Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-22
lFRoM TUESDAYS DAILY
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w. II. Wibra, John Frost mud Mr..
Peterson. the White Rock trinity,
still linger in town.
The attention OF members OF Elko
Lodge No. Is, |. O.. .. f., is directed
to u notice Of Il special meeting.
w. f. Johnson, who came in from
North Fork after his winter supplies,
struck ont for home this afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. JOS. Philips got in
from Bullion last evening. Mr.. Phil
lips reports tt foot Of snow in Bullion.
L. D. Albert returned last night
from an extended Eastern trip. Ills
looks indicate that he received good
treatment from the slow going people
OF the East.
Tracy Fairchild came down from
Tuscarora yesterday to meet his fam
lily on their return from California.
They arrived last night and left for
home this forenoon.
The thermometer at the Free Press
Office registered l. degrees below
zero last night. Another at Assessor
Eggcrs' residence in the northern
part Of town stood at Is below this
morning.
Speaker Henderson named the
standing committees OF the House
yesterday. Among the minority
members of the Ways and Means
Committee we note the name Of Rep
resentativc Ncwlands Of this State.
Prank Cooney, one Of our boys at
Sutro from so to 81, passed through
today on his way from Park City.
Utah, tn the C"mstnck. He rHid the
Office IA pleasant call while tue train
stopped for dinner.
Be lenient with the girl who waits
till after preaching begins before she
comes III so as to attract attention to
her new hat. In Il few years she will
drop into a back seat so rs To get out
when her babies cry.--Ex. e.
DR.. Stubs and John Sparks will
the meeting of the National
Live Stock Association. which will
meet ut Fort Worth, Texas, on tie
10th Of january. DR.. Stubbs will adj
dress the Association on Nevada US a
live stock State.
Look over Your stock Of billhcads
and envelops. lou Will begin MAX
ing ont Your annual dose Of accounts
in Il short time. II You find your
stock running low, leave your order
with us and we will get You up the
pretticst job Of printing you ever had.
Nutwithst Iuding the abundant
prosperity the Mckinley ties tel us
The country is enjoying, banks are
breaking i'll the East. Last week
was Il big failure in Boston and
yesterday the Produce Exchange
Trust Company Of New York close
it's doors.
The steamer State OF Kansas burn
ri to the waters edge at New Madrid
Mo, yesterday, All the pas ,engers
escaped, but 100000 worth OF cotton
freight and baggage went up in
smoke.
Col. S. b. Millncr has been rcmov-
I'll from the position Of supcrintcn.
lent OF the Dexter mining company
att Tuscar0ra. Millner loaned the
company money ut nm cxhorSitant
rate Of interest, which the sharchold-
rrs found out and fired" the colonel.
r. G. Lrgg has been chosen as his
The ambition Of our laundering and
halting executive Ia make capital for
by meddling in foreign af-
Fnirs, against the advise OF wiser and
more patriotic Presidents MT en-
brOil this peacefully inclined nation
in the quarrcls Of the military powers
Of Europe, who sccm, sooner or later.
Io come together IN an awful conflict.
Wheeling Register.
&. Il. McCalrcrty. a travelling den
list, is under nrrcst ut Cherry Creek
for practicmg dentistry in Nevada
without q license. DR.. J. G.. Leonard,
another travelling dentist. who has a
license, made the complaint on winch
McCaiTcrty was arrested. Tho pen.
atty for the Olfcuso is II fine Of not
lees than go nor more than 500 or
months III the county Jail.
The Southern Pacific IL doing Il
vast amount OF work in improving
it's rondbcd. Large quantities OF lies
and heavy rails arc being laid down,
eide tracks are being length
cncd and new stations being put in.
Steam shovels arc being used IN the
work OF making grndcs for the new
md everything necessary is
being lone To put the road in condi.
ton Tor next years business.
Tho Republican gold standard bill
passcd tho House yesterday by II vote
OF 100 TO 100. Every Republican and
the following Democrats voted for
tho bill: Clayton, briggs Fitzgerald,