Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-05-19

A Pro,psrou. Little H.,nI-t.---A few
Items of Interest.

EDITOR INDEPENDENT: Deeth. To
al! appearances has attained it1 nor
mal growth. Mt least for some time to
come. There is no appreciate chnnge
noticeable as to the popula'i"u and
buildings since ynnr correspui-
lent visited the town over thirty
months ago.
Harry Stevens has j ist finished u
tine residence nrr h ni the track.
while the Misses Roa e Hnd Matte
McMnllen, jointly wit; Gus VoseI.
contemplate the erection ~ a housr
To equli in rlegan - II in town mp
"n an already selected site oppositc
the depot.
The prob ,bility nf HI immediate
growth in any direction Is prrcluled
by the Tact that every avniiahle acre
III this sec ion is taken up aud owned
by someb,d y; and FOR the further
rraso that this place will rever he a
rai,n'ad division, and hat it is hope
lessly safe from e be coming Il
manufdctur. ny center. In conse.
gu nee there exists no surplus popu
Ia ion to become a drug in the mar
ket for winch the bus ness pc rple are
very grateful with tile result hal ev-
cry body is dmng well. Neither does
that Accountable pest, the festive
tramp gentry harrass the people very
much, us Deeth is too near the town
OF Elkn.
| }. l.. Porter. who with Joe Moran.
b1asis OF being the pioneer settler Of
Of this hamlet. still conducts the onl,
general merchandise store doing MS
we'll as ever. Nevertheless, he pre-
fers to spend his declining day il Il
larger place than Ibeeth and give
some nue else al opportunity to maze
money. To this en,l he would iik,. to
make an outright sale of all hi prop
cry mud interests or lease the same ut
Il nominal rental I" some resi- onsible
party. That Mr.. Porter is i'll dead
earnest, may he inferred f.Om thrEiacL
that he has already | on !hi u house
in Ogden. which is now undergoing
desired alterations m Ter he super
vision NJ his son George. Oliver
Call, more familiurly known as the
j lily Missouri m, is tile ravoritc = lies.
man nf the rs n li-hmenI.
j. " Truett and Charlie Knurklrs
:" JOY - rich II on poly i'll the saloon
busint IS Nil,nn Armstrong who
succeeded the late prrtmastcr James
McMullen, whose nntimely death &C.
cured las: March, no d. the posi- ion
10y temporary appointment at the
hands of the dee, ascd'5 bundsinen.
WI liam Mayer the efficient day
operator and Wells Fargo agent, re-
ports ii steady increase in the su ck
shipping business b! comparison with
the past three seasOn+. Since over Il
yearAgo the e u. company has main
tanned a night office. Mr.. William ION
is the present operator Ben Armstrong
derives substantial support from
his hotel.
Yesterday Isura Stephens the pop
ular sch ul ma'dm, adj mined tor VA
cation; ind 's a hitting "wind up" to
IN exceedingly successful term on
the same evening gave an entertain
inrnt IN hich her school children ex-
clusIyely participated. The some-
what lengthy but varied programme.
consisting Of - Numbers. presented
pleasing features Throughout, chief
among which were patriotic songs
and iab!caux, touching upon the late
Spanish mrricnn war and earning
tie c iformers well merited applause
Miss Nettlc Armstrong wRs the mus
zeal conductor Of the evening. Tho
hall WAS filled to its Utmost seat ing
capacity and even stand ny room WIS
II Il considerable discount.
On the whole the performance was
voted II great succ IS 10y every one
present and reflected unUp undeI
credit alik" upon promoters aud pur
Elephants. 4 dance concluded the
evenings finn.
On Sunday last the Good Tcmplars
held Il public installation OF newly
elected officers in the Starr Valley
hall. There was u good Mtendmucr,
despite the Indictment weather pre-
vailing al lay.
OSCAR IiiLDERBRAST,
DEETn, NV, May l2th, 1899.