Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-05-27
IFRoM:sArURDAY's DAILY
SALMAGUNDI.


East this afternoon.
w. S. Earles will conduct services
at the Presbyterian Church tomor-
row evening ut the usual hour.
The price asked for the De Lamar
mines i'll Lincoln county, uow being
negotiated for by an English eyEdi-
cate is s5,O00,O00.
An exchange says that The average
human body contains 13 ounces Of
calcium, and it is worth 5000 per
ounce. Value OF the average man
$4,000.
Mr.. Tuplett returned from Winnie
mucca on the delayed train yesterday
afternoon. The Chinaman he arrest
ed for selling whiskey to Indians was
held to appear before tho U. S. Grand
Jury.
Miss Houghton, sister Of tho late
Rev. W. III. !. Houghton, arrived from
Wadsworth this morning on Il visit to
her Elko friends. She will 70 TO
Mound Valley next week TO visit rel
utives there.
Miss Mary Olsen, who has been
visiting her sister Mrs. Kay for sew
eral months, departed for her home
in Ogden this morning. Tho young
lady made many friends here and left
many sore hearts behind.
i. l.. Spraguc, Il commissioner ~
Douglass county, dropped dead at
the Diamond sawmills last Tuesday
while loading lumber on Il wagon to
take to his home near Sheridan.
Heart discasc WIG the cause lie was
90 wears OF age.
Tho school election will he held
Monday between the hours Of / and ,
=. NJ. at the primary room i'll the pub
lie school building. Tn, candidates
are james Denver and j. =. Mcbride
Tor the long term and \. l.. Womnck
md ThomRs lIuLtcr for the short
term.
The Carson News says there are
now over 40 men in the camp at Car
son for die First Nevada Volunteer
Cavalry. 1t will require about IA
dozen more to ill the troop and they
will doubtless be enlisted in a few
days.
An Eastern paper snys TINT lit ia
interesting to know Just ut this time
that in the United States senate
there are IL senators who served in
the Union army and II who served in
the Confederate army. There are 81
natives who served i'll the
Union army and 80 who are Exon
icdcrntcs.
II took two trims to transport the
Utah battery la San Francisco. The
frat train consisted Of four carlonds
OF Calling guns. two carlUnds Of
mules and two carloads Of other cquiy-
mcnis. The second train carried the
soldier boys and their officers and
consisted 81 ten passenger runchcs.
They passed west about 6 O'Clock
this morning. The second train WAS
handsomely decorated with hunting.
The school election Is exciting con-
siderable interest md all sorts Of
cnmpaign lies are ailoat. The one Ia
the effect that il certain trustees are
elected the teachers will he immcd-
lately turned out ia the s%illIcst Of
them all. Tho trustees to he elected
Monday do not take tilcIr offices nm.
til tho first Of july and will not have
any Gay in school matters until that
time. Pay no attention Ia campaign
lies, but vote ns you think best for
the school.
DR.. Henderson reports that Mr..
Carey IL getting along nicely since
the cataract was removed from his
right eye. Tho old gentleman is over
10 years of age and has been totally
blind for some time. Tho prospects,
now uro that the sight OF his right
eye will he restored sufficiently Ia
enable him to get around and take
caro- Of himself. II tins operation
proves n success, tho left eye will he
operated upon in the near future.