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

The big lawsuit is dragging along
slowly. The snow line has been pas
sed and dirt and rock are now hold
ing the boards.
\ sober, industrious cook OF sew
eral years experience desires n SIT
u%atinn. Inquire at the INDEPENDENT
office. =
Mr.. c. ii. Hale returned to his
ranch IN Huntington valley this af-
ternoon. He WIS accompanied by
Governor Sadler.
Every man has troubles OF his "
but OWING to the demands for SYM
pathy made by other people. not
every man has Il chance to get around
to them
The big horse sale barn Mt the Un-
ion Stock Yards. Chicago. was burn
ed yesterday and about 1000 horses
were consumed. a. last accounts the
fire was spreading.
Governor Sadler came up from Car
son this morning and went out to his
ranch i'll Huntington Valley to sec his
nephew who is quite sick. He will
remain i'll this section about ten
days.
Sheriff Eastun OF Lander county
got in last evening with :. y. West
who WIS arrested for skipping the
country with mortgaged property.
The sheriff left for Austin with his
prisoner last night.
Eureka people are interested in a
coal black stallion with a pure white
name and tail. The stallion is the
leader of II large band of wild mus
tangs md the cowboys are going to
capture him if they can.
Postmaster General Gary has is
sued an order forbidding postmasrers
from renting bor"s to minors. The
object Of tile order is Il Put d stop to
the receiving OF love letters by min
Ors without the knowledge Of their
parents.
-Four strangers are located in
Olinghouse working a dry washer OF
ten tons per lay capacity, says the
Wadsworth Dispatch. Tho machine
will probably be IL great success and
he kept at work all winter il salts
factory arrangements can be made.
Bath rooms in public schools are n
novelty that Boston will introduce in
new building. The latest structure
OF an educational nature in that city
is TO coss s350,000, and will be fitted
with toilet, dressing and bath rooms
Tor both sexes. with eleven shower
baths and foot baths MS well,
IL. l. Gray representing a syndi-
c'.te OF Cripple Creek capitalists, left
for the northern part OF the county
toda:'on a prospecting trip. lie took
n complete camping outfit with him
nnd will put in sixty or ninety days
prospecting. Mr.. Gray is Il thorough
pro 'pvc;Cr and il there is anything
worth developing in that section Of
the county he intends To find il.
The new North German Lloyd
stamer Kaiser Wilhclmn Der Crosse
has made the voyage from New York
10 Southampton in five days. fifteen
hours md ten minutes. This beats
the record made by the St. Paul by
one hour and iifty-six minutes md
makes the Kaiser wilhelm Der Crosse
the Queen OF tho ocean.
Sentiucl:-A travelling hide buyer
was cnnvassing through Eureka
county last week, and offered to con.
tract with II number OF our raDchers
for horse hides. lilo made q standing
offer Of slba for all ordinary hides,
Sl.2j cents for tic hides OF small
mustangs and 10 cents per pound for
the names and tails. which are said To
average about threo pounds TO the
animal.
Coming Nation:-It is claimed by
the New York goldbug papers that
the Scbraska farmers have paid or
s3j,OO0,UO0 Of mortgages in the last
two years. But the farmers don't
seem TO appreciate tho gludsomc It'd.
ings, for they say tlias tho way these
mortgages were paid Off was by the
land beng sold Mt sherin's sale for
just barely enough TO pay tho mort.
gage. Thus does the farmer continue
Ia ride ON tho wave.
a Philadelphia dispatch 81 the 9th
says: About 200 Of the 800 employees
OF tho Bradford mills, conducted 10y
John and james Robson. manutac.
turcrs Of dress goods md worstcd
cloth. have struck because OF the re-.
tusal Of the firm to grant mn increase
OF ten pcr cent in wages. Tho man
agcr " tho mills informed a commit.
tee from tho employees that n ten por
cent increase would DO granted on or
before tho fret OF tho year II new
| orders | rought Increased prices.