Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-01-31
(FRoM FRIDAYS DAILY
Salmagundi.

Hon George S Nixon has been re.bp-
pointed resident agent nf the Central
Pacific Railroad Company for this STATE.
An inch or more ~ snow fell yester-
lay Afternoon and Inst night. TIN
probably means n foot or more in tln
mountains.
The Club Saloon is head quarters fn
Nnheuser and 5udweiser, the celcbrhr
ed ST. L"uls beers. Sold by the barrel.
bottle or glass y
John +. Merritt aud George II. Davis.
Duluth OFT r7er, arrived this forenoon
They will probably nate the necessar,
arrangements for drilling Il well before
they return.
The hospital aud chemical laborrtor,
build ug$ Mt the University are near;np
complexion. Tho buildings are subsi an
tial structures and viii add greatly Ia
the appearance uf the campus.-Journal
1t is said that bus mess on the raiIroId
ID sreatly hnmpe. 10y the shortage OF
power. A great icaI Of wes,bounn
iiNF nv w i
IN this account.
The telephone has been a government
monopoly in F.ance since 1899. The
development outside of Paris has been
slight There are NOR" telephones in
New York than in tie whole of France.
In 1890 the area Of the national hn
/ pnnin or.u,inl H., a., Il,z $1,000
ed llG 000.'C acres. To-Day it agg:.-
gates S5,OO0.000 acres, which is abnmt IA
much lrnd us we have in the States OF
Ohio. Indiana and Illinois.
The Marine Brothers will give a con
Ger, md dance Mt the Depot Hotel DIM
ing room on Friday evening Jnnuar.
3lst, beginning nj 8 o'clock. Admission
10 cents zach. or 81 80 per couple
Tickets are on sale at the drugstore. =
An epidemic at measles has been
among the IndiIns nbnni this camp md
anumhern fp opposes md crown Indians
have died. Exposure and lack II care
when beginning to recover, seems TO he
the cause OF death.--De Lamar Lode.
When the first Bible society in this
c%Ounir. was Organized, the English Ian
guagc was spoken lily only 20,"O0.OOO
people. Now l2o.O2Q,"OO people speak
it. Then the Bible was printed in so
langunges; nov it is p.iuted in 40 Ian
guages.
Mrs. a Roach and Mrs. j.. Dakin
have leased the residence OF Mr.. Thomas
Jones ami will conduci it rs a private
snnitnrium, They will either nurse the
sick ut their homes or care for them NJ
the Fnnitarium. Country patronage
solicited. Charges reasonable. y
\. severe sIeet storm RACED over the
Southern S atss "Wednesday and Thurs.
day. Kentucky, Tennessee. Arkansas
and TeSas have suffered severely. Tie
weight Of the sleet On the roofs wrecked
II dozen buildings at Little Rock. Ar
knnsas, causing u loss ~ about 100000
Tho Senate yes!er lay passed n Joint
resolution offered 10y Senator IiOar pro.
posing mn amendment to the constiiu.
tInu Of the United States respecting the
succession to The Presidency III case the
Pre- -ident.ele:t shout dio between the
time 81 his election und the date OF his
Inauguration.
Tho shops md ronnd house Of the
Southern Pdciti: Company will he stu
ated near the ASYLUM. 1t is Probable
tini the yards will he moved To the edge
at town and nothing but The mniu truck
be LETT on Cummerc al street. This will
enable Virginia GREET To he opened md
will I've mn unspeakahle benetit.-Reuo
journal,
During the last century :he popula
t,"n Of the territory which now consti
tutes the Gcrm nn empire Inns very near
~ trcbleh. notwithstanding. the onor
emigration. IL has, INCREASED
from 20.000.000 to nearly GO. 100000 souls
nnd mt the prescn. rate Of increase Ger.
many will have II population OF 100000.
600 before tho close Of this century.
by u notice elsewhere IL will he seen
tint two OF Eiko's Young people we're
quietly married on tho Tth OF THE
month. Their most Intimate friends
never dreamed 81 their beng ,oked Ia
gc'hcr for lifu and the announcement ~
their marriage. menrly II mouth aro,
comes as II genuine surprise. Nrvertlp-
less, tho l~SpErESDGNr wi .he4 Mr.. and
MB. Van Volkenhurt II prosperous and
happy journey through life.
In casting around Tor come place nj
which to c"lcbrni" W~mhinRtOn's birth.
day, remember thnt The G. ,od Tcmptara
OF Monnd mud Huntington valleys will
give nm anniversary dance Mt their hill
ut SHELTON ON the evening of February
2lst. Extensive preparations are hcimg
made to care for all Who attend. There
will be good Music, good fellowship.
good accommodations aud every thing
else necessary tn make up mn enjoyable