Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-04-18
tFRoM WEDNESDAYS pAILY.l
SALMAGUHDI.

Railroad surveyors were busy
surveying up and and down the
track this afternoon.
| There is no truth in the rumor that
tioated around today that the railroad
company had ordered the Elko.Gold
Creek Lumber Co. to move their
building back two hundred feet from
the track.
The Record says this necessities OF
life are at a premium in Phoebe.
Large quantities OF freight are lying
at Milford. but the roads are so bad
that teamsters refuse to haul it to
Phoebe.
Tho sIx.year-old daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Fellows of Winnie
mucca died Of typhoid fever Monday
night. This is the second time within
five weeks that death has invaded
Mr.. Fellows home and laid his icy
band on two OF his children.
Reno is now a full tledged city and
will o o be putting on airs over it's
less favored sisters. II has the proud
distinction Of being the only city
government i'll the State. 1t will not
hold it's place long as Elko is rapidly
coming to the front and may pass it
in population before the snow flies
again,
President Mckinley has appointed
Senator Wolcott OF Colorado, Charles
j. Paine OF Boston. Mass, and ex-
Vice-President Stevenson as COM
m~issioners to an international none
tar conference.
John Abel got in from Gold Creek
last night. lie came through with u
four-horse team in about % hours.
The road is pretty fair with the ex-
oePtion Of about 100 yards At Pie
creek. John says there IL about 4
feet OF snow yet On the townBite. He
will return tomorrow.
, Senator Chandler has introduced
two bills empowering the Secretary
OF the Navy to tuko possession OF the
armor plants OF tho Bethlehem
and Carnegie companies and
facture the armor plate necessary for
the completion Of the battIeshias
Alabama. Illinois and Wisconsin now
in process OF construction.
Those who are troubled with rheu-
matism should try n few applications
OF Chamberlain's Pam Balm, rubbing
the parts vigorously in each applica-
ton. II that does not bring relief
dampen n piece Of flannel with Pain
balm and bind it on over the seat Of
pain and prompt relief will surely
follow. For sale by NJ. H.. Miller.
In disposing OF the Immense quail.
ties OF energy yielded By Niagara
falls it bus been found profitable to
organize a local company to buy the
electricity at Wholesale and sell it at
retail. The profit OF peddling cleo
tricity at retail prices is said to be
considerable. The idea may be elab-
grated and developed indefinitely
wherever electricity is supplied in
YER" .Cge bulk.
\ San Francisco dispatch OF yes.
terday says: Judge Slack will have
the assistance OF n jury in passing on
the issues OF the suit OF FAIRS nd
ministrators against Mr. Craven and
no will draw q jury IN accordance with
the provisions OF the statutes. In de.
Gliding this morning the Judge said il
a satisfactory jury cannot be drawn
from the box then a special venire
will DO issued. The case was Set for
trial for next None day at ten o'clock.
Thore being no courts in Circle
City, Alaska, the miners attended to
tho legal business themselves. Thoy
I elect . jury aud get to the meat OF
20 1850 Mt once. Recently they com.
nell, u o white man to marry n squaw
he had wronRod, and madc mo her
man pay 0 Ncr $500 to a nan no was
trying to blk. Those miners courts
stand no nonsense in tho sliHpe Of
legal delays. JusS cold justico in ac'
cordance with the facta. ...
Tho Now York Mail and Express
says that Mrs. Lease assures her
Kansas audiences that @tho sominR
man will DO a quadrupod and will
walk upon his h mds and feet This
interesting oman evidently looks
forward to tho time when society will
DO one vast m%cnugcrie, and lie it.
polf an unbroken round Of peanuts
mud plonsurc.
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