Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-05-04
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
3ALNfAGUNDI.

Joseph Lindsay il i'll from Shelton.
He is quiet feeble.
We are pleased TO learn that Miss
Woolverton is Improving.
The trial OF Vic Bouton il still on
the boards at Winncmucca. The de-
fence is making II ST ubbnrn fight.
Deacon X. 4. Parkinson. unHe a
prominent newspaper nlan of Nevada,
died at Seattle Monday Of pneumonia
He was 81 years Of age.
The report that IL. S. S,arrett, the
University Regent, has been appoint
cd postmaster Mountain is an
error. Ills brother Is the lucky man.
Senator Ernst returned from the
western part Of the State last night.
lie spent several days on the range
and reports stock OF all kinds doing
we'll.
President Dole has been selected
as the first Governor of Hawaii. The
formal announcement will be made
when the list OF Hawaiian appoint
ments by the President are made.
Carson river ranchers are shipping
potatoes 10 California, but are only
receiving 80 per ton for them. Last
winter the entire crop could have
been sold for $50 per ton. but the
held for u raise.
Theodore Fox, a capitalist who at.
tanned notOricty several years ago us
Il plaintiff i'll Comstock litigation
died recently III San Francisco.
The discovery OF gid in Hokkaido,
Japan, the uOrthernmost OF the main
islands OF the empire, is assuming
more and more importance. The
total length OF the river beds contain
my gold dust is put at $500 miles
and the total productive area at l,T50,-
O0J acres.
Time spent in worshiping men,"
sgys the Galveston News, as wasted"
This discouragluG wall is not fully
warranted. There are some dead
men who may DC worshiped without
fear that they will do anything Ri
diculous or unworthy either tOmor-
ROW or the newt day.-Chicago Tines
Herald.
\ smooth sharper. sailing under
the name OF T.. V. Evans, victimizcd
several Of the business men OF Reno
Sunday by means OF bogus checks
drawn on "A san Francisco bank and
signed by a Mr.. Gibbs. Before the
victims realized that they had been
taken i'll, Evans had gone to Wads-
worth. Sheriff Mclnnis went oWads-
worth after Evans. but according to
latest accounts did not succeed in
catching him. Evans got away with
shout 600 10y his smooth work.
On Monday We published nm item,
on the authority Of the Carson APP
peal, stntIng that Tne saloon keepers
Of Reno, Carson and Virginia City
had bought certificates OF member.
ship in Il bogus liquor dealers asso.
citation Of Sun Francisco. 1t o ap-
pears from II telegram To II. J. Thyes
Of Reno from +. \. Fargo Il Co.
Wholesale liquor dealers, OF San Fran
cisco, that the association is perfectly
Legitimate. This will be comforting
to those in Elko who paid $40 for Il
years membership in the association.
y bill has passed the United States
Senate liking the fees OF witnesses
and jurors in the UnitcdStatesC Courts
in Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Oregon,
California, Idaho, Colorado aud tho
territories. Hereafter persons sum.
moned to appear before the United
States Courts, either III tho capacity
OF jurors or witnesses, will receive
tive cents for each mile travelled over
any railroad in going to and return.
ing from such court, and fifteen &C hts
for each mile necessarily Travelled ov.
er any stage line or by private con-
veynncc.
From all the conditions surround
ing the livestock industry there is
over reason TO believe that tie live.
stock interests Of the United States
are entering upon Il period - mex
ample prosperity, having for its bnsis
Il high degree Of improvement in the
breeding OF the nations nocks and
herds and II gradual. rolid, natural
and healthy growth. As it appears
today 10 the best minds engaged in il
tho prospect ahead i'll every depart.
mcnt Of the live stock industry is Il
pleasing ono to contemplatc.-Drov-
Crs' journal.