Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-05-20
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sALMAGuNDl.

scarlet FEVER ID prevalent IN Austin.
f. NJ. BAUM, OF Palisade. was in
town this morning.
Mrs. A. G.. Dawley came down
from Halleck yesterday.
Ham. Mccain, Mayor OF Halleck,
came down on No. 4. to-day.
Mrs. L. S. Harrington and son,
Enroll Taber, arrived last night from
San Francisco.
The cold nights OF the past few
days have killed many tender plants
in the gardens around town.
The Crown Prince Of Bulgaria,
aged five weeks, is already honorary
Colonel Of two regiments.
j.. +. Dennis, the Battle Mountain
attorney and DR.. w. II. Hood, OF the
same place came up last night.
a french surgeon has removed a
bullet from the eye Of a child with
out destroying the sight OF the OPP
tic.
John Sparks, the cattleman, has
purchased Il car load OF Durham
bulls from Joseph Mazen, OF Love
lock.
y Sydney newspaper advocates an
American pr~otectorate over Samoa
us the best solution OF the troubles
there.
Miss Hattie Clark and Miss Lois
Fuller will arrive from the Humboldt
House tomorrow morning on a short
visit to friends here.
\ crank residing ut Kenyon, Mimi,
says he has been commanded in a
vision to kill Mrs. Mary Lease of
Kansas on the Goth of May.
An excursion Of 100 Comstockers
left Virginia city for San Francisco
Saturday night TO join in the Me-
vada day festivities at the fair.
The postmaster at Worcester,
Mass, overpaid two carriers l cent
each. and was compelled by the post
office department to refund the
money.
The odd Fellows of Elko will, as
usual observe Memorial day with ex.
ercises,. etc, at their Hall, a fnl
programme will appearinto-morrow's
paper.
Mr.. Jas. Russell has taken the con-
tract Of carrying Uncle Sans mail
between here and Bullion for the
next four years commencing June
LIST next
The rain of yesterday and last night
ended i'll a slight now storm early
this morning, after which the clouds
parted and the sun came out bright
and clear.
EJ. ID. Abel while feeding his horses
the other day, was accidentally knock
ed down with the result that he is
confined to his bed. Hope to see him
out again.
Every pretty young girl likes to
give tho Impression that she is par
ticularly hard TO please, and every
old girl makes you understand that
she is easy 10 suit.
| Irene-Iv'e rend so often about stag
parties. What is n stag party?
Laura-Don't you know? It's n
party where they are all male deers.
Chicago Tribune.
CoXcy says the newspapers made
his army Il failure, and Nj. Cleveland
is quoted rs having said that Coxey's
army was entirely newspaper made,
both tributes to the power OF the
press.
h.Shoop.Shi, Il Sioux Indian,
whose English name is @Afraid-oi
Nothing wns recently married mt
Winnipeg, b. 4. The next week he
petitioncd the local court to have his
nam changed.
The Southern Pacific Company is
to take charge OF all the dining cars
OF it's system on Juno LIST, displacing
the Pullman management. 1t is ex-
pcctcd to result in more satisfactory
service to the public, There is not
likely to be much change among the
men.
Friend Of the family-Why, Katie,
you've lost a wheel of your doll CARR
0ge. What has become Of IL?
Miss Katie Mamma says Papa
got il in his head tho night he went
skatin' all over the town. l Expect
it's there yet,
A private letter received at this
Office last night from w. w. Boohor,
who is in San Francisco, says:" Went
out TO tho Fair grounds this after
noon and took n hnsty view Of things.
Would say that IL ia n big SUCCESS.
II Ia raining worry hard here. Have
seen but fow Nevada people 80 far"
The question of who should pay
licenses Tor furnishing meals, is Great.
ing some interest in White Pine coun
~. Tho restaurants and other
public houses are infringed upon by
private families and tho question OF
how far il can be carried without
paying for il, is now 10 be settled.
Jake Rudolph, who last week at.
tempted to shoot j. d. Eliot, bust
nnaa mnnnnnr ON tho SIM E~rnnniacn