Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-20
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NN"hS III III ~ ulIlI.
Geor re Hunter is suffering with
the prevailing L-ulady--gnppc.
Evangelist French f. Oliver arriv.
ell from Salt Lake Oh the noon train
a complete fusion between the
Democrats and PJpulists OF Oregon
was effected yesterday.
Tho editor is attending the meeting
OF the Democratic State Central
Committee in Reno today.
llobe ClinioL has purchased the
old Gold Creek lumber office and will
convert 1t into Il blacksmith shop.
From weather indications today. il
III not likely That new Easter hints
ana gowns will ne much in evidence
tomorrow.
Invitations are ont for the mar.
rage OF Mr.. Walter Henderson mud
Miss Tutic Upton at the Prcsby-
t"rinn Church Glasgow, Missouri,
on "Wednesday a"oa:nE. April25, 1875.
Fred Waits has resigned as teacher
III the Reno High school to accent
the princiPalship OF tho Austin
school. IL. II. Dexter ii graduate OF
the State University. is his successor
The prime of life in a man Of regu.
lar habits and sound constitution ia
from thirty To tifty.iive years OF age;
OF "a woman from twrnty-four or
twenty-five to about forty years OF
age.
The California Railroad Commits.
Toner have fixed the passenger rate
on the Ia Z roud between Truckcc
and Tahoe City, fifteen miles. at ten
cents II mile. J. U. Haley has been
appointed general freight and pas.
senger agent.
The White Pine News says the In.
dams are catching on to the ways OF
the whites. Mr.. Chns. bishop and
Miss Bertha Maxmonic, both Indians
were married he.e by contract on
April lst.-"All tho same Senator
Fair and Mrs. Craven
Miss Jones ot California daughter
OF Senator Jones ~ Ncvudu) and the
American goif champion, has gone to
PARIS to show the parisians how to
play goif. The people OF Nevada are
welcome To all the reflected glory
they "A get from this announcement.
-Er.
John Sparks passed. through this
morning for Chicago tn attend the
whiteface salc that takes place in
that city on the 18th and 18th. and
will then 20 to Kansas City To attend
the sale there. He will have twenty.
three hcnd Of his Nevada herd at
KansHs City.
Orders will he issued by Secretary
Root this week directing the dissolu-
ton OF the eighth ARMY corps. This
action will ~rcicgate to history. The
lust OF the army corps organized "a
wage war against Spar. the eighth
Army Corps has been in existence
longer than amy other corps organized
since the civil war.
Owing to continued i'll health, John
Addison Porter. Secretary Ia the
President, Inns rendered hIs rcsigna.
ton and the President Inns accepted
to take effect May Ist. George B.
Coricton OF New York the present rs.
eis,ent secretary has been appointed
TO succeed him.
The Gazette Gays a funny incident
Of the Silver party State committee
meeting was the voting Of IL dead
name proxy. The Wallace force
voted Il mnn's proxy who Inns been in
his grave Tor nine or ten months, but
Sain did not handle tho corpse, il was
another.
At Evanston Wyo.. last Monday
Frank Ross II Eureka, New was
shot and fatally wounded by u China.
man. Ross il sporty and lives with
woman named Myrtle Ross. Mon
dny evening he observed the tickle
Myrtle walking OH the street with the
ChinamaD and Ross pounccd upon
the Inter. They fell Ia the sidewalk
and tho Chinaman drew u pistol and
shot Ross in tho stomach. Ills
chances Uf recovery are very rcmOtc.
Groat Britnin's enormous war ro.
sources arc brought into II strong
light by Tho fact that slc lIns already
lost, from all causcs, over $4,000 men
aud has suffered no scrious Conso.
qucnccs thorcfrom. When u man
drops out 81 the fighting lines an-
other ia ready To take his place.
With tho Beers con iitiOna ARE exact.
ly opposite, and IL is this disparity in
~rccupcntivc powcm thu, will q
begin to tell upon tho burGbcrs.
Tho Elko Sagcbfush Gam Club will
have II meeting tomorrow afternoon
Ia discuss maltcrs relating 10
Fourth Of July celebration in Elko.
Tho club will probably offer u..boauti.
ful State Championship gold medal to
DO contested Tor on the thrcc daya
preceding tho 9Th, the winner to hold
tho same unnl again contested for.
We homo tho club will decide on bay.