Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-06-02
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAIL
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w. S. Clayton aud daughters Of
Mound Valley attended the Memorial
Yesterday.
For the first time in many years
the people Of Elko had Il splendid
day yesterday for their exercises.
Trial jurors from nearly every sec.
ton OF the county are in town today.
They all look happy and contcnted.
County Clerk Dawley n appoint
ed j. a. Mcbride deputy clerk dur
ing the sessions OF the District court.
1t is claimed that more whiskey is
consumed in De Lamar. Lincoln
coln county. than ~ any other mining
camp in the Stutc.
Colonel ii. b. Msxson has a con-
tract 10 survey 10000 acres Of Gov
eminent Land in Elko county near
Wells. this year.
Belgian workmen are fond OF cock
Growing competitions. The other
day one well trained bird crowed no
less than 4G3 times in the course OF I'm
hour.
There is no clue to the mystery
connected with the skeleton fonnd
last week near Cherry Creek. Var
ious rumors have been investigated
without result.-Whiti Pine News.
Five thousand hungry Republicans
are happy yer McKinley's civil SER
vice order. They will now take the
places held by that many Democrats
under C~leveland's last order.
Commissioner Reed and wife ut
tended the Memorial exercises yester-
day. lie told the INDEPENDENT that
the steam wagon was at his place
yesterday morning.
n. J. Jrsseu Of Mardis and Paul
Schillerstrom OF South Fork prove.I
their loyalty to I'd Fellowship
yesterday by taking rart III the /. O..
O.. +. Memoir Il services.
The Elko county Red Cross Society
semi a floral tribute to Reno to he
placed on the grave II Andrew MicK-
elson, Decoration day Mr.. Mickel-on
was II member Of Troop A, New. Vol.
Cavalry.
Ex-Governor Blaisdell has no In.
tentiop Of locating ut Como, Lyon
county, rs announced by exchanges,
but visited tina: locality Tor the pur.
pose OF inspecting the HUXLEY. Logan
and other mining properties.
Any member OF Troop NJ OF Tor.
rey's Cavalry who has not received
blanks, on which 20 make application
for the extra months pay allowed the
regiment, n get them by applying
to s. Ii. Day, postmaster at Carson.
What do you think OF the new
baby the doctor has just brought?
Tommy-Why, he's got no hair! Oh,
md he's got no teeth! You've been
took in father; he's brought you M
old I'm.
The trinl Of Austin Charley for
robbing Tuscarora John, a brother
red man, on North Fork in August,
1897, has nccupied the attention OF
Judge Talbot and a jury today. The
case will 20 to the jury some time
this afternoon.
On Monday Judge Curler granted
Mrs. Pat line Bergsicin IL divorce
from DR.. Henry Bergstcin on the
ground Of desertion. She was allow
ed 500 n month alimony. all the
community property and given the
custody Of the children. Mrs. Berg
atein and her three boys have gone to
San Francisco.
Saturday afternoon Charles Cantry
and Charles Gosleo plead guilty to
the indictment charging them with
burglarznp jacobs tailor shop
Judge Talbot sent Cantry to the PEN
etentary for twenty months and Cos
10, was given twon,y two months.
Tho charge against Philip Mcguire
was reduced to receiving stolen prop
erty. to which IN plead gailty aud re-
ccived n sentence OF thirty days in
tho county Jail.