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

came up from Keno last evening.
II. L.. Fulton came up from Reno
on No. l this morning and returned
Oh No. 4.
Clothing cleaned. repaired and
pressed by Bert Wines at the Elko
laundry.
The editor OF the IHDEPESDEST
passes another milestone in Iife's
journey today.
The attorneys for Corey Bros. and
nearly all the witnesses in the Gold
Creek litigation left for their homes
last night and this morning.
Homer Riddle returned Trom Og-
den on No. . last night. He has al
most entirely recovered from the
recent operation which lie underwent.
\ report has been current ON the
streets today that Il man was run
over and killed by Il train at Battle
Mountain this morning. A thorough
investigation failed to verify the re-
port.
a miner named George w. Brooks,
beating his way west, was found
dead about fifteen miles east OF
Wadsworth last Sunday. The re-
mains were taken to Wadsworth and
buried.
Charles Myers. an Oakland car
pentcr, is IN custody in San Francisco
upon suspicion Of being ono OF the
Ukiah stage robbers. Myers refuses
to make any statement and deiies the
officers to prove m. ything against
him.
Niagara Falls is reckoned 10 do rs
much work MS 2G6, 100000 tons OF coal
could do i'll n Year, taking the con-
sumptiou Of fuel Mt four pounds per
horse power per hour; almost exact
ly rs much rs the known coal in the
world would do III one year.
Reno Journal:-F. a. Spriggs OF
New York has been appointed agent
OF the Indian agencies in Nevada.
Another o: McKinley's waves. Where
do the Nevada aspirants get off?
Will the same rulo work III the re-
manning Federal appointments?
Mark Wilson, the brakeman who
fell OH n freight train nelr Bcowawe
yesterday. was taken to Battle Noun
tain. but died before reaching there.
His remains were taken to Reno for
burial on No. . this morning. At.
tOrney Wilson has the sincere SYM
pathy Of this community in his sad
bereavement.
Mrs. NJ. j. Winchrll Of Vallejo,
California. n cousin Of Mrs. j. f.
Triplett, passed through on No. |
this morning Oh n visit to her rela.
tives and friends in the East. She
was met ut the train by Mrs. Triplett
and daughters and the time while
the tram stopped was spent in talk
ing over tho twenty-five years that
elapsed since they Inst met.
Tho City Council OF Reno has em-
ployed Summerticld & TorreysOn to
begin and prosecute several suits to
condemn property for the purpose Of
procuring water, constructing Hud
operating municipal water works and
MI electric light plant and to collect
a balance duo the city from Washoo
county. This would seem to indi-
cato that Reno will be tat place for
lawyers for the next year or two.
IN tho snndhills twelve miles North
west Of Echo, Umatilla county Or.
j.. Is. Duffy, n farmer, dug out tho
vertebrate ind several other bones of
an extinct species Of animals. From
u measurement by physicians. the nni.
mnl is supposed too have been 1917
feet long, IL feet in height ut tho
shoulders and 10 feet high at the
wothcrs. Tho bones have not yet
been classified, but aro supposed to
he those ~ mastadon. Ono
picco of tho vcrtcbrac IL eleven inches
wide. Tho bones are porous and
light, but in Il fair state Of prcscrva.
ton,
Not long ago Il miscrly person, who
had been tCasci almost 10 death b,
his hcirp, cndcavorcd to cheat thou
ont of his money. Before he died h,
left positive instructions that h,
should he buried in u certain suit o
clothes. Ills wish was carried on
but after the funeral his surviving
relatives could find no will and M
money. Finally ono Of them sus.
pcctcd that the old man hal serve,
thcm u shabby trick. aud auggcstc,
that the body bc cxhumcd md thu
clothes examined. This was don,
and tho coat, waistcOat and trouscri
were found to he lined with Bank o
England notes.