Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-09-07
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
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Miss Honora McDcrmott will
leave for San Francisco today to I'M.
dergo treatment for her eyes.
Attention is called to the special
meeting notice OF Elko Lodge No. Is
10. .. f. in another column.
The Reno Gazette is indignant that
the Methodist conference adopted u
resolution calling Nevada "a very
poor State, nothing but deserts, sage.
brush. granite and gravel"
The INDEPENDENT acknowledges
the receipt of Il complimentary ticket
to the second annual ball to be given
by Aquila Lodge No. % X. OF p. Of
Lovelock OIL Thursday Oct. 1, 1900.
Claude Ford OF Eureka, who was
married in Chicago on the 25tb, ar.
rived in Elko with his bride yester.
day afternoon. The INDEPENDENT
extends its heartiest congratulations
to Mr.. and Mrs. Ford. q
In the matter of the estate OF Garrett
Pierce deceased an order has been
made in the District Court for distri-
button Of the estate and in the matter
OF the estate and guardianship OF
Pauline Nevada Iiirtch and Samuel
S. Birtch an order Il mede confirm
ing the sale Of real estate.
The War Department yesterday re-
ceived a dispatch from General
Chaifcc Mt Taku stating that present
conditions are that hostilities have
practically ceased and only OCCASION
al shots are fired from cover; small
party repairing telegraph line and
foraglng. No considerable body OF
Chinese troops discovered here or
along line of communicates.
\ delightful rain last night laid
tile dust and made life worth living
III this section. The precipitation
was n half an inch. The storm was
accompanied by brilliant lightning
and heavy thunder. One especially
violent fash Of lightning, shortly
after eight, put the telephone ION the
bum and frightened Il great many
tImid people. but did no serious dam
age.
The Silver State has the following
to say Of Prof. \. +. Kaye, who has
been engaged ms principal of the
Winnemucca public school: Pro-
lessor Kaye. the new principal, is
recognized rs one OF the best teachers
in the State. His excellent school
work i'll other places is a guarantee
that the standard OF the Winuemucca
school will be fully maintained under
his direction.
District Attorney Wirnie yesterday
drove TO Carson and filed the answer
Of tho Storey County Commissioners
to the mandamus issued by the Su-
preme Court ordering them to appear
and show cause why the call for the
legislative representatives from this
county should not be made In confor.
nifty to the old law. \ decision mast
bc rendered by September Goth. to
make IT operative for the coming
Observation-Disclosures.
Bondsmen representing one.half
the bond Of county clerk Porter OF
Washoc haze withdrawn and the
commissioners have elected William
Fogg temporary CLERK. MI. Porter
has. under the law, ten days in which
to tile Il new bond, and 10 one is not
filed within that time, Mr.. Fogg will
probably DO appointed to ill the uncx-
PRED term. Mr. Porter, who is sick
i'll bed, sent word that he would file
n new bond and had no apprehen-
siOns us TO the future.
Joe Taber had on exhibition in the
window Of the Elko Drug Company
last night a clock with n small cleo.
tric light i'll front Of the dial. 1t at
trncted considerable affection and IL
quito an ingenious device. A
smaller clock made on the same pat.
tern would not only prove q blessing
to n tired maj who, on returning
home late on IL dark night. and find
ing it hard to talk just right. to in
form his better half Of the correct
time, but would also greatly assist
III locating the key hole when there
appears TO 10 several which persist
in moving around.