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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-02-08
lFRDM DAILY.l
SALAiAGUNDl.

Com nisEiOners Snyder nnA Wca.k,-
era came To town yesterday.
WIN Stewart Inns sold his ranch in
Mound Valley to Charles Toyne, Jr.
Mrs. II. J. Allen and Miss Alice
Lowe have returned from SnlL Lake.
Tho Commissioners allowed bills
and looked after county affairs today
Lnnder Tabcr and IIGIleck Mnyer
killed II young lynx nj the old iisb
hatchery ti,is forenoon.
Tho Nevada stat BUprd OF Health
was Notified Frduy evening tim,
bubonic pIngue il epidemic nj
WmsOnvillr. Cnl.. and tim,
nciphborhood has been llaccd IN
quarantine.
Mrs. julia PLdcn, mother OF Mira.
William SnoS, fm mcrly al Elku. died
nj kusnIia, Washington. on ;ilc 2lnd
Of January, Mp. Padrn was ono al
the carly settler, ~ Rosnliu, having
resided there since 1889.
Ralph Sluhbs. ION ~ the President
Of the State University, interviewed
Elko'- business mcn today in the III,
. tcrcst Of Artcmisia, the college
Gdnunl ~ tie univor-ity. Tue younu
man WA out IN busin,Rs mmd Ind NJ
trouble in getting orlers for space.
\ writer ~ Printer Ina, hos,
business II IL Ia give disintcfcstc,
advice To advertircB bas this 70 any
Don't at clown aud wait Tor the
coming of u buster season. but hun
around the store for good things thu
ynu can offer nj hnrghin prices NJ,
tell nbont II ~ your urW stHpcr. You
may not have To employ cxtra clerk,
Ia take car" ~ the increased trade
bat Il will keep yunr present fore,
busy aud give yOu u profit"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-02-08

IfaiDmen in mt part ot South
Dik"ta have u new difficulty to sur
mount IN the shape 81 vast masses of
Russian thistles winch collect in
dntts on the tracks. The weeds are
blown into cuts, where they become
interviewer so closely that sometimes
trans are delayed Tor hours. The
locomotives. might push their way
thm-;h but for the fact that the rails
become slippery through the crushing
vi the oily fibre and seeds.
Ii you think girls are the only per-
SONS who have L large vocabulary Of
a~dIectives just read tie rscord.brrak
ing string Of epithets which Congress-
man briggs launched at u witness who
admitted u part in the haz. ny out
RACES at West Point: well, young
man, for your Information l tell you
that | think it vas atrocious, base
detestable, ~disgraceful. iii honorable
dIsreputable, heinous, iguorunious'
lil'tamed, nefarious. odiOus. outrage
Gus. scandalous, shameful, shameless,
villuiDous and wicked
This amusing little incident is
said to have happened the other day
at Lincoln, Nebraska. The 10 year
old daughter OF Mr.. Bryan started out
from her home tD po dawn tnvD
hailed "a street u half u block away.
Failing to attract the conductors at
tentiuu. she sprinted down the ceuter
Of the street, and after a lively chase
caught the car. All out of breath she
dropped Into = sent and exclaimed:
THANK goodness, 'Grre ID one mem
Der Of the Bryan family who can run
for something aud get it.'-EI.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-02-08

