Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-16
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SALMAGUNDl.

Sheriff Campbell returned from
Carson yesterday morning.
General X. NJ. Clarke died yester-
dry i'll San Francisco from a paralytic
stroke.
Joe Philips is in from Bullion.
lle says there is but little snow in
that section.
George PeltieI arrived from Sacra-
mento Saturday night and still re.
mains Ill town.
The many friends u Miss Lizzie
liardesty will be pleased to learn that
she il improving.
Tie State Bond Commissioners
have redeemed S7i.TGi21 Of the
States indebtedness.
Senator Stewart has introduced IL
bill providing for the erection of II
public building at Reno.
An old Chlnaman WAS found dead
in Chinatown Saturday morning. lie
had been sick for some time.
Cha! irland got in from Columbia
Saturday afternoon. He Gays there
ii very little snow in Tint section.
j. p. Adams, president OF the J. p.
Adams u Brigham Livestock Com
/ f1tGEifn (',p.Vn,s - hr a., -,
town.
The remains Of Mrs. WIN. Balling.
cr were brought i'll from Shelton last
night. They will bc sent to San
Francisco tonight for burial.
The fact that the good will OF IL
Statcliue, Lincoln county saloon, sold
last week for $1,000 indicates the pur-
chaser's faith in II pros porous future
for that district.
When ladies go to buy IL dress i'll
Japan they tell the shopkeepcr their
age, and il they are married or not,
because there are special designs Tor
the single and double relations Of
life AS well as for ages.
\ p~ostutice inspector has been at
Eureka invest igatng the disappear.
nee Of 800 i'll silver which passed
through that Office consigned to Ham
iltOn, and failed to reach its Iestina-
tion.-Silver State.
Ham Mccain says there is more
water III the Humboldt river now
than there has been at this season for
the last ten years. lie thinks there
will he plenty Of water for the Love
lock ranchcrs next season.
Is. II. Wuoivcrton Of Ruby Valley
ia reported quite sick. DIR. Gardner
went on: yesterday to see him. The
DR.. returned on the noon train. He
reports Mr.. WOolverton's condition
very serious. lie will he brought to
town tonight for treatment.
The largest half year III respect to
gross earnings III the history 81 the
SOutler Pacific ended December 81.
1899. a statement just issued shows
ing gross earnings were S:sI.23I SIG.
Earnings in excess Of operating cx-
pcnscs were Sl2,Sii,GCG
In building the telephone lin" be-
tween Ely and his ranch, W. y. Me-
Gil has utalizcd the :op wire Of his
fence Tor "a distance Of about two
miles, and finds that it answers the
purpose MS we'll M il mounted on high
poles with glass insulators.-Whitc
Pine News.
Mr.. Abncr Wiacmnn returned last
night from u four wecks' trip through
Texas. Arizona. New Mexico and Cal.
ifornia. He saw Il good deal OF coun-
try on his trip, but none that nc liked
better than Nevada. lie will remain
in town II day or two before going To
his hoIne in Clover Valley.
Tho funeral oi Joseph Succtti, who
committed suicide last Friday, took
place from Pullman'R undertaking
pnrlora at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Tho deceased WIS q native OF Italy.
aged - ycarp. lilo leaves no rela-
tivcs in this country. AS near as wo
can learn the deceased took his lilo
or II TT OF dependency caused by
financial trouble and dissipation.
The Republican SiatcCcntral Com
mitlco met in Reno Saturday and
called n state convention TO meet at
Carson on April l0lh for the purpose
~ clccting delegates to tho National
convention. Each county was given
two delegates Mt lnrgc and II Tor
each nfty votes or fraction thereof.
The test for tho primaries is If nun II
Republican,
j.. r. Greenwood, who left here Il
fcw weeks & for the Philippines, liz
ut Honolulu in charge OF u livery
stable. Mr.. Greenwood writes TINT
he had trouble with the officer of tho
bpat aud asked Tor liis discharge ns
soon as he arrived at Honolulu. Ito
got IL and went to work for tho board
Of health "a an inspector OF sanitary
conditions in the plHguc district. lilo
quit that job to take charge OF Il big