Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-10-02
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY.
Salmaqundi.

cisco this afternoon.
There is quite a delegation Of Tusca.
rorans i'll town today us witnesses in IL
divorce case.
Mira Lyman returned thus afternoon
from her trip to her old home in the
State Of Virginia.
\ special train carrying Southern
Pacific officials passed ives, this forenoon
ON an inspection trip.
s. X. Hunt, the plumber, is putting
IA steam heating plant i'll the basement
OF tile Commercial Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Keyser OF Car
lin left thus morning on IA visit to Mr..
k"yscr's old home in Missouri.
Congressman Van Duzer has closed
up l.ie stock brokerage business in New
York City and opened offices at WASH
iugtnn, ID. &.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Payne will leave
tonight Tor their home ut Port Town
send. Washington. The INDEPENDENT
wishes them n safe journey.
Tho journal says l.. Il. Whitmore will
begin :be publication nf weekly i'll
Rem" at an early date devoted exciu-
siyely tn Nevada labor Interests.
Charles Lay, superintendent Of the
haicn copper company ut Alpha.
Eureka county, has -I;ipped. leaving
$1,000 due employees, md for supplies
says the Sentinel.
The electric Power aud Light Com.
pany hav" nine men at work on
Lamuillc creek clearing the ground for
the iiume. Mr.. Henderson will leave
tomorrow with Il force To build the
dwelling house.
The Keno journal rays that II no wa
ter runs intn Pyramid lake Tor several
hundred Years the lake will dry W. No
water has run INTO the Journal reporter
for thirty odd years hut he shows no
signs .: drying up. -Wadsworlh Dis
patch.
Tho al Of Tia! x Schmitt, proprieturJ
Of the Central Meat Market, appears
elsewhere. They tell the people Of Elko
that they ar" prepared to fill all orders
for the best meats in the market. The
boys thoroughly understand their bust.
ness and deserve "a share ~ the public
patronage. Give them u trial order.
Editor Sam Inns sold the Loveluck
Tribune to Herman G.. Sommer. lie
has also rendered his resignation ns
postmaster Of Lovelnck and rccommen-
dcd MIR. Sommer to ill the vacancy. Mr..
Sam will leave sometime next month
To look after his intercsis III Oregon.
Charley Keith will accompany him as
soon ms MIR. SOmmcrs gets Il man in his
place. Mr.. Sain will make his head
quarters i'll Reno.
The discovery in Germany ~ Il new
metal, called selium. 10y Edward Mol
ard, II Frenchnan. is reported to the
st tate department at Washington, says Il
recent number Of the Denver Mining
Reporter. Tho discovcrcr asserts TINT
selium costs only o~ne-twelfth Us much
ms aluminium aud il lighter and strong
cr, II does not rust, aud ia therefore
suitable for sh%ip-buildinG, for the manu-.
~fnciurr 0f pipes and Tor rnilroud con
structiUn. II is asserted, also. that ms it
capable OF taking u fine polish resemb.
ling nickle, it would he desirable i'll cook.
Inr utensils. l.s hardness is not equal to
that ~ iron, but is greater than TINT OF
lead Ut zinc. lis power ui resistance is
said to be greater than that Of steel.
Commissioner IIaviland OF Humboldt
county has sent a lengthy reply to tho
rCqucst OF the State Revenue "oard that
the assessment Of railroad land in Hum.
boldi county he raised. He clmims that
the lands in question arc asseEsed for
more than their value ,as they are mostly
dry desert lands. devoid Of negotiations
and timber, while the railroad llnds III
this and Eureka counties are covered
with grass and timber. Ills statement
IL II special plea for tho rnilrond con.
pnny and shows cnnclusively where hls
heart il. u the other commissioners ~
Humboldt county are like Commissioner
llavrland, the railroad lands will not
pay their just proportion II taxes in
Humboldt county.