colonel says he won't
say word until the whole band is in
the corral and he secs what they look
like.
VIM. Smiley OF Dccth has moved
into his fine new house, built 10y
Clough and Il gang Of Reno carpcn.
tiers. 1t is almost fac similc of Mrs.
Pratt's house near the University, but
is larger and has fireplace in the
sitting room that is the pride of Mrs.
Smilcy's heart.
Tho temperance cause has taken u
big hold in Starr Valley md the lodge
is ono Of the most prosperous To bc
found. All classes 20, and it fur
nishcs excellent literary plcnsurc.
which goes long way to make up for
the lack Of theatres. lectures.
churches, etc. There may bc another
secret attraction and that is the mum
Der Of handsome girls that belong TO
it. Certainly "Stnrr" is Justly famed
for it's pretty girls, every house almost
having from two to siy Thoy may
take comfort in the fact that they
cannot Use their influence for greater
good thnn to attract the young men
to 50 safe place as II good templars'
lodge. Tho boys appreciate il and
show that they know how to make
tho best OF their opportunities.
Il. l.. T..