Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-09-26

y disastrous fire Mt Auburn. Cal,
destroyed s7O.OOo worth II property.
Engineers think that by 1898 they
will have succeeded in substituting
liquid fuel for coal.
Grand Chancellor Jones, of tho X
OF T.. is paying an official visit to De-
Lamar this week.
Mr.. and Mn. James Adams and
son. William. left yesterday for Tus-
carora by private conveyance.
Do not forget the grand rally OF the
Christian Endeayor society mt the
Presbyterian church tomorrow night
at 7:i5.
\ young man by the name OF Jas.
To Sell had both feet crushed off by
falling under II train nj Truckee last
Monday.
Senator VIM. Stewart, Of Nevada,
left Washington yesterday for his
home. lte will stop On his way nj
Denver and Salt Lake.
y crank, who sought to murder
President Mckinley. WIS ARE ted at
the door. OF the White House and
found to be heavily armed.
TIC American Minister, Woodruff
has notified Spain yer ally that peace
must be established with Cuba by
the first day of November.
We don't question the statement
that George Washington never tod a
lie, but he certainly was never asked
by a fond mother what be thought of
her cute little baby.
The doctors recommend Eight eat.
ing to delicate patients. The Rus.
Sims. OF all the people on the face OF
the earth, onght to be the personitica-
ton Of hygienc-;hey cat candles.
llciress: | am afraid It is not for
me that you come here so often, but
Tor my money. Ardent WOoer: You
are cruel to say so. How can |
get your money without getting
you?
Sheriff Jas. Matecr left on No to-
day for Carson, having III charge three
prisoners, John Yorke, Andrew
Blackseth and Indian Ncwah, who
we're each sentenced TO one years
imprisonment in the State Prison.
George Marshall, alias Lous f
Schroeder, Il cOnvic, in the San Quen-
tia prison, rLlde his escape yesterday
by dnunug one OF the guards suits
nni walking out unmolcsted,
w. B. DuvalI returned fro Den.
yer last evening, accompanied by J..
&. Brllrsige. Partisan Count. who
will examine some mining property
at Mountain City with Mr.. Davall.
Mrs. Duvall.w who remained in Denver,
is far from being well.
While loadIng his team Mt Payne &
McBride's lumber yard yesterday al
ternoon, Robi. Tucker had the mis-
fortune to get his right hand jammed
between two wagons. The hand was
badly mashed, hit no bones were
broken.
'snacstrip-l wish / meier sent that
10Y ~ urine u college. Ito writes
that he is head ofor ears in debt.
Cuhcpstein-So? UrdtI suppose
no don't learn at college even how to
make an assignment
Having in view a recent railroad
accident, the Syracuse Post remarks
AS long as the railroads continue to
run fast trains on asingle track. there
will continue to be danger OF two
trains trying to pass each other with
out use Of a siding"
go per week salary tn active man
in newspaper office that will lpnn
$1,000 for one year. Address Pub
Usher, Postoilice box Ga, City.-N. Y.
Herald.
Ono OF our reporters wants this
job, provided that the newspaper will
loan the thousand in advance.
GLOW did tho manager get all those
women out Of that burning building
30 quickly 2"
"1Ie went on tho etugo md m.
nounced that u man down Mt the on.
trance wns giving away samples Of
baking powder"
Times. Observation-Disclosures Griffin. n
miner in tho Never Sweat. was knock
cd1l.i00 feet down the SHIFT Friday
morning by Il descending cage and
instantly killed. The accident was
almost similar to the ono by
which John IIarkius lost his life in
r the samo minc the night be'oro
, and made tho Nth violent death In
Butte in IL hours.
: a Reno stockman received n tcle
gram yesterday from Kansas asking
him IL no had Sold his cattle. Ho ro
, pliod that IT. had sid them for ri,
cents, and that feeders were exceed
iugiy scarce. This morning hc 70
ceivcd another telegram from III,
, same patty asking him II 100 hen,
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