Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-03-20
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
Salmagundi.

Sheriff Clark has only eight boarders.
Tonopah il to have a new $4,000
hotel.
Three feet OF snow fell in Lamuille
valley Monday night.
Lou Beckman. wanted in Ogden for
grand larceny, has been arrested in
Reno.
Every property holder in town should
attend the meeting at the courtroom
tonight.
a. d. Taber and Howard IIolliugs-
worth have gone to Salt Lake to spend
several days.
Theodore TaufTer is down from Starr
Valley. He reports everything lovely
up that way.
Sheriff Clark returned from Careon
last night. This morning he started
out to summo jurors.
w. NJ. Gottwaldt has resigned MS ed.
itor Of the Silver State and accepted the
position Of city editor on the Reno Jour.
nal.
Bailey f. Vesey, the man who WIS
hurt by the cars at Ryndon Sunday,
is dead. His remains will he clipped
East tonight.
N~inety-two bills were passed by the
Legislature. Seventy.tive OF then were
enrolled and in the hands % che Cover
nor when the session closed.
y sud Of case OF insanity developed in
Rem" Sunday, when Ben Timbin lost
his reason and is now at the asylum,
where he formerly worked rs an attend.
ant.-lOurnRl.
Alfred {. Cunningham. one OF ReDo's
prominent business men. was found
dead in his bed yesterday morning. He
WAS ont with the Eagle band the night
before and seemed to he in good health.
Rodey Lepeticb, the Lander county
rancher who wen; insane and was takcr
to Battle Maintain ioT examination, has
Teen committed Ia the Reno asylum.
Ills brother. Andrew. has fully recover.
cd.
President K oseveii will come tn the
Cnast 10y the Southern route. He will
branch OF at Sacramento and take n
run up to Reno, Carson and Virginia
City aud return t. Sacramento. He
will L" East over the Northcrn Pacific.
The south nose OF Promontory is be-
M literally h~oueycombed 10y drillers OF
the Southern Pacific Company. who are
preparing for a giant blast, which will
he fired within IA fsw days. Holes are
being driven into the rocky mountain
IN nll conceivable portions and heavy
charges nrr being put III. The whole
will he fired 10y electricity.
The meeting III the courtroom to-
night to make arrangements for the
Farmers Institute should be we'll at
tended. Every citizen OF Elkn should
take m interest in these meetings OF
the farmers and do his part to make
their stay uong US pleasant and profit
able. LIS year moth ug was done by
the people al the town to show their
appreciL.l"n 81 the WORK of the Institute
or their goodwill toward the farmers
IN attcm'inn e. This should not he the
case this year. Let over. ono interested
i'll THE cause turn ont tonight and DO his
part toward making the Institute a sue
cess.
Arthur Walker. OnU Of The United
States prisoners from here who assault.
ed Marshal Emmitt on the way to Car
son, plead guilty Ia selling whiskey TO
Indians md to the charge ot assaulting
an officer. II" WIS sentenced to tho
pepitentiary for twelve months FOR the
assault and six months on the other
charge and to pay Il fine IF 800. James
Smith, his companion in the assault, ell
tered the plea ~ guilty to both charges
and was sentenced To the pen for eight
months for the assault and seven
months for selling whiskey to Indians
and to pay "A fine OF 500. They prob
ably wish they Ind not run up against
Judge liawiey aud the U. S. Marshal.
William White, a miner, working for
II. j. Thompson at Cottonwood. had a
NARROW escape from death q week ago
Friday, says tho Lovelock Tribune. lilo
had gone up tho canyon prospecting and
stepped 'uto nm old tunnel. He did not
notice the SHIFT near the mouth Of the
tunnel and fell down it, n distance OF
forty.iivc feet, striking on his head.
THIS was about 3 o'clock in the after.
noon and when no regaiued conscious.
ncs it wms dusk. His dog kept watch
all night. md next morning Mr.. White
told the dog to go down to camp and get
something tn eat. II" obeyed and when
Inc had finished breakfast started back.
Tho other miners followed the dog and
thus found their unfortunate comrade.
Mr.. White was brought to town and is
now all right.
During the Civil wal IL so happened
TINT Mt ono time the armies on both sides
were oncamped on the bank OF a river.
Dn ono side the Northern nrmy; across,
tho Southern. And ns they lny there III
their cncampmenis the bands on both
eidcs began io discourse music. On tho