Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-03-24
tFROM MONDAYS DAILY
SALMAGUNDl.

Mrs. Fred Wilson is visiting Friends
in Elko.
Mr.. Farrell came up from Carlir
this morning.
Assemhlym Gedney and VIII,
arrived from the west this morning
a sale OF 80 acres OF land waf
made i'll Douglas county last week mt
the rate Of $40 per acre.
Herds of deer have lately been
seen in anc ncar Six Mile canyon
and within Il few miles OF Virginia
City.
MB. j. l.. Kcyscr will leave for
Oakland tonight to spend n few
weeks with her son, Harry. who is Il
fireman running ont OF that city.
Winncmucca il having quito Il
little boom and it is reported i dozen
new buildings will go up there this
sprmE.
Mrs. Robert WEIGH. wife OF a prom.
inent sheepman Mt LoveIock, com.
United suicide Friday by poisoning
herself.
Arthur Mcintosh. a former Eiko
boy, will soon he n full flcdged doc
tor, rs he will graduate this month
from the affiliated College in San
Francisco.
Sundays journal says that Alex
NJ Outgnmcry. who was accidentally
shot 10y boy in Reno. seemed To be
resting fairly well Saturday night.
but the doctors feared he would not
live until morning.
Tic public school opened this
morning after u three weeks vaca
to on account Of sickness. We
hope none Of the trustees will be
hung i'll efigy tonight.
IL Elko wants IA military company.
she should go 10 work pretty quick.
Under the new law but five compan
i~e can be organized in the State. or
these Virginia City wants two. Car
son, Reno and Winncmucca one each.
Elko has plenty Of good material for
n company.
Representative johnson, Of Indi-
ana, is the most %dispuutiye man in
Congress. lie is always on tho other
side and agrees with no one. lie has
u violent temper and had been told
10y his physician TINT his passionate
outbreaks are shortening his lie.
Mrs. Garrccht IL making extensive
improvements at the Hot 81 rings.
We would advise her To look after the
duck pond closely or some Of our
hunters will bag her ducks. An
ducks look mix" To them.
Wintcrmantcl tclls the public today
that he has a fine line OF silver spoons
aud forks. They are II excellent
make and quality.
This is the last day of winter aud n
queer old day 1t has been. Snow,
RAIN, hail, wind and sunshine all
Jumhlcd up together in regular job
Lola. IL is II queer person that
couldn't lind something in tho assort.
mont to suit him.
Tho case Of Mcmillan w. Saddlcr
will come up in the Supreme Court
tomorrow. l. may be concluded in
time To give tho majority ~ the Court
an opportunity to canvass the State
for the Silver party in 1900.
Train No. 3 due here at 7:l5 last
night did not arrive until after s
o'clock this morning. Tho delay was
caused by u freight train running
into n horRo ut Clipper Gap. An en-.
gincer mid fireman we're killed and
two engines aud 8 or 10 freight cars
ditchrd.
Tho vast increase in electric power
md lighting plants Ia ono Of the rrin.
cipll iIctora IN producing the nd
vance in price 81 copper. Deposits
of that metal when found in qum Ii
tics sufficient TO pay for working on
an extensive scale ure being more
eagerly sought after by capitalists
for investment than gold properties.
Reno is To have II free mail delivery.
Carson wanted il rs usual. hut Reno
IN account oi her postal receipts rot
away with tho pic. This will make
the people Of the Capital city love
their brethren 81 the riverside town
thnn over. Tho rest Of tho
State will witch tho love feast.
Here il n mathematical curiosity
that In worth trying, says m OK.
change: Write on u piece ~ paper
the number representing your age
multiply by two Md 3.T96, divide by
two, then subtract the number rc,
presenting yOnr dgc. and before yOuI
oycs will be something you will never
Hco ngaiD.
Companies Il. f.. T.. and I OF the
Niuth Regulars passed. though this
forenoon ON two apcciai trains bonnt
for Manila. The men were healthy
robust fcllows md looked as II the,
could endure the hnrdships OF tht
Tropics. Tho regiment is uDdcl
command ~ CO.. Powell aud 10 c oes