Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-06-29
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
3ALMAGUNDI.

II is too no: for comfort these days.
The situation in China is growing
more
w. T.. Sharon arrived from the
west last night.
Mn. Stanford passed through last
evening OH her special ear.
Congressman Ncwlmdi will return
to Nevada Immediately after the
Kansas City convention.
George Russell OF the Golconda
News went to Deeth last night to
visit his sister, Mrs. A. &. Dorsey.
Fayette Birtch arrived this after
noon from the northern part OF the
county. where he has been visiting
friends.
Official figures show that there are
nearly 800 trusts now in operation,
with an aggregate capital Of SG,000,-
100000.
In Germany IL man i'll 2l3 goes to
college. III Scotland one in 80. III the
United States ono in 1000. and in
England one in 5000.
G. Is. Wclshous, wife and child left
for their new home in the northern
part OF the county today. The INDIE
PENDENT wishes them all success.
Attorney Pat Reddy died IN San
Francisco yesterday after Il severe ILL.,
hess of several weeks. Mr.. Reddy
was well known az over the coast.
Seven ont OF every 10000 inhabi-
tants OF the United States are deaf
and dumb. The atlIiction is much
less common among the negroes than
among the whites.
James and George Holland are
down from North Fork after haymg
supplies. They report the season
abJnt II month earlier than usual III
that section. Hay will be an average
crop and stock Of all kinds never
looked better.
a writer i'll tho London Telegraph
gays that before the discovery in 1884
Of the rich deposits near the present
site Of Johannesburg. the entire dis
trict could have been bought for
$4,000. 1t was not till 1856 that the
development Of the Rand was meth
odically entered upon.
John Sullivan OF Empire IN en-
pioyc Of the Reno electric light and
water company, who received serious
injuries caused by the falling OF Il de.
fcctive pole, has begun suit for $780,
Geo damages through his attorneys.
Alfred Chartz and r. +. Roberts.
The following Nevada boys are
drawing down big salaries in South
Africa: Ed. fIardach, Feed Bristol.
Jack Bristol, j. VI. l.. Henry, Andy
Hanson. Frank Saxtun and Fritz
Frey-alI University graduates.
j.. Mccormack. arrested here for
selling whiskey Ia Indians, has been
sentenced by Judge Iiawley to one
year Ill the p%enltentiary and 300 fine.
Jerry Sullivan. another Of Elko's
whlskey sellers, was given seven
months i'll the Storey county Jail aud
Sl0U fine. John Martin stood trial
and WAS convicted. He will probably
go to the pen.
y large number OF Japs brought
out In work on the railroad threw up
their jobs Monday aud returned To
San Francisco. The Japs receive 81
a day and board themselves. 1t il
said they "a live on nine cents per
day. They are n bad thing for any
community nnd no one is sorry to see
the passing ont Of the "littlc brown
mcn.'-LovcIock Tribune.
T%hirty.hve Democratic national
aud State committeeman have re-.
piled To the New York Worlds re
quest Ia name their choice for Vice
President on the ticket with Bryan
or the number nine arc for David Is
Hill aud five for II New Yorker to ha
chosen. Hill. however. states that he
IL not "A candidate and would not
accept the nomination under any cir
Cumstnnccs.
According to the reports Of the
United States Commissioner OF
Pensions, Hiram Cronk OF Dunn
Brook, Oneida county, y. Y. il the
only surviving pensioncr Of tho war
Of 1912. On tho last day Of April he
celebrated his Tooth birthday. Mr..
Cronk volunteered for service against
England before he wa II years old
and now draws II pension Of - a
month for TINT service,