Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-02-13
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
Salmagundi.

j. w. S~purReon, u piOn. er uf Ormeby
county. died at his home in Carson yea
terday.
Mrs Ham Mccain and daughter dud
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Smiley came down
from Halleck Oh No. ).
The father of Senator Gallagher Of
Lyon county died at Kendall. VIE, last
Friday. aged so years.
Hunters about Reno report that the
recent storm has killed all the quail
that tried TO winter in that vicinity.
A few more days like this and the
streets ri Elko will he navigable for
good sized steamboats,. They're daisies
now.
Mr.. G. p. Pruit,, the gentlemanly
agent OF the Burlington route, came yes
terday and still remains in town.
Rev. George II. Greenfield will go to
PalIsade tonight to officiate tomorrow
at the funeral Of a con Of Mr.. and MB.
T. r. Jewell. He will return tomorrow
night.
MIR. &. Amber, a cousin of Mira j. G..
HARRISON and Mrs. Ray Harris arrived
from Michigan Saturday. He has taken
II position III the Elko Steam Laundry
This has been the squaIliest day VI
the winter. Spring weatheI. hummer
weather, winter weather, and every old
kind of weather that anyone car think
Of have played tag with each other all
day.
The big day OF the Chinese New Year
attracted the usual crowd Ia Chinatown
this afternoon. All enjoy ed the mud.
slusb. storm, noise and everything else
that goes with the heather chinese big
day.
Speaker Wilson has our thanks for
another batch Of bills. They touch up.
on aluiost every conceivable subject.
Nearly all Of them should he killed
quickly and buried.
JOHN and Arthur Short are in from
Ruby Valley. They report about IA fout
OF snow in the valley and II heap more
IN the mountains. iIrre'il be no
summer.
Two ynung men struck Carson last
week with II siock ~ iewelry which they
proceeded to pawn and sell. They were
arrested Sunday On suspicion Of being
implicated iii the robbery 81 MH. Cam.
pbell's jcwe;ry store last December.
Constable Mccoy will bring the
the young men to Elko tonight.
Hugh Murphy, who was arrested rs a
suspect On the night Of the robbery of
the Weiland saloon, was discharged from
custody yesterday afternoon. There
WAS no; sufficient evidence against the
man to warrant the officials in making a
complaint Reno journal.
a London pastor proposes holding
church services 10 the dark, so tina wo
men ~worshipers will not be tempted to
make the occasion one Tor the study OF
hats and gowns. For entirely different
but perfectly natural reasons such
services are likely to Ice ID cally attend.
ed by young pcu. le.
The Board Of Com missiouers for the
Care III the Insane bell Il meeting
Carson yesterday and reelected DR..
w. ii. Patterson Superintendent Of the
Asylum. Governor Sparks and Treas.
urer X, an voted for Patterson and Con.
troller Davis for DIR. Ascher Of Love.
lock.
Else here will be found a commun.
icatiou from DIR. Stubs regarding the
Farmers Institute to be held here the
last Of this mouth. The farmers OF the
county should act upon the suggestions
and attend the Institute prepared to dis.
cuEs the different matters that will come
before il.
An English insurance company now
issues a special policy for those who fear
they may be afflicted with appendicitis.
On payment Of one dollar per year the
insured is entitled to an operation cost.
ing $1,000. This will enable n one to
have nj up.to date affection Mt a very
smRll expenditure.
The cnso OF Mckenzie vs.. Coslett is
on trial in the District Court at Reno,
Yesterday tho attorneys wrangled
about lockingI up tho jury, Que eide
wanted the twelve good and true men
locked up md the other side wanted
them Ia roam about during the recess
"f the Court. Judge Curler took a
hand in tho %wrangle and discharged the
jury mud will try the case himself.
Tho legislature passed a joint reso.
luton Monday endorsing w. II. Hearst
Tor his efforts in getting coal placed on
the free list. Tho resolution was tele.
graphcd Ia llearst and yesterday no re.
spoHdod hy telegraph 1851 to be used in
entertaining the legislature or to help
along the inaugural ball. II n bill
could he passed covering The $3.50 in the
state Treasury It would partly cotupcn-
sate the Stnts Tor the time wasted in
passing tho resolution.
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