Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-05-15
DEETH.
A Prosperous Little HaInlet.---A fsw
Items OF Interest.

COI1OH 1nOEFENDEST.- DoeLlls I'D
nj! appearances has attained its nor
NAL growth, ut least for some time to
come. There is no appreciIble change
noticeable as to tho population and
buildings since yonr correspnI-
dent visited the town over thirty
months ago.
Harry Stevens-has jIst finished a
fine residence nor h of the track.
while the Misses Rose and Matte
McMnlleD, jointly wiL2 Gus VogeJ,
contemplate the erection of a house
to equal in elegance amy in town up
ON an already selected site opposite
the depot.
The prob ,bility of an immediate
growth i'll any direction is precluded
ny tile Fact that every available acre
III this section is taken up and owned
by somebody; and for the further
reason that this pInce will rever he a
railroad division, and hat it is hope
lsssly Safe FROM ever lie coming a
manufacture ny center. In conSe.
quence there exists no surplus popu-
la ion to become d drug M the mar
ket for which :he bus ness pc ,ple are
very grateful with Lne result rl.at ev.
cry body is dong well. Neither dues
that abominable pest, tile festive
tramp gentry harrass the people very
much, as Deeth is too near the town
OF ElkD.
j. l.. Porter, who with Joe Moran,
boasts OF being the pioneer settler of
OF this hamlet. still conducts the onl,
general merchandise store doing as
well as ever. Nevertheless, he pre-
fers to spend his declining day il a
larger place than peeth and give
some one else sln opportunity tn MAKE
money. To this end he would like to
make an outright sale of all hi prop
cry aud interests or lease the same a,
nomIDal rental Ia some responsible
party. That Mr.. Porter is in dead
earnest, may he inferred from thcEfac,
that he has already hou sht house
in Ogden, which is now undergoing
desired alterations under The super.
vision of his son George. Oliver
Call, more fanIiliarly known as the
july Missouriln, is the iavorite sales.
man NJ the es ai,li!hmeni.
j. ". Truett md Charles Knucklca
e' Joy rich u on poly in the saloon
busiDt So " ileon Armstrong who
succeeded the late postmaster James
McMullen. whose mtimely death oc-
cured las: March, holds the position
ny temporary appointment at the
hands Of the deco ased's bondsmen.
WI liam Mayer the efficient day
operator and Wells Fargo agent, re-
ports stead! increase in the sta OK
shipping BUSH sss b. con- parIson with
the past three Seasons. Since over a
year ago tie q p. compnny has niaiu.
tanned night office. Mr.. William ,on
is the present operator Ben 4 rust rong
derives a substantial support from
his hotel.
Yesterday Ieora Stephens the pop.
uIar sch vi ma'an, udjpulned tor Va
cation; and as a lifting "wiDd up" to
M exceedingly successful term on
the same evening gave an entertain.
nlent ~ " hich her school children ex.
clusIvely participated. Tie eotue.
what lengthy but varied programme.
consisting Of ~ Dumbers. presented
pleasing features throughout, chi.f
among which were patriotic songs
and tableaux, touching upon the late
Spanish "A uericau war and earning
tie performers well merited applause
Miss Nett1e Armstrong was the mus
ical conductor Of the evening. The
hall was filed IA, ito 1 tn,ost seat nu