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

Senator Hunter returned t. Carpon
last night.
Chester Littleiield returned from San
Frarcisco yesterday.
Pau Schillerstrom. the South Fork
ranchcr. is ia town.
Miss Lizzie Ilardesty Of South Fork
IL spending n few weeks in California.
Mrs. George Robinson and daughter
left for Sun Francisco Saturday night.
Miss Ruby Hnrdesty OF Jack Creek is
Visiting Ter sister who il attending the
high school.
Frank Gedney returned this forenoon
from Ann ArbOr, Michigan. He is
looking we'll.
George Il. Vhrdy came down from
Wells yesterday and Icri Tor South Fork
this afternoon.
The railroad engineers surveyc ed the
town yesterday for the purpose Of cor
r"c'ly plating il.
\ number OF yOung people expect to
talk" IN the play ut South Fork this
week il the sleighing continues.
Mrs. Hood will leave Tor Gold Hill to-
night to visit Mrs. Kaye. She will stop
ut Carson and take u peep at the legis-
laiur".
The backbone of the cold snap seems
to be broken. Yesterday and today
have been a pleasant change from the
intense cold OF last week.
y letter received this morning from
j. G. Mccoy, Lewellcn. Nebraska,
states that he and his family arc we'll.
They wish all their Nevada friends Il
prosperous year.
Babe Mayer WIS laid UP Yesterday
with n severe cold that threatened to
terminate III pneumonia. He IL much
better today and will be all right again
in II day or 30.
Reserved seats Tor the Cantnta,
Faith Triumphant ARE now on sale AT
the Drug Store; price ~ cents. The
Cantata will he presented Saturday
evening, February 2stb.
MIR. McBridc's family have moved in.
to their new residence. Although they
now have II of the finest residences in
town. they are the same pleasant PEG
pie they have always been.
Two hundred cycuraionista have lust
hat n narrow escape in the vicinity OF
Mont Pclec. the volcano having sudden
~ blown of it's cap again. II il a queer
place Tor picnic parties, but its iascina.
ions seem to be irresistible.
Constable Mccoy will leave for Reno
tonight after the fellow who fired several
shots in the Silver Brick saloon the
other night. He blowed about making
several people in Elko hunt their holes
md was taken in by the constable. II
brought back and convicted, he should
he given a heavy dose Of the law.
An unusual condition at present OBJ.
tanning on the Pacific coast IL evidenced
IN the fact that lnrgc amounts oi rail.
road rails and structural eteels il being
brought into CalitoI MIA 10y vessel from
Germany. tho saving sHid to amount to
from 80 to 81 per ton. These vessels
inter diecharging their cargocs ui steel
takc grain on the return trip TO Europe.
Securing fttll earg0cs both ways has re-.
suited in making il possible for German
iron and steel manufacturers To eucceR-
fully compete with those Of the United
States.
IL my ono doubts TINT Elko has in.
ctcnscd n good deal ~ population dur
ing the last year, no should visit the
public school and sec lie crowded con.
dition. flis increase In population hns
mace moro school room necessary aud
the trustees will hold u meeting tomor.
row night To discuss the proposition.
They will probably Hsk tho people to
vote on the quCation ~ issuing bonde to
build another room. There should be
u" children kept out " echool for want
~ accommodations.
Tho Silver State aaya TINT Herman
Stagcr was lost four days on the rUad
between Quin River and Kuno Syringe.
lilo finally reached u deserted atago sta.
ton whcro hc managed 10 ~cxcayatc n
nicho Tor hia body in n pile
Of rubbish. Ito lay there for two
days and n right without food, with
tho thermometer below zero. When found
the optic nerves were paralyzcd from
the glare Of tho sun on tho snow aud
both care. two ilngore aud both foot
wore frozen. The unfortunate man was
taken to the hospital nj Wiuncmucca.