Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-01-19
IFROM TUESDAYS DAILY.l
SADaIAGUNDI

ing her ElkO friends today.
The San Francisco correspondent
Of the Casson Appeal says Judge
Bigelow is down with pneumonia, but
is improving.
Passenger train No. 3 wns delayed
about an hour and u half today near
Osino by n part Of the engine break
ing down.
Charley Waller was taken quite
sick Saturday night and was confined
to his bed Sunday and yesterday.
We are glad to state that he is able
to be on his pins again. -.
y rain sci in this forenoon ahd still
continues. While it is raining in the
valleys,snow is piling up in the noun
tains. This will be good news TO tie
ranchers ut LovelOck.
The railroat yards ut Ogden are full
OF l)adcd cars for the west. 1t is
said that the company has not suilici-
cnt power on the Salt Lake division
to move the freight.
Nearly two-thirds OF the internal
revenu during the year came from
whiskey and tobacco. The wine bib
crs and the nicotine absorhers. il will
he perceived, pay handsomely for
their cheer.
The Enterprise OF December Doth
reached our desk this morning. This
shows to what Il high state Of ELI.
cheney the mail clerks on the V. IL T..
and the G. p. have attained. Uncle
Sam should promote them at once.
The Indian convicted OF the murder
Of Mrs. Del Crosse and child in
Lauder county and sentenced to he
hung o. the 10Th OF this month, COM
mittcd suicide i'll the Austin jail yes
terday 10y eating broken glass. We
have Ito further particulars.
We have forgotten to mention the
new al OF the Rcinhart company.
Good things will keep, however, and
she al is Il good thing rs 1t an
nnunccs Il reduction OF - aud 90 per
cent in certain lines Of the immense
stock carried 10y that company.
Celery by the trainload Is now go-
ing from tho peat lands neat Ana
| hnin, Nal Italia E.,II ~
cars yet remain in the fields Of II total
OF l,50O and difficulty is experienced
in getting men enough to move tho
crop. .
Marsh Stottler has bought the Sill
yer Brick saloon and will hereafter
dispense the best OF wet goods and
cigars yer the bar. Marsh is an old
timer III Elko and understands the
saloon business thoroughly. All who
pafronizo him will be treated to the
best in the market.
Wadsworth is shaken from center
to circumference by the alleged com
mission Of an unmentiOnahle otTcnse
by "a prominent citiZen.A indignation
meeting, attended by several hun.
drcd citizens, was held i'll Music Hall.
An arrest has been made. Tho per-
son charged with The oiTcnse has
been held in $500 bonds.
II was reported Yesterday that the
llnnru In,l n,.f,, .l,f,nN,l T
Butler. While we hope the report is
true, We regret the loss Of life so
necdlcssly sacrificed III South AZ
RIGA to satiatc the greed OF the pres
cnt government OF Great Britain.
We hope the Beers will continue to
thrash them until England cries
"enough."
Tho INDEPENDENT would be pleas.
cd to have reports from every sec.
ton OF the county in regard to the
IN in the mountains. Won't some
entcrprisiig ranHhcr in tho valleys
tributary to the Humboldt river
please send us the amount OF snow in
their respective section? Ii will be
valuable Information TO the people
around LOvclock. ...#r.
County Superintendent Wilson
wishes IL to state We did not got the
information regarding tho marking OF
the papers OF applicants ut tho recent
examination, (which VIC published yes.
tcrdny, from him. Mr.. Wilson docs
not deny tho accuracy Of the facts
published, but TN the contrary suys
they are true. For his benefit and
the benefit Of all others wo will state
TINT we did not get tho facts from
him. We will also state that we have
seen but II OF tho papers, and TINT
in arithmetic. Tho paper tlia, we saw
WIS not correctly marked. we asked
yesterday to SEQ tho papcrs and wcro
refused.
Frank Cogswcll met with u severe
accident yesterday while ut work in
MIR. Brucc's blacksmith shop. iIc
wns striking with Il heavy slcdgo
when II piccc Of tho steel Clipped of
and struck him between tho thumb
and finger Of II Of his hnuds. Tho
steel entered the hand and made n
severe wound which blcd copiously.
lilo stopped tho flow Of blood by ticiug
n cord around his wrist, aud went to
DR.. Hoods Office to have tho wound