Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-05-02
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/ OnSlueruDle lumDe anu QUIET
freight leaves for Gold Creek every
day.
Miss Grace Anderson went up to
Secret Valley yesterday to begin Il
term OF school.
John IIibbcts has felt the coming
Of the boom and will put II new avn
ing i'll front Of his saloon.
The Fourth OF July falls on Sun
day this ycar aud the celebrations will
be held on Saturday or Monday.
An English paper says that Queen
Victoria now rules 4G7, C00.O00 peo-
pie.
General IRISH came up from Reno
Saturday night. He reports dull
times in The Riverside town.
Two bg teams arrived from Battle
Mountain Saturday night TO freight
between here and Gold Creek.
The Gold Creek News says that
4. ID. Penrod and b. T.. Shively Lave
located II claim on the Bruneau that
assays SlC0 in gold per ton.
When you want any job work come
to the ISDELESDEST Office and give
new printer u show. he will
please you.
Owney. the postal car dog. is dead.
lie was shot by a policeman at Cleve-
land, Ohio. for trying to bite Il pc rtal
clerk.
We have succeeded i'll killing of
the devils that haunted this Office last
week and everything moves along
smoothly nee more.
In Niles. Mich IA scventeen-ycar-Old
school girl has elOped with a youth OF
81. The Pitisburg Chronicle -Tele-
| graph thinks that the first and SEC
ond childhood should not be allowed
to mate.
London Is suffering from a plague
OF lice and sOinc OF the swell set OF
New YORK; are trying to import some
Ia turn loose liz their private resi-
dcnces. So dcuccdly English. you
know.
The output Of the Indian gold mines
for February WIS 1920 ounces, the
largest monthly record. There has
been a steady increase III tho yield
since January. 1893, when 1t amount.
cd to lG,Sli ounces
The Rev james Thompson will hold
n series Of meetings at tine Prcsby-
tcrinn church this week. Mr.. ThOmp-
sol preached 10 a yer. large cOngrc-
cation last evening. lie il Il forcible
and entertaining talkcT. Go aud hear
him.
Tho women Of Colorado are nov
eligible In enrolment in the Stats
militia, and number Of them got to.
gother in Denver recently to try the
manuel OF arms. At the injunction
given 10y tho drill! master to dress up,
there" every woman i'll the line in
d%ignnntly exclaimed. Il wont de- it,"
Phoebe liccord:-TIc recent dis-
charge Of men Mt the Deiamar mine
argues that Il change Of ownership is
close at hand and that the present
company may turn over possession at
almost any time. Doubtless all he.
velopmcnt work lids been stopped in
anticipation OF the sale.
Mingo County. Nest Virginia. has
n remarkable record. 1t is u young
county, and but few terms Of court
have been held. There IRE not cutie
800 votes i'll the county, but there
nrc q lCCO criminal cases TO he
tried. most Of them oil indictments
returned 10y the last two grand
%iurics.
Frank Butler the mnn with a duz-
eli aliasos who tined to- depopulate
Austrnlia by numbering its inhahit-
ants 10y wholesale. has arrived nj the
nTiipodca N tlie steamer Mariposa,
lIo was guarded day aud night on
tho royagc from San Francisco ia
prevent him from taking hrs own
lie.
Japan will sell no sil vcr, but will
coin oil It can got into legal tender
money, ever after the adoption
" the gold standard. IA Japan has
no ail' er Of her own until Rhc buys il
any arrangement that will help To dc.
press the price Is a good thing for the
government. II will 10 noted IN this
connection TINT investors are anxious
10 place their money in japan regard.
less OF the silver currency.
Tho Fourth OF July 10 coming on
apaco and II Elko intends To ccIe-
brntc the nations birthday IN a prop.
or manner il il about time como pro.
liminary stops wcrc being taken
We should lot the outside world
know Tint wc intend Ia have II rouP.
ing celebration on that day. Who
will take the lend in calling n meet.
ing Of the citizens to set tho ball in
motion7
Henry b. Rule, Special Agent for
the Mutual Lifc Insurance Company.