Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-24
IRON WEDNESDAYS DAILY.
SaBMaGuSDl.

Joe Henry Is in from Mound Val
ley.
The boz sheet for the Irish Duke
Is iilling up rapidly.
Prof. j.. Il. Bray has been reelected
principal Of :he Reno schools Mt a
salary OF $1,000 Il year.
Miss Mamie Farrell, Carson belle,
cloped with Charley Feeble, Il worth
less young man, Saturday night.
Rcinhart has marked his goods
away down. II you don't believe it,
read the nos adj and DC convinced.
DR. McCabe and DR.. Cranston were
elected Bishops yesterday by the
Methodist ConfeIenc ice i'll session at
Cleveland, Ohio.
We are pleased to learn that MR.
Henderson Green is some better to-
day. The INDEPENDENT sincerely
hopes that she may soon q
II amy member Of the imperial
family lives out OF Russia for more
than O%nc-iourth of the year then his or
her income is considerably reduced
The INDEPENDENT acknowledges
the receipt OF an invitation from the
President and faculty to- be present
nt the commencement exercises of the
state Unive, sity from June 9th to the
lith.
Mr.. Geo. Russ. ~ came upfrom Reno
last night to have his residence put i'll
shape for the return Of his family
sometime next month. They will meet
with a hearty welcome on their return
to E!ko.
South Carolina Democrats have de-
clared for free silver and instructed
the delegates to the Chicago Conven-
ton to bolt unless a free coinage man
On Il free coinage platform is
placed before the people for the ps.s-
idency.
4. w. Patterson, editor OF the Yer
ington Rustler, was married last Sun
day To Miss Mabel Penrose, OF Gold
Hill. Tho bachelor editors of the
Nevada Iapers are going oil like hot
cakes. Girls, there's one or twJ left
yet and this is leap year, You know.
The Supreme Court OF Indiana has
declared the Legislative apportion-
ment act unconstitutional. The de-
cision leaves in force the law enacted
by the Democratic legislature Of 1885
and the election OF members to the
Legislature next November will he
held under it.
The San Francisco police believe
they have a chain of Circumstantial
evidence that will convict j. +. Blan-
thcr, the Austrian nobleman, Of the
murder Of Mrs. Langfcldt, il they can
catch him. So far, however, their cf-
forts in that direction have been I'M
successful and Blanther's where
abouts are still n MYSTERY.
Tho play Of "Millic, the Quadroon;
or Out Of Bondage" u drama OF five
acts, will be given at Freeman Hall
ON the evening of June 9th by the
Ellio Dramatic Club under the aus
piccs Of the Ladies Aid Society. Tho
proceeds will go toward paying the
insurance on the Presbyterian church.
The east Of characters will appear
next week.
Tine report was telegraphed from
Washington last week that Senator
Jones had agreed to vote TO seat Du-
Pont. OF Delaware. in consideration
OF n vote i'll favor Of tho Snnta Monica
appropriation. The Congressional
Record Of the 10Th shows that OH the
vote to seat On Pont, Senator Jonos
was paired with Wolcott, of Colorado.
who WIS in favor Of seating Du Pont.
An interesting coincidence in the
history Of II Belfast, Maine. family is
the following. Tho head of the house,
an elderly man, was tue first son Of
his father, born when the latter was
81 years of age. His first son was
not born until he was 81 years Old.
Now, that son did not have a son
born until he IN 81 years OF ago.
So at present there arc three gencr-
ations OF SONS all horn whom their
fathers were 81 years Of age.