Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-04
tFRoM FRIDAYS DAILY.J
SALMAGUSDI.
More rain today.

Salt Lake last night.
The grand jurors and witnesses
have livened up the town.
Nearly every section Of the county
has a representative on the grand
jury.
All kinds Of fruit in season al the
Postothce stand, also nuts. candies
'igars. tobacco. etc. =
Reports from the Wells races will
be received at the Senate md G. & II.
saloons Thursday and Friday even
Ings.
Surveyor General lyle has ap.
pointed Ralph +. Arnold United
States Deputy Surveyor to reside at
Butler tTonopah) Nye county.
A Copenhagen dispatch of the Sd
says that the newspapers there have
revived the rumor that KING Edward
Is In a seIiou; condition from cancer
Of the tongue.
Ex-Surveyor-G General Pratt. who
was reported to have mysteriously
disappeared from San Francs 60, has
turned up all right on a ranch near
G'ess Valley, Cal.
There Is nothing new in the oil sit.
uation today. Mr.. Lowe informs US
that the rig of the Hesperian Com.
paDy will probably be shipped from
Chico today.
Merchants visiting San Francisco
this Fall are cordially invited to in
spect the holiday display OF Sanbom,
Vail ~ Co. which has no equal III that
city.
The Shamrock crossed the finish
lug line today ahead Of the Columbia
but the Colunbia's time and points
gave her the race. She has now won
three Of tile five races and is the
champion.
The San Francisco labor troubles
have been settled by the good work
OF Governor Gage. The employers
recognize the different unions. Cali
tornia will now take II long step for
ward.
The grand jury is still Mt work rs
we go to press. Several cases Ina We
been examined but no p O has
been made to the court. The Jury
Will have to put in pretty long hours
II 1t gets through with the business
tomorrow.
Tom Williams the defaulting treas
nrer Of the Blue Rock Miners Union
OF ferlnRtOn. has been bound over to
appear before the grand ury Of Lyon
county with bonds fixed ut $1,000.
tie got away with $3.50 belonging to
the Union.
The United States grants $4,000
patents each year. or nearly as many
ns all the rest of the world. Eng.
land grants 5000 a year, France nnu
Germany each about 1000, while
Cnnada, Australia, Austria. Italy and
RussIl about half lis many each.
HoopestuD, ILL.,, demands respectful
attention. It's mayor serves Tor 80
cents n ycnr and its councilmen for
hal: US much. There has ne ve been
n saloon in the place. though it has
now n population Of I,O0n. ind it's
pavements, fire department. water
supply aud public works are all
right.
No word has been received from
tho scene OF the late mur ter commit.
ted by Joe Pete. IT is likely that the
next word from that quarter will be
another murder or tint the Indi ma
have taken justice in their own
hands nnd sent Pete 10 tho happy
hunting grounds where the whites
nope he will visit shorlIy.--Appeal.
The Sohley Inquiry still holds the
boards. Tho prosecution has ak or
eight witnesses yet to call aud SchIey
las about forty on his list. Tbs enc.
mics OF Schley have not made n
strong case against him. When the
time comea, no viii give them ne hard
a drubbrnR ms he did tho Spauiah
feet ut Santiago.
Tho commissioners OF Wnshoc
county have let contracts to huild II
now jail in Reno. Tho building
proper will cost $500 aud the interi.
or work 5000. The Faulty Jail
Company Of ST Louis wus awarded
tho contract for the interior work
ind Andy Patterson Of Reno VIVA pivpn
tho building.
Passenger train No. @ WIS wrecked
Mt MatIin, Utah, carly "Wednesday
morning. a baggage car aud two
chbooses wont into tho ditch. Con.
ductor Jack COnley OF Ogden aus.
tanned II badly, ,ruiaed arm aud sew.
ofal otbera Of tho tram crew wero
badly shaken up, but not seriously
injured. Tho cabooses wore attached
to the train TO dcadnead two freigh,
crews back to Ogden. The accidep,
IN caused by n broken rail.