Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-06-27
WEEKLY
IRON SATURDAYS DAILY
SALAIAGUNDI

There was nothing Of Importance
developed in the Hoffman inquest
yesterday.
An eagle will scream at Gold Creek
on the Fourth. SEQ the nd on the
first page.
Ham Mccain il down from Hal
leck. tie reports everything prosper
ous in that section.
Grand Master Maute left for Euro.
ka last night. lie will return Mon.
day evening.
Snow fell to the depth Of 'our inch.
es ut the Summit during the late
storm. and from two to three inches
between Truceee md Tahoe.
Secretary Of State Howell has u
thanks Tor n copy Of the Senate and
Assembly journals OF :he last session
OF the legislature.
The Austin Reveille says that its
FORMATION il reliable to the effect
lat there Inns not been a prisoner in
ie Churchill county Jail for over
welve years.
Ed. Brossemer and wife, James
williams md WIN. Kitto arrived
rom Eureka last night and will re.
main until after the meeting Of the
Grand Lodge. Mcssrs. Brosscmer
and Kitto arc representatives OF
Eureka Lodge.
This afternoon while Patrick Tay.
lOr was painting the roof Of Mr.. Gnrd-
ncr's house the staging gave way and
he fell abont twenty feet, breaking
his right arm at the wrist lie hap
pened to strike in Il flower bed or his
injuries would have been moro seri-
Gus. Bad rs his injuries are, he
counts himself lucky in not breaking
mC.c bones.
George Il. Wilson Of Lander and
Nyc county is now in Illinois prepar-
ing to ship II lot OF Nevada ,earlIng
sheep to the London aud Liverpool
markets. Mr.. Wilson has already
made shipments and his mutton
brings from II to 20 cents per pound
by the carcass. The sheep will aver
10 % or 60 pounds each, and Gil or
sl2 per head is a pretty good price.
Cattle arc getting scarce in Oregon
and Washington and fears arc OK
pressed for the future OF the meat
supply. Tho Tacoma Ledger SAYS
that in many sections tho supply il
entirely exhausted and cattle have
been imported from the Missouri
country. The cauSe OF the depletion
i'll beef 10 that herdcrs are driving
their cattle TO the Montana ranges.
where feed III better.
Gustav Johnson, OF ST. Mary's.
Pottuwhtpmic County, Kan, in his
will gave his wife nm opportunity to
choose between one half OF his csrate
and II future husband. In his will
he directed that onc-half OF his es.
tntc should go to her, and in The
event that she slIoul I promise not To
marry again his executors were 10
give nor the remaining hali.
Robert Cook OF Boston clnims that
he has invented n pair OF shoes with
which he can walk on water and make
MS good time M Il man walking along
nm asphalt street. In Chicago a few
days ago this vas questioned md
Cook offered to wager 5000 TINT he
could walk 100 miles III II days. IIIs
bet was taken by n saloon keeper
and tho trinl will 10 made in Chicngo
i'll September. Cook will be accom-.
panied by Il small steam launch.
One Of our hilarious exchanges
brenks out in tie following phiroBophi.
cal language: -liyOu lose the risk
you're after there arc others; il you
are dupcd by liars rare. don't su .cumb
to fell despair, and your undergar-
ment tcar-there are others; il your
friends desert or mock you-thero
arc othcrs; IL your bcst girl flirts md
shocks yOu-.thore arc others; you
nrc not tho only ily who's been
trcatcd in this way. You can always
gaily Ray--thsre arc others"
A Washington dispatch Of the 18th
says: In view OF tho fact TINT false
MID misleading statements have been
scnt ont from Washing on ma to Sec
retavy Sherman's position on tho
question Oi annexation OF Hawaii. the
Secretary todny said to mn Associated
Prcsa reporter TINT m II rule no was
opposed 10 tho United States acquir
ing o~uilaying territory. but no 70.
garded the condition Of tho Hawaiian
Islands M exceptional on account Of
the claim Of Japan 10 these isl inds.
ii", therefore, approved Of tho treaty
making Hawaii n possession u the
Unitcs States. but not entitled to adj.
mission M II State.