Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-06-28
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SALMAGUNDI,

mine at Contact.
Mr.. Matthews has turned over the
contract to build MIR. Jacobs house
to Mr.. Stewart.
L.. M. Horton Of Battle Mountain is
III town today. He takes II lively III.
tcrest in Elko's oil fields.
Everybody will be glad when the
Internal racket at ;llc new water
tank stops. 1t jars ones nerves.
Judge Talbot has returned from
Reno. He will remain IN Elko until
July 9th and will then return Ia Reno
to finish up the Bell Wedokiud min
ing suit.
The mining case begun Saturday
still occupies the attention Of Judge
Bonniiield and "a jury. Ii Is likely to
last two or three days more.
Miss Hattie Clark had the misior.
tune to fall while going down cellar
last night. She sprained her back
slightly. but escaped any serious II
jury. She will 500 be herself
again.
Vincent Cahill died in Silver City
Friday night from heart failure,
brought on by excessive growth. He
was 10 years and 8 months old and
was just 6 feet tall.
Philo Knapp and John Ross have
been held to appear before the
Storey county grand jury TO answer
the charge OF attempting to kill Pete
MaIloy the other day. Bonds were
fiIcdnt $1,000 each. Both gave bonds
and were released from custody.
f.. i. Bingham has leased the Reno
journal for the term Of two years.
lie Will take charge OF the paper on
on the first Of July. John ii. Dennis,
tho veteran journalist, will be associ-
ated with Mr.. bingham. They will
make II strong team i'll the journalistic
field.
There il nothing new from the oil
fields. The only work being done is
making new locations and doing az
sessment work. The fever seems to
be confined To those who have 10.
Gated thousands OF acres Of land on
which they hope to strike oil.
|. d. Sheldon. a veteran operator
will take charge of the telegraph Of
flee tomorrow morning. relieving Mir.
Loriug who will leave Tor Sacramento
Tuesday night to accept a better
position. Mr.. Sheldon will do his
best I" please the patrons Of the
Western Union.
W, K. Bcllingcr, at Jones old
stand, IL prepared TO do blaGksmith-
ing i'll all Of it's branches ut prices to
euit the times. liorscshOcing and
wagon work "A speciality. All work
guaranteed. Takeyour work to Mr..
B%cllinger's shop il you want it done
we'll and at reasonable prices.
The Southern Pacific Company has
announced u reduction OF rates winch
will doubtless materially increase the
attendance Ht the Carson carniva!
from Nevada points. Agents III the
State az far cast as EllSo will be in.
structed to sell tickets on July %. 81
and ith ut one regular fare TO Reno
for the round trip, the tickets to he
limited to July 9Th.
Sardis Summeriicld, u. S. District
Attorney, wins acquitted Saturday Of
the charge Of violating the game laws
He proved that tho other fellow
killed the kildees and that he merely
carried them home. Mr.. Summer.
field wns simply caught III bad com.
pnny aud like poor Tray had to suffer
tho consequences. lie will probably
choose his company hereafter.
The grand jury OF Modoc county,
California, has indicted Robert
Loventon, j. W. Brown and Isom
Fades FOR l~ynchInR old man Hall and
his sons at Lookout. Tho accused
mon have always been considered
among the hest citizens OF tho town
Tho authorities claim TINT Leventon,
Brown and Fades were the leRdors
OF the mob and not moro than twelve
or fifteen mon had anything to do
with tho lynching.
II 10 related by nh exchange that in
nm eastern city nm cntcrprising mer.
chant has constructed q brass monkey
which, no placed in his show window
by al ingenious mechanical contriv.
anco when n lighted cigarette was
placed in the monkeys mouth, IL
would pull tho smoke, roll its eyes
md assume mn expression exactly
like M OF our young bloods when
engaged in q similar occupation.
Tho monkey wRs kept smoking for
the amusement OF tho multitude. but
one day 1t stopped. Investigation
proved: tho machinery had become
so clogged md rustcd 10y the poison
Gus secrotious from tho cigarettes ma
TO 10 utterly u~sGlces, Mornli III
cigarette smoke will spoil the works
Of a brnss monkey what will Il do To
your