Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-27

optician, has moved one door
east Of the drugstore, where he
will be glad to see all wanting
work in his line.
1.-The Three Van Stats" in an
old Dutch Musical. an Orpheum
attraction will be given at the
Opera House Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday nights with special
scenery.
Furnished rooms for rent by the
day week or month at the Club
Lodging house at the corner of
Fifth and Idaho streets. Prices
reasonable. Mrs. George MOODY.
p.oprietress.
Constable Ouderkirk has sold his
South Fork ranch of 800 acres of
patented land to Conrad Smith Of
Lamoille. The puchase price.
which includes a stack of hay and
the ranch machinery indicates that
ranch values in Elko equity have
not deprecated.
Miss Dollie Russell and Mrs.
Henderson Green are entertaining
their lady friends at the residence
of the former this afternoon.
A decision in the passenger rate
case will not be reached by the
| railroad commission fer some time.
The testimony has been taken
and the briefs submitted and the
matter is now up to the commits
sion.
Commissioner Willis has received
the news of a rich strike in the
Elko Prince mine at Gvld Circle.
A three foot vein has been struck
that assays $4,000 to the ton.
The last pensioner of the Revolu-
tionary War died $50 years after
the close of the war II precedent
be followed, the last p%ensioner of
the Civil war will not die until
1895 and last pensiouer of the
Spanish war not until POPS. Wars
are expensive.
Photographer Ramsdell has
settled down to business again and
car be found at his gallery ready
to make all kinds of pictures of all
sorts of people. He can make
handsome picture of the features
of the homeliest person with the
wonderful processes of his art. See
him for work in his line.
The election recount poes mer-
rily on with the same old boys and
the same old gags in the game.
Humboldt county is the one in the
spot light now and both of the con-
testants are claim ing great gains.
Sheriff Regain is growing fat on
the job and Commissioner Sanford
has a double chin. 1t is q NICE
little pastime and will probably
last for some time yet. The com
mittee on good Of the order can
report progress--Carson News.
The Federal grand jury filed
their report yesterday afternoon
and were discharged with The
thanks of the court. The present
has been one of the hardest work.
ing grand juries for a number Of
years ard ransaced a large amount
of business. Seventy cases were
%presened for their consideration
and sixty-eight true bills were
returned, two cases only being
ignored. Sixty-six of the cases
were complaints for furnishing
liquor to Indians and will result
in a larger number going to Nc.
Neil's l.land for the crime than
ever before in the history of The
state.-News.
The remaining assets Of the Rhy-
olite National Bank were sold Wed.
ne;day by Receiver Tallman. They
consisted of mining stocks of a face
value of $40. OOO, and sold for ST.
800.
In the dark Of the noon 1t may
be said that suffrage is a nui sance
in Colorado. The other day a ven.
cradle farmer went forth to shoot
some beavers and was confronted
with a shotgun IN the hands of a
feminine game warden. Some wom-
en- don't know when they have