\ mar was kill Il at Snartsville,
Cal. the o'her day 10y electricity
While attempting to talk through a
telephone. He took the receiver
down, plaeeiit tn his ear. received
the shock md died almost instantly.
The accident WAS in all Likelihood due
." u wire carrying IA current under
heavy voltage having he some luos.
ent~i or SEah.n oil and falling against
the telephone wire, thus thro wing its
force with the result noted.
The biennial report OF the Regents
and President NJ the STATE University
for losD md 1870 has been received.
IL gives a detailed accrunt OF the
expenditure NJ the different funds
aud march valuable infOr nation re.
gardIng the condition and aims Of the
University. Included III the report
is the address OF DIR. Stubbs de.
livered before the 18th Annual Col.
rention Of the Association Of Amer.
can Agricultural Colleges and Ex.
pertinent Stations. at New Haven.
Connecticut, November l3. 1900.
The INDEPENDENT ID in receipt Of
the biennial report Of Warden
Henderson. According to the report
" law breakers were inmates Of the
p~eultrntiary OH the 3lst Of December.
Or this Dumber2 were i'll for muir.
der III the first degree. 10 Tor murder
III the second q, gree, 4 for man
slaughter, | for b. Hing opium I" tile
Indian, and 10 FOR 8, cling liquor To
the redmen. ThiI tech OF the lot ure
United States prisoners. Jones and
heDey, the mint robbers, aud those
convicted Of selling opium and
" hiSkey to the Indians making the
unIucky number. Tho rest are in 10.
offences ranging from manslaughter
To escape from jail. or tile 81 doing
time for the State, Is are credited 10
EIkO county. 8 10 Humboldt, 6 to
White P.ne, 4 each to Ormsby, Storey
anu WHshoe. Ly on aud Eureka cuun-
ties have but one each. Elko, Hum.
boidt aud White Pine have % ~
their ritizsns under the restraining
care OF Warden Henderson. This
may speak well for the enforcement
OF tile law i'll these counties, but it
does not speak i'll thunder tones for
the law abiding qualities OF some Of
TIT ir vitizens.
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High School Report.

Following Is the report Of the Elko
County High School Tor the month
"f December and January:
Days taught =. ........ 40
,!s enrolled ........ ..... ~
Girls enrolled. 81
T"tnI enrolment. ....... 81
Grand toinl lays present. ...130 q
Average attendance -. 81
SO many cases Of srcknoss Inns re-.
d"ced the attendance very materially
Our iiuo new piano is III daily use
md ndds much to the nttrautiveucss
OF the school room.
Tho exercises given 10y tic Juniors
Mt the clOAc 0f school Tor the holiday
vacation were well attended and all
seemed pleased. Ito Seniors will
have public cxerciscR III the near ia.
luso. II. \.
Principal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-02-08

a man who is thoroughly &C
qua,nted with Tonapah. the new and
fabulous ly rich mining district OF
southern Nevada, gives the Lyon
County Times the following re-
liable Information concerning il.
Tonapab, according to one Of the
surve. ors who ran the boundary
hue between Els neralda and Nye
counties many years ago, lies In Els.
mrralda. Il distance OF about three
miles from the Nye county line. The
mines were discovered last summer
by u MIR. and Mrs. Butler, who we're
camping i'll that section und looking
after cattle. They le on the north.
enstern slope Of the Monte Crlsto
mountains. aud are about fifty mics
distancp, to the southeast, OF Soda.
vile. on che Carson & Colorado rail-
road. Sohaville is about one hun.
dred and thirty miles from Mound
House. In the group Of mines 10.
Gated by Butler and his partners
there are six parallel lodges, the
groupings Of which can DO truceu for
II distance ui over l.2O0 feet, and the
distance between the outside lodges
Is about l.2J0 feet. Some locations
have been made besides those of
Butler & Co but most VI the mmers
III IN camp are working on 2U0-foot
leases Of Buffers claims. The deep
est shaft in the camp is about thirty
feet. and the lodges widen as they 20
down. Dunlap, Stewart & Douglas.
who ara sinking on "a lease, have a
nIne.foot ledge. They shipped two
carloads OF ore 10 Sei5y IL Co. last
week. and It cost just $50 per ton to
ship the orc and have it worked.
The ore is free milling, carrying
nothing but gold and silver, and runs
from SGN in silver aud 500 i'll COLL
up into the thousands.
At the present time there are
about 100 people in Tonapah and
they most all live III tents, and in
fact there is but one wooden building
i'll The camp, it beng the store OF
Davis e Lothrop. The store, a sa-
loon and three assay offices comprise
the business firms Of the plac, but us
sooh as warm weather zones much
building will be done. Wood is said
to be plentiful adjacent to the camp
and good water ID obtained from
wells, while there are several tine
springs not far distant. a good road
leads to the mines from Soduville,
and freight teams haul freight from
the railroad to the camp for $40 per
ton. Coming back they haul ore for
go per ton. Stations are being built
on the road and wells have been sunk
which furnish good water. Lumber
costs about S28 per thousanl in Soda
vile.
Captain De Lunar has la l experts
examining the TOnapah mines and it
is reported that he has offered $780,.
900 for the Butler group, and tina, the
price has Leen refused. II the
lodges go down even fifty feet, and
there ie every indication that they
viii, the Butler group alone will be
worth ten times the price above
mentioned.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-02-08

