Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-12-14
IFRoM TUESDAYS DAILY
SALMAGCNDI

this morning.
Get your costumes ready for the
masquerade ball Christmas eve.
Sheriff Campbell collected $3.50 10
for fees aud licenses last month.
Mr.. Loring took 4. spin to Lamoille
today. MI. Sheldon slung the light.
ming in his absence.
Reno was shaken up by an earth
quake shock at 1926 yesterday fore
noon. No damage was done.
DR.. Gardner was called out to
South Fork yesterday to see John
Bakers child who is quite sick.
The diph.heria is raging in wads
worth. It is reported that the re
we're three deaths from the disease
Sunday.
a brakeman named Kennedy WAS
killed on the eastern end Of the road
last night. We were unable to learn
any OF the particulars.
Senator Towne Of Minnesota took
the oath OF Office yesterday. He re-
ceived many congratulations as he
took his seat on the Democratic side
OF the chamber. .,
Thomas Hunter returned last night
from a trip through the southern
country. While away he took in a
ball at Shelton and witnessed Il fight
between two sheep herders.
The population OF Russia was esti.
mated at 100000 in 1861. the year
Of the emancipation Of the serfs. 1t
is now calculated to be over 1885,.
O0p, 900.
The person who doesn't know much
but knows enough not to let others
know that he doesn't know, knows
more than some OF the knowing ones
know.-Philadelphia Bulletin.
KID" Delaney, who run the poker
game Mt the Commercial Hotel, lit
out for pastures new yesterday after
noon. He took with him several
dollars he had borrowed from friends.
Uncle Dick Dorsey was gong
around this morning with a spool OF
copper wire. Asked what he was GO
ing to do with it he replied that he
was going 70 fasten DR.. Leonardo
stories together.
Joe Sanguinet has sold his ranch
and stock in Mound Valley to the
Reardon Bros. Mr. Sanguinet has
rented the upper story Of the
Alexander building and will reside in
Elko for "a time.
1t has been estimated by comepe-
tent engineers that there are upward
OF I0,O00.0 900 acres OF and in the
Union TINT a be reclaimed by ir.
rigation at a cost Of about SlI0,OG0,-
or less than 81 an acre.
The minority members OF the Ways
and Means Commute have completed
their report m the revenue reduction
bill. 1t urges a reduction Of
S7O.O0O.000. or ubout $40, 00o, 900 more
than that proposed by tho majority OF
the committee.
George w. Mapes, the Reno banke:
shipped twelve cars OF cattle last
week from Wells to Reno. When
the train reached Loyelock, the
cattle we're unloadcd, and twenty.
eight dead animals were found
among the lot.
The three men arrested ut Winnie.
mucca last week OH suspicion OF be-
ing the burglars who robbed the
Girls Cottage Mt the State Uni
c Iity, had a hearing in Reno
Saturday. One OF the trio gave tes;i-
mony matchmaking the gang and
they were all bound over to the grand
jury.
Tho transport Hancock arrived at
San Francisco yesterday with a cargo
OF 1900 Goldiers and sailors, who
either died in battle OF euccumbed to
the ravages Of disease in the Phil.
ippines, China, Guam and Honolulu.
This is the largest plumber OF bodies
brought home since the outbreak Oi
the Spanish American war. And the
work OF benevolent assimilation"
still goes on.
Judge Trout OF San Francisco de-
cidod yesterday that parties from Cal.
i~fornia. who married at Reno, or
other points over the California bord
ere. before the expiration OF one year
after divorce proceedings havo taken
place in that State, are not legally
married. The marriage bureau at
Reno will continue to do business nj
tho old stand, Notwithstanding Judge
Troutt'e decision.
Eastbound passenger train No. 4,
duo here ut 7.d0 this morning. was
wrecked last night at q siding called
Dune, between White Plains and Hot
Springs. As near Rs we can learn,
the wreck was CAUSED by a defective
Gu,iipb thn angina inktnn ihn ciIinu