Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-03-06
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY.
Salmagundi.

Orrana won another race yesterday.
Mr.. Gurridge went down tn Curlin
this Afternoon.
George Hunter tcft Tor San Francisco
this afternoon.
Prcslicnt Roosevelt mas called nm
extra session 81 the SENATE for March
9TH at - "'cl"ck nnrr.
The contract for DOING the county
printing until Jan |, 1900. was yesterday
awarded t" rmI TnrIrt, at $50 per
month.
Frank Srhwice. arrrsicd TOR vHgraucJ,
was given forty daye III jail or the utter
native 81 leaving town this morning.
He left.
The Silver Sintes proposes to amend
the law requiring peace officers Ia wear
II c"nerici"u-ly disrln! ed badge while
on duty, 10y making them also wear a
cow.bcll.
Ken" has another case Of smallpox.
The patient. Eva Allen, has been taken
to the penthouse and her residence in
the tcnderloin district has been qunran.
tined and fumigatcd.
The various changes took place nt the
prison to-day relieving Mcssrs Cecil.
Macpherson, Fitzgerald. Russell Acre
and Harris. Their pinccd were taken
by those named i'll a previous issue.
Carson News.
~Scnator.clect Anicny, of Washington,
il president Of six different national
banks. and the richest capitalist III the
state. lie is therefore, supposed Ia he
qualified for membership i'll the national
~~miili0naircs club"
\ Lincoln county legislator has in
troduccd II bill to compel railroads and
corporations Ia acquire water. Most Of
them have enough in their stock to ir.
rigate the arid re.ions.-IIumholdt
STANDARD.
I'll" Republicans in the Delaware
legislature got together yesterday and
elected j. Frank Alice. nh Addicks man.
mud Congressman LOUIS ~IIcislcr Bail.
anti Addicks, United Siatca Senators.
Allcc's term expires in 1907 and Balls in |
1909.
The Gazette says the commissioners |
Of WashOe county have ordered a hOri.
zpuial raise -! 20 per cent upon all
property in the county. Tho action ~
ia, commissioners will work II hardship
upon the six mcn in Wnshur county |
who own watches.
The grand jury ie still pcgging away
ut this writing They began invcsiigat.
ing the Shelton murder casc this morn. !
ing and may possibly finish II this after
noon. Tho other cnscs were invcstigqi
cd and settled yesterday, but how this
RcribC lRs NOT been informed.
Tho commissioners OF Waslloc county |
ut SO cents Tor Stnto purposes aud 81
cents Tor the county, masking 81 60 on
the 400 on all property outside OF Reno
nnd Wadswor,h. ltcno's total rate ia
s2.SG mud Wadsworth has u spccial
school tax ~ 30 cents, making its ratio
~ so.
Pete Millsnp mud will patamoro
agreed Ia fight II duel Mt Dayton laBt
Sunday night. They were 10 uso pistol
nt forty PAGES. rhcy mol turned about
mud stepped or tie distance aud Il irag.
'dy was only avcrtcl 10y each principal
continuing Ia atcp of the distancc until
both were oui 81 eight Ycrmgton
Timcs.
letter than nny oliver .tOnuucd thcr
momctcr or costly barometer is an old
scratchcd.up lop.carcd cat. II he cnts
grnss, il il n eign ~ rain; il hc Rtnnda
with his back Ia the stove, look out for
cold weather; when hc wnahcs lila face,
whsh yours iOr company in coming: IL
ne is nervous nj the time hc Ia usually
sleepy, look to the lightning rod, nm
electric storm in brewing. Everything
he docs 10 Il sign Of somoll ing. II you
haven't n mcnsly old cat you had better
get uIc Mt Oncc.-EK.