Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-09-12
[FROM MONDAYS DAILY.l
SALMAGUNDl
j. K. Bradley is III town.

a. Sh'Hulnet IS III from MOnnu
Valley.
DIR. Gardner and his brother. Percy.
came down from Gold Creek Satur-
day.
Commissioners Reed aud Woolver-
ton came in ycster my to attend the
meeting Of the Board today.
j.. V. Brooks. the mining expert.
went north Sunday morning to OK
anime II group Of mines for I'M Elst.
ern syndicate.
The commissioners transacted the
nsual business today and adjourned.
The bills Above ! and the proceedings
will appear in due time.
Tho Boston wolncn have declared
wnr against all Massachusetts poll
ticinns who are b1chclors. a laud-
able undertaking O..
4 Boston contemporary says that
nc gentleman will swear before a
lady" .W%hcrcupon the Chicago
TImes.lIerald remarks: The surest
conrse b to give the lady the first
chance.
J. w. BTim OF williams, Cal has
purchased from DEMO. nccgnn and
Cowden n oil mine viii III ia situat
ell abnn; 100 miles northwest of VIM
n"mucca. The price paid was S27,-
600.
Tie town Of Dawson, Alaska.
which is the scene ~ so much excite
mrnt at present. was nameh after
Judge @Lafc" DaNson. a Missouri
' politician. who died at Marysvillr.
Mo "a few months ago
The slaughter house in the Depot
= Hotel hog corral caught ON lire nj
noon and was totally DESTROYED. The
men were heating water to scnld 4
hog when the bIilding took fire from
Il defective stove pipe going through
the roof. The loss is probably 800.
1t is SAID that Lincoln thu re-
piled to Il letter asking for "a "scnti
ment- and his autographs: Dear
Madam-Whcn yOu ask from Il
stranger that which is Of interest
only to Yourself always enclose Il
stamp. There's your sentiment n.id
here's yonr autographs: y. I.incOln.7
" II. Gulisrn arrived from San
Francisco Saturday night on bust.
ucss connected with the salc Of the
Lone Mountain copper mines. He
and Captain PiTder went up to Alr.
Wirlind's today to see him in refer.
encc Ia the sale. they were
panied 10y Mrs. Pindcr.
Mr.. \. W. Holmes received "A letter
FROM Reno Saturday saying that Ins
wife was very sick with the apprn-
dicitis. This wis followed by u tcle
gram Sunday morning that she was
very low. Mr.. Holmes left on No 1
Yesterday for his home To 10 at the
bedside Of his rick wife.
Tho Glitter OF the ISDEpENDEST
leaves for the EIst tonight. lie viii
st p a wcrE at Savannah Missouri.
To visit hi, bro'hcr's family and rcucS
ncqulininnccs Of nearly ihiri, yCnrs
ago. Daring his absence denuty
clerk Mcintosh will assist the Office
force in getting ont the paper.
Colonel Nathan VI. Stanley. one Of
WhShoe county's most prominent
citiz ne. died Saturday afternoon.
1lc was Lieutenant Colonel OF u
Maine regiment during The civil war
md ut il. clos" was offered II commas.
sion in tho Regular Army. but de-
rlincI. lie was one Of Washor's
Nsscmllymcn in tho legislature 81
SO.
Fred Manning. Il nephew 81 the
r,c j. V. Murray. arrived from nm
%ranCisco Saturday night on hi& way
Tusca5ora 10 pay hiI uncle u visit.
hnh not heard 81 his %unrlr's
J ath until he arrived here and .vas
"uch surprised Ia learn that he hal
been dead nearly two wears. lie will
90 up to Gee Mr.. Mc.AfcN tomorrow
md learn the particulars Of his unclc's
last sIckurss and death.
Reno Jonrnnl:-1he Nevada Prrss
Association ut its annual meeting IN
| September, 1896. unanimously re-.
solved not Ia exchange with my new
paper started in Nevada. except ia II
new town. until the paper had been
run u yG9r. This resolution has not
been rcsciDdcd aud the Press Asa, =
citation should abide by II or ubro.
gate il. There are more PAPERS now
than can make n respectable living
mud there nre "no long fclt WANTS" in
the newspaper line in Nevada.