Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-02-15
lFRoM DAILY
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FRANK BoskowltZ, the drummer,
Is ID town today.
Last night the mercury crawled
down to y degrees beloS zero.
Sam Howard is un from Carlin.
lie reports Dan Hill quite sick.
The report that Mn. Mayb.ick has
been Iardoned Is without foundation.
EI.SheritT Barnard came up from
California Sunday night and still re-
mains i'll town.
The Senate yesterday by a vote OF
ii tn 1 defeated the hill repeating the
prizetight Law.
The coolest night last winter was
III December and then the mercury
showed only Is degrees below zero.
George Clayton has captured the
strange animal that ruamed the roud
between here and South Fork. 1t
was only ii pig.
Mrs. MARSHA Ramiera of Ruby
Valley died III Eureka last Tuesday.
She had been sick some time with the
grip. The deceased vas a native OF
Chill, aged II years.
The general passenger agents of
about forty western railroads met IN
New York yesterday to re arrange
rates DOR the transportation ut imuni-
grants To points west Of the Missouri
river.
Constable Mccoy arrested Ed
l'imucN last nigh for sell az whiskcy
to the Indians. lie Was taken before
Justice Morgan this forenoon and
and plead guilty. lie will board with
Sheriff Campbell FOR sixty days.
An Atch;son. Kan. sa]loonkceper
has Loo r"t- which he intends tn turn
loose il Mrs. Nation attempts to raid
his place. lie has removed every
chair aud table ON which she could
climb when the rodents begin their
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Constable Mccoy arrested Ed
Haynes last night on the charge OF
~vagrancy. The Jelcndcnt plead not
guilty and WAS Released on his own
recO ymiHrnce- Justice Morgan set
q Monday at 10 o'clock us the
tine for trial.
The lex islaturc. which started ont
TO dn NAM good thugs seems to lind
time hn n=img heavily uIo it, hands
II Is sliding III II number Of bum
c"mbe propositions. -vldcutIy to
make a grand-,t md play to the
pcopIe.-L!ou County TImes.
General lash got IN from Gold
Creek last c.entng with the rcmains
II Mrs. MARY f.. EIe. who died there
Saturday afternoon Tho dccensed
VAS SICK only four hours and died of
heart frilurr. The remains were
shipped tins afternoon to her son AT
Keno. Mrs. Ede was a native of
Maine. aged about IL years.
IN the contempt proceedings
against Receiver McKrnzir Of Nome
City. III the United Stutes Cont of
Appeals at san Francesca Yesterday.
MchrnZIc was sentenced to serve one
years imprisonment un two counts
and Judge No! es, Who appointed Nc
krnzrc to hi, office, was severely cen.
surcd by the Court for his completely
III the scandal.
The people Of Eik0 have rot done
much to Deautlfy their homes. This
~ partly due To the nature Of the sol
aud the scarcity Of water. But eX-
pcrImcI:s have shown that with
proper care trees aud iluwcrs can be
raised nOtwIthstHnd ny these draw
backs. As I'm incentive for the peo-
pie Of ElSO to bcautify their homes,
II OF her public spirited citizens
comes forward with an oiTcr Of 500
III cash prizes for thos" who make the
best showing in that line un the both
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the offer will be- found elscw here.
WICN JOHNSON and Frank IIough
:let IN Mr.. GuldIgcr's blacksmith
shop this forenoon and hal Il fight
over tlc disappearance Of Mr.. John.
sons gloves ycGtcr lay. They went at
each other with bars of iron md eacn
received sever Injuries. Both are
badly cut about tie head aud one of
%ilougn's shoulders wps Yunckrd oul
81 place. !iough wns arrested for as.
sauit ami bnt;cry on the complaint Of
Johnson aud taken before Justice
Morgan. He plead guilty aud WIS
tined So or - days III jail. lie will
board with Sheriff Campbell.
Tho legislature worked n few hours
ycstcr,iay and then adjourned until
tomorrow so TINT the members could
pay proper respect to the memory ot
Abraham Lincoln. II is wonderful
nov the respect for tho memories at
great men will develop itself in the
breast at the 1T itrs nen ~ The Nevada
Legislature. II wuulI he interesting
to Know how the mcmbrrs observed
the day. Abraham Lincoln wac a
toiicr and his memory would have
been 10 'o'e by Tho NevldI 10 zig
lntors n they Ia work Il on hi.
birthday. But tho poor fellows are
overworI'rd and ne gray matter Of