Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-11-06
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY.
Salmagundi.

egular aud William l.. Stoker sub rur.
nj carrier at lovelocks.
t.. Keefer is down from Mardis. He
says tn, Elko, hunters nearly cleared
out the deer in that section.
Tie first annual meet in debate and
football between the winnemucca und
Elko High Schools will take place in
W.nnemucca December 7th.
h District Lodge OF the |. o. G. r.
meets here Thursday and Friday OF this
week. Tho Lodge will be open for de
gree work tomorrow night.
Az none Of the active members OF tue
hre department turned ont ut the meet
ing last night. nothing was done toward
organizing hose company.
Constable Mccoy received a dispatch
from BurnF. Oregon, this afternoon stat.
ing that Sheriff Allen left Salem last
night for Elko. lie is coming after
Egbert.
MIR. Weston received Il telegram to.
day from ~" parties having the option
on til" Syivaril mIus stating that one Of
them would the here Saturday with the
money for the second pay
The remnins 1T RIlph Wunl.y, who
died AT Mrs. Porch's il Huntington val
ley. were brought in Yesterday and tax
en {" the undertaking p,r!ur-. \ broth
er Of the deceased is expected to arrive
from Ohio tonight.
MIR. and Mrs. Ham Mccain came
down from l~laIlrcK Yesterday. Mrs.
Mccain returned la-t night, and Mr..
Mccain remained in town. The INnE.
PENDENT Is sorry tn learn that Mr.. Nc
Cain is III POOR health.
Frank SclIaukcc Of Viuccnncs, Ind.
holds the record OF the country rs an in
vcntor and patcutcr. lie has designed
M less Than G,02i instruments of various
kinds. obtaining patents upon all Of
them. None 81 his Inventions. how.
cvcr, has brought him fortune. although
he is drawing II small income from
some OF them.
The constitution Of Tennessee provides
that, whereas ministers Of the gospel
are 10y their profession dedicated to God
and the care Of souls ind Ought not to
be diverted from the great duties Of
their functione. therefore no minister Of
the gospel or priest 81 any denomination
whatever shall DO cligibln to a seat in
either house OF the legislature
Charley Keith, "a former INDEPENDENT
typo, came up from Lsvcluck last nigh,
to visit his mother and sisters and incl
den,ally Ia shake hands with his Elko
friends. Charley is one OF the popular
young men Of the State and he deserves
his popularity. lie has severed his con.
n~ection with the Lovelock Tribune and
after his visit here will 90 to Oregon
with Mr.. Sain.
GlairbOurne Gunther. "A faro dealer at
the international saloon at Virginia
City, died suddenly Saturday night
while dealing faro. lie had completed
n deal with the exception Of the last
three cards in the box and made the re.
mark, last turn when he threw up
his hands, fell forward and expired III n
few moments. Death resulted from
heart trouble. \ few minutes before
his death Gunthcr had Il dispute with a
player, who attempted to stnkc him
with "a c]asekccper. The excitement il
supposed to have brought on the fatal
attack.
Tho Halloween pranks of some boys
in Gold Hill Saturday evening nearly
had 4 fatal ending. An attempt WIS
made to no Il gate mt the residence
Of &. Butler, but the boys were scared
away. They returned a little later and
when they attempted to pull the gate
off Butler fired into the crowd, several
bird shot lodging in the thigh Of Jack
Murray. He WIS brought Ia this city,
where DIR. P:ckard dressed the injury.
Two other boys also received part Of the
charge. unc Of them, named Lcchy, re-
cciving four shots in the groin.-Vir.
ginia Chronicle.
All the gamblers Of Reno know the
deaf and dumb alphabet. II has be.
come u part Of the education Of nny one
who aspircs to deal bank, "Drat Tim
is responsible for this cult. Thu doesn't
know the sound ~ his own voice, which
-.
accounts for his peculiar articulation Int
he IL u Iicnd Tor faro bank. In order ia
understand his conversation, or rather
Ia make him understand il IL necessary
Ia uso the sign language, and for thin
reason il in u common sight tO witness a
couple ~ members of the craft talking
Ia each other with their iiDgrra.-Jour'
nal.
\ novel scheme for rendering the Arc
tic regions iuhabitablc has been ndvnnc'
ed 10y n scientist, who proposes to wider
IIchring strait mud remove all obstacle,
10 the entrance oi the warm Japanse,
current. which he considers thcn woulC
pour down in sufficient quantities Il
melt the ice ~ the Polar sens. thus re-
claiming u yast empire. BchriDg strni'
il tEiriy-six miles wide Mt the narrowcs
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