Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-02-27
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY.
Salmaqundi.

Sheriff Clark's hotel.
Tie INDEPENDENT acknowledges the
receipt OF a copy OF Superintendent
Rings biennial report.
Mn- Henley will leave for Carson to,
night. She was given u farewell party
this afternoon by Mrs. Brain.
Sheriff Clark went to Carlin this after.
noon to subpoena Witnesses for the grand
jury.
When you want any stone work dona
call on Mr.. James LitlleiielI. For fur
ther particulars see his adj.
Mrs. Campbell has gone tn San Fran
cisco to purchase her stock OF spring
and summer millinery and dry goods.
The third number Of the Elko Presby.
terian was issued from this Office yester.
day. 1t IL full Ut interesting church
news and items OF local interest.
Speaker Wilson has our thanks for All
other batch ~ bills. Anyone interested
i'll what is being lone III the legislature
can call mud set them.
lii" House Committee ON Merchant
Marine and Fisheries yesterday decided
10y Il vote Of ten to Elk not to report the
Hanna Ship Subsidy bill.
Judge Bigelow and DR.. Thomn will
erect Il threc.story brick and stone
building in Reno this year il they dc.
eide the town will justify it..
Tie house af john wuu.ts was totally
destroyed 10y tirc in Carson Fri iny and
the store house ~ NJ. \ Downey n Go,
wal partially destroyed b! the same
caLEr Saturday night.
ReseI we'd seals Tor the C,mlnta Satur.
day night ur" selling rapidly. The in
dicati0nS ara iitnt standing ROOM will he
ut a premium III the PresbN terrain
church Satur Ia, niE l..
Senator CLARK Is said IT, Iinve sold his
interest in the > rli Like AMI Los Angr-
les railroad and has joined the Gnmlda
~ " hll1N'lIAlNlttllh llllt
through Beck with pass.
The metal output Of Nevada. covering
he year 1907, rs reported 10y the dir-c.
tor nt the mint. aggregated Il total Of
S5.53i ,2l2. or this Amount the value Of
gold produced WINS S3.ilI,2ll. ind the
silver, S2,l2p,mG0.
The noted Bnwrn mausinn property
III Washoe county has been purchased
10y Henry Ritter Of Reno aud will be re-
fitted and the grounds re cultivated in
try aud bring it back tn IT. former on
hitiOu.
According to the Gazette the uro.
posed new paper for Reno is "a sure GO.
1t is said hat t!,. plant ha- becn ordcre
and tho paper will make its appearance
i'll Sc W ks. 1t is to ne an evening
paper. hut its name and politics are still
matters Of mystery.
! grand jury was drawn III the U. =.
COurI Saturday. returnablc March llth
Trial jurors were also drawn. returnablc
on the 18th Of March. There are fourteen
criminal cases and four OF tive civil
cases To he tried.
The Senate deadlock on the Statehood
bill remained unchanged yesterday The
Republicans chr agree upon the two
State plan, but the Democrats will not
accept IA bill that makes n single State
out Of y arizona and New Mexico. They
say such a bill cannot pass before
March ith.
Tho Standard says that Herman
Stager, the young man who was found
nearly frozen to death mt Il deserted
stage station in Humboldt county, dur
ing the intense cold weather. hns had
his left foot md part of his ears nmpu.
tated. Notwithstanding this he is get
ting along nicely and his chances OF re-.
covery are good.
To talk through a human budy-Or a
row Of human bodies, Tor the mntter ~
that lis one ~ the weirdcst Of the
e~lcctuciun's icats. IL "a telephone wire
wv ttNtAfl hDN tIt WV tHbS We utlt ny
a person. one Ill each hand, but FAR apart
il If quite possible Tor two individuals
to carry on Il conversation through the
body az u medium as readily and dis.
tInctly ~ II the line had lccn property
connected.
NJ. y. Hickey. the original locator of
the Anaconda mine ut Butte, Montana,
received only 10000 FOR the property
which has aimee Produced nearly u cen.
tury ~ millions in copper bullion.
Marcus DAILY, who WIS superintendent
OF tho Alice mine in Walkcrvillc. ac.
quircd nm interest in tho property from
the original locator in consideration OF
furnishing u snail nmonnt ~ none, for
development work.
Tho meeting ut the courtroom last
night to make arrangements for the
Farmers Institute wns not very we'll
attended. Those who turned out dis.
cusscd the time of holding the Institute
aud decided TO nslt DIR Stubbs la post .
punc IL until the 81 mud ith Of April.
Tho re son Tor making the rcquret nrc
that the farmers are busy with their
stoCk. md The probable conditions ~
the rondS and tie Incl; ~ advertising.