Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-11-24
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NC'hls ODc-lllTu Ol tile WOEIu S saw
ings are III $50 savings banks OF the
United States.
Ex-Controller Lagrave is building
n mill ut FL Dorado. Placer county,
for the crushing OF ore.
Lyon county has an area of 976,000
acres, and OF this only G0,uo0 acres
are under cultivation.
mo foreign alliance. no truste. no
imperialism for the United States" Is
the inscription upon the new Demo-
cratic campaign button.
Walter Henderson came up from
Reno last night. lie will spend a
few days visiting friends in Elko and
will then leave for his home in Mis-
sOuri.
Harry Goldthwaitc, u resident of
Reno, was found dead in his cabin
yesterday morning. The deceased
WAS n native OF Maine, aid mt one
time was Il well-to. do C~omstocker..
Mr.. Woolyerton got III from Ruby
valley last evening and returned this
afternoon. lie rel orts everybody hap
py and contented over his way.
1t is said that John Sibbald of the
Golconda Cattle company has pur-
chased about $4,000 worth OF cattle
around Austin within the past eight
weeks.
Considerable excitement was caus- |
ed at Carson Sunday evening by the
burning out Of Il chimney in the Cap
itol building. The fire companies
were called out. but no damage was
done.
1t Is said by railroad men, that be-
ginning with the first OF the year six
million dollars will be spent IN the
Improvement OF the Central Pacific.
Much OF that will 60 to Nevada labor.
The railroad company has made a
feeble effort to supply the necessary
cars for the shipment OF cattle. Four
cars arrived last night and Mr.. Mofiit
loaded them today with cattle for
San Francisco. The stockmen would
appreciate more energetic action ON
the part Of the railroad company.
a German company purchased IA
large tract Of land in Madison county
Montana, ut "a low figure, supposedly
for agricultural purposes, but instead
Of buying farming implements n COM
bincd dredging and stelm shovel
plant was install d on the ground and
1t Is being worked for gold which Is
found in pa! ing quantities.
Taxpayers are notified that there
remains but twelve moro days in
winch to settle up with Treasurer
Dawley and avoid the ten per cent
penalty, which will be added to all
on which the first or complete pay
ment is not made before December
eth.
One of the things learned by Paris
about n worlds fair il tn have a slid
ing scale Of admission fee. AT the
exposition next year II ticket to all
departments before 10 a. M. will be
40 cents; between 10 a. IN. and 6 p. M.
the charge will be 20 cents. and after
Gp. m. the price is again 80 cents
| I'm sunday la. ,rinn r,,,,.,,. - IN
cents.
j. +. Greenwood, Il member of the
Nevada battalion, left today to Join
his brother IN Manila. 1t is tho in
tcntion OF Mr.. Greenwood to engage
i'll business there. Before leaving he
subscribed for The Weekly INDErEH.
DEST and promised TO write To us oc-
casionally from the land OF the Fill.
pinO. Tho INDEPENDENTS best
wishes go with him.
Five girls OF the Missouri Uniyers.
ity have formed a unique society call.
cd the Eight M ri" the necessary
qualification for membership beng
beauty and Il relish Tor pic. We nj.
ways thought that the gals OF old
Missoury' preferred "cawn zone and
postum to anything else but it eeems
That they are learning moro and more
the arts and sciences OF modern civil
lization.
Tho News says that Il representa-.
tive Of n Milwaukee, Brewing com.
pnny 10 III Carson looking over the
ground with tho view Of establishing
II five million dollar plant for tho
man ufacturc Of beer TO supply the
Philippines, Honolulu and tho coast.
ilo has analysed the Carson water
and finds il we'll suited for the manL.
facturo 81 beer. II the plant is start.
cd il will give employment 10 1000
people. Tho Carsonitcs should not
let this opportunity pass by.
Referring TO tho war in South Africa
the Richmond Times says that oven
tho Bonr war ~ il child's play. and Ia
show what real war is, recalls the fact
that PiCkctt's division Ut tho Con.
fcdcratc army, lot nj Gettysburg
more men IN thirty minutes than tho
British Loaf, killed, wounded and cap.
turCd in South hfricn since the 5war