Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-10-17
[FROM DAILY
SAL1iAGUNDl.

Judge Massey left for Carson last
night.
Tom Cordell, stenographer for the
f. TN. Co, left for his home in
Berkeley last evening.
Senator Stewart made speeches in
Lincoln md White Pine counties last
week. He will probably reach Elko
about the middle OF the week.
Rcinhart has a new shoe ad in this
ISSUE. III you want warm dry feet
this winter, invest in u pair OF his No
va Scotia seal shoes. Read the ad.
Hon. Webster Dorsey came in from
Wells yesterday morning where he
had been engaged i'll Il sheep trespass
case. He left for San Francisco last
night.
John liibbcts returned from San
Francisco this morning much i'm
proved in health. The old veteran
looks as il he was good for many
more years.
Work OIL the Harris Hall has begun
i'll earnest. Workmen are tearing
away the north end OF the hotel to-
day. preparatory to- laying the found.
alton for the new building.
j. a. Farwell OF san Francisco,
State organizer Of tho 4. .. U. W,
with headquarters at Dayton. IL in
town today stirring up the member
ship and soliciting new members.
George and Alice Wilkinson,
brother and sister OF Mrs. John Var
gas, arrived from Fort McDermott.
Humboldt county, yesterday. They
will remain all Winter to attend the
high school.
Percy Gardner has a very sore left
hnnd. While worXrng for the rail.
road company in Carlin last Saturday
he hit it with Il hammer and blood
poisoning has set i'll. lie will 20 tn
the railroad hospital at Ogden to-
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fisher Of San
Francisco arrived yesterday on a visit
To Mr.. aud Mrs. Quincy. Mrs. Fisher
is known to the old residents of EIko
rs Miss Mamie Wilson. She attend
cd the Elko school aud spent her
childhood lays here.
The Postonice Department has de
termincd on Il general extension Of
the money order system. First AS
sislnnt Postmaster Heath believes
TINT any p~ostoilice wanting money
order facilities should be given them.
The tf:y mile relay bicycle racc
between Sacramento and Reno ON
the Reno race track yesterday was
won by sacramento in . hrs. 10 min.
aud 81 sec. Reno brought up the
rear i'll . hrs. 80 min. aud 4 sec.
Corey Bros suit again It the Gold
Creek mining company il slowly
drawing to Il close. The defense will
close their case tonight. Tho trial
will probably last two or .hree days
longer ns the robuttal evidence Of the
plaintiff and the arguments OF cOun.
sci arc 10 folio .. When tho case is
over, all hands ought to bc experts on
classifying rock and earth in accord.
NICE with the specifications Of the
contract.
Henry George seems TO he dccid-
Cdly in the tight for Mayor OF Great.
or New York. Tho journal and Ad.
verrtiser's latest poll includes Ii9.S09.
or these George has 1904; Van
wyck, |. $50; Low. 1892; Tracy. o.
AZ. Tho Worlds poll OF the same
date has l20.GG3 names, divided thus:
Van Wyck. 3G,G3l; Low, 29.3Dl;
George. 25.06s; Trncy. 1852: Glcu-
son, G621.
Los Angeles men are reported to
have made M offer for 100000 tons
Of tailings from the Gould & Curry
mill Mt Virginia City. Tho gold and
quicksilver therein arc estimated to
be worth s2.Ot0,000. a plant TO trent
100 tons daily may bc built. In tho
earlier days Of the workings oi the
CoInstock, when not over 60 por cent.
Of the orcs wero realized, tho tailings
wore supposed TO go 10 waste.
Wilson Palmer is the namo Of n
white man against whom thorc arc
sentences Of 200 years in the Georgia
pcnitcntiary. Palmer was originally
scnt up FOR II years from eoutl,
Georgia for burglary. Shortly after,
ward, whilc working in tho mines oi
Dado county, he attempted with Other
convicts to escape. and in tho melee
TINT followed no killed two gunrda
lilo was tried some time ago for tho
killing Of the first guard and got "
years. lilo wns then put on trial fo'
the killing OF tho other man and gOI
90 years morc.
/, born.