Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-08-26
IRON FRIDAYS pAILYl
sALNIAGuNpI.

MB- Olsen OF Ogden, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Kaye. re.
turned to her home today.
Louis Dean Of Reno the cattle buy
er for the Western Meat Company Is
circulating among our stock men.
Mrs. Isaac Mckay and Mrs. Fred
Wilson aud daughter Of T~rscarora re.
turned last night from nm extended
visit east.
Edgar iscinhart has been indis.
posed for a few days past with the
-summers- but is reported GONZALES
cent today.
Gen. CIV. Irish is down from Hope
Gnlch attending to some legal affairs.
The Gen. is nn old time Democrat
aud says Ego it straight"
Dave Caspcr has Just received a
new lot OF samples offspring and
Summer Clothing which will he mnde
70 order from $3.50 up.
a: b. Myers Of Ruby Valley is in
towh today. He reports an unusually
large number OF sage and prairie
chickens and wild ducas in the vi.
entity Of his home.
Frank Fernal the well known stock
man wears Il blndage over his left
eye mt prescnt-caused by getting it
poisoned while hayiuP last week.
K. Dougherty an old time resident
or Ius Hnrora after enjoying Elko's
hospitality for n couple of days de.
parted for home this
Charles Webber one of the most
noted gamblers on the Pacific slope
died recently at Tacoma. Was,np-
ton. Wcbber wns Il resident OF Sucre-
mento, Cal. for eleven ears and WAS
proprietor of faro games there during
the high rollers days.
y farewell dance will be given the
young ladies' md gentlemen OF Elko
who will soon leave for the different
universities and schools, on Friday
evening, August 26th. at Harris
Hall. Everyone invited; admission.
81 90.
I~NHcricncc 4 aches the value OF
iiOnd's Sarsaparilla. 1t is constantly
accomplishing wonderful cures and
people i'll all sections take il, knowing
it will do them good.
HOODS PILLS cure all liver ills.
Mailed for - cents by Z. L. Hood 4
Co, Lowell. Mass.
Gov. Sndior was expected here to.
day, but tclegraphs his inability to
come. He s~tates, however, that he
Will give the protest against modiii
cation Of the quarantine regulations
sent him by the Elko cattle men,
proper consideration and see to it
that their interests are properly
looked nfier.
Rev. Mr.. Mitchell will preach in
EllSn mex Sabbath at IL 4. NJ, and nj
C'ulin at 1870 p. NJ August 2Stb. Al.
20 Wednesday. August 3lst at ElIio,
$40 =, NJ. Subject, " The chain OF in.
iiucncc,T
w. j. liiggoEbo!ham returned last
night from nm extended visit TO White
it"ck and Tnscarora. He reports the
finding OF 500 gold ore in three differ.
ent shafts recently sunk on the prop
oriy bonded 10y Judge Talbot at Tus-
carora. lie also states that he will
in IA few days resume work on his
placer ]ciaiuGH on Silver Creek near
White Rock,
The Walker Lake Bulletin tells a
hot weather st ny that is u ~"corlier:"
"One case is singular to say the least.
y. T. Anderson butt II cabin last
Fall mud covered the sides and roof
with nwhide. II was ~lixlSxI8. Tho
long, hot days have dried the hides
until 1t has shranii to 7x5 and the
roof has got 50 neal the ground that
she occupant has to crawl in on all
fuurs.
The Republican State Convention
Of California has at last thrown oil
its mnsiS Of hypocrisy on the money
question and on Wednesday last
adopted Il plank in its. platform re-
p]udinting ali its former declarations
for silver md distinctly avowing the
gold standard. II rcads: "we re.
affirm our belief III tho financial
plank OF the Republican national
platform OF 1890 ns being Il sound
and correct exposition Of the views Of
the Republican party upon the iinan.
Crs Of the country"
Tho War Department issued orders
yesterday Tor the mastering ont of
twonty-Cicht batteries az artillery,
niuo rcgimonts Of cavalry and sixty.
Two regiments OF infantry. Tho IN.
fantry regiments. recruited up To fun
strength, number $4,000 mem; the
cavalry about 1900 aud the artillery
about 300. Tho total number reach.
ed 0G,00o. Tho Nevada battalion Of
Infantry ia included in this oder,
but ms yet there is nothing positive
about the disposition OF rorrey's reg.
imcnt.
Tho question whether the United