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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-31

There WAS quite II distinguishelad adj
ditlon at Z =. IN. yesterday III this city
to college aquatiCs i'll the shape Of Il
new Columbia college Oarsman named
ID. w. !tcckhart. .Jr.. weighing 20
pounds. So It's said; and he at once i'll
formed the old man that Rcckhart
junior would hereafter captain the
dcstinic5 of the Columbia crew, and
that his pa could take u back scat.
The new man could pull number
eight, and Just wax the lIarvnrds. us
his daddy use to do Moreover. the
old man might rs well retire from the
musical field, FOR the youug man was to
henccforih direct the musical dcsti-
MICS Of the McC;iuty organizations.
His instrument is piccoIo at present
but he will ere long take up the clar-
met, knock ms pa clean oil the perch
on that, and after the rounds Of the
various mouth pieces. fetch up as an
artist OH the pedal base clarinet. d..
w. X. Jr., has has musical preferences.
they are Of the most classical standard
He il a born disciple Of Wagner. aud
says hc ia coming up to the band room
next Monday night to hear the band
play the overture tn Ricn2i. and would
also be pleased To hear the Second
RliapsOdic and the suite from Peer
Gynt.
"icck' is beng widely congratulate
ed, the happy mother il doing first
rate. and the commodore Of the Col
umbIa navy has been notiticd.-El
Paso Herald, Saturday. April 1, 1886.
Tho father Of this bouncing young
Texan is the brother Of T.. J. Rcck-
hart. rsaial citizen. Frank il
very proud Of his young nephew and
predicts for him u vcrv lively carccr.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-31

Attention is once more directed to
the enormous profits OF the Standard
oil trust by it's operations in Boston
and New York gas stocks and the an
nouncement of the liquidating trus-
tees that they have divided n sum
equal To S3 per share and Il further
sum equal To 81 per share, payable
July IL.
The capital stock of the trust is
slOO,OOO,00 o divided into shares OF
500 each. There are $1,000 shares
still i'll the treasury, and of the out
standing shares John ID. Rockefeller,
the president, owns 100000, with IL
par value Of $4,000, 600. but with a
market value of SlC0. OO0, 600.
The Rockcfcller's share OF the usu-
al quarterly dividends this year will
will be Sll, G00,0C0 or l.SGS for ever,
day i'll the year, including Sunday
which means 81 ,32S for every hour il
the day.
These figures represent Mr.. Rookie,
f~cller's income from one source. Ii
does not include the returns from
probably hundreds OF other rich
pickings built upon Standard earn,
ings of former years.
Seven years ago his regular income
WAS estimated at > 0.OO0,00O "A year
making him the richest man in tin,
United States, or perhaps in the whole
world. This was nearly three times
The income paid 10y the bank OF Eng,
land i'll 1892 to all it's stockholders
and this the greatest financial Insti
tuition on the earth, has been in oper,
alton for two centuries.
The Standard Oil combination has
been Ill existence only 20 years. start,
ing with Il capital of S1,OOO,OOG, will
the Rockefeller refinery at Cleveland
rs the basis. Mr.. ROckcfcllcr's an,
nual income is now placed at about
s;j,OO0,O00 or S%l0.OOO.OOO. lie is cred.
tied with the desire To become tho
worlds first Millionaire.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-31
Inspecting til" ]iI,iIrrnI.

\ party Of rallrnud officials on Their
annual tour Of inspection passed east
to-day III u special train. Among
those composing the party were Gen.
crnl Manager Kruttschnit,; \ ID
Wilder. Superintendent Of the Oak.
land wharf; Supt. Aglcr and Asst,
Supt. Thos. Fitzgerald of the Salt
Lake division; j. S. Noble. Supt. Of
the Shasta aud Dumsmuir division: W
O.. Curtis. Engineer Maintenance OF
Way and his assistant, j. II. Wallace;
Il. NJ. Luckctt, Mrctcr Mechanic; aud
Charles Cole. Roadmastcr.
They spent thiriy-livc minutes in
town inspecting Tho ecction house,
freight houac. telegraph office and
other railroad properly. They travel
in the dizzy time only and thoroughly
inspect the track and other properly
Of the company between stations.
They wore over u week cnming this
far.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-31
GUiIr Home.

