Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-08-11
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ShLMAGUNDl.

Houb ''chh tnlppeu nItccn cars OF
beef cattle to San Francisco this
forenoon.
Commissioners Reed and Wcathers
are attending tho meeting OF the
board today.
MIR. Fraitas' wounds are doing
nicely and the chances are now favor
able for saving his leg.
Major Miller came in from his
ranch this morning. He thanked US
for the complimentary notice given
him Inst week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel McMulIen
are down from Deeth to make mr..
engagements for their daughters TO
enter the high school.
This is rather Il peculiar streak of
weather FOR this season OF the year,
but it is enjoyed by everyone except
those who have hay TO put up.
Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson
passed through yesterday morning.
While ill Reno he visited John
Sparks ranch and WIS well pleased
with his herd OF cattle.
There was quite "A crowd Mt the La
moitic picnic yesterday. Tho game
OF ball was won by the Fort Halleck
club. Elko players helped out both
mines. \ heavy shower interfercd
with tho festivities in the afternoon.
Tho attention OF young men and
young women who wish to enter the
State University is directed to the
notice OF the examination which an
pears elsewhere. Full particulars
will he found therein.
L. 4. Blakcslcc OF Reno has been
appointed Deputy Internal Revenue
Collector for Nevada, vice Charley
May, removed by President Mckinley
for political reasons. Cleveland put
this position under the civil service
rules and Mckinley took it ont.
Hence Charley has to pay the pen
atty OF being Il Democrat.
"Mammy,7 said Pickanniny Jim
-Is gwinter be one er desc hypno-
tlzeR." WHATS dem?- @Yoh look
somebody in de eye, an he DEE
nachly goes ter sleep" well, don't
you go was'in yoh time. Dah's sleep.
fulness 'nuiT in dishcre worl' an"
she paused suddenly, and after II mo.
mcht Of thought addcd--Jimmy,
docs you imagine You could do dat to
n Observation-Disclosures Star.
An Arkansaw printer i'll making VI
the forms IN a hurry tho other day
got a marriage notice aud a gToccr
advertisement mixed up so rs 10
read ~ follows: John Brown and
Ida Gray We're united in the holy
saur kraut 10y the quart or barrel
bonds Of mntrimony. Mr.. Brown is
a well known Young Goldfish at 10
cents II pound, while the bride. Miss
Gray has some fine pigs feet which
will be sold cheaper than any other
store III town.
The railway ~tcicGraphcrs employed
on the Southern Pacific system have
been notified that mn advance in
wages has been accorded them. rang.
ing from g. tO so per month. This
IL approximately the amount the men
wore asking, nnd the decision causes
general rejoicing among the tclcg-
raphcrs Of the road. Tho rcprescn.
tatiyes OF the Order OF Railway Tc.
l%cgraphers have been in San Fran
cisco on this business for the last
sixty days.
The Central Pacific Railroad Com
pnny has some important track work
to he done i'll the vicinity Of Palisado
and has imported three different
crews to the scene OF necessary re.
pnirs, hut ms the company PAYS but
81 go per day. the hands To board
themselves. the c:aws have in each
case deserted the company md gone
to work haying for the north end
ranclicrs who are paying 81 a day
and board, this season. owing to the
scarcity OF labOr.-Sentiucl.