Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-06-19
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY.
Salmaqundi.
Mn. Keith is much better today.


The eleventh session of the National
Irrigation Congress will be- held at Og-
den Utah, September 18th to 18th, in
elusive.
MB. ChapmaD's con lition is about
the same n yesterday. She is still
bright and cheerful and insists Tint she
will recover
\ balloon with four aeronauts was
carried ont tn sea from Marseills,
France, Sunday afternoon Their fate
Is not known.
Uuder the allotment Of funds forarm-
ing equipping and suppi! inn the State
militia to correspond with the -yguiar
army, the Secretary of War has set aside
sl,lI3 for Nevada.
The INDEPENDENT regrets to learn
that john Hunters condition is serious
and that fears are entertained Tor his
recovery. We sincerely hope that he
will soon he Up and around.
}. w. Straughter was arrested last
night OF the charge OF assault and bat
terry. \ complaint was made against
him this afternoon and he vii! have to
explain matters to Justice Morgan.
w. u. Clifford, a prominent resident
Of Churchill, tells the Carson News that
will be the leading county in the
State III agricultural products when
the proposed irrigation canal is COM
pleted.
4 locomotive has just been finished ut
Schenectady, NY which is said to he
the largest i'll the worli il is 10 feet
long and will he used for hauling freight
over the Rocky mountains. The engine
has power enough Ia pull IL miles Of
cars Oh a level stretch 81 irack.
Miss. Mcintyre u BsttIe Mountain
who mas been teacing school at Love.
lock during the past term, was taken to
San Francisco Sunday morning on late
No. 8. suffering with IN acute attack of
appendicitis. Grave doubts are enter
tanned of her recovery.-Standard.
Happy Hooligan and Joe Brown OF the
Senate saloon had "a fight yesterday III
hit Brown over the head with Il club.
lie was arrested and went TO Jail. Mr..
Brown swOre to a complaint this after.
noon charging llooligan with assault
and battery aud Justice Morgan will
pass upon his innocence or guilt.
Manager Sample informs the Reno
Journal that there is now in the Flnni-
gan warehouse over a million one hun
droh Thousand pounds Of wool BY the
18th Of this uEonth, the date set for the
first wool sale Of the season, the re will
be at least one million and a quarter
pounds. This sale will attract buyers
from all parts Of the United States. ms far
east as the Atlantic seaboarl.
Rev. Mr.. Greenfield will leave Thurs.
day for the northern part OF the county
to be gone about ten days. lie will hold
services At Tuscarora, Jack Creek,
~ ~ tN''H s''E l''l' 'lalllllNhtu Slll
Rowlunds aud North Fork. The pulpit
however will be- ably supplied during
his absence and services will he held ut
the regular hours. II ms services are
10y "A day notice to the elders OF the
church or 10y leaving wor,i nj the IHDE-
PENDENT office.
Last evening Robert Henderson was
kept busy answering questions rs To his
age when he burned lime west Of town
in 1872. aud ms age now. Some of the
questions caused thu ynung IN Il good
deal Of discomfort and made him wish
he was away ont on the desert all by
himself. The innocent cause OF the
young man discontinue wns the state
ment III yesterdays issue that he burned
lime in l>T2 when the TACT is that il was
his father. IA the INDEPENDENT has
III desire whatever to make Mr.. Hen
dcrson older than he really is or to in.
jurc his chances III a,y way, 1t cheerful
ly publishes this rs a correction o., yes
terday'a statement.
\ work train on the new line was
wrecked at New "llerrin station, Il short
distance cnst Of Golconda Saturday eve-
ing. The train was backing up at a
lively rate when tho tender jumped the
track. follower by the engine, md tho
cars went down the e~mbankment into
the ditch. Tic engine and tender piled
UP in Il heap Of wreckage on the track.
Engineer Weber and Fireman Anderson
both jumped and tho fireman escaped
with n deep cut Oh the head and o num-
her OF bruises. Tho engineer was
caught and pinned beneath the cab,
Only his head md hands were free and
he wns cxtricated with much difficulty
Ills left nrm was broken. shoulder dis.
located and rollW hone fractured. IIC
was taken Ia the railrcnd hospital nj
Sacramento Sunday morning.