Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-04-07
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY
Salmagundi.

IullSdtle.
The Southern Pacific pay ear passed
enst today. AS Il consequence the rail-
road boys are happy.
Mr.. Chasc is reported about the same
today. The old gentleman is very weak
and his recovery is doubtful.
Mr. Wright, who sang Mt MizpHh Hall
last night, is IL cousin Of Mrs. Hickey.
lie left last night for the Coast.
Rev. Geo. II. Greenfield and Geo. Il.
Nardy will spec" Saturday and Sunday
of this week in Mound Valley and South
Fork.
The writer will leave for Reno tomor-
row night to attend a meeting OF the
board of regents. Those interested
should take notice.
The Sun notes the discovery Of two
t~eu-foot vein OF Upper thirty miles north
OF ~ronopsh. The ore is said TO carry
l. per cent copper, 10 ounces Of silver
and so in gold per ton.
Governor Folk II Missouri save:
PLENTY Of men will die FOR their country,
but the man who will live for his city
and state every day III the year is the
! man good government needs
Commissioner Clark that
he will open the Elko lunch room to-
morrow morning, he has fixed up the
room III fire shape and will serve
lunches to tickle the palate OF Il queen.
Judge EdHarl f.. dunno, democrat,
WAS elected mayor II Chicago Tuesday
by Il plurality Of 2l,O5l over John NJ.
Harlan, republican. Tho is-uc involved
was the municipal Ownership OF street
railroads.
y bold thief made his way up Il post
Of the Golden Eagle hotel ut Reno last
night. effected un entrance through the
Windows Of several front rooms, riiled
trunks and valiscs. and escaped with
much valuable property,
TOuopah citizens have prevailed upon
W. ~. Booth TO with draw his resigna
ton as postmaster and have agreed to
make up the deficiency in the clerk hire
and rent, so that Booth will draw down
his full salary OF b, 40 ii year.
Work trains to DC used ON the HaZen
cutoff are being Quilted at Sparks.
| Some Of the light construction worl;
has already been done. Two survey 9
have been made out Of "Ilazcn, one run
ming to Wabnskee and the other to
Fort Churchill.
There are within 100000 OF as many
persons enrolled in :hc Sunday schools
Of this c%OIuiry as in the public schools,
ttIcr" beng 100000, in the former
1900, OC0 in the latter. The total sun.
day school membership ~throughon, the
whole world is 25,0C0,COO.
Com pletc returns received at head
quarters give the total Russian losses in
killed, wounded and prisoners at the
battle Of Mukdon as lO7 900. The
wouudcd are being taken away from
ilarHin over the Siberian railroad ms
rapidly rs possible in order to free
NV 'oSIi'hbS p''IhI hN''N w ItueWHI OI
the fighting.
The Pollock brothers oi Golronla,
who wcrc arrested the other day and
locked up, SET tire the wooden Jail and
came very near being crcmatcd. Thoy
were unconscious when taken out and
for a time it was fcarl they would not
recover, They were taken to the hospital
ut Winncmucca Tor treatment. They
were arrested for discoricrly conduct.
bat will have to face the charge Of
rrson whcr they rccovcr.
The attorneys for Negro Weber, the
tend Who assaulted Mrs. Harper III
Reno some time ago, will apply for Il
change OF venue when the session OF
the District Court opens in Reno next
Friday. This move will be taken in
order 10 avoid taking the black brute
to Reno, IA it is beloved the vigilance
committee organized tho night after he
committed tho rhine in still IN existence
and will hang him il he is taken back.
Last evening Mr.. Heller, a piano man
OF Reno was taken through this city Oh
tho train from Touoaplr. Tho untortun-
atc man was stricken blind in Tunopah
tho day before, aud IN spite 0i all tia,
the physicians Of that place could do
there WIS no relief. The gentleman IL
u we'll known resident 81 Reno md il
also known in this city. As he has been
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