Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-09-07
IRON DAILY
SALMASUNDl.

Serslty.
The indications are good for a
storm. 4 good ram would make
everybody happy.
The public school opened today.
Tho youngsters will now be happy
with their books.
The butchers OF Reno are to com.
bine and hold M old fashioned bar.
becue IN the near future.
The Nevada Wool.growers issocia-
ton WAS organized in Reno Friday.
ID. Z. Wheeler xas elected president
and p. L. Flanagan. secretary.
The wind blew perfect gale this
afternoon. Great clouds OF dust
whirled through the streets making
1t very unpleasant. The tidy house.
wife sat in IA corner and looked
dhsgers at the dust as it found its
way into her house.
The Becker brewery at Reno was
destroyed by fire yesterday. y boy
by the name Of Buncel, "A nephew OF
the Tuscaro.n man by that name, was
arrested and jailed for setting it on
tire.
Mr.. keyser has received a letter
from Paul stating that he will soon
be discharged from treatment. Ills
eye is gradually improving and the
prospects are that lie will fully re-
cover his sight. This il good news
to Paul's friends.
Little Nellie WAS learning To read,
and part Of her lesson ran thus:
The cat has Il rat HUH she ex-
claimed, the man who wrote this
book didn't know much. Cats don't
have rats; they have Kittens
karsas City Star.
The altitude OF Nevada towns above
the sea level is MS follows: Austin
1854 feet; Battle Mountain, i,5lI;
Belmont, S,092; Carson, 1860, Reno.
1913; St. Clair, 1000; Tuscarora,
Goo; Typo. $500; wnnemucca, i,i32;
Hamilton, 1917; Virginia. G2i2; Elko
1908.
MIR. NJ. Remnant arrived from San
Francisco last night after an absence
OF four or five years. tie il looking
well, but il suffering from the
asthma. He will remain here Il
month to get the benefit Of Elko's
climate.
Judge BonnIiicid Of Wimncmucch
held u session OF tho District Court
today aud admitted the following per.
sons Ia citizenship: John ID. McE'ar.
lane, Scotland; X. L. Jenkins, Eng.
land; Nick Scott and Joseph Paleni,
Italy: Hobart Clinton. Canada; aud
G. a. Muller. Germany.
Col. Maxson. T.. b. Monroe aud Il.
X. Stewart, all OF Reno. called at the
Office this morning. Al usual Col.
Maxson gave us Il political song and
dance. Mr.. Monroe il the chief clerk
Of the Surveyor-General's office at
Reno. lie and Mr.. Stewart arc on
their way to tle Dnck Valley reserva-
ton. Mr.. Monroe goes To take a
needed rect aud Mr.. Stewart To make
some surveys.
Politics brings all kinds Of 70
mancer tn the surface. One q. the
most remarkable OF these il j. 4.
Langwith Of Golconda. who tells the
Reno Gazette that Mr.. Harrington
will carry Humboldt county the fall.
As n political prophet Mr.. Langwith
is entitled to the largest sized medal
the tanncry can produce. Ncwlands
will beat Harrington Mt least 30
Votes in this county.-Silver State.
Saturday night II sneak thief en-.
tered Van Dricllcn's old hall. low
used as a lodging house by the Depot
hot"l. and attempted tn pull Claude
Andcrson's pantalouns froni under
his head. Claude woke up in time to
save his vaIuablcs aud asked what
the intruder wanted. He told the
usual story OF the wrong room md
left the hall by the back way. Claude
rubbed his eyes open and went in
search Of Constable Triplctt, who
happened to DO close by. Mr.. Trip.
lett searched the place and found the
fellow IN another room which no
claimed as his for the night. flo
showed ligh. and ordered the con.
stable ont Of tho room. Tho con,
stable went ont, but took the sneak
thief with him mud he now rests IN
the county jail. lilo will have an OK
animation late this afternoon.
Mr.. s. jacobs OF Reno informed nm
INDEPENDENT reporter this morning
thnt from his observations and all IN.
dicntions, should n fusion Of tho De-
mucrntic md Silver forces be accom-.
plishcd. tho entire ticket nominated
would win mt the coming election.
Mr.. jacobs ns Grand Maetor Of tho
Odd Follows has travelled extensively
through the State Of late and has had
Il good opportunity 20 learn tho sonti
mont Of the people on political
questions.
IN nothing cleo ~ in tho words wo
| lnl,ii nnllr inn III Tie common inlk OF