Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-11-08
FROM THURSDAYS DALI.
sALMA0UNDI.

Gerald. youngest con Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Major Miller, is quite click.
JEFF Bradley is reported quite sick
ut Merced, California, with the ty.
phoid fever.
The largest sponge ever sent to
market was from the Mediterranean.
II was ten feet in circumference and
three in diameter.
An old lady, seventy. five years Of
age. was found dead in her cabin.
eighteen miles from Golconda yes
terlay. She has lived II recluse for
many years. ller name was Mrs.
Charles Gregg.
A movement has been started in
Virginia City for the ORGANIZATION Of
a Llborers and Top Mems Union,
the members of which pledge them
selves to work for not less than S3
per day.
Alcoholism in the parents is held
responsible by DR.. Bnurueville Of
PARIS for much Of tue idiucy aud iul.
becility in France. or 1908 boys
and 500 girl+ suffering from these
troubles Az por cent were ch ldren Of
parents given to excessive drinking.
I Mr.. L. II. Ia, Tor has our thanks
for ii copy of the -water Supply and
Irrigation PaycrG' published by che
United States Geological survey.
The water supply Of the principal
streams Of Nevadt is given COR the
year 1909. The book is valuable for
reference.
DR.. W. II. Dennis. United States
Sheep Inspector, has been stationed
here TO inspect nil sheep shipped ont
of the State. \ tine OF S3UG for the
first otfenSe is the penalty for ship.
p'ng iii eas ii sheep into ano her
State DR.. Dennis will remain here
until the middle Of December.
You don't see fresh meat in Nor
way any more frequently than in
japan. There ia an abundance Of
ham, bacon aud other cured meats
aud odd things like rerudeers
tongues and launches from polar
bears sen down from the a~rrtics, but
very little beristeak. roast beef or
mutton.-Chicago Herald.
a West Virgini. girl writes + a
friend abont her hero, who is Il SOL
der i'll the Philippines. She says:
Il got Il letter from -. He's
getting along spleLdil lie has been
assigned tn the guardhouse for live
days. Says it is u pretty hot place,
but then, you know, he never shrinks
from his duty. Ma and | are natur
ally proud 10 near Of his promotion"
Peter Bloctsky, an Austrian, was
run over by a freight train neal
O'elna Sunday and both feet we're
so badly crushed that a%uputatiOu
was necessary. Rloctsky was beat
ing his way west and fell mn.ier the
whecls while attempting To board
the tram. He had about so in his
p IS ssion lie was taken t" the
hospital at Wipnemucca and his
relatives III Chicago notified.
1t has finally been found that the
late Cornelius Vanderbilt left only
S71,0Jn, 600, instead IT $50, % 0OC, as
was first reported. The heirs rx-
peel. lIo gever, TO get some life IN
~urance. which, with the rrmnunts OF
Inc fortune they inherit. will prob
ably. says the Chicago Times.Ilerald
enable them to worry along until the
younger members Of the family get
old enough to support themselves.
Lawrence Frey, Of Genoa, plowed
up an acre OF clover aud planted it to
Iotat"es last .prng. The crop 10 now
being harvested and consists ~ $40
sacks, or ahnul fifteen tons Of as line
p"tat"es VI were ever hauled to mar.
E't. AZ present prices the product
"f this acre Of ground is worth SI5n.
MIR. Frey is sorry that he diu moi
pInnt fifty acres to p~otatoes.-
Courier.
Il wonders" said Brother Dickey,
"rf Mister Roosevelt is gwiue ter give
de cullud race my mo- r]ickerniuon
dan what dey been a.haYu'2 Dcy
Sbo' needs it. wy, | well c%rqualuted
wid n member ar my race what voted
lie Publican ticket elk times ~ one
election, on dat man amt even got
II Office ter his nnme! Now, IF
OATS what dey coils rickerniiion hits
mo' dun | KIN see!r Atlanta Con
stltution.
The total number of teams engaged
IN hauling ORE from rUnopah toSuha.
vile 10 10. Thom - teams are ma le
10 ~ a total Of 3JG ANIMALS. The ore
moving capacity ~ these 39G animals
e;ery ten daya, the length OF time re-.
quired to MAKO the trip to Sodaville
and return. 10 $40 tons. This would
amount Ia S28 tons per mouth. As is
very we'll knoSn the teams nj present
On the road can haul only II traction
ot the shipping or, which is actually
beng produced. -BOunlza.
f. VI. Winter en- ne in from Monn.
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