Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-11
FROM THURSDAYS DALI.
Salmagundi.

ASSHg h4CIlg vi DhAtlt
Mountain, has located at Reno.
Miss Sugden Of Ogkland arrived this
morning On IA visit 10 }. L.Keysnr's fam
lily.
Sam Mullennix has gune tn Carlin to
make and burn Il kiln NJ bricl; foe Mr..
Isola.
Hazen Burdick returned yesterday
from u trip to his old home at Lake
Geneva. Wisconsin.
Mr.. hickey has hegun work un the
foundation for u two story residence on
his lots opposite Seymour Jacobs.
o.. Mcclellan. Of Cheyenne. wyom-
ing, a government ltnd inspector, tool
the stage Tor Shelton this morning.
The INDEPENDENT regrets to learn
thnt the infant son Of Mr.. and MB. John
Henderson is sick. Hope the little Eel.
low will pull through.
Assessor Hooper has our thanks for u
copy of Eureka county's tax list. II is
out in time for the taxpayers to see it
before Ike board Of equalization meets.
w. &. Noteware Of Loveiork aud w. J.
Bell OF Winnemucca have becn appoint.
ed delegates to the Irrigation Congress
by the Commissioners Of Humboldt
county.
There will be II meeting oi thu Jockey
Club at the Club saloon at 7:3O this
evening. A full attendance is requested
as business NJ importance will come be-
fore the meeting.
The assessor Of Eureka county assess
ed the patented lands 81 the railroad
company ut 81 per acre, the same rs
last year. Tins makes II substantial in
crease to Eureka's assessment roll.
The journal says that Rev. Samuel
Unworth Of Reno is slightly distigured
by being thrown ont Of a buggy in Il
runaway accident Sunday, while return
ing from holding services Mt Verdi.
Mr.. Hunt has installed a twenty-five
light ascetylene gas plant in his store.
The gas makes a bright, steady light and
is considerable cheaper than coal oil or
electricity. Four jets makes his stone
rs light ms day.
\ paper drummer recently cold the
trustees Of the HuiTakcr school 100
reams OF foolscap paper. Az there are
only about n dozen pupils attending the
school, there is a big row over The mat
ter. Tie paper EOS 1872.
The assessment roll Of Humboldt
county for this year is completed. The
list shows that the 725 taxpayers of the
county Own property valued Mt S5, 100.
562 this year rs against ) 5000, GIG last
year, mn increase Of $685. 1877. The in.
crease is principally in the renl estate.
and Sl55,5 Sl Of it is on the railroad con.
pany's patented lauds.
Julius Nelson, Il Swede or Dane, at rip
ped himself Monday in front Of the
Lake ranch, four miles south Of Reno,
and walked nearly to town before he
wRs o~vertaken md placed under arrest.
He was locked up in the county Jail and
the officers had difficulty IN keeping him
dressed. When arrested he saia he
wanted to be taheD to the asylum. Iio
was examined by Drs. Woods and ABB
bott and pronounced insane, and will be
committed.
The work on the round house and
shops at east Reno is languishing be-
cause Of lack of help. There are n coup.
10 OF hundred men at work there mt
present and halt n dozen doze while ono
man heaves n shorelful OF dirt. There
are q n dozen Americans ON the job.
The JHps and other foreigners draw
good pay for very little work, If five
hundred more uitlandcrs are looking for
a soft snap they can certainly find it,
Engineer Barclay preserves his good
temper, but it 10 sorcly tried by the sort
Of people and the fewness o. them that
he can get to work.-Journal.
Yesterday forenoon Henderson Green
seated himself upon the bench IN front
W tHc L iOucCI hHlOOn Huu DepHn I'd reel
of his regular installment OF filthy Ian.
guage. Mr.. Shirley, the proprietor. was
busy Mt the time writing Il letter, but
heard the vile talk. lie went out md
rcuucelcd Green to stop, and in reply
got Il blast OF fiIthier language. The
aroused him and no thumped Green un.
til he promised to be good. Green then
went to Justice Morgan to get Il war.
rant for Mr.. Shirley on the charge Of
assault aud battery, but failed to gc, 1t.
Every decent citizen will say that Mr..
Shirley did right.
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district Court.
Tho District Court convened At 10 a.
M. Hon. George S. brown presiding.
The roll OF grand jurors WINS called and
tho following wore empannclled and
sworn. with j. j. %lfylton as foreman.
j. }. Hylton, Il. II. NJ ullctt,
a, P%rimcaux, NJ. PiSley,
@. III. Hale, Oscar Graham.
j. s. Gardner, ~. y, Fcrnald.