Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-23
GFRoM SATURDAYS DAILY.l
SALNIAGU

ON the local road.--Carsou Appeal.
IL any wild rumors abont the cdi.
tor float around town tonight, people
should not get excited. AS Henley
Miller will set them going. lie has
not been in his right mind since the
children's dance.
DR.. Hood heard from his smallpox
patient last night. Ito was getting
along nicely. The DR.. will not visit
the pesthouse rs long as Lewellen is
dong we'll. He has things 70 arrang-
ed that word can DO got from Level
len every day without going to the
pcsthouse.
While digging Il hole below the
Rye Patch, Ralston Valley, flowing
water was struck. The stream will
water upwards Of 1900 head OF cattle
and the stockmen Of this vicinity are
Iubilant over the discovery, us there
Is good feed i'll Ralston Valley.-Bel-
mont Courier.
They arc pretty good people in
Elko. y poor fellow with smallpox
tioated into that town a day or two
ago and they wen right to work and
built u pest house, meanwhile sup
plying him with Il tent, physician
and Il nurse at 81 per day.-Ga-
Zettc.
ROLAND B. Mollincux, the New
York poisoDcr, was sentenced S~eslcr-
Gay to be clecIrocuted at Sing Sing
during the week OF March 26th. lie
made a statement asserting that he
had not been fairly convicted md
that yellow journalism had put a
once upon his head.
DIR. j. f.. Stubbs returned last
night from a visit east. The doctor
visited Fort Worth. Washington.
Chicago and Boston and returns full
OF new ideu for the bettcrmeut OF
the Nevada State University. His
visit was beneficial to Nevada in more
ways than one. tie lIas several i'm
provements for our University / Il his
minds eye, md they will all he car
ned to success III the near future
Gazette.
Homer RatIcnhurg was examined
by Judge Talbot Thursday and com.
United to the Hospital for Mental
Diseases. Homer III possessed with
the idea that some one Mt Mountain
City il trying to do him up aud that
GovoInor Sadler can straightcn mat.
tcrs out. lilo was taken to Reno last
night by Sheriff Campbell under the
pretense that he WIS going to Carson
to see the Governor.
This morning DR.. Henderson re-.
moved a cataract about n quarter OF
an inch long and "a tenth OF an inch
thick from George Williamsop's right
oye. MIR. Williamson stood the 'oper-
alton nicely and when it was ovcr OK.
clHimed: Il can sect" Tho opera.
tion was very successful and. il no
unforeseen complications nrisc, tho
sight Of Mr.. Williamson's right eye
will be fully rce,ored.
Miss Maud Sparks OF Reno was
struck in the face with n golf stick
Thursday afternoon and seriously in.
jurcd. An insurance man named
Tucker was showing her the beauties
Of golf and accidentally Int her,
knocking her down. Tucker WIS
nearly beside himself. MiRs Sparks
was taken To San Francisco for treat
mcnt.
Tho other day VIZ stated that Joseph
Sucotti's funeral took place from
Pullman's undertaking parlors. This
wns n mistake IA the remains were
taken from the p~arlors to Mr.. Dotta'e
residence md tho services wore held
there. We make this correction nj
the request Of one OF Mr.. Sucetti's
friends who tells us TINT in Italy no
u ia buried from Il morguc except
those who hnvo no friends 10 CHIN
their remains.
VIM. Bcllingor and j. T.. Riordon
returned from San francisco this
morning, where they have been TO at
tend the funeral OF Mrs. Bcllenger.
Tho remains reached San Francisco
In splendid condition mud the under.
takcr who oiticiatcd nj the funeral
pronounced II M fine Il caso OF en-.
bnlminR ~ he had over seen. This
speaks wei :or Mr.. Pullman. The
funcrnl took place from 81. Mary's
church Thursday forenoon mud was
largely attended.
Our world contains. wa arc told,
about 62,0OO,0 r0 square miles oi land
surface, owned by. some 60 different
peoples. First Tn The list III Eng.
land. who has over II ,000.00O for her
share. Next wo bavo Russia with
100000 and moro; then China. ioI.
lowod closely by France, and nitb.the
United States, which, without tho
Philippines, couiiie 8.GOG.G3O squaro
milcs.
According to tho latest dispatches,
General French has relieved Kim.
bprly, tho homo Of Cecil Rbodca