Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-03-31

laid by Ii Of Simon Remnants thor
oughbred hens and Mr.. Reinhart will
preserve it i'll alcohol. Bro. Bragg thinks
the hen must have been frightened by D
rat, lizard or something else.
What is called the railroad" faction in
Sparks politics has placed a ticket in
the field for city officers, headed by
" +. Dalton for mayor. What Is
termed tho outsiders" will place IN
opposition ticket in the field.
a large number of Elko's citizens
turned out last night to meet Bishop
Spaiding. Tho evening was spent IN
social conversation i~ntcrsrersed with
music. The ladies OF the Guild served
coffee, waters and candy to all.
Ii evening passed oil pleasantly.
Thonas Kane. nm old man was
instantly killed by Il train one mile
west Of Darby yesterday afterno on.
while Crossing the track with u two.
horse vehicle. When picked up Kane
was DIVING from "a severe cut in his
skull, from which :he brain was
OCzing,
Carson and Reno nre again at war.
"iIc" Carson got II $4,000 appropriation
from the legislature and Reno was
refused els U II was thought Los,iEties
wouii not he long delayed. Carsonites
refer to Reno Us Slamtown and tie
people Of tue RivGrside CITY tell all the
t~"rrists that Cars II il a deserted village,
-Enterprisc.
George Johnston, Of Ottawa. Oat.,
the Dominion statisticilu says that
the amOunt q! water power actually
used for electrical production through
out the world at the present time is
O"cr 2,c1OOD lIOrsc power. or this
amount Canada Uses over o~uc-tcrtli,
or more, III fact than any other cuun-
try excepting the United States. He
gives the figures Tor the United States
at 527 .iOI horse In"er, and for Canada
nt 22S I'D horse powe-, hydraulic.
W. ". Booth has resigned Us post
mas,cr at T0nupah, because the salary
and allowance Tor CLERK hire are iusuili-
Client 10 pay the cost of running the
Office. The salary is 81, 100 IA wear AMI
81 600 n year each Tor three clerks,
Booth -ays tie pays the chi f clerk $500
4 year, $500 more than th, government
allows, and each IL the others 81 100 u
year which makes "A total 81 Sl19O Il year
that he pays ont 81 his owE pocket. lie
don't like to work foI Uncle Sam on
those terms.
There scenes to be come kind OF a
contagious disease anon the horses Of
his vicinity says the Genoa Courier.
The animals are first affected with the
paralysis 81 the hind quarters, which
gradually extern l. to the other parts 81
tie system. When first aitukteI the
animals do not seem to bc very sick
cXcc2t that they are unable tu move,
As the discHsc advances the finals
become NOR" helpless benz almost
unable Ia move any pGricn ut ITS body
and finally dies III stuppr.
The United States Smelling CO.
nave shipped $3.50 a pounds of iiuxing
iron ore from the Vulcan nine on
WmuemuCca m%ouTtTln elDce the T.
All the ore containing ANYTHING but
iron Is being uilrd on the dump for
shipment later. The reason for this is
hat the Southern Pacific Co. gives It
special rate Of 81 per ton on pure iron
ore tn be used for tluXjrG Supcrin-
tcndcnt Nicholas Gays al! h" wants is
ore 'hni will run high in iron ami all
tia: contains any other mctnl is put
aside Tor shipment later. He hnuis i'll
about 10000 pounds +" II trip.-SrlYcr
State.