Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-09
GFROM SATURDAYS DAILY.l
SALMAGUNDI

present had Il delightful time.
A San Frapcisco promoter is in
Carson urging the people to estab.
fish u condensed milk factory.
John Thompson OF Lamoille and
Joe Sanguinet OF Mound Valley are
i'll town. Both say there is but very
little snow i'll tho mountains in their
sections.
Henceforth railroud ticket agents
in all parts OF the United States must
depend on their salaries for support,
for the railroads have cut oil all com.
missions, which heretofore they have
enjoyed.
\ miner named Schmitt fell forty
feet down Il shaft ut Contact the
other day and WAS pretty badly in
jured. lie wa brought othe county
hospital 5ssterIay.
1t has lately been reckoned that
NJ. Padercwski il the quickest pianist
On record. He has been known to
strike Is many us l,0}O,}0O notes III
twelve hours, thereby ou,doiug all
rivals.
There Is no place too remote nor no
SALARY o email for Ohio office seek.
ers. The last appointment ina le to "A
federal position from that State WIS
ono Frank Coddmgton M teacher at
the Carson Indian school.
AT 1910 o'clock yesterday "A tire
broke on in third story OF Sprogue
Warner ~ Co.'S big Wholesale grocery
building at Michigan avenue, Chicu-
go, spreading rapidly. Two tire men
were seriously injured by falling.
Hon. W. IL. Mills Of The land de.
partrnent Of the Southern Pacific
company, has undertaken the work OF
assuming charge Of the company's
exhibit at the Paris exposition. The
company will advertise every re.
source on the Pacific Coast.
Tom Tenant this morning receiy.
ed tho news 81 the death Of his
mothers Sister, Mrs. VIM. Smiley,
who recently went t Illinois for the
benefit Of her health. Mn. Smiley
was nh old resident of Carson and
and the remains will be taken there
for burial.
Tho Elko gun club will give its
first annual ball at Harris Hall on
Thursday evening, February 22nd.
The boys OF the club know what a
good dance ought to be and they will
doubtless make this one OF the best
ever given III Elko. See the al for
further particulars.
At II season when the ground is us
ually covered with IA good coat Of
snow, II IL interesting to note that on
the hills s|urroundmg Ire Comstock
tho bunch grass ia 3, owing luxuriant.
j. anl 80" wild '.c-".s "nd tho cattle
are getting fat on it.-Virginia Re.
port
The State board OF health held n
meeting ut Carson yesterday. Miller
4 Lux made application To bring cat
tie into Nevada from the quarantine
district Of California. The application
WIS denied az the board docs not de-
sire to have Nevada thrown into the
quarantine district winch wonld sure.
ly happen il such permits were Civ.
en-.
Tho grand jury il still at work as
we go to press. Report has it that
tho Carlin st ibbing and shooting
scrapcs have taken up almost all OF
the time Of the jury. Opinions on the
street differ M Ia whnt will he
the final outcome Of the investigation
a report will PROBABLY be ma ic to-
uight,
a horse attached la y vehicle in
which waa a five gallon demijohn OF
whisky, fell down in front OF n q
md in rcgaining its feet pokcd it's
n0@ through the plate glass front OF
an ]unoccu.icd building. Tho outfit
belonged ut Sutro. Experts have not
yet determined whether tho horse fell
while doing or was overcome with
the fumes Of tho aforesaid liquor
Observation-Disclosures.
This morning While DR.. Mcdowell
was ut the county hospital to SEQ u
patient nc wa1 assualtcd by Homer
RaTcnbcrg, II patient who 10 not con
eidcrcd in lna right mind. Tho DIR.
Gays the assault wa u]nprovoked and
without any cnuso 90 far us he knows
M no mnkind words have ever passed
between him md ltaITcnbcrg. Tho
DR.. wns considerably bruised about
tho face, but sustained no serious in
jury. Steward Abcl WINS IN another
room when tho tight etartCd. but on
hearing the racket rushed INTO tho
ward and stopped tho tight.