Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-05-05
IFioM SATURDAYS DAILY.l
SAI.NiAC USDI.

visiting friends in Elko.
1t is going to TAX" ~. 900 men next
year Ia handle the national census.
William Smiley foreman OF the
Scot, ranch near iInlIeck is IL town.
4 Jersey huh consigned to DR..
Drake of Tuscurora arrived Oh MOI
today.
4 patent for u hay press nat been
issued To Frank V. Burner Of Elko
County.
The Supreme Court will pass ON
the legality ot the Reno votes III the
gubcrnntorial contest today.
Abont twenty reenlisted recruits
from Philadelphia enroute to Manila
passed. throu- Ii ON No. 1 today.
William Smiley arrived from Sturr
Valley "u MOI to attend the meeting
Of the county board Of education this
afternoon.
At Canton, Ohio Yesterday the jury
in The case Of Anna T.. q orge. on
trial for the murder ~ G. .orge ID.
Sarton. returned ths verdict Of O
gIilty.
II IL sal ! TINT Il larger acreage ia
planted 10 wheat III Carson valley
iI.Hp ..rny Ia. sn, Su -
now srrdiLk III the fall and winter
and say that the results justify a con-
%tinunmcc Of the plan.
Last Friday 46 cases Of butter,
averaging 100 pounds we're slirpel
from tlIe Dougias county creamery.
Tins represents four days butter
making, not including TINT hich
goes To supply the local trade.
The miners strike ut Wardner.
linho, appears Ia bc over. Tho l. lst
Chance miners have gone to work
for 81 Sor carmcn and s3.1U for miners
:. terrible tornado swept Kirkyillc
aud ChIlIicutiir, Miss mri. Thursday
night. iluni: eds were killed ami
thou rnds lcft Homeless. The Loss III
property ~ III neGsc.
The Governor yeatcr day appointed
u bnrd ~ homo arr VS. tors tai the
Siatr Uni .ersit! !. select ug one pens III
from each county. f.. 5. Harrington
was selected f.om ElKo county.
Three thousand recruits and twer-
ty officers will be concentrated ut the
P."~idio immc. iiat"ly. The large San
Frarc's - pot will lie converted into
n regular recruit ny und receiving
rendezvous for troops.
The bnrronm Of the Commercial
hotel has been newly p,pcrrd aud
painted and other needed im-
provemert5 male in the shape az II
ne" bar, fixtures. etc. /: III now one
OF the hhndsomrst resorts in the
State.
The United States tran ports Sen
ator and ohio SAILED fIOn San Fran.
cisco Hcs'cr iny for the Philippines.
Tho v, ~ II bear the Thirteenth l.. >.
lmflniry md sever a hun Ircd re-
cruits. besides carrying hundrcds ~
tons III machinery and supplies for
tho army and navy.
The vorkmcn employed by the
Elko Wafer Company have finished
cleaning the Mater ditch between
hcrr aud the OsIu0 dam, aud will
begin the ccnst NC non OF tho new
rond on Monday. Tho ditch will be
fenced nearly all the way. which will
prevent cattle trnmplmg down the
hunks, and thus grcntly improve
Elko's water supply,
Sweden I'm. 1t appOin,c one Of
her prominent stntrs non tn attend
the Cars peace conference. II na4
also appropriated 5 l,OOO.OW for nrms
nmi foItiii .ntI0us. Swe len, like all
the other nations. IL heartily III favor
~ universal peace, bnt ut the same
time believes in being on tho safe
eide IN caso of war.
President McKinlcy yesterday sont
the following mrss go to General
Otis at Manila: "Y 'r mess 20 nm.
%nonncInp the acli .vemrnis ~ Nc.
ArlInr's division and the proposal ni
the insurgents for the suRpcn, ion ~
holsilitics IN most grntiF, ing. Con
vcy to the oil 'ers and men my hcnrt.
frlt congratulations and gratitude
Tor their rllauiry and triumph.
At last the wildl ,wcrs have broken
into the realm ~ Legislation. Tho
S~onurctiri committee uu agriculture
Inns reported II bill punish ng with II
tuc nny rno who destroys the irnil.
ing nrhuins nn the land ~ another.
But il took M hrknnsaR Legislature
t." mnitc II law protect ny hir,is from
being dill"d Tor their feathers Ia he
hnd on haia and lmnneta. Tho
Arkansas woman IN linitcd 10 usiri II
plumca which nro taken without in.
jury tn tile bird. So long IN the cup.
ply II the 10 II plentiful there should
10 no complaint.
-= go
Wasn't Hurt.
Sintc Controller Davis had n run.
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