Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-01-10
FROM THURSDAYS DALI.
sALMAaUNDl.

livestock agent, 10 IN town.
Your attention is called to the new
ad OF Hunter & Wallace in another
column.
Mrs. Allen aud daughter. Miss
Alice Lowe. returned last evening
from their extended visit in Calitor-
MIA.
The Republican State Central
Committee will meet in Carson on the
18th instant.
Statistics show that the whiskey
output thus year ~as not So large rs
usual. The downput, however, was
up to the average.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver VINO have been
visiting relatives III Eiko for The past
two weeks, returned To their home mt
Wmuemucca today.
There ia no snow in the mountains
yet To feed the Humboldt river next
and no snow IN the Sierra
summit. We need storms.
The Journal Says rumors are again
rife that another paper will he start
ed in Reno. II is SAIL that il wlli he
an afternoon sheet and will be Re-
publican in politics.
A newspaper prints this advertise.
ment: -lt John Smith, who ~ years
g deserted his poor wife and babe,
will return, said babe will knock the
stufing out OF him
r, L. Fulton informs the Reno
Gazette that instead Of there being
six feet Of snow at Summit, in the
Sierraa. there is none and wagons arc
crossing there every LAY.
The weather continues excellent
for the icemen and nearly all OF the
i~ce-houses in town have been filled,
But the cold day weather il anything
but satisfactory to farmers and stuck.
men, who are waiting apxiously for
tue tardy winter storms.
Representative Grosvenor OF Ohio
has introduced An anti -anarcbist bill.
II is similar to other on
this subject except that the death
penalty is provided for criminal as.
saults on an officer OF the govern
ment without specifically designating
the President.
Carson has n severe attack OF the
mining fever. 1t Is a good disease
for II Nevada town to catch. 1t may
result in the discovery Of valuable
mines at Carson. l1Is"e are good
mineral indications near Carson and
8 m day Il per 'istent prospector will
suddenly find himself rich.
Representative Newlands hss in
troduoed Il bill appropriating 10000
Tor the construction Of a suitable
building III Reuo for use as IL post =
office and for government offices.
The building is to be equipped with
n reproof vaults, heating and venti-
latin2 apparatus.
Tho king Of Siam sent five Siameee
boys To the United States to be edu.
Gated at his own expense. II is the
kings custom to educate the sons OF
the noblCmeu and the princes OF his
d0mnin III various countries and
when they retuTn to Siam appoint
them to high government positions.
Tho Salt Lake Herald says Corey
Bros. Go. Of Ogden have received the
contract for grading the new road
for fifteen miles Immediately eaSt OF
Wadsworth. The work ia earth ex
cavatioD with the exception of Il 100
foot tunnel near Browns. The road
bed Will almost follow the water
level. Tho contract price il given at
so. 900.
An American mason in Cuba re-.
Gently addressed a curious letter to a
friend in Philadelphia. The letter
was written on the inside OF a linen
cuff. The cuff was folded and the
ends attached with a crlluloid collar
button, the address written on the
outside and u stamp affixed. The
letter reached it's destination in good
condition.
Most OF the piper now used ia
made from wood md other vege.
table tibers, which arc chemically
not worry different from the mater.
iaIs OF which n hByrick ia composed.
Consequently IL pnper il stucked
damp heating ts likely to take place,
just aa II does with prematurely
stacked hay, aud at any time flames
may burst out as the result oil
spontaneous combustion.
big freight irnius Oh tho Ccutra
Pacific that require two engines 10
pull are now run with ono engine at
the head OF the train and another
aboni midway Of the long 81 riDg OF
care. The old "donble. heading" are
no longer run. Tho change wa made
to avoid trans breaking in two and
the rem end running into .ho front
cud. Academia are said 10 be lees
frequent under the new arrangement
I1iore lns been a dead beat in
DUdio Tor several muntha by tho