Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-08-14
FROM THURSDAYS pan,
Salmagundi.

District Attorney Henderson
ed from Carson tbrs morning.
Judge Brown will call a grand jury
for Monday, September It'll.
Edgar Reinlrart will leave for San
Francisco Saturday to lay in his fall
stock.
\ tram carrying the Iowa Grand
Army couti2cnt passed through tins
forenoon.
The t~elcgrnI h company will move into
II u III he rear nf the Free Ptess Of.
flee ns soon us IT eau be fitted up.
f.. &. StmniTcrd,:I.c insurance adjuster,
Is III town adjust hig the loss caused by
Saturday nights tire. He will finish the
work tomorrow.
Oliver ii. Perry, an assayer and prom
incnt resident Of Reno. died there last
night. Commodore Perry, the famous
American naval hero, was a great uncle
OF the deceased.
The Telephone Company has opened
an office at Harry Van Driellen's resi-
dence, where John Hunter can he found
rendy to say "hello.-
DR.. Hood reports Mr.. Quincy IN get
ting along nicely. He will leave Sntur-
day for Oakland, where he will ne under
the care Of DR. Meigs.
Mr.. y J ~tiojas, who works roI MI.
Garcia. had his right hand severely cut
at the fire Saturday night and has not
been able to work since.
Major Long, Formerly Of Elku, has
been appointed one OF the special nj ls
Tor General Shafter during the Grand
Army E"ncan:pment i'll San Francisco
Virginia City was excited yesterday
over the report that I've of the escaped
convic,s we're in the vicinity of Wood
fords, Alpine county, California;. aud
had crossed into Douglas county this
State. The report had no SUBSTANTIAL
foundation.
Acting ander inst ructiuns from the
Solicitor Of the Treasury, United Dis.
tri"t Attorney Summcrfleld has begun IL
second suit in former Governor Adams
matter. lie is suing the heirs Of Evan
Williams, Jacob Kline md Rober; p.
Heating, Mr.. Adams bondsmen Tor 3d.
$40, 1~5.-JOnrnal.
Four tramps started in to shoot up"
the town Of LOvelock Saturday evening
and when Constable Wolf called Oh
them to surrender they showed fight.
they were subdued, however by the
officer shooting one OF them through the
tieshy part Of the arm,I DilictIng a pain
ful but not dangerous wound.
Mrs. VanDriellen met with an acct
dent this morning that might have been
serious had not Mr.. Robear and nm other
man happened to see her lying on the
ground with heI feet tangled up in the
harness Of her team. They Immediately
ran to her assistance and caught the
team and thus saved her from serious
injury.
Property valued at $4,000 was de.
stroyed by fire in Reno at | o'clock yes
enday morning. The entire block
bon nded by Washington. Second, Third
and Winter streets were burned. A. =.
Berrum was The heaviest loser, his stable
and residence beng consumed, valued
Mt 10000, on which there was $4,000 in.
surance
Lieutenant j. NJ. Neal and family
have gone to South Africa. Neal was
at one time military instructor at the
State University, where he developed
habits that finally landed him in San
Quentin. lie has served his term and
goes to South Africa to make "a new
start in life. II is understood that the
Nevada boys now IN South Africa bear
the expenses of Neal ma his family To
that country.
fl has been officially announced tia, no
person owning over l6U acres OF land
within the lines Of the proposed rational
irrigation project will be allowed to re.
ceivc any benefits thercfrom. The gov.
eminent will insist upon the rigid en-
forcement OF this rule to compel owners
OF large tracts to divide their holdings
at reasonable prices.
Tho Thomas Hunter Company and
Mrs. Campbell lost considerable prop.
erty Saturday uight. Mr.. Wallace rs.
Inmates the Company's loss at about
sl00. Mrs. Campbell has missed several
articles TINT wero taken from her store
during the excitement and not returned.
Among the articles missed are a lot of
purses, n box Of silk hnndkerchicfs aud u
bolt ri dress lining.
Tho following partial list OF names Of
those who fought the fire Saturday night
from The root Of Wintcrmantcl's jcwclry
store hns been given tho lspEpENDENT T:
VIM. Robear, Lou Burkhart, J. A. Nc.
Bride, Herbert Sproulc. Arthur Mallct.
Edgar LittIcticld, j, r. Hunter, Barney
Kchrloin, Carroll Henderson, y Y
Hunt, MIR. S%tcninRcr, 9. a, Gardner md
George bruce. There wore doubtless
others hut we have been unable Ia learn
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