Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-12-09

r' ''AN AioS 'Itb iN'tlNtl SluCS lS6-
terday from the olti .crs in pursuit Of the
horse thieves.
The Goldtieid News gives the total
production Of tile mines Of that camp to
November 18th at S3,G5S, 900.
Mr.. Smiley came dowu from Starr
valley this afternoon. lie reports every
thing quiet in that section.
The Southern Pacific Company has
made low c~olonist rates from eastern
points. See the nd elsew here,
The commissioners finished their work
yesterday and adjourned to meet ON the
last day of December. They will then
clio. the business 81 the year.
The second session OF the Fifty Eight
Congress began yesterday. Nothing
was done in either bouea. The 'presi.
dents message WAS read this afternoon.
Tho Woman's Guild are making great
preparations FOR the Old Folks concert
Thursday night. You will miss the
event ii the season il You fail to he at
Lcpnar Hall Thursday night.
y few of Elko c0ua'S's ers per-
mIttci their ta>cs TO go delinquent.
While the list will contain something
ike fourteen namcs, the amount due is
not very large.
l.P WoDlvertOa, Jr., came in from
Ruby valley lat night. lee Will leave
tonight for Lone Pine, California, where
ire will spend the winter. Ike says that
'eryth'nr is lovely in Ruby.
Harry lrlaud and family and Mrs. H..
Z. lrlaud came fr"n TraI! Creek Sunday.
Harry and lIs fumtly are on the way to
'ucir home at PArciv,ilc, California.
Mrs. III. Z. lr!a"d will remain in Nevada
tur come time.
Lent IT HbOut time COR Grover Cleyc-
land To- crawl from under the Noyem-
her avalanche and tell Us something
about ihc "-&tc, san and vative
de~nnocracy! lie might at leas, tell
u where that grand aggregation went
"n tide o,h IL November.
Or the present house OF Representa-
tIvrE, 2JI-ncariy two thirds OF the total
~ aJl-are lawyers. Ihore are only l3
farmers and bIt Il doc;cr. \ solitary
mcmber Is is enrolled us ID ~capitulist-,
although there az" IA considerable Hum
Der II wealthy congressmeu other.
Vice classified.
One 81 t.!to'- business men said to
the reporter this afternoon that the
fire item III Yesterdays INDEPENDENT
WAS timely. lie snid that he had occasion
TO use his garden hose this forenoon and
would not 90 through it. May not the
town hose be III the same condition!
Somebody should look after it.
Tho name OF the man who WIS recent
ly found murdered in the North Star
tunnel Is believed 10 have been Melon.
all. \ man Of this name Rbout
six months Z sGld some cinims at
tioldiieId and drew the purchase money
at "a TonOpuh bank and has not
been seen since. Further inquiries are
being made -~-I;ouanzi.
Mrs. Joe Taber and baby came from
"inncmucca last night. Both ara we'll ,
but joe rs not as happy rs he WIS yes
'.Tdhy. The miles that ~rcathed his
lace then have vanished and in their
st"nd Turks an ugly sCowl. Joe explains
the change D. saying TINT he walked
the floor with Miss Tuber last night.
This isn't all he said, but it's all we dare
~ prIat.
y TukIo dispatch u the 9TH sny -:
with siege guns mounted on 2Q3-Nlr-
ire bill the Japanese are pouring u
rain % rhrlIs into Port Arthur mud
uarhor. Nearly every warehouse along
lie docks has been destroyed, while
vessels ~ the fleet have proven {" be
excellent tnrgcts. Thirteen shells
struck the hntt!cship pcrsvcit. Other
vessels have been on fire Mt times.
The Russian attempts tO capture the
hill mo, with grcat loss. 1t ia report.
ri That all gurs have been land Il
from the warshjpa. word il momcn'
tHrily expected that Ia" ships have been
blown up.