Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-06-08
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
3ALMAGUNDI.


Sam Wheeler returned to his home
in Reno last night.
wintermantel, the ieweler. has a
change OF ad in this issue. Read it.
The %canvassing committee had 1880
pledged for the celebration at noon
today.
Joe Sanguin ct is in from Mound
Valley. lie reports everybody well
ont that way.
The Senate rejected tho nomina-
ton OF Fred b. Spriggs, OF Utica
N. T.. to be agent for the Indians Of
the Nevada agency, Nevada.
Miss Marguerite Bessie Rosseau, a
recent graduate from the course of
Liberal Arts Of the State University,
died IN Reno yesterday morning,
Fred Bristol has received a cable
gram from South Africa requesting
his return Immediately. He uud his
brother will leave Reno tonight for
Johannesburg.
General Otis passed through last
night. A big crowd was at the plat
form to 500 him. As the General did
not leave his car, the crowd looked at
him through the window.
Rev. Sheldon, late Of the Topeka
Capital, has taken a ship for Europe,
and the London journals are pro.
fanely nquiring why he does not
walk over-as JESUS would do.
Congress adiourns today. While
we shall miss the Congressional Rec.
ord, we shall try to bear the loss with
Christian fortitude. knowing that our
loss will be the couutry's gain.
Thewett Bros. OF Sioux City will
tonight ship three carloads OF horses,
purchased from John Vowel. They
load several cars at Battle Mountain
today with horses purchased from
George Russell.
Everybody should attend the meet.
ing al the courthouse tonight. The
question Of celebrating on the Fourth
will come up and all who have mn
opinion either way should be the re
to express their views and vote. Be
at the courtroom ut 8 o'clock sharp.
Mrs. George Gray, a well-known
character OF Virginia City and
Carson, was found dead Sunday
morning at Whitney's place on the
road between Carson and Gardner.
vile. Whitney entered her room to
wake her, and discovered that she
had died during the night. The
coroner was notified and an inquest
was held, resulting in a verdict OF
death from natural causes.
John BelZ. a proment and popular
citizen OF Reno, died suddenly yester-
day afternoon. MIR. Belz was taken
sick in his barber shop and died at
3:3O on "A sofa near the chair he
had worked by fer over twenty years.
He was prominent in Reno Odd Eel.
lowship and had many friends
throughout the State, who will be
saddened by the news OF his untime-
ly death.
Deputy Sheriff John Ewing OF
Lincoln county informed the Carson
Appeal the other dry that the fire in
DeLamRr was more disastrous than
given out in the dispatches. Eighty
two families were rendered homeless
and the losses foot up over 100000.
1t IS the impression that the fire was
OF incendiary origin and the tough
characters were ordered out OF town.
Do not mistake the census en-
umerator for n book agent and 70.
fuse to answer the door bell. The
enunrerators carry n large portfolio.
1t IL incumbent upon each and every
one to answer the questions put to
them; and by admitting IN enumer-
ator or refusing to answer you arc
making Yourself liable. The ques
ings have been prepared in Washing.
ton and it Is not for an enumeration
to modify.
Fred Stanley, who lately returned
from Mnnila, is authority for the
statement tint the cheapest drunk on
earth n be procured in the Philip.
pines. For Il cent Mex. u n cent
American money! n drink OF Vino
can be had. 1t is concocted from the
grapes and about three jolts OF the
mixture will lay out tho hardest man
cver shipped to the seat OF war. The
soldier that tanks up On vino awakcs
in about lS hours with u thirst TINT
would drown n fab - Ey