Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-02-01
fFRoM SATURDAYS DAILY.l
SAIIMAG UNDI.

Wells.
The firm of Lipebarger & Howard
dong business in Carlin, has dis
solved.
Champagne TO the value OF S3.307
GOO was imported into this countr,
last year.
Harry Brule, II young mining Ell
giueer of Carson, is spending Il few
days III Elao.
The first number Of the Commnuer
MIR. Br,nn's paper, reached our desk
this Afternoon.
George RI. Bell. ex.posrmaster of
Carson, died last Thursday. lie WIS
II native ot New York, nged 5S years
Australia requires mine superiu.
tendents To he hscen sed, and tiues "A
miner for returning to Il missed tire
blast within three hours time.
Wisconsin WAS admitted to the
Union 53 years ago and haa Just /
augurated It's first native Governor.
10y Lang, the sly rascal, WAS mar.
RED III IuscHrura the other night 10
Miss Have. The INDEPENDENT ex.
tends It's congratulations pnt wishes
10y and his bride lots Of prosperity
and hnppInrss.
III" White Pine News Office caugb.
fire Monday nUUn from II def, Give
stove p;po. The people 81 Ely turne,t
out III force and soon had .hc fire
under control Bro PIummer Lays
his print shop had II close call.
Mr.. Gutriige has bought the
Faiuon formerly kept by Mr.. .Jeffrry,
but moro receGtiy run unIer the
name Of the i9'er. The considera.
ton ndmeI IN tile deed is SI2lC
Elko real estatc is not depreciar my
III value.
a freight train of tie track last
night, twelve mlirs east II Elku. held
the c"astbouud H. or ANA uthtr trims
III the ElKu yard this morning. Th-
~wrecking ira;h went up from Curlin
aud had the trnCK cleared hy 9o'clock
Nine ears went into the ditch, but
no II wac hurt,
An oil well IN Te1ns is flowing near.
ly 2b.UOO barrels per day. The
II have offered $4,000 10 any
N who could sAut 1t OFT. The oil
shoots up III a suiid stream over y
feet. the ilOw IN ,lcnd Of dimmlAh.
ing has Increased. Dirt reservoirs
are beng constructed to LulI the uIi
IL is estimated tliut over SlUO, OUU has
already Zee lost.
Ray Harris has purchased the bus
iness OF Tia" Elku Drny Company and
Will hereafter deliver frcigh: and do
other tcamImg. Ray is yuung and
wIie.a" axe and Intends Ia do all nus.
inrss gwen To INN promptly and
satisfactorily. lie has Orir red u e -
dray ana intends to have a iirst-c,.ss
OUTFIT. Tie IHDEr. EDEST lnKcs
pleasure IN recommending Ray To all
who need work IN us lie.
Surveyor General KEEL ,y's report
gives the number ui cattle
assessed III Nevada IN 1909 at
22l.lW3 or thus uuuDrr F,lko county
III credited with oI,9GJ Humboldt
county next with GI.2UU with
thus SHOWING" General nclIy suya, ut
seems fHrclcal To designate tie live.
stock nndrIsiy al the Stale one Of
the most pro uincni, but ono Of the
largest land aud cattle uwucrs in the
State naSurcs mc 'iIat the u are at
least 10000 head uf cattle III the
State
Jonn Fitzgerald il one Of the luck.
lest men ~ the village. 10 has n
pic2" Of rock IN his possession that
he pictcd up three wears ugo IN the
high SicrrnS. II don't look 20 mighty
rich. It's composed 81 hard yellow
clay md yulIowIeh Iopkng iron ny.
rites. No, they nrc no ny tics for
they are no nngulur. John gave a
piece Of the rock To Ollie Perry to M.
say, expecting To get AZ least traces
out nf it. Perry returned him 5.7l2
ounces uf gold and 1924 ounces az
silver or Hb"nt Sl2j.' Oh II ton. Truth
In. the EtuIT's PROBABLY all vntIuo. As
Roon ~ the u - cs, Fitzgerald will
go ditto, and when he Glurns with "a
loni Of the EiuiT, there will be supper
Tor Six In private bUK.-Renu
journal. O..