Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-07-22
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Ah' ANc'oud LrcSS ASSOCIATION VIII
visi! the Omaha Exposition about',he
first OF August.
Henry Jones is building nh al Ii,
ton to his residence to be used ,,s a
postoIiice.
y bottle Of wliiskcy was among the
articles placed i'll the corner stopo OF
Il new high school building in Ten.
nessee. Perhaps they thought il
might become'a curiosity in the years
TO come.
John Henderson, Attorney Brown,
Doc Wilson and Gill Welshon wen,
out to Bullion on a hunting trip this
morning. They will he loaded to the
muzzle with big stories when they
return.
Letters were received today from
Joe liarr.s and George Russell. The
boys write that they are having
splendid health and Il good time at
Jacksonville. Gearge writes that lac
expects to he home by Christmas.
Mr.. OstreIcher received Il dispatch
from Carson to-day stating that Cap.
tam Morris IN had been appointed
Major Of the Nevada battalion and
Sanders Captain 20 ill the Va nncy
caused by Morrisuu's promptiun.
The INDEPENDENT congratulates Cap
tain Sanders on hns promotion.
y telegram WIS received i'll Carsn.I
Sunday stating that the First Ne
rada Cavalry was again left bchimi
III San Francisco. They had received
orders and expected To sail at OF cr
for Manila, but just before the ship
left il was announced that there WIS
not room for the Nevada boys.
y movement has been started at
Tampa to present Admiral Ccrvcrrn
u home Oh Tampa bay i'll recognition
III his humane aud chivalrous treat
mrnt OF liObsnn and his met aud |,
desire to save him from Insult and
possible death should he return to
Spain. There is stuff in Ccrvcrra to
nukc u good American citiz.n.
The editor Of the ISDErESDEST re-
ceivel word today that lie had been
appointed Il member of the. commit
tee of mileage and per diem III the
Sovereign Grand Lodge Of Odd Fell
lows. This is u of the important
committees Oi that body and Grand
Sire Carleton has orr thanks for the
honor conferred.
The INDEPENDENT has leased the
Office LCw occupied by it to Marsh
Stoitlcr and T.. NJ. Guthridge for the
period Of three years. \ new story
will be put on the present building
and the office will he moved up stairs.
Work will begin rs soon Us the ma
tcrinl can be got on the ground. and
the new office will be ready for occu
plncy by the 2O,h Of August. csc.
Carson Notwithstanding is going
nn i'll all forms. at the camp, even uni
'orms and old socks disappearing in
the dead Of night It's well us in broad
day lisht. Blankets seem To he con-
si'irrcd tie most valuable booty,
however, for they have a market
value III Chinatown. Tho guards
fired blank cartridges at mn escaping
thief the ether night but it dill no;
stop linn and he got AWAY. The other
men have lost all patience and the
first OF the offenders captured is liu-
BILE to receive pretty rough trent.
ment.
y letter received from Virginia
City this morning states that Only
four whistles the Union. Choilar,
Ovcrmnn nnd Alta blow on the
Eumstcck now. What Il cnnugc in
this once prosperous mining camp
from the time General Grant visited
the city. Then the din that the
whistles made was almost ilcafrning.
Now only four would sal to the ma
tons guest. Surely the glory Of the
Comsiock Inns departed.
Santiago has fallen and their will
Iva a ln,,k - ;,I,r,c.;,n 49,, ..It
Porto Rico falls and watsom's fleet
teaches The DOu's Il lesson on the
other side II the Atlantic. The lSDE.
PENDENT has, therefore. suspended
It's daily bulletins and will hereafter
get only the important news. Our
correspondent las instructions to send
all The exciting events o! the var rs
they t%ranspirc. Tho I]DErESDENr
has servcl the people faithfully 81
far ut considerable expense and il
can not afford to pay for bulletins
unless they contain important news
\ lack Of wnr news in our columns
will therefore signify that there is no
ii6H5 worth :si-gsEiriiiiig Just tiii9
md nothing more.
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