Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-07-28
DAILY
sALMAGUNDl.

uiSS annie ttyef OF Il
visiting Mrs. Quincy.
Look out for a wedding about the
9th Of next month.
Mrs. Mayo of Battle Mountain com.
mitted suicide last Thursday night
by taking morphine.
The trial Of Theodore Durrant for
the murder OF Blanche Lamont be.
gun in San Francisco to day.
Mrs. Lease says the coming man
will be hairless. That is because
the new woman will have such a pull.
This has been one OF the warmest
days Of the season. At half-past two
the thermometer stood at 80 in the
shade.
Miss Mamie Rule came up from
Reno Saturday evening to visit her
sister, Mrs. Pullman, and her school.
mates and friends.
Messrs Donnelan and Ricketts,, OF
Salt Lake, took ak miners and an
ontft to Bullion yesterday to begin
work on the mines OF that district.
We are pleased to sac Mr.. Mcbride
on the streets again. He don't weigh
a ton yet, but is in hopes OF soon
regainfng his usual weight and
strength,
From the number Of a. p. A. but.
tons worn by the Piutes of Mason
Valley, the Yerington Rustler says it
looks rs il they we're strong support.
ers OF A~mericanism.
Charley Henderson returned from
the University OF Michigan yesterday
morning. His looks indicate that the
world has been kind to him during
his stay at AnnArbor.
Ex.C Chief of Police Simon Fraser OF
Virginia fell backward while rocking
in a rocking chair and broke two OF
his ribs. He has suffered great pain
and will be laid up for some time.
The smallest city in the world is the
miniature place known III Steward
City, Alaska, it's three inhabitants
being respectively mayor, chairman
OF the board OF aldermen and presi.
dent OF the common council.
Two suits have been brought
against the Sheriff OF Storey county
by Anderson IL McGregor, a sheep
firm. One is for s144 paid as taxes on
their sheep, and the other is for 8 1,O32
for damages sustained through the
detention OF their sheep by the Sher-
1T and loss Of lambs.
Bert Stoker came up from Love
lock yesterday to spend the summer
rusticating in the hills around Bull
lion and visiting his schoolmates and
friends here. Bert had a severe tus.
Sic with pneumonia last Winter hat
has left him very weak. Hope he
will oon regain health.
The two little boys, OF Mr.. and Mrs.
McCluen, OF Carson, built IA bonfire
Friday morning and were playing
around it when the older boy threw
some sulphur on the flames. The
dress OF the younger ono, a little
two years old, caught from this and
he wns so badly burned that he has
since died.
Mn. S. +. Quincy, who has been IN
der the ARE OF DIR. Drake in Tuscaro.
IN for several months, returned yes
terday very much improved. When
she placed herself under DR.. Drake's
treatment she was unable to move
without help, but now she is able to
stand up and dress herself and il en-
tirely free from pain. Mrs. Cuney's
many friends will DO pleased to learn
OF this improvement in her health.
John Wanamaker OF Philadelphia
has lately increased his amount OF
life insurance. and he o carries the
remarkable aggregate OF g., 000, 900.
He is certainly the most heavily in.
sured man in America and possibly
in the world. John Is. Stetson of
Philadelphia has policies on his life
for $4,000, and Hamilton Disston
for 100000. Claunccy NJ. Depew is
said to be insured for 100000.