Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-08-30
IFRoM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
SABsIAGUND

The indications are that primarie:
will be held pretty generally through
ont the county next Saturday.
Mckinley and Hobart will give
their letters OF acceptance to the pub
lie tomorrow
The f. II. NJ. Co. wants your bust
ness and say so III another column.
See the new ad.
The railroad company has again
discontinued the local sleeper FROM
Reno and the people Of thut town are
as mad MS hornets.
Ricketts, & Donnelin have stopped
work in the Bullion mines for the
| present.
4 writer in an Eastern magazine
says that the Mormons hold the
balance OF power in Nevada.
Hon. W. ii. Dixon arrived from
Salt l. Ike last night and went up to
Tuscarora this morning to look after
his mining interests.
The people Of Carlin will open the
campaign on the evening OF Septem>
Der 4th will, Il grand ball. Look out
for the I'D.
! The Carson News tells OF a man
who deposited $3.50 in the Welsh Far
go hank i'll 1884 and forgot all about
it until Il few days ago when he found
the certitia ate Of deposit in his trunk
The Examincr-Journa bicycle rid
ers passed Reno Mt noon to-day three
hours ahead Of time. 1t is now ex-
pected that Elltn will be reached to-
morrow evening.
Mr.. Joseph Phillips came in from
Bullion yesterday and returned to-
day. He told us that the solid vote
Of that precinct would he cast for
Bryan and Scwall. Mckinley don't
seem to thrive in a deserted silver
mining camp.
The votes that Mckinley will get
i'll Nevada will be few and scattering
Now and then a man can he found
that intends to cast his ballot for Nc
Kinley and more misery.
4 New York Republican has out
lined Il plan oy which eastern people
can get even il they lose the cleo.
ton. The plan is TO organize syndi-
Gates. come West and purchase silver
mines. Good idea.
The INDEPENDENT acknowledges
the receipt Of an invitation to attend
the wedding Of Mr.. John W. Puctt
of Carlin To Miss Myrtle Bruce OF
Elk. next "Wednesday evening. The
above explains why our friend John
has been coming e Elko so much
the last few weeks.
Eddie Burge, the ~l7-year-old son of
Mrs. Bnrge OF Paradise Valley, was
fatally injured last Sunday morning
by accidental discharge of u shot
gun. Tho charge struck him just be-
low the right ear apd plowed upward
through the temple. The skull WIS
fractured to such m extent that the
brain matter oOZed out.
The Carson News say that a
Chinese bcggar, who goes from house
to house asking for food. has created
CONSERVATION among Il number who
believe that he is afflicted with
leprosy. He is not allowed by his
couLtrymen to reside with them and
seems to be staying wherever he
can find Il resting place.
y letter received from Mr.. j. p.
EdolT last evening states that his
wife died i'll Oakland Inst Friday and
was buried OH Sunday. The deceased
lived i'll Elko "A number OF years and
had many friends here who will be
saddeDed by her death. The
bereaved family have the sympathy
81 Il large circle Of friends here in
their sad aflliction.
From Mr.. j. Henderson who re.
turned from San Francisco this morn.
ing. we learn that Charley has settled
down To the practice Of law i'm That
city. lie was fortunate enough 10
get n place in Barclay Henlcy's Office
and begins work in his chosen pro.
fcssion with a brilliant future ahead
Charley is Il bright. industrious
young man and his many friends here
hope lie will win his way to the tor
round in the ladder OF fame. Here's
success TO you, Charley.
Journnl:-Mr. NJ. Gulling, received
u letter from his brother who resides
at or near Canton, Ohio. and who il
we'll posted on tho situation there. II,
says the people generally through
the county outside Of Canton mr.,
Overwhelmingly Tor silver md tina.
Mckinley will he beaten two To on,
and TINT il IL very doubtful whcthe.
the Republican candidate will carr,
his own town.
My little boy. whom two years q
age. vas taken very i'll with blood,
tlux. | was advised TO use Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera aud Dinrrlioc
Remedy. aud luckily procured part q
u bottle. ! carefully rcnd tho dircc
tons and gave il accordingly. II
was very low, but slowly and surcl
he bcpnu To improyc. produoIly >,