Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-12-07
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
SALMAGUNpI.

The Senate voted yesterday to pro-
coed with the ship subsidy bill.
A dog muzz,e has been left at this
Office. Tue owner can get it by pay.
ing for this notice.
George and Zacis Hardcsty have
bought Mr.. Mitchcll's ranch on
South Fork.
Frank and Claude Nomack will
give a masquerade ball at Lamoille
on Christmas night. There will be
good music aud everybody can dance
all they want to-. See al for further
particulars.
Burglars broke into the Girls Cot
tage building on the University cam
pus Saturday night and ransacked
several roouIs. The extent OF the
plumber was five gold watches, some
small articles OF iewelry and some
money. There is no clew to the
thieves.-Reno Gazette.
Sheriff Campbell has received
letters from Drs. Leo aud Gibson OF
the State Board OF Health making in
quiries regarding the smallpox i'll this
county. Sheriff Campbell will inter-
view the members OF the State Board
on his next trip to Carson.
At a stated meeting OF Elko Lodge,
No. 10, l.. u a. NJ, held Tuesday
evening. December 4, 1900. the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing Masonic year: j NJ Morrow,
W NJ; Thomas Hunter, S w; G b
Henderson, J W; John Henderson,
Treasurer; J T. Triplett, Secretary.
Three men were arrested il VIM
nemucca yesterday while trying to
sell Il lot Of gold watches. When
searched at the Jail a silver watch,
two gold watches aud Il lot OF jewelry
we're foiind on them. The men gave
their names as James Madison, Ed
ward Smith and Peter Nelson. They
are the men that b~urglariZed the
Girls Cottage at the State Univer-
sity.
a. f.. Reynolds. the Special Agent
of the Continental Building and Loan
Association, Of San Francisco, is now
in Elko. Those who would like to
obtain information in regard TO the
special features OF this reliable insti-
tuition. and the advantages that it
offers rs a savings Investment should
not fail to meet him. lie can be
found at the Depot Hotel.
\ work train carrying railroad
laborers collided with a freight train
near Suisun, California, about 10
o'clock yesterday forenoon. Eight
trackmen on the work train we're
killed and twenty injured. Tho
freight train had the right Of way and
WAS running at full speed to pass an
other train ut Suisun. The work
train should have been ON a siding
and was backing up for it at a good
rate Of speed when il coli led with
the freight. a heavy fog was pre-
vailing at the time and it was pos.
sible to discern objects for only n
short distance. Over 200 feet OF
track wa torn up and the cars we're
mashed and piled up on each other in
every conceivable shape.
The fact that the main line OF the
Salt Lake Il Los Angeles railroad
will in all probability go south OF US
through Lincoln county is IL disap.
Pointment to the people OF this
section, but need not be in the least
discouraging. a branch to Deep
Creek il an important part Of the
enterprise aid there IL little doubt
but what that branch will be cx-
tended to Ely providing the copper
mines in this district and at Dolly
Warden develop sufficiently to
promise the tonnage necessary to
make the road pay. We believe that
Senator Clark's operations here are
only a part Of his general plan to cx.
plot this entire GectIon OF country
which has hitherto been held back by
lack Of transportation facilities. 4
similar policy on the part OF the
Central Pacific years ago would have
nude Of Nevada IL fur different State
from what it is at present.-White
Pine News.