Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-06
IRON DAILY
SALMAGUNDl.

Sher1t Campbell collected S3SS No
for fees and licenses this month.
Mrs. +. u Bowles and daughter re.
turned from New Orleans yesterday.
Slime Merkely If in from Mound
Valley. lie says that section is very
dry.
The postonice at ST. Clair, Church
i'll county, has been made u money
order o.lice.
Commissioners Reed and Weathers
are attending a meeting OF the board
today. Both report everything quiet
in their neighborhoods,
Charles Can.ry one Of The men sent
TO tho p~enitentiary for burglarizing
Jacobs tailor shop,has been adjudgcd
insane and committee to the asylum
ut Reno.
The commissioners this afternoon
appointed NJ. f. Reed sheep inspect
or and fixed his bond ut $500. The
bond was filed later and Mr.. Reed
entered upon his duties.
When You call on the sick, suggest
some remedy that might" benefit;
those paying tho bills are particularly
glad to be reminded that they should
spend more moncy.-Atchison Globe.
The close season for fish expired
yesterday. You can have trout for
breakfast every morning from now
until the first OF October, providing
you can catch them.
According to the latest statistics
every dollar OF revenue collected in
the Philippines costs 9SlI cents. At
that rate the collection oral ,000,GG0 i'll
revenue involves an expenditure OF
S9S5,WOO.
David Lindsay came in from
Mound Valley Saturday afternoon
and during the night was taken with
Il bad attack Of the grippe. He il
feeling rather slim today, but hopes
to- be all right III a few days.
Every reserved seat is taken for
the play tonight and the indications
are that the hall will he crowded
Those not having reserved seats
should go early. The curtain rises at
8 o'clock sharp. Go and help out the
library fund.
The value OF tine iron and steel MD
their products exported from this
country during the Inst calendar year
WIS Sl0J.G59.OO0. The value Of the
:esponding imports was less than
SlC,00o,0O0. Tho value Of iron and
steel and their products exported III
1897 was SG2, 737, 600, and in 1898, sS2,,
W,0oO. There was "A gain II almost
30 per cent i'll 1899 over 1898.
DR.. L. \. Birtch. "a thorough optic.
ian, has located here for u few months
His office III at tho Alexander build.
my, where he will be pleased to wait
upon all who need work in his line
The INDEPENDENT chccrfully recon.
mends the DR.. MS ono who thoroughly
understands his business.
Reports from all sections Of the
county say the prospects for water
this Summer are very slim. Mr.,
Smiley told us Saturday that there
would not he II Ugh to make a crOI
in Starr Valley. Ham Mccain in.
eists that there will he plenty OF
water for everybody and advises pco.
pie not la cry before they are hurt.
Sam Kclso. II miner we'll known IN
this county, writes from Cape Nome
advising people to stay away from
TINT place. lie says TINT there are
thousands OF idle md penniless mel
.herc. Crime is rampant. murder
and robbery being Of frequent occur.
rance. Tho jails and hospitals are
full, and nearly everybody ia cursing
the country.-Ilawthorue Bulletin.
Tho salt river valley surrounding
Phoenix, Arizona, is to be made the
center OF the ostrich industry Of the
western continent, md within a fev
months every bird in tho United
States not held for exhibition pur
poses will he brought there, Tho Oh.
triches OF TINT valley hive been SOLE
to a. I. Pearson, n New York ca5it
Mist, who will soon have absOlut,
control OF the 1trich feather industr,
in this country.
DR.. II. Il. Knowles, Montana Stat,
veterinary, has just mado n ionr o
northwestern Wyoming fo- tho pur
pose OF investigating and diagnosing
tho disease among sheep OF that sec
ton. Tho disease IL said to be iata
in thrcC or four days and In knowi
only by tho name Of Of ictcro hacma
tue. Tho sent Of tho ailmcnt 10 il
tho liver md kidneys and has beer
littlo known before, II il said 10 b,
contagious and first obtained iron
infected eoils.
Tho following from III cxchang,
applies with equal force Ia nlmos
ovcry community: "lho troubl
with some people in towns about tn
a.. II - -.