Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-16
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
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The Kentucky middle is Mt a
standstill.
pr. Gardner reports Ben Wooiver-
ton as improving.
Il. j. McCool is in from Lamcille.
lie says about six inches Of snow fell
i'll the valley last night.
Thos. j. Cannon OF Reno has been
soliciting funds for the widows aud
orphans OF the Beers. He has sent
SI3 TO the Irish World 10 be forward.
cd to South Africa for their relief.
After all the blow and bluster OF
the wind for the last two or three
days less than nh inch Of snow fell
last night and that all disappeared
today.
Is. j. Reilly aud Rube Battles ar
rived from the west last night. 1t is
rumored on the street that they are
negotiating for the purchase OF the
Depot hotel.
Congressman Charles 4. CHECKER
ing OF New Yrek committed suicide
yesterday by jumping out OF a fourth
story window OF the Grand Union no.
tel i'll the city Of New York.
An old darkey said that the report.
cd small pox in a Missouri town was
not smallpox Mt all hut only cclluloid
and there wasn't any use to Santeen
The whole town Just for that.
The Wadsworth Dispatch says At
torney James ii. Dennis wants to be
the Democratic candidate for Con-
gress or make Mr.. Newlands believe
he is. Jim is rather too sloS n coach
TO make much OF Il staggcr at either.
The Southern Pacific Company has
effected II compromiso with the heirs
OF Will billiard, who was killed in a
collision near Hot Springs while III
the service of the company. He was
the fireman for I. j. Yeargin, whose
heirs recovered Il judgment OF $1,000
against the company.
The Lovelock Tribune says George
Is. Russell, editor OF the GoIconda
News, will be a candidats for the AS
sembly this Fall from Humboldt
county. George is all right except
his politics. They he ii some fixing,
but all the same we wish him success
il he gets into politics.
notwithstanding increased activ-
ity il the mining industry in Lincoln
county there has been no material
augmentation Of the population since
1890, rs the Increase in the population
Of DeLamar, Deer Lodge and State
line has been largely drawn from
Phoebe.
This is what Nick EIummcll says:
Girls III France have discovered
something new. In order to get
their hair To remain curly or waved
for sometime before putting it into
pins at night they damp the hair
with Il little lemon juice and sugar
mixed. The effect is quite magical,
and the hair remains crimpled for
days.
II is reported from South Africa
that il the Beers succeed IN captur
ing Cecil Rhodes they will hold him
as Il hostage until tho indemnity for
the Jamison raid is paid. In view OF
the developments since the raid, the
Beers have decided to double the
amount Of indemnity demanded, so
Mr.. Rhodes friends will have to hand
Owe E2,0O0,000, or SlO,O0o,00U before
he is released.
Il. MOrril was excused from jury
duty to-day, and went to his ranch
near the old English mill. Several
Of Mr.. Norris horses have in some
unaCcountable manner been poisoned
Two OF his most valuable horses died
yesterday afternoon and three more
were dying this morning. Mr.. Morrill,
did not know whether the animals
were poisoned by eating weeds OF by
other means.-GaZette.
Ffty.seven men, nearly all young
and stalwart. sailed yesterday on the
French line steamer La Gascogne on
their way Ia the BOer lines in South
Africa. Most Of them are Irish Amer
icans. DIR. Mcnamara paid they were
going to aid the sick and wounded OF
tho lioCr army. They will 90 from
New York to some southcruEuropean
port. whence they will sail for South
Africa.
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