Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-04-26
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
sALMAoUNDl.
A letter from Victor. Colorado
says Tom lrland has the smallpox.

~ to'u WtSbSAN
says Tom lrland has the smallpox.
MIR. Mahoney came down from Il,
ranch yestei day. lie has but ~reccuil.
recovered FROM the mumps.
Bnb Reed of Eureka arrived frun
Salt Like last night and stoppe.
over to visit his old EureKa friend.
The tax rate Of the State Of New
York for the next fiscal yea Ina.
been Tx Il at l.2l mile. the 10 west il
forty years.
New York is setting a new mode
for skyscrapers. Tie latest one gut4
up into the air sixteen stories IN,
into the earth four stories.
w. III. Cotant il down from tn,
North Fork country. lie reports tIr
prospects good in thnt section Tor b
prosperous senson.
The sand house at Carlin eau n
fire today and the roc: Of the biild
ing was dest 70, ed. Hard worl
saved the rouul house.
The new smelter in Mason Valley
Is nearing completion and the com
p my expects to commence operation
about the first Of June.
II the oil fever doesn't subsid,
pretty soon. every old thing within II
hundred miles uf E ko will be
p%!nSiere,l with location notices.
Hon. George S. Brown he. u..:ept
ell En Invitation to deliver d saiL.nlar-
ship ad'ir~ss ut the commencement
exercises Of the Nevada State Uni
versity.
MIR. Gutridge sold the , 9 saloon.
formerly kept 10y MA Jeffrey. T..
G""rge ". Taylor today. for 81 4 o.
WHATS the matter with Elku real
estate?
The railroad company IL making
sumo extensive improvements mt
Lo'el"c& Several Thousand fee of
sIdetra"k are beng put i'll and u new
water tank built.
London ia the most expensive port
Ill he world. ships which can dis
oh n III three days at Liverpool or
Ne" York take II in London. owing
To lack of facilities.
Mr.. Aldrich deed up the engine 1T
the oil well thus Tor enuon and run il a
whie TO loajseu up the machinery.
lie expects to have every thing rendy
to besru dnllIng III the morning.
a large rustern COMPANY is con-
tenn plating the erection OF "A big
smelling and reduction plant some
where along the line Of the Z. p. be-
tween CnrlIn and Wadsworth.
Mr.. &. ). Rees OF New York. a
cou-U Of Hon. George Russell, ar.
rived fro'u the west last night and
stopped over to visit his relatives.
MIR. Eres spent the winter in Calf.
foiuia and Ii on LIS way home.
Misiress--Susan, Pm sure | heard
someone kissing you III the kitchen
last night. | don't like that" Susan
--fc rs. nra'au. the master said you
didn't like kissing much. ind that
WIS why he kissed me."-Phlladel
phia Press,
The trial Of james Callahan. one OF
the alleged nbLuctors ~ Edward
Cudahy Jr. began in Omaha yester-
day. lie is charged with robbiug
Mr.. Cuduhr ~ $4,000. the amount
Of ransom paid for the return Of the
boy.
County Treasurer DougIns received
Saturday II cheek for S1,l3I 81 from
the Con. Cal. Il Virginia mining com
pnny us the bullion tax on the pro.
ceeds of that mine Tor the quarter
ending March 81. This ID tic lar yest
aInOnnL of l.ullion tax received in a
number Of years.-Chronicle.
De Nurberg, dminer, fell a distauce
Of 30 feet in tho Pilot BuoU mine at
Ely last Tuesday. While UadlS
bruised, no bones were broken but
the shock la his nervous system WINS
d severe H., and it is fenred that
there may be internal u jdries.
Tho birth rate Of Milwaukee ex
ceeds h. ~ per cent my "ther city ui
equal size III the United Suites 10
Milwaukee the births average 20 -
per l.UOD population. In Detroit, Ii
city Of practically the same size, the
liroh rate ls ouly il.97 per 1,JUU pop.
ulntinD.
Tho Carson Woekly's San Fran.
cisco correspondent eays: STATE
Senator FLANAGAN Of Waslioe county
while at the GRIND hotel II tew day.
ugn. sail in Il private conversation
Tint no would lie II candidate for
United Staies Senator Two ,rars
hence. subj set to tho Republican
party.
While lnadinR rnl' on n nlt.ca- at
M0iron this morning, Joo Sheridan
hal the misfortune to get the lingers
of his ri.ht h md caught under u
heavy rail. lIc was brou htto town
and DR.. lilo d found il DOa ssIry to
ampuiHie u ] int md n halt OF each
nnuor. Mr. Shoridun stooJ the otet.