Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-09-02
FROM DAILY
SAl..MAGUNDi.

Miss Lula McMu:lrn viii leave for
Reno tonight To- re- Imc her studiAo in
The State University.
\ letter received from Mrs. Bonher
this morninR states that she and her
mother are we'll and having "a good time.
Mrs. DR.. Hood returned Inst night
from IN extended visit Ia relatives and
friends III the East She looks us IL she
had thoroughly enjoyed the trip.
Congressman Van Duzcr writes the
INDEPENDENT from New York, under
date OF August 9th, that he wi o o I've
in Nevada t" make IL hustling tight for
the ticket.
l. Z. Petty, son Of the late DIR. j. W.
Petty, has taken the position with the
railroad company, male vacant by Ted
Commercial Hotel.
Munroe Is said to he heart-hroken
fore JetTries "A Few ronnIs longer prob
ably something besides his heart would
have been fractured.
George Is. Russell took possession or
the Free Press this morning. Tie IS.
DEPENDENT wishes him success and
hopes tlIat the friendly relations that
have heretofore existed between the two
Offices ma still continue.
At Sslrchli.ht, L.:roIn county. last
Wednesday II clou ibured occurred and
the wafer rushed into the Santa i'c
NINE. The water poured down the
shaft and II number Of miners narrowly
escaped drowning.
\ full grown w~aterIncllon measuring
two inches in diameter WIS presented
tn the Chamber = Commerce yester lay
by Frank Delay II this city. Tho water
melon is quite Il curiosity aud ia attract.
n great deal Of attention journal.
The time Of the trial Of Llnderman
Sevncr, German and Ritz, the four
Winuemucca murderrrs, will he set in
the Washoc county District Court Tues
day. Tho negro who is accused Of i.s.
saultinS II white girl will also have llis
trial set ut the same time.
The largest number Of now students
that eve applied on the first day for adj.
mission to the State University applied
Tor registration Wednesday,. About
forty new students registered on that
day, As most ot the old students will
return, this ia taken as an evidence that
the Attendance will be much larger than
heretofore.
Helen Brown, aged three ycara. the
little daughter OF Prof. Richard Brown
OF the University Of Nevada. fell into
the university pond and might have
drowned but for the efforts OF her tive.
year.old brother vino caught her by
the clothing and asslstei her to land
The brave act of the littlo fellow has
won him many compliments-Gazette.
Owing TO so many young ladies' hav.
ing expressed II desire to take lessons in
dressmaking and millinery at the EIko
drcssmaking Parlors, the class will be
formed in n few days to begin the first
course. Mrs. Chiosi will devote her en-.
tire attention t0 this class md will
make its members first class drcssmak.
ers. She will also teach millinery il the
young ladies' so desire. This il the first
opporiTnitynnd may be the last the
young ladies OF Elko have had TO Ii,
themselves to earn n living ut some
future time.
The Southern PacifiC's big train ferry.
boat SOlano, plying between Bcuicia
Port Costa, is to be taken ont OF COM
mission in October and sent to the ship.
yards. Tho bont Inns seen more than
twenty years continuous service and
needs n thorough o%vcrhnuling. 1t will
be practically rebuilt and when again
put in service in January will be rs good
ma new, While the steamer is in the
dry dock Il number of important
changes in the Southern Pacinc over.
land liues will be made aud tho heavy
travel will DO handled over the Stock.
ha line. This will make the arrival OF
tho passenger trniu about M hour later
in Elko.
Tho assessor Of Ormsby county Inns
about completed the assessment roll for
this year., iIr finds 1913 widows in his
county and sl,oI2, O75 worth Of property
exempt from taxation. In fact, moro
property 10 exempt from taxation in
Ormsby county than il taxed. Tho roll
shows MI increase Of $4,000 over last
year.
Wednesday night Constable Mccoy
caught n tramp plocping in II box car
AMI took him 10 tho old Jail. Before
locking him UP no eaid to the ,ranp.
You are tho man whose picture in ~ the
shrriH's Office. but I will take n better
look Mt you in tho morning. when no
wont after his man Thursdny morning.
he found nh empty cell. Tho follow l,nd
dug ont during tho night and left Cor
other fields.