The Angel Of Death invaded the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Webster Pat
tcrson yesterday afternoon and bore
hence the spiritual part Of their little
daughter Laura. The little girl was
taken sick over Il week ago and
though she had tender nursing and
skilltul medical aid, the disease de-
vcloped into brain fever. For days
she lowered between life and death,
her condition at times giving ilopo to
her parents andthen cnvcloping them
III u cloud Of sorrow that no human
power could drive away.
Little Laura was the pride Of the
household. And now that she sleeps
III the cold embrace of death her
parents hearts urc torn and bleeding.
May they look beyond the veil to that
home beyond where their little
daughter safely rests IN tn" arms of
her loving Savior. May Tic who notes
tho spnrrow's fall comfort and con.
sole thom III their great sorrow.
Tho parents have the sympathy Of
tho entire community in their sad be-
rcarcmcnt.
Tho funeral will take place from tho
residence OF tho parents at 1870 o..
clock Tomorrow morning. Services
will be held nj the Episcopal church,
Rcv. John Dawson officiating.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-31
EFROM TUESDAYS DAILY
ALsIAGUSD

Ford Il Merritt shipped three car
loads Of wool Ia Sacramento Saturday
night.
Read the new announcement made
by the EFT. NJ. Co. elsewhere on this
page.
The Elko flour mill has been paint
al white which adds greatly To it's
appearance.
beginning on the first OF June the
electric lights will run until IL o.
clock p. ~.
The school elections Throughout:
Nevada this year have been the live
licst ever known.
ii. Guernsey is expected from Fair
lawn tonight with three carloads OF
horses which he will ship east to-mor-
row.
Mr.. Henley is around town to-day
somewhat the worse for his fall down
cellar. lie will he all right i'll a few
days.
Indian Agent IIargrove is down
from the reservation to-day. lie re-
rorts everything lovely with Uncle
Sans wards.
EX Surveyor General Turritiu
passed east Saturday night on his
way to attend the Republican Nation
al convention at St. Louis.
We regret To learn that there is no
hope for little Laura Patterson. The
many friends of the parents sincerely
hope TINT their little girls life may he
spared.
Mrs. Ostrcichcr and Miss Amanda
Anderson returned from San Fran
cisco last evening. We are pleased to
note that Mrs. Ostrcicher's health is
much improved.
y New York dispatch Of the 25th
says: There have been large for
cign buying ord for silver in the
market this morning. which advanced
the price about III since last week.
The French Government is purchas-
ing largely for coinage. Russia is
also buying moderately.
The school election yesterday was
lively from start To- finish. The two
tickets drew out about every voter
iii town. One hundred and thiriy-SiN
votes were cast 81 which 4. W. lies.
son received 81 .or long term truStrr,
and j. NJ. Morro", 81. For short term
trustee james Drwar received ~ and
james l:rHin. IL.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-31

Tho Reno journal says the Com
missiOncrs of Washoc county held a
meeting Monday and allowed claims
to the amount Of sl.l9S.GO for metal
boxes, drawers, etc. in the County
Clerks Office. Tho bills were made
out in four different amounts tu cvadc
the law prohibiting Commissioners
from making contracts in excess of
1000 without advertising. Tho bills
went To the Auditors office and he re-
fused to draw warrants for the sever
nj bills until liu had the advice of
the District Attorney. Tho Auditor
was advised that the whole %transac-
ton was grossly Illegal. but paid the
first claim Of SiG2. GO on the advice of
the District Attorney.
Tho Journal admits that the metal
cases are an improvement in the
Clerks office. but opposes the g pen.
diturc Of Sl,l0S for what il is reliably
informed could have becu purchased
Tor $500 or 81 900 thereby saving sew
cral hundred dollars had mn opportu-
nifty been offered for bids.
This ~ the same scheme by which
the taxpayers Of Elko county were
swindlcd out Of several hundred dol
lars III 1891 by the company that is
now working Waslioc county.
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tFROM DAILY.1
SALMAGUNDl.

