Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-12-06
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triyd tu iaUko tnU,>iE m"MucG D., nu
nuu>unl theft. lie cHtricd The Nntiouni
museum ut Rio Jane,rr, nd from 1t stcl"
the crown -: the uoy suprr,s sed empire.
With it, i5wols, t:.c crn~n is said Ia he
wortn SO ,"cc.
Ihere ass l3J ga nps niL rund huu,es
IN Alaska prO.iie wi Il Iei- Jiioucs ~
addition "a many busn - house,, rrsI
iTucrs and cGbius situated within the
li.uIts at the larger cnmps. The main
exchange Ia ut Nome. SkLgvay and
Whitchcrse are c]unncctc,i 10y telephone.
The GaH.ttc says The wind dad IA good
deal I. uuunEe III Reno aud vicinity
yesterday. \ large hny GtacS belonging
to Dan Collins was blown over and
moe than $1,000 worth ut hay was
scattered over the surrounding country,
The wind waa the strongest between D
and IL o'clock ana during three hours
had a velocity Of over is miles nu hour.
Tho New YORK Cay police commits
siuer has been experimenting with dogs
on the police force. Ills Investigations
have CONVINCED him that they will bc
valuable me I.bcrs OF the force and he
has consequently arranged for the train
ing of xix Belgian heI herd dogs which
will he housed IN one of the parks.
Tom Smith, Il Iaborcr, Ma killed by
Il tram at lmiay last Saturday and the
railroud officials failed To- notify the
corore NJ Winucmucca until nearly
twelve hours after ;hc accident. The
coroner's iIuy li!ut investigate the
accident ccnsured the railroad officials
for showing their utter disregard and
disrespect Tor the BODY Of the dcceaseG
and nn cutire lack Of decency.
About 6 u'clo: * Tuesday evening
Ham McCaIn's residence at ilallrck
caught tire from the explosion Of a gas.
dime stove aud was entirely destroyed.
The family were nboug sit down to sup
per when the ularm was given, but the
fire had gained such hcadway tnat nutl.-
| my could hc lone TO save The house.
Nearly I'LL the contents of the house, in
GLIDING IA piano, were saved. Mr..
Mccain estimates his loss at 5000.
Francis l. Barton Of Nina went to
RnwhiIe Monday after noon on business,
ana after he had been III that camp
about four hours, he was waited upon
by about Il hundred citizens Of that
place aiId told chat ltawhide was not II
good place for him, lie tried to defend
himself auu was almost mobbed before
the police could rescue him. He weul
to the Anderson IL Brennan saloon and
was closely guarded unit! he could get
out OF town.-Enterprise.
Complaint Is made again that Il num-
Ter Of small boys are IN the habit Of
jumping on and off Of freight cars pass
ing through the Elko Yards. This Is Il
dangerous business aud parents eh0uid
| put Il stop to il. If allowed to continue,
somebody's boy viii lie run over and
crippled for life. 1t parents wou.I
authorize To the otic srs give these boy
4 good spanking overytimc they are
caught ioOltug around the trauus, IT
wouId not lao long before this p!acti ,c
would stop. 1t Is worth trying, any
way.
Khyulitc is getting into position 20
become one OF the best producers, nor
only in Southern Nevada, Uui III all the
Wcat. its greatest need heretofore, has
brrn milling fpcliities, and che is O
getting them. The camp is the natural
supply point 'or all tnc Death Valley
country, and Is at present supplying
these districts. The fact dat the mills
arc in operation, TINT there are more t.
go up, has given IA new impetus to the
BulltrOg district. Lcasers who coulc
not afford heretofore To take "a chnuCt
on $50 or $40 ore, are nOw tusIng lenses
on tile various properties.