Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-08-08
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
Salmagundi.
ls it warm enough for your.

ls it warm enough for your.
Mrs. G. b. welshon is in town under.
going medical treatment with DR.. Hood.
II this hot weather continues when
politics get red-hot. what will the poor
voter do?
James l.. Cheek, who WINS seriously
stabbed in the left lung at Austin a
week ago by Lee Kee Ii still holding hie
own, and FROM present conditions, he
stands a fair chance OF recovering.
According to a Reno telegram IN the
Salt Lake Tribune. Homer Riddle was
to have been married there Monday to
Miss Maude Brown OF Chico, California,
but he failed to put in an appearance.
1t is believed that he has gone to Ore.
gon. \ warrant is out for his arrest.
MIR. Mayer is building booths in which
to feed the hungry knights who will
pass through here within the next week.
The INDEPENDENT hopes that he will
take in more scads than he did last year
when the Epworth Leaguers passed
through. IL he don't. he is liable to DO
very ill-natured for a while.
Foreman Swan Of the railroad CON-
struction works in Storey county Was
assaulted Monday by a. MciIacher. a
carpenter. Swan claims that McEacher
stru:k him with brass %knuckles. He
went to Virginia City and swore out a
warrant for McEacher's arrest. Nc.
Eacher has been arrested and taken to
Virginia City.
An architect OF New York says that
with the modern steel frame a building
can he carried to u height equal to
seven and one.halt times the diameter OF
the base. BY this rule on an ordinary
1000 feet high. 800 feet higher than the
Eitfel tower. 1t would have l25 stories
and cost about 10000, 900.
The Supreme Court OF California has
decided that the divorce law OF that
State, prohibiting the marriage OF
divorced persons within one year after
the decree is granted, was not properly
drawn up, because 1t docs not make the
granting OF absolute divorce II matter Of
Ii years delay. This legalizes hundreds
OF marriages s0lemnized Ill Reno
since California's divorce law was pass
ed. 1t also knocks the tar out OF the
Reno marriage bureau.
Last night one Of Elko's business men
was bewailing the helpless condition OF
the town in case a fire should break
ont, while every thing ia 30 dry. That
this condition exists is too true. And
it will exist until the property holders
wake up cod do something. Four years
ago Il public meeting waa called to take
steps to provide some means Ut fighting
fire, but only four citizens put in an
appearance. Perhaps some of them
AVE woke up since that time and an.
other meeting might show better
results.
MIR. Rotherme', manager OF the Burner
Basin oil we'll, informs the I~NDEPES-
DENT that everything ia working smooth
ly and good progress is beng made.
lie also say that the main road, leading
through the basin and over which they
have to haul everything is in a very
bad condition. He thinks the county
commissioners should repair the road.
RS the company he represents is spend.
ing n good deal OF money in the county,
the most OF which remains here. This
il a matter the commissioners should
look into and assist the company il they
can see their way clear. Good roads
are n great factor In the development OF
Il country.