Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-06-30
[FROM SATURDAYS DAILY.l
SALNIAGUNDI

Austin last night. lie reports times
very dull there.
The horses found in the possession
OF Jim Brown, when arrested, have
been returned TO their owners.
The kids played Il match game OF
baseball today FOR n purse Of & .5O
Frank Meals nine won the game.
Mcmillan lost six more votes in
Storey county yesterday. This, the
Gazette saye, leaves him but a few to
-niggcr" with.
One hundred and fifty tons OF orc
are beng handled daily by the Glas.
gov and Western Mining Company
ut tll,ir property near Golconda.
Physicians say that tho nun who
sleeps with with his mouth shut is
likely TO live longest. In some places
the rule will apply to the man who is
awake.
Another train load OF soldiers pass.
cd through this afternoon on their
way Ia the Philippines to assist in
the benevolent assimilation" Of the
natives.
y movement is on foot tn have a
series OF baseball games played here
between the Tuscarora, Battle Noun.
tain and Elko clubs. One Of the
games will he played here ON the
Fourth il the arrangements can be
made.
Hon. Francis G.. Ncwlands has Civ.
en- the Reno Wheclmen a sito for Il
clubhouse ON the level area below the
Heights on the south side OF the river
He also leased them the whole area
mt Il very reasonable figure for Il per.
iod Of five years, providing they builu
a three lap bicycle track upon it.
The number OF communications by
telephone i'll this country annually is
5,OOO,OCO; telegraph messages $1,000
600. There are $4,000. 900 mcandes.
cent lights; |, 100000 arc lights. 5O0,-
600 electric motors. and 1000 electric
railways. About 100000 people
earn their living through electricity.
John Sparks has put tive or six
head Of healthy native cattle in with
the Jerseys shipped from Texas
about II month ago to sec how long it
will take for them to contract tho
fever and die. lie will keep the Reno
Gazette posted rs the experiment
progresses.
Tho pious dadhy ofPugilist Jcirries.
who knocked Fitzsimmons out in
eleven rounds at Concy island. says
the Lord was with the boy and ne
had to win. When Il preacher OF the
gospel can bring himself to believe
that the Lord took "a day of to attend
IA prize fight, he il about ready to re-.
tire on account Of softcnmg Of the
brain.-Ex.
North Dakota will hereafter issue
marriage licenses only Ia parties who
Ear pass Il satisfactory physical md
mental examination. 4 law has been
passed creating an examination board
Of physicians. II is probable that
other Statrs will pass similar laws rs
1t will have Il tendency To increase
tho health and prosperity 81 tho ma.
tiun.
The suit OF -. +. Rcdman against
tho Holt Manufacturing Company OF
Stockton, California. was compro.
missed yesterday and tho attachment
released. Mr.. Rcdmnn received all
the money he had paid down for the
engine and wagons, and paid the
freight one way md onc.half OF tho
engineers expenses. Tho engine
and wagons will be shipped back to
Stockton.
Tho dance given last night by tho
Masonic Lodge in honor Of st. Johns
Day was q decided social success,
Tho youth md bounty OF Elko wore
out md here mud there an old gray
head was seen. Tho music was OK
ccllcnt md tho fun continued until
tho morning hours came. All pros.
Ont enjoyed the occasion.
Al. White, ono OF Rcno's oldest citi.
2cns. was stricken with paralysis
curly Thursday morning. Failing TO
appear for breakfast, u search was
mado for him md he was found lying
unconscious on the floor Of his bed.
room. DR.. Bcrgstcin wns summoned,
but wRs unable 10 render my assist
ancc Mr.. White wns much better
yesterday.
The White Pine News thinks the
money to build n house Tor the Prcsi.
don't Of tho University should be
raised by charging each student an
annual registration Zee Of $50. This
IL claims would bo buriensomG Ia
but few Of the students. md froC
ecliolnrships could DO provided for
those few, so that no young man or
woman Of merit need DO excluded.
Golconda IL improving. l'ighta,
midnight cscapades and scandals in
high lie in tho tondcrloin are bccom-
ing frequent. Every man goes heel.
Cl md IL tl,n luIp nrc MT cnrnful