Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-04-18
uFRoM TUESDAYS DAILY
3ALMAGUNDl.

f. G. Mcclellan und bride are in
town today.
Miss Ellie johnson OF Toano
entered the high school yesterday.
There arc six prisoners in the
county Jail. four OF whom are held to
appear before the grand jury.
December wheat closed at sl.llA
yesterday in San francisco. Barley
closed strong at s.G9al. .
The royal arsenal at woolwich en-
ploys about $4,000 workmen and has
40 miles Of internal railways.
We hear. it. predicted that street
cars wilibe running from Elko to the
Hot Springs before October OF this
year. Lei en come.
Tho real estate Of the Sun Creek
Land l. Cattle company was sold at
SherifT's sale today to Mrs. Rachel
Searles for $1,000.
a bill was recently introduced into
the Kentucky legislature providing
that %convicls for burglary shall be tat
toOcd with She letter ~B" GU each
check before release from prison.
Geroa Courier:-Indian Jim. the
oldest Indian i'll tbs section, died
Monday. lie is said to have been
born the year they built tho Carson
river.
Asscmblyman Smiley, Samuel Nc.
Mullen, Ham Mccain. NJ. Chaser, &.
A. Swan and Ross Wright were in
town today and attended the funeral
Of The late John N. Dorsey.
4 r'aris doctor has discovered the
microbe OF badness aud has eI-
hbitcd it at the St. Louis hospital, to-
getlior with a sheep in~oculate with it
which mad lost its wool. lie is now
hunting for the means Of destroying
tho microbe or rendering it :nnocuous.
J. Is. Ghcen sends word to the In
DEbEsDENT that he intends ~ give IA
grand celebration at his grove III
LamOillc on the Fourth Of July. He
will fix up his grounds III good shape
an everybody will be accommodated.
His al. will appear later.
Tho first man who discovered gold
in Australia was hanged for his
pains. lie was one OF the first con-
victs transported to Botany Bay, and
when he learned the great secret he
brought II sample to show his success,
aud was promptly hanged by Govor-
nor Phillip for attempted escape md
to keep the demoralizing discovery
unknown.
DIR. Burton Ward. according to the
Medical Age, declares that there lis
ono infalliiblc symptom indicating
whether one il sane or net Let a
person speak ever so nationally and
act over SD sedatcly, il his or her
thumbs remain inactive. there ID no
doubt Of insanity. Lunatics seldom
make use OF their thumbs i'll writing,
drawing o. saluting."
Tie funeral Of ex-senator VOORHEES,
took place i'll Washington yesterday.
Tho u. S. Senate attended in a boGy,
Tho remains were taken to Indian
apolis where they will lie Ill state at
tie capitol for twenty four hours.
Thence they will be taken Thursday
10 TGrro Hautc. the old home OF the
dsceas0i. for final interment Friday.
San Francisco Argonaut:- Boer.
~, the greatest doctor OF his
,;mo " anxious that it should go
for,h finn, even the most eminent
nhvsic;nn in Vmewhat OF y 'hum-
IIc corc,, ny banded the key
n a small diary TO II e osc0utor' bado
him open it immedim' :" rt'e' HIS
i~eceasc and let the contel. ~" 'ol'ii
10 tho world at large. When , . ho'o'
book was opened. all it's pages >D",
the last were blank, and on that IN "
ono there WA written in large lottcrs:
Directions to patients: Keep your
feet warm and head cool md trust
tho rest to Providence