Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-02-24
FROM FRIDAYS DAILY
Sa1magundi.

a'S III
Rev Mr.. Osbronen family ar rived from
California Wednesday night.
FoR REHT-A well furnished room in
a cosy cottage. Apply at this office. =
IT is rumored in St Petersburg that
a big battle is i'll progress around
Mulkden.
j. W. Thompson will pay the highest
cash price for all hides aud pelte brought
to his livery stable.
The Ladies Society Aid will give a
supper on the evening OF March 18th.
Everybody invited.
Four saloons and n store III Lovelock
were burglarizcd Monday night. The
burglars made IA good haul and succeed
ed in eludInG the officers.
The children in the Seventh and
Eighth grades Of the pnblic school will
sing at the Presbyterian church Sunday
Compliant is made that the alley
through the block bounded by Idaho,
Court. Fourth and Fifth strects is in a
filthy condition. The authorizes should
look into the matter.
LosT-A pass book with the lIibernia
Saving aud Loan Society OF San Fran
cisco III the name II Tuscsrora Lodge
No.3O. |. o. D. f., No. l7T,3)S. The
finder will please return to bank. :
For rent about January LIT the
rooms o occupied 10y the Elko Drug
Co., fitted up with counter, shelving,
showcases, etc. suitable for II mercnn-
tile business. For further particulars
apply to {. r.. Mayer.
Tho police Of Reno have arrested
three bunco meD who have been work.
ing men enroute to TOnOrah and
GoldLicld. Others are believed to be
III the gang, which has been doing
business III and about Reno for some
time,
y. Z. G%ulddgger, at Jones' old Stand
ls prepared to 20 blncksmithrng in al
of its branches at prices to cult the
times. Horse shoeiug md wagon work a
speciality. Nn work guaranteed Take
your work to Mr.. GulIagger's should
you want it done well md nf reasonable
prices.
Reno's new city charter provides
that the minimum license for saloons
shall he $500 per annuD, an increase
OF S22O. IL the new charter becomes
"A law, a good many Of the saloons now
doing business i'll Reno will be com.
PEELED to close up. That would he n
splendid thing Tor the town.
Tho anti-gambling bill came up III
the Assembly yesterday and was made
a special order Tor today at 2:3o
As soon us it was called or, Patterson
OF Ormsby moved that it DO recon.
mitted and sem to the cUmmlttee'un
State institutions. This motion WIS
beaten, slo wing that the friends OF the
bill were IN The majority.
Mr.. Fred Il. Ricger, brother OF Mr..
Casper's courteous clerk. arrived last
night from Tonopah and stopped over
unit! this morning. While in Tonopqh
Mr.. Ricgcr asked the freight agent about
the different kinds OF freight received
md was informed that on the average
nin barrels Of whiskey came into that
camp to one Of crackers. Mr.. Rieger
left FOR his homo at Salt Lake this
morning.
Tho INDEPENDENT may support the
proposition Of building n courthouse,
providing the law submitting tho
question to tho people limits tho cost
10 $4,000, but it will surely oppose
the proposition IL n much larger
amount ia named in tho law. Tho
county does not need u slC0, 900 court.
house and the Elko delega ton should
gee to il that not more than sG),OpO
Mt the ou'sIdc IL named in the law.
a netvy French woman ia startling
Berlin with tho nowost fool-killcr. az
Leap into the Moor. She is lIoistcd to
the top ot n strcp i~ncliue, and. after
mounting a motorcycle, shoots down.
Mt u terrific rate ~ apo d. A curve at
tic bottom o' tho track causes the ina
shine to shoot up into tho air. And
after u thrilling flight the daring rider
shoots into Il receptacle suspended IN
midair. This receptacle il draped aud
painted to resemble a hugo moon.
Tho February 0umbcr Of tho Sunset
magazine contain' II very interesting
and handsomely illustrated article on
"rho Reclamation Of Novndn" 10y 4. Il.
Chandler, state engineer OF Nevada.
Mr.. Chandler IN his plain, eimplc style
outlines tho salient features OF tho irri.
cation work tho government ~ now
lninu In this Stntc I1,o ~nrIirio uIso