Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-05-27

The ticket Office WIS moved to the
now depot building this Afternoon.
Elko now has II NJ the neatest aud
most convenient station buildings ON
the line Of the railroad.
Allen Fisher. the Wells bugologist,
came down yesterday aud still remains
i'll town. lie says he intended to 20
home this morning, but @acted badly"
last night aud did not get up in time.
\ report is current in Reno that the
body seen floating down the river Sun.
day night was that Of a dummy. 1t is
hard TO believe that Reno has my citi-
Zen who wonld do such a cruel thing.
The Filipino exhibit at St Louis was
expected to cost s25 700 and 80 far it
has cost more than 81 ,oONO.O00.
The dogs which they feed to those Igor
rotes must come high.-Atlanta Couri-
cr.
y Townsend, n pioneer resident OF
Tuscarora. died at his home OH Jack
Creek last Thursday nigh. Hc was
elected constable Of T%uscGrorn III 1892
Tie WIS IL native OF Virginia, aged -
years.
The weather turned quite cold last
day. Uncle Dick Dorsey srys ut .
o'clock this morning it showed and
blowed to beat the band between here
and Winters station.
Three hundred years ago every man
absent from church in English towns
WIS fined a shilling. Such ii law in
force III thus country today would ug-
gregate a sun equal to tile natI"ral
debt in a few wears.
y meeting Of the leading Republicans
OF Nys county was held IN the l7th inst.
at j. X. Chambers office and d central
committee nominated with the follow
ing membership: II. Il. Brown, chair
man; e. fl. Reynolds, Cap. G. K. Brad
ley. w. W. Booth. S. y. Knapp, Hank
Knight, K. i. Davis. J.. X. Chambers,
secretary; K. +. Gilbert, Belmont; NJ
IL. Millett, Smoky Valley; G.. Keough.
Berlin; Al Wagner, Typo.
The Lode i'll commenting on the siZ.
Of Lincoln county says tint if is ia:ger
than Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
New Jersey or Rhode Island. Belgium,
with its seven million inhabitants is
about the same size. 1t IL over three
times us large rs Montenegro, and only
lacks u piece Of ground about IL miles
square Ia make it as large as Holland,
with II population of over five millions.
Mike Cleary, Babe Mayer and Adoiph
Knudson started for Mountain City this
afternoon with a broncho and "a fairly
gentle horse. When near MIR. Bruce's
stable, the broncho laid down breaking
the harness, The boys got him up,
hitched him to n dray and rustled him
around to teach him better II
they succeed i'll getting to Mountain
City with their team, Mike aud Babe
will prospect aud Adolph will open n
bari Der shop.
= Charles f.. Kaiser, through his attOr.
neys, Curler e. King. yesterday filed a
complaint i'll the county clerks office
against EmRra Kaiser Mary Kent, Lii
lian Esden and Frances Painter. In
the suit the plaintiff asks for the distri-
button OF Il large amount Of property in
Churchill county, which is held in com
mon 10y all the heirs of Chas. Kaiser,
deceascd.-Reno journal.
Several days ago Carl StOddard, u
young mining man, left TOnopah on
horseback to ride to Reno. He lost his
way in crossing a Il, scrt and wandered
aimlessly around for three days with
ont food or water for himself or horse.
On the morning OF the third day, he was
too weak To mount his horse and started
III lead hiui across the hot eand. lie
finally fell and was 90 weak to get up.
An Indian crossing the desert saw the
horse and went to it. lie helped Stod-
dard on his horse and took him to Lun.
ing, where he became quite sick. lie
SbOD ltIpNtlth' HuhcNCl hllI ls IuN III
Reno.
Joseph Pankuck, the escaped convict
from Sing Sing prison arrested i'll Wads.
worth n few weeks ago, jumped from
the train in Iowa Monday and was in.
stanily killed. Pnnkuck committed "A
crime in Ncv York in 1885 and was sen.
fenced &" Sing Sing for two years and a
half. lie had only served n few months
when he made his escape in a peculiar
manner. tic committed n petty offcnse
nj Wadsworth and was sent to Jail.
While drunk, he confessed to being m
escape from Sing Sing. The New York
officials were notified and officers were
sent to Reno after him. lilo proved to
I've tho right man and was being taken
to Sing Sing when he jumped from tho
train, lie slipped from his berth III.
noticed and jumped from tho vestibule
Of the swiftly moving train.
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