Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-09-08
[FROM MONDAYS DAILY.l
SALMAGUNDl.

Sheriff Campbell collected slG5 rs
Tor licenses last month.
Miss Katie Gheen opened a kinder
gartep at MB. lIolcomb's this morn.
ing.
Commissioners Reed and Wcathcn
are attending a meeting OF the board
to-day.
DR.. lIudgens. the dentist. has gone
to Tuscarora to remain ten days OF
two weeks.
MH. e. B. Welshon returned from
visiting her mother and sister in Tus.
carora Saturday.
The Elko baseball club will prob
ably play the return match with Tus-
carora uext Sunday.
Ernest Bingham OF the Times-Re-
view arrived from Salt Lake last
night and remained in town today.
Miss Jessie Harris aud Miss Fern
Gcdney left Saturday night to re-
sumo their stulies at the State Uni
vcrsity.
The two carloads OF Government
horses, which were in the Osino
wreck, ere shipped from here last
night.
The receipts Of the State Land
Office last week we're S2,9TG ~, all
but $40 Of which was for interest on
contracts.
Mr.. w. II. Pillner, wife aud daugh-
ter returned from Tuscarora Satur.
day afternoon. They will make Elko
their future home.
Miss Ollie Wcathers OF Starr Val.
ley has gone to Reno To enter the
State University. Elko county will
be well represented in that institu.
ton tins year.
The total mineral production OF the
United States in 1898 reached the
enormous sum Of s6g7, $4,000 us
against s3G9,3l9.oOO in lS97-an in
crease OF nearly 90 per cent.
Misses Clara and Cora Tabcr and
John Hunter departed for Stanford
University today. The young ladies
will esum their studies in that i'll.
stitution and John will enter the pre-
para,Ory school.
\ threshing machine engine blew
up at ierington. Lyon county, Satur-
day afternoon, killing Duncan How
ard, the engineer, and severely injur-
ing Charley Odds, the fireman.
\ civil service examination will be
held at Carson OH the It'll Of October.
Blanks and information can be had
by applying to the secretary OF the
board of civil service examiners for
the mint service at Carson.
Col. Bryan will speak in Carson
next Friday afternoon. lie will Prob
ably pass through here Oh the morn
Ing Of the OH. IL our people would
like la hear him il is time the mr.
engagements were being made.
Boys and girls Of al ages, sizes nnd
conditions wcndcd their way to
school this morning. Tho girls went
with II brisk step. but the boys loIt-
cred along thinking OF the hard tasks
before them md the sports they were
leaving behind.
Frank Sharp, Piute Indian. has
been committed to the insane asylum.
While ucting in the capacity OF IN
Indian policeman at Pyramid reser-
vatiOn several years ago. Shnrp was
hit on the head with nm AK by another
Indian. He nov imagincs TINT the
Indian who hit him il still on the
warpath and that he must kill him.
The Japanese are adverse tO carry
ing fire insurance. 70 prevent inccn.
diary conilagrations they lynch the
culprit in short order, and Whenever
there is n fire Of any grcul extent in a
city tho mob puts To death the parties
who lived in the house where the fire
originated.
The journal soys a scheme ia on
foot to dam tho rruckcc river so Ms
to make n lake Tor bathing. fishing
and boatimg in the summer time and
skating and ice yachting in the win.
ter. II will also make still water for
the watOr company's pipe to rect IN.
serve rs n hush Tor the main sewer of
Reno and will nc thing OF beauty
and usefulness generally.
Vic Murdock OF Kansas, tells this
story: a preacher was suyinR:"Mark
says to him TINT hath, unto him ehall
be given, but to him that hath not,
from him shall DO taken away that
which no hath A sleepy hcRrer
rose up and asked: "Who said that?'
"Mnrk," said the preacher. "Tlat's
just like Hanna" said the sleepy hear.