Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-11-06
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
Sa1magundi.

Mr.. Fisher, the Wells bugologist,
came down yesterday and stiu remains
in town.
Major Long arrived from Reno this
morning 70 attend the l. o. G. T. Grand
Lodge which meets tomorrow.
The Gazette says that Sheriff Hayes
Of Washoe county is recovering from
his recent illuess and Will soou be OIL the
street again.
The State closed it's evidence yester.
day afternoon in the Wiunemucca II
der case. The case will go to the jury
some time this week.
There will be the usual turkey and
chicken shoot mt the Hot Springs OH
Thanksgiving Day. Sportsmen and
others should read the nd for further
particulars.
The rubbish around the Chinese joss
house caught fire shortly after noon.
The Chinese fire department had it
under control before any scrious dam
age was done.
Nevada real estate took II lively wmrl
toward the Utah line this forenoon.
For II while the wind stirred up tile
dust and sent it in all direc;iurs, maxi
ing 1t very disagreenble for Il person OH
the street.
Eugene f.. Schmitz was re elected
Mayor or San Francisco yesterday by a
plurality Of over COCO. Crocker. tho
Republican candidate, was the second
in the race and Lime. Democrat, q very
poor third.
The elections IN ihe east pissed off
quietly yesterday. Ohio. Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts and Iowa rolled up big
Republican maioritics Maryland. Ken
lucky and and Rhode Island are prob
ably Democratic. But little has been
heard from Nebraska and Colorado.
The election in Greater New York yes.
terdny re-. ultcd in the overthrow Of the
Fusion party and the success OF George
u. Mcclellan, the Tammauy candidate
for Mayor, and the whole Of tho Demo-
cratic ticket. McCleilan's majority over
Low Is in the neighborhood Of TO-
600.
The Tonopuh papers state that Con.
gresham Van UuZer has been i'll mt that
place with AN abcess. An operation was
perfor med and, against the advice OF his
friends. Mr.. VaEDuzer left for Wash.
ington to be present at the opening OF
Congress on the 9th.
Ham Mccain offers his ranch, hotel
property Gni house at IIallcck and his
cattle aud horses for sale. The ranch is
well improved and uts annually 1900
tons Of haydn addition To this he has 800
acres of we'll wutered range land. Tho
hotel and house are well furnished and
modern in construction. This is a
splendid opportunity Tor Il person with
capital to invest it in Il paying business.
For further PARTICULARS see his al in
this Issue,
The ether day Secretary Hitchcock
referred the following letter, addressed
to h.rn, to the Pension Bureau, for con.
sideratioD: -Befar the war thereiwasent
no man who could IL throwed me down
or made INT boiler but now q goodish
sized man coulG blow me- over and | am
so nervious ! huller wien | hecr a hog
squcal; in killing time or the jlsts OF my
oald house ?rone with the wind. | aint
playin ~ baby ack Mr.. Scctery, but il
you alls is 'preadln $50 bills out in the
son to dry !on mite just rs we'll let mo
hive Il frN us any nuthcr ole soljcr. I
OTt L" Ia ra.id for my nervousness"
Al K.uynu, Minnesota, the farmers
know no" to ~ ,perRtiv"ly sell their
grain. Their cooperative company was
organized about peycu years ago, with II
cash capital Of $500. It now owns IN
elevator property worth 81, has
rnid ~ per cent dividends on its OF.
ilInnl in ycstmcnt in six years. Tho re.
I p0ri at hand shows that nearly 10000
busGels Of grim mud seeds were handled
during the year, dividends paid, s2,420
and cash in bunk at end Of ycar, $685..
II. 1t is the belief OF the manager, /.
very conservative man. that the pres.
cncc Of this elevator has made the aver.
age price Of grains and seeds at least
four cents Il bushel higher than il other.
wise would havc been. This il u mat.
ter Of $4,000 saved to the elevator pat.
rons alone in one year mud this has been
nearly duplicated every year ~ tho com.
pnny'a life.