Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-03-02
IRON SATURDAYS DAILY.l
SALAIAGUSDI.

dollars worth Of property.
Several large sales OF calves al
Sl7 80 per head have been made re.
Gently by Elho cattlcmen.
The San Francisco grand jury has
begun an investigation Of the charges
growing out Of the Fair.Craven case
Joe Taber, our g~entlrmauly drug,
gist, il considerably crippled up from
injuries received i'll wrestling ON
Wasl'ington's birthday.
DIR. Gardner was called to Lamoiilc
Thursday to See Miss Lena Labris.
kie who il quite sick. lie received
word today that she was getting along
nicely.
II IN reported today that General
CroDja had retreated with his army.
According TO Yesterdays dispatches
therc WAS Int little change III the sit
uation.
Wm. Collins, indicted by the Storey
county grand jury for stealing giant
powder, pleaded guilty yesterday and
wis sentenced by Judge Mack to
three years i'll the penitentiary.
At a banana eating match yestcr-
day afternoon -Swiftwuter Bill ate
~ to his opponents Is and pulled
down IA tive dollar bet. Ray now
wears the belt and stands ready To
defend 1t against all comcrs.
The Senate yesterday 10y a vote 81
81 to % decided to take up the Quay
case. This woulI seem to Indicate
that the Pennsylvania boss will be
admitted to the Senate. How honest
John Wanuamakcr will swear.
y rich strike il rcbortcd near
Downicvilie, Nye county. The ore
assays SlG 90 III gold aud % ounces
of silver Ia the ton. The lc'ige can
be traced Il long distance and several
locations have been nade.
Tho White Pine News sagely re-
marks that future State fairs can be
made ii success providing the primary
object is To show to the world what
Nevada IL capable 81 producing, IN
place Of making them merely Il har.
vest for sure thing gamblers and
jobbcd plug horse races.
Tho nurse reports Mr.. Lowcllen as
getting along nicely. There has been
30 much said about children visiting
his tent by the water tank that he
WAS asked today IL any children had
been at his tent. lie replied TINT no
children had been there. This ought
to stop the circulation u such reports
Sergeant Howard X. Banc, who WA
with the First Nevada cavalry in the
Philippines aud was subsequently up.
pointed First Lieutenant in the .Gth
volunteer infantry and granted leave
OF absence until January IL, hns fail.
ed to report for duty and will prob.
ably DO courtmartialcd.
by direction OF the President the
new military pos; Mt Magnolia Bluff,
near Seattle, Washington. will here
after bc known and designated M
Fort Lawton. in honor Of the late
Major General Lawton. who wn kill.
in action Mt San Matco. Philippine
Islands, on tho 10Th day Of December
1890.
II will bc seen elsewhere that G.. Il.
Wclshon il tho proud father Of a son.
Tho young man arrived on the 22nd
md his arrival would have been men.
toned before, had his proud sire Civ.
eli us the item. But he didn't and
we had to find it ont through other
PARTIES. II in all right this time. but
we wish to serve notice right now
TINT better treatment will be expect.
eel IL any more babies come to MIR.
Welshon's house.
Mrs. Mckinley il exceedingly fond
Of children, snys the National Maya.
Si'I'r hHhI many hIb lit lDCItltnIS
pleasantly related 10y tho email guests
at the mansion. II thcre aro flowers
near ahc invariably places one in tho
clild's hand, with ono Of hcr sweetest
smiles, and there ia no doubt TINT the
smile from the first lady OF the land
IN even moro appreciated thnn the
rose elo gives. Mn. Mckinley
will stnnd out In history M tho
children'e friend on all occasions.
Under tho new timo card. which
goes into effect at IL o'clock tonight
tho passenger trans will arrive and
depart as fOllows: Wcpthmnnd-No.
3. arrives at ll:25 II. III. nnd departs mt
ll:l5 Il. M; No. D., arrived nj 7:2O y. III.
md departs ut 7:ir; No. /. the flyer.
nrrivcs nj 0:2S y. NJ. EastbOund-
No. O arrives Mt TAO p. m. and do
parts at 8 p. M; No. 4 arrives nj 7:55
n. IN. and dcparIe at 8;lh u. tn; No. 2
the flyer, arrived at 3:li q. IN.
Senator Ernat mc.'D II very inter.
ceting talk on astronomy Inst oven
ing to tho pupils Of tho high ccbool
and their friends. Ilc WA listened
to httcntivcly aud ut the conclusion
OF his remarks received Il round ~
applause. His remarks were inter-
Getting and his mctliods OF figuring
tho distance between tho earth aud
tho moon wore very eimulo nn,l cns;Iy