Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-29
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY.
SALMAG UNDI.

E"s ShSA oONN ID lLAIpI
III that section.
Governor Sadler has appointed
Milton Wallace Is notary public, vic,
+. II. Mead, resigned.
The business men OF Cincinnati ar,
making IA lively fight for the Demo,
cratic Natllatal convention.
j.. b.. Fitzgerald came up from
Lovelock last evening and will re.
main in town until tomorrow.
Gents and Ladies' neckwear. silk
mntiicrs. in all colors and sizes. and
initial pocket handkerchicfs just re.
c,ived at Englcr's.
The fund for the benefit OF General
Lawton's widow and children Is
growing rapidly. Yesterdays figures
placed it at S3l,4O4.
The attention OF Odd Fellows is
called to the notice Of Il special meet
ing OF Elko Lodge No. Is to be held
Saturday night. Every Odd Fellow
is requested to bc present.
David and Harry Miller, arrested
on complaint Of one Webb Of Church.
Ill county, charging them with cattle
stealing. have been Released from
custody at Dayton, as the charges
could not be substantiatcd.
Miss Emily IIilda Blake was hang
ed at Brandon. Mantinuba, yesterday
forkillinE the woman for whom she
worked. She walked to the scaiTo.d
with ont assistance and was the cool
est OF the party, with the exception OF
the hangman.
Billy Josephs will insult no more
women, Tor the next forty days at
least. lie is the fellow of whom we
spoke Ill yesterdays issue as having
insulted II lady on Bridge street. He
WAS identified later, arrested and JUS
tice Rutherford sent him up for forty
days. He ought to he taken out Of
town on a single rail line when he
gets ont OF the couler.-Silver State.
At ii meeting Of Elko Lodge No. 10
+. ~ y. Nj. last evening the following
officers were Installed: David Cas-.
per, S W; & b Wclshons. J W; John
Henderson, Treas; j f. Triplett, Sec;
CB Henderson; S d; NJ II Wallace,
j ID; John Ackland and q w Luton.
Stewards; james Russell, Tyler. Ow.
to the absence of Mr.. e. II. Hale,
master elect, the installation OF Mas.
ter was postponed until his return.
In Manila the Spanish dealers at.
tempt to attract the trade OF the
American soldiers 10y hanging out
signs printed IN English. and il
we may believe II Kansas boy. the re.
suit Is often ludirrous. Here are a
few Of the signs: "My new rapide
fortografy process is OPEN "We
regulate watch crystals twenty cents
oue.' Smoking is defended here"
Evidently it is the intent Of the last
announcement to let the soldier boys
know that they will Ice permitted to
smoke ! II the prOprintor's store.-
Kansas City journal.
Who says that Il woman il not
brave? We can boast Of one courae.
cnus II in the valley at my rate.
TIE other night Mrs. james Ryan,
hearing IA tremendous cacklmG in her
hen coop, sent the hired man out to
investigate the cause Of the disturb
ancc. lie reported that n wildcat
WINS playing havoc with the chickens:
but as there WIS not Il gun on the
place he WIS afraid to attack il. Not
so with Mrs. Ryan. She collected a
number Of stones and with these mis-
sizes pcltcd the animal TO death
Phoebe Record.
Thorc was Il large crowd al the Ma.
sonic dance last night aud everybody
passed Il most enjoyable evening.
Tho music by the Elko orchestra was
excellent and fairly made one dance
whether he wanted TO or not. The
only person in the hall who did not
seem To be enjoying himself was one
OF our prominent citizens who COM
planned Of his stand up collar cutting
of his ears. This did not ecem to
worry him much, however, ns he
whirlcd through the mazcs Of the
waltz with the grace OF Il gazcllc. 1t
was n splendid dance and the INDIE
PENDENT hopes the Masons will give
more Of them.