Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-10-10
tFROM DAILY.l
SALsiAGUNDl.

Three new pupils entered the high
school today.
Mr.. aud Mrs. j. L. Wheeler return
ed from San Francisco last night.
Attorney Harrington and SCHUYLER
Duryec got i'll from Gold Creek last
night.
Joe Hamilton, who has been visit
ing his sisters Mrs. Fcrnald and Mrs.
Green, left for his home at Ophir.
California. Inst night.
Robert Tucker is i'll town today.
He ia building n two story frame
house at the station. Wick johnson
Is doing ing carpenter work.
Tho county dads busted them.
selves today with the usual grist OF
bills md other business. The pro-
cccdings will appear III due time.
We were in error Saturday in stat
ing that Sardis Symmetrical appear
I'd before the board Of equalization ON
behalf of the railroad compnny's APP
.plication for Il reduction Of their as
sessment. He IL i'll Elko on other
business.
Owing to the absence OF this scribe
no meeting OF the county board OF
education IN held last month. 4
meeting will be held tomorrow fore
noon aud those having bills against
the high school should file them with
the county superintendent early in
the morning.
The board Of equalization held d
meeting thus morning and finished
up the business for the year. The
Of the railroad company
for a reduction Of tho assessment OH
the main line OF the road 4 $4,000
per mile was unanimously denied and
the assessors valuation Of $4,000 sus-
tanned.
The commissioners this forenoon
the tax rate 8 cents on the
800. Seven cents OF the raise goes
to the county fund AMI one cent to
the high school fund. The total rate
for State and county purposes is now
5l.9J on the 800. The State rate is
~ cents on the 500 and the remain
ing Si.W IL for county and school
purposes.
EX:-One-third OF the foOlS in the
country think they n beat the law.
yer c~Xpounding the law. ons-!alf
think they can beat the doctor heal.
ing the sick, t%wu-thirds Of them
think they car beat the minister
preaching the gospel and nll Of them
know they can beat the editor run.
ming "A ne vspapcT.
Miss Crnighcad entertained II mum
Der Of friends Saturday evening in
honor OF Miss Rutherford, OF Winnie.
mucca. Tho evening was passed
pleasantly with card playing.
singing, etc. Miss Rutherford hna
been teaching school at North Fork
and returned To her home in Winnie
Sunday morning.
Miss Lizzie Murphy. daughter Of
OK Judge Murphy, o: Carson. died in
San Francisco last Friday. Her rc.
mains were taken to Carson and bur
led under the auspices Of the Order
ot Eastern Star yesterday. Miss
Murphy had u host Of friends
throughout the State who will he
saddencd by the news OF her death.
Tranps are getting thick in town
again. Last night constable Triplett
noticed Il crowd getting ont Of II
freight car with tho intention Of mnk-
ing stop in town. He made u raid
on them and succeeded in getting
fourteen OF thom back in the car.
They wore locked in and shipped to Il
moro copgenial climate. One sue.
cccdcd in Guiding the officer.
rJ -p' III IL
Tho lhrcc burglars who attempted
TO break into j. g.. blossoms storo at
Battle Mountain have been arrested
md tukcn To- Austin Tor safe keeping.
They are tho same men that were
arrested hero Inst Winter for robbing
freight cars. They wero tried and
acquitted on one indictment. but
wore held in the Elko Jail until II few
weeks ago ON two other indictments
Tor The same olTonsc. Thoy seem TO
be old hands Mt the business and
should bo put where other peoples
property IL nafc from their midnight
raids.