Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-09-26
tFRoM TUESDAYS DAILY
3ALMAGUNDI.

ElhO was Nislted u! Il uSnt ram
last night.
Aus.in Gilruth is in from the
Nortl, Fork.
Mr.. rarris is crippled up with
rheumatism.
A carload OF coal IL Lr.uI all ID
ell for Tuscarora.
The Z. r. NJ, Go, unloaded L car
load Of sugar today.
w. II. Watts returned to Ogden
last night on No. 4.
Flora Green is reported to be quite
ill with malaria fever.
K. S. Seymour went To Salt Lake
City last night on No. 3.
g.. a. Swan, OF the 7t-Rnnrh. ar
rived from HalIeck on No. 4 TO dIy.
Another ball game between Battle
Mountain aud Elko is being talked
Of.
No. IL was annullcd today on &C
count Of the showsheds being on
fire.
To the farmers O. Nevada one ton
Of gold dust III sight is worth ten tons
i'll tile KIOndike.
JUST try a tic. box OF Guscare,s
the finest liver and bowel regulator
made.
William Mitchell drove in from his
South Fork ranch yesterday, return
ing this afternoon.
We are GLAD to learn that Homer
Riddle is steadily improving md will
be home i'll about two weeks.
Tho District Court met at 10
o'clock Il. III. Tho three prisoners i'll
dicted by the grand jury plead
guilty.
The more tbs K'ondike situation is
studied the stronger 10 the Impression
that the coming Winter will be one
Of famine and sickness at tbs mines
A man turned back this Fall is n man
in luck.
Mr.. IIarrcll Of the Sparks, liarrell
Co. came down from Wells on No. >
last night Tor the purpose OF institute
ing suit against parties WHO have
been feeding sheep on his ranges in
northern E!ko county.
The three defendants indicted 10y
the Grand iury plead guilty and SEN
icnce was passed upon the IL at ! p.
~. as follows: John YORK for forgery
~ year i'll the State P%cniteutiary;
Indian NcwIk, assault. on: year, .Nn-
drew Blackseth, burglary. one year.
1t is with pleasure that we learn
that Nose Shcchan whom the doctors
said could not live some two weeks
ago. is improving and able to he
around the hospital warI. 1t is en-
pectcd that he will be ont i'll two
weeks more.
sheriff MGtecr went to Wells on u
freight train today aud will continue
10 northern Exc County tn serve an
attachment issued To Andrew lIarrell
for the Sparks lIarrell Co. against
parties who have beon running sheep
on that Company. land.
Tlios. Wren came up from Reno
lnst night. lie stopped in Winnie.
mucra yesterday long enough to ar
GU Il demurrer III the case OF Reed vs..
lldgar,y. both parties OF LovelOck.
Tho demurrer WIS sustained and R.id
vas required Ia raise his undertake
ing from 500 To 500.
Ex-Sccrc;nry II tho NIvy Herbert
advises an annual ad IitiUn 10 the
navy Of two ~bnttlcships and fifteen
torpedo boats. IIc would increase the
battlrships on the Atlantic by six
and ON the Pacific by the Same mum
bcr, mud the total number Of torpedo
boats to 10. Mr.. Herbert is nm
authority OF weight in naval nnairs.
\ norccs,cr woman tells me - good
story Of IL Of the groccrymen of that
classic suburb. She received a bill
for two pounds Of p%sllmon. When
tho dealer canc to collect his bill Mrs.
Is. calico his attention to The incorrect
spelling II salmon. Tho dealer OK
claimed: "rhat's tho work OF my nov
boOkkccpcr. ] am asha nc to have
such balls sent out. Ho's Il good
bookkccpor he'll have tn learn 10
spell II Inc wants to work for me. Lot
me correct tho word Taking out a
pencil tho dealer drew n couple Of
lines through tho word and wrote
above il "samnon." "rhore.- he said
"1'll teach that book keeper how to
spell TINT word or got rid Of him.
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