Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-07-19

mines.
Mr. J. S Gardner IrIt tor Winnie.
mucca yesterday afternoon tn visit
her daughter. Mrs. Oliver.
The Governor ot S.:n,i, Dakota
has appointed :. g.. K;tiredg. To
succeed the late Senator Kyle.
The Carson cnruIyal commii,ce
has 1907 left after paying all cxpen-
ses. The SUI ~ s5.029.G3 was col.
lected by the committee.
llelIum il the costliest substance
kuown. 1t its natural state it costs
about $1,000 a cubic foot. or Il million
times us much AZ coal gas.
Tie last school census shows 1892
children Of school age III this county.
This ia a gam Of 81 over last year.
Fred Drown il in from South Fork
He says hayrng will begin in that
section next Monday. He reports
average crops.
1t IL not strange that men like
Dowie should lind thousands OF dupes
when there are SO mnny men who
still believe that the foreigner pays
the tax.
The Regents uf the University
have advertised for bids TO build a
chemistry building and Il hospital for
students on the campus. Bids must
Toe III 10y 9 o'clock on July Goth.
While the I%anitor OF the Central
school building at Carson WIS al
dinner Wednesday some malicious
youngsters broke ont nineteen large
panea 81 glass. The Trustees have
offered a reward OF 80 for the arrest
OF the culprits.
According to Internal Revenue
Collector Blakeslce there are nearly
600 places III Nevada in which liquor
II sold. This would lie at about tho
rate Of one saloon I" each So yenty
inhabitants.
Paul Revere. the famous revolu
tiouary hero, II nm inventor, and
Fgs the first in this country to refine
and roll copper. The concern he
founded III 1901, ;hu t. we're Copper
company, still exists at Canton. Mass.
An Investigation at the McQuarric
cutting aifray was made by the Vir.
9ILia City authorities. bnt no new
facts were elected. The mother and
daughter will probably recover and
the former will be examined ~ to her
-nnity.
DIR. Loudcrbdrk. Rob tiesspu and
John Mayhugh left enrly this morn.
ing for the hills south Of town to
look for fossils and sIzc up tue geo
logical formation Of the country.
The Dr. mhy 70 To T]uscarora tomor.
row Ia look over tina, district.
Owing 10 tire great rush at the
Hotel at the present time. Mr.. Mayer
wishes to announce that no special
Sunday dinner will be prepared al
the Depot Hotel tomorrow. conse.
q~uently the bill 81 fare does not ap.
pear to lay.
l.. Wmtcrmantel has been appoint.
~ watch inspector for the &. p.
i;nilroad Company for tins division
iis liz thoroughly compctcnt aud tho
company will receive faithful ser.
vice at his hanls. Tho watches Of
the railrond boys well hereafter keep
the best Of time.
MIR. and MR. G. b. Henderson.
Miss Hammond and Tom remnant
went ont To MIR. Smiths ranch in
Lamoi!le valley this forenoon to
spend Sunday. or course Tom and
Charley will lay in'the shade Of the
Sners tomorrow aud never think Of
hunting or fishing
\ reply wna received by County
Clerk Dunn today to thc challenge
sent the iiIko Gun Club a fHw dnys
ago. the E!krItci decline Ia make
a match uitlI the Wiunemucca club,
and frankly acknowledges the %laiter'a
superiority. The local trap shooters
will probably try Ia arrange u mntch
with some \othor club.--Silver State.
Mckinley should get out his rain
niaBing machine. Reports from tho
great grhin growing states show the
heat Ia proving diastrous and tho
farmers will lose millions ~ dollars.
Crops in tho north a stern Stnics
will bc badly damaged and perhap s
entirely ruiurI IL rain docs not come
soon.
II wHs not intended by its trainers
that tho Federal government should
axe run Mt "A big profit. No better
proof 81 unnecessary taxation could
O00 from the receipts ~ the iiscal
year just cioaeh after tho most OK
%lravagnnt cxpond iture1.
Mike Fay OF Fairvicw has u freak
~ Nature TINT IL attracting COZ.
siderable attention. II ~ Il t~ailicsa
heitcr cnlf about Two months old.
1t hasn't tho least sign Of u tail, and
It travels like - jackrnbbii. II Gnu.