Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-08-08
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY.
Salmaqundi.

hls morning.
Prof. Game returned yesterday from
his trip to Wells and Glover Valley.
A hot wind WAS blowing through the
Kansas corntelds yesterday afternoon
The ladies did a big ice cream and
lemonade business lust night at Mizpah
Hall.
Sheriff Mclnnis Of Washos county ia
Etill very low. HIS chances for recovery
are not promising.
MB. Marion S. Wilson and child are
spending the summer at Thousand
leland Park, New York.
II ledger says it WIS reported in
Reno that Judge Hawley would issue
nm address yesterday announcing his
candidacy for the United States Senate.
The school census Of Humboldt
county shows T64 children OF school
age. This ia an increase Of thirty
over last year.
Two LovelocS residences, a saloon
and II drug storu were entered by burg
ulnrF last week. The only plunder oh.
tanned was six bottles OF whiekoy from
the last named place.
Arizona exceeds IN area the following
ten stats.s combined: Rhode Island
Delaware, Connecticut. New Jersey,
Massachusetts. Vermont. Maryland,
West Virginia and South Carolina.
At Verdi Saturday morning Con-
ductor l~Iaines. who had charge of the
second SECTION nf No. q, slipped III be
was boarding his train md fell beneath
the wheels. His righ. ;es was cru he'll
below the knee.
1t appears that beef. bacon and pork
are three cents found higher than at
any time SINCE the Federal Injunction
WIS Issued against the packers com.
bine. Apparently the beef trust thrives
and wake Fat on iniunctiupe.
Tho commissioners yesterday author
lied Constable Mccoy to work the
hohos in the county Jail. He had six OF
them ont today cleaning up the streets
and alleys. ,ch one wore a chain rs a
badge OF honor
Government surveyors are investigat-
ing the Feasibility OF the construction
Of a canal to store the Carson river wa
ter in a large natural reservoir near
Stockton wells on Seventeen mile des-
ert.
4 warn OF bees Inst week found a
resting place in the town lookup. They
were given eulphuric acid bath and
driven oui, but should have been left
there and gently stirred up whenever a
drunk was thrown in.-Gardnerville
Record.
The coal trust refuses to raise wages,
but the independent operators have
granted the .ncrulse. Thus do facts
conflict will the magazine articles and
theoricg showing how great combipa.
ton. will b' tier tho co hiuop Of the
labo.n;S NM.
VI Hith }" MI: Il IT,. Virginia En-.
tcrpri e that 'hrr" J" no ,riih IN the re-
port li,at "A inmG"n syndicate can or
rver vii luy lnnnpnh for Figures
ROM $ln.Hl0,"JO." Tho principal
companies here would not accept
doul'le tim, sum-, large. is those figures
are.-BouunZa.
Thiriy-nin5 special delivery boys EN-
employed ut the Pittsburg postoHice
struck yesterday for higher pay. They
kept the special delivery service at a
stnudstill Tor two hours. Tho postmas.
ter finally convinced the boys that they
were violating their oaths and were in
open rebellion against the United States
government, and they reluctantly went
10 work.
II is reported III town Tint one Of DR..
Leunard's mules kicked Mrs. VI. +. Coats,
wife OF conductor CoHts, i'll Ogden, Sun
day, killing her. Tho Silver State snys
it was rumored IN Winnemucca yes.
terdRy that Mrs. Conts was dead, but
the I'M could rot he confirmed.
Norman. the eight yeRr.Old sOn Of
James Ennis Of Virginia CITY, came
very uoar being cr"mated alive Sunday
He and another DO! built Il sagebrush
fire in Bullion ravine aud then threw
como black powder into the fire. The
flash from the powder act Norman q
clothes on fire. Hrs scrrams brought
Matt Rhiem. n neighhoT. to the rescue.
Rhiom caught the boy and smothcro 20
the iiamos, but moi before tho boys
back. breast and face wore severely
schorchcd mud his eyebrows md hair
singcd. Mr.. RHEIMS hands wore badly
burned.