Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-03-31
IRON WEDNESDAYS DAILY
sALMAGuNDl.
A gloomy aay

A gloomy aaJ.
MIR. NJ. Badt, one OF the solid citi.
liens OF Wells, is in town to day on
his way to San Francisco.
NJ. j. Hurley, the San Francisco
jury briber, was convicted yesterday.
The jury was out only five minutes
Henry Jones has bought the Peter
son house next to the FREQ Press OF
flee. Gardner G. Son are overhauling
it.
@. B. Kimball, an old citizen OF
Esmeralda county, and a man well
known throughout the State, died at
Hawthorne last Sunday. He leaves
nm estate valued at $1,000.
Rev. Nj. S. Riddle will preach at
Wells on Friday night Of this week
and next Sunday he will preach at
| Starr Valley both morning and even
ing.
The Silver State says that David
Chrisman, the old man who was found
nearly starved in n tunnel, is improv-
ing and will be all right in n few
days, unless an unexpected change
for the worse occurs
Reno Journal:-It was reported
here yesterday that n bar Of bullion,
said to contain several hundred oun.
e OF gold, has been tested by the
mint Inspector who found that it did
not contain a trace OF gold.
Congressman Newlands has secur.
cd an increase OF pension from sc to
80 per month for John Gooping OF
Phoebe, Lincoln county. He has al
so succeeded in getting a new post
Office established at Logan, Lincoln
county.
Dave Casper issues an interesting
proclamation TO the people OF Elko
county to day. He has a large new
stock OF Spring and Summer goods
that he wants everybody to see before
purchasing. Read his ad. and in
spect his stock.
Two young Japs IA and l6 years OF
age passed through last night on their
way to Oberlin, Ohio, to enter school.
The boys started from San Francisco
to walk the entire distance. They
were thirty-six days in reaching
Ellko.
Carson Tribune: = Assemblyman
Noel returned to Storey county yes
terday, the "pay of the position offer
cd him by the S p r r Co." in his
own words, mot being sufficient for
ordinary grub and clothes.' Poor
boy, and his Legislative record pre-,
cludes him from receiving any more
political honors in Storey.
Governor Jones has designated
Friday, April DC, IA Arbor Day, and
earnestly desires that the people gen
orally will co operate with the school
children in celebrating the day, Civ.
ing them encouragement and under.
standing OF tho purposes OF the occa
sion and impressing upon their mind!
the great benefits to be derived from
Arbor Day pleasures.
There is trouble among the Piute
400 OF Elko. Saturday afternoon one
or the bucks, living in n frame wicki.
up back OF the old brewery, whipped
his mahnla and this forenoon she re.
taliated by pouring kerosene Over the
floor OF the palatial hut and setting
it on fire. Tho wickiup with all the
household goods won't up in smoke,
Tho enraged husband wants his un.
faithful spouse arrested and punished
all the same as white man.
Doctors generally agree that cam.
phor is the deadliest foe to grip that
is known. a drop OF camphor on the
tongue is excellent to break up IN in.
cipient cold, but it is a painful rem,
edy. ms it burns like n coal OF fire,
Mich easier to take is a lump OF cam.
phor gum allowed to slowly dissolve in
the mouth. Tho burning sensation is
verymuch lessened and the help seems
quite No certain.