Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-15
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
3ALnIAGUNDI.

George Ernst and wife went west
on No. 3 today.
JOS. Scott OF the Halleck Cattle
Company Is in town today.
Humboldt county has twenty
seven delinquent taxpayers.
w. fl. wibra. John Frost and Mr..
Anderson are down from White
Rock.
The CarfiD shooting is still a topic
oil conversation on the streets and
various opinions are expressed. But
among them all there is universal
sympathy expressed for Mrs. Puett
and her fathers family.
District Attorney Wilson and Sher-
i'll Campbell went down to Carlin to
day to attend the preliminary exam
ination o. Mr.. and Mrs. Puett. Tho
examination was set for ono o'clock
this afternoon.
William S. Taylor took the oath OF
Office and became Governor OF Ken
lucky yesterday, The inaugural cere-
monies were simple. The crowd was
much smaller than in past years, due
to a December blizzasd.
-Honus," the Frisco correspon-
dent OF the Carson Appeal, says:
Dame Rumor has it that one OF Car
sons most prominent physicians will
wed one OF Carson's most prominent
er-business women in Oakland some
time in the near future" The young
lady is well known in Elko.
Two men named Wilson and Brown
have been arrested near the Dalles
Oregon, for highway robbery and
horse stealing. 1t is supposed here
that the Brown arrested is james
Brown who is wanted here for horse
stealing. Steps have been taken to
ascertain the Identity Of the men mr.
rested.
Tho famous fogs of Newfoundland
are only found as a rule on the east
and south coasts and on the "bunks,"
being caused by the meeting Of the
arctic current with the gulf stream.
The interior in summer is described
rs a most delightful climate, resem-
bling that OF the south Of France.
The marvellous speed OF the modern
torpedo boat is hardly conceivable.
The speed made by the British de-
stroyer- Viper on her recent trial
trip was - knots, or 441S land miles,
an hour, II creditable gait for an ex-
press train. This is the fastest that II
boat ever rushed through the water,
and it is claimed that the speed limit
has not yet been reached.
Mrs. Katherine de ricketts, Peter
son, with several aliases between, has
applied Tor divorce in Reno. The
woman was formerly Il Winnemucca
character, whose sojourn here was
principally taken up with drawing
ratioDs rs an inmate u the county
jail. She selected the partner OF her
joys and sorrows, MIR. Peterson, from
the inmates OF that institution.-Sil-
yer State.
y ley American wrinkle is the
culture Of rice in artificial swamps,
the invention OF some northwestern
farmers settled in Louisiana. They
build Il bank around n section OF
prairie and pump water into tho 10.
closure from artesian wells. When
the crop natures the water ia let ont
the ground dried or and reapers and
binders secure the harvest at greatly
reduced cost. The land is easily pre-.
pared for the next season, md there
Is no danger from drought.
Bert Stoker and MisslIlaine Camp.
bell OF Lovelock were married at
Winncmucca Monday night. Both
OF these young people used to live
here and are we'll known to our peo-
pie In the good times not long ago.
Bert was a pupil in the Elko school
and danced to the music OF tins scribe
Now he will dance to the music Of
the Jonng woman he has vowed to
love, honor and obey. Experience
will doubtless mike him wish that no
was bnck in tho old school room
dancing to our music. Whether it
docs or not, Bert, we wish you and
your bride II wealth Of prosperity aud
happiness,