Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-08-23
(FRoM FRIDAYS DAILY1
SALMAGUNDI,

For SALE.-EIousehold furniture,
Enquire at the Manse.
w. L. Crane is in from south Fork,
he reports TINT section very quiet.
Joe Harris has bought the stock
and good will OF the Bakery saloon.
Insure your hay against IRE. Ask
John Henderson at the bank for
rates.
Charley Greenberg liz at tie Hot
Springs quite sick. He Is reported
better today.
All kinds Of fruit in season at the
Postoihce stand. also nuts. candies
cigars, tobacco. etc.
The Steel Trust succeeded in oper
ing several mills yesterday. 1t was "a
bad day for the strikers.
Charley Waller is worse today. The
indications are that he will have TO be
sent to the Asylum at Reno.
Miss Lyllian Dust left for her
home at Salt Lake this
She was accompanied bv Misses
Violet and Pearl Bruce.
The Engler Co. are busy making
room for their Fall and Winter goods
which are now in transit from
Eastern and Western markets. 3
a bunch OF keys was lost on the
streets yesterday. The finder will
confer a favor on the owner by leav.
ing the keys at this office.
Over 5000 feet OF snow sheds were
destroyed and Hard Rock tunnel dam
aged by the recent fire. The loss
will reach several hundred thousand
dollars. e"
l.. g. Bayer who run the Depot
Hotel barber shop 3 years ago has
returned to his old place at the Hotel
and is prepared to eerva all customers
in a first class y
The German firm OF Krupp are said
TO be making trial OF some light five.
centimeter field pieces which ere con.
structed OF compressed paper. The
good service OF paper in chr wheels
suggested the experiment,
Frank Reckhart has sold the stock
and business OF the bakery saloon to
o Harris who has taken possession.
MIR. Reckhart will remain here Il few
weeks to settle up his buisnt,.I and
he will then go to New York to live.
r.. Is. Fuller IA convicted OF grand
lnrceny in the District Court at Aus.
tin Saturday, he having unIawfully
taken property OF minor children OF
whom he was guardian. He was sem
tenced TO seven years in State prison.
The assessment roll OF Churchill
county foots up 100000 this year as
against s62S.0O0 Inst year. An in.
crease Of s2G2.000. over 40 per cent.
What would the cash value of the
property In Churchill county amount
to-
The Bodie MIner.Index warns Ne.
yada towns against one II. G. Nor.
dant, last heIrd OF in Reno, who is
branded ms Il dead beat, having skip
-
ped out OF Bodie leaving a large
number Of small creditors behind,
Captain He Clark. formerly OF
the United States regular army, but
now retired, has been appointed and
accepted the position of military in
strucIOr at the State University,
Captain Clark is expected to arrive
in Reno about September 90.
Dead chickens arc not the best
things IN the world to throw in the
public streets. Yet those who re-.
ceive chickens by freight, make a
practice OF throwing the dead ones in
tho street between the freight house
n the postOfice. Tie authorities
should put n stop 10 tho nuisance.
Jack Winters, the robbbr OF the
Sclby Smelling Works, has been sen.
fenced to fifteen years in the prniten
tiary at Folsom. Jack viii have
plenty OF time TO figure out how big
- D.
q TOOL he was in stealing the bullion
md then confessing. IIs ia tho
champion thief and the ohampiop
fool 80 far discovered in the 10Th cen.
n.y. "~~ " ~ y
lot us zee about this reprimnnd OF
Admiral Evans. IL a Rear Admiral
IN to DO c"nsnred for referring TO n
man who sixteen years ago was the
Secretary OF the Navy. aa an sinsec,,"
Shy should not Hiatorian Mnclav.
WHO tiGures On the navy rolls ma n
day lRborer.' be censured for referiup
to M acting Rear Admiral M n liar
coward and caitiG2"
Tho mineB on &c veral creeks in
n Vicinity OF Dawson City, KIoI..
hike, have organized themselves into
unions, M wages have been steadily
decreasing. Tho present rates are
81 co. % and 60 per day and board.
hincEa are paid ~ gold dust At the
ratio OF sl6 m ounce, and when they
come to tcwn this dust ia accepted at