Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-02-05
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
Salmagundi;

SulIliCH uLluls
Sam McMullen and Allen Fisher
came To town yenterday and still remain
The officers are keeping a close watch
ON them.
Ramsdell, the Photographic, can be
fDuni at his gallery prepared to make
the finest photographs and pictures over
made in tho State.
b. ID. Forrest, Bulletin li"ni" Agent.
arrived this morning. He will put in u
few days canvassiug the to an for sub.
scriDeTs to the Bulletin and iSDEPESD.
EST.
The Thonas Hunter Company have
the largest aud best STOCK II tea III
town. The new ad tells yuI all about
the different kinds to be found at their
store. They keep the best Of every
thing to eat.
Villa II {. Nhiiuc '"c rntry Of the
Navy under Clevel and, Iii Il in New
York yesterday afterno III from the ef.
\ VI "i 'p'A"Ni'' wv 'lPShNhShNAD
He was the father OF tie present navy
Of the United States.
The commissioners have appointed
DIR, &. J. Hood quarantine officer for
Elko CJunty. This is III compliance
with the law passed by the last leglsla-
ture. The county nov has two quaran-
tine officers, DIR. Gardner and DIR Hood
The former represents the State Board
Of Health.
Mr.. Gutrijge installed Il new music
box i'll the Elk saloon this forenoon, 1t
cost over cot ucride the freight aud is
a beautiful machine for grinding IL the
finest music. IL contains a piano, snare
drum, base drum, cymbals, bells and
triangle. IL you want to hear the best
music ever heard III town, just step INTO
the Elk and drop a nickel i'll the slot.
II may be interesting to- some who
have slipped in lust a few words" Of
writing III Il package OF paper or merch-
disc mailed at the lower rates to their
friends. that tire abuse has become so
common that ~postmasters have been in
structcd to examine sucL packages and
report. il writing is found, TO the de.
partment otiicials. The next the sender
knows will be "a visit frem a deputy U.
). Marshal with a warrant OF arrest,
with the result OF having to pay Il fine
Of so and the cost of the action.
The completion OF the national irri
CATION work now III progrE rs will resul
III Churchill becoming the most pros
perous county i'll Nevad III agricultural
products. 1t will bring unde cultivation
q vast area Oi now unprOdUctive land,
the rich soil II which IL adapted Tor
every NurIcty Of farm products
and fruits indigenous to the temperate
zone and that ROW desert region will be
the home 4 h md e l. II prosperous
ia less than five years hence.
Word WIS received in Carson yester.
dny that tpO men had been drowned Mt
Mud lake, "a well known reservoir on
the east side of Carson valley. The net
wore Luke Odds and Frank Muuroe,
both Of Marklcevillc. Olds was - years
Of age and leaves u wife and infant son.
Munroe was Il single man. The acci-
dent Saa rat ed 10y the men breaking
through the Ice Hs near IA can be Rscor-
tanned. They had killed som" ducks un
the ice mud III era ling out to get them,
the ice broke, throwing both men into
the water. Up to last night the bodies
had o h. IN rcrovered.-Appcal.
Willis Bove!, who was married to
Miss III, llulland OF Gold Hill January
20 WINS killed ut Grass Valley Inst Satur.
day, says the Report. Bovey was pro.
prictor oi a baggage and transfer com.
pnny Mt the place and WA thrown from
tlTr seat of one OF his delivery wagons.
., riNinc head first on tho street paving
and dlng a short time afterwards from
the injuries sustained. He was a native
Of Grass Valley, aged 30 ycars, aud was
n popular aud prosperous business man