Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-06-26

came down tn No. 3. liam eays ,her..
49, m"r mosquitoes aud hot weather at
VI Heck ;han he has seen fur tue last
thirty years. IL predicts "A biz storm
in Il few days.
Miss Matte Me lntyre, who was taken
from Battle Mountain to San Francisco
II week ago last Sunday to undergo an
operation for appendicitis, died from
the etTec, ~ the operation last Thursday.
The Geceascd was Il highly esteemed
teacher Of the LOvelOck school.
The Virginia City Carnival fund Is
steadily growing. Senator Newlands has
contributed 800 and Governor Sparks
oilers Tat hccves, sheep. calves mud hogs
Tor "A big barbecue during the carnival.
II Old tomstock will be strictly in il
ON the glorious Fourth.
Edwin Lang went into Mr. -au's store
yesterday and walked out Will, a box Of
gloves wi h"ut paying for them. lie
was car Ia sell ~ them un the street
and D"put, u .riim took him m. Tie
plead guilty he'nrc Justice Morgan and
we II =" j ii fer fuzzy days to work out
IN $50 tine.
Stew" Emerson. Il Il, uIom man. tried
'" DRINK all tn" whI=kcy III the camp
last wr",'. The result WAS ,hat Steve
got oil his hns.' ycstrr lay and struck n
man over the head with "a bar of iron.
lie was brought To the Jail ana to-day
Justice Morgan gave him thirty days IN
the cooler.
AS Mr.. Mayer is Compelled to close
the bar Of the Depot Hotel on the first
OF July, he will close the dining room on
the night Of June Both. lie states his
reasons i'll the notice f"nnL here.
With no bar and no dining room, the
Depot Hotel will tie II sad reminder OF
what 1t has been t" the travelling Pub.
lie and the people Of the town.
y. government ~niliriiI stated in Reno
that the project ~ irrigaiuug Churchill
county land involves TAX ng on. lI.OOO
feet Of water d secOn from the Truckee
river and direct it though iiftc , miles
Of bitches and will irri cate 10000 acres
OF land. As soon rs the contract ia uxar.
died for the work settlers will he allowed
to take up eighty acres each on the
trnct to he irrigated and pay sl5 per acre
Mt the rate Of ore collar per
tn" price Of Sl5 per &c a. will cover
tile cost II the irrigation work.
On June IL there were thrown open
for entry 100000 acres Of land lying III
the Mojave desert between the Needles
and MOiave. 1t is in alternate sections
along the line nf the Santa Fc Pacific,
or wha: was formerly known rs the Alan
tic X Pacific The land. for the most
part. IL unit Tor cultivation, owing Ia
the lack Of water. Up 10 June ~. J,GJ9
inquiries were received at the Los An
L. :. Land Office. Tho letters were
from every Stat" in the Union and from
Canada, England, Australia and many
European states, None oi the inquiries
encourage ncnt from the land
Olllfc az ilr Niil'!r ~ the land
is questionable.
Lust Thursday a drunken Indian
amused himself at DrLImar. Lincoln
county. by iiring several shots INTO the
blacksmith shop at the Bonanza tunnel
lie ais fired a SHOT at Foreman lvey
when ordered TO dcsist. Sheriff John
started after the Indian, but he star
ted +" ran away, the Sheriff shot AT
him with il revolver. and the Indian who
had a Winchester. turning occasionally
nnd fired Mt the Sheriff. Tho Sheriff
ran Out OF ammunition. but got fresh
supply and IA horse and started after
Indian. who was found lying on the
ground, having been wounded, but he
got up and started on. Tho Sheriff fired
again and the bullet hit the Indian in
the bunk OF the head, knocking him
down, Tho Indian was captured and nm
showed that he had been
hit by three bullets.