Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-01-25

OF. the Railroad House at Carlin, Is il
town ON business. lie ia located q
present at Chico, California.
There are eighteen gambling game,
running in Carson for the benefit Of th'
Legislators. OF course, they have al
paid the license required by law. TheI
do IN other counties Of the State. Nit
Five people we're poisoned in Gold
field Thursday from eating boiled frest
beef obtained from a butcher shop. The
Chronicle says no explanation OF the
meats being poisonous has been made,
Saturday night a sneak thief stole
cash register from the Reno steam
laundry and hauled it away Ill a sleigh
The register weighed $50 pounds and
contained s. cents.
Thomas Nelson, II Of NeVada's
prominent sheepmen, ID in town on his
xay home FROM the Mammal Woo
Growers Association.
The Western Union has increased the
telegraph rates for stock reports on the
Reno brokers from $50 To Sl2o per
week. As the re are only three firms in
Reno who take the reports, the service
comes pretty high. ,.a "a. 81
Row, Geo. II. Greenfield, Mrs. Green
field and Mrs. Dangberg will leave on
No. ~ tonight OF their trip to the Holy
Land. They will first go to Philadel'
phin and visit Mr.. G reenfeld's mother nm.
til the date for sailing across the Allan
tic.
Miss Eva Thompson, the ~ISDEpESD.
y typo, was taken sick this afternoon
and compelled to give up her case.
Her sister, Miss Katy, promptly came
70 the rescue aud assisted in getting out
the paper.
Addla Plu mmer, the five yenr-old
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. A.. w. Plum.
MGR OF Reno, broke one Of her bronchial
tubes while coughing and is now in IL
critical condition. Sue breathes with
great difficulty. L poraon OF tho air in
stead Of passing directly to the lungs es-
capes into the throat. Her neck ana
chest are badly swollen and it is feared
that she cannot recover.
State Engineer Thurtell was robbed
Of his coat and vest Friday night while
asleep in a Pullman car between Pail.
sade and Reno. When he retired, he
removed his watch and money from his
coat and vest and threw them in the up.
per berth. When he awoke the coat and
vest Vbro missing. Some papen OF
value to Mr., Thurtell, hut OF no value to
anyone else, we're in tho coat aud they
were also tsken.
The GOAL which exists at ColedRle,
near TOnopab. Is reported TO be Of a
good quality. Recently several wagon
l"ads wore brought to Tonopah and used
at various places. The Mmen' drug
store burned the prodnct, and they say
that It wRs Of good quality aud made a
greater heat than some other which has
been used. The heat WIS so intense that
the iron ilue in the stove was melted off
for n length Of about SIX inches. II is
reported that the fuel does not leave
such IA great quantity Of ashes or slate.
Nevada lost one Of its most prominent
citizens when Thonias j. Remnant died,
He had been a resident OF tho State 90
long and was 80 intimately connected
with its carly history thai he will be
mourned IN ito remotest corner. The
family have the sincere sympathy Of oil
who kew him.
The lEDEPEsDEST has received a copy
OF II petition 10 tue legislature prepared
by the Nevada Commercial League. re.
questInR that body 10 pass effective and
just measures Tor tho reduction, regula.
ton and adjustment Of ireights and
faIos Of common carriors in this State.
Every body is requested to call and sign
il.
just as We wore gong TO press q tele.
gram caine giving tho organization OF
the Legislature. Sanford Of Ormsby was
elected secretary OF the %sennte, Skaggs,
speaker Of tho n~ssembly, Folsom, speak.
er pro TEN, Colo, chief clerk and Bray
as sisiant. Tho remainder Of the officers
will appear tomorrow. .