Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-04-21
lFRoM TUESDAYS DAILY
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GudTu M the prison.
Two trains OF soldiers pas Ell
through this forenoon
Wmtermantel has II new nd todny
Ever! body should r, al it.
Geo. u. Ackerman. representing
the Silver STATE. Is ia town toIa.
Il. ID. FoI rest, the Bulletin route
agent. pas cd west On M. 4 today.
The count" officers and the prison
ers at tile jail are dancing to Judge
Mor:nn's mu lie these days aa wit
nesscs III the Fuller cases.
George Russell returned from his
Battle Mountain ranch last night.
lie says the river it ont Of its banks
down there and there is IL splendid
prospect for grass this year.
T.. NJ. lsh and G. +. bingham came
down from TuscarUra Yesterday .
They came down TO confer with u
Salt Lake mining man IN regard To
the development Of mines in which
they are interested.
Josie Eschiverria. IA soiled dove of
htlc Mountain. committed suicide
Saturday afternoon. 10y taking cnr-
h'lic acil. She had been on II pro
trT"ted spree. She died in horrible
nGony fcrty minutes after she was
discovered.
The statement has been made that
within the last fifteen years 4G per
cent ~ the bril- life OF the United
States ha' pc ishcd and that 20 years
more OF neglect and destruction will
deprive the country entirely OF nm,
birds except those preserved by taxi
dernri,ts
The Hallway Age in it: recent issue
published the fulluwIng: There is
every indi ntion that not less thnu
300 lies Of new railway will he
hunt i'll the Unit"d States III 1879,
representing an InveStment Of ab.n,
SlJO,HO'.00O. At the present time
owe 1000 miles are i her under con
tract or actually under construction.
Through the Mckinley Comma
sInncTs the United Siaics promises
FrliplnOs an hO1e,t civil service. q
FAIR collection az taxes, an
ca! management OF public affairs, q
pure AMI speedy administration Of
the courts and s~everal other good
things that it is not yet able To give
it, own people at hOmc.-StCckt0n
Mail.
Il thouIhi you were born ol. the
first Of Apri - shi I Il husband to his
wlf' who had mentioned the DIST ~
her birthday that's what all nv
friends think" nnswe-cd the wi e..
why are they I'm mimnus on INIT
p~ormt:' asked her licgc lord. -On ac-
count 81 my ch 'icc II Il husband"
WAS the quiet response. Tie subject
was pursued uO fur. her.
Joe Nmcy.a packer. was found
dead nj Battle Mountain Saturday
afternoon. He had been dead about
four hours when found. Iic had
been under the d - care for some
time for heart trouble and his death
Is attributed To that eau SO. 40 was
Il Mrxiran by birth, about 81 years OF
n:". aud had resided at Battle Mum.
tain for the last twenty years.
change. which you can try il You
want to. lf you use electric lights.
when a wire hreuks IN a Llib il NAV
sometime he mcuded ity turning the
current on md shaking the bulb
when the broken ends will often
come together aud tire electricity
Will weld them firmly, making them
ns good ns new.
Two hundred and fifty marines from
the New YORK Navy yhr took sup
per here last night. they were under
the command uf Colonel Pope and
were m exceptionally fine looking
no ~ Of men. Thoy were on their
way Ia Manila AID seemed unxinus
to meet the Fillipimo4. The q SOL
dicrs nf the navy receive ! u rousing
reception. ne Irly The emit q prpnla-
tiun of the town beng ont To greet
the II.
DR.. Stubs. President OF the Statc
University. has written Ia us for the
Dame III tw" or three good farrlers
OF Elxn count! who will Iui IN nm
n"ro Ut sugar bccis each Ia test the
soil SUPPLEMENTARY for tho rnising of
sugar bcc's lf amy Of orr farmers
will take thus matter in hand, DR..
Stubs will fur"ish the necessary
seeds nud nation. Some of Unr
farmers should make the experiment .
send " your INT nj once nnd wo
will notify DIR. Stubs.
An INDEPENDENT sub'cribcr who
lives on North Fork Gains TINT he
docs not got his paper regularly mud
chnrgca that when he does yet il it
hh' been opened and read by the
T. 'stmastcrs along tic route. II this
should h"rpen 10 meet the eye OF one
10 thoIc p"simastcrs, he had better
stop tho unlawful practice. II we
can get the proof Of this work. the
guilty pOs'mastcrs will he reported Ia