Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-08-18
tFRoM DAILY
SABNiAGUNDl.

News spent yesterday in town.
Mr.. Whitemore, wife and children
arrived from Eureka yesterday.
The bicycle race yesterday between
Carson aud Reno for the State cham.
pionship WIS won by Reno. Carson
lost by half u mile.
The smelter at Golconda has closed
down for repairs. 1t will take about
three months TO mike the necessary
repairs to the plant.
Nearly all the scventy-three insur.
ancc companies that were fined 81, 600
each Tor violating the Missouri anti
trust law have paid their iines.
Mr.. fillmore has the foundation for
the Hot Springs hotel nearly com.
pleted. a carload of lumber for the
hotel arrived today. Work Oh the
building will be pushed us rapidly rs
possible.
Mr.. Triplett received Il copy OF the
Owensboro (Ky.) Inquirer today con-
tanning the ne NJ OF the death OF the
wife OF his brother, r. Il. Triplett.
The deceased lady was u sister OF
Senator Vest OF Missouri.
Lieutenant Gignoux OF the Nevada
Cavalry has been transferred to a
regiment OF cavalry recruited in the
Philippines. This makes a
in the Nevada Cavalry for Governor
Sadler to till. The Governors up.
pointment will be cabled to Manila
rs oon ms made.
Wanted-Essays OF not more than
2.GO0 words each, demonstrating that
the assertion i'll the Declaration OF
Independence that governments de-
rive their juet powers from the con-
sent OF the governed" ia %fallacious,
false and IA mere glittcring generality
For the best three OF which liberal
prices will be paid. Address Nation
al lmperialist League, care of White
House, Northumberland Rapids
Democrat.
The boys got their work in on the
editor i'll Saturdays issue. Just be.
cause we had To- bay some minnow
hooks and took II couple Of dollars
out OF the safe to buy them with they
insinuate that ~c took it to buy fish
Of the Indians. W saw no Indiana
on the trip and came back with one
mensley. little trout that cost nearly
his weight in silver. We make this
statement merely to offset the insin-
uation in Saturdays issue.
Tho sound Of the hammer makes
merry music i'll Elko ;hese days.
kcyser 4 Mathews have Dave Cas-
per's house well under way and have
begun on Mr. right's new residence.
Gardner il Son have John McI'ar.
lands and Walter KIine's new resi-
dences under way. Besides these
they have the new hotel at tho Hot
Springs under contract. The town is
having n healthy little boom.
Prof. Wilson OF the Agricultural
Experiment Station, connected with
the State University, in making Il
tour Of the State for the purpose Of
studying its agricultural resources
and TO secure samples OF the soil for
chemical analysis. He will he in FL.
kO OH the 26tli. II might 10 a good
idea for our ranchers to send in sam
pies OF coil tO he analysed. Any
samples sem to the INDEPENDENT Of
flee will be delivered to Prof. vii.
son.
Tho railroad is doing an immense
business these days. Passenger
trains 3 and 1 run IN two sections to
accommodate the travelling public
md freight trains almost innumcr-
able pass I'VE the road. The chink
OF the shekcls dropping into tho
strong box OF tho company must
make delightful music to Uncle Col
lis cars. But with all his prosperity
freight and passenger rates stay up
and the people pay ali the traffic will
bear. When will the end come to
this grinding imposition upon the
people Of Nevada?
Mint Director Roberts says we
have moro gold than We need. Rather
than have il 20 begging VIC can man.
age to use n little moro Of it out here
in Nevada. We are all IN favor Of
"sound money" but we like to hear
the sound Of it Unco in Il while. Tho
metallic ring reaches us rather family
when jinglcd only in tho treasury
vaults Mt Washington. So send
along n hand. car load, please, Mr.. r.,
ut the ratio Of | to lG, to replace the
dozen box-car loads OF dirty silver
debris which has been removed from
the Carson Mint.-Journal.
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