Senator Flanagan asked IL il was
necessary for the State to pass an act
this session to avail herself Of the
provisions OF the Carey act. MIR.
Taylor said it was.
Senator Jackson then asked IL the
acceptance OF the Carey act would in
volve an appropriation from the State.
MIR. Taylor eaid it would and explain
ed the reason whp.
Assemblym Sweeney asked con-
corning the data on Carson river, and
Mr.. Taylor said the work would be
commenced by the G~overnmenG on
Carson river this summer.
MI. Allen WIS called upon and re-
sronded by saying that he had a
scheme whereby we could make an
appropriation for irrigation purposes,
by cutting down the salaries Of State
officers, presidents and superinten-
dents OF State institutions.
Senators Pitt, Bell, Flanagan and
Speaker Van Duzer also addressed
the meeting, which was productive Of
much good.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-02-08

1t is reported that the postoGice at
Empire, Or,usby county. Us Ia lie dis
continued ON hc Ourt III hard times.
Tins sounds rather strange IL view Of
the fact that the country Is eI ioyius
Unprecedented prosperity.
In a contested will Ease in New
York the heirs OF a distinguished
merchant. lately deceased there, seek
TO show that he was oi unsound
mind. and in support Of their conten-
ton they have brought out testimony
20 show that he made his wife year
the same bonnet for Dtun years.. de-
claring that a new bonnet IN ten
years was enough for any modest
woman. 1t is testified furthermore
that he sought to procure Legislation
closing up all the show Windows Of
the shops for the reason that they at
tract the attention OF women aud
make them spend money.
The INDEPENDENT has received n
copy OF the Worlds Almanac and
encyclopedia for 1901. As n book OF
reference 1t has no superior. contain
ing us it does 10000 facts, and em
bracIug any subject upon which in
FORMATION may be desired. The Con.
stitulou OF the United States is
given i'll full, and there is I'LL ex-
haustive review Of he last campaign
complete election tables being given.
1t Is a book OF ready referen; sc ami
should he in the hands ~ everyone
who desires to keep in touch with
currcut events. Price % cents. Ad-
dress: The World, New York City.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-02-08
FROM THURSDAYS DALI.
SALMAGUSDI.

Uncle Dick Dorsey was out with
his go-devIl tIis forenoon making
paths thruus IN tie snow,
PHilip Emery, % OF Prof Mary w.
Emery of The State University, has
been appointed permanent draughts-
III the U. s. Surveyor Generals Office
at Reno.
a snow storm set III late yesterday
AFTERNOON and continued during the
night. This morning about a foot Of
snow covered the ground. A fovt III
Elko means two or three feet in the
mountains. This plenty Of
water for irrigation purposes.
4 Wells Indian has warned the
members Of his tribe TO stay away
from that place. us Iudiars there have
the smallpox. There are some ln-
dams who know smallpox when they
see 1t, even il George Rpstus VardS
Ut the Herald docsn't-Silver Stnte.
Constable McCoy arrested j, +.
Tresier, one Of the hangers OH Uf tn.
tenderiulu. last night about | O'Clock
and locked him up. He was
taken before Justice Morgan today
and pleaded gully to the Charge. lie
was given fifteen days in the county
j"ii. The lNDErESDE T hopes that
NICK Will keep up his good morK IN.
til all the vile t. who live OFF til.
poor creatures III Chinatown are
either placed behind the bars or
driven from town.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-02-08
To Be Prepared

