Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-21

FROM SATURDAYS DAILY.
SaImagundi.
j W. Truettis down from p.o,h

Mrs. John Craig offers her house am,
''is for sale. Fog further particular
zee the notice elsewhere.
}. +. Parsons ~ Tuscarora is N town.
lie ha' no:hing out of the usunl To r..
port regarding tile people in thai cump
u. q. BusseTt came up from Clark.
ala '"o yesterday. lie is looking for :.
l"ca'ion to 20 into business III this
comfy.
tho Z issue OF the Nevad,
Nine contains among o'her intetrst,uy
matter an cxcallcnt write up OF Hum
bolt county.
II T"mp"rahcr rally at the Pr.sby
terrain church last night drew a larpe
audi nee. The add ress- - were interest
ing and to the point.
The keinlIart Company has a big line
of women, miss - and children's shoes
Head the new nj aud learn all ,,bout
shoes That are built for wear.
Dr. S'uhbs writes til Il he will surely
d" III Elk" Fri'lny night to deliver Lis
promised lcctura- 1t will he an
intellectual trent for our peopls. Don't
forget the dure.
lhe Gaz"itc cay that Reese Evan ,.
Who was killed in the duel at PurI,,.
s'"uon north ~ Reno, was the Sun Of tie.
late Dave Evans, II b y about seventeen
years Old. !Smith and Evans hal IL
shooting scrape about a year ugr.
The Renr Journal gays II man was
killed at liawthornc Saturday morning.
rive men carne INTO the town and two
~ them went on to Bniie. The other
three got into Il qu lrrci umd II u them
grabbed An aX aud KILLED unu her ~ the
party. Tho journal was unable to
"oiaih the names Of the men.
y short time ago ii kentucky girl
h"orie-~hippcd "a dentist for mnkfnu
'gbugou' eyes at her. One Of the local
editors Of ,iic town IN writing On the
affair. stated that the giIl's bosom WIS
filed with L The mlschicynu.
pr"ter put 1t "rtgs' They say the
editor If stall camping out Oh the hill
north Of town.
Mr.. r. r. Harris was taken with
se "err pains III his back his morn ny rs
ne was returning Ia his place of
business from the post office. lie was
taken to JUc's residence over the Bakery
Saloon and d.. Hood was
Al no III he was suffering u good deal.
but "us considerably better than when
first taken.
7 Mr.. Lincbarger came up from CIrlin
this morn az. II" reports tho contract.
or- getting ready to begin work ON tile
railroad cutoff. both east and west Of
Cnrlin Tho road between Curlin and
Ph!lsade will be Strengthened mud made
shorter. The ~ilumbVldt river will bc
briigei seven Ii ne+ ia IA Iii stance II
four miles. Between Carlin and Muie-n
u tunnel nearly 1000 feet long will he
run.
WIN Parks. a colOred soldier on his
way home from the Philippines, got
risky nj LIvclock Frilay and fired his
pistol from the car window. GIe first
fired at II group ~ squaws md missed
them. lie fired again and the bullet
struck Dlck O'.Ncii IN the mr. making
u ,in'ul Il .sh wound. Parks was mr.
rested md held to appear before the
Humboldt county grand jury. lie had
SEQ IN his person when arrested.
\ Yale professor says that working
men eat 100 much. and that lace cur.
;Hius are loo fnqurut i'll the home ~
the Iaborrnp man. lie sa!s that every
one III this country Ia spending too
mach Tor cHiing mud III fnrEIshing the
home. aud although the nation IN much
richer. the people are not SAVING ~
much IN proportion Ia income m they
were fifty years ago.
The county jail IL beng used u Il lohg.
ing lUusc-abUui the OILY use it IL put
Ia these duys-for the accommodation Of
mcn who arc without money Snd maxi
my tho weary tramp la and from
Tunorah. The better cIass al cheese
men usually apply to the sheriff Tor Il
bel, winch is. =. course, never refused
them. and apar, from the mere thought
that they are sleeping ina jail. perhaps
the accommodations arc not TO he
des piscd.-Carson News.
The story is told ~ II Boston Woman
who lived nearly MI Of her 50 years in n
hotel. with II constant foar Of fire,
Every night she placed on u chair be,
side the bed u thick flannel wrapper
having mnny deep pockct", together
with II puir Of sLocs. into which tho poor
Il, nr expected To slip Mt the first alarm.
Al her vaiunblrs were within llGnd
reach. und no fire department over
drilled for II hurry call with mors
assidniiy than this cxpcc,aDt SOna
who wae finally drowned.
Men Grabbed Ankles.