Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-08-21
FROM THURSDAYS DAlL,.
Salmalundi.

Dispatch is quite sick in Reuo.
Engineer Harlow went west today to
inspect the Western Pacific surveye.
Bob Tucker is down from fuckers
station. He says everything is lovely
up that way.
Pat Heron has been convicted of muir.
der i'll the second degree ut Reno. He
will be sentenced tomorrow.
The Grand Army parade in S III Fran
Cisco yesterday was big success. Abou,
fifty veterans from Nevada were in the
line.
Engineer .Arnold'- patty ~ Western
Pacific turve! ors moved their camp
eight miles east today. This takes
the NJ to the North Fork,
Surveyors III from the sink report
that the Carson river has gore dry. They
cay that carp are perishiuR by thous-
ands aud tho stencil from their decaying
carcasses is abominable-Reno Jour
nal.
Nebraska's Republican State CONVEX
ton endorsed John l.. Webster for Vice
President Of the United States. In the
language Of the poet, Who's John l..
Webster?
Tho Gazette says there are four hun
dred mer Gu the railroad eusi Of Reno
this we k III against two hundred and
fifty last week. Work will he pushed
vigorously from now on
A number OF the ladies' went picnic
ing Ill MIR. Russell's field today. They
took along ii whole lot Of good truck to
eat and left nothing mt home but cola
grub for their other halves tn stow
way.
Claude Hardy, II vaqncro, saved the
life Of Miss Stella Murphy of Bodie last
week by rescuing her from the back Of
n runaway saddle ho-se just as the ami
NAL was about to plunge over a
Gill.
The COmmnner says: Salt Lake
claims to have discovered a new comet,
but it may have been the trail Of Perry
Heath as he skipped out for his health
until after the in :, 7iigation Of the Postal
Department.
The Reed brothers have started d dray-
ing business III Elko. They will do
all work in their line on short notice.
y share Of the public patronage is so.
licited.
The American Syren and Shipping is
severely contemptuous OF Schwab, thus:
"1he story Of u great steel magnate told
in n few words with relation to his head
ment OF a big concern: 1901 hired; 1902
tired; 1908, fred
Tie Tribune announces the failure OF
n Lovelock merchant, who has assigned
all his real estate and merchandise to
D. III. Thies, the principal creditor. II
% believed that all creditors will be
paid III full. The claim OF Mr.. Thies
amounts to $4,000.
1t was reported yesterday that Theron,
one VI the escaped convicta, was circula-
ting around Reno. The Gazette SAYS
the story grew until some one had seen
him again and again and mad him Iocat.
ed at the race track. Sheriff Hayes and
another man made u search, hut no
Theron was found.
joe Carroll and EIobe Clinton will
leave in the morning for IN automobile
trip to Mountain City. Tuscarora and
return, They expect to reach Mountain
city tomorrow evening. They will remain
there until Saturday morning when
they will go to Tuscarora and return to
Elko Sunday. Joe is confident that his
machine will make the tup in three
days.
A carload Of AnheuScr Bush kcg beer
just received ut the Club saloon will be
retailed in quantities to suit the trade. =
While we are denouncing Russia for
the massacre OF the Jews ut KishnetT,
thef following are a few notes in our e, e.:
Lyncbing a negro in the north; turning
n gang OF strikers loose in n cemetery to
blow up II cremation furnace. I'LL graves
with water, and insult m%ourners; a
whole militia company watching over n
jury and witnesses to prevent asenseinu.
ton, and the driving OF negro families
wholesale out OF m Indiana wGsilip.
Russian press comments will bc Of in
tcrest.-Ncw Age.