Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-02
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Mr.. A. ID. LeMaire Of Battle Noun
tain is in town today.
The Carson Weekly edited by
Meder Il Smith has made its appear
ance. II is small but neway.
The ladies OF Golconda are going to
form n volunteer street cleaning bri-
gade and make that town look tidy.
a force OF Western Union linemen
passed through, this afternoon string.
ing an extra wire for. the use Of the
railroad.
\ report was circulating around
town last night that there WAS Il case
OF smallpox in town. We are happy
to state there is no foundation Cor the
report.
The latest news from the seat OF
war is that General Butler has turned
his back to the Beers. He probably
does not like their way Of doing
things.
Congressman James &. Needham
OF the Seventh California district WINS
born at Carson City, Nevada in an
emigrant wagon while his parents
were passing acrose the plains to
California.
y member Of "A firm in Havana tells
the New York Sun that he does not
know Of one Spauiard who has given
up business in Cuba because OF the
change in Government; on the con-
trary, he estimates that 5000 persons
have come from Spain within a year
to make their homes in Cuba.
An exchange says: The Dcluchi
ranch III Douglas county. containing
an area Of 700 acres and forty COWS
sold recently Tor 100000. The land
brought nearly go per acre." Will
the Gardnervillc Courier PLEASE tell
us the assessed valuation OF that
ranch?
some Of our subscribers complain
that other parties ta6c their papers
from where the carrier leaves them,
rcad them and then return them.
This is rather small business for any
ono To engage in. III they will call at
the Office and leave their names, wo
will give them "A years subscription to
the paper and have some fun with
them beside.
David Crosby, a prominent citizen
OF Virginia City, wus arrested the
other day for pulling down the no.
tices Of taN suits put on his buildings
by the sheriff. Crosby WAS under the
influence OF liquor when arrested and
1t ,ooolI the sheriff, his deputy and u
policeman to take him to Jail. Iic
WAS aftcrward released on Sl2J hail.
At tue meeting OF Ivy Rebekah
Lodge Saturday evening the follow.
ing elective officers were installed:
Miss Louise Adams, Noble Grand;
Miss Ida Drown, Vice Ga rand; Miss
Katie Il. Ghecn. Recording Secretary;
Miss Lon Line, Financial Secretary;
Miss Violet Bruce, Treasurer.
George Williamson, nh old miner
OF Bullion, VIA brought IN Sunday
and taken to the county hospital. lie
III nearly blind from cataracts and
will undergo nm operation shortly to
have them removed. Mr.. Williamson
il nm old resident Of tho county and
has many friends vino sympathizo
with him in his ailliction. All hope
TINT he may fully recover his sight.
An old woman arrested for street
begging in Marquette. Mich, had in
hor dirty, ragged clothing s3il5 i'll
bills, and eleven 800 United States
4 per cent. bonds. She was scnf to
mn insane asylum, tho authorities
urging that Il woman who thus made
u savings bank of her clothes must be
insane.
In tho German empire blondes
number 3l.S per cent; brunottcs II
per cent; and mixed types 5i.2 per
cent. In some districts the prcpon-
dcranco Of tho blonde element IL
much moro nlarkcd-cspccially in
pnrt Of the Grand Duchy Of Oldcn-
burg, where there are only 1 per cent
Of pure bruncttcs.-KRnsns City
journal.
IL Washington woro to return to
lifc, about the first thing he would
cay after inguiring into McKinlcy's
impcrialistIc record wonld be that
there WIS some consolation in having
been dead nearly ono hundred years
before a President Of the nation TINT
no founded had dcsccratod the flag,
Ignored tho Declaration Of Indcpond.
cncc ubrOgntcd tho Constitution by
Wal Of conquest, criminal aggrcs.
sion and c~ntangling foreign alliances.
Columbus Pruss- Post.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hartley md
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