Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-05-29
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
Salmagundi.

last niRnt.
Judge Brown has recovered from his
recent illness.
Winnemucca will celebrate the Fouth
OF July. What will Elko do?
Mrs. J. l.. Ksyser will leave for Oak.
land tonight to attend ~Iiarry's we'd.
ding.
Rev. Mr.. Meredith and WIFE and Mn
Foster aud Mr.. Phil Foster went to
Lamoille today. Mr.. Meredith will
hold services there this evening.
Portions OF Iowa and Nebraska we're
visited by tornadoes yesterday. Several
persons were killed, a good many iuiur
ed and considerable property destroyed.
Ross and Straton had their prelinin-
AIRY examination at Wells yesterday and
we're held in $1,000 each TO appear be-
fore the grand jury. Failing to give
bonds they were brought to the county
Jail last night.
The doctors Of the University Of Chic
ago claim they have found a cure for
lockjaw. 1t is simply salt and other
chemicals in solution, which Is injected
in large quantities. II nlso cures NOR
phiue poisoning.
Papers have been filed in the Office Of
OF the county clerk by Frank d. King,
plaintiff suing the widow OF the late How
ard McKissick Tor damages in the sum
Of 3D. This will prove to be \ very
interesting case rs the facts are brought
to light.-Journal.
President Roosevelt is not the only
strenuous chief ni a nation. There are
others. The Ameer Of ~Af.haDlstan
could give him cards and spades and
then bent him i'll a game Of strenuosity.
4 chap in his dominion undertook to
corner the corn crop whereupou the
Ameer hung him high ~ ~lIainap. The
Ameer as a trust buster has no equal.
4 Reno servant girl found Il burglar
i'll the cellar yesterday morning. In
stead of fainiiug she procured IA rope.
tied one end Of il la the knob of the eel.
lar door and the other end tn "a tree and
penned the burglar in. She then arous-
ed the family, a policeman was called
and the burglar taken To Jail.
James Domingo Gini, who has been
months. died yesterday forenoon. He
worked Il long time for Altube Bros in
Independence valley. The funeral will
sake place from The undertaking parlors
tomorrow afternoon IT 3 o'clock. Rev.
Geo u. Greenfield will read the Catho-
lie service.
4 project il on foot to utilize the hot
water struck OF Governor Sharks Ala.
mo ranch some months ago. The plans
have not been perfected as yet, but it is
understood that the water will be piped
IA short distance south Of the Governors
residence where Il natatorium or bath
ing resort will be erected to cost in the
neighborhood OF go, 600. -Journal.
The Nevada Stat" Sunday School
Association will meet at the First
Methodist church, Rene. on the 9th,
10Th and llth of June. Delegates are
requested To- send their names to j.. A.
Bonhain. Reno An attractive program
has been prepared. Entertainment will
be provided for all visiting delegates
and n Profitable time is assured all who
attend. The Railroad company has
made IL rate "f one and nnc it'll fare for
the round trip.
The Southern Pacific trains are now
running over eleven miles 81 new track
between Reno and TInfcd. The track
is well hallhsted and good time ia being
made over 1t The saving in defiance
materially helps the schedules of the
trains. There are two new bridges on
the stretch Of track. RiveiIng is in
progress Oh the third bridge. The
Journal says il will be u couple OF
months before all the bridges ARE com
pleted and trains are running around
Wadswntth.
N'A'lh'ItN Ht" W thlh county
are Leuuu cultivated in the government
experiment stations. The department
Of agriculture intends to introduce these
vegetables to the truck gardeners. The
Warrington correspondent OF the Chi
cago Tribune describes these vegetables
M follows: ~ European okra OF giant
proportions; IL u valuable starch pro.
Queer. From Mexico is q pepper large.
ly used in that country, and a 'husk TO.
mntc,' which makes delicious sweet
pickles. 4 decorative aud medicinal
vine Is n cucumber, also Mexican, which
stributCs ito seeds broadly when ripe
by v~iolentl, exploding. Chevril, n sedge
like plant, from Europe. produces a
tuber 81 hazel nut size. which, eaten
raw. tastes like cocanni. The Indian
'bRsclla,' vine, has blossoms like an
nrbutus and fruit like n blackberry
bueh."
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