Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-10-03
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY.
NJ y. AGUNEI.

Mr.. Bcoher is expected home to,
morrow.
Sam whoe:er came up from Reno
last night.
No more fishing after today. Sc
says the game law.
The Rathbone :; tiers had a big
picnic up the r.ver day.
VIM. w,h't,r md . +. Curler, the
Reno attorneys. are in town.
George and John Holland are load
ing their teams today with lumber for
TuScarora.
John Borl"nd came down from
rnscnrora yesterday. He reports
Int place booming.
Col. II. b. Maxon. OF Reno, was
'hoeen Reading Clerk of Tie Nat.cna;
Irrigation Congress winch cnc-enc;
III Lincoln, Nsb, yesterday.
One OF Chns. Lewis wagon was so
heavily loaded with lumber yesterday
hat tho front axle was sprung. and
he loaded wagon had to be lacked I'D
and II new axle put in.
Mrs. S. NJ. Henley returned from
San Francisco last night. She WIS
ccoT panied by her ncice. MISS Della
Mcdonald, Of llanrord. Cal, who will
speed the winter IL Elko.
The proceedings in America con-
nected with the case OF Butler, the
murderer. occupied III days time
and cost $4,000. His trial i'll Aus
tralia occupied two days and Il half,
aud the hanging halt an hour.
is Achiev"mcnt.-'Yes Hubble.
son IL n man Of mark"
why, what as he ever done TO
make him so?"
"llad the SMALLPOX"
w. Is. Duvall and Baron j. c. Belle.
sige returned yeste: lny from Noun
tain CITY. Mr.. DuvaIl's hand some
tally no turned over OH the road. but
with the exception Of II few bruises,
both gentlemen escaped serious in
Jury.
\ pretty girl in CanadI. whose
uncle kissed her. sued for $1,000. The
jury gave her twenty cents. The
girl lad Il right to kick. II she was
pretty she had a right to say that h, r
relatives should stay in the back
ground aud give some of the out
siders a show.
Dear Father" wrote Miss Sum
u"rGIrl. who WAS spending her tirs
season in the country. "Ynu must
let me collie home ut once. | don't
think these are very nice people.
slw them getting potatoes for dinner
today, md they got them out of the
ground !"
Edward Anderson, who has been
visiting his parents and sisters for the
past three weeks, will return on this
evenings train io San Francisco
where he is employed on the Exam.
liner. Mr.. Anderson was foreman of
the lNDErE: DENT Office II years ago
and notes many changes in Elko
sIacc that time.
Bcfor" the year has expired, Elko
will have Il fine new brick theatcr
and dance hall. We hear that the
work OF clearing the ground will lie
commenced in a few days. The want
for II building Of this sort has long
been felt in Elko. and the man who
has the enterprise To build il will
never regret the money invested.
Times Rrvicw:--A general feeling
OF c~hccrfulness perv Idcs the social
md business atmosphere as n result
nf tue intentions Of he Dexter Com
pnny. Onr pc 'plc have always had
nm u~nfaltcriug 'aith in tlGc merits oi
the camp il properly handled, and
now that their hopes arc about to he
realized everyone is mctaphorically
Shaking hands with everybody else.
CONTRACTOR G. Il. Clough and car.
perters J. o. McNccs, j. j. Parent
and VIM. Eickbush will depart for
Reno on No . this evening. They
have finished the carpenter work on
Mr.. Morrow's new building which
IL uow completed save some inside
painting and ~papering. This build.
ing. ia II dwelling, is unsurpassed by
anything III the State. and is nm orna.
mcnt to the town and II credit to its
builders.
An Attempt to Burn stockton.