Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-09-08
IFRoM SATURDAYS DAILY
SALDiAGUNDI

The Autumn days are fast ap.
preaching.
The County Commissioners meet
Monday.
r. Keefer came down from Mardis
yesterday.
The dance last night was a very en-
joyable affair.
j. r. Henry, Of Mound Valley, was
in town yesterday.
Geo. Elmore moved his family down
from Peko to day.
FL Odell, one OF Lamoille Valleys
,lost solid ranchers, is in town.
i Miss Nellie Ainley returned from
her Carson and Reno visit last even
ing.
Tom Hunter will ship eleven car
lcsds OF beef cattle to Omaha to.mor-
row.
The death Of John Dunn. n Zulu
chief made orphans out Of seventy
children.
r. a. Shearer is down from Sto-
field to-da.. He reports everything
lovely up that way.
The public school will open next
NJ ,nday and the small boys troubles
will then mmence
William n. Leete, "a one prominent
resident OF the Comstock, died in San
Francisco last Thursday.
The cold snap is driving the tour
lists and campers away from Tahoe.
The season has been very short there.
We we're informed to-day that Miss
Matte Keith has been engaged to
teach the school at Humboldt House.
Hope it is true.
The Belmont Courier says that
white sage is growing luxuriantly in
the valleys OF Nyc county and feed
will he plentiful next winter.
Medical Examincr-What did your
father and mother die OF?
Uncle Humsted-I don't rightly
know; butt warn't notlin' serious.
San Francisco Call:--If the gold
bugs reall, believed that the silver
movement is dying they would let il
alone and talk about something else.
The School Trustees desire all chill.
dren who are six years OF age, or will
be this Winter, to go to the school.
house next Monday so that they can
be graded.
Mr.. Wilkinson who was accidental
ly shot 10y Mrs. Berry ncar Fort Nc
Dcrmott the other day in not danger.
usly hurt. lie will be all right in n
short time.
There il Il rumor in the East TINT
the bicycle is going to mike horses &c
cheap thut no one will herd them, and
they will oyerrun the West like rab-
bits in Australia.
An item is going the rounds OF tho
State press that Elko is ovcrrun with
burglars. Where and how it started
wc do not know, but we do know that
there ID no truth in it..
Walter Gibson died at Hume. Mo,
tho other day from the sting OF n bee.
Tho bees singer penetrated the
pneumogastric nerve, and the heart
and lungs were affected.
"The curious thing about my busin.
ess," said the mosquito. alighting
softly upon the nose OF the sleeping
victim, -is that it's more fun to go to
work than it il to stay to hum"
An anti. bloomcr brigade Inns been
organized in Norwich, New York.
The boys promise not to associate
with gIrls who wear tho boomers cos
tune while cycling. Some curiosity
exist us to what the girls will do.
Tho Woman's Guild OF the Episco
pal Church will give n birthday party
social on Friday evening, September
Doth next. 1t will be something new,
and You should remember to mako
no other "datcs' for that evening.
Miss Dora Shcchan came down
from lInllock this morning. and will
enter upon her duties M teacher Of
the primary department OF tho Elko
school next Monday. Her sister,
Miss Nellie, will finish tho term at
Peko.
Tho little 8ycnr.old son or r. Il.
. Griffin, Of Carlin, while playing in Il
barn mt that place yesterday, fell from
II mango md broke his right arm.
Tho littlefcllow WINS brought here last
night and DR.. Hood sot tho broken
member.
Eureka Scntinei:--The y. j. Co.
llRs contributed $1,000 to tho San
Francisco aud San joaquin railroad
TO purchase depot grounds at MERGED.
Possibly the Southern Pacific intends
to become largo stakeholder in tho
Valley road.
A worry pretty story In told Of n Swe.
dish heircs, who, after asoparation Of
five years. found her botrothod in this
country in his rags, bought him u
suit Of nov clothes and married him.
Tho Swedish girl's money was not so
much OF II prino rs tho girl hcrseli.
Rough, red arms are Il source OF
much unnnynnco la mnny vntpnn ca.