Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-09-07
FROM THURSDAYS DALI.
SALMAGUEDI.

AohC tpuiSut.
George Muller returned from
Ogden yesterday.
The receipts Of the State Land
Office last week were s2,495.
The Orphans Home school has Go
pupils enrolled for the coming school
year.
In the neighborhood OF 80 stud
ents have been enrolled ut the State
University.
JohL Mayhugh departed for Reno
last night to resume his studies Mt
the State University.
Attention is called to the card OF
the Nevada Business College winch
appears in another column.
Negotiations in the Chinese trouble
are at n staudstill and the way is be.
ing paved to reach n final agreement.
Prominent Republican politicians OF
Ellso say Mr.. Harrington will carry the
county by 1000 majority. but We have
IL doubts.
The Census Bureau
that the population OF Salt Lake
City. Utah, is 53.53l, MS against A.
Si3 in 1890. This is an increase of
S,GSS.
The Gazette says Assessor Evans
has about completed the assessment
roll OF Washoe county. He gives il
rs his opinion that the roll will foot
up : 100000.
Charley Creek an old timer OF
Eureka came down from Tuscarora
yesterday and is assisting in the care
OF the festive tiger" at the Club
saloon.
Captain Jamas f.. Brett, U. S. a.,
upon his Own application, has been
detailed as Professor of Military
Sciences and Tactics at the Nevada
State University.
The W. II. Smith Company have
placed IA number OF large glass show
cases i'll the store, which are all right
to show goods and a great improve.
meat to the interior OF that establish.
ment.
Hon. Arthur Sewall, the Democratic
candidate sor VIce-President at the
last presidential election, died at his
summer home, at Small Point,
Maine, at $50 yesterday morning.
lie was Gi years OF age.
Lieutenant Albert Saxton one OF
Nevada's graduates OF Vest Point
and now al instructor there was
married in New York on August 10th
to Miss Mary Augusta Goodwin, the
daughter OF his Colonel.
The New York Republican State
convention nominated the following
ticket yesterday: Governor, b Y
Odell OF Orange county; Lieutenant
Governor, I'll Woodruff of Kings;
Secretary OF State, j T McDonough
of Albany; Controller, w Morgan
Of Erie.
a Georgetown, Ky, dispatch of
September 9th says: Judge Cantrill
today overruled the bill OF exceptions
IN the case Of eX.Secretary OF State
Caleb Powers, convicted as an Access
sorry before the fact to the ussnssina.
ton Of William Goebel, and sentenced
the prisoner for life.
Piper's opera house has been SO.
lected as the place for holding the
Democratic State Convention next
Thursday September 6, and that OF
the Silver Party will be held on the
same date in Pythinn hall. There
will be a large representation OF dele.
gates from all counties i'm the State
and but very few proxies.-Enter.
prise.
Livestock conditions, taking the
country ms n whole, ARE in tho most
satisfactory shape. There are plnces
where there is more feed thar stock.
u us an offset there are spots where
there is o stock than feed. When
the evening up process has gone on a
while there will be no trouble about
making conditions tit very nicely.
Livestoolt OF all kinds except, per.
haPs, some that cost too much when
put on feed is realizing satisfactory
prices.-Ex.
At tho Democratic caucus Saturday
evening tho following named gentle
men were nominated ms delegates to
the Comfy Convention at Elko, to
be voted for on Saturday neyt:
Oscar Graham. S n Turner, NJ.
Speth, NJ Lamon. d = Chapman,
TE Shaugnessy, Roger Dougherty,
N Phillips, q y Happier, Miles
Dunton. g Creek, Il a Way. Il Todd,
Len Currey Jr, John Doherty, tt
Wright. Il A = johnson, II r. Cookie.
a NJ Black, jack Rcardon. II Q.
Bingham.-r Times. itcvicw.
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