Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-06-09
TUESDAYS DAILY
jALMAGUSDI,

Edgar Reinhart and Jim Hender-
son have received new Cleveland hi.
cycles.
U S. District Judge Hawley has
appointed l.. +. Morgan United
States Commissioner for Elko.
Percy Hull who has been laid up
Tor some time is rapidly improving
and will Soon be around again.
DR.. A. HuIaker Of Carson has
been a pointed us physician mt the
State Prison to take effect on June
18th.
Mrs. W. ii. O'Neil returned from
Palisade last evening accompanied by
her cousin. Miss Ora Ford Of Eur, ku,
who will visit relatives i'll Elko for u
short time.
The members nf the Nevada troop
i'll Manila will receive travel pay OF
from s55 to SO il mustered out in
San Francisco.
General Otis advises the War De.
partment that the Oregon Regiment
will leave for the United States this
week. It. will be sem directly to
Portland to be mustered cut.
Reese Wheeler departed for Ca,
fornia on No. , last night. lie left in
response to a telegram received yes
terdny afternoon, stating TINT his SIS
ter had been thrown from a buggy
and injured Mt his home zeal Stock
ton.
An Omaha press dispatch Of the
9th says: A courier has Just reach
ell Casper, Wyo, with the ne VS. OF u
hattle between a Union Pacific posse
and the outlaws who dynamited the
company's train at NiIcoI. Tic
out Avs were captured wi .hout loss
OF lie.
President LOubet of France was
insulted and struck with ii cane Sun
day at the race course III Auiuirl,
France. Baron Chnstiun, a society
gentleman who struck the blow WIS
beaten black and blue by the gentle.
men with the President. One hun
dred and thirty arrests followed.
s. Symmetrical has filed n bill
against the town of Reno for legal
services rs Il special counsel for the
City Couhcil OF : $50. .Iie hill will
lie acted upon tomorrow. The serv.
ices are alleged tn have been perform.
cd in the late water litisation.-Gd.
Zctte.
The jury in the Sam Jones case
came INTO the courtroom ut nbOu' s
o'clock last night. REPORTED disagree
ment and was discharged by Judge
Talbot. The ballot stood seven for
convection and live Tor acquitial.
The Jury in the case Of the Stute vs..
John Cuplin, Ezra Cuplin and Dove
E~ngleLright acquitted John Cuplin,
ami stood nine To three Tor conviction
OF Ezra Cuplin and Englcbrighi.
Word n received here yesterday
OF the death, Sunday. Of James Bcws.
n prominent sheep man OF eastern
Elko county. lie Guccumbed to
heart disease on the stage between
Grass Creek and Terrace. while on
route to Salt Lake, having been
called there 10y the serious illness uf
John I5nws. his brother. MB. Beus $,
" 40 is ut Salt Lake, telegraphcd
Wcs johnson to bring the body Of
her hush nd To that city for inter.
mont.
Claims to the honor Of being the
oldest postmaster in point OF service
in the United States have recently
been put for.h from yariou' sections
Of the country. This honor, how.
ever, according to the pnst office
authorities, righifully belongs to RIOS.
well B~cardsley. Of North L1nsing
Tompkms county, n. Y. IIu was NJ.
pointed postms 'ter OF North Lansing.
on juno 70. 1923 und has held that
office continuously since that time.
IL he lives until the % ~ next month
lie will have served II ycus as II
postmaster. Ills SALARY last year WE
sl75.s3
Southern Pacific Company's sur.
vcyors visited winnemuc.m Il few
weeks ago md did considerable work
which no N knew anything Of. 1t
now develops that 4 WIS for tue pnr.
pose of cnlargug the railroad yards.
MI NJ the tracks in the east end Of
the yard TINT switch into the main
line ut tho end " the freight house
arc to TO extended to Bridge street
cross ng ut which place they are to
connect with tho ma limo. Wncn
that has been completed tho railroad
company will have ono ~ the iurge It
ynrds III Nevada. II Ia reported TINT
work will commence on tho extension
in II few weeks. Silver state.
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