Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-08-14
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D 81 luSl night.
Bulletins Of the Corbett.Je fTries fight
by rounds will he received Mt the Com.
mercial Hotel.
Uncle Dick Dorsey returned ~yester-
day from Il trip to Gold Creek. He re-
ports that section quiet.
Tho latest news by rounds OF the Cor.
bett-Jefrries fight will be received ut
the Commercial Hotel.
bulletins az the Jeffrey-Corbett
fight by rounds will he received at the
80 Saloon on the night OF August lIth.*
VIM. Adams and +. Winters. indicted
mt Winncmucca for breaking into IA
freight car, plead guilty yesterday.
They will go to the pen.
Agent Morrow says the Grand Army
trains will pass through at Il lively rate
tomorrow and Sunday. Tie heaviest
part OF the travel is vet to come.
All persons wishing to see Seymour
Jscohs on business will find him at
Englcr COmpany's store. Those in
debted to him will find him prepared to
receipt all bills.
Phil Foster is suffering Il good deal
from the burns he received At Saturday
nights fire. His night hand was badly
burned aud will be ssarred. Ills face
will be all right III time. He had Il very
narrow escape from going up in smoke.
Agents Of the Wholesale butcher com.
panies Of San Francisco are buying all
the hay in Elko county that they can
get At prices ranging from $3.50 to as 90
per ton. This seems to indicate that
these companies Will futtcn their beef
here this winter instead uf at Lovelock
where they generally feed.
y Pennsylvania expert says most Of
the beer brewed in this country contains
sulplites OF lime, tariaric acid, cit ric
acid, beuzOic acid, fannie acid, ealicylIc
acid. arcolic acid, kalrum MEDIA sui
phite, glucose and juniper berries That
seems like Il whole lot for the money
charged for Il glass OF beer,
The Reno Gazette publishes n story to
he effect that the Southern Pacific is
behind the survey that is being made
across the State by the Western Pacific
and TINT the latter company is II myth.
At least. that is what n prominent rail.
roRd man told the Gazette man "a day or
two ago. You puy your money md take
your choice.
In the yards at Cheyenne, Wyo.. the
Union Pacific Company has built a big
water purifying plant which will covert
the alkali water which supplies the road
into Il fluid tit for use In the engines.
The alkaline water forms nh encrusta.
ton on the boilers, so that they soon be-.
come leaky and unfit for service. 4 sys-
ten Of these plants will be constructed
along The line.
In one of the display windows in Herr
jeweIry store is a curiosity in the for m
OF Il watch, the only ono Of its kind in
the United States. 1t WIS imported by
Mr.. Herr from the maker. Isaac Graa.
set IL Co., Geneva, Switzerland. The
popularity Of the watch is that it has
no main wheel. The other machinery
is less complicated than that found in
ordinary watches.-Reno journal.
The Supreme Cour: of Utah has re-.
fused Peter M~ortensen, convicted Of the
murder Of James K. Hay, II new trial.
Hay was the secret Try OF the Pacific
Lumber Company to whom Mortensen
owed Il large bill, Hay went to Morten-
sens house to collect tho money one
night md the next day or so his body
was found buried in mn open field III Il
thimly settled section Of Salt Lake.
William Mitchell Shawlcr and Miss
Grace Violet fillmore were married in
Winucmucca Wednesday afternoon. Tho
groom ia Il fireman on tue Southern Pa
ciliC. aud the bride IL tie daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gilmore. OF Elko.
Tho young Indy grew to %womnphood
here and has a host Of friends who wish
her much happiness md prosperity. The
INDEPENDENT extends congratulations
to Mr.. mud Mrs. SiIawlc..
After M inquest lasting two days, the
c%oroner's jury that Investigated tho
death Of John Churtz, the man who
died in the Reno Jail shortly after lms
arrest, found a verdict TINT his death