Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-11-13
FROM MONDAYS DAILY.
Salmagundi.


Mr.. Boohcr returned from Reno last
night.
\ ease Of small. pox is reported at
Dpcth.
Iii reported that II New York man who
smoked from sixty to eighty cigarettes
n day has g"n crazy. Dlhn'r have far
to go evidently.
MIR. Engler returned last night from
San Francisco, where he has been the
last seven weeks purchasing goods for
.h" tall and winter trade.
Mrs. C%amrhrll's store and the rooms
in the rear, occupied 10y Mr.. Wightman
and family, were thoroughly fumigated
yesterday 10y the health officers.
The funeral Of Peter Christensen
took place from /. o. o. +. Hall Sunday
afternoon at 2:3). II" WIS "A mem Der Of
Nh Odd Fellows Lodge at walla walln,
Washington.
Jack Rails. Il former resident Of Elko.
arrived from the East Saturday night.
tie Is on his way Ia San Francisco and
stopped oil here to shake hands with his
many old friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis came down from
Mountain City yesterday and will spend
tho winter here. Owing to a lack ~
wafer, the new mill at the Nelson mine
has been shut down.
DIR. Gardner hns been appointed
health officer Of Elko by the State
lSnIrd Of Health. lie received notice
OF the appointment ycstoriay. There il
nothing IN the Office but kicks and DIR.
Gardner will doubtless get all there is
IN 1t.
the Secretary Of tie interior has APP
proved the selection made 10y the Central
Pacific railway in the Carson City land
district and ordered the same passed to
"A patent covering II lj2 acres OF land
within the primary limits of land grant.
tel Ia this railroad.
Twelve Of the active members Of the
lire department met with the chief and
assistant chief Satur lay night and or.
gnnizcd Hose Company No. !. joe
Taber WIS elected foreman Of the rom.
panY. AZ soon rs there are sufficient
mcmhcrs, another company will be or
gnni2Cd.
II upon his liberation from prison Jcfl
DAVIS had proclaimed himself II caudi
date for President Of the United States
il would have been Il M more preposter
ous exhibition of gall than il the mn
nounccmcnt Of Iil Stewart us Il candi
date for United States Senator from Ne
vnda.- Reno journal.
Tho Winncmucca murder cases wen
ia tho jury ahont , o'clock Saturday
afternoon, and nj ll:i5 the jury brought
in Il verdict Of guilty Of murder III the
first degree against all tour ~ The de
PENDANTS. German was recommended
To tho mercy ~ the court. Aa the stat
ute fixes death for every person con
victcd Of murder in the first degree, thu
recommendation Of mercy cannot savt
Gormnu's neck from the moose.
Few ~ those who inlk about the 'mur
ungc knot rcnlizc TINT the knot wns
ever anything more than II mere figure
Of ppccch. Among the B"abylOEjanR ~
ing the knot was par. ~ the marriage
ceremony. There the priest took
thread ~ the garment ~ the bride me
another from TINT OF tho bridegroom
and tIcd thcm into u knot. which III
pnv" to the bride, thus symbolizing thu
binding nature ~ the union,
Al the meeting 81 the Regents Sat
urday tho preliminary steps were takci
toward celebrating the 30il mn]pivcrtnf.
Of the State University. 4 cnmmittc
10 rCnsist ~ the Board of Regents, tire
members ~ the faculty and two mem
bcra from each county wns appointed
Tho members FROM the several conntic
will hc named at q future meeting q
the Board. Tho celebration will occn
during commencement week. DIR
Stubhs. Prof. Church and Prof. Adam
will work on, the details Of tho cClCbf0
tom