Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-11-03
lFRoM DAILY
SALMASUNDl.

John Yowell and Paul Keyser have
returned from their eastern trip.
The receipts Of .he State Land
Office last week were sI,lOS 81.
#. j. Brossemer OF Eureka spent
last night in town and returned TODAY,
I. X. Jewell OF Palisade passed
through lust night on his way 10
Illinois.
The wind began blowing this after
noon and the indications arc good for
another storm.
Eureka coupty'e assessed valuation
foots up 81. sol GIG, II loss OF s4O,02I so
us compared with 1873.
Congressman Newlands will give a
breakfast to the Nevada Volunteers
On their arrival in San Francisco.
The Nevada team won the football
game at Reno Saturday. Tho score
stood IL for Reno to . for the Santa
Clara team.
Tho owner OF u band of rapge
horses driven to an eastern market
realized ZIG per head above oil ex-
penses.-Belmont Courier.
Up to the present time, 90 Insurance.
companies who violated tie Missouri
antitrust laws by combining for the
purpose OF fixing rates, have paid
their fines OF $1,000.
Z. Is. Welshon has moved from the
Waller house to the Dave Casper
house. Commissioner Clark will take
up his residence in the Waller house
OH the first OF the month.
Cuba's latest census, that OF 1887,
gave Il total population OF 1851 ,6s7,
oil whom TO per cent were white.
Army officers estimate that the CEN
sus now IN progress will show n pop.
ulation OF l,200,G00, two thirds white.
Two trains OF soldiers passed
through yesterday. One OF the trains
stopped some time and the men were
drilled i'll the streets. AS the train
pulled out the band played and the
men chcered everything in sight.
The attention OF members OF the
Elko County Cattle Association is
called to notice OF meeting in this
issue. Every member should be on
hand ms business OF importance will
DC transacted.
The wife OF Dan Frank OF Lamuillc
Valley presented him with "A little
Frank the other day. II you want to
learn the sex OF the child, read the
first part OF the 9th verse OF the 9th
chapter OF Isaiah.
An Indian name for M editor is
Worarch-ta.che -rash-he-ka kaw."
Very appropriate, and it has d pretty
meaning, too, being, literally trans.
lated: 4Ihe worI-painter OF things
passing by"
Ex-Governor Adams informs the
Carson News that the gypsum grind
ing plant at Empire will he ready to
start up in about three weeks. There
is every reason to think that this Ell.
terprisc will soon become I'M enor.
mons one.
The Carson Appeal pays That Me-
MilIan's card will he Il surprise to
numbers Of people to whom he stated
during the trial that he WINS satisfied
there WAS no frand In the election and
that the court had treated him with
the utmost fairness.
The Southern Pacific Company has
notified the Red Cross Society OF
Reno that it will carry the Nevada
soldiers from San Francisco to Reno
for 81 each. Tho INDEPENDENT ia
pleased to note this act OF generosity
on the part OF the raIlroad company.
james ID. Tisdalc, u carpenter, got
the middle finger Of his right hand
mixed up with a circular saw at the
Bolchor minc i'll Virginia City last
Saturday, and Is now minus the first
joint. Another proof that it is dan
gcrous to monkey with a buzz saw.
Hero il found n minister who
knows something about politics. IIc
says: @ff Christ were on earth to-
day some politician would offer him
m appointment (at the expense Of
the government nf course) in consid.
GRAFTON OF tho influence he might
exert among the constituency Of tho
politician"
Mrs. a. NJ. McAfcc got in from
North Fork yesterday. She Inns sold
her ranch at Jack Station and will
leave shortly for Cripple Creek to
visit n niece and will then join Mr..
McAfcc in California. Tho IsDErEN
DENT regrets to see go many OF the
old residents leave the county.
In reply to a query from the dis.
trict attorney Of Churchill county,
General Jones has decided
that tho whole amount Of poll taxes.
charged against a taxpayer on tho
tax roll, must be paid when tho first
iustallmcnt Of taxcs il paid. Tax.
payers will do we'll to remember this,
M IL will save them and the tax coll
lcctor u good deal Of trouble.