Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-01
lFRoM MONDAYS DAILY,
SALMAGUNDl.

Four carloads Of cattle were ship
ped to San Francisco today.
Mu. Taylor Allen and Miss Alice
Lowe have returned to Elko to re-
side.
VIM. Mitchell shipped four car.
loads OF cattle to Lovelock today
where he will feed theu for the win
ter.
Chas. Hale made n shipment OF
horses and cattle east today and Hen
ry Noight shipped two carloads of
sheep in the same direction.
1t was reported in town last night
TINT Lew Engler's saloon in Tusca.
rora WIS robbed Saturday night. We
have been unable to learn the partic-
ulars.
The Virginia Chronicle says Major
Dennis will start Il straight.out Dem.
ocratic paper in Reno next January
backed by ample capital.
Tho Southern Pacific is putting up
an extra telegraph wire from Ogaen
to Wadsworth, the increase IN bnsi.
ness making the new wire a necess-
ity.
There will be Il social dance at A,
o.. U. w. Hall on Friday evening.
December Sth. There will be the
best oi music and all who attend will
be assured OF a jolly time. See the
ad elsewhere and dent miss it.
Ed. Mead and family left for Salt
Lake this morning where they will
make their future home. They will
be missed in Elko. Tho ISDEPES.
DENT wishes them success in their
new home.
Charles Stone has been lodged in
the Winnemucca Jail for stealing
horses from /. V. Button in Paradise
valley. 1t is said that Stones arrest
will be followed by others as there
seems to be IN organized band Of
cattle and horse thieves in the valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il. Gheen cc!cbrat-
cd the twentieth anniversary OF their
marriage yesterday. Uncle Dick
Dorsey was on deck at the feast and
ate until he WIS tired. The IxDE
PENDENT hopes Mr.. and Mrs. Gheen
may live to celebrate many more an
niyersaries OF their wedding day.
Mr. Cownover aud f.. ID. Bowles re-
turned from n hunting trip yesterday.
While driving across the country, |
one Of the wheels OF the buggy struck |
Il chuck.llole mud Mr.. Bowles WIS
thrown ont head first. Ills face is
scratched up considerably, but he
escaped without serious injury.
William Pearl the Virginia militia
man., who amused himself by break
ing windows and raising cain gener-
ally i'll Reno during the reception OF
the Nevada Volunteers. was arrested
and taken to Reno to answer for his
fun. lie settled the matter by pay.
ing the costs to court and for the
damage lie had done.
At 533O O'Clock Friday mounting a
we'll dressed Young man registered at
the Grand Central Hotel, Reno, as
Charles Stuart. Chicago. He was as-
signed to a room and twelve hours
later he was found in an unconscious
condition. He was taken to the hos
pital and died early Saturday morn
ing. Empty bottles OF lauda-
nun and morphine told the story OF a
suicide. The suicide has been iden.
titled as Charles Scott Of Oakland.
Ex-Governor Thompson of South
Carolina, who recently returned from
Europe, said he WA approached by u
native III II village OF Switzerland,
who said to him: Excuse me, sir,
but will you g~ratifiy my curiosity by
telling mo what il vas that the gov.
crnor Of North Carolina said to the
governor OF South Carolina?7 Ask
cd what reply he made Governor
Thompson said: "Why, simply re-.
peated the historic remark and gave a
practical demonstration OF what fol-
lowed il; but il beats mo how that
fellow ever heard the story OF the two
governors"
The Union Consolidated Mining
Company has recently added $1,000 to
its a%sseta, winch has been laying on
deposit in the Bank Of California for
twenty-five ycars unknown To tho
officers OF tho company until recently.
Tho money hud originally boen put
in the bank under Il slightly different
name than that Of the Union Consoli-
dated Mining company, but by whom
md for what reason is not shown by
any OF the existing books or papers
Of tho mining company. IL looks
like n case Of Observation-Disclosures
Chronicle.
Tho most lOaihsOme, most trcacbor-
Gus. most repulsiyo creature in tho
world IL Il gossip. ] would rather
have the friendship Of u hyena than
the friendship Of u gossip. I would
ratlior pillow my lIcad by most Of con-
tipedcs than to sleep at caso in n gog-
sips home. would rather hear the
bpnout ruttln ri nm uDyry an akp Than