Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-03-02
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
3ALMAGUNDl.
The first day Of Lent.

Fruitvale, California, OH a visit to
her daughter, Mrs. Puett. She will
DO gone about n month.
. While working at his shop a few
days ago, MI. Bruce was struck over
the right eye by a piece OF board. lie
has had a bad eye since, but is get
ting all right again.
Mr. Wintermaptel comes to the
front today with Il new adj. Ho wants
all the people to know that he repairs
watches and clocks correctly. He
knows all about the business and will
give you satisfaction. Try him,
Mrs. Garrccht wishes the people to
know that the Hot Springs baths will
be open to the public next Sunday.
lhe bus will then make regular trips,
und all will have AN opportunity to
take Il Spring bath.
Teamster freight rates from Mo-
dena to Stateliuc is s5 per ton the
distance being sixteen miles over the
best road i'll the country. Such fancy
prices usually 90 hand in hund with
other prosperous conditions i'll d nc:
mining ramp.-Drinmar Messenger.
iiIo cnttlenien Of California, Ore.
gon, Washington, Montana, Utah,
Nnvnlu npl Ar;,nnn ,,.;n u,,,., - Al.
Grand Hotel, San Francisco, March
9th. to take notice OF md action ON
the bill recently introduced by SEN
ator Foster to provide for the leasing
of public grazing lands.
The railroad company has II force
OF men mt WORK extending the side
track 10y the water tank. When this
extension is completed, the side track
on the north side of the liue will be
extended above the stock yards. The
increase Of business Inns G.ade these
extensions necessary.
Miss Julia Finnegan. a clerk in
the postoflice. is another victim Of tie
smallpox at Truckce. Tho Board OF
Health Of California has sent a ply
stefan to inspect the pnssengerson all
trans from the East to proven: any
more smallpox cases from entering
Ii State. The physician will be 10.
Gated at the Nevada State line.
Illinois, Missouri, Karsas. southern
Michigan, northern Indiana, south.
eastern Iowa and south western Wis
"onsIn have been visited by heavy
snow storms. Railroad trains are dc.
lnyed and traffic is blocked III the
cities. From Kansas and the terri.
tories where The storm was accom-
panied 10y slcet and strong winds,
come reports OF damage to stock. 1t
was the tiercest storm experienced in
theSouthwcst for several years.
1t is unlawful for any person or
persons, firm. company, corporation
or nssocia,ion, at any time between
the first day Of April and the 18th day
OF September OF each year, to catch
Kill, destroy, or net, pound, weir,
cage or trap, or to pursue with such
intent, any wild goose, wood.duck,
teal, mallard or other ducks. The
members "f the Elko gun club will
please remember.
4 jury was secured in nc Vie Bon.
ton case yesterday. The prosecution
called Joe O'Ncal as its first witness.
but Joe did not respond. Judge
Bonnitield issued a bench warrant for
and continued the trial until this
forenoon. O'Ncal was arrested last
week on an indictment charging him
with cattle stealing and admitted TO
bail. He is probably in the soup with
Bouton.
General Cronjc uncunditionally
surrendered four thousand men and
all his artillery to to General Roberts
early Tuseday morning. Cronjc
asked for kind treatment for his men
and that his wife, gandsou, privntc
secretary, ndjutHnt and servants
might accompany hun wherever he
might be sent. General Roberts
granted the request and sent him to
Capetown in charge cf Major Gcucr.
al %Prettyman.
Inst week Joe Eden was convicted
ut Austin OF au assault Ia commit rare
ana sentenced to the pcnitcntiary for
live years. Deputy Sheriff O'Conncll
to take him to Carson, and
with him until within about n
mile OF Reno when Eden wont into
the water clost and jumped through
the window. lilo had not been caught
ut latest accounts. Tho sheriff OF
Lander county should now send some
ono after O'ConnCll. SO.
One OF the best known correspond.
eDts III Washington declares, that
there liz not tho slightest possibility
OF the expulsion Oi Senator Clark Of
Montana, first, because the prosccu.
ton has not impressed tho Senate
and, second, no man was
expelled from tho United Statcs
Senate, u two.thirds vote bong noe. |
cssary.' Jesse ID. Bright Of In.
diana WINS expelled in February 1862,
but at that time his party had not n
Of the members Of tho Sonntc.
notwithstanding occasional bursts