Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-11-07
IRON DAILY
SALNiAGUNDl.

Commissioners Reed and Woolvcr-
ton came in yesterday 70, attend the
meeting OF the board today.
Tho Union Pacific railroad WIS
sold to the Reorganization Committee
this forenoon for s53.c3S.532 10.
WI. Laulon of Mound Valley is
III town today making arrangements
to move his wife into town for medi-
cal treatment.
Tho item in the Phoebe Record
about :hc marriage Of the proprietor
of Elko's eating house" is n Joe
dandy and takes the whole shooting
gallery.
The Arabs entertain the belief that
Eve was the tu!lest woman who ever
lived. This idea Of her stature may
have had its origin IL tho fact tiIdt
she was able to pick apples withou, a
step-ladder.
Joseph Persons Of Ruby Valley was
arrested last week for stealing cattle
from Bert Lewis " Starr Valley. lie
was examined befor Judge Black last
Friday aud discharged.
Gardner 4 Son are putting a plate
glass front i'll Casper's store. 1t will
be II big improvement to the building
besides furnishing Dave the means
for displaying his stock.
Mr.. J.. II. Pognc. White Rocks
justice Of the peace, will leave for
Missouri tonight for an extended
visit To his old home. Mr.. Pogne il
II Of Elko county's best citizens,
and the lHDEPFSDENT wishes him "A
pleasant journey and II safe return 10
the land Of sage brush.
The Dispatch says that jeff Poole
made a strike III the Slip mine in
Olinghouse Of II few pounds Of gold
rock worth 80 a pound. How much
there IL 81 the ore is not known. He
is doing the location work and the
shaft sunk on the ledge is only
sever feet deep.
The famous Thad. Stevens bad a
colorcd servant in Washington nam
cd Matilda, who u morning smash
cd n.iarge dish at the buffet. What
have yon broken now. you damned
black idiot?7 exclaimed her master.
Matilda meckly responded: faint
de commandments. brcss dc l.nwd.-
a man in St. Paul kissed n girl
against her will. she brought the
matter into court and the cheeky os-
culator VAS fined so. 4 similar case
i'll Canada recently resulted in u
mulct Of only 90 cents. Canada may
be II nice country in its way. but its
ways seem to he intensely %picayunish
when brought into contrast with the
ways Of Uncle Sans domains.
Tho Nevada Business "Glicgc mnie
IL very favorable opening nj the high
school huilding this forenoon. Pro-
fcssurs Ncfsc and Hall were ~ busy
as bees getting everything III r nnimg
order. The following pupils were on
hand Mt the opening: W. w. StoticI.
Charles lscinkcn, Fred Voigi. G.. G.
Drown, II. II. Mayer. j. s. Mnyhugh.
Jr.. ID. Garrccht. Frank wnmack
and Miss Edith Hunter. Several
more pupils arc expected during the
week.
4 reward OF 600 ia offered for tho
capture OF the two men who attempt.
ell to murder Will GriswOll in White
Pnc county a. Tow weeks ngo.
OF this sum White Pine county
offers 1900 and Mr.. Griswold
assurcs the payment Of the nd.
ditional $500. Tho Phoebe Record
says the latest reports AFRO that tho
men wore camped in tho vicinity of
Summit Springs. Lincoln county. tho
early part OF last week.
Richard Kitchens, a we'll known
pioneer miner OF Virginia City, was
found dead early Saturday morning
at the foot Of the steps leading from
& To - strccls on no north GiGo 81
| Silver street. No rmrkr.ot "iClonco
we're found on his person. An in.
quest was held aud the jury found
that he camo 20 his death through
some unknown. cause. Tho deceased
wns between GO and 70 years Of agc
and had lived in Virginia City over
- years.
Every line in II newspaper costs
something. II il is for tho benefit Of
nm individual, advertising his wares
ar announcing his intentions. II
should 10 paid for by him. IL tho
grocer should bc asked to contribute
groceries to u at undanlly able to
pay for them lc would undoubtedly
refuse. And yet IL would 10 Just IA
reasonable Is to ask FREQ notices Of II
newspaper proprietor. lie must pay
for tho free advertising II tho bcnc.
liciary docs not, mud yet It is one Of
tho hardest things Ia he learned by
many, That Il newspaper has space in
its columns To ront, and must rem to
live: