Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-12-05
FROM MONDAYS DAILY.
Salmagundi.

visiting her Elko friends.
Charley Keyser left Tor Reno last
night to he gone about Il month.
I'D. Cirvillr came i'll from Mound
valley Saturda! and returned this
morning.
Mn. George Gilmore has returned
from California, where she WAS visiting
relatives.
Ham Mccain should MAKE. an ,,icr
weather prophecy and then go away
back and sit down.
Mrs. May amt daughter. who been
visiting Mn. Mcbride the last few
week. left for their home ut Ashland,
Orv"n. = .tnrday night.
Treasurer Diulry nin! DIrk ILpw.n-
h r.. hi. as-Is' ant. wcr" busy rakrnp
III iaX,r today. Remember that the
books clos" at u o'clock this rvcnrny.
DIVING t" this heng the last day Tor
pay '"r Ks. anil ''lrr" DISley
beng bus! .B tan collector. the COM
mIssInnen held no meeting today.
They will meet Thursday aud transact
the county's business.
New York Congressman may not
make the laws AZ the nation. but the
New York sanin helps make the Ian
trntu4 -SrFnnn.VN = ,Inn l.N.-, ...I
IL mcan- II Teller wni don't wnnter give
an!t,ng.' Usually not a politIcinn.
posts ~ coal approximately estimated
at S,'OO.OOD 400 tons. or twice as much
ii. the entire tonnage ever produced III
the United States. These lie posts are
being picked up with II view To- their
early development. IL thesc mines can
be- worked economically the fact will
have All important b, arms upon the de
vei"pment nf indusiri cs III the south-
west.
The Philadelphia Record "A Rcpubli-
can paper. serves. tins interesting notice
upon Republican leaders: The last
speech Of President Mckinley virtually
an attack npon III" Dr.sIry tariff III
favor OF reciprocity. That speech has
become Il text book for millions 81 Re.
publicans who realize that every spetch
OF Secretary Shaw IL directly opposed to
the Mckinley policy. There may be
good reasons why tn" Republican lead.
ers should favor ii tariff commission. but
II IL absurd I" hope that such "A body
could take III" tariff out ~ politics..
The Argus says that Dolly Park, the
ninc.ycar.o!d sol 81 Mr.. Park Of Love.
lock. was drowned while skating on a
slough near Lovclock Friday afternoon.
lie and his little brother. Ccsto, were
when CestO broke through the
ice. Dolly went Ia his assistance and
fell mt" the water. People living near
heard their cries aud vent to their AS
distance. They succeeded ~ getting
C,rto out Of the water, but Dolly sank
for the third time. His body WIS recov.
IN Il lev minutes and tnken to his
All the efforts Of DR.. Aschcr to
bring the boy back to lie failed.
II Uncle Ioe" Cannon gets into the
speakers chair OF the House of Rep.
rcsentativrs he will he the first man re-.
putcd I" be- Il millionaire Ia occupy that
high office. Mr.. Blaine came pretty
the million mark, but probably
dbl not quite reach 1t. In Danvillr.
H.. he resides III IA large and richly fur
nished house, but he also wears boots,
chpws tobacco and tells very plain
stories. \ correspondent; remarks Of
him That he IL credited with having
III soft bcrtl- III the different branches
81 the government service than any
other tive meu IN Congress.
The S~nHrrhlighi says that John j.
Williams. an aged prospcctnr. seriously
stabbed James Custom, Il miner, in u
saloon nj Scar shlight. Lincoln county.
on the evening ~ Nov. 22ud. Custom
WIZ standing AT the bar drinking when
Williams went up tu him and said: Gus
ton have no uso Tor ynn" and plunged
his knife into him. Custom staggered
back. crying ont TIN cut Williams
concealed his knife and started Tor the
door. but wns caught and the knife
taken from him. The two men had u
fight on labor Day and williams got the
worst, Of il. At last accounts Custom
WIZ on the rond To recovery and vii.
liams had been bound over 10 appear
before the Lincoln county grand jury
Tie WIS taken Ia the Phoebe Jail.