Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-12-21
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list. is said to be holding forth ut
Boise, Idaho. j
The cry Of fire startled the town
about 80 last night. Luckily it was
nothing more than tue chimney OF
Brown Il Henderson's Office cleaning
itself OF accumulated GOT
II now takes about IL ounces Of
gold to buy what one ounce OF gold
would have bought i'll the Way OF
miners supplies two years ago.
Nearly everything lthat miners buy
has advanced in price, except candles
aud powder.
There will be a dol sale and festi
val at a. o. U. w. Hall Saturday az
ternoon aud The Ladies'
Aid Society have the entertainment
in charge and it is bound to be a sue.
cess. For further particulars. see the
al.
Judge Curler yesterday fined
Charles Romelll $1,000 for cutting a
man named Etchart with a knife.
Rnmelli paid his hue aud was dis
charged.
The Moorish government has 81 t.
tied the Claim OF the United States
for 5000 indemnity on account of the
murder OF Marcus Eszagui, a uatur-
allied American citizen in Morocco
last Spring.
Congressman Newlands has intro
duced "a bill in the House making an
appropriation for an irrigation reser.
voir on tho Humboldt md will intro
duce similar bills providing for reser.
voirs n the Truckce, Carson and
Walker Rivers.
benevolent is the only word that
conveys a genera! idea OF Mr.. Nc.
kInley's message to Congress. The
milk OF human kindness oOzes from
every line. Peace and good will drip
from every word. While reading it
Il a fairly hear the President
purr.-Detroit Free Press.
Secretary Root, who recently
returned from Cuba, sadly
tells US that he fears the Cubans are
rot at all ready for self government.
The lion never likes To think that the
lamb can be content out OF reach oil
his paw. The fact IL. the Admins
tratiOn does not design to give Cub
the Independence for which she
fought SpaIn.-S. +. Star.
In writing up the examination OF
Clements yesterday we said: Tho
evidence nowhere showed any con.
nection between Clements and the
order for the license" The idea We
meant 10 convey was this: The evil
deuce introduced, so far us we heard
it, did not connect Clements with the
forgery OF the order.
The bank at Carson is putting in
an elaborate system OF burglar
alarms. II any man with agun steps
into the bank his presence can III
mcdiately be made known in tine
office Of the Sheriff and several other
pubic places i'll town.
The Buchanan Company played to
"a crowded house again last night.
Tho hall was crowded to its utmost
capacity and those present Witnessed
II good play well performed. The
performances are clean and of a high
type. Tonight East Lynne will be
presented. This is decidedly the best
troupe that has appeared in Elko for
many years.
Charley Henderson returned zee.
terday afternoon from his hunting
trip on Mary's river. lie brought
back the carcass Of one deer and the
antlers Of another, both OF which he
claims to have shot. Tho editor OF
the lNnErENDENT will not dispute his
word because a large hunk OF vrnsion
was left Mt his house today. Tho
deer he brought back WIS taken to
Hunter IL Wallace's butcher shop,
where it was on exhibition last night.
To-day it was cut up and dist ributed
among the people OF tho town.
Charley is naturally proud OF his
success, but bears his honors mcckly.
The late Senator Cushman K.Davis
was not only a tine lawyer, but n
deep student Of literature rs well.
lie spoke. read aud wrote French
and Italian fluently, and nothing de.
lighted him more than the Greek and
Latin poets in tho originals. lilo was
known 10 one Of the foremost
students OF Shakespeare Of the pres.
ent day. and i'll his home he had n
magnificent library. A remarkable
thing about this Library was that there
WIS not a single law book III the
collection, for during the last twenty
years OF his life no made il a rule
never to bring his business cares TO
to lis iircsidc.
SrATE OF ONO. CITY OF ToLFDo)