Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-07-04
WEEKLY
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SALMAGUNDI

Caesar Alexander haa q new local
today. Read it.
A scroll cav man did a land Office
business in town today.
w: ID. Higginbotham is down
franz White Rock.
Sec the new al OF the Z. T, Nj. Co.
and give them u call il you want n
new mower.
Harry Van Drielen received a new
coach for his Gold Creek stage line
today.
Gold bars valued at g. 100000 YER
shipped to Europe today. This
makes a total Of s4,sOO,OOO for the
week.
A cyclone swept over Missouri and
Illinois yesterday doing IN immense
amount OF damage.
The largest empire in the world is
that OF Great Britain. being 1851 ,65s
square miles. and moro than O sixth
part OF the globe.
The most ancient catucombs are
those OF the Iheban Kings. begun
1000 years ago. Tho catacoInbs OF
Rome contain the remains Of, about
100000 human beings; those Of
Paris. 100000.
Miss Mamie Caryille, who has been
attending the Sacred Heart Academy
at Ogden. arrived on last nights
train and went out to Mound Valley
with her father today to spend her
vacation.
Jacob Leick, who killed Frank
HELEN near Kennedy on
the 9Th inst. had a preliminary exam
ination before Judge Chenowith, at
Kennedy, and was discharged on the
ground that he killed HELEN in self
defense.
Tho Jury in the Hoffman inquest
yesterday brought IN a verdict that
the deceased wns murdered by some
person unknown to the Jury. httor.
neys Ach and Rnthchild announced
after tho inquest that Figcl would be
arrested and charged with the muir
der OF his employer.
Step right this way, ladies and gen.
tlemen. and | will show You Mr.. Nc.
Kinley's trick mule. Prosperity. Will
some gentleman kindly step into the
arena and see il he can ride this won
derful animal? Come this way,
please, Prosperity won't hurt you.--
Memphis Appeal.
Tho Union arch OF the Washington
Aqueduct is tho largest in the world,
being 30 feet; iwonty feet in excess
Of the Chester Arch across tho Dee
in England; sixty eight feet longer
than TINT OK the London Bridge;
ninety. two feet longer thnn that OF
Neuilly IN the Seinc, and 100 feet
longer tlon that Of Waterloo bridge.
Tho height OF the Washington Arch is
100 foet.
The Foley litigation hns resulted In
a sweeping victory for the eastern
heirs. There were nineteen questions
submitted to jury on each of which a
unanimous verdict 7as found in favor
OF the mother. brothers and aister OF
Foley. After the verdict VIVA return.
cd MI. Wren. representing Mn. Os.
car J. Smith. moved for Judgment.
Notwithstanding tho verdict. and in
tho absence Of General Clarke tho
motion wns set down for hearing on
July 2, 1897.
A curious question mas come up
before n Montana court. A man who
Was killed in that State ut IL Il. M, on
November %, WINS the poesessor OF m
accident policy issued at Davenport
one year before. The policy expired
ct noon OF the day on which the ncci-
dent occurred. The company holds
that tho timo In measured from the
place where tho policy is issued, and
that the: store il had expired before
tho accident occurred. the difference
in time between the two places being
two hours.
The county board Of education gave
no prize to the pupil in the high
aclloal making the mos Improvement
IN ~penmanship, nil reports to the con-
trary Notwithstanding, The prize was
given by this scribe and paid ont Of
HE Individual pocket and wns II mat.
ter thatrthe board had nothing to do
with. This statement ia made to lot
tte b6upfs Of the county koow that
Tho board OF education is not giving
away their money In price, or for any
i other purpose. >,rTfE