Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-25
tFRoM FRIDAYS DAILY
Salmagundi.

MIR. Eimorn will complete the brick
work OF the Dotta building tomorrow.
Dan ODoan is making good proeress
with the addition to tho Commercial
Hotel.
L. K. Jewell is up from Paiisade. lie
reports that section quite aud or.
derby.
A letter received from Mrs. Booher
this morning stares that her mother Is
improving.
John Buffers team ran away yester.
day and knocked Gown Mrs. I1enry's
and Mr.. Browns front fences.
Jules Altube came up from Cnrlin
last night. He ehIpped sixteen carloads
Of cattle from that point to San Frnn-
cisco yesterday.
Harry Van Driellen is hauling a lot
Of gravel /" be used IN putting n con-
crete walk along the east side OF The
Commercial Hotel.
Hi" Gazette says a rumor is passing
around in Reno TINT u female who Ind
registered at one OF the hotels from IN
ont Of the why place is n -spott.r~ Tor
the Southern Pacific Company.
For SALE-Two parlor heating stoves
and one No. 7 c10k riuve. These stoves
have been used but n short time and are
III good condition. For further pnrticu-
lars call Mt Mr.. Pullmau's residence. y
The Southern Pacific Company had all
available men fighting forest fires be-
tween Blue Canyon and En.igrant Gan
FOR the past few days. In all abont two
hundred men are engaged in the tnsk.
\ Grand Temple OF Rathbone Sisters
will he ~organizbe in Reno on the Goth of
this month. Mrs. Hood. Mrs. SprouIe
and Miss May Gardner have been Sc.
lectcd to represent the. EIko Temple OF
RathboDc Sisters.
German Savornir, accused OF the
murder Of Baptistc Savornin, a sheen
herder. has been held under $4,000
bonds to appear before the Humboldt
county grant jury. lie gave the bonds
and was released from custody.
Every property holder and every citi.
zen should be Mt the courtroom tonight
to assist in the organization OF n fire
department. This is n matter that in
terests every citizen Of the town. Turn
out and do yonr part tonight.
1t is reported TINT work on the Battle
Mountain-Moscl cutoff will not DO
started for two years M the
intends to leave il as one OF tho last
pieces OF reconstruction work to be
done.
IS. NJ. Greenwood, Il member Of The
Nevada Cavalry, has returned to Reno
from the Philippines. When the New
vada boys were mustered out Of the ser.
vice, Greenwood entered the quarter
department and remained IN the
islands.
Wool is now moving out rapidly
from the Flanagan warehouse. Two
cars we're clipped yesterday, three will
20 out today and five more cars have
been ordered. The wool is all going TO
tho far east and satisfactory prices have
been secured journal.
John Henderson received n teIe phone
dispatch from Mr.. Plumb late Yesterday
afternoon stating TINT Mr.. a. NJ. Harris
WIS not killed. As Mr.. Plumb is the
Of Mrs. ~IIarris, it is eafe to sny
that the IN II Mr.. Harris death is
not true.
Superintendent O'Dctte oi the Wash
90 county hospital hhs been fined 900
by the justice OF the peace Mt Quincy,
Plumns county. California;, Tor taking n
pauper into That county Tho Gazette
says the case will be appealed to the
Superior Court and il Washoe county
don't get relief there il will taken to the
Supreme Court OF California. Tho in.
may lend to Interstate c5mplica.
Tho dispatches say tler RS is great dis.
trcss among the natives OF li]atnngss,
Negroes, Taynbar and Ccbu, the result
locusts destroying their crops. With
assimilation on the Ole
hand and locusts on the other. tho poor
Filipino Inns II very hard time to keep
body and soul together.
The State Board oi Examiners l,nyo
allowed the claim of T. G. Brandon for
arrest and subsequent conviction oi
Ed Hope. u highwsyman. This wns
under the Act Approved February g.,
1885, providing tina, amy citizen who mr..
nrsted a highway man, mud enid nrrest
IN subsequent conviction. shall
II reward from The state Of 1900.
Carson News.
Fircbugs were buoy at iIallcck Inst
Ham McCaiu's hotel caught
in the wash house. This fire was
cxtinguishcd, and shortly after his barn
SGT on fire. This was put out, aud
Mt IL o'clock the barn was again sot on
This whs finally cxiinguishcd.
Tho probable Lose is $500. Sheriff Clark
wont to lialleck last night To ~investi.