Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-03-31
FRIDAYS DA1LY.)
sALMAGUNDI.
Good Friday,

Soou t1day.
The Vanderbilt special train will
pass through Elko this evening.
There are fifteen patients in the
county hospital. This number will
he considerably decreased MS soon Ms
warm weather comes.
The demurrer in the Governorsbio
contest has been submitted to the
Supreme Conrt. Each side was civ.
in five days III which file briefs.
The Emmet Guard OF Virginia
I ity is the first military company to
organize under the new law. 1t starts
of with u membership Of seventy
six.
1t is runored thht a. j. MCGOWAN
will soon leave Carson to accept n
position in the law DEPARTMENT If the
Southern Pacific railrnad.-Carson
News.
r. vi. Fletcher. carpenter and
builder, Is prepared to do all work in
his line in a first cluss manner and
Mt reasonable prices. Work in the
country solicited. Give me "a tr,al. y
4 bunch OF keys was lost in town
yesterday. AS they are useless to
anyone but the owner, the finder is
requested tn leave them at the ISpE-
PENDENT office.
Tho sale Of the Erie mine in tbs.
carora to the r%uscorora Chief Mining
company was closed Yesterday. This
dealI involved the payment Of $1,000
to the owners VI the Erie mine.
n. p. Gulhagger, at Jones' old
stand, is prepared to do blacks NTH.
ing III all Of its branches mt pnces tn
SUIT the times. Horse shoAme md
work IA specially. All work
guaranteed. Take yonr work t. Mr..
Gnidagger's shop il you want it done
we'll and Mt reasonable prices.
Mrs. CT wonder where in the
world the alarm clock has gone.
saw it on the mantle yes'er lay.
Mr.. Cit was there yester lay, but
| heard it gong off this morning.
Mrs. C.--Wcll, I hope it hasn't gone
where you told it to so.-Yonkers
States mnn.
Some dirty, contemplate scrub,
mole hog than human. goes about
the town Mt night splitting great gobs
OF tobacc" juice on the doors md
show windows Of the business houses
and private residences. The cur de-
Il coat of tar and feathers. II
eau !ht he will probably get that and
Il term in the county Jail.
Il Jackson, a St.class blacksmith,
has opened II shop nj Ed. Woolver
tons in Secret Valley, where no IL
prepared to do wagon repairing,
horseshoeiIrg, and all classes Of
work. in the blocksmithng line.
Prices reasonable and satisfaction
guaranteed. Bring me your
work. 40 /,
Constable Mcintosh brought Paw
o and H"incs, charged with burg
Ia IL NJ Mr. Pu@tt's barn, from Car
lin this morning md turned them
over "a Sheriff Campbell to await the
action at the grand jury.
j. Il. Hartman got in from Gold
Gre * In It mig hit. lie reports plenty
of snow and dull times up there. Mr..
iiardinan thinks the pro- poets are
good for the resumption nj work in
Gold Creek with the opening OF
spring.
Tho Journal says that Il mysterious
ghostlike woman is frightening the
pc pile Of Reno again She scared
several people Of Reno nearly to death
Wednesday night. The frightened
people all declared that they saw n
ghost. 1t seems - little strunge that
the people OF the literary hub OF the
State should believe in ghosts. II
Bros. Bragg and Dennis escape the
clutches of TINT ghost, there ia some
thing wrong with the ghost.
WHAT'S the matter with the silver
purity Of Nevada2 Gcor 70 IIumph-
rry, Democrat, has been appointed
Commisasy at the State Prison; DR..
Patterson. Republican. will probably
get the Insane Asylum, and Joe Jos.
ephs, Any Old Thing. is hooked for
the Orphans home. What has be.
come ri the battle scarrcd %shibbDlelb,
"fo the victors belong the spoils."-
Hawthorne Bullctin.
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Eiko County Cattle Association.