Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-06-27

jacob Leick has sold his ranch
property and cattle, numbering about
800 head, to Judge q. F. Talbot Of Elko
and H.J. Lorentzen pf this place. The
latter viii assume the management OF
the property. which is one OF the best
ranches in Pleasant valley, about eight
miles from kennedy.-Silver State.
To protect the SULTAN Of Turkey from
possible poisoning the most rigorous
recautops are taken in the preparation
OF his food. Palace officials visit he
kitchen TO inspect the dishes, which
they first taste Sod then seal up with
long ribbons. the ends OF which are held
by the major domo. Guardp, re ,ey1.alssd
op q strong armed esy rt~ 3yxTfnuazse
food to the.roJaI3 ~" aV1
The Virginia M
to be quite an an ~ M e.
the Fourth Of JAZZ 8sE&IS5z Ai
its thirty.tifrh bi
in the year 1867
City formed a UGoodS. and ICY
own today. 1t WI 10y a
the State, the Gold Fill nhl6tiSuo,
been formed the December peyious. II
is also one Of the oldest miners unions
in the country.-Vireinia Chronicle.
The Senate and House have agreed 10
the conference report ON the lsthmian
canal bill. Both bodies ha 70 accepted
the Spooner amendment, which leaves
the choice nf routes to President Roose.
welt. The Hou 1e adopted tue conference
report by a vote Of 252 TO Z. II Presi.
dent Roosevelt does not take too much
time i'll deciding which is the best route,
Nicaragua or Panama. the canal may be
completed by the end Of the present
century.
c. F. Nickel and Tom Newloye are
owners OF n peculiar mineral deposit
fourteen miles south OF this city. There
is a formation 90 feet wide aud OF I'M.
known depth. The material 10 OF a
bright yellow color, farming magenta
when roasted. In either shade it forms
a permanent dye which sets in cotton or
WOODEN goods 30 that it cannot be
washed out. The boys believe that they
have u very valuable paint mine.-Reno
journal. 81
E. Arbuckle. a recent arrival in Reno,
shot and killed n ooiored man named
Hayes yesterday afternoon. The Gazette
gays the two men had q quarrel over
wages due Arbuckle from Hayes winch
led 70 a fight. Hayes had Arbuckle
down and was beating him when
Arbuckle pulled his gun and shot Hayes
over the heart and he died in q few min.
dtes, After the killing Arbuckle took
to the brush and hid his pistol. Con.
stable Leeper iouud him and locked him
up and recovered the pistol. Arbuckls
had several bruises on his face sho wing
That he had been roughly used by
Hayes.
a tornado swept across Indiana Wed.
nesday destroying property valued at
Sl.5Oo,OO0 aud killing two people. The
path OF destruction extended fifteen
miles and varied in width from three to
six miles. Factories were wrecked and
housed were blown from their founda.
tions; windows crushed by the force Of
the wind and thousands Of acres of
growing crop5 and bafns f,sre dan0t.
ished. Cattle were tiled aud irya7ed,
machinery was wrecked trees 10 tha
hundreds were lIia iGa and seiesFaph
and telephone poles tSese sns sped %.
Great rs the damage wan and intense
the fury OF the storm. it ia remarkable
that only two persons were killed
james Van Hay, a Young man OF ~,
crushed in d falling barn at Pendleton,
and james Bailey, a farmer, was caught
IN the wreck at McCordsville.