Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-06-01
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DIR. Birtch aud wife left for Tueca.
rora this afternoon 10y private convey
ance.
Tomorrow beng n legal holiday,
there will be no paper issued from
this Office.
1t was rumored at Cape Town yes
terday that General French had en-.
tered Johannesburg.
Mr.. WIN. Kennedy Is in from Skcl.
nm. The old gentleman seems TO be
hule and hearty for IL mar OF his age.
Mr.. Critchley got in from Gold
Creek yesterday afternoon. lie re-
ports the country looking fine up
that way.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Wheeler return.
ed from Reno thus morning. Mr..
Wheeler reports everything lovely Ill
tile western part OF the State.
MIR. j. l.. Terrell has purchased
Ed. Bilkcy's fixtures mud "a portion Of
his stock and will open up Il notion
and stationery business some time
mex. month.
The ladies Of Elko are requested to
meet ut the /. o. o. T.. Hall at nine
o'clock tomorrow morning to arrange
the flowers into bnqu"ts. All are in
vited.
The Memorial exercises at |. q. o.
r. Hall will begin at l:30 sharp to-
morrow afternoon. Everybody
should join with the o Id Fellows i'll
the proper observance OF the day.
Only sixteen votes were cast at the
school election yesterday. OF these
DIR. Moore received IL and Mr. Shcr.
wood the entire number. Tins does
not speak IN thander tones OF the in
tercst parents take i'll the public
schools.
Il had stomach trouble twenty
years and gave up hope Of being cured
till l Ocgn to Use KoiOl Dyspepsia
Cure. II lIas done me SO much good
| call 1t the savior Of my life writes
W. X. Wilkinson, Albany, Tenn. II
dlgests what you eat. Elko Drug Co.
Seven IONS Of ore from the Wedo-
kind lind east Of town has been
worked at the Reno Reduction WORDS
and yielded S2,iOO, or about 1850 per
ton. There will be a1other lot Of orc
run through III a dry or two. Taams
are now hauling ore from the mine to
the works.-Gazette.
Some tramps entered the lodging
cars al the section men Yesterday and
stole il cont, razor and other property
The cont was found by the officers
but the other property is still missing
lhore - a whole lot OF petty thieving
gong on III town. Sixty or ninety
days in the chain gang might stop it.
doctor" said the inquiaitive law.
yer, "why did you call in another
physician when you had the iniiuen-
za? Didn't you have faith in your
own medicinc?7 why tho doctor
asked. did you get another lawyer to
defend yGu when yonr wife sued you
Tor divorce? Didn't You have faith
IN your ability To insult the wit.
nesscs?'-Ex.
y tramp yesterday afternoon went
into tho kitchen Of the Depot Hotel
md swiped a kettle OF chicken stew.
Tie then picked up two OF his COM
panions and the three were about to
put the savory mess under their jack
eta, when Sheriff Campbell swCoped
down on them and took them to Jail.
Tho Gazette says Constable Nc.
Nelly OF Reno had u narrow escape
from being killed Sunday niglit.whIle
on his way home. He was passing
nm nllcy when IL man stepped out
from the shadow Of the fence md
fired Il ehot Mt him, aud ran away.
Tho Constable fired three times nt
the fellow, but docs not think any Of
tho shots took effect. The shot was
fired Mt McNcilly ut close range, the
powder burning his cont and the bul.
lot grnzing his stomach. Tho officers
aro III the track oi the would.bc ns-
sassiu.
a tire started in nh old Btockadc nj
DcDamar, Lincoln county. Monday
night and before il WIS got under
control n large portions OF tho town
was destroyed. Among the buildings
burned woro tho SchaTcr Grand
Opera House, Episcopal church and
tho school houses. About Il score ot
other houses, including the lnrgcst
lodging house in tho place, wore also
consumed, including tho office OF the
Messenger, Clark Brothers store.
Poujadc's restaurant, John Shicr's
DRUGSTORE Sanders las office. Dooley's
store aud J. ROcdcr's residence. 70
tho east mud north Of tho OpcrnlTousc
everything was wiped out. Giant
powder was used to etay tho progress
Of the flames. L,as 100000; insur.
ancc $4,000.
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BUSHELS OF MONEY
Thrown away 10y women annually in
tile purchase of cosmetics. lotions and