Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-10
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~. VI. l'aWlcI, ol lNuDs Nhiie!' IL III
town.
The streets were in Il very SLOPPY
condition to-day.
The Carson Weekly says Mns. l.. o.
Henderson was injured THURSDAY by
fall from her bicycle.
What about the Fourth OF July:
Will Elko celebrate. and il 81 il it
not about time to begin to move?
The recent burglaries in Reno are
beloved To he committed by Il gang Of
local residents and not by trausicnts.
The Third Annual Session of the
wuman's Congress Of the Pacific
Coast opened yes.er lay morning III
San Francisco.
Abont 5000 freshly moulded brick
for the high school building, which
were lying On the yard, were ruined
by the storm last night.
Ii is estimated that the number az
men and ome Cow on strike
throughout Germany is not less than
l00,0 Most of the strikers are
tailors.
WIN. Conger, Of Wells, is taking liz
the County Seat to-day. Mr.. CUnger
says that between eight and ten inch
es OF snow were on the ground at
Wells this morning
May thus Tar has been Il pretty
rough month. The wind has been Oh
the rampage every day and thus
morning the ground WAS covered with
Il heavy cloak OF -the beautiful
\ bill providing for an eight hour
day and that union wages shall gov
ern all the state and municipal work,
contract or otherwise. has been intro
duced III the New York legislature.
EN:-Ihcsc are strange times, and
many strange things are happening.
Perhaps the strangest thing yet would
he to see those who want better con.
ditions get together and bring them
about.
The failures in the United States
for the first quarter ri 1876 are about
one iiith more than for the same peri.
cd Of 1890, with about 30 per cent. in
crease in liabilities "ver assets.
y San Francisco newspaper has
been advertising "Iligh Art bicycles
at SII.jO. The frau. has been shown
up ia the Examiner ~ being an nid
ont -of.datc stock that was only listed
ut $50 III the first place.
Do not overlook the school enter.
tainment at Freeman Hall next Fri
dry night. Tho admission will he:
Reserve seats 5G cents; general adj
mission, - cents; children. 10 cents.
Tickets on sale at Craighcad's.
y ripple Of excitement WAS caused
last evening by the report that rich
gold bearing ore has been discovered
about three miles north OF town.
We have not Investigated the report.
but hope it will prove ii bonanza.
y dog was advertised to play on a
piano ut Il circus. When the time
came for the dog To perform. he got on
Il seat and began playing. Suddenly
Il wag in the audience shouted Rats
upon which the dog bounded oil the
seat. But the piano kept on play
ing.
The committee appointed 10y the
winter claimants Uf Lovclock To- i'll.
vcstigatc the reported waste of the
waters Of the Humboldt have looked
into the matter and report that con.
siderable water is beng wasted in the
vicinity Of Bcowawe. No complaint
has, as yet been made Of my. other
section.
Carson Weckly:-That H"nry con.
fcsscd is acknowledged; but what hc
said is guarded because il duplicates
two other living mcn who held posi-
tons III the Mint. Il IL Il certainty
that ur more ar rsts will gOOn hc
made because Andrew Mason ard
Detective Gallagher are remaining in
Carson. although they are both need.
cd in Washington.