For war is the surest way for ills
nation to maintain peace. That is
the opinion Of the wIsest statesmen.
1t is equally true that to be prepared
for spring ID the best way to avoid
the peculiar dangers Of the season
This Ii II Lesson multitudes are learn.
ing, and at this time, when tie blood
Is sure to be loaded with inquiries
and to be weak and sluggish, the
millions begin to take Holds Sarsa.
pnrIlla. which puriiies. enriches and
vitaIizcs the blood, expells all disease
germs, creates IA good appetite, gives
ii strength aud energy and puts the
whole system in II healthy condition .
preventing pneumonia, fevers. nd
p'ller dangerous diseases which are
liable to nttack Il weakened system
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-02-08
lFROM TUESDAYS DAILY
SALMACCND

Attorney Brown left for Eureka
last night.
Mr. Sanguiuct went up to Tecoma
this afternoon.
Commissioner Weaters struck ont
for home last night and commissioner
Snyder hit the trPii this morning.
MI and Mrs. John Garrecht lief,
this afternoon on d visit 10 friends
and relatives IN the western part Of
the State and California.
The papers from Carson und Reno
failed to come To time today. Conse.
qurntiy We are unable to give yester.
terday's proceedings III the legislature
Simon Oss. at one Ii ne "a r
perous livery stable man III Gold
Hail. died III Virginia City yesterday
morning. lie hal been sick about "A
year.
Tho eastbound passenger trains
were seven or eight ho Lrs behind
time toIay. Tho delay wIs caused
10y the wreck ~ Il freight tram i'll the
snow sheds on the SIerras.
During the past year there WAS an
Increase ~ nearly $1,000 III the
value ~ monkey skins exported from
the Gold Coast. from which il ~ esti.
mated that at least l.pOJ.0jO monke, E
wcrc killed IN that district alone.
Tie funeral Of the late T.. g. Wallace
took rlace at San Francisco Saturday
IL was attended by Il large number OF
the friends 81 the decc tscd, several
prominent Ncvadans beng included.
luterment WIS in the holy Cross
cemetery.
At meeting Of the State Medical
Society held in Virginia City ycster.
day The following officers we're ciec.
led: President. pr J. f.. Packard of
Virginia City; Vice Presi lent, DR..
LOWS ~ Reno; Secretary. DR..
Phillips Of Reno.
VIM. Stewart, tho old man who
blnz@l IA trail through Chinatown
Saturday night, left for San Fran.
CISCO thus afternoon. Ills E,ku OK
pcrience should enable him To steer
clear Of the piialls Of great city
hut will III Tune will tel.
Tho initial report OF the Governor
Attorney Genera ND Controller ACT.
my In II iiuTd VI Tax Commission
ers il nj hand. II give, the efforts
made ~ the board III attempting t.
secure an honest ma ,cssmcnt OF the
property IN the State.
DR.. Hood was called To Major Mil
lrr's rnnch. IN peasant valley. this
morning TO sUe George Taylor. 1hC
was tnHcn with II chill and lever Sun
d"y AFTERNOON. Tho DR.. returned
this AFTERNOON. Ito informed us that
the young muU had II 30 we're ntiach
Uf pneumonia.
An Indian asked Mr.. Muuk yestCr
day to rite II letter Tor him to uu In
dinu IN liuby Valley "arnrnptho RUBY
Valley Indians 10 stay away frUu
Wells as the lDdiuis there had Oh,
smaIlpnS. Perhaps Mr.. Mauk Wi
lose hrS scalp Tor giving the lSDErES
DEST this Information.
a now daily paper 10 announced foI
Pokin. to be published in seven differ
cnI l%Rugudgcs. While thIs tact uiaj
caUse some cUnfu ion at timca, over
newspaper man Will envy the editor
chance To ftliy express Ms opinion %
certain things. Que language don
ucur do ~juJticu TO uu EDITORS feelings
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-02-08
rFRoM SATURDAYS DAILY
SALaIAG UNDI.

