Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-02-27
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
Sa1maqundi.

Tins is Ash Wednesday. the first day
Of Lent.
Z. Myers came down from rusca.
rora yesterday. tie will remain in town
a few days.
The program OF the Farmers Institute
was received this morning. 1t will up.
pear tomorrow.
The Bonanza says that minors seeking
work should not come to Touopah, MS
there are 10" IDLE miners there at pres
snt.
Father Phelan, for many ,c.-s in
charge OF the Catholic Church at Aus.
tin. died I'D Sun Francisco "A few days
ago.
Mn. Henley failed TO leave last night
for Carson. She expects to go tonight.
but will go to San Francisco first and
from there to Carson.
Deputy Clerk Williams received a
letter from MI. Dawley the other day.
He was then at Los Angeles but would
go TO San Diego in a day or two as Los
Angeles was to cold for him. lie is
getting along nicely.
The Sam Watson who died in Reno
the other day was not the man who used
to be porter at the Depot Hotel. At
least that is what he writes from roun
pah to friends here. He wss all right
Sunday when he wrote the letter.
George Lowe, the agent Of the Lowe
Maids III Square Company, which was
roasted hy tho Winnemuc IA Silver State
writes 10 the San Francisco Dramatic
Review that he will sue the Silver
State Tor $4,000 damages.
Tho Southern Pacific dining room
department has sent III AN application
To have the dining.rUoIn AT Humboldt
r%e-Opened, instead Of conducting the
place simply as IL lunch counter, rs it is
at present.-Silver State.
y report is gong the rounds Of the
State papers that the cattlemen Of Elko
county suffered heavy losses during the
cold weather. The INDEPENDENT has
Interviewer sc veral cattlemen and they
ali pronounce the report unfou nded.
They all say that the i@s5es this winter
lave been very slight.
Tho s~mhicc, which seems to spring up
at every gathering these days on the
Co ustuck is "oaby's teeth" BE it a
k,..lF. p...i.l ,I.,,,. q, 81 ,,..t a.
street corner some II mention. -o.:by's
first tOGth." There seems to he mo:c
"ierthers" on the Comstoc'x at present
than there are houses Virginia Chron.
iclc.
\ New York politician went to the
President last week and said: "Mr.
President | want IL place have gool
claims Tor one What will you do for
me!N .Don'i sea TINT | can do u thing
answered the President. .Choate ahso.
lutely fuses To resign ~ ambassador
to England, and Of course you wouldn't
take anything else. Good morning"
Mr.. Robinson, Carlin'4 veteran Dem
ocrnt, rn"n" up this morning. From
hln we learned TINT II bold crime was
comm it'cl in TINT tnNn Monday even.
ing. y thinnman had been to the EI-
press office and cashsi orders amount.
ing to $40. As he WAS passing a build.
ing on lris way home. ne was hit over the
head with some instrument and knock
ed unconscious and robbed The Off.
ccrs wc5" unable to get II ciew to the
robbcr.
DR.. Stubs is circulating Il petition in
Reno asking the legislature to remove
garnbl.:E games up stairs. Gambling
games are now run on the ground floor
and the influence IL bad Oh tho young
men of Reno and those attending the
State University. 1t il on account Of
the latter that pr. Stubs Is circulating
the petition.
The EurcEa Sentinel learns that the
owners Of "a number OF the large bands
of ahecp that have been wintering in the
Sand Springs country, about 100 miles
south NJ Eureka and 40 miles southwest
OF H~uckwater Nye county have been
losing quite a numDer OF sheep. These
Hooks anne from the NORTH and Il great
number wore in poor condition. Dur.
ing the recent storms more snow fell in
the Sand Springs country than has been
known for years, and the extreme cold
weather and lack OF feed were tho caus.
co Of the losses.