Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-10-31
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3ALMAGUNDI

VIC ute plal 10 learn tnht Billy
O'Neil's mother is improving.
4 train load OF cattle eastward
bound passed through town today.
j. +. Holland loaded four cars Of
cattle Tor the Chicago marie; today.
Marion Howell. the Loveloclk iiend,
has been landed i'll the Winnemucca
Jail.
Mr.. e. g. Tructt is down from
Deeth. lie reports everything quiet
up that way.
Mr.. md MB. Jerry Sheehan and
Mrs. Sheehan's mother went west on
No. 1 today.
y s50,000,C COO whisky trust has been
formed in New York city. Many old
topers would be satisfied to have IL 30
cent trust.
The attention Of the road super
visors is called to several bad mud
holes III the street that should he I'LL
ed up before cold weather sets in.
There are seven patients i'll the
county hospital. These aud the two
regular boardcrs Sheriff Mateer has
make nine people the county is feed
ing.
Mrs. Herman Sadlcr arrived from
San francisco last evening ana che
and the Governor went out tn the
ranch today. Mrs. SadIer is called
here by the illness Of her son.
Material for the Dexter plant at
Tuscarora is constantly arriving and
is being forwarded us fast us possible.
Every effort is being made ro have
the plant ready f0r Operation by the
first u: january.
Several Of the State papers have
published items to the cirec: that
yesterday was the 22nd anniversary Of
the big fire in Virginia City. This Is
nm error us the tire occurred on the
2Gth day Of October. 1879.
Mrs. O'Kccfc. the mother of Mira.
T.. ii. Mead. died in ruscarora at
half past six last evening. Mrs.
Mead and daughter, Della. were on
the road To Tuscarora. but dill not
arrive until O'Clock tris morning.
too late to see Mrs. O'Kccfe alive.
The steamer Navarro. which
reached Seattle yesterday from ct.
Micnarls, brought thirty passengers
who had failed To reach the Klondikc.
They were SO utterly Disguised with
themselves that they cXacted Il prom
Use from Captain Higgins not TO give
out their
The most curiously decorated
graves in the world are the negro
graves in South America. Some of
these mounds are garnished with
the bottles Of medicine used by the
departed in their iinal illness, and
the duration Of the malady is easily
guessed by the numher OF bottles.
Word come from TuHcarora this at
tcrnoon that white Mr.. Primcaux wns
temporarily absent from his Office
some thief entered and stole checks
to the value OF 800. Tho checks
were drawn on tho MISUNDERSTANDING
company and endorsed tn the r.. Il.
NJ. Co. payment on the checks has
been stopped mt the bank.
After several months figuring, etc.
the interest Of Mrs. Kirman in the
old firm Of Eirmnu Is Hickey has
been sold to 7. %. Hickey and is now
"A matter Of court record, says n Car
sol exchange. The confederation is
100000 payable in six annual Install
mcnts. with interest at four per cent,
and represents a half interest in So
600 acres 81 Land and about 5000 head
Of cattle.
Mondays Virginia Chronicle says:
Sheriff Quirk today served the writ
Of mandate recently issued by the STU
preme Court on the military court.
1t commands the military court Ia
pay the cost Of tho manlamus pro.
cccdings, besides, recognizing Major
lluiTaker and TO make Il return to the
court 10y November Sih showing that
it has complied with the writ. Attcr
it does tins, it may proceed with the
Morgan court martial. but not be-
fore.
Sheriff Frnnsham received the
necessary papers from Carson this
morning and will leave for Montana
with his prisoner OH No. | tomorrow
morning. Wilton il getting rather
nervous ut the prospect TINT await
him in Montana and has conjurcd up
several schemes 10 get out Of Jail.
They have all failed him. however,
md he now declares that no wonld
rather DO shot in an uttcmrt to CO.
capo than be taken back to Montana
to a!Iswor for his crimo. Sheriff
Fransham will take no chances Will,
him aud hopes to land him IN Il Mon.
tuna Jail Thursday night.
Mira. Michael Carroll Of Virginia
City, was so bndly burned in some
mysterious way Saturday night that
sho died Monday morning.
Mr.. Carroll went 10 work Saturday