Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-04
tFROM FRIDAYS DAILY.I
Salmagundi.

Low Bradley returned this morning
nom his San Francisco trip.
Agnes r.. Clawson has been appointed
Postmaster ut Edgemont.
Mrs. Greenfield has returned from
visiting her parents in Douglas county.
Dan OIioan is making good progress
with the addition to the Commercial
Hotel.
Don't forget that the Orchestra will
give n dance Mt the Depot Hotel to.
night. ct
Uncle Billy Jctfries left last night for
n visit to his old stamping ground in
Missouri.
Sheriff Clark collected SOL. 30 for fees
and Sl,3Oi.21 for licenses during the
month 81 august.
1t is said that the late A. &. .Cleve-
land left I'M estate valued ut between
Sl00, 900 and Sl23.OOO.
Mr. Slaughter, who has been visiting
Mr.. McBride's family, left this morning
for his home Mt Pueblo, Colorado.
Tho Gazette says that Murphy and
Woods have gained twenty pounds each
since they wer" locked up in lim Rem"
Jail.
Sheriff Clark now has twenty steady
hoardcrs. The coming term OF court
will cut down the number 81 prison.
ers.
rhr Reliance skinned the Shamrock
Yesterday by eight minutes and nine
seconds after making the time deduc.
ton.
Edgar Rcinhart has a notice else
! where that hunters should read. He
don't want any more shooting on his.
ranch.
Mr.. Burkhart has about completed
the work Of renovatlng the courtroom.
When he puts IN the finishing touches it
will be a bright and cosy looking room
Governor Sparks is assessed for
so3,O7O i'll WasiIoe county. Among the
property listed to him are 223 thorough
bred cattle assessed at sI5.GlO and I
bulls valued at & .I0O.
4 resident OF Virginia City who kept
tab on the weather last year says there
was a snowfall OF several inches and II
freezing temperature in TINT city on the
18th Of last September.
Uuited States Senator Newlands is to
be initiated into the ElkR ON the 10Th of
this month. The boys will certainly
hand to him every thing that there il in
the box-Reno Journal.
Alex Dromiack and Barney Horn
came up from Reno this morning. Mr..
Horn is oil his way to the Altubc ranch
to purchase cattle and Mr.. Dromiack
will remain III town for few days.
The Alaskan Boundary Commission
met in London yesterday. Lord Chief
Justice AlveIs.oDe Of England was
elected chairman or the commission.
Prof. Game is nursing a lame leg.
While climbing the Ruby mountains
Wednesday, he stepped on n rolling
stone aud dislUcated ono OF his knees.
lie walks ns il hls leg had beer badly
pulled.
The capital stock Of the Farmers and
Merchants Bank OF Reno has been in
creased from 100000 to 100000
Among the list Of new stockholders we
notice the name Of T.. S. Harrington.
Mra. Boohcr and Mrs. Chapman will
leave on No. q tonight for M extended
visit to Rochester and other points in
New York. Mrs. C%hnpman's health has
improved greatly in the Inst few weeks
and she has no fears Of the trip. While
they are away. the editor will look ont
for himself aud expects 20 have a why
up time.
Tho Nevada Meat Company OF Reno
has secured the contract to supply tho
contractors with meat for their two
thousand employ ces VA the government
canal TO be %uctcd from tho lower
fruckcc to The plains OF Churchill
Tho company already has the contract
to supply the Southern Pacific Com.
pany with meat for its employees OH the
construction 81 the car chops at East
Reno. There are G 43O men working
there.
a strange eiory is reported FROM Oac.
oma. s. ID 10y the correspondent Of tho
Chicago Tribune. This correspondent
says that Immediately preceding u
heavy ehowcr. nearly every kitten lcss
than six months old in the vicinity died,
approximation some gascous matter in
the air, 4 bunch OF eighteen cattle
wae seen coming from the Hate, when
eight of them fell to the ground. a far
mcr living near 10y ran ont TO them and
found six OF the eight already dead.
John Morris. n stockman living OF,
White river, reports tic losa Of elk head
in the aamo way. It is generally bclicy.
cd that the copious rains which have
fallen siDcc have uoutralizcd Whatever
poison to animal life may have been in
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