Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-14
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
Salmagundi.

WILLINGLY DcllcNG III PRIMER \
ink. They nave a new ad III this issue
that will interest you. 4.
Prince Henry sailed for home yester.
day. The dudes and dudeeus OF the
n can now take IA rest.
The Good Templars, Lodge will meet
this week IN Friday evening at 1880 in
stead Of Thur 3day evening.
Mrs. Burton, who has been visiting
her father. Mr.. Messerly, left yesterday
to visit her sister in Winnemucca.
The Sou hern Pacific shops at Sac
ramento ARE the largest railway chops in
the world, employing 5000 men.
Those interested in the gymnasium are
requested to attend IA meeting at Miz
pah Hail at 5 O'Clock this evening.
In lincoln county on the RioVirgin at
Lns Vegas, peach, apple and almond trees
are in bloom and water melons ripen in
May.
District Attorney Henderson returned
last evening from the Vineyard ranch.
where he had been TO in investigate the
killing Of Henry Lawrence.
According to a late census bulletin.
Iowa leads all other states Of the Union
III the value ~ it's live stock. Tie Texas
steer will now take IA back seat.
Fred Julien. son Of Hon. II. V. Julien
Of Reno, died in his fathers law office
Monday evening Of heart disease. lie
was a native Of Reno, aged % years.
A. K. Merritt and George f. Davis,
secretary OF the Rocky Mountain OIL
Company, will leave for the East to-
night. They will return in the near
future.
The machinery OF the Rocky Noun
tain Oil company is all on the ground.
Unless something unforeseen occurs to
delay the work, drilling Will begin Mon
day morning.
The Silver State Gays the smallpox
excitement has died ont in Winnemucca
No new cases have appeared and tile
swo patients who had the disease are
nearly well.
Allen Fisher came down from Wells
last night and put in the day with his
EIkI friends He has several projects
under way that may siartle the world
before the year is out.
On March 9th there was sent from
st. Louis. Mo, a train OF twelve refIig-
orator cars loaded with 2.00O,OO0 eggs
for the San FRANCHISE" market. Such
shipments as these should set Nevada
farmers thinking.
Detective Moore and Sheriff Garven
lnndeh Vim. Shanks in the Cadiz, Ohio.
jail. Last Tuesday afternoon Slianks
plead guilty TO the Indictment gains
him and was sentenced To four yenrs
Imprisonment i'll the Ohio p%enitentiary.
The Rebekahs will give II grand ball
nt the Depot Hotel dining room On Fri.
day night. ArriI 18th. They will spare
no pans 10 make the dance the most en-.
jIytble "i amy ever given in Elko. For
fur her pIruculars see the nd elsewhere.
Ex-Governor John p. Altge!d died
suddenly last night Mt Joliet, Hin zig,
after delivering a stirring speech Oh the
Beer question. lie had not be,n in
good health for some time. by the
death of John p. Altgeld, liberty loses
ono Of her stannchest defueders.
Major Miller is in from his Pleasant
valley ranch. He says there In plenty OF
II in the Ruby mountains ind unless
all signs fail enough water viii reach
the HUMBOLDT from that secnon to
water all the whiskey Ham Mccain has
Or will have mt Iial!eck this year.
That thus desert section ia onr OF ri III
lodges ia being demonstrated every day
fnT every Iwcnty.iour hCurs a new strike
is reported near T"nopah. This week a
ledge nt gold ore WINS discovered about
fourteen miles northeast Of Kibbey'a
Wells III the Sndaville road. The rock
is said to he rich in old.-Bonansa.
Vice. President Clowry oi The Western
Union Telegraph Company has been
elected president Of the company. Mr..
Clnwr ycomcs from the ranks Of the tel
graph profession gradually working uptO
his present Appointment. lie served during
The Civil WIT ns Colonel and Superin-
tcndcnt 81 tho military telegraph de.
partmcnt nj Missouri and Arknusas.
On the 9th u March Cover nor Hunt
OF Idaho issued n quarantine proclama.
ton prohibiting for sixty days the i'm.
poriatIon Of sheep into Idaho from Elko
county. Nevada, Utah, md Uiitah
county. Wyoming. The proclamation IL
blscd upon evidence submitted to the
Governor hat lie sh0op IT tho sections
mentioned arc Infected with tho disease
known us scRb or scahbics, Those in.
tcresteh can 500 II copy 81 the proclama.