Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-03-01
Weekly independent.
-. MARCH l. 1901
IFROM SATURDAYS DAILY.I
SALAIAG USDI.

Mr.. Maltett has purchased DR.
Moorc's residence md will move bis
family here from Salt Lake.
Washngton's birthday passed of
very quietly i'll Elko. The business
houses closed in the afternoon and
the town wore II holiday appearance
EN-United States Senator Stephen
NJ. White died early Thureday morn
ing at his residence in Los ANGELES
by his death California has lost Its
ablest and purest public man and the
nation u Of it's abIest statesmen.
General ChaiIee never tripped the
fantastic at Donnybrouk fair, but his
fayorite command when in lot chase
after Indians used to be: Follow
me. men and every man that's killed
Ill make Il CORPORAL"
People from the country say the
roads are III "a horrible condition.
Washouts, ruts and chuckhOles are
numerous. Ii will cost the county h
snug sun to put the roads in Il pass
able condition.
y. y. lIummcl. editor OF the Dis
patch. has been appointed postmaster
ut Wndsworth. Brother iIummeI
has get there qualities that usually
land him inside Of the brcastworka.
Nick has worked Tor his party ut all
scasuns and deserves any plum he
can get.
Elmer iioncymau, who has been in
the employ Of the German govern.
ment III San FraTcisco FOR Il number
OF months past, returned to Reno last
night. lie WAS connected with the
forage department. He served IN the
Philippines under Captain Linscoit,
ALL WAS III Filipino captivity for over
eighteen months .-GaZettc.
Never become too sanctiticd to take
your seat with sinners. No bird ever
49," go high but that it had 10 return
to the ground la get ,Gmct!lrn2 Ia sat.
Some mcn are 20 good TINT II is hard
to tell what they are good for.-EK.
J. J. Quinn's store III Reno wis
burglnriZrd early Thursday morning.
y watch valued at SltO and 90 III
money were taken. Harry Davis
and Will iIummcrsmith are under
arrest for the crime. llammcrsmith
ID On parole from the ~penitcntiary.
j. L. Clements. the young maj
who was bOuud over to appear before
the grand jury for forging nm order
for Il license tn wed onr Of Hunting.
tons Valleys Young ladies. and who
failed to give bail, secured bonds
Thursday through friends III Texas
aud a released from custody. llo
will keep III the middle Of the road
hereafter.
Thur'day while the trans were
held H. Eiko II group 81 lady pusscit-
gers put u their time discussing the
flood Of water running through the
say that She citizens of Elko could
not he very Cntcrpri ing or they
would manage To keep the water ont
~ the main streets. That LAZY WIS
evidently not acquainted with the
people OF Elkn or shc would not have
made that remark.
The l~HDEPEHDEST hAa information
as Ia the identity 0f the man who
loaned 800 uf the Orphans Fund TO
himself and died leaving II worthless
note behind. This Information will
DO withheld from the public for tho
present as u committee OF tho lcgis.
laturc il Investigating tho disappear.
ancc ~ the fund aud will L,,,ptles ro
port all the facts connected with il.
II it attempts t" cover up the guilty
parties. the IHpSrEYpE,T will publish
namCG.
The joint committee to revise the
revenue la~ held Il meeting inst We'd.
uosday aud began the work Of rcvis
ion. Governor Sndlcr addressed the
COMMITTED. In the course az his talk
the Governor sind TINT he WINS salts
fled that s75,CO0,O0O WORT, Of property
wm escaping taxation. Tho poor
man with u little property was paying
on oil hc Ind and tile wealthy were
escaping. H. regretted TINT the leg.
islatnrc had consumed so much time
and done nothing. AItcr the com.
mittce adjourned tho Governor an.
nOunccd that II the Legislature failed
to give the people relief, hc would
call an extra GcgsiOn within ten lay =
after the present ecRaiou adjourned,
Tho Governor evidently means bust.