Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-01
SATURDAYS DAILY.l
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carloads oil horses to st. Louis today.
George Bruce caught u beaver kit
ten IN his traps on the river yester-
day.
Cattle cars are beginning to arrive
and several shipments will be made
next week
Chris Guldager is in from Monpd
Valley. flo reports everybody happy
i'll that section.
james Burke came in from Bullion
Sunday. lie reported Mrs. Frank
quite sick,
Taxes are coming III slowly. Up
to 3 o'clock this afternoon 2s7 tax
payers had paid i'll full and 80 had
paid tho first installment.
The U. S. Grand Jury, which meets
early in December, will pass upon
the cases Of iiftene persons charged
with selling whisky to Indians.
'Fitzsilnmons caught his hand in a
door yesterday md injured it severely
Ii his tongue instead Of his hand had
been caught and Injured, it would
have been a cause for rejoicing.
Tom Hunter and Myron PiIley left
for Mountain City this afternoon to
loo after some miuing claims. We
understand they have assays going rs
high MS $3.50 and 500 per ton in gold.
Eight marriages took place in Reno
Thursday, all Californians save one.
in which Miss Clara Mcconnell Of
Wadsworth WINS the bride and f.. O.
Randall Of Sacramento vas the
groom:
Postmaster Jones shut up shop be-
tween , and 4 O'Clock this afternoon
Ill accordance with the proclamation
OF the Postmas,er-Gen ordering
all posto!lices to close during the
funeral uf the late Vicc-Prcsident.
The delay in the passenger trains
from the west yesterday was caused
by n freight train jumping the track
at Clipper Gap. Nearly two miles Of
track Wore torn up and sixteen cars
were ditchcd. Conductor Steele
had his head cut and back injured.
The property OF the National Nick.
81 Company, situated IN Churchill
county, will be sold OH December 9th
to satisfy a judgment obtained by the
Nevada Nickel Sydicate Qimited)
against the former company in the T..
S. Circuit Court.
William Smiley came down from
Starr Valley today to make his yearly
settlement with the county treasurer.
lie says a good deal OF land is chang
ing hands i'll the valley at prices
ranging from $40 to ESQ per acre.
This Ia Il considerable advance over
its assessed value OF 60 per acre.
a Topeka man has promised his
wife faithfully to name his new silver
mine in New Mexico after her. Last
week she saw the printed letterheads
OF the new mine Tor the first time, and
instead Of the pretty name OF Marie
Louise. sho found it called @Tho
Holy Tcrror."-Kansas City Journal.
Hayden Henderson, assistant cash
tnr NJ il,n Inrlx l,F. H. c.. E---
yesterday to take treatment for his
oyes. Hayden has been working
steadily and his sight weakened al at
once. lie will place himself IN charge
OF Dr.Joseph Henderson, The INDIE.
PENDENT hopes he will o return us
good IA new.
MIR. aud Mrs. Major Miller tender
ed n very pleasant farewell party to
Walter Henderson last night at their
residence. About twenty invited
guests were present, and mirth and
merriment held high carnival until a
late hour. Cards, music and dancing
contributed largely to tho evenings
pleasure, after which delicious re-
freshmcnts were served. Walter
departs this evening for his former
home in Missouri, accompanied by
the best wishes OF his many Elko
friends for lis future prosperity and
Happiness. lilo failed, however, to
call and tell us all about it.
Al Buncel, a blacksmith OF rusca.
rora. made n trip to Boise, Idaho,
recently md stolo his two children,
aged 9 and 4 years, from tho custody
OF their mother md returned to Tus.
carora with them. II seems from the
account published 10y tho Boise
Statesman that Mr.. md Mrs. Buncel
had separated nud TINT che hal taken
tho children aud gono To her mothers
in BOISE. Buncel went nftcr thcm
and by strategy succeeded III getting
tliom from their mothor. Tho FL
Tor Bulletin says MB. Duncel was
In Mountain Home Monday night
and left for Bruncau Tuesday. Sho
10 hot on Buncel's trail.
Some ~ hns spent n lot OF good
time in figuring on the twentieth ccn.
fury and hns found that thorO will DO
twenty four leap years in IL, II will
DO made up Of 5,2l8 weeks and the
middle day OF tho century will 10
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