Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-03-21
X o THURSDAYS DAILY.
sALMAGuNDI.

Considerable snow fell last night
Ed. Caryille was in town this fore
noon getting the latest news Of tn
pnze-ight.
Miss Beccie Alexander left 70
Oakland last night to visit her sister
MH. Letter.
DIR. g. +. Moore. Dentist. Eiko
Grown and bridge work. Teeth with.
out plates. Office at residence. =
Asssmblyman McAfee. w. A.
Tucker. b. +. Hake and the editor
returned from Carson this morning
Great bargains in boys suits. over
coats, hats, caps. etc. for tho next two
weeks at Alexnnder's
Ed Remnant has caught the fight
ing fever and proposes to knock out
high prices ON dress goods this week.
See his ad.
1t is the province OF a newspaper
to publish the news, and this must DO
our excuse il n be needed for de.
voting SO much space to the Cor bett-
Fitzsimmons tight.
Yesterday vas a great day for Car
son. Not a cloud was to be seen and
the sun shone bright and clear. 1t
was a perfect Nevada day.
Dave Casper has Just received u
new lot OF samples OF Fall and
Winter Clothing which will be made
to order from $3.50 up. '
Some OF the best men OF the State
OF Nevada, and as good men rs can be
found in any other state, took in the
tight yesterday. The gentler sex was
also well represented in the arena.
1t is estimated that from four to
seven thousand people witnessed the
Embellishments fight yester-
day. 1t was rs quiet and orderly a
crowd rs this scribe has aver seen.
There were no drunken men on the
streets, in short everybody see med to
be on their good behavior.
Hawkins whipped Fiaherty yester-
day in forty-iive seconds, Hawkins
put him to sleep with the first blow.
Green whipped Smith in eleven
rounds. Smith broke his arm In the
beginning Of the fight and refused to
90 to the center when the gong
sounded for the eleventh round.
|. The weather clerk must have been
in with Corbett aud Fitzsimmons
Wednesday as it was n perfect day
and storm after storm has followed
since. Perhaps the good weather on
that day was to the prayers Of one OF
Cnrson's good old parsons who said on
the streets after the fight that Fitz
won because he had prayed for him.
Harry Coe. Il former resident OF
Elko county. died of pneumonia in
Woodland, Utah, OH the 18th OF this
month. He lived in Ruby Valley a
long time and was well-fnown to the
old residents OF the county. He
drove stage Il number of years for
Woodruff IL Ennor and Jack Gilmore
He leaves u widow and eight children
to our his loss.
fOu CGn b WIZ when your blood
Is rich, pure and nourishing. Hoods
Sar3aparilla makes the blood rich and
pure and cures all blood diseases, re-
storing health and vigor.
HOODS PILLS are easy to take
easy to operate. Cure indigestion,
headache. -.
While you are LOOKING for a change
IN the weather. examine the latest
patterns in wall paper at the postof-
ice. All goods first class and at the
lowest living prices. Call in and OK.
anime my stock. No trouble to show
goods. |. n. SmEswood.
The man who expects support from
ms local paper ami istoo stingv to in.
vest evcn the amount OF Il years sub
scription even though he takes n thou
sand outside daIlies, has IN immense
screw loose to his box OF business
judgment.
The ways and means committee
will report the tariff bill to-day. De.
bate will begin Monday and close on
or before the last day OF March. Tho
final vote Of the House on the tariff
bill will be taken March 81.
Postmaster General Gary has made
a definite announcement that the ad-
mihistratiou has decided to adhere to
the four year teEurc in Office policy
for all postmasters. except in u few
cases where removal for cause was
required on account OF delinquency,
incompetency or unsatisfactory con-
duet or administration OF office.
Cnrs"n Shooting.