Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-04-05
lFROM DAILY
SALMASUNDl.

yesterday. He ls much better today.
Commis. toner's Snyder and Wealth
ers are attending a meeting OF the
board today.
y company has been formed in
Elkp to bore for oil. II nothing goes
amiss. active operations will begin in
two ar three weeks.
John Henderson is putting bullet
proof 'creen around the Office ot the
bunk. When completed, the cashier
will he safe from the raids OF bank
robDcs.
Theas ssors meet in Carson today
to fix the ihle valuation OF
property throughout the State.
Ass 'ssor Eggers il attending the
me retrug.
G.. w. Anderson, aged II Of Park
ersburg. ". Va. has confessed to
having lG wivel. none "i whom a-e
dead or divorced. He ma 10 the con-
fegsion on his dcathbed. Ills last
wife has sued for divorce.
John Sparks has sold his Idaho
and Nevada interests in the firm IL
Sparks l. Ilarrell. The considera
ton ls v%arinusly stated to he from u
gu Irter to ii half million dollars in
corn and all tie interests oi the firm
in fcXas.
The members Of the f. ko dramatic
club returned from Carlin yesterday.
and report excellent treatment Mt the
the hand, 81 the Curlin people. They
presented AN Autograph Letter to
ii large mud ~appreciative audience
there Saturday night.
At last the miners inch ~ water
has been standardized III California
by legislation. Al the recent session
Of the legislature an Act was pass ii
proviIIng lib follnwt: 1.-The standard
'i''' " 'i'h W. Nh't Fluli W. NlulNd
lent to ~ cubic feet Of water per
minute, measured through any
aperture or oIiiice."
There il no necessity for anyone t0
get excited over The smallpox. The
only case III town il under strict
gu trantiue aud novlsing will be left
und"ne to prevent the spread Of the
disease. Keep away from Mr.. Stin.
toms residence nnd yen will mol
catch the disease. Above VII do not
get excited.
III the neglect OF the proper Of.
ticers tn properly certify the Iiurdesty
insurance law results III killing it. It
will he the inst time tlHi negligence
~ that kind will result in u po-itiye
benefit to the penp!e Of the State
Heretofore mistakes ~ that kind
have invariably resulted III deprivinv
the people Of the benefits OF II good
measure.
Fraudulent padding Of tie CENSUS
returns in certain Republican coun
ties III "Iary land, whs one Of the reas.
II given for the special session Of
The Maryland Legislature aud no v,
much to tie chasrn Of the Rrpuhli
cans OF that statc, the extensive
frGuds alleged are admitted by Mr..
Merriam. the director - the census
Ii 10 now certain that the bill pending
for Il count Of the State will be
passeI.
Evidently all the fire insurance
companies have not withdrawn from
Nevada. On the Goth inst. the insur.
nncc IN the Reno Reduction works
oxpir, Il. u. II. 81 ok wrote 10 Geo
ID. Burton, president ~ the r.. NJ. *
Il. Co, npprising him Of this con
di'i"u Of affairs, a reply was re-
ceiycd yesterday. Mr.. burton sue.
ceedcd in having this property III.
snrrd by II boston compnny.-Reno
journal.
Midas, CroGaus nnd the other rich
follrws Of antiquity look small in
comparison with the new. steel con.
solihariuu with it, capital " over IL
billion. The Streams Of HvHrice'
will have to he expanded TO take in
tho yHst amount ~ capital now
brought under one managers control
III II einRic line Of business IL large
busincss can confer on M industry
and its workcrU. together with con-
sumcrs, the lnrge benefits TINT tome
IorsonS have pr dicted, this monster
strll trust ought to prove il very
quic ~. One benefit il viii almost
certainly brnR at an early date-
tariH Ietorm.--B baltimore Sun.