Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-04-12
tFRoM THURSDAYS DAILY
SALSIAGUNDl.

SNiIHI Az UN ID.
Mr.. George Russell returned IL
Reno this morning.
Jake Nelson IS letting stone on the
ground for n new livery stable.
Tho Elko flour mill will start up
next week for an all summers run.
y nice rain set in thus afternoon
and the prospects are fine for another
good storm.
Five hundred land agents from the
Southern States are said to be in the
northwest 10 encourage a migration
OF farmers and mechanics to their sec
ton.
Dispatch:-Wc have Il faint idea
that next year new school teachers
will be i'll demand as this is leap year
and the chances are that the institute
will bring about doubling forces
The House passed "a bill Yesterday
to adopt the Metric system of weights
and measures in all departments OF
the Government af er July /. 1896, and
to make it the only legal system
after J%anuar, |, 1897.
Governor Jones has had another re-
lapse. The Appeal says that Mn.
Jones received n telegram Tuesday
calling her To the Governors bedside,
but just before the train left Carson
she received another telling her not to
come rs the Governor WAS much bet
ter.
The following teachers from this
county are attending the Institute:
l.. G. Snyder, George W. Bruce, j
W. Mcdowell. James Doughty, Mrs.
Nj. {. Adams, Mrs. j. +. Miller. Miss
Louise Adams, Miss Rose McMullen.
Miss Lon Craighead, Miss Dora Shee;
han and Miss Nellie Shcchan.
DIR. Joe Thomas, Il promising young
dentist Of Virginia City, committed
suicide III National Guard Hall yester
day morning 10y taking carbolic acid
The cause OF the rash act was de-
spondcncy I'VE i'll health caused by Il
bicycle tour over the Sierra Nevada
mountains to California last Sum
mer.
y brakeman uT 10 3;hrew Il tramp
oil the train at Dccth last night. IN
falling the two middle fingers Of his
right hand were caught HLd badly
bruised. His scalp was badly cut
from falling ON the ground. He was
brought to the hospital on No. . last
night and DR.. Mcdowell dressed his
Injuries. He will be all right in Il day
or two.
Appcgl:-Ihe Nevada Bar .AssucIa
ton proposes to take steps i'll the COT
fin 'ase. They regard his fighting til,
indictment ON a technicaliiy us Il vir
;ual admission of the truth uf the nj
Legations continued therein, otherwise
he would have demanded II speed,
trial ON it's merits. Under these cir
cumstanccs the profession cannot nj
low him to practice law any more il
this State.
Tho GIIhooley who gathers news fol
the Examiner at Reno has tclegraphcC
that paper that this scribe and sol
were going on the press excursion
That telegram will cause Il good man,
people throughout Nevada to VA.
their heads and tongues and say I"
told you SO" Have no fears. gouC
people, the boy is only our nephew
and bears no resemblance to us either
III shape, complexion or the color OF
his hair.
The Carson Appeal turned a new
volume last Sunday and Sam DavI.
wants it distinctly understood thai
newspapers that ito not make
saccharinc notices Of the event viii
not get any words from him wher
their turn comes to turn. While the
INDEPENDENT admirns the Appeal
and its way Of speaking Of the inter
cstiug event il mentions. it thinks il
would hauc been better To do as the
INDEPENDENT does and not mention
the event at all. How does that strike
you. Sam?