Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-03-02
IFROM TUESDAYS DAILY.l
SALMAGUNDI

Masonic Lodge tonight.
Tho trial Vic Benton for cattle
stealing began at Winuemucca yes
terday.
Sheriff Campbell now Inns live
steady boardcrs. Winship has serv.
ed his time and gone back il Tusca.
rora.
Miss Voigt OF Lamoille took her
brother to San Francisco today to
have an operation performed ON his
leg.
&. a. Wahlstrom, Il freight con.
ductor, running between Wadsworth
and Truckec, is down with the small
pox ut Truckee.
All tine last meeting 0f the Board OF
Commissioners Of Nye county, scrip
amounting to S7S3 80 was redccmc:!
Mt co e on the dollar.
County Superintendent Wilson will
leave tomorrow to visit the schools at
roano, Tecoma, Buel and Little
Lake. lie expects to return Fri
day night.
The Golconda News tells Of the
discovery OF a large body OF ore about
four miles north OF that place, Tho
ledge il very large and n he traced
several bundled feet. Assays show
values i'll gold, silver and iron, to.
ge:hcr with seventeen per cent copper.
The Phoebe Record suspended pub
hcation with its issue Of February 22d.
The paper WIS established i'll 1870.
and at one time was II OF the lead
ing dailies of the State. The pub
Usher gives rs the reason Tor sus-
pension his inability to give it the
necessary attention on account Of
other business interests.
jim Townsend, formerly Of Bodie.
wrote to "a friend i'll that place from
Oakland recently, that lie had under
S''N "h 'lNiu ''b " hIoIH1 anu IItl
about three gallons Of water taken
from him. jim says that the story
may sound iishy to his mountain
friends, rs they will all corroborntc
his statement that he never drank
that much wafer in his life.
An expensive law SUIT has been
commenced i'll the District Court at
Austin. The water Fighters on the
lower Reese river are SUNG their
n~cighbOrs up the stream. Nearly
everybody in the county is financially
interested in the outcome of the liti-
CATION. For the defense there are
forty witnesses. II will require three
weeks to take the testimony.
According to the dispatches, the
situation in Sonth Africa
about the ame \ British balloon
has discovered Cronjc's army we'll
covered 10y Il system Of burrowing
IN the river bank, which resembles a
rabbit warren and affords n shell
proof position. Butler found a hor.
nets nest at Grobler's KIoof. lIe
seems to be slowly approaching Lady.
smith.
Tho Republicans are ia trouble oy-
or the Porto Rico bill. Up to noon
yesterday there Was deadlock in the
conference committee appointed TO
adjust all differences. Mr.. Payne
the leader Of the Republican majority
in the House. nskcd that the vote on
the bill he postponed until tomorrow.
This is looked upon rs Il move toward
securing further time for consultn.
ton.
a Philadelphia manufacturer. with
u icn-thousnnd dollar.a.year family
oD his hands, undertook to establish
Il system OF bookkeeping in his home.
He explained singlo.cntry bookkcep.
ing to his wife. and che agreed To
keep tho accounts as directed.
There were only two entries in the
book when the husband banishod il
They were: "Rcccived $3.50 from
NJ" "and spent il ALL"
Tho first Of II series of what are
known as tost trains. TO be run from
Cnrlin to WadswortlI, passed through
Winnemucca Saturday. There are to
bc three slow ~trains, making but ten
miles mn hour, and three OF which
will make twenty miles an honr over
the division. Tho slow trims will
haul l225 tons from carlin to Winno-
muccR. and $50 tonR 10 Wadswortli.
Tho fat trains will leave Cliarn with
1924 tons, and take $50 tons To Wads.
worth. Tho object Of these trains ~
to ascertain the difference in coal
consumption Of the slow trains "a
compared with those OF higher speed
We hoar TINT tho rehearsal last
night for heSuDiluwer concert was u
grand success. and NO arc assured
that music lovers will be offered n
trent tonight. Several local singers
will mako Ihcir debut. Those who
love the old songs. such ms "Swancc
Rivcr," etc, will especially enjoy tho
second half OF the program. aud wo
hear tha, the little children. IA sun
llowcrs nodding over II fence. arc
"just too cute for ANYTHING Lay
aside carc and business for ono oven.