Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-10-30
FROM MONDAYS DAILY.
almagundi.
Attorney Wilson returned last night
from San Francisco.

from San Francesca.
c""k y lowman began moving the
OLD iircl"uSe this MOI ming.
lhhs IL the 18th anniversary of tho
lire TINT destroyed Virginia City. That
was Il warm day On the Cumstnck.
Mr.. h. L. Esler, who is writing up
Elko county Tor Hon Thomas Wren's
history OF Nevads, gave this Office a
pleasant call this morning.
Babe Mayer WIS beaten n loo, or so
III the Wells race. 1t is said ;l,at the
Elko sports backed -B,h-- with heavy
q and lp't much 81 their good coin.
Of Lee Saturday afr"rrron is said to
have been caused by sheepherders
Burning he bru-h and timber ON the
Ruby range.
MIR. Striker, who has beer prospecting
mt Bald mountain, brought IN several
sacks OF ore which will be sent to the
S"l'y reduction works. lir predicts a
splendid future for that rmmr.
Tho Utah State journal Publishing
COMPANY Of Ogen has been incurporat-
ed with n capital stock Of 100000. Il.
r.. Wlndel, formerly ot tire Winnemuc.
On Standard, is one Of the directors.
The contractors are 20 gong ut the
canal excavation with nreat vigor. Fri.
day twenty.six big blasts were set of
simultaneously md n pillar 81 dust
arose t" the heavens, while boulders
soared high III the a~ir.-Journal.
J"" Taber and Mr.. II, att returned
Saturday evening from n two weeks
hnn'ing trip in the Mardis country.
They killed six deer ind a lot 81 smaller
bucks and cat up and dried the other
five and brought the meat home.
While Will Buchanan was fixing a
pipe in the Recorders office IN Reno, he
WAS nearly knocked from a t~weIve.ioot
lauder on which he was working by the
end ~ u stnvepipe coming in contact
with "a grounded electric light wire in
the wall.
The dispute rs TO whether Tonopah is
III Nyc or Esmcralda county has been
definitely settled in favor Of Nyc coun.
y 10y the survey ;nadc by Mr.. Sinclair,
IA over nment engineer. The survey
WIS made over "A year ago and his maps
md reports show that Tonopah is i'll
Nyc county.
II one can judge from the stories in
circulation. Wells must have been a
wide upcn town during thc races, SD Tar !
ns gambling is concerned. |, is reported
thnt IA Wells sport cleaned up S5,l0O.
II 600 Of which WAS from an Elko sport.
but such is life in the Wild and woolly
west.
Congressman Van Duzor ia in iona.
pah looking after his mining interests.
The story tlIat he Ind appointed Frank
f.. Van Duzcr. lis nephew. his private
secretary is pronounced untrue. 1t is
stated that Senator Roll OF Reno has
filled that position Tor the past eight
months and will continue To ill il.
Ycs,cri lay the STANDARD Oil Company
advanced the wholesale price on Hll
grades ~ refined oil one ceut per gal.
Ion. This makes an advance 81 IL cents
80. ..lt., -, H. .I.I,t, ,z,,. ;,..In
81 u week, M II half cert advance was
announced last Saturday. Has young
Rockefeller been praying again?
AOnthcr big irrigation sui. will soon
he before the courts,J N .DOuglass oiVir.
ginia City will shortly bring suit against
the Carson Valley ranchcrs Ia %cnjOin
them from further diversion 81 th" VA.
ter in the Carson river. The suit will
he instituted on behalf 81 the Douglnss
will at paytou, which property liz lying
idlo on account OF the, lack Of motive
power. n
Roosevelt ia t1rtwea the devil and
the deep sea in tho isthhinn canal mat.
ter. Should he rcfEIsc 10 open %ncgotiu.
,ious with Nicarnguh withou, delay. ns
instructcd by Congress, he will incur
the ccnsurc Of II largo minority Of the
American people. Should he obey th"
mandate Of Congress he will incur the
cnmity 81 irnnR.contincnal railway
companies, winch furnish n large per-
ccntngc Of Republican campaign fnude.
At C~alicnics times are beginning to
got u little dull. There IL Il great deal
OF business. but not enough Tor oil the
business houses established. While
there arc II gent many mon. they ARE
not ~ tho class That have much money
to spend, or who spend il very freely
| when they do have il. Tho town is little
moro tlnn n big rnilrond yard, with
tcnta acaitcrcd around in all directions
md a few houses on The Ou,sidc.-Dc-
lamnr Lode
Ycstcrhny when cXcavatIpa Tor the
new boiler thnt il beng placed IN the
". & +. chops. the old foundation, which
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