Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-03-28
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY.
sALMAGuNDI.

/ OENOAs
Mrs. s. NJ. Henley returned from
San Francisco last evening.
Jesse Leach of Tuscarora ual
brought to the county hospital yes.
terday.
The Silver State says that Mr.. I
Smelser was uccidently killed by Q
team at GoIconda yesterday.
w.'A,ISmith. the man who killed
Dick Bradford in Carson on the night
OF the fight, has been discharged from
custody.
II you have any bills against tho
high Rchool file them with the county
superintendent tomorrow us the board
will meet in the evening.
Mrs. j. L. Miller, the Carlin school
ma'am. has been employed by the
Reno Gazette to assist in the manage
ment OF that paper. She will do tho
collecting and soliciting.
a Colorado woman was cured OF
the suffrage craze" by reading that
there was a @bare quorum" in the
Legislature. She does not think such
a place tit for decent women, says the
Los Angeles Herald.
Architect Curtiss has completed the
plans Of a two story building. 1890
feet, for Gold Creek. The 10 wer
story will be used as a public hall
and the upper ono for offices for the
mining and townsite companies.
il the many things come to paas
that the Elko townsite company has
in view, Eiko will be the largest town
in the State inside OF two years. We
viii then be in u position to Inake a
bid for some OF the State institu-
tons.
The Senatorial contest III Kentucky
is still unsettled. In the joint session
of the two houses yesterday Hunter
the Republican candidate, came with
in two votes OF election. 1t is not
believed that Hunter can win. The
silver Democrats say they will vote
for Governor Bradley whenever by
doing SO they ri elect him.
1t Is not often that n clergyman in
this country accumulates n fortune
estimated at from $4,000 900 TO $50,
100000; but this is the estimated size
Of the estate left by the late Rev. DR..
Charles f. Hoffman, Of New York.
His great wealth was made by shrewd
Investments in real estate.
The Everett Literary Society OF the
high school will give n series Of lee
lures in connection with the other
exercises. The Rev. John Dawson
will deliver the first lecture of the
course next Saturday evening. Sub
ject--@A Trip Through Yellowstone
Park"
An event OF unusual interest will
occur at the Episcopal church on
Thursday April l. The Rev. " II.
Stewart Of Austin will be advanced
to the Priesthood by Bishop Leonard.
Tho Rev. John Dawson will present
the candidate and he and Mr.. Mercer
will join with the Bishop in laying on
OF hands. THIS Is one of the most
beautiful Of all the beautiful services
Of the Episcopal church and our read
ers will do well to arrange 3D. as t.
attend this service. The service will
not be long. Tho Bishop will preach
the sermon.
Engineers are going to tunnel
Pixies peak i'll Colorado. The tunnel
will 20 be miles long, 700 feet beneath
the surface and large enough to ad-
nit and pnss the largest freight cars
it will cost at the least figure S20,-
100000. The objects OF the tunnel
are to shorten the distance between
Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek
to 20 miles and to drain the Cripple
Creek country, which is full Of
spings. The water will be carried in
q channel made in the bottom OF the
tunuel and will be used for irrigation
and other purposes at the Colorado
Springs end OF the tunnel.