Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-08-17
GFROM SATURDAYS DAILY.l
SALNIAGUSDI.

va Nub
Rubin III tho sixth round last
night.
Sam MullenuiX is making 10000
brick. lie has 2o,0CO ready for the
kIlr and il turning them out at
the riae OF 800 II day.
At Pckin the heat in summe
ranges from 20 degrees to 100 de-.
grees Fahrenheit. but the winters are
so cold that from December to March
all the rivers are frozen.
Recently Il Pluto ut WadswortL
had his leg ampututed by "a freight
car wheel. The medicine man OF the
camp finished the job with Il jack
knife aud a rip-saw.
Brakeman Howe. who sho, Young
H"neman at GOlcouda the other day.
WAS discharged by Justice TAYLOR at
Ii preliminary examination. Tie
evidence was not sufficient to hold
him to appear before the grand jury.
Judge Trout has given Mrs. Ncttic
C~raven.fair another black eye. lie
holds that she is not the widow of
james q. Fair and il not entitled to
amy allowance ont Of his estuta. The
will and pencil deeds are declared 10
he fUrgcrica.
WIN. Borchcrt 81 Clrspu hus been
granted 4 patent on Il spring seat for
for locomotive engineers. Tie An
peal says the seat has been given a
thorough test on the V. ~ L. x. l.
and pronounced u splendid cnnlriv-
.nnce by the engineers.
\ packing house cmployo III Kan
-ha City has invented 1t device for
pluchiug feathers from chickens.
II IL ~ arranged that cross currents
OF air. set III motion by revolving
electrical fans. completely strip a
bird Of every feather and any par
ticlc Of down.
The Montana Methodist conference
yesterday adopted resolutions Ell.
dorsing McKinlay's policy Of rx.
pansiun. IL theIu clerical hdbUlcrs
would 81 iciS closer t. their business.
people would have more respect for
them and their teachings. \ preacher
III politics cuts Il sprry figure at the
best.
Mr. harrington returned 10 the
western puTt Of the State last nigh;
t" look after his political fences.
When he left Reno thursday morn
ing, his fences were III pretty good
condition, but he had no sooner left
than some fellow cut the burbed wire
and pulled up the posts. lie says hc
would enjoy campaigning immensely
were II not Tor the fact that hu In con-
tinually ON tho anxious seat.
This forenoon while Deputy Sheriff
1ieyeridge was ia the recorders Of.
!ioe after l]icauscH. the uuc.lrggoi
tramp who robbed the China res.
taurhnl on July 2Ith, broke Jail. II"
went the same ruutc that Durrant
and Lee took. Ae soon rs his escape
wRs known, Il party started III pur
suit and tracked the fellow as far ns
the point tins side Of Greens ranch,
where lie took to the Willows along
the river AMI his tracks were lost.
The party returned tn town, but the
pursuit has mo-; been abandoned.
There IL little doubt al thc fellows
capture ns ne can bc easily Identified,
At the meeting OF the i'rynn and
Stevenson club last night the frnaa.
bili,y Of forming a permanent Demo-
cratic club in lGlko wac discussed.
but action was deferred until Il future
meeting. \ good deal 81 intcrcgt
was tHku9 III the matter and the pros.
pccis are good for the formation oi
the club. Tho matter OF delegates tu
the State convention wa8 talked over
and George Russell. G. orgc ;.
Brown and ThuIuas Hunter were un-
nnimously endorsed ms Elkn's Il, !"
gates la the State convention. Car
lin aud Lamoillc will each select ono
delegate in addition tn tlu three
from Filko to he elected from this
district.