Mn. Frank Gcdncy Of Ruby Valley
is visiting her parents and friends in
Elko.
y Rebekah Lodge ~ the 10. o. +.
has been instituted at Yerngton.
Lyon county.
! Mrs. Dave Casper returned from
San Francisco last night. greatly
improved in health.
] Sine Merkly came in from Mound
valley yesterday. He reports every
thing backward in that section.
Tho free silver men carried La
Sale county, Illinois, the home OF
Controller Eckcls. and Mr.. Cleve-
lands currency man trembled when
he heard the result.
w. /. Plumb came down from the
northern country Yesterday. He PROM
ised to behave himself while here
and was granted permission To re-
main until tomorrow.
w. B. Duvall, the Superintendent
OF the Island Mountain placcrs. re-
turned from the mines last Friday.
He informs us that when he left the
surveyors were busy surveying the
property.
Elmo, Chief of the Shoshone
Indians died at Pocatello. Idaho. lie
was 30 years old and had been Il warm
friend of brigham Young. He had
V wives and was buried according
to the rites OF the Mormon Church.
The back cover Of Munsey's maya
zine sells for $4,000 a year. or $1,000
for II single issue. One page Of the
Ladies' Home journal costs $1,000
for "a single issue. One line in the
YOUTHS Companion costs 81 an is
sue.
Tho residents Of Carlin are making
extensive preparations To celebrate
the approaching Fourth Of july in
a patriotic manner. Committees have
been appuIi ted and when the ncses-
sary arrangements have been COM
pletcd further announcements will be
made.
Tho election for school trustees this
afternoon created considerable inter
est. Two tickets are i'll the fell
one composed Of j. NJ. Morrow and
james Brain and the other carrying
the name OF Jas. Dcwar and \. W.
i~icsson, and considerable opposition
Is beng manifested Up 10 $3.50
c~ighty-iivc votes had been cast.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-31
(FRoM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
SALAIAGUSDI.

See Rcinhar,'s new ad.
J.. W. Puett was i'll town last night.
The 4. =. AS carried the school
election in Reno and Virginia City.
At . O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
the thermometers in San Francisco
registered ninety and one-halt de-
grces.
Mr.. Henley is confined to his bed
to-day. He suffers Il good deal of
pain III his back. hip and side. His
many friends hope to see him out in a
few days.
Asbestos towels are among the cur
Iosities Of the day. When dirty it is
only necessary to threw them INTO a
redlIot fire, and after Il few minutes
draw lu,m ont fresh and clean. This
will he good news to the printing
fraternity.
From present appearances the |. o.
o. +. Hall will be crowded To its full
est capacity ON Decoration day, Par
enis wonld therefore confer II favor
on the adult portion of the comIm-
lily Z they would not bring any chill.
dTcn under school age To the Hall.
+. l.. McKcllips, Frank Canady
aud Iiurve McAdams we're elected
school trustees at Carlin Monday. II
is reported that the judges nf election
refuse to sign the certificates and that
ii contest will result. Trouble was
also had at Spruce.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-31
tFRoM THURSDAYS DAILY
SALNIAGUNDI.

