Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-11-08

The postofice was moved yesterday 70
the room between the Commercial Hotel
and the new opera house. Everything
ID In running order to-day. Tie change
from the old location will save a large
majority Of our people trip across the
railroad.
An English professor Inns Ives telling
san francisco that pigs have souls. II
this comes To the Pars Oi the packing
trust IN effort will b. ina lie Ia can the IN,
The trust let's nothing escape rhrm il
they know il.
The West said ten years ago that all
II needed vas more money. 1t got
more money aud ID no. i'll II position 10
laugh at tie Easf, which didn't wan,
more money, and which, when it got II,
didn't know how to use it.-Boise Can
ital News.
Il Telephone Company has made
arrangements through the Nevada,
Utah and Idaho Telephone company
with the department OF agriculture to
give its subscribeH the latest weather
forecasts from Reno, Salt Lake and
Washington, ID. G.. Subscribers will be-
called once every day and given the
benefit OF the information.
Engineer Lowry arrived from Sparks
Saturday night. lie spent yesterday in
company with Mr.. Merry, DR.. Clark,
Commissioner CLARK and Others in lock-
ing over the towu Tor the proposed
sewer syatem. lie is busy today work.
ing on II plan. There should DO no let
up on the work now until Elko has AN
up-to-date sewer system.
Tho treasurer and other officials OF
Washoe County hive notified the
people that they will take Reno clear
i~ng-house certificates for taxes aud all
other claims duo the county. This
looks like poor business policy on the
part OF the county treasurer. IL the
Reno banks should ull close up, how
would Treasurer Boyd settle with the
state treasurer?
State rrearurcr Ryan has notified
Treasurer Daw!ey tina, he will not
receive anything hut money Ia mai
ing his settlement with the county
Cor taxes. This for ces Treasurer
Dasley to II cash basis also. rBIpay =
ers must pay their taxes in money this
year owing to the st:ingency in the
money market, duo 10 the u~neSnmpled
republican prosperity tie country is
enjoy mg.
This message WINS sent to Sheriff
Shirley 81 Churchill county by the
GOldticId Chronicle: -Rumor that ten
men ere killed at Regent. Wire par
t~iLuIars." In answer 10 which Shentf
Shirley sent the following reply: -liaye
not heard anything OF the reported
shooting at Regent; doubt very seriously
the authenticity, but Of this | ain quite
sure; that there are about twenty men
III Regent who ought to be shot
The date for the eIccutiCn Of Buck
arOo Jack, tho Indian wife murderer,
Gas been set ny Judge Pike Tor Friday,
January 10, 1908. Jack WA sentenced
here two weeks ago and taken to the
Carson peniteutiary, but the date OF eI-
cution was not fixed at that time. How
ever, il IL not likely that Jack will 20
10 the scalToId ON January ~ next, ms
his case Ia TO be Appealed to the
supreme court aud a stay Of execution
will probably he granted Humboldt
Star.
The HUMBOLDT Star says TINT while a
passenger train wRs standing at the depot
at Hattie Mountain early Friday morn
ing. three men armed with pistols held
up the operator and Two other men who
were standing on the platform. lie
money drawer in tho telegraph office
wos not indicated. As near M can To
asc.r,aincd, the robbers got about sl0O
bosides their victims watches. The
robbers are supposed to have boarded
tho traip and left for the west.
UNIQUE railroad cars are now beng
= cons, r,scted nj The American Car and
Fouodry plnnt at Der wick, Pa, tor use
: nm tho Canton and lIongkOng ra'Irond
, in China, says the New York Sun
They are second and third class care,
! and instead Of being furnished Will
pIush or cane scats they resemble NJ
a American cattle car. The outside ; If
= ,Inin. Along the top il u place io'
/, windowa, and through tho center OF ue
chr ia n double cent, the passengers
= sitting back to back am facing Tie s'u'
of the car. rii
s,ow atarted nj daybrcak Wedncsu"!
n, Ttnckcc, and Ia over twelve 'n'h'F
doep and still falling. 1t has caused
: .cr;ous trouble in tho work OF rcp"'r'hE
tho snowshcds through tho mountains
u nu1 many sections which arc yet IN
> gnisheL Enyr had 10 he abandoned un''
j, ,Lo .,orm abates. The emo Is OF TN
4hord- variety, which il snow unln,'e'
= with rain, which stays until 'ne''e" "
u,o ,ovs NJ the sun. In the vlclhitI U
. summit, where TIE heaviest sno"'ah ID
\ yo,;,bly occurs, there are scvora' aec
TORS OF unprotected track, ouO ;" Wv
ohcds being temporarily removed 20
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