Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-01-17
FROM DAILY.l
SALMAGUNDI.

The ISDEPESDEST's McKinle,
memorial fund does not grow yer,
fast. So fnr Mr.. WIN. Mitchell is the
only II who has contributed to the
fund
Congress man Newlands has sent a
hHg Of rarden seeds Ia the ISDErES.
EST for Distribution. Notice will be
given OF their arrival, and those whO
want them can call and get them.
Deputy Marshal Humphrey arrived
this morning to take Luca- Meugea
and..J. q. Clnrk. US. prisoners, to Car.
u"n to answer indictments Tor selling
whiskey tn Indians. He will lea ye
with them tonight.
Parties from Reno recently pur.
chased the house OF the late Mn.
Mitchell OH Carpun 81 rett AMI while
workmcn were tearing down the
building yesterday they discovered
$3.50 in c"in.-Virgiuia Enterprise.
The State Beard Of Assessors will
meet i'll { ar+on next Monday for the
purpose of making property clnssifi
cations and fixing valuations, in nc
cordance with the provisions Of the
evenLe act passed by the last leg.
islHiure.
The County Commissioners made
the tax levy today AZ toIlowe: Geu.
eral, %; sch"ol, a.; agricultural Asso.
bonds i and B, 8 each. "A total Of
sl 81. The state rate is 50 cents. and
the city will probably Toe 20 thus year,
making the total Of s3 OO, five cent?
more than last ycar.-Carrun News.
Mrs. Caroline :. Meade ~, an old
resident 81 the Comstock, died in
Virginia City yesterday morning.
She was a native ~ Sydehnam, Eng.
land, aged 60 year. Mrs. Meadows
was prominent III l. o .. f.. circles
having been "A charter me mber Of
ColfgI R"bckah Lodge instit uted in
June, 1870. She was "A noble, CHART
able. self sacrificing IN ever
ready I minister To the sick aud eui-
ferIng.
i. Parnni, a commissioners Of Flu.
reka county. plead guilty in the U. $.
District Court at Carson Saturday to
the charge Of selling whiskey to
Indians. Judge liawIry sentenced
him To pay II fine Of S25p and he i'm.
pn-nncd III the jill ~ Eureka county
Tor two months. Paroni'- conviction
Thiscs AN interesting qu -s'Inn that
Governor Sadier will se called upon
Ia solve WIN II il: Can "A mnn con
victed Of a Eel my under the U S.
Ut iiutes hold Office in this S'atr!
Parnni il doubtless a sadder, il not Il
wiser man.
Tho case Of tho State Va. Lonidas
Sklcrls came up IN } ustice Morgan's
court this morning and WIS continued
until next Monday at I'D O'Clock.
SkiGriS, who Is II shrewd Young Greek,
IN accu ,rd OF obtaining none un,l.'r
false ]pretenses from the Greek labor
cB on the railroad lIc collected slu
a head from IL men III Carlin Il iew
weeks ago under the pretensc i!:at il
Wa Tor transportation from Culin to
California. The G ecks through W.
f. Sp ford, m agent nf the ) = Co,
laid the matter before District At
tOrnsy Henderson and "a warrant WA
issued for SkIrns' ar cat. SkIeris
wRs caught nt Winucmucca by Mr..
Sp 'tTord mi landed IN Jail here Sat
unday evening. 1t is charged
that Skleris and those in cahoOts
with him Invo collected u woen
tiCO0 and $4,000 FROM the Greeks
along the road within the last sixty
days.
At u meeting ~ Ivy Rcbekuh
Lodge hold Saturday evening the
lbIi'" nv tlllCtTb "tTt mAlHlitu ny
Mira. Is. W. Lang, District Deputy
President, assisted 10y officers
Of the Grand Lodge: Miss
Lnuisa Lane, Noble Grand;
M,as Ernie Robinson Wee
Grand; Mn. NJ. T.. Lane. Recording
Secretary; Miss violet lirucc, Fin.
anriRl Secretary; Mr.. 4. Bruce nnd
Mira i;asic Hunter, Right and Left
Supporters ~ the Noble Grand; Mrs.
a. Truce and Mn. g. Garrecht. Right
md Left Supporters 81 tho Vice
Grand; Mise Myrtle Hunter. W1rdcni
Miss Pearl Bruce, Conductor; Mas
Ida Drown. Chaplain; Mrs. Ling, In
eide Guardian; Mn. Henry, Out
eide Guardian.