Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-11-06
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Salmagundi.

1855 80 ~
side here during the winter.
The furniture for Mr.. Taber's new
house was in a freight wreck at Reno
the other day and was badly broken up.
The Orthopedic shoe il the shoe %
make your feet comfortable. See Sey.
mour jacobs new nd Tor further intor.
ihatioL.
Chief Henderson has appointed joe
Harris assistant chief Of the tire depart.
ment. Charley and Joe will make Il
good team at "a fire,
Mrs. George Hunter has the smallpox.
Tho residence ID guaranteed and every
thing possible is beng done to prevent
the disease from spreading.
George Il. Mcclellan received 3l4,9C6
votes for h.Ryor of Greater New York to
Dol 255 for Low, Il plurality OF 63,G2l.
Comptroller Grout led the ticket with
G6,790 plurality.
Treasurer Dawley has appointed
Major Miller deputy To COLLECT the tax
ee. MIR. Miller has his Office in the
bank, where he will he pleased tn see
the taxpayers.
Owing to disappointment in love,
John Clark, n Reno clerk, attempted
suicide Sunday 10y Swallowing carbolic
acid, but Il physician reached him III
tinn IN uCn bic Efa
Alcck Dromiac Of Reno WIS quite
badly and extensively lacerntcd while
returning from Il hurting trip IL few
days ago. His suiTerings are the result
Of his permitting Il mule to walk NIL
over him.
The government Inns definitely de.
cided that the hills southeast 81 Carson
Valley belong TO the Indians, and that
the whites must moi cut any wool there.
The lands are heavily wooded with nut.
pines. and the red men want them for
nuts.
Sam Piatt has resigned as Deputy
Secretary ~ State and Secretary Doug
lass has appointed j. W. Sittou OF Still
water, Churchill county, to fill the va
cancy. Tue Appeal Guys the business
OF the Office has increased to such an
extent that the Office should have two
deputies.
The professional carl of DIR. j. X. Eby
appears i'll this issue. DR.. Eby has been
Il resident OF Elko for several years and
has earned the respect and confidence Of
the people MS n physician and Il citizen.
The INDEPENDENT takes pleasure in
recommending him to all who need his
professional services.
Late yesterday afternoon Mr.. Chase
came very near meeting with serIons III.
jury while crossing the railroad truck
near the freighthouse with his delivery
wagon. Train men were switching cars in
the yard and the wagon. was pinned be-
tween two cars and the axle sprung.
The cars were stopped just in time to
prevent a serious accident.
The reward money for the capture Of
the convicts Wood and Murphy, has
been apportioned. Chief OF Police Lsc.
per and Constable Wilson divided 1850
OF this sum and Deputy Sherifrs Max.
well and Sharkcy who received the other
$3.50 did the right thing by making it
right with VIM. WeIfitt, the Hunks bro
theirs and Red Williams, who assisted
the capture. 1t is learned that "a share
was also given Sheriff Hayes Journal
The comp:Eie returns from San Fran.
cisco give Schmitz, Union Labor, &C..
01G; Crocker. Republican, 1861; Lane,
Democrat, l2,578; T.. Il. Whitney, Social
iat. l.09l. Tho Republicans elect the
auditor, city attorney, tax collector,
county clerk aud eight supervisors.
Tho Democrats have the sheriff, the ms
SCISSOR, recorder, oroner. district nj
torney, public administrator, two police
judges and ten supervisors.
Floyd Davia, Willie Crane and Jay
Henry have been selected TO represent
the high school in the debate with the
winnemucca high school. The boys
should lose no time III preparing them.
selves for the debate. They will contest
with Miss Norma Warren. Miss May
Staunton and Miss Eta Webb, with
Miss Lucy Laveagea M alternate. II
they beat you In the debate, boys, bring
the young ladies home with you.
During the Inst ten months no less
than A trusts with Now Jersey charters
have been placed in the hands OF re-
coivers, and. though they had IN ug
grcgntc authorized" capital OF over
sS0,0O0,C00 and had contrivcd To gel
trusted for moro tbRn sl7.250, 900, dill
gent search has 90 far been able to dis
cover among them all scarcely mort
than 81 5000 Of usscis (which makes
the lawyers and receivers wonder whcr,
they are going To get the money decent
ly tn lay out and bury the corpses.
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