Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-05-19
FRoMTHURspAYs DAILYl
sALMAouNDI.

John Abel returned from Ogden
this morning.
Miss Addie Stoker is teaching
school at Humboldt.
w. N. Granger is the only Notary
Public in Nye county.
Hornpipe won the handicap race at
Gravesend yesterday. Time, 2:l1A.
DR., Huntington and DR.. Meigs
stopped over to-day on their way
from Ogden to California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Smith came
in from Ruby Valley yesterday on a
visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Mayhugh.
The Appeal says that it is rumored
in Carson that Hon. William Wood
burn has Heney locked up in his back
office
j. Passevitch, the photographer.
has his tent erected Just west of the
hotel. He is ready to take pictures
in any style.
The District Lodge of the Indepen-
dent Order OF Good Templars will
meeta at Lamoille on THURSDAY, the 23d
of this month.
Tho University Regents yesterday
awarded the contract TO build the
boys dormitory to Richard R.land,
Of Reno, for $500.
DIR. Lannerberg will leave for Tus-
carora Sunday morning and will be
gone about u week. On his return he
will stop in Elko for d day or two.
Henry l.. Foss, smuggler and Chi.
nese certificate forger, was sentenced
yesterday by Judge Hawley to four
years in San Quentin and fined g..
go.
A Los Angeles dispatch Of the 14tf
says: Judge Smith this morning
sentenced 4KidT Thompson, convicted
OF the Roscoe train robbery, to be
hanged. The aKid- took his sentence
calmly, and even smiled family.
The Lovelock correspondent of the
Wadsworth Dispatch says that Hi.
Stoker has sowed over sever hundred
acres of wheat and planted about
fifty acres of potatoes this year. Hope
Hi. will have Il splendid crop and gel
a big price for it.
General Warner defines @houesi
money rs money which will give the
loaner power to buy as much of the
goods OF the world when the loan was
repaid him as when he made it. Any
other kind Of money is dishonest
money either to the borrower or the
loaner.
S. NJ Timmons, an old resident OF
Winnemucca, committed suicide yes.
terday morning. lie first cut his
throat with n pocket knife and then
to make a surc job of it lie hing him.
self to Il rafter i'll a shed adjoining his
residence. Ill health is supposed, to
be- the cause OF his suicide.
In Washington the police now
watch the treasure in the preachers
houses while the preachers are en-,
gagedin laying up treasures in heaven
Frequent robberies at preachers
houses during the hours of church
service have brought about this state
or affairs.
DR.. Lannerberg is doing a good
deal Of work in Elko and seems to be
giving general satisfaction. He is
well supplied with inst uments to
examine the eyes and neyes fails to
fit his customers with the proper
glasses. II you have any trouble
with your eyes, do not fail TO call on
the DR.. mt the Depot Hotel.
There have been so many accidents
IN Virginia City caused by reckless
bicycle riders that the County Com
missioners have passed an ordidance
providing that bicycles must be fur.
nished with u lighted lamp from SUM-
set to sunrise while in use on the
streets in Virginia. Six miles an
hour is the speed allowed on G. street
and three miles an hour on cross
streets. II is also ordered that hi.
cycles shall be provided with bells.