Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-04-12
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Wells.
Senator Skagss returned this
morn;ug. Tic looks rs il Carson had
ugreed with hun.
The recent cold snap has caused
the water in the Humboldt river to
TALL considerably.
Ii Tom Harms succeeds in getting
II patent on his new invention. his
fortune is assured.
Commissioners Mc.Afee and Wool
verton came in yesterday to attend
the meeting OF the Board to-day.
Misses Nellie and Dora Sehehan
and w. a. Massey will leave for
Reno tonight to attend the Teachers
institut
The proceeds Of the stcrcopticon
lecture and exhibition to night go to-
wards buying maps and charts for the
Elho public school.
We learn from DIR. Hood that Col.
Moore Of Ruby Valley is quite sick
with the grip. Hope the old gentle.
man will soon be himself again.
Major Miller has purchased the
drugstore and other property of Mr..
+. +. Muller in Elko. lie has written
to Il first class druggist to come and
take charge OF the store. Here's tn
you Major.
Lucien Booher, Il nephew Of the cd.
Itor Of the INDEPENDENT, will arrive
On No. > To night from Spokane on u
visit. He will take i'll the Press AS
sociatiun Excursion and may probab.
ly spend the Summer III Nevada.
At IL regular meeting 81 Elko Lodge
No. Is /. .. OF. held Saturday night
the following Representatives. to the
next Grand Lodge which meets in
Reno on the 10th 81 June were elect.
ed: Edgar R%einhart, Il. Il. BiGclow,
w. y. Massey, George Russell, \. W,
liesson md ". w. Boolrr.
| Tho Eureka Sentinel, one Of our
most valued exchanges. has reduced
its fizc one column ON a page. Editor
Skillmnn says the Sentinel i'll its
reduced form is the same size as
when II started in the Summer of
1870. at winch time the business out.
look for "A newspaper was much more
prosperous ihan il is at the present
time.
X. t.. Miller, the high school con.
tractor. arrived from Caldwell, Idaho.
last night. He told the INDEPENDENT
To day that he intended to either sell
out his contract to local men or go
ON with the work and complete the
building. lie said he would enter
iuio Il contract to turn over the
sciiouIhousc complete on the last day
Of July or forfeit - per day for
every day over that time.
An exchange has the following:
-ln II Kansas town one Sunday rc
Gently, whilst a minister was holding
forth III the church, u crowd got up a
cock fight in the yard. Tho people
who had c~ongrcgatcd in the church
vent ont io stop tho fight, but waited
until the battle wa over before oh.
jccting; The minister Looked ont of
the window and said: We arc all
miserable sinners. Which one whip.
ped"
The lIlko County Cattle .Nssoc:a-
ton at Saturdays meeting elected the
following officers: Hon. James Rus.
sell. President; George w. Litton,
Vice President; Frank E'crnald,
Treasurer; and George w. Bruce,
Secretary. Several applications for
membership were acted upon aud
considerable business relating to the
cattle interests Of the county WIS
transacted. Tho Association now has
between forty and fifty members.
On Good Friday services were con.
Quoted i'll st. Paul's by Bishop Leon.
ard. The three hours services was
we'll attended and all present listen
ed nttcn;i. ciy to tho bishops address
on tho Seven Words. At evening
service the Bishop uguin preached
md confirmed Il class of four. On
Easter day tho services wore well at
tended. Tho churcl's floral dccora.
tons and special music breathing out
the fact Christ Inns Risen. The Sac.
mmcnt of Baptism ~ administered
Ia SIX and az 10 contributed for mis-
sions.