Mr.. Henley is all right.
Miss Rosa Alexander is busy with
the new ass"saaeEt roll.
Editor Skiliman Of the Eureka Sem
tinel has gone to California on Il six
weeks trip.
There are four prisoners III the
count. Jail, all waiting the action OF
the grand jury.
General r. NJ. Clarke OF Carson
spent last night in Elko and left for
Carson o No. 4 to-day.
Hunter " Litton have put new
shelving i'll their store, preparatory to
getting q new stock of goods.
MB. Minnie ID. Foley was married
in Reno last Wednesday evening to
Mr.. Oscar j. Smith, OF Mexico.
The Elko County Index. published
at Wells 10y Mr. Olney, has made is
a~ppeasance. 1t is quite n paper.
Internal Revenue Collector May
came down from Tcscarora last even
ing and went west Oh No. 4 to-day.
Chris Reckhart is building u fire.
wall to protect the real of the bakery
in case a tire should break ont west OF
his place.
Mr.. j. NJ. Dorsey and Mr.. and Mrs.
Archie Dorsey came in from Fort
Halleck to attend the funeral OF little
Laura Patterson.
Mr.. Woodruff and his force are
turning II brick mt Il lively pace.
He now has $4,000 III the kiln and cx-
poets to deliver 100000 by the mid
die of June and the remaining $4,000
by the first of July if the weather will
permit.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-31

Tho funeral OF little Laura Pattcr.
son took place at 1880 o'clock this
morning. Tho remains wcrc escorted
to the Episcopal church whore the
Rcv. John Dawson conducted the
funeral services. Tho church WINS
filled with eympnthizing friends Of
the family. At tho conclusion Of the
services in the church, tho remains
were followed 20 their last resting
place in the i. Of i. cemetery los u
large coucoursc Of people. Tho
burial service Of The Episcopal church
was performed aud all that was mortal
of little Laura was hidden from the
sight OF her loving parents forever.
Tho tSDErEHDEsr extends it's sin.
ccrcst aympaihios 10 tho bcrcaycd
parents. May The gentle sleep Of
their loved N bc uuIrokcn until the
Archangcl's trump sounds on the rcs.
direction morn.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-31
Terms Us"d by Mining Men.

Harold l.. Douglass. in the Victor
Record, gives the following dclini-
tiohs Of mining terms for the benefit
of tho "tcnlcrfoot:-
Oro-Somctimcs spelled oar; some
thing Il rich syndit atc will stick in
when n poor man il about 10 patent II
good claim.
LOdc-M More properly spelled lond;
something II prOspcc,or cnrrics around
town with lnm when he sells ont n
hole for u thousand dOllara. moro or
leRa.
Vein or Vain Tho hopes Of tho
tcndorfoot when no goes around
breaking up building stone and look
ing for twonty.dollnr pieces on the
inside.
Wlim-Tho peculiar inclination
sometimes felt 10y II miner to rest
whom the foreman IL somewhere clsc.
Windlnss Tho condition of II man
after falling down u 5O.foot SHIFT.
Contact A contact IL Il touch. and
u touch is what Tie tcndcrfoot makes
on the home folks when he learns that
mining mcHnH work.
~ Mir Drill--11ie homcward Journey
OF the busted tcndcrfoot on II menu
%comro1od chiefly Of atmosphere.
Lead Something each miner wants
"
when the whistic blows to quit work
y True Fissurr Tho mining bro
kcr who lives 10y catching suckers.
Country Rock, or Old Country
Rock Tho Shamrock.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-31

Hon. Lcm AIlcn Of Churchill coun.
~ il exhibiting Mt Reno the greatest
freak of nature ever hchcld III Ne
ynda. II il in the shape 81 II calf
with tvs" heads, killed nj birth. II
was inrn ut his ranch last De.
comhcr. the left head IL u trilr
tho larger. ilH two wc developed
bavibunvs mrggc in'o one at the
coupling of the hip JOINTS, 1t has
two hClfts. ono gCt 81 lungs,
u stomach. one sut nf bowels and
four icgs. There IL 30 division OF
the cheat. ino mmimal WAS stuffed
and mounted IN San Francisco.
With all the hard times IN aignt. Lrm
states that no would rcfusc siuO for
his "Ncvnda wonder"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-31

This Mnndny) forenoon Mr.. Steve
Henley went into the drugstore and
passed through into the back room.
Mr.. Anderson and Mr.. Miller were at
work in the cellar and had tho tran
door open. Mr.. Henley did not notice
the open door and walked right into
it. and fell to the bottom Of the stairs.
iDjuring himself severely. The first
report ON the streets was that no had
sustained serious injuries in tho re-
gion nf the heart and was dangerous
~ hurt. This, VIC are glad to say,
proved untrue and though his left
arm and hip arc badly bruised, no is
resting comfortably aud will prob.
ably pull through all right. This his
host Of friends throughout the county
will bo glad 10 hear.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-31
The tIIah Duke.