MISS Ethel Saith returned las
night from the east.
Frank Parsons returned from In,
wanderings last night.
j. NJ, Mat.er has sold his ranch il
LamOllle valley to Frank BLlbi.
Allen FISHER is down from Wells
lie was III yesterdays wreck.
District attorney Henderson re
turned last night from his eastern
trip.
j. l. keyser is building Il large
carpenter shop On the lot south OF
Mr.. Gnrcia's.
a lnrge delegation OF legislators
visited the State institutions nj R.uu
yesterday.
MISS Hattie X rsenstock arrived
from CHICAGO last night On u visu, To
her ElkU relatives and friends.
The young men Of Elko will find "A
whole lot of good meat III the article
ON Sucker" thpt appears III this issue
Last night the mercury crawleI to
IL below zero. Ice formed III the IS.
DEP %DEST office for the first time
thus winter.
Tho lSDEP .NDES Is informed that
as soon as the necessary rruuge
meEts can be made the northern
slope oi the hill south Of the river
will be Thoroughly prospccted with II
diampud drill.
MIR. Mccoy has bought an interest
Ill u large ranch nj Corona on the
burlington raj road. about 80 miles
L of Denver. lie will leave EIku
for his new home about the first of
March.
lsham. the Indian who murdered
his Nquaw III TrucKes Monday night,
committed suicide in the jIil at TINT
place Thursday night. The vigil
antes we ralkIng ~ lyuchmg the
Indian, which probably accounts for
his suicide.
An old Sp1niurd, WHO has rode
ufier cattle for Mr.. MclnI, ru Tor scv.
erai years. had one Of his legs broken
ut llhlIccH Yesterday by his hO rsr
falling on the ice. II WIS brought
To tOwu last night and tukru to the
hospital.
III" IA Of Queen Victoria
were placeI ab.arL u the ROYAL
yacht AlUcr'a and taken to Ports.
mouth Yesterday. The naval display
WAS HE grandest ever Witnessed.
The remains will Uc taken t0 l. udun
and Windsor. Where the last tributes
VIII be paid to the Queen.
Iii" only proposed amendment to
the federal mining laws proposed 70
Tar AT thug 81 IS on uf CJngrrss Is one
~ Senator StcNnrt of Nevada, pro-
hi'iA'IE Nut lp'titIbD OI more tDtlU n
placer claim uu the same watershed,
aud more than one quartz claim ON
the slime lode or VEN by n person,
\ sensational scandal in the dead
letter Office of ,!r .1st Office depart
meni, has resulted III the Iii suissal Of
the chief III tile property division and
tire" clerks under him. and will
probably rcsulI III the entire reorgan
izItUn ~ the dead letter oil q The
clerks dismissed ware guilty Of con-
spring To get valuable property
for nominal price,. hy means Ot bid.
ding III certain packages, improperly
described ~ the caialOg ~ the m.
nual dead letter auction sulc. Onc
OF them made confession when cor
ncred with Il lot 81 the Improperly
described packages IL his possession.
and uncovered the conspiracy.
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FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
3ALAIAGUNDI.

