Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-06-23
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY
SALNIAGUNDI.

Tho famous Turtle" troupe will
pass east tonight on M. 3.
Lander county has no delinquent
tax list. Every body paid up in full.
The Carson News says interest in
the Governorship contest is growing.
Charles McGregor, Il prominent
citizen OF Nye county, died ut Bel.
mont on the evening OF June 9th.
Texas is developing very fast. The
News OF Galveston believes that her
exports will reach the 800, 600, 900
mark this year.
The auction OF government mules
and horses at Carson Tuesday
brought out some stiff prices. ono
team OF mules bringing.Sl70. All Of
the animals sold for good figures.
Ninrod, the indian in the Jail OF
Nyc county awaiting Il hearing be-
fore the grand jury, has escaped from
custody. lie was furnished with
hnck saws by friends and sawed off
the bars OF his cell windows.
\. l.. Mauk, A. w. Hessou and w.
W. Booher returned from: Reno this
morning. Edgar Reinhart will re-
turn this evening. We would like to
say something about his remaining
behind, but will spare him this time.
f.. II. Thompson, an attorney OF
Stockton, Cal, arrived last night on
legal business connected with the
Redmau truction engine suit. Mr..
Thompson is a cousin OF our fellow
townsman, j. Il. Wheeler.
John Donald Cameron OF Virginia
City was the successful applicant at
the examination for the West Point
cadetship. He made a general aver
age OF 81 per cent. George Allen
Leayitt OF Yerington won the second
place.
Company e, OF the Third u. S.
light artillery from Fort Riley, Kan
sas, passed through this forenoon
bound for the seat OF war. This COM
pnny is composed Of one hundred and
twelve men, the same number Of
horses aud twenty-siX guns. This
company was mostly recruited ut
Youngstown, Ohio, and is composed
almost entirely OF young men. They
have been five days on the road and
were in a wreck yesterday. None OF
the soldiers were hurt.
One million acres planted to beet
would yield, under intensive culture
a quantity OF sugar sufficient, with
the Louisiana products, for domestic
consumption. With this great sugar
production aud the possibilities for
stimulus to d~airying md md feeding
opened up through the use OF by.
products Of the beet after the sugar
has been extracted, there is nowhere
i'll sight u more promising prospect
for agricultural development than in
tho productions OF sugar becte ON
irrigated lands.
Some II wanted to 10 know the
opinion Of Il farmer on tho question:
SIS marriage a failure?" Ills reply
was: ii should say not. Why Lucinda
gets up i'll tho morning, milks tile
cows, get the breakfast, starts four
children to school and looks
after three more, foeds the calves
and pigs, skins the milk, washes the
clothes, gets the dinner and does
lots OF other work. Think | could
hire anybody TO do it for what che
gets? Not much! Marriage is n
grand success, sir, a grand SUCCESS
Tho Commissioners in charge OF
Colorado's gold exhibit at the Paris
Exposition have decided on a solid
nugget miniature Of Pixies Peak OF
Sl,OO0.0C0 value. AS a ton OF gold is
worth sGO2,o2S 80, tho nugget will
weigh n and two-thirds tons. 1t
will reach New York under guard in
n special car, thence the Government
will convey it to Paris. Tho Exposi.
ton Commissioners have guaranteed
its safe return. Tho ore OF the mug.
get represents nearly all the big pro.
duccrs OF tho State, tho Cripple
Creek miues beng in the lend.