Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-05-25
II . MONDAYS DAILY
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MIR. Mcbride has returned from
Truckcc.
4 runaway horse created some cx-
element i'll tow this morning.
The masons began laying the foun.
dation Of the new hotel this after
noon.
Mr.. John Frost is down from White
Rock. lie reports lots OF grass in
that section.
Reno had several small fires last
week that were supposed TO be the
work OF IN incendiary.
II you want to run Tor school trus-
tee, you must file your name with the
clerk OF the board before tomorrow
night.
DIR. j. ID. Campbell, Grand Master,
will visit Elko Lodge officially to-
night. All members OF the |. .. o.
r. in good standing are requested to
be present.
The Reno business men held a
meeting Saturday night to discuss
what steps should be take to bring
another smelter to thai city. The
journal says the project looks like
Il go.
Prompt payment by Uncle Sam to
the Cubans OF every dollar stolen in
the recent postal rascalities will go IA
long way toward convincing the Is
islanders that the Americans came to
free and not to steal.
The output Of the Reno reduction
works is now half Il ton Of bullion
per day. About thirty men are en-
rloycd. 1t is hoped to have the cleo.
trIcal process for working copper
ores i'll operation III "A week or two.
The Reno journal says that Sol
Hip inspected three curlunds of bulls
III Truckee last Fridnys They were
being shipped from the quarantine
district Of California In,o this State.
1t is SO seldom that NcvHda's cattle
inspector is heard from thnt we al-
most tumble over ourselves To get
this III type.
One hundred Years il was con-
sidered II wonderful achievement for
ten men to manufacture 1900 pins
in n day. Now three men make 1900.
OUO pms III the same time. But for
all this il il Just us hard to find a pin
when you want mi rs il was when
tile present century opened, and
there are no more pins now than our
great, great fo%rcfathcrs used to lind
on the family pln.cushion.
During the last six weeks some OF
the state papers have given ia the
titles Of Elder and Col. Both OF
these sound pretty nice, but neither
III appropriate. George Russell. Ell.
itor Of the Golconda News.didn't like
either Elder or Col. 30 hc dubbed us
Grand.dad This really hurt our
feelings, because il ma IL us think OF
what we are not, but might have
been.
Ex-Assemnlyman WciIund il veIy
i'll at his place about 81 miles north
of Elko on the Tuscarora road. He
Inns been unconscious for several laya
and there ia but little hope OF his re-
covery. DIR. Hood went out ycstcr-
dry Ia see him aud returned Inst
evening. He went ont again today to
hold a consultation with DR.. Drake of
TuscarOra. At o'clock this after
noon MIR. WcIland was still uncon
scious aud there was li:tlc, IL any,
change in his condition. Tho lYpE.
rENpE:ir sincerely hopes MIR. Wcilnnd
may recover.
\ corpse traffic is counted upon for
II large part Of tho support OF a
branch OF the new Bagdad Railroad.
which the Germans are to build.
Tho branch would reach Kcrbcla,
which is VISITED by Pcrsian Moham-
mcdan pilgrims (Shiitcs( and is con.
eiderch as II particularly healthy
place to 10 buried in. il the express.
sion may he allowed. At lcnst the
promoters Of tho railroad estimate
that il will have 100000 corpsos, M
we'll III 100000 pilgrims, to carry
Railroad Gazette.
Port Devore. twelvo.ycar.old pupil
mt tho Indian school near Carson, was
killed Sunday 10y u runaway horse. Ho
was taking u horse tn water md fast.
cnch the halter with Il clip knot about
his waist. II il believed TINT he was
playing circus with tho lorso by max
ing him run around in II circle ma u
bean shooter was found near whore
tho horse etarlcd to run. Tho horse
ran about coo yards and when stop.
ped lilo was extinct. Tho funeral
took place in Carson tho home Of the
boy.
II ha4 been eleven years GincJ We
hGvo had u total eclipse Of tho sun
nud riuhtrrn ycnrl will mas bcfnrc