Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-03-22
tFRoM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
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Lake to-day.
Wintermautel is putting in a soda
water fountain.
The receipts ~ the State Land or
tice last week were sl.S2i.T2.
Morris Brandt returned from his
Cripple Creek tap this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Dorsey came
down from Fort IIellcck yesterday.
Grand Master Rcinhart w.n leave
for Winnemucca tomorrow to visit
the I.O o. +. Lodge.
DIR. Brown has been found guilty
of unministcriaI conduct and acquit-
ted on the charge OF immortality.
The dressing eases and doll will be
disposed OF ut The Depot Hotel din.
ing room this evening 1T $50 O'Clock.
\ Carson dispatch received Just be.
fore going to press says the jury in
the Jones cIss. went out at noon and
were still out. The impression is that
the jury will Disagree
4 United Suites Grand Jury will
be drawn next Monday. 1t is said
that the charge against Trennor Cot
lin OF running witnesses out OF the
Saatc will be investigated.
George Russell and Senator Jones
have sold their interest in the Eng.
lish mill ranch near Reno To Enoch
Morrill,. They received S2l 900 for a
II half interest in the ranch.
+. NJ Mcphetres. a former resi-
dent of lIlko, was married for the
four;G time III Salt Lake last Monday.
Ihr i*pEPEHDEHT hopes that Mes
list venture may bling him much hap
piucss.
Mlrs. Lease, the Western agitutor,
says she things the time il ripe for
general reformation. She aSscrtsth that
there are many things today suggest
ing the sixteenth century that should
be done away with.
The House Committee OH Immigra-
ton has made IL favorable report on
Representative Stones Immigration
bill. The bill provides that no
alien be admitted To the United States
without Il certificate to the United
States from the Consul of the country
from which he halls that he is cligi-
BILE.
On the 18th Of July California will
celebrate the iifticth anniversary Of
the raising Of the first United States
flag ovcr that State. The flag was
raised upon Il long cypress pole ovcr
the custom house at Monterey, July
II. 1916. 10y Ensign Thomas Broodlec
acting under orders from Commodor,
Sioat.
In Dakota queer wedding gifts drt
i'll vogue. FollwIng is list of pres,
cDts received at "a recent wedding: \
bull pup. It yellow dog. Il water spun
ici, a mccerschaum pipe and a tobac
co pouch, Il good shotgun. IA bowl,
knife. "A rifle, three dogs, n game roost
er, one fiddle, II banjo, one spotted
pup. II English mastilr and a pair o
silver mounted pistols.
U. ). Attorney Jones, for the prose
cution. j. +. Dennis and Hon. Vim
WOODBURY., for the defense, have mad,
their arguments in the Jones case
General Clarke began his argumcn,
yesterday and will probably finish to
day i'll time for Judge lIawlcy to dc.
liver his charge to the jury. The Is.
DEPENDENT will learn the result Of
the trial as soon as tho jury reports,
Ga2cttc:-Tlerc is Il new vocation
i'll Reno. and that il stealing manure
An ltnliau with II double team and q
big wagon drives up to the yard and
goes to loading UP the stable ofTaI
without a word to anyone. II he is
spokcn la he says that he has been
given the liberty 10y some one and MS
he comes when the man is away and
the boys at school lie gets away with
the baggage.
Tho charge OF extravaganza mndC
against the United States senate. says
the Philadelphia Ledger, and which
has been so often repeated during the
past ten years. is based upon nm analy.
sis Of its disbursements rs made in
writing each year under the require.
ments Of the revised statutes. II il a
we'll attcsted fact that the cxpcndi
lures OF the senate have been steadily
! growing for years and it il probably
the most expensive Legislative body in
tho world.
The 100 yard race between Phil
Triplett MID Perry ;ovall caused
considerable excitement last evening.
Tho conditions of the race were that
Phil should ride II bicycle and have u
flying start Of 30 fcot while Perry
should toe the line and start at the
word "go". After the usual jockey
ing. tho raccrs were touched of .
Phi rode Mr.. W%clrhOno's safety
bicycle and easily took tho lend and
won the race. Perry was game to the
end, but his feet were too heavy and
hc came out about thirty feet behind
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The i,niirnnd Indebtedness.
WAsuITGToS. March l7.rln about
10 days there will ho II meeting oi