Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-08-04
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Not 30 warm to-day.
Mr. George Russell and George j I
left for Reno this morning.
Charley Noble was in town to-day.
He reports everything lovely in La.
noble.
Miss Birdie Parker came up from
Carlin this morning to visit Miss Cora
Harris.
The coming State Fair promises to
be n Of the most successful ever
held in Nevada.
Mrs. j. H. Taber and Misses Clara
and Cora returned this morning from
their Salt Lake trip.
Peterson's Free Coinage dress
charts are cheap and reliable. Call
on Mrs. Lang and see them.
Will Wines has withdrawn from the
Good Tcmplar News and accepted a
position in j. L. Porter's store at
Dceth.
Business must be picking up in Ne
yada, judging from the number Of
drummers who visit the towns along
the railroad.
Owen Cassidy, an old-timer in the
mining camps of the northern part OF
the county, is making his first visit to
the county seat after u residence Of
over twenty years in Cornucopia, Tus.
carora and Mardis.
Salt Lake Tribune:-Five short au-
tograph poems by Robert Burns sold
in London for $3.50. That's nothing
to brag about. Only this Summer
over 10000 autographs OF Carlisle
were sold III London for 1,o4O apiece.
They are now worth 1920 apiece.
DeLamar is the scene of great ac-
tivity ut present, development of
mines in that section being encour-
aging. Large numbers OF settlers
are constantly arriving and numbers
OF freight trains, giving the appear
ance OF lively days in Nevada's min
ing camps.
News:--A bright little Carson girl
only three years old astonished the
family one daylast week by exclaiming
with a sigh. Il wish my ears were
cut OFF, When asked the reason for
such a horrible wish, she vigorously
replied, SOS l wouldn't hat to have
'em washed any more"
At picnic in a New York suburb
II boy fell into a barrel OF lemonade.
Death by drowning seemed newt.
able, when the surface Of the lemon.
ade was discovered TO be rapidly
sinking. In good time the boys
head appeared above the surface and
much against his will he was pulled
out.
An Indian child about two years
old was found by the side of the rail.
road track near Blue Canyon early
Tuesday morning by the track.walk-
er. The Sacramento Bee says it was
probably dropped by its mother from
the express train the night before.
1t was taken to the station and cared
for. :
United States District Attorney
Jones in an interview published in
the Gazette gives a glowing account
of the future OF De Lamar. He says
the possibilities OF the district are
wonderful, but somehow he forgets
to tell the reporter whose buster he
wore on the trip from Phoebe to De
Lamar by moonlight. How was it,
Charley?
Mr.. John Buckley, son of Mrs. Kate
WEIGH, sent to the asylum from here
in 1880, arrived from Lynn, Massa-
chusetts, yesterday on business con
nectcd with his mothers affairs. He
is a very pleasant young man and Is
making many friends. He will he.
main in town a few days and will then
go to Reno to see hismother and from
there to San Francisco.
Tho decision Of Judge Ross declar-
ing the Wright Irrigation Act OF Cali.
fornia unconstitutional on the ground
TINT it took land from private owners
for other than a public purpose. with
out duo process OF law, mvalidates
s25, 100000 Of bonds issued under the
law and now held all over the coun.
try and in Europe.