Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-03-03
rFRoM S lrURDAY's DA1LY.l
SALMAGUNDI.

Henderson Dewar's children are
improving.
Mr.. and MB. Eggcrs returned on
N".3 Inst night.
Frnnk Cosswell'S little boy shows
40 Improvement.
VIM. Buffers oldest girl is no bet.
Ter today. The rest az the family
show some Improvement.
Judge Talbot returned this morn.
ing from Carson. where he tried the
liency divorce case. lie says the
Legislature will be in session at least
week longer.
Harry War;. who left with Torrey's
Cavalry, is now in Cuba acting M
wagon master Tor the company into
which he was placed after the Torrey
boys were mustered ont.
Tie wife OF Ed KAN, nm engineer
on the railroad, He'd in Ogden Thurs
day. Mrs. X Ine was the sister of Ed
Pierce ~ CLrlin and her rema,ns will
he taken to Ctrlin FOR burial on No.
4 tomorrow.
Judge Talbot granted Mrs. H.ncy
Il divorce and all the community
property, III, istng OF n mortgage
for 5000 Out " this sun Mrs.
hen' y must pay the Bullion Bank
800 and the costs OF the suit.
Genoa Courier: There is very
little snow III the mountains and
ever! body If gro Hmg nnxi ms about
the water supply next summer.
Unless we have Il big snow storm in
The neSt two We 'ks many Carson
Valley ranches will probably be ms
dry rs an aan heap 10y III. iirs, OF
June.
The records o! the internal revenue
bureau show that the total receipts
from the tax on mirrd ilour sInce Au-
gust III. 1888, when the law went into
effect, nave been 90, iSg. The
OF collecting this amoun has been
SlS.JgO. The receipts from this
source during Dec. mIer. 1898. were
Sil7 and the cost OF SOLICITING SI3Su
Bob Rug, an Indinn. got Il big
load ot hc water ON board today and
started in To dcmuli-h the ~winduws
in Iii Logs store IN Chinatown.
IL
Constable Triplcti soon had him in
tow and took him to Ju iticc MORAN
who fined him en- or twelve md a
hal; days in jul. Ring didn't feel
like putting up the coin and was
snakcd OF L" jail.
Rev. Geo. T.. Plummer's lcctur, at
the high school last evening was very
interesting and deserved n much
larger a. diencc. Mr.. PIummcr took
up the play Of the Merchant OF
Venice. gave the lot and read cx-
tracts from different acts Of the plny.
His reading was i"ntcrspersed with
comments md he held the attention
OF his listeners tn the close of th.
lecture lie will deliver a lecture on
"Hanlct' two weeks from last night
at the same place.
Genoa t'Ourricr:--A most dist rcss.
ing accident occurred ut the home Of
Fred Bcrning a few miles aOuth Of
GnrdDCrvillc yesterday morning nhoui
So'cl"ck. Til" two ycar old daughter
Of Chris Bcrninp. while trying to
climb through Il board fence. clipped,
or lost its footing in some way, and
was caught by the neck be; the
honrds ~ the fence and chokcd to
drath The chill WIS Just alive
when discovered aud died n few
mon, MS later.
WilIin McDoweell's funeral to,k
place from the Episcopal Church ut
2o'clo;k this afternoon. The Church
was crowded with sym%pnthizug
friends 81 the family. The scrviccs
conducted hy Rev. Geo. +. PIummcr
were unusually interesting md IN
pressivc. After the e services in the
Church the remains wore followed to
their last resting place 10y n lnrgc
number OF people. Tho last rites
were performed and all TINT wac NOR.
tnl of Il noble Young mnn wns left in
the city u tho dead. May he rest in
peace.