Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-01-15
MIR. X. Kecfer got in from Mardis last
night to make his annual visit.

u. j. McNamec and George Blnud, II
ar" down from North Fork. They rec
port ahnnt eighteen inches ~ snow IN
TINT s~ectiut.
recent Census ~ the number 81
people attending church III New York
city ON Sun lny, resulted in TIA" ~.
covery that they numbered less than Ill.
teen pei cent Of the population.
Mr.. Carucgic's hobby is libraries. Mr..
Rockcir-ller lean. Ia colleges and Mr..
Morgan invests i'll art treasures. MIR.
Schwab is taking d short cut Ia the
throne nf mercy by building churches.
Rev Madison G. Peters predicts that
n 10 year tllcre will he 22J 600 900 ne.
Ir'cs and only l@0VO,00J white men in
the south mud Wske us what we ARE going
to 10 about IT. Sc are going to wait
aud see.
The Elko Eugicswill give their second
annual ball ut Freeman Hall on the eve.
ming Of January 22ud. They will spare
no trOuhl" or expense /" make tiiis ball
on" mf ID" pirilsanIrst occasinns that
ever took place III Elku. For further
particulars see the nd elsewhere.
The Southern Pacific Company ha-
made a rate Of $500 from San Frauclsco
every Friday and are good to return
until the following Tccslay. The pre-.
sent round trip ticket Is Sl9, 10.
Bishop Leonard is tn have n memo
rial erected To his memory iu the shape
~ an adj iitionul building at st Mark
hospital. This will he an 81 10y 40 foot
thrc".stOry structure, Ia cost S:il,CGh,
aud be used AZ nurses quarters priu-
cipally.
James Burke has several men Gun
ployed III his mine near Steamboat. In
addition la the quicksilver values on the
surface the rock is % making II good
showing III gold and silver. There is
considerable goni looking quartz COM
iug i~n.-GaZ"ttr.
\ New York minister Gays that fifty
years from 10 won"n will take the
p!h"" II men ami compel the latter TO
come" t., timm when they want iif;y
c"ntr Women are t"iay III Ia branch
80 II business. and ~ many instances
su"HIng more abilii! ihnu tho men.
WHAT ar" gu GONG /" 'iu about II: En-.
\ large tore" - mcn have been at
work "u TIA" 1T" ~ the new machine
shops the past several day. Concrete
fouudI:Inu~ ar" beng laid and the
ground IT. ice az graded preparatory to
CONSTITUENCIES WORK. 1t is expected that
work on the rtrrcturr will begin IN IA
frw la! r.-Rcnu journal.
J.. II. Newell, chic! engineer ~ the
United States reclamation service. and
Clifford Piuchutt. chief Of the bureau 81
forestry, will visit Reno about the 18th
and remain one day. They are men.
bCrs " a commission appointed 10y the
President to study the revision Of the
public land law. Mr.. Newell delivered
an address in EIko several years ago.
AZ Moapu, Lincoln county, IA town
has been laid out and here will be lura
ted the shops and her necessary build.
Ings belonging I" - railroad division,
the lI.lc. Already a number 81
business houses have been built.
Arounu Moapa the Land ia beng taken
and IA tine soil and climate arr good
and water plentiful, that section will
soon be covered with orchards, farms
and ranches.
Ben Jumr,, al Indian well known 20
all residents IL CHr-un Valley, will ~
the next meeting 81 the district court
oi Douglass county. apply i0r citizen.
ship papers. Ben is a half-brccd
Wnshoc end lately hae hcrI denied the
right to take up land under Indian allot.
mrui law. tho rrHspu being that his
father wIs II white mnn, and he. thcr"
fore. ~ 4 citizen h"i"r" 'hr law. Tn"
question will be NJ Interesting one for
IL" court :" ,irciIr.
Every m"mhrr ~ -. tie department
ahouli intend thr rmrwiiuE at the court.
house NJ \ Oct, cE tn "vru,uE. Bus.
mess OF i'm pOrIHnc" +" the department
and Ia the propcrt! rwE"rs Of the town
will cone bcfui" the meeting. All prop.
pcrty owners who have not joined either
branch ~ the department and all others
are requested Ia ne present. Turn out
aud nIsisi III huild;ng up the lire depart.
mcut.
Articles - incorporation ~ the North.
rrn Nevada Telephone aud Telegraph
Company, Il line running from Tuscnro.
RI io Elgcmuni. White Iiocii and Co.
lumbi, !, were filed with Comfy Clerk
Dnwlcs today The ~incorpotnt"r@ are
! John G.. Thy Tor, Il II Mnli"ii, II. II.
Irland, .Nltuhc lIr"a j. |, Winter and
IT,. G. IrlnmI Tho lnsi live named are
tho directors fGr the fret ak mpnths.
The cnpitnl stock IL $4,000.
Returns ~ tho Chinese Census Tor The
I;rIrirt cnmurising Utah, WNOmHHg