Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-07-12

Snerlu ChUlpueH collecteu SI6J *
for fees and licenses last month.
The mercury crawlcd up to 93 tlis
afternoon. making the highest record
81 far this asn
a Now York Judge has dernl.d
that "a mans leg Is worth SlO.UuD
Andrew Curuegie's Inns been pulled
for more than that OH several orcu.,nns
4 lawyer named Patterson died A
few days ago Va Bro 'kiyu, leaving
about sl,0oO,OCu. nearly aii male by
conducting damage suits III cases Of
accidents ind personal injuries. the
defendants being chiefly street. rail.
road and similar corporations.
We asked Dr. Hood Tor IN item
this mornIng, and this was his reply
Its too warm and l'm cross and
sleepy" lie didn't look war,n and
he seemed good nutured arri wide
awake, but we didn't bother him any
more. 1t VIVA too hot to have a
mix.up.
Frank Blake. son Of Syl Blake, met
with curious accident yesterday.
While running in the sack race his
two knees knocked together with
such force us tn break one OF his
kuce.cGps. lie fell tu the ground
and vas assisted from the street and
taken home. The injury is Il very Sc
rlOus one, and will cOniine him to the
house FOR some time Virginia Re.
port.
The world wants things that are
genuine. 1t wants people who seem
Ia be what they are. 1t rs tired Of
~pretensiOn, Of cant, OF fakirism, Df
nubdub aud nonsense. 1t liz sick Of
guOdy-goud people. IT wants "a little
wholesome common sense. 1t needs
more warm hearted, broaded minded,
sincere goodness the real thing and
not he cOunterfait~Dcnvcr Newa.
&. ID. VmDuzer, describing the
cuOndtion Of Carsnu's Carnival
Queen. says: The Queen WIS re
splendent III all her glory. aud her
golden tresses III Il sheen OF beauty
meath the light Of evening. and her
magnificent robe "A regular Worth
creation. and the surroundings made
"a perfect picture Of beauty" The
Queens ~bcuuty" must have knocked
Van silly.
The Gazette says the parade at
Careon on the Fourth was nearly a
mile III length. Nearly 20OJ RcnoItcs
joined the C%nrsonitcs III the cclcbrn.
ton and there was no attempt made
Ia carry OIL the Capitol. Prison, Or.
Ghnns' Home or the Carnival Queen.
Verify, love rcigneth among the PEG.
Ilr Of the two towns. but how the
fur will fly when the legislature
meets again.
Captain \. +. Lucas, the discover
cr Of oil in Beaumont, Texas. who il
said la oc worth $40. CO0,00U wEs prac-
tically pcnGNrfs II year ago. Though
II mining engineer and gcologist by
profession, he WIS u railroad con
ductor for u number Of years. After
losing his place about two years ago,
hr driitcd about and finally went q
Beaumont. He succeeded IN inter.
tsiIug some capitalists III the region
AMI the celebrated Lucas guslcr VIVA
rsOo struck.
\ mainln wns found dead in the
road nen Henry Elgcs' place Sunday
morning. She WIS a sister Of Cap.
tain Pete OF all the NnalIors. It is
clAimrd that II Reno lndinn killed her
aud that her neck and COLLAR bone
were broken. IL ia said that lifly In
dians left here wednesday to hunt
down the murderer. The malala
~as III Reno not long ago where she
got into some trouble with M Indian
who after wnrd threatened to kill her
1t il reported tIint she left Reno la
get away from her enomy.-Gardncr.
Vile Courier.
Tho Kanans City Journal tells this
story: frank Anderson wus Tor
years woli.knnNn commercial
traveller who made Gnlena. lie was
~.passionGtcly fond 81 hOney. and the
proprietor ~ tho GalcDa Hotel. AT
which hc always stopped, always had
som on hand for him. On one triJ
Anderson took lua wife along, aud af
II" approached Dalena he mentioned
To her that no was getting Ia Il plac,
whcrc hn could got honey. Whcr
She pair we're sitting Mt the supper
table TINT night no honey appeared
and Anderson said sharply TO In,
head waiter: Where 10 my honey?
Tho waiter smiled mud enid. 'Y0,
moan the little blnck. haired onci
oh. she don't work horc now