Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-04-10
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
Salmaqundi.

last night from Carson.
Amos Roach OF Carlin is shaking
hands with his Elko friends today.
Jess Stinsnn left for Wells last night
where he will inspect Il bunch Of sheep.
VI. Camp representing the \. Zeller.
bach IL Snn' paper house WIS III town
today.
We are pleased to state that Mrs. j. J..
Campbell has nearly recovered from her
recent illness.
\ laS and order lesguc has been or
ganized at Wells and disreputsbIe char.
actere will be driven out OF town.
The opening OF u beautiful line Of
spring and summer millinery attracted
many Of the ladies TO Mrs. Ellie Camp
bells millinery parlors today.
Sheriff Clark departed on No 3 today
for Careon with James Carney, sem
fenced by Judge Brown Yesterday to
eight years in the penitentiary.
A fire OF incendiary origin destroyed
an entire block in the heart Of Verdi
early Yesterday morning. The properly
was only partially covered by insurance.
j l.. Stinson was appointed sheep In.
spector. md T. T. Harris was appointed
game warden Of Elko county at the
meeting 81 the commissioners held last
Monday.
The EIko Band rave an open air con.
cert last evening in the main street OF
town The boys are improving very
u.uch and the music WAS greatly en-.
joyed 10y all.
Ed. Carville has urchased the Hun
ter house on Missouri Flat from Thomas
Hunter. Mr.. Carville and family will
move to Elko in the fail to occupy
their new home.
III satisfactory arrangements can he
made with the electric power company,
MIR. II. Ii. Beck of Reno will construct
a large Hour mill in Carson. which City
apprnrs tU offer 1t splendid field.
James Ben;lv. the criminal who es-
cape'l from the Reno Jail recently has
been recap.ured by Sheriff Hayes OF
WashOe county and now languishes
again III the Reno bas.ile.
The Standard says the Humboldt has
risen fourteen inches at Winuemucca
since the 2jth Of last month. The rise
is steady and for the past few days has
been atort at the rate Of w inches in
twenty -four hours.
Six or seven cf the ronopah mines
have been placed on the San Francisco
stock board. the first call being Monday
afternoon. This will proIably lead to
some lively gambling in stocks.
Lieutenant. Governor Lem .Allcr al.
II that he will transfer his resi-.
dence from Churchill county to WaGs.
worth. Mr.. Allen says his desire to ms.
sist III The Development IL OIinghouse
Canyon mines AMI /" hr within reach.
ing distarr" 81 Carson city is respon-
siblr Tor the change.
The long drawn out trial 81 the De-
cidental Mining Company against tho
Tunnel Company was finished
Tuesday AFTERNOON, argument being con
eluded. and submitted f. the jury. This
case has been 'unnIug some weeks III
the United S:aics Court ut Carson and
involves Il tlemani for damages to the
extent Of sl21. OOO.
Il. y. Murphy. district attorney OF
humboldt county, has resigned his
position. tie receives a salary OF 81, 400
per year and under the new law he acts
ne superintendent Of schools and has to
pay his Own travelling expenses. In his
re resignation he say + he cannot afford to
do the work for the money there is in it
and therefore doesn't rare Tor the Job
any longer. The commissioners have
appointed Mr.. larry Warren to till the
vacancy
An inspector for the United States
government will come to Nevada next
month to inspect" the militia. There
IL not Il well.organized company OF
home guards in Nevada. Virginia City
has the only company Of militia in the
Stnte and they arc very poor and the
Tanks thin. What the inspector will
find to inspect ia hard to say, but he
will probably find a few government
gnns scattered about the State. which
he may and may not gather up and chip
to Washington. Gazette.
Frederick II. Brooks OF New York
handled over sl 100000 betting money
in the presidential campaign Of 1896 aud
nearly as much in 1900. lie now an.
ounce TINT certain influential men
arc ready a. bet SlOo.OO0 on the Tam.
many candidate for may ", M maitcr
who he may he, as against Mayor Low.
Tho election for mayor ~ New York
will be held next November. Mr.
Brooke nlso says that should Judge
Parker bc nominated Tor President by
the Democrats he 0Irooks) will TO
rcndy TO hot sSO,UOO that the candidate
named will carry New York Stato.
The Flanagan Warehouse Company
have handled all az this seasons wool
that has been shcarCd in this section Of
the country up I" date. This In the
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