Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-04
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
Sa1maqundi.

ed from South Fork.
Prof, Caine is visiting the schools in
Lamoille and Pleasant ~vallies.
F. NJ. lIansel, tho electrician oi the
EdGemont mining company, is in town
Mr.. and Mrs. Steele OF Clover vale,
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Keyser
and family.
DIR. Alexander hns returned from San
Francisco and is ready to attend to all
work in his line.
MIR. Keyser has found two army dis,
charges rolled up in a tin ease. The
owners can get them ny calling Oh
him.
Fourteen bids have been opened by
Surveyor-General Kyle for the coutrac,
to survey the Walker river reservation
which will shortly be thrown open for
entry,
Mrs. H.. b. Wood Of Pacific Grove
California, has been elected teacher of
music i'll the Eiko school Mt Il salary OF
$40 per month. Mrs. Wood telegraphed
County Superintendent Henderson to,
day hat she would reach Elku on the
It'll. .
Large numbers u the met employed
in the Treadwell mine in AIaska are
quitting, ms they claim the mine is
h~oodooed. Seven men were killed in
one week, and over 100 former employees
arrived At Seattle Il IL days ago.
Reduced Ticket rates Eiko to Ogden
and return on account of National Ir.
rigati"rC Congress on September 18th aud
18th. Round Trip Tickets to Ogden
tn he sold on rate OF SI3 so for
round trip. Tickets expire Sept. goth.
No stop overs permitted.
The ". Il I. 4 r. has r%e-opened the
station house at Frankt"wn, winch has
n"cn closed Tor several Years past
Irave and freight fell of to such an
ext"n; that the office was abandoned,
but during the last few months the re
has been II general revival, winch has
necessitated the opening IL the Office.
j. ID. Brown has h"en appointed agent
and operator.
The States are quite generally follow
ing the example Of Minnesota in passing
a statute which provides for the pun
lshmen', with imprisonment Mt hard
labor. OF men who desert their wives,
or fail to support the ir. families. The
Louisiana Supreme Court has recently
affirmed the constitutionality of n law OF
this kind winch the Legislature has
passed.
Deputy Constable McManus brought
three men who give their names as
Arthur Brooks, II. Sullivan and Me-
Donald from RyndOn this afternoon and
turned them over to Jailer Wrathers for
safe keeping. They nre charged with
robbing "A man Of sl2 last night and at.
tempting to rob another. The second
man WIS badly beaten. but saved his
money. Tho face at one Of the trio
looks us Il he had been run through a
sausage cutter.
The recent .chooi ccnsus in Califor.
MIA shows that San Berr ardino county
bears the banner Tor numerous families.
Seven fati crs in San Bernardino city
provide fur the wants OF seventeen
children each. The largest family in
the county is thni in Jeremiah Flynn's
home. wncr" twenty. children have
bee born. or these, eighteen are now
living. Mrs. Fl! IN has been "A mother
Of trlplciS once and 81 twins three times
The Flynun were married in 1868, and
the youngest child is three years
old.
y few day ago n man named O'Brieu,
n miIer, arrived ut Luniug, 4 station Oh
the &. &C. railrOnd having walked from
Tonopah. The man had been without
food or water for "A couple 81 days and
was almost exhausted from the heat anil
exposure. lie WIS given IA meal and bed
but in the morning was missing. He
LETT his shoes beside his bed, and parties
from Luning traced him ms far ns the
New Boston desert where his cont and
vest were found. Tho country where
he disappC AIRED il devoid OF water and
animal life, aud tie unfortunate man
has doubtless perishcd, us no trace OF
him has been found since Inst Tues.
day.