Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-02-21
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Salmagundi.

IAoo oOSu oLbS
the franking privilege for the balance
Of her life.
The Gazette and Carson News are
grooming A. G. Cleveland for the Sen
atorial race. -
Service will be held in the Episcopal
Church this evening. ut 7 o'clock; and
on every Wednesday evening during
Lent at the same hour.
In a ton Of Dead sea water there are
1877 pounds Of salt, Red sea 80. Mediter.
rauean So, Atlantic 81, English channel
~, Black sea 90. Baltic l8 and Caspian
seu IL.
The sanitarium at Battle Creek.
Michigan. was destroyed by fire yester.
day. Tho four hundred patients had a
narrow escape The loss is estimated at
from 100000 to 100000.
W. S. Clayton. Sr. is in from Hunting
ton valley. He reports the prospects,
good for n big attendance Mt the Good
JeInplar's dance Friday night. Also.
that eveI ything in his section. is quiet
md orderly.
The plans for Alex Dromiac's new
hotel are nearly completed and will be
ready for contractors to figure on IN a
lew days. The hotel will he a hand
some structure md will cost bet ween
S3O,Gj0 and $4,000. Ile hotel will be
completed by the last Of July il possible
Reno journal.
William Whalen was shot in the arm
t., Andrew Seufert at Alpha, Eureka
county. last week. Seufert is in jail on
Il charge q: assault with intent to kill.
Seufert had been employed to perform
the annual labor ON the Whalen copper
claims, Of which WhaIen Is superinten
deut.
Tie Keno physicians are tillipg the
columns Of the Journal and Guzette
with articles on the prevailing epidemic.
Some OF them pronounce 1t smallpox,
while others Soy it is Manila itch or
some other old thing. While they argue
the point the disease continues to
spIead.
1t is stated that during the recent
session Of the United States Grand Jury
at Carson evidence was presented
against nine different parties in Eureka
county for selling whiskoy to Indians.
Seven are said to lie residents OF
Eureka, and the other two live at Ruby
Hill.
The first number OF the Nevada Mirer
published by G. -. Van Duzer, has
reached our desk. 1t is neatly printed
and contains interesting articles Oh the
mining industry Of the State. II sup.
ported rs it should be, the Miner will do
II good WORK toward the lie velopment Of
he mining interests OF the State. The
INDEPENDENT wishes it abundant sue.
cess.
Mr.. and Mn. John Closer, an old
couple, were found nearly frozen 10
death yesterday in their home at FIRE.
mont. Ohio. They we're overcome by
gus several days ago. after which their
fires went ont and they had been lying
cold and helpless since Saturday. They
were 30 badly frozen that the arms and
legs Of both must be amputated.
Neither is expected to recover.
4 young man in Omaha, Neb., has an
unusually lnrge bump OF curiosity. He
wanted to know how it felt to have
smallpox 80 he went into a house where
the patient was III with the disenso. Ito
has had two weeks OF experience and
will have the pleasure Of paying for
board and medical attendance for that
time. The city authorities hold that 40
no w~iifully exposed himself to the
disease he must pay for :he care he re-
ceived.
The State Board of Health met IN
Reno yesterday and examined the pat.
tents in the pcstiIouse. After the OK.
animation the Board issued II statement
in which they unqualiiedly pronounced
the disease smallpox. They ratified
their former order md called upon the
peace officers to enforce it. DR.. Lee
told the Gazette that for anyone TO deny
that smallpox was IN REM was little less
than criminal.
Omaha mining men have bought tho
Smuggicr mine in Good Hope district
this county. Those mines have produced
upward Of $1,000, 900 and there Ia still a
grcat mass Of paying Gro in sight. As.
says give the poorest orc as running 1902
ounces in silver md 81 in gold 10 tho
ton, while tho richest yielded 100 0
ounces in silver and good values IN gold.
4 concentrating plant Will be put in TO
handle the low grade ores.
Carlin Charley, n degenerate descend.
ant Of the noble red man, raiBed a rue.
ton lasi night at the wiickiups on the
bill. lie armed hinsolf with n shot gun
md threatened to shoot anyone TINT in.
terfercd with him. Constable Mccoy
wan sent Tor and soon landed hun in
] Ill. Charley vas taken before Justice
Nor IAN this morning and gwen twenty
days in which to sober up. Jqmes
CUMMINGS. charuoI with ~enlliDo him