Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-01-11
lFRoM FRIDAYS DAILY
sALMAGuNuI.

Smoke Superior ami !Sslko brand
cigars. =
w. E. Fordham is in from Spruce
mont.
Only two degrees below zero thi.
morning.
DR.. J. G. Leonard. Dentist. Gold
Crown and Bridge work. Office ura'
The postolice.
From present indications the trial
OF the sheep trespass cases will end
sometime before the beginning Of the
next century.
President Mckinley was reported
better yesterday. No complications
have developed and everything is
progressing satisfactorily.
1t began showing at a lively rate
this afternoon aud ut this writing the
Indications are good for IL heavy fall
Of the beautiful,
Governor Sadler, who has been
suffering from an attack OF intlam.
matory rheumatism, is reported by
the Carson Appeal as beng some.
what better.
Several magnificent swan we're
killed nn the meadows yesterday.
The birds are quite beautiful. SO cay
the hunters, and afford excellent sport
for the nimrods.-Rsno journal.
Virginia City hBs "a we'll de
veiopei case OF smallpox md John
ID Cameron. d University student, is
the victim. Every precauuon is he.
ing taken to prevent the spread Of
the disease.
1t is reported that Judge Rives O;
Eureka is now slated for the Distric,
JLdgeship made vachnt by the elec
ton OF Judge Fitzgerald to the Su-
preme Court.
Sneak thieves broke into John w.
Beard's CABIN ON McCann creek last
month and rit!ed It Of ne lrly all Of it's
contents: WHAT they dill not carry
away they destroyed.
A man named Joseph Foley. who is
supposed to be insane, was found
near Truckee a few days ago in a
snowbank where he had been stand
Iag 4S hours. He had neither coat,
hat nor covering for his hands.
During the months of January and
February We will present to all cash
CUSTOMERS who purchase goods to the
mount OF go, Il beautiful family
scales weighing 81 pounds, now on
exhibition Ill our show window.
Call toI Your cash tags. W. L.
SMITH COMPANY. =
The annual report of State Treas
nrer Ryan is on our desk In con-
taIns the receipts and disbursements
Of the State treasury for the year
1900. From it we learn that the
bonded indebtedness Of the state. ex.
elusive of the S3SO.UUO irredeemable
school bond, is s2G2. 6vO.
Ii you need real estate mortgages
chhttei mortgages or an, other blanks
yon can get hem at ;hc ISDEPES.
DENT office.
The oldest postmaster in the United
States, ,swell Barisley. who Is 81
years old aud has handled the mail
II: North Luns ny, rompk us county
n. L., for II consecutive years. has
been invited TO attend tue iuau surI
lion as "a guest Uf the department.
MIR. BIrdsIey was appointed 10y John
Quincy Adams and has served un Ter
nineteen Presidents and thirty.three
Puitmasters General.
n Courier says that part Of Bel
mont Is being demolished to furnish
lumber for buildings ut Tonoaph, the
new Nye county MINING camp,
y Larimer county farmer lost a COW
III II qu, or manner las, week. The
animal is rummagimg through "a sum,
Eacr kitchen found and swallowed an
OH umbrella and Il cake OF yeast
Tho ;cas;, %iermentInR in the poor
BEASTS stomach. raised the umbrella
and she died III great agony.
The News rays several Carson men
have been looking over the ground III
that section for several weeks and
have concluded that the prospect OF
striking oil III Carson is worth q Try,
The indications are all favorable, they
have purchased two lots and have
made arrangements to put down Il
we'll III the spring.
The Chicago Worlds Fair Candy
maker 10 now located III the
building next to OselI's flo has
begun tho manufacturer II all Kinds OF
fruit candy aud iougats, soda chow.
ing p%eperminis, good for headaches,
ila~ aiian tally, good for tho stomach
Made iresh every day.
In some new bank uiIdings TINT
are beng erected in London Il has
been decided to trust neither police
private Gu 'iOdinns nor saics Ali
wal!s connected with tho money
/ vaults are to have old fashioned can.
non balls loosely Embedded in them,