Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-03-11
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY.
ALMaGUSDi

Sheriff Matecr has but one solitary
bnarder ut his hotel.
The Fort lIalleck cases are sci 'or
trial in the U. S. Court Mt Carson
on the DIST.
The Commissioners OF Lander
county have revoked all permits for
killing horses.
Clothing cleaned and repaired and
new Spring suits male by Jacobs,
the tailor. =
w. j. Ewing OF Saxton, Mo. came
III last night and left this morning to
inspect Stecles ranch at White Rock.
Tho DeLamar mill at Mercur, Utah
recently completed, has Il crushing
capacity Of 1000 tons OF ore in twenty
four hours.
The Water company is making
some needed repairs on il mains
where leaks have recently occurred.
flooding the streets.
Edisons new process for the chcup
extrac ion Of gold from ores without
the use OF water is to he given Il trial
soon III New Mexico.
The Eureka Sentinel gives our
Amature Theatrical Company un-
stinted praise for their recent presen-
tation of The Spy of GETTYSBURG.
The Indian Joe Sinux who took a
shot Mt Sheriff. NEEDED ut Winnie
mucca a few days since is still at
large.
-Dar's a coon in town" The
worst that can be said of him is that
he commenced his career here by u.s.
sociatmg with Uacle Dick Dorsey.
JIG. Gray Of Salt Lake, director
and secretary Of the Dexter Mining
company came i'll last night and took
this mornings stage FOR Tuscarora.
The property Of the Cope Mining
Company. known as the Montague
p!accrs is advertised for sale ut
Mountain City 10 satisfy a judge
ment for Sl25.
Times-Iicvicw: The water is ont
OF the Young America East SHIFT
and the men will probably be set to
to work i'll the bottom tomorrow.
Wadsworth Dispatch:-Bert McIn.
t"sh the lawyer Of Elko is here on a
VISIT with his parents. He starts in
Il day or two for California on busi-
ness 10 be ava. four or five days.
The United Staics finds TINT it has
within reach - auxiliary cruisers Of
the merchant fleet. An addition Of
that size 10 our commerce destroyers
would make things unpleasant for
the shipping Of an enemy.
Frank Hamilton late of Cripp,o
Creek, Colorado has been appointed
General Manager 10y the Gold Creek
company to replace Schuyler Duryca
resigned. Mr.. Hamilton is expected
here daily,
The reports Of reliable men now in
the klondikc country or on their way
there Is bad enough, but they will
seem like miik-aud-water tales bcsid.
the stories which will come in next
fail. II IL almost a pity that a bar-
ricr cannot he erected ON the borders
to stop the present mad rush.
Tom Short states that on his re-.
cent visit to the Kansas City stoc!:
yards he saw ordinary calves selling
for 40 II head, while cows. so poor
that they could hardly stand, brought
The same price. tho purchasers being
butchers. Good steers were bring.
ing from jA5 to g cents, and wore cx-
trcmcly hard to get. All the commits.
sion men stated that they had never
seen the market 30 barren of all
kinds OF animals.
\ maj with Il !ove-your neighbour
as.yonrsclf kind OF II look went into
the Depot Hotel saloon the other day
and asked Fred Manning TO make him
Il "bunch Of shingles" Fred didn't
know what il was and the stranger
told HIN a little sugar aud II bit OF
lemon and a tastc OF cinnamon and
lots OF whiskcy. When il was fixed
md tho follow drank 1t Fred asked
him why it was SO named. The stran.
ger told him because il was on the
house, Just ms he slId through tho
door ahead Of II beer mallct.
Mountain City Tiihca:-In II private
letter Ia the editor. received tho Other
day the following passage occurs:
"Mr. Dewey is now east working on
tho railrond matter, and they tell IN,
= with good show ~ succcss." The
railroad matter il the extension Of the
Boise, Numpa Il Owyhco railwa,
through this section on the way I,
tide water. Colonel Dewey il jus
the mau to promote such an enter
rriso. lie has ALREADY invested IL
the rond o thnn half u million O
his " private fortune, aud IL IL onl
u question Of time TIL no complete
it.