Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-12-08
lFRoM D DAILY.L
sALMAGUNDl.

Mr.. Ostreicher is limping around
with n sprained hip.
j. w. Puett, Carlin's solid citizen
was in town this forenoon.
Theodore Tauffer, the Starr Valley
blacksmith, came down on No. 4 to.
day.
Miss Grace Anderson has closed
her school i'll secret Valley and re.
turned to town.
Commissioners McAfee and Wool
verton came in yesterday to attend n
meeting OF the Board to-day.
We regret to learn that Mr.. George
Anderson's little boy is very sick.
Hope the little follow may pull
through. .
Thos. Hunter, j.. j. Hylton and A.
w. Henson hove returned from Oma-
Ina where they went with a shipment
of cattle.
Take II look at Wiutermantel's new
al elsewhere on this page, and then
go to his store and take u look at his
new goods.
Tho taxpayers settled right lively
to-day. When the books close to-
night there will be only the usual
number OF delinquents.
Mr.. Quincy is confined to his bed
with M attack OF pneumonia. He is
in a fair way to recover and hopes to
be out in u day or two.
John w. Flood. cashier Of the
Donohue Kelly bank, San Francisco.
has given up the fight and goes to
Jail for seven years. His appeal to
the Supreme Court has been with
drawn.
The Carson Appeal offers it's col
umns to cx State Treasurer Richards
to explain hiw the States gold turned
into silver dollars OF 1893. 1t is dol
lars to doughnuts that he won't take
advantage Of the Appeals offer.
From what We hear about the con
dition Of things at the county hospital.
II change either in the conduct Of the
Steward toward the patients or OF
Stewards would benefit the unfortu-
nate people o in that institution.
The Good Tcmplars OF South Fork
are preparing for a big time on the
oath. There will be "a shooting match
i'll the daytime and an entertainment
and bali in the evening. Remember
all this will occur on the day before
Christmas and Christmas eve.
All Dotcn, i'll the Reno journal.
says the lIcncy jury stood rs follows:
For acquittal-H. Springmeycr, w.
G. Dovcy, J. G. Corey. John Hymors,
Jack Englebrecht. J. T.. Brockliss. NJ.
Seaman, ID. l.. Brown. For convic.
tom. NJ. Cunningham, ID. W.
james, L. Strousc, W. Warren.
The Appeal says Attorney General
Beatty has decided under the present
law that Superintendent Of Public
Instruction Cuttings salary was but
$1,000 a year, and he having drawn
$500 n month, surprising his sairey TO
he $1,000 Il year. he has overdrawn
and can draw no more until that &C
count il even.
Tho commissioners. we're in session
to-day allowing bills and tr~ansacting
other county business. At three
o'clock this afternoon they were dis.
cussing high school matters. The
delay Of the contractor in pushing
ing tho work came i'll for pretty sharp
criticism. Tho absence OF Mr.. Miller
from the meeting to-day has put tho
Board in q quandary.
a man named Antoine Bacoch was
killed by II man named Boone at Tule
Canyon, Esmcralda county last Thurs.
day. Tho trouble was about cattle.
Bacoch was nm old and respected res
ident, while Boone is said to DO n
hard character who has lived in that
section for about two years. 1t is
thought no headed for Death Valley.
Deputy Sheriff Wasson and Indinn
trailcrE arc after Inn.