Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-08-11
IFRoM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
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Mrs. j. B. Craighead returned from
California last evening.
Indian Agent Hargrove returned
] from Ogden last evening.
Mr.. Len Wines informed the INDIE
PxNDSr last night that the hay CROP
in Ruby Valley is fair.
The July pay rolls on the Comstocl
amounts to s77.718 76. which is over
$4,000 higher than for the month Of
june.
A steady stream OF gold is being
! sent to Europe from New York. Does
this portend another bond issue9
The United States assay office al
New York sent sl0,e0O,OOO in gold
bars to the Philadelphia mint yester.
day and to-day for coinage.
The attention OF contractors and
bidders is called to the notice of the
Commissioners calling for bids to
erect the county high school build.
ing.
A now p~ostofice was established in
Douglas county last month. 1t is
known as Cradlebaugh and is located
at the saloon on the lower Carson
road.
The Supreme Court OF California
yesterday decided the suit OF Stewart
Menzies to GUST Moses A. Gunst from
his seat OF Police Commissioners in
favor of Gunst.
Constable Doherty brought a Chi.
naman down from Mardis to day,
committed by Justice Pearson to the
county Jail for ten days for assaulting
a man with a knife.
Uncle Dick Dorsey came in from q
trip through Starr, Ruby and Clover
Valleys yesterday. He reports the
country very dry with but very little
feed on the ranges.
Impartial writers say that the gold
contained in the medals, vessels
chains and other objects preserved il
the Vatican would make more golo
coin than the whole of the present
European circulation.
William Brown, the colored mar
shot by Constable Cozzens in Carlir
a few weeks ago. plead guilty to the
indictment charging him with burg
larry yesterday and was sentenced t,
two years in the penitentiary b,
Judge Cheney.
Yesterday afternoon while Senator
Skaggs was working around the hay
derrick on Mr.. G. w. Taylor's ranch
in Pleasant Valley the boom fell
striking the Senator on the head and
cutting the scalp quite severely. He
came to town last night and DIR. Nc.
Dowell dressed the wounds and sew.
ed up the scalp. The SeYator is
around town to-day with his head
tied up and comgrStulates himself
that hie injuries are no worse. Hi
many friends hope he will No all nigh
soon.
The Supreme Court of California
is bringing the Comstock mining and
milling thieves up with a round turn
Yesterday the Court rendered anoth.
er decision against the Hale and Nor
cross Mining Company, holding that
the estate Of ". S. Hobart. who died
n week before the Superior Court de,
cision against him and Alvinza Hay
ward, was liable for their share OF the
judgment against the mine. Judg'
ment was accordingly entered against
tho Hobart estate for s215,OO0 and
interest.
MIR. Henry b. Rule, Of Reno, and
Halvor Jacobsen, OF San Francisco,
are here in the interest OF the Mutual
Life Insurance Co. OF New York, the
largest life insurance company in the
world and tho oldest in the United
States. The company's nssets are
DOW over 100000, 900, and its pay
nents to policy holders during the
year 1894 exceeded s31,OOO,OO0. Sew.
email OF the oldest citizens of Elko
b.ave been insured IN this company
8 ince 1865. MIR. Rule is n former
resident OF this town, but is now 10
GATED Mt Reno in the insurance aud
r esl estate business. Mr.. jacobsen is
I he special agent Of the company for
he Pacific Coast. We recommend
these gentlemen to the good will ot
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