Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-03-27
[FROM FRIDAYS DAILY
Salmagundi.


John and Arthur Short came i'll from
Ruby valley last night.
We are happy to report that Mrs.
Quincy continues to improve.
\ Lodge ~ Odd rellowS wIs organ.
iz-i in Manila "u January ooh.
Lew Engler, one Of Tuscurora's
solid c%itiH"ne, is shalsing hand with
ElkO friends today.
A telephone line will lac built FROM
Winuenucc to Paradise. and another
from W~Innemucca Ia Golconda.
\ railroad is being built from the
main line Of the Southern Pacific near
Wadsworth to the Lccte ealt marsh.
The sinking of the trestle in Salt
Like ~ the Lucin cutoff overturned a
locomotive anG killed fireman Robert
w. Watson last Wednesday.
George ID. Ernst returned lalt night
from the southern part Of the State,
where he was during the winter with his
sheep. iIc reports but "A slight loss.
From New Jersey comes II repor, that
r live ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS was discov.
cred i'll solid rock near Morristown.
where it Iai becn imprisoned ten mil.
million years. Ever See one?
Mr.. Hickerson was called to Bakers.
fall yn.InrInN. lao Il. .,.nr ,ltrn.. -
his daughter. lie expects Ia return
and resume work mt the oil we'll when il
starts up again.
The Rebekphs gave Sister Lang a sur
prise party last night at the residence OF
Mr.. and Mrs. IIigginbotham. There
was a goodly crowd in Attendance and
nm excellent time vas had 10y all.
Tie Elko Aerie of Eagles
ESSE@ will give Il grand ball at the
~ Depot Hotel on May LIST. As
this will be the last dance which will
take place in the old Depo, Hotel none
should fail to attend.
J. f.. Welsh died Monday at Austin
Of consumption. lie WAS IL locator OF
the famous Montana Tonopah ground
at Tunopah, but forfeited the locations
on AZ count Of being unable TO perform
the assessment work or have il done,
Late reports from the parsonage OF
the Missouri preacher vino announced re.
Gently that he wuuld tell the truth about
deceased people ~henceforth, when pre-.
siding at funerals, indicate that he has
not been presiding.
Charles Eils, Al native of Maryland
aged 80 years, died "f Brights disease
at the hospital Yesterday morning and
was buried ut $3.50 this forenoon. Hc
came to the hospital from Tuscarora
III November, 1901.
So g:eut is the demand for steel rails
i'll the United States that it is estimated
that upward Of million tons will have
to be bought abroad. There il more
railroad building projected nov than
escr before in American history,
Tho Elko Bakery il now running in
tirst.class order under white manage.
ment, Fresh bread ever morning
Coffee md cake a specially. All orders
promptly attended to.
The late Coils p. Huntington was
accused Of robbing the Central Pacific
i'll order to build the Southern Pacific.
Now il liz claimed thnt Hartman il col.
Letting the debt with compound inter.
est.
Tho Indians are learning the ways oi
his "civitizcd' brethren very rapidly. \
dispatch from Chamberlin, S. d.. says
that mt tho present rate Of increase the
Indian divorce mill OF Sonth Dakota
will III five years become more extensive
than that Of the E]asterncrs.
George Is. Russell. II former iHDE.
PENDENT devil and later 4 guard at the
State Prison, has returned from Snr
Francisco. He is the same genial fclloS
ne used to be before he got his name OH
the States payroll. lie will probably
remain with us for some time,
Governor Sparks will veto the bill
putting tue Reno township officers OH Il
salary iust"gd OF the fec system as the,
are now working. sa, the Gazette. The
Governor says they were elected under
the fec eystcm and should bo satisfied
with the incomes from that source.
Iohn Capuro, ono Of the sough's driv,
on ont Of Reno Ivy tho police, got an q
tear in Wadsworth the other day and
fired his pistol III the streets. tie, wns
arrested. convicted ny II jury and tined
$50 or l2j days III tho Reno Jail. Not
having tho coin to put wp, Cnpuro is u
guest Of Sheriff Hayes.
beginning Yesterday the Southern
PaCitiU'a ~wcstbound trains ont Of Ogden
were run over the Short Limo track Ia
Brigham City, thence over II new cut.
of which has been built 10 Corrinne,
on the Central Pacific. Tho old line
from Ogden Ia CDriuup bna been abn,,d.