Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-12-06
lFROM FRIDAYS DAILY.l
SALMAGUNDI.

TANNs
The Ladies' OF the Presbyterian
church will give IA church fair Oh
Friday and Saturday evenings. De-
cembcr 18th md litb.
Merchants visiting San Francisco
this Fall are cor linlly invited to in
@pect the holiday display Of Sanborn,
Vail X Co. which has no equal III that
'lty.
Senator McComas NJ Maryland has
intro iuccd "a bill providing for the
death penalty for assaults upon the
President. or melt ny, advising or
procuring such assaults.
Mrs. =. Campbell will have a
~iecrHisa!eof hats and fancy millinery
on Friiay nnd Saturday 81 this week.
Ia" ladies' should take advantage Of
thus sale. =
District Attorney Henderson will
talk to the Farmcrs' Institute on the
subject Of 4rhe Agricultural Col
ieRe.' The complete program will
be found i'll this issue
TaTales can be had at Mrs. Her
rera's iii Idaho street from half past
tive to 10 o'clock every Friday, Satur
day and Sunday evening. Families
are requested to send i'll their or
ders. =
John Z. Riebe. a Minneapolis min
ing lnan, stopped III Elko yesterday
and looked over the oil fields. 10
paid this office ii visit ill the afternoon
and seemed to be well pleased with
what lie saw. lie will probably be
back again.
The Virginia Enterprise publishes
the following: ain Democratic cir.
oles 1t Is asserted that Senator Pitt
will have the entire llumboidt dele.
CATION at his back for the nomination
for Governor at the next Democratic
State convention"
Some time ago, when the career OF
a gentleman in Australia was untime.
ly checked IN Il manner that demanded
the attention of the Oraner the dis
crimmatmg jury returned a verdi. Il
Of: died lay visitation Of God,
accelerated 10y iutemperate habits"
The Society OF California Pioneers
determined after careful lnve-tiga.
tion that Jan 2s, 1888, was the exact
date OF the discovery Of gold in Cal.
'fornia by Jamces w. Marshall. The
gold WIS found in the rocky bed OF
the tail race Of the Sutter sawmIll at
Coloma. on the south fork Of the
American nver.
Owners Of unpRtented mining
claims are reminded that less than
thirty days remain III which to per-
form the 800 worth Of annual work
required by the United States min.
my statutes. Failure to comply with
this requirement will result in a for.
fciture Of title aud leave such claims
open for relocation.
The National Livestock Associa.
ton passed n resolution Yesterday
condemning the Grout bill which
provides FOR supprcssmg the traffic in
oIemRrgerine un Ter the ma mo OF
butter. Az olemargerine is Il by
product OF cattle, the stockmen do
not want the sale or the stuff re-.
stricted III any way. There was n
lively debate on the resolution.
Jack Styles,a stranger in Reno. was
held up md sandbagged shortly
after noon Wclne day near the NC
o depot. Although Styles had con
siderable money on his person.. the
h~ighwaymnn only took II valuable
watch and chain. This he sold Tor e.
He wns arrested shortly after selling
the watch md gave his name as Ben
O'Dcll. During the preliminary cx-
animation It developed that the fel.
lows name was Ben ITolgoth. Ito
seems to be booked for the peu,
John Gcrlach mot with n fatal nc
cidcnt i'll the Lone Star mine in
Wcdckind district Wednesday night.
lie had put in three blasts Mt the
bottom OF the shaft and touched the
fuse aud started up the ladder.
When about forty icot from the bot.
tom, he Tell OH tho ladder and WINS
Immediately over one Of the blnsts
when il went OF One Of his icgs
was broken and no was injured in.
~tefn"lly. He died Thursday morn.
ing.
y few evenings & William
Martin ~ Boston. u vol dressed So
j%ournor IN Reno. got outside of a
qu nifty Of ofiy.rod aud bucocd the
tikor. lie went against u faro game
to the extent II Stl5. When he lost
his last bet he demanded his money
back. saytng that no had been
bunc0cd. The dealer eudcavored Ia
pncify him and bystHudcrs volunteer.
cd tho infor nation TINT tho game was
square, but tho visitor became
abusive md received u 10 yero crack
on the temple with the faro box. iIr
wRs taken to tho Cam drug store