Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-10-20
lFrom Thursdays D.ily.l
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j. r. Bradley loft by this mornings
train for Reno.
John NJ. Dorsey, OF Fort Halleck,
came in yesterday.
INV. Dorsey is having the front Of
his law Office repaired.
james Clark, OF tho Depot Hotel,
went up to Ogden last night.
Regular meeting Elko Lodge No.
10, X. OF p, Mt Castle Hall tonight.
j. d. Abel and c. E. Mayer calnc in
from Fort Hullcck by private convey
ancc this morning.
Twelve carloads OF cattle. shipped
Mt Wells by Sparks e Tinnen, passed
through last evening.
Ticket No. G3,s56 drew tho capital
prize Of 100000 in tho Louisiana
Lottery last Tuesday.
G. W. Grover left last evening Tor
W~innornuccn to attend the closing
exercises OF tho Fair.
An appalling cable car accident
happened in Cincinnati Tuesday in
which eiGht persons were killed and
wounded.
In Montana Com5tock miners arc
preferred TO those from any other To-
cality. 1t is estimated that 1900 Ne
vadans are employed in tho mines
there.
\ servant girl ut n hotel saved the
town OF Tomales from being burned
down Sunday night by spreading tho
fire alarm through the town without
stopping to dress.
Po3t:-Olo Chinese woman has
been sent back to tho steamer and
will be returned TO China unless tho
United Sstso, coIrtj - n, to her rsI-
cue This is IL beginning, Mt least.
Rev. De Witt Talnase's Brooklyn
Tabernacle was entirely destroyed by
fire Monday morning. 1t was the
largest Protestant Church in America,
and was capable OF seating over COCO
people.
Jesse Grant, the State Prison con-
vict who escaped last Saturday, was
captured Tuesday between Washce
City and Reno aad returned to his
quarters Mt the Warm Springs Hotel,
in Carson.
The President has appointed John
S. Bugbce, of California, United
States District Judge for the District
OF Alaska, and George w. Bartch, Of
Utah, Judge of Probate in county of
Salt Like, Utah.
An announcement which will DO n
surprise to many railroad men is tho
resignation Of j.. G. Stnbbs, general
traffic manager OF tho Southern
Pacific Company, and his appoint
mont rs second vico-prcs:dcnt of tho
Chicago and Milwaukee.
imes-Review:-Thc last number
OF the Scientific American contains a
long article OH the bad effects of bacr
drinking. 1t only confirms III life
long conviction that good old corn
whiskcy is the only truo promoter OF
good health and longevity.
Tcnchcr-If n man has 200 pounds
OF ice in his wagon, and one-fourth of
it is lost by melting how many
pounds do his customers pay for?
Boy (whose father is in tho bust
ncss)-Thrco thousand pounds
life.
John l.. Sullivan announces that
he is ready TO fight again, and would
like to have a match arranged ms soon
ms possible. He is anxious to meet
Jcm Smith and his next choice is
Charlie Mitchell, but he is ready to
meet anybody that will challenge
him.
Austin Reveille:-S. Cresconzo had
n big sack Of shining twcntics ycstcr-
day, the money paid by the Ophir
Canyon Company, to settle the claims
Of several creditors. 1t was u long
tino coming, but everything is paid
now, and tho property is no long
or snddlod with debts.
Tho girly .girly graduate gets in his
work on tho Virginia New Enter
prise thus: As tho sun threw its
struggling beams athwart our hazy
atmosphere last evening, in kissing
Mount Davidson good night n few
struggling rays revealed to Virglnia's
inhabitants that the Como range
would sleep with u snow cap last
night" Rats!--tPost.
A-,You aro II baseball umpire, arc
you not2
B-Taat's my trade.
Wcll, wc two take II lives In our
hands every day. Shake, old fol,
shake.
Arc yol, too, nm umpir.?
No, | v ish | was. l live in Chica-
go and an II witness for the prosecu-
ton in the Cronin case.
Tho Knight OF P!thias hayo al
ready talscn tho military stops toward
making arrangements for their nation.
nj reunion at Milwaukee next July.
Tho members Of tho committee huv.
ing the affair in charge nro sanguino
taut tho attendance will exceed 2OO,.
0O. An expenditure of $1,000 will
DO made for tho entertainment OF tho