Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-04
FROM THURSDAYS DALI.
Salmaqundi.

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had a picnic down the river today.
Resident Engineer Harlow Of the
Western Pacific, wen west this after
noon to inspect surveys.
Seymour jacobs returned this morn.
ing from his San Francisco trip. He is
looking for a room in which tn open his
tailor shop,
Governor Sparks Inns appointed DR..
O'Rourke. "a veterinary eurgeon OF large
experience, to investigate the cattle dis-
ease in Washoe county.
Rev. f. b. Meredith's brother frum
the State 81 Virginia is visiting him.
He Will spend several weeks here III the
hope that the mountain air will benefit
his health.
Tho ". T. Smith Company Inns u
complete stock Of the choicest family
groceries in the market. Read the
Company's new ad and be wise in your
day and generation.
4 civil service examination will DO
held i'll Reno on the 9th OF October.
Stenographers and typewriters are
wanted, and the starting s~nlaries are
lis:ed to range from $500 TO SliOO per
year.
MIR. q Schin. n nephew OF Edgar
Reinllari, is visiting his uncle md fanI.i-
ly. Tie Young man is on his way from
Sau Francisco to his home at Paris,
France. lie is a loynl young F-ench.
man.
Lon Dillon, the two minute trotter,
was crowned queen OF the turf at Cleye-
land Tuesday afternoon. She WAS
marched in front Of the grand stand Mt
the race track and a floral blanket bear
ing appropriate inscriptions was placed
ON her.
The Cattle Association has appointed
MIR. y Bruce and \. W. Uesson us del
gates to the Ogden Irrigation Congress.
TIT commissioners at their meeting
Monday will dOub,l' IS appoint dele.
gates tn represent the county.
Jose Mendoza. Il Basque sheephcrler,
tued tn kill his divorced wife at Para.
disc last week. Yesterday he was in
dicted by the Humboldt county grand
jury, plead guilty and was sentenced to
one year in the penitentiaTy.
Granville Truett, eon Of e. G.. Tructt,
OF Decth, mad an arm broken Monday on
his fathers ranch ON Mary's river. Tho
hnrca ha uroo r,I,,,, kLz,a. lin. ,,,l i.I.
ed him on the arm. lie was taken to
Deeth where the broken bone was set.
The Standard says the officers at Win.
emucca urc inclined to the belief tina.
the man, arrested on Sunday and turned
loose again by Deputy Sheriff Muller,
LIS not the convict Miller rs supposed.
Whoever he was he has left 70: parts I'M
known rs no trace OF him can be found.
Hobe Clinton is nursing Il very sore
hand, While shoeing q horse several
days ago, the animal jerked and FIobe
drove Il nail into his left hand. Tho
wound seemed to heal all right, but a
day or two ago il began painIng him and
is 10 very sore
y Southern Pacific detective was vic.
timized in Reno the other evening by n
fakir who sold him a diamond set gold
ring" for 81. A local isweler pronounc.
ed the ring phony md the detective had
the fakir arrested for peddling goods
without IL license.
\ woman :orger swindled at least
five Reno firms Saturday afternoon after
banking hours, by presenting forged
checks. Each was for the snm of S1I
and appeared to have been drawn by a
responsible firm. She Wa accompanied
by a t%en-year old hoy and presumably
Lad a male accomplicc.
District Attorney Pike uf Washoc
county has warned milk consul mers that
anthrax is prevalent among cows OH the
Truckec meadows. He says the disease
Is contagious and a menace to public
health. y meeting OF the State Board
OF Health has been called to adopt
measures to stamp out the disease.
Tho three men, brought down from
Ryndon yesterday Tor assaulting and
robbing two men, were tried before
Justice Morgan late III the afternoon
aud fined $500 or GO days in Jail. They
took the latter and are now doing time
mt tho rate of 81 per day, They are very
lucky men.
Harry Clark, who robbed Andrew
Jeusen on the train yesterday OF n
watch, chain and $40 in money, had his
trinl late in the Ntterno III anil was fined
$50 by Justice Morgan with the alternn.
tive OF going TO Jail 10 days. Tho stolen
property was returned to tho owner md
Clark went to Jail. lIc gcis out Of Il
serious scrapc with n very light sentence.
Tho go vcral indictments found by the
Humboldt grand jury charging German,
Scvuer, Williams and Roberts with the
murder OF Jack Wclch was set aside yes.
terday forenoon by Judge I,onnifold
aud the case WINS resubmittcd 10 the
grand jury. a meeting Of the grand
jury was held in the afternoon and mn
indictment wac returned. &c which no
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