Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-25
FROM THURSDAYS pAlLr
Salmagundi.

Salmaqundi.
Mr.. George II 'ssrll wont dewn To
Battle MonniHin this afternoon.
The Western Pacific surveys III Ne.
Vada will he completed sometime next
month.
The Southern Pacific Company's pay
roll in Winnemucca amounts to go. OCO
a month.
MIR. Mayer returned from San Frun-
cisco last night. He failed tn make
arrangements for moving the Depot
hotel across the street.
Mr.. j. ID. Arnold arrived from Duluth
Minnesoia, yesterday. lie is here for
the purpose Of STRENGTHENING out the
affairs OF the Rocky Mountain Oil Com.
pany.
In case Of n cold wave warning. lOO,-
600 telegrams are often distributed
within Il few hours. and the weather
bureau claims that in one instance
s3,OOO,OOO worth Of property was euved.
The largest library in the worll is the
National library OF Paris. winch cun.
tains 40 miles NJ shelves holding l.4OO,.
600 books. There are also i75,OCO manu-.
scripts, 20O,0O maps and charts and $780,
00n coins and medals.
Because u man ut Alton ILL.,, dropped
1t china plate TN the floor and broke it
his wife r'ut II charge Of buck shot into
him. 1t IL dangerous business for II
mere man to attempt to usurp the pre-
rogatives OF the cook and handmaid.
Washington Post: /; looks like II
clear case Of discrimination Tor the au.
thorities tn arrest n man for trying To
get sio,O00.O00 from Sec. Hay and allow
the men who are trying to get SiO.00O..
600 from Secretary Shaw to 90 free.
Every citizen interested IN the well
fare Of the town Of Elko should attend
the meeting to he held Mt the courtroom
tomorrow evening, for the purpose OF or.
ganizing "a tire department. Road the
notice elsewhere and attend the meet.
ing.
4 rumor Is IN circulation that 4. IL.
Harris, tho cattleman Of Bruncau Basin,
was killed i'll a runaway accideD. at
Mountain Home, Idaho, two or three
days ago. The rumor is both affirmed
and denied. The INDEPENDENT is TN.
able to verify it.
n. p. Guldagger. at Jones old Stand,
is prepared to 90 blackemithmg in all
of lite branches at prices to suit the
times. Horse shoeing md wagon work IA
specially. All work guaranteed. Take
your work to Mr.. Guldagger's shop il
You want it done well and nj reasonable
prices.
The Supreme Court has decided TINT
the Act passed by the last legislature
providing Ter holding terms OF court nj
Tonopah instead OF Belmont, the coun.
~ seat Of Nye county, conflicts with Sec
ton I OF article VI Of the State constitu
ton aud is therefore null and void.
The Western Pacific Company is max.
ing arrangements to sink urteeian wells
on tho desert sontb Of Toano. Tho men
are already o. the ground and the ma.
chinery is on the way. Several wells
Will be bored to test the probability 0f
finding sufficient water Tor the com.
pany's purposes.
Denmark seems to have solved the
problem OF the old maid. In that coun-
try there is n system OF insurance,
whereby n parent may deposit n certain
sum Mt the birth Of a girl, aud il she re.
mains unmarried until she is 30 she then
draws nm annuity, and a certain amount
il guaranteed Tor funeral expenses.
\ few days ago /. v. Button bet 1900
with a Winnemucca sport TINT he had n
horse TINT could run a mile in two min.
utes. The bet was taken md the mon.
ey deposited in the Winnemucca bank.
The race will come of on the 10th OF
next month Mt Winnemucca. Buttons
horse goes by the name Of "Scorpion"
and Is sad to be a last one. Several
side bets have been made on the race.
This forenoon Lester Davey, the II.
year.old son OF ID. n. Davey, had one Of
his legs broken while ut work digging
the cellar Tor Mr.. Letters now house.
Tho young man was digging under a
block OF hardpan when IL fell md pin.
nee him against the eide OF the cellar,
breaking his leg between the knee ind
the ankle. He was taken home at once
and DR., Hood was called and sct the
broken bono.
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Beware of Ointncnts for Cntnrrh TINT