Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-12-28
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GJOrRe RUSSELL ls up from Bdttl6
Mountain On d visit to his iolss.
E. l.. Williams kns been appointed
city attorney Of Reno to succeed Rich.
ard Stoddard who wns elected ut Orney-
general. -
Mr.. and Mrs. FrPnks Of Bullion are
stopping in town. The OLD lady is quite
active for one Of her nge. and the old
gentleman is blind md very feeble.
Or. :jby received word lase In st
night tint his sister, Mn. McFarlane,
died OF p%nnemonia yesterday afternoon.
She lived near Blu ffalo. New York.
Mrs. Booher ia much better today and
the prospects are now Tint 10 will
spend Now Years at home.
=Johu Thompson Jr, who has been
visiting HE folks in Elko for the past
few days has returned to his home at
Mountain City.
Governor Sparks Inns proclaimed the
result OF the recent election. The newly
elected officers will begin to earn their
salaries on the fret Monday in Janu AIRY.
Yesterday was truly a merry Christ
mas for the ruscarorans. The mining
company paid oil 600 COO OF its indebted.
ness yesterday and this made the people
happy.
The Chronicle reports everything
quiet mt Goldfcld. The miners who
are not at work ure quiet and orderly
and many Of them are doing assessment
WORK for themselves and Others.
The Reno police arc still looking Tor
tile men who stole the EXPIRE So box the
other night. They arc unable to find
"a anything that points TO the identity OF
the thieves.
ChaIles blower, n Southern Pacific
brakeman, committed SUICIDE ut the
busch Hotel, Winnenucca. Saturday
night by shooting himself. Drink,
gambling and the marriage III his sweet.
heart IN California arc given rs the
cause Of the act.
While Ben Pullman was walking with
his swocthemt in Reno, he brushed
against Il hitchinR post and cIplo detI a
pistol no was carrying In his pocket. The
bullet went down hi4 log. ripping his
pantHloons open and 10 lying In tho sile-
walk.
This il queer weather for the Inst Of
Decpmbcr. a warm rain began Inst
night aud continued part al the fore.
uoun when ile storm Cleared away. Tho
reIt Of the lay was III ,re lixo "a May day
than one In the Inter part Of December.
The exercises at both churches TN
Christmas live were well attended.
Tho ch ildren were out IN Tor Co. and il
one can judge by the noise they made
there we're no happier youngsters in MI
this broad land. All we're RENE a bered
by Santa ClAus and all went Lamp rs
happy ~ they could DO.
Joseph Gnndelmcj er, n we'll. koYn
mining mnn Of Hamilton, White Pine
County, died in Eureka Thursday after.
noon, Dec. 20. lilo has been suffering
from y complication ~ kidney and hlad,
dcr discusses tor several monLha, To WIS
u native Of Maryland md about IS yrura
Of age. Tic. cnmo 20 Nevada in the carly
days Oi Aueiin, and wont to White Pine
cUnni! dur nu tho mining rxcitcffent
there IN 1868, and has rcmhincd there
eyer since ITO wGs tho owupF ~ GONE
Inc mining properties, II part - wiricl,
-" '"hi il 1870 Tor s5o.ONO cash. AZ the
tin,r " his death he still owned ep,np oi
" lao I mInnV property At llgmiltnn;
The gold and silver product # Nevada
n,ii cs 10 date 10 estimated At onctitliWn,
nrci 1900 100000 OF which 10 credited to
romsinUk. Next IN line comua Eitrcka
will, s00, 600, 600; Austin, 100000, 600;
Phoebe. kiO,O00.0Oo; White Pine and I'll.
ko. & b,0G0,0u 4 zach. Tho product OF
other cOuL ties rauge from sb,tOl.C COO to
els ,O0O, 200.
Yon hnve heard lpoRIc sny they had
worked like ,loge all day. An exchange
haa figured nat u l~itOrally true, twcnty
lott hours would bp pponl thu,i Ono
hour digging out q rat, two laurs pndw
inv u bone, unp hour waiting tor y cat TO
oOtne down out " \ troc. halt mn hour
begging To ReL into the house aud tic
halance ~ tito u ne sleep nv on u mat
III the c"Ii door way.
During III, ice trust trial in philudpl.