Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-09-08

1t was reported in town last uight
that Mayhugh had lost his job mt the
-, Indian reservation. We have been
unable to verify the report.
There is n vacant clerksIrip in the
Fouth Internal Revenue District to
be filled by Il woman. Every woman
the tho United States will be given IL
chance to get the place by civil serv-
ice examination,
Reese Wheeler returned to his
home near Stockton, California, on
No. = last night. During his stay in
Elko Reese made many warm friends
who will greatly regret his departure.
Sandy Parsons, who left here with
the ball boys Is their mascot when
they went to Elko, came home Satur-
day. Sandy says he only had to lick
five kids over the ball gamc.-Times-
Review.
The baseball club will go to Tusca-
rora Saturday to play the return
game with the Tuscarora boys. The
following compose the club homma,
C; Ertlc, p; Henry, LIST b; Tabcr. Cd b;
Dunn, 3d b; Mitchell, S 8; Henderson,
C (; Bruce, r T; Gardner, | +.
No clue to the identity OF the men,
who burglariZed the ~. II. Smith
Company's store, has been found. MI.
Mcbride found a new pipe belonging
to the store Mt the lumber yard this
morning. This would indicate that
the burglars took more articles than
were missed yesterday.
Tho first game OF baseball ever
played i'll Nevada WAS played ut Car
son in 1870 between the Silver Stars
Of Carson and n Virginia City club,
resulting in a victory for the Carson
club. Will COwan is tho only mem.
Der of the Silver Stars in the city
News.
\ Genoa prospector named Frank
Mcagher has uncovered an immense
ledge, about twenty miles from
Gardnervillc, which Mt IL %conserya-
tive estimate shows ono million tons
OF SD gold ore in sight. He will
have no trouble IN obtaining capital
to mine it il the report is true
Record.
y Chinaman committed suicide
last Saturday by hanging himself toa
tree in Chinatown. lie was buried
Sunday. Whisky JohnnylPiute) was
undertaken, pail. bearer and master OF
ceremonies. The funeral was con-
Quoted with great eclat, and the flu
neral baked meats attracted the hun
cry coyote and Piute.-IIawthorno
Bulletin.
III MIR. Hobart is rcnomlnated he
will he the first Vice President to re.
ceive TINT distinction in "A great many
years. II lac is reelected no will he
the first Vice president to serve two
terms since John g. Calhoun, who
served from 1925 to 1888. In fact
there have been only four Vice Pres.
ident that hnro been reclectcd--John
Adams, George Clinton, Daniel d..
Thopkins and John G.. Calhoun.
Lawyers Brown and Henderson
went ont to slaughter trout this after.
noon. The licHd OF the firm had a
bottle Of liquid bait in his pocket
They will pour the contents OF the
bottle in the river and make the
trout drunk and then pick them ont
with their hands. That is what the
senior member OF Tie firm told the
editor he was going to do with the
bottle of bait.
While Major Miller's little boy WINS
playing with q stick in the kitchen OF
their residence last evening. he acct.
dentally hit a lamp, upsetting it. The
burning oil set fire to the carpet and
walls aud for u time created u ranic
in the house. MrB. Miller caught n
blanket and threw il on tho fire and
smothered it. Tho alarm was sound.
cd, but the fire was ont before the
people found out whore il was.
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There will be n great demonstra.
tion in Carson this afternoon in hon.
or OF VIM. j. Bryan. Special trans
will be III from Virginia City and
Reno. Tho mines aud business
houses Of tho Comstock will close 10
give tho employees I'm opportunity tu
SEQ the famous Ncbrasknn. Mr.. Bry,
mn will speak in Reno tonight where
there will DO another big demonstta-