Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-02-14
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. storm seelns to be over.

The storm seems to be over.
Thomas Short, a native Of England.
died at county the hospital last night.
The attention OF Mason, is called
TO n notice OF meeting in an another
column.
The Comstock pay roll for January
amounted to S%60.54s.50, over $1,000
moro than for December.
APiute squaw COMMITTED suicide in
Gold Hill Thursday evening by throw
ing herself into mn abandoned shaft
about 200 feet deep. The cause OF
her suicide is not known.
Wouldn't it be a good idea to in
corporate the town OF Elko? This
question ia put to every property
holder aud citizen VI the town. We
will try to answer it in the affirmative
next week. In the meantime every-
body should consider the proposition.
Charles l.. Kleupfer. the Stockton
murderer, was Il prominent businas
man i'll Virginia City about twent,
yelrs ago. All old Comstockcrs will
remember him, and wonder Mt the
causes that prompted him to commit
the bloody deed. - ..
An ice saw mounted on a bob5led
is the latest thing out. Tie saw Is an
ordinary buzz-saw. 1t is operated 10y
gasoline engine The whois rig il
drawn along by ono horse Of steady
IsabIts. 1t is operated on the Mis-.
Ris-ippi river and cuts rs much ice M
forty men will cut with tho ordinary
saws.
Our people are growing more and
more i'll the habit 81 looking to NJ. II
Miller for the latest and best OF every
s.iiirS i'll the dug line. lhoy sell
schRR barIain's Cough Remedy. IA.
nous tor it's cures OF bad colds. Group
and whoop:ng cough. When in need
.uf such Il medicine give this RENE ly a
trial aud you will bc more than pleas
~ with the result.
The gasoline engine in the Stat,
Wrintmg o:lice eXplolel yoslcr lay
iDorniug w~rcckmg he press room and
Destroying a'good deal 81 property.
Jim ilullng. One OF the printers. was
severely burned about the head and
Grms. Tie loss is est mated ut $1,000.
Tho Office ~ insured for : 5000, but il
IL til II !ht he 60 mp mics viii retu, y
To pay the los as tho gasoline tank
was kept in the building.
RichasI r. Kenny silver Demo
cat from Delaware. took his seat in
tho United States Senate yesterday.
IiGIs marked the elimination Of tho
contest over tho vacant Dclawrr seat.
Tho Committee on Elections met pyi-
or To the Scnate'- action and by d vote
90 to ! decided against Dupont's
claim q u the ground that the Senate
had finally passed on it and no new
evIic"co had been discovered.
Ex.:-A.J. hicI.aurin is now Cow
cinor Of Mississippi; Sylvester Me-
l-hnrin III District Attorney; DR.. Me.
DaurIn il prominently connected
with tho State Board OF Health; f..
II. MclLaurln controls the lcvoc sys-
H'em Of the State; Walter McLaurin
- warden Of the peniteniiary; ", X.
.NcLaurin IL District Judge Of tho
Eicksburg circuit: Wallace McLau-
n0 IL Inspector OF minerals oi Idaho;
sydney McLaurin. the youngest, il
private secretary to tho Governor.
"tese eight brothers have had COM
control Of Mississippi p~oIitics
Tor the past ten yoars.
Butler. the australian murderer. il
said to " weakening. He told
Detective Co. ,r0y yesterday that no
would clear up Wcllcr's death and
name .he real mn. -derers II the police
u Australia would eliow him TO turn
Queens evidence and escape PUNISH
lie intimatcd to COnr0y that
other mon were co "cerheu III
Ncllcr's murder, and TINT l. . hl0nsel
'39 not connected directly TN Inc
Butler says these two h'yh'
murderers, whose identity hp
will not disclose. forced him to tah'e
Wcllcr's belongings, found horc III
Ina posscssi ON.