Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-05-16
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Valley.
Miss Rosa Alexander returnedf from
Toano today. where she has just cloe,
cd a very successful term Of school.
Mn. IS, Gardner and her daugh,
ter, Mrs. Oliver. returned Inst even.
ing from al extended visit to Cali.
fornia. -.
a large congregation listened 10
Rev. james Thompson's farewell SER
mon at the Presbyterian church last
evening. -" ~
Part OF the committee appointed TO
canvass the town for the Fourth of
July celebration having indicated all
upwlllingness to serve. the vacancies
will he filled by other appointments
and the toxin caqyasse'l.
An ancient writer said: A woman
with blIe eyes eve elopes from her
husband, never chats scandal. never
tinds fault. neve talks too much nor
TOO LITTLE. and il always an entertain
ing, agreeable, intellectual and lovely
creature. %.'i' ,,!!g: -
Nearly the entire male population
OF Wells and a goodly number FROM
Clover Wiley are in town today. az
witnesses and jnrymen in the case of
the State vs.. Thomse Harvey on trial
N the District court on the charge of
assault with intent to kill.
Il beg your pardon" said the pus-
senger IN the long linen duster. lean
ing over tile back OF the seat in front
Of him. -but would you mind tellin'
me how your nose got nll. knocked
over to n side, the way it isi- Not
Mt ALL cherfully responded the pas.
senger on the seal in front. 1T waa
done one time when l was pokin' it
into other folks business"
J.J. Chnse, Of Lewistown, Me-, a
blind veteran OF the war, und son OF
Uncle Scion Chase. pla, 3 cards with
remarkable ability. lie uses his own
pa ok and the edges are notched in a
di distinguishing way understood only
by himself. lie is told what cards
his competitors play, aud chooses his
own by running his finger quickly
along the edges.
1t is believed that the tomb OF Gen.
eral Grant IL practically iudestruct
ible by the elements. unless it is the
iron roof. which will have to bs re.
placed from time to time. Tho rest
is built from the hardest rocks, III,
walls being from ten to twenty-five
fcet thick. The square portion il
ninety feet each way by seventy feet
high. Tho cost OF the structure was
in excess of SGO0. 900.
Tho case OF the State Va. Thomas
Harvey indicted for IN assault with
intent to kill cnnstabls Ralph, of
.IHElls, occupied tile attention. OF
Judge T 'lbot today. The eIamina.
top OF jurors and the opening state
Pent OF the district attorneys assist
9nt occupied the forenoon. Mr..
Halph was examined as the first wit
ness. Mr.. Harrington Ia mnkiIy a
stubborn eight for the defense, and
the triHl will probably last NIL day to.
norrow.
ACCORDING to the Brooklyn Eagle il
Spain had kept her wood she might
Keep Cuba. its argument Ia that
when her woods were cut away she
lost her springs and rivers; Herewith
she lost her arms and means OF liyeI;-
hood; she lost with food and wealth
her schools and nrts; her population
diminished, her initiative disappe.r.
ed; therefore she il today a weak ma.
tton' unrecognized among tho powers.
We do not want this country TO be-
come another Spain. Keep the for
eats that We may hive rivers, keen
the birds that We may have crops and
wo shall continue to be a great peo-
pie.
The Appeal says that u. s. Dlaturt
Attorneys Jones stated In Court Bat.
urday TINT he had proof that the dc
fendants WOODBURY. and Coffin wore
to enter'into a conspiracy To sell the
mortgages fradulently and deiraud
the Government. Also that the mort
gage Coffin alleges to have sold for
el,7O was really sold fof k2.55O and
tic difference divided among tho
conHpiratorH. flo further stated that
the Government will nlso provo that
CofRb admitted verbally and by letter
that Mrs. IIeney should according 10
.ap Bgreemont made by fho attorneys.
portion N the mortgages.
Tho evidence wilt BIO tRkon, before a
U. s. Commissioners in San Frun-
cBco. -.
Even Nevada consumers sLould't
kick. Under tho now tariff law overy
mothers son OF us can buy our vocoa
our bapm Of gllead, our beauxito. our
manufactured dried blood, our
families c%occulus indicua, our divi di
VI. our manjcct and o,ir zsncr all FREQ
Of taxation. While perhaps tho av-
crago Nevadan doesn't know what
half OF these articles are, and nevor
hcard Of them before. they arc all Oh