Tho play entitled. "Tho Irish
Duke was we'll represented 10y the
homo talent Of Ellu NJ Freeman
Hall last Friday evening. Tho audi.
encc was unusually large and every
porson seemed to be very much
p%lcnscd with the performance. tho
minority stai ing 10 the social hop
after the play, An enjoyed thcm-
selves and went homo happy after
dancing three ur four home. Some
81 the citizens rt Eilu would like to
see the Nanhocs got up another
play soon.
DSE WIG WAS THERE.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-31

SALT LAKE. May 20 Tho police
department have been actively MAX
ing an investigation of the basement
OF the scandinavian NJ. Il. Church.
for further traces OF the missing girl,
Miss Clnusen. II was known that
the girl had false teeth. and in the
ashes III the CRATE were found two
false teeth which had been put on
with small rIvets. They are unmis-
takahly front teeth. y pair Of over
nlla were also dug up in the basement
OF the church. having been buried lOa
depth Of If inches. The uvcrulls were
stained with blood. On the day the
fire was built in the furnace. the pas-
tor Of the church was seen going into
tie basement with n gunny sack un-
der his arm, wearing o~vcralls and Il
jumper. Buttons supposed to have
been on the jumper have been found
i'll the furnace. Tho lind is looked
upon by the police department rs the
strongest evidence Of murder vet
brought Ia light. No positive clue
has been obtained as la the where
abouts Of the missing preacher.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-31
IIOW'S TIIISl

We offer One Hundred Dollars for
any ease OF Catarrh that cannot he
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Ed. CHENEY & Co, Props,
-. Toledo, O.
We tho undersigned, have known
F.J. Cheney for the last IL years and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry ont any obligation made
by their firm.
WEST y TnuAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o.
WALDISG, KINSAN & MARVIN. Whole.
sale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarfh Cure is taken inter.
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system .
Price T5c. per bottle. Sold by all
druggists. Testimonials free.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-31
[TRoM D DAILY
sALAIAGUaIDI.