He" DTbuIy uOWn from Deetl.
Charley Greenberg liz sick at the
Hot Springs.
Mrs. w. Il. O'N,il has returned
from Gallon oia.
Rev Mr.. Mitchell went to Eureka
this afternoon to return Monday the
eleventh.
Mrs. Nation attempted TO clean out
the salons mTopeka,K Kansas, yesterday
and was lugged Off to the police
station.
Major j. III. Dennis has returned
from Washington, where he cast
Nevada's electoral vote for Bryan and
Stevenson.
There will no service ID the Pres.
b! terrain church except Sabbath
scho ! and Christian EnIeavor nexl
Sabbath the tenth inst.
MIR. Crane OF South Fork is in
town. He says that there III IA st TRANCE
animal out that way that Joe Taber
nhd George bruce sbouli so after.
Henry +. Youtesy, one OF tie men
convicted of the murder OF Governor
Gocbel, was yesterday sentenced to
imprisonment for life IL the Kentucky
penIteutiary.
Read the account Of the cruelty OF
the MacaOebe5 toward the fIllIpinos.
as given by Senator Teller. and see
il you would like /" he "benevolentIy
assimilhteu" that way.
Constable LeeDer OF Reno has gone
to Salt Lake after Fred Hassell, who
swindled many unsuspectIng citizens
Of Reno and Carson under the gu,se
ot being au organizer OF the A. q. y.
w, The Gazette says there will be
MANY charges brought against ilas-
sell.
The smallpox quarantine has been
raised at Virginia City. Young Cam.
eron has entirely recovered aud re,
turned to his studies at the State
University. Tho Report says the
State Board Of Health is to be con
graduated ON Its good management
OF the case and by it's strict orders
and dungs contining the disease to
the one case.
While boring nm ~nrtesian we'll at
Steamboat Springs the w. 6. i ID,
Ca. struck II ledge Oi hard rock after
boring through - feet Of sedimentary
formation. j. W. Hopkins noted the
resemblance 81 the rock TO the Com.
stock ore and had some NJ il assa, ed
The resultant button was pure gold,
there being only II trace Of silver in
it. Ii yiclucd sIji7 20 the ton.
II the purity acts continue TO he in
troduccd in the Legislature It will he
noccssary to adopt Il blue book t.
keep them ID. Bills to- regulate
gambling, beef, sale Of drugs. adul
teratim. OF canned goods, md othcl
measures regulating the welfare %
the community ut large. it IL iikcl,
| I..N 0l,N ,,I-l. N-I-. - " IL
got into the statutes before III,
session in finished. Tho member,
should regulate matters to such nj
extent that Mrs. Nation can come I,
this Statc md Introduce hatchct re-
form. With the assistance ~ tn,
lady Nevada can out do Connection
in the blue law moasures;- Carson
Appeal.
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contain Mercury.

Beware OF Ointmcnts for Catnrrh that
contain Mercury,
as mercury will surcl, destroy the
sense OF smell ind completely de-
range the whole system when enter
ing through the mucous surfaces
Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reput-
able physicians, as tho damage they
will 10 is ten fold to the good you
Con possibly derive from them. Halls
Eatarrh Cure, manufactured by +. j..
Cheney IL Co., Toledo o, contains no
mercury, and is taken internally. act
ing directly upon the blood aud mu.
cous eurfaccs OF the system. In buy
my Halls Catarrh Cure be suro o
get the genuine. 1t is taken inter
nnlly, and mnie in Toledo, Ohio, b,
+. j. Cheney ~ Co. Testimonials
free.
SOLD by Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Persons who cannot take ordinary
pills find 1t IL pleasure to take Dc.
w It's Little Early R,sers. They are
the best little pills over made. Elko
Drug Company.
The sun., 1901-12-12
DAMAGE CASE
NEAR AN END
ALI Evidence Heard in the $780,
900 Suit.
WILL CHARGE JURY TODAY
Several Witnesses Testified for the
Defence Yesterday. Both Sides
Presented Their Prayers
to the Court.
WILL CHARGE JURY TODAY

In the $4,000 damage suit of Giuseppe
Giordano VS.. the Brandywine Granite
Company the defence closed yesterday
afternoon and the case will go to the
jury this morning. Both sides submitted
their prayers to the court for the charg-
ing of the jury. 1t is probable that the
charge to the jury will be delivered by
Judge Spruance.
Among the witnesses who testified yes
terday was Luigi Sansone. Sansone
said that On the day of the accident
Giordano had warned him to keep away
from an explosion. While Giordano was
helping Caparello on charging the rock
they ran out of dynamite and Giordane
got some more from the powderhouse
lie saw them ut work again and tht
next thing he knew an explosion occur
red and his hat was blown off. III
thought they were springing the ston'
without giving warning and he wante,
10 kill Caparclo for it, but then he saw
| Caparello's body lying there like bai
Of peanuts, and Giordano, who looke'
like corpse.
| Hamilton Stewart. superintendent a
the quarrics, testified in the afternoo
,s 10 the composition Of powder and dy
Mantle, the cnmbustible and explosiv
qualities Of each, and concerning Capa
rello's authority in the work of blast
l ink