Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-01-18
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
sALMAGUNDI.

DIR. Leonard went to La,uoille val
ley today on a business trip.
Hunter & Wallace have a new nc
that will interest you. Read it.
w. a. Clark came within one vote
yesterday Of being elected United
States Senator from Montana.
Assembly man Wilson will leave to,
night for Carson. Mrs. Wilson and
child left for Reno this afternoon.
1t is reported that w. j.. Dooley
will contest the seal OF II. f.. Fruden,
thai us SeGutar from Lincoln county.
Governor Sadler has appointed a
L. Stearns and job Weber notary
puhlIcs for Ely, White Pine county
The examination Of applicants for
teachcrs's certificates closed last
night. Miss Carrie Stevens succeed.
cd in winning the coveted prize.
Will Wines reports but little snow
ia LamoiIle valley. He does not
think there is as much snow III the
Ruby mountains now rs there was
last year.
An Atchis II woman, according to
the Globe, III so narrow in her re.
li%lous views that she has been
criticiZng the Lord for allowing ice
to freeze on Sunday.
y fellow who gives his name rs J.
L. Thomas n making the rounds OF
several towns passing bogus checks.
just keep your eye peeled for him il
he should happen this way.
In Il communication to the Reno
Ledger Il citizen Of that town SAYS re-
spectacle OH canput walk along
the street without beng msulted by
some rutlan ana recommends that
the cor be called ont.
The Senate Committee en- Judi
ciary has authorized Il favorable re-
port upon Senator lloar's bill for the
punishment Of train robbery. The
bill provides a penalty OF 20 years
Imprisonment and "a tue of $4,000, or
both, for the o~tfensc.
The Pennsylvania legislature bal
lotcd for United States Senator yes.
tcrday. Quay received Il majority in
each house. Both houses will meet
III Joint session today and ratify the
choice.
Bills for the repeal OF the Lieu
tcnnnt-GoverGor's salary steal and the
Stock Inspector law should be among
the hrst bills passed by the legislature.
Both are expensive luxurIes tilat the
State eau do without.
The National Livestock Association
convened III Salt Lake yesterday.
President Springer called the meet
ing to order and Governor Wells and
Acting Mayor allen dcliv ercd ad.
dresses of welcome. There is a large
attendance Of delegates.
III. A. Agcc and Frank Winchel of
Clover valley, Charles Jensen OF
~Sp:ucemont, aud john Crosson, Jr.,
Of Starr valley gave the INDEPENDENT
Office a call this afternoon. MIR. Agee
II MIR. WInchel reported plenty OF
snow III the mountains around Clio.
yer. while Mr.. Jensen says there is
less III the Ruby mountains now than
ut this time last year.
The value placed by the missionary
society upon its own members who
were killed by the Boxers is S2O.GUO
per hend This is Il considerable re-.
ductlo3 from the Kaiser's terms. lie
set the price Of two German mission
aries at 400 square miles of TERRITORY
and collected the bill.
Clerk Dawlcy issued tw~enfy-cight
marriage licenses inst yrur and she
recorders books show but twenty
three marriages wore performed.
What has become Of the tive missing
couples? 1t may be that the ccrtiii
Gates have not been iileI for record.
rs the Ia requires, or it may be that
on sober second thought the parties
concluded To trOt a little further
along LIES road III single harness.
The session Of the District COur,
cnme 10 Il sudden end this morning.
Cont convened especially to try the
cnso oi the Central Pacific Railroad
Company We. Franks and Skaggs. but
there waR noibuug fo- the Court to
do, as the parties To tho suit came To-
an understanding last night and set.
tied 1t. Tho Trial jurors put III an
appearance and we're excused for the
term. Court then adjourned.
II il said that Hon. William Nc.
Knicy boosted Russ II Harrison out
OF the army because he-tho presi.
dcnt.-wns mad ut 9x. President liar.
rison. Maybe that ia true. II 80 il
il earnestly to 10 hoped that Mr.. Nc
kmley viii get ma ! mt Il lot moro
prominent citizens whose mush head
cd offspring hrO wearing shoulder
straps. Nothing could be better for
tho army tlmn Il general cleaning out
"f the papAs' SONS Chicago Chron.
icle.
Tho Journals special dispatch Sun
1ny morning tO the effect that Frr1