Fresh fruit and vegetables ut Craig
heads.
John Il. Baker dropped in from
ra..e, -iontanu, last night.
Opposition is the life Of trade. You
can find it at Craighead's Meat Mar
ket.
Tomorrow being Decoration Day
no paper will be issued from this Of
lice.
Reinhart has some daisy golf and
bicycle caps at p cts. cash. Never
sold for less than 10 cts. y
Attention is called to the ad. OF the
Elko Dramatic Club in another COL
umn.
At Rcinhart's they are showing
ladies' and Misses toboggan caps at
% cts. Something new.
The silver plank was defeated in
the Prohibition National Convention
by Il vote 800 to 43G.
DIR. G. T.. Moore, Dentist, Elko.
Crown and bridge work. Teeth with
out plates. Office at residence. y
The exercises at the I. D. o. +.
Hall Tomorrow will begin promptly
ut l:3O p. III. Be on hand.
The ladies of Elko are requested to
meet at the Bedrock corner next Sat-
urdhy morning to arrange the flowers
into boquets for decorating the graves
i'll the cemeteries. Contributions OF
iiowers are respectfully solicited. y
The ladies should not forget to
meet mt the Bedrock corner to-mor-
row morning at Q o'clock to arrange
the flowers into boquets.
Col. Moore is in from Ruby Valley.
He reports the grain and grass in that
section as looking fine. He thinks the
prospects are good for the finest seas.
ON Nevada has had for many years.
You never saw such an assortment
of mems and boys straw hats MS
those at Remnants. They are to be
sold cheap for cash.
&. n. Mcbride is up from Carlin
to-day. He tells us that tramps are
very numerous ON the road now. The
other night he put fourteen out of Il
car loaded with sugar. Tho tramps
had Il big "a OF water and several
loaves of bread and were prepared
for IL long ride.
Mr.. Geo. Anderson has opened n
tin shop i'll the building two doors
cast Of the Free Press office and is
prepared to do all kinds of tin, Sheet
iron and copper work mt reasonable
prices. Repairing of all kinds prompt.
ly done.
Jos. Knowles, Il brakeman on an
east-bound freight train, while at.
tempting to put OFT a gang of tramps
at Golconda last night, was shot
through the leg below the knee. II
Is reported that officers from Winnie.
mucca arrested the gang. after which
s9ne of them attempted to escape and
lN%as shot.
While You are looking for a change
IN the weather, examine tho latest
patterns i'll wall paper mt the Postof-
flee. All goods first class and ut the
lowest living prices. Call in and OK
anime my stock. No trouble to show
goods. I. n. SHERwood.
An oil Italian from Mason was cx-
amincd in Dayton Thursday and com
United to the asylum. His mania is
that some woman was coming to mar
ry him, and he stripped naked in the
jail, saying that he wanted to be mar
ried III that condition. He waited in
that state for the IN to come for
three hours.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-31

Mr.. j. W. Brown, editor Of tho
"MiDornl Age Warrior. Ala. says:
"Attcr a trial Of Simmons Liver
Regulator find IL an excellent rein
cdy for cxpelling Malaria from the
system; and. as u remedy for disease
in inCipicnt states IL cannot he OK
cclled, and no family should be with.
ont IT," This IL "a strong endorsement
Tor Simmons Liver Regulator. but
none too much.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-31

Young mothers dread tho Summer
months on account of the great nor.
tality among children caused by bow.
81 troubles. Perfect safety may be
assured those who keep on hand Do
Wits Collie and Cholera Cure. and
administer it promptly. For cramps,
bilious collie, dyscntcry and diar.
rhoca it affords instant relief. For
sale by NJ. II. Miller.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-31

When you are III reed of slcttcr
heads. hill hcHds, note hcada. cnvcl.
opc5, statements. etc, remember tina,
you can have them printed ut the liz
DEPENDENT office. ut prices within the
reach of.all.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-31

One swallow does not make Spring.
but one swallow Of One Minute Cough
Cure brings relief. For sale by NJ.
VI. Miller.
Evening star., 1896-11-02
He Got His Pumpkin Pie.

From III. Chicago Chcnicle.
They had not been married very long.
and like most young wives. one OF her chlef
ambitions was TO keep the grocers and
butchers bills down as low as possible The
head of the house stood this very well.
feeling confident that IL would soon pass.
One day however, he lost his temper. For
many days he had been wishing for a
pumpkin pie like mother used to make.
She had made one for him, which was a
marvel of cheapness. but the pie was not a
success At that his patience was exhaust
cd, and he delivered an eloquent phiiippic
against cheap marketing.
HIS wife said nothing, but at once began
to plan a surprise. She remembered how
good the pumpkins We're back near her old
home in central New York. She would
send there, and she did. directing the let
ter to an old friend and neighbor. and tell
ing him no, to prepay the express. In
few days she received reply to the effect
that the desired article had been sent as
directed. The young wife was delighted,
for here was chance to crafty her HIS
band. Finally the package came, but what
was her diSmay to find that the express
man wanted $1.:sa before he would deliver
it, The sum was paid, there was much
weeping over wrecked ambitions of eco
nomcal housekeeping, but the husband en-
joyed the pie In utter ignorance OF its cost.
Thereafter the marketing of that house
was done by the cook, much to the del.gh.
of the head Of the house.