Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-01-20
IRON DAILY
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Joe Harris is slightly under til,
weather.
J.. j. Hylton. Mound Valleys prom
inent merchmut, is in town.
Myron Pixley aud wife Of Star
Valley spent today in town.
W. T. Smith arrived from hi
Eastern trip last night. lie is luokin,
we'll.
Miss. May Enuor came up from
Carliu to attend Mrs. Fitzgerald's
funeral.
There was II slight improvement il
Representative Dingley's condition
yesterday.
Howard Riddle will leave tonight
for Carson where no expects tc
secure IL clerkghip in the coming legis
lature.
A jury in Mexico consists OF min,
men. 4 majority makes the verdict
II nine are unanimous there is no up
peal.
Asscmblyman Hancock and wife
came DIP from Battle Mountain last
night to tender their sympathies &c
Mr.. J.B. Fitzgerald in the death OF
his wife. they returned on No.2
Mn. Dan Coll, Mrs. H.Clinton,
Mrs. Cameron, Mrs. Nc Cormick and
Mss. Bessie Zwirel camo down from
Tuscarora Yesterday to attend the
funeral Of MB. j. B. Fitzgerald today,
Frank J. Gillignn, who wal arrested
in San Francisco recently IN "A charge
OF obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, plead guilty Thursday and was
sentenced to three months in Jail.
Adjt. Gen. Corbin says our war.
ships should he armored with bailrd
hay. To carry out such IN incunsis-
tency they might also he manned"
by grass windows, suggests the wit
Of the Dcnve Post.
MatabelelLnd, South Africa, but
recentlyu savage Jungle, and Dawson
IN Yukon wiids--the ends OF the earth
now have gas. electric lights and
other adjuncts Of civilization
The grp has laid out Col. Chinn
and the Newiands' forces nro already
claiming victory. The idea that
providence ID on their side pervadcs
their camp says the Gazette. \. G..
Cleveland is also in the clutches OF the
gnp and cnn hardly find time be.
tween sneeZes to- advocate his rnuse
Tho journal says TINT DR.. and Mrs.
Stubbs left Tor Santa Barbara Thurs
day morning. Tho doctor will lay
over IL day ut Sacramento as his
health will not permit continuous
travelling. 1t was his first intention
Ia seek health in the balmy climate
OF the Sandwich Islands, but the
limited time at his disposal prevent.
ed; so he goes to Santa Barbara.
Tho woman who is said to possess
the longest hair il the world ia Mcr-
cedcs Lopez, II Mexican. Her height
il 5fcct, and when she stands erect
her hair trails on the ground tour
feet eight IL chcs. Tho hnir is go
thick che can completely hide herself
IN II. She has it cut very frequently
md it grows quickly. enabling her To
sell large tresses to hair dealers every
month.
There will he five cclipses in 1899.
three OF the sun and two OF lie moon.
A partinl eclipse OF the sun today,
visible III this coast north Of Caiifor.
MIA; partial eclipse June sth. visible
here; total eclipse December 2d. in-
visible here. The moon will he tot
ally eclipsed June I'D, being visible
here, md il will rise cclipsed De-
cembcr 10th.
The Nowlands papers, IN their anI;
iety to bclittle Stewards fOrcos in tho
Legislature, have claimed that he
would not attempt Ia organize it and
that the Ncwlnnds forces would score
a grent victory. According to the
dispatch published today their prcdic.
tioDs failed To he verified, M tho
Stewart forces walked of with all the
baggage. II IL more thnn probable
that all the rest Of their predictions
will pm out in the same way.