Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-09-05
FROM THURSDAYS DALI.
Salmaqundi.

important notice elsewhere. All water
consumers should read lad profit by the
notice.
The grand jury Of Linder county has
ipnor, i the ill against the Chinamau
who stsbbed James Chick OF Austin
several weeks ugo.
The State in which there is the least
numb'r Of government pensioners If
Nevada. in which they number only
275. There are 500 in Wyoming and $50
in Utah.
The assessor Of Ormsby county is
authority for the statement that there
will be an increase in the vote of Ormsby
county the year over that Of two years
ago OF from fifty to ono hundred voters.
The wind blew from all points OF the
compass this afternoon. As a conse-
quence great clouds OF dust chased
each other through the at reefs making
it very disagreeable for those who had
to be out.
W. S. Clayton came in from Mound
Valley yesterday. lie reports every.
thing moving along smuethly in that
section. Mr.. Clayton would make an
excellent member OF the next AS
sembly.
Milton Wallace is giving away loads
Of groceries, meat, and other provisions
today. The cause ~ he generosity 10
the arrival Of Il little girl Mt his house
this morning, Nit tells everybody tina:
he doesn't care for expenses now.
There should be a good attendance OF
Democrats ut the courtroom tonight.
4 ticket was agreed upon by several
candidates last night and its indorse-
ment will c m before the meeting. Be
on hand to. make your objections or
forever hold your peace.
Frank Ralston is still lingering be.
tween lie and death, but is steadily
growing weaker. HIS mother and
brother have arrived from Wyoming.
All that medical skill and nursing can
do IS being done, but he Ii not expected
to recover from his wound.-JournuI,
Senators Quay and Penrose held a
protracted conference yesterday with
President Baer Of the Reading Railway
in regard to the coal miners strike.
After the conference Senator Quay said:
w went over the situation thoroughly
and are now convinced that nothing can
be accomplished ut the present time
The only comment OF President Bser
was, tha. politics will not be allowed to
interfere with this strike.
Sam Davis OF Starr Valley was in
town with a fine lot Of honey yesterday
flc had no trouble in selling it. MIR.
Davis said the damage lone by the
crickets in the valley had been greatly
e~xaggeratd. They destroyed the garden
truck, but they did no damage to the
alfalfa.
The Sou hsrn Pacific Railroad Com
pany has served notices on all parties
that have been occupying the com
pany's right.of.way at PHllsade for bust.
ness purposes %forbiddinG them to re-
build on the e%ompnny's land. All the
buildings burned III the recent tire at
Pnlisade we're located on the company's
right-oi-way.
Senator Stewart during his recent
western trip. spent seven days in Neyadp
then hied himself to San Francisco
where he spent n week; her oil tc
Washington to report t. headquarters
His work in Nevada, however, does not
appear to be barren OF results to some
body il the gludsome mirth and clipper
spirit Of editorials OF our Republican
contemporaries are any thing to go 10y
Even the papers, when accidental,
dropped, give forth Il metallic ring, ana
their surface inparts a golden glow
ToDopah Miner.
The much Wanted temporary injunc
ton which Mr.. Roosevelt and hit
attorney general obtained against tn,
beef trust does not seem to have la,
much effect, Tor it is reported that tn,
combine is about to advance prices
again; but. then, the injunction only
restrained the members Of the combine
from consulting together and joining il
my action they might take. What
fare" this administration attempt To cor
troll the trusts is n way! II MI
Roosevelt really wants to bring til
trusts to their knees, the anti trust lay
points the way to do il, by p~rosecutiuI
them under the criminal section.