Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-09
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Attorney Brown went to Salt Lake
last night.
Mrs. f. ID. BOwles and daughter
left ior New Orleans last night.
Members OF the Masonic Lodge
should remember the meeting to-
night.
f.. &. Snyder has resigned from
the board of examiners at the re.
quest OF the county superintendent.
Detective Fitzpatrick Of the rail-
road company is in town looking up
evidence IN some Carlin cases.
It's love that makes the world 20
round, but money makes it go round
without squcaking-Somcrville Jour
nal.
Thos. B. Bard received the majority
OF votes in each branch Of the Cali
tornia Legislature today and will be
declared United States Senator to-
morrow.
Ii is reported from Tuscarora that
no inquest will be held on the re-
, mains Of Steve Beard, who WAS found
dead yesterday afternoon, rs his
death WIS coused by heart disease.
y decided change came over the
wcatheI today. Tho wind blew from
all points Of the compass and a snow
storm set III this Afternoon. Present
Indications are that a big snowstorm
is not far oil.
>. NJ. Steele and Joe Wright the
Young men who plead guilty to house
breaking this morning, attempted to
break Jail last week 10y SAVING of the
bars over one Of the windows. They
We're caught in the act and have been
locked Ill their cells since
Probably the smallest monarch in
the world reigns over the IlindOo vas
sal state Of Bhopaui aud governs peo-
pie of than 200. 900 souls. This
dwarf Is a woman, Djihan-Bclmum
10y name, and though she is 30 years
OF age che does not appear larger thnn
II child OF 10. Her diminutiye size
does not prevent her, However, from
hrndling the rcins OF government
with il firm hand and in her realm
quiet aud order are supreme.
Senator Cullom of Illinois goes to
the head OF the list OF pension grab
bers and treasury raiders. lie has
made himself solid with the pension
attorneys, bounty jumpers and de
scrtcrs from the Federal army by i'll
Producing Il bill which provides to
give full amnesty and forgiveness to
all dcscrtcrs during the civil war and
maze them eligible TO il place on the
pension roll il disability received
during the period Of their military
service car be proved.-Atlanta Con-
slit uiiuu.
j. y llipp, who gives his residence
us BufOrd postutlicc, Baxter county,
Arkansas, was ran over 10y n freight
tram ut iInllcck at one o'clock this
morning and pretty badly injured. lie
was attempting to board the train
when il started aud threw him under
the wheels. Ills right foot was badly
crushed and his right hand slightly
injured. He WAS brought down on
tho noon train and taken to the hos
pital. DIR Hood examined his in.
juries and decided to nuiputntc the
right leg above the ankle. IIipp il n
man about forty years OF age. lie
says he was out OF money aud was
trying tn steal a ride when he got
hurt.
Farmers and stock ~raiscrs will de-
rive some pleasure and consolation
from the value OF livestock bascd Oh
statistics Of jan, 1900, ns compared
with previous years. Since 1896 there
Inns hocn u steady upward progress in
the value OF all farm animals. In the
aggregate the valuation estimated by
tho Orange Judd Farmer on Jan, LIST,
last was $685. Ill 900, which il again
OF 10 per cent over tho previous year
Within tho year the valuation of
sheep hive jumped from 80 to l27
million dollars the gain per hoad bc.
ing figured at 8 per cent. These Iig-
urcs aro only approximately correct.
but serve tho purpose OF giving a gen.
cral idea Of tho ratio OF gain.