Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-12-28
FROM THURSDAYS DALI.
sALMAGUNDl.

tOrk.
G. A. Muller aud sou. the painters
returned to Ogden last night.
John Rosser. an old resident OF
Carson. died in Sacramento Monday
Nick McCoy's wife and child and
his half sister arrived from Texas
Christmas night.
Grover Cleveland has written a
letter to tie Atlanta Journal denying
that he voted for Mckinley at the
last election.
When a man puts a red hot piece
OF mince pie in his mouth. then grabs
a hot cup NJ tea and fills his mouth
with the fluid, il seldom fuiis in max
ing INN warm all over,
The delinquent list of Lincoln
county takes up nearly three col.
umns OF the Phoebe Record, a paper
as large rs the WEEKLY INDEPENDENT
The prosperity II must have
skipped Lincoln county in it's jour.
ney west ward.
The editor OF the INDEPENDENT has
received ms commission as Regent Of
the State University for the two years
beginning January /, 1901. He will
go to Reno next Tuesday night to at
tend the first meeting IF the new
board.
Andrew Richardson, a colored
scrapper fell afoul OF the Indian pc.
licemau last night and knocked him
out in the first round. Constable
Tripiett and Justice Morgan took a
hand i'll the scrap this morning and
Andy will pass the rest Of the century
as a guest Of Sheriff Campbell.
IVES johnson OF Toano and J. j,
Hylton OF Shelton are in town today,
They came in to attend the Masonic
installation tonight. They report
quiet times in their respective
ueighborhoods.
DR.. Leonard had his Christmas
turkey yesterday aud invited the
Misses Bacon, Miss Chambaud and
Prof. Start to help him pick the
bones. When they got through, the
big turkey that was looked rs il a
cyclone had struck HIM and blown
the meat from his bones.
Word reached this city ycster lay
to the effect that VIM. Moore, an old
man who lived ON Carson river. near
Horseshoe Bend, had been burned to
death. The cabin he occupied was
burned and only the charred remains
OF the old man were found. How the
tire started or il there Was any
tragedy connected with the affair
will never be known.-Carson Ap.
peal.
Senator Shoup and Gen. Eppa
Hunton were swapping war stories
the other day, and the talk ran upon
great losses i'll a single battle. "My
regiment" said Gen. Hunton, @had
| been reduced from it's full compile
ment TO 200 met when it participated
ill Pickctl's charge at Gettysburg
How many men OF that regiment do
you think came out OF That charge
aliva?' Senator Sholp could not
guess. "Only ten said Gen .Hunton.
Samuel d.. Nolan, an old and
highly respected resident OF Haw.
thorne, died suddenly Friday. Ills
death ID Il particularly sal one, as he
had been down town and purchased a
turkey and other articles for n dinner
to be served ut a family gathe ring ON
Christ mas day and he had reached
his doorstep when he sank to the
ground. HIS wife and daughter, who
were in the house, heard him moan
ing and ~hurriedly ran to his assis
lance. but he expired in d few mo,
ments.
Alter u residence in Eureka ex
tending over Il period Of twenty two
years Judge a l.. Fitzger raid took
his departure on Wednesday last
preparatory To taking his position OF
the Supreme Court Bench at the lirs,
Of the yenr. The Judge came tc
Eureka in 1878, and in 1886 wai
elected Judge Of this District, a posi-
ton that which he has ever since held
His tamil, will remain here until the
early part %: January, when they viii
remove TO Carson, and their departur,
will be sincerely regretted by theil
many old friends in Eureka.--Scn
tincl.
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