Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-10-20
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
SALaIAGUNDI.

d. SOHTuu OF LaulOlle uDu Iaul
schillerstrom of South Fork were in
town today.
Frank Fcrnald. Jr.. will carry the
Bulletin hereafter. Frank says he
will get 1t around on time.
II there were n few more trains
running on the g. p, some q: them
might arrive on time now and then.
John Vowel and Paul Kcyser left
for Chicago this afternoon with six
carloads of horses. 1t is PauI's first
trip east.
Mrs. Lydia Adams Williams OF &C.
noa has been appointed correspond.
ing secretary Of the Nevada Paris
Exposition Commissioners.
Herbert Mcmillan, son OF die late
james II. Mcmillan, is the Democrat
ic candidate for city attorney Of Og-
den. The INDEPENDENT wishes him
success.
Congressman Newlands has given
500 toward the fund for the -recep-
ton Of the Nevada Cavalry. Reno
had subscribed Sl5G up to Monday
afternoon.
The Nevada University football
team beat the team of the University
OF the Pacific Monday by a score OF
G3 to D. The California boys don't
seem To have been in it.
Tie Reno Gazette thinks every Ne
vadan who enlisted during the war
with Spain should be given n medal
by the people Of the State. To nc.
complish this purpose it has started a
subscription fund.
The total value Of real estate and
personal property i'll Humboldt coun.
IS, rs fixed by the assessor, is $685.
10. This is rather II poor showing
for Il county that claims its property
To be worth twenty-five millions.
y cutting atfray took place in
Lavelock carly Sunday morning.
The PARTIES engaged were j. w. Rob-
ins and }. w. Lcmmons. Robins re.
ceiyed IN ugly cut across the left
cheek.
Wick johnson says he is missing a
good deal of wood and knows where
il is going. lie advises the parties
taking the wood to let it alone here
after or they will be arrested and
prosecuted. \ word to the wise
ought to be sufficient.
Sam Wheeler came in from Gold
Creek this afternoon i'll response to a
telephone message that his father was
seriously sick. lie did not know OF
his fathers death until he reached
town. lie will leave for Milton, Cal
ifornia, tonight to attend the funeral.
= correspondent Of the Atlanta
Constitution from Cliuck county sent
the following the other day: "Brother
Jones prayed for rain six Gays on Il
stretch, and when the rain came he
was the first maj to be drowned in it.
The ways Of Providence are past
finding out"
Tho Nevada Magazine for October
will contain portraits OF Governor
Sadler, Major Dennis and other
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Among the con-
tributors tx our townsman, Attorney
Gins. B Henderson, who contributes
an article on the history OF the organ-
ization nnd work Of the Nevada
Rough Riders.
On September % the Queens reign
exceeded 10y just three years the du-
ration OF that OF King George Ill,
her Majesty having rcigncd e. years
and 0G ~days-from June 20. 1887
while her grandfather's occupancy of
the throne lasted 30 years and 9G days
from October -, 1870, to january
20, 1920.
Tho Reno Improvement Committee
on Commerce and Manufactures has
raised something over S5O0-of which
Hon. +. G.. NewlRnds contributed
about half-to sink artcsian wells IN
Prcsser Valley, and thereby test the
"racticability Of irrigation by that
means in that dry, but rich, section
OF the county. Tho wells are TO be
sunk on land owned by G.. II. Stod-
dard and Henry Andcrson.-Gazcttc.
Tho Columbia was leading tho
Shamrock yesterday when tho lattcr's
topmast broke. Tho Columbia sail.
cd over tho course within tho time
limit aud was given the race. Sir
Thomas Upton, owner Of the Sham.
rock, said that he Ind lost tho race M
fairly "a il lie had gone over the
course aud The Colunbia Ind finish.
cd first. Sir Thomas seems TO DO n
genuine sport.
Lieutenant II. G.. Bulmcr arrived
horc from San Francisco this morn.
ing. having returned there from Man,
ila on a troop transport Il short time
ago. Whom Lieutenant Bulmrr wen
TO The Philippines he was an ensign
on the warship Bennington md wa
promoted for gallant service while il
command Of landing pnrty OF blu,