Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-06-30
tFROM MONDAYS DAILY.l
SABMAGUNDl.

Uncle Dick Dorsey had the prison
ers working OH tho baseball ground
today.
General Clarke continues to im-
prove and his friends are sanguine OF
his recovery.
The Sum OF $4,000 will DO allotted
Nevada in the distribution Of funds
for the survey Of public lands.
The awakening OF Phoebe is thought
to be near. At present everything is
at Il standstill and s2,OOO,O 900 worth OF
property is going to ruin.
The Courier says there are seven
teen artesian wells in Carson valley,
some OF them furnishing u flow Of 10
gallons peg niinr.a,
Surgeon General Stcrnberg has
fixed upon Fort Bayard, New Mexico,
as the most favorable spot CLIMATE
cally for Il national hospital for con.
sumptives.
Michael Smith, an old resident OF
Empire, Ormsby county, wa killed
ut Martinez, Cal. Friday by being
crushed under the wheels Of IA NOV
ing train.
Tracklayers are following up the
snowline In the construction OF two
lines OF railroad into Buffalo HUMP,
Idaho, and the terminus is now with
in eighty miles OF that place.
Tho steam engine and wagons we're
shipped back to Stockton yesterday.
1t will doubtless be Il long time be-
fore another experiment with steam
wagons is tried between Elko and
Tuscarora.
\ Young lady whose leg WIS brok.
en- i'll an accident on the Orleans rail.
road i'll France, has received $4,000
damages on tile grounds that her val.
ne from the matrimonial standpoint
had detcriorated through the ucci.
dent done her.
Tho Reno Wheelmen have decided
to incorporate under the laws Of Ne.
Nnda. This step was taken preparatory
to IsFuing bonds for the building Of n
new club house and bicycle track on
the grounds leased the by Congress-
nan Newlnnds.
Tho next session OF the Trans Miss
issippi Commercial Congress will
meet ut llonston, Texas. Nevada will
be represented for the next two years
by ii. Is. Maxson rs Vice President
G. ID. Van Duzcr and John Sparks rs
members OF the Executive Commit
tee.
Sheriff Campbell returned last
evening from his trip through the
northern part OF the county looking
after sheep licenses. Ills trip was
unsuccessful so far Is gathering in
licenses il concerned.
Warren G.. Notowarc. Chief Clerk
Of tho Mint Mt Carson, has received
orders from the Department at Wash.
ington to report at the Government
Assay Office at Seattle, in which in.
siitutiou he will occupy an important
position.
Nearly 5000 was subscribed Satur.
dny toward the baseball tournament
IL Il satisfactory arrangement can DO
made with the Tuscarora and Battle
Mountain nincs, the whole series OF
games will he played here, instead Of
ono as stated III Saturdays issue.
Tho boys are fitting up the ground in
anticipation OF the games.
At Il meeting Of Ivy Rebokah
Lodge held Saturday evening the fol.
lowing officers we're elected for the
term beginning July Let: Noble
Grand, Mrs. b. Lang; Vice Grand,
Miss a. l.. Adams; Recording Score.
tary, Miss George Grant; Financial
Secretary, Miss Mile. Wilson; Treas.
urcr, Mrs. Il. II. Harris.
The Silver State says that novor in
the history Of Humboldt county did
tho ranges look better than they
do Mt present; never have Humboldt
cattle been in better condition; never
hnvo tho conditions for good pricos
been moro encouraging; all Of which
combines to show TINT the will DO q
prosperous ysar for cattlcmon.
John Walsh, who has bscn begging
through tho valley, and finally wound
up ut Gardncryillc, whore no vaa
taken i'll at brow ne Hotel, died Fri
dry Mt that place, aud upon searching
hjs person u certificate OF deposit on
tho liibernia Bank WIS found for 1900
and s2i in money. lIo refused to
have u doctor, az no said hc wns too
poor. lie has no relatives so far ns
known.--Carson Appeal.
Secretary Of the Interior Hitchcock
las appOrtioncd tho funds for the
State Agricultural colleges Tor the
next fiscal year. Tho law under
which this money Ia distributed Ia
known ms the Merrill Act. It pro,
vidcs for payment out OF funds do
rived from the sales Of public lands