Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-04-28

It up with grub, gets his hounds togeth-
er ana pulls for the tall timber in the
Creek country. lie often goes out alone
for u hunt in the fall and docs not
return until the following SPRING
Chicago Chronicle.
John W, Vowel. special administer
tor OF the estate OF late Hiram Chase,
has II notice elsewhere telling the public
lint the Live and Let Live" store ia
open for cash business and requesting
all persons having accounts at the store
to call aud settle them. kead the notice
and govern yourselves accordingly.
Johu, the l0.year old son OF Mr..
Whitmore who is in the employ OF the
Eureka il Palisadc Railroad, wac run
INTO ty the engine OF No. 4 last night.
lie was brought 10 Elko ON that train
and treated by DIR. Hood, who sewed up
the cash on his lip aud forehead. John
is resting easily today and is probably
out Of danger.
A hobo was frightening the women
and children Ill The eastern part Of town
this afternoon and Carl Neergaard run
him in. lie was begging for something
to eat ard when searched at the Jail
enough money WINS found on him to
buy several meals. Beside this he wore
two or three suits OF clothes. lie will
have to show Judge Bruce.
Damage suits aggregatIng a million
dollars have been flied in the State and
Federal courts OF Colorado by the
United States Reduction and Refining
Company and II number OF Cripple
Creek mining companies against the
Western Federation OF Miners and its
officers. The complaints all charge the
defendants with unlawfully conRpir:ng
to injure the plaintiffs by preventing the
mining and shipping OF ore. The suits
are the outcome Of the strike two years
ago.
The route Of the Western Pacific rail-
road will be from the %sOutherly shores
OF Great Salt Lake, then westerly ON n
tangent across the Great Salt Lake
desert, thence to Wells. Elko county,
thence following generally the Central
Pacatic line to Winnemucca, thence
southwesterly, crossing the northern
edge Of Pyramid Lake Indian Reserva-
ton, thence southe rly to Beck with Pass.
The line will PISS fifty miles north OF
Reno, but d branch road will run to that
city.
Charles McQuigan narrowly esca ped
death by suffocetion while loading ore
cars ut the G. ~ c. shaft Friday. In
some mannrr II runway used in loading
box cars from the ore house fell down,
carrying McQuigan with it. The door
OF the chute was open and before he
had poured mt and buried him. Will
ing hands quickly began the work OF
rescue aud he was soon dragged from
his perilous position, and in a short time
was none the worse for his thrilling
Observation-Disclosures.
Tho Gazette says that information
comes from O%linghouse to the effect
that several of the valuable mining
claims located there recently are not
beng worked for the reason that the
Southern Pacific Railway Company has
notified tho discoveries Of the lodges
that they are trespassing on private
property and that prosecutions will
follow unless they desist from further
operations, Tho notice has had the
effect OF stopping Development work on
several pieces OF property that were
being opened by PARTIES who have gone
Into the district. The matter will be
settled in the courts.