Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-03-25
IRON SATURDAYS DAILY.l
SALNIAGUSDI.

Assemblyman Hnrdcs:y made tn,
INDEPENDENT Office Il pleasant cal
this forenoon.
Stanton. Wisemaa dieI in Glove
Valley last night. His funeral vii
take place tomorrow.
Services in tho Episcopal churcl
tomorrow at IL a. hi. and I j.. III. Sun
day school at 10 "a. m.
The military company will organic,
tonight. The meeting will he helt
at Henderson & Browns office.
Miss Jessie Keyser left for Rub,
Valley Inst night to teach school
Miss Jessie is one OF Elko county
bright young teachers and the ISpE
PENDENT wishes her
James Holland drove in about 55(
head OF cattle last night which h,
had purchased for Mr.. Hake in the
southern country. They were driver
north today.
About an inch OF snow fell last
eight, but it disappeared rapidly to,
day. a heavy fall Of snow now
would be worth millions OF dollars to
the State. ~ n
Col. Church ind Captain Cook mr..
rived ltrom New York last night.
They will go out to Bald Mountain
next week to examine the placcrs
with Il view Of putting i'll machines
to work the ground. .
The reply Of the prcacher.editor
last night to the INDEPENDENTS
charge Ii characteristic OF the outfit
running the Tidings. Sucn snidcr ian
literature doesn't runic orr temper in
the least. We are used to it and al
ways consider the source. Come
again. my honey.
NJ. j. Fitzgerald, tho Tennessee
gulch miner. arrived from lone, Nyc
county, last night. Mr.. Fitzgerald is
suffering from Il severe attack OF
muscular rheumatism that makes life
miserable to him. lie will try the
medicinal virtues OF the hot springs
next week.
Tho United States grand jury has
ground ont quite "a grist OF indict-
mcnts against persons selling whiskry
to Indians. Among the lot il Kate
Duffy, an old offender. She WAS ar
ra'gncd on two indictments and
pleaded not guilty.
4 drunken Indian was raising sheoI
III the Chinese restaurant next To
MIR. Alexander store today when
night Waterman Adams came along
aud landed him III the lookup. The
buriy fellow resisted, but II few
whacks az IL club well welded
brought linn to time. The miserable
ours that sell wlIiskcy to the Indians
ought to 20 TO the pen FOR life.
Genoa Courier: a weeping willow
tree about four feet in diameter WAS
cut down on Mr.. Kinsey's place last
week. II stood just cast OF hls resi-.
dence and was set out 10y Mr.. Kinsey
:33 ycarS ngo. Twenty.onc years ago.
when the tree was only a foot through
At vas split in Il heavy windstorm and
MIR. kiDsey put MI iron bolt through
1t to hold tho trunk together. This
bolt was found in tho center of the
tree, completely covered over with
wood. Years ago many picnics were
held on Mr.. Kinsey's ground and q
number Of wires. the handles OF Chi.
ncse lanterns which had been ON the
tree, were found imbeddcd in the
wood.
Here il food Tor drought in II few
words taken from the Denver News:
-tircat changes in civilization follow
grcat wars, and IL such II world wide
conflict as il unprecedented actually
comes to pnEs no II u tell how or
when it will end, or hoS far reach
my its influence will be on the
future. Great campaigns, or in many
instances great battles. form the turn
ing points OF history. 1t il possible
p the world il approaching another
event or rather scrics OF events,
which will mark the close Of a period
Gnd usher in a new regime. But
what will that regime be? That is
the question winch no ono can m.
, swer."