Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-08-30
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
sALMAGUNDl.

George Bartholomew is in from
Ruby Valley.
Several students left last night to
enter the State University.
II. r. Cookie. vito aud child ar
rived from Reno yesterday.
Joe Harris has resigned his posi-,
ton rs guard ut the penitentiary and
returned to E!ko. iIo has taken
charge Of the Bakery saloon and will
be hlensed to see his friends.
The Campers Mt Bloomervills cor.
daily invite their friends to attend "A
Moonlight hnsket picnic at Boomer
vile. Saturday evening-August 81.
No written rvitu;ions issued.
Prof. Waltz. wife and two children
arrived frOm Reno thus moruing.
They ave taken up their residence
III Mrs. Sheldnn's house. The ISDr
PENDENT bespeaks Tor them a cordial
welcome by our people.
Tic smallpox patients who were in
the Ormsby county peStllouse FOR
several weeks past, were discharged
Sunday and took the train fur San
Francisco. where they live. They
were not seriously married.. aud may
consider themselves rs fortunnte.
According to Tobacco. a trade
paper. lie increase OF revenue tax on
cigarettes from 30 cents 10 81 per
Thousand has cut down the cUusump-
hon ot them by over lao .O0O in the
past three years. Why not clap on
''iiu her 80 cents Il thous md and
give the boys ia ch mce?'-New York
World.
Hunter IL Wallace are up.to date
business men. They have first class
goo.t5 for sale aud want everybody TO
kn" it. They are after your trade
and tell ynn elsewhere III thus issue.
Jdrt look over their al carefully and
then 90 right down town and give
them an order. 1t will pay you and
please them. Try it.
\ recent census bulletin gives Ne.
vada 1880 children OF school age, of
whom i33 are foreign boru, l.G96.
r"lor"d(nnly Is neEroeE(. 1853 males
and o,i5i females; IL SO males Of
militia age. 81 hon 3,7i2 are for.
e'gm born and liza are colored; H..
iiu males Of voting age, incluGme Z.
49, T"reigG born aud 1888 cO!ored,
t";'ui.nE seventy ncgroes.)
Yesterday the Supreme Court
room IN tile Capitol was turned over
t0 ia" in iges IN brand new dress
The room has been re painted. re-
ca' pc'ci and in fac, put in better
"r'Icr tb'.n at any time in it's history.
two new dc-ivs help to make the
p'a'% Attractive. The painting aud
i"iug in the room is neat and
ihnr ugh and pleasing to the visitor
"r# n Appeal.
" t7hoe county is on the jump,
. eve The REM journal. The tax roll
: not completed yet, but all ady it
fools up :J.937 $50. This is SGUp,O o
G'eHi'r Than last year. whnle part Of
iht9 Increase is due To higher valua.
il"n nf The railroad and certain pro-
perry. 1t Ii computed that the rcal
appreciation III values in Wadzworth,
E"rI uuC Reno will easily reach
Si1i.OJU III the past twelve mOmths.
The Wafer Company notifies it's
pat rons today that the supply OF
water III the rIyer has failed entirely
aud That the use Of water for any ex.
ccpt domestic ana stable ses Is
strictly forbidden. This means that
you must not use wafer to irrirate
lawns. y failure to comply with the
notice will deprive yun Of the water
necessary for household
This rule will be- strirtly enforced.
All should obey the rule ns TIN, fail
ur" OF the river supply leaves the
town without adequate protection
against loss by fire. Read the Water
Coupinl's notice and govern Jour
self accordingly.
IN urinspiring commentary on the
treatment 81 American heroes is sup.
rcstrd by the reminder That whereas
Lord Roberts gets s500,OO0 and an
carldom FOR his South African ser.
vices, Dewey gets Il sword md ia no
longer II p"pulnr IDIOT; Schlcy and
Sampson are engaged in Il cOntro.
vcrsy and ilobsOn gets a reward
wholly incommensurntc. Jop
Wheeler. who led his command OH an
army cot. gets only the hall pay Of
his retired rank ind tho "Tentl,
legion that saved the day at San
Juan is-whcro nre those brave
bIaciS f~cllows, anyway?