Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-01-19
FROM
SALNIAGUNDI.

Thore will DO u meeting Of theElko
baseballists ut the Workman hall this
evening to talk over tho formation Of
u club for the coming season.
The modern and most effective cure
for constipation and all liver troubles
the famous little pills known as De-
Wits Little Early Risers. Elko Drug
Co.
BY Il notice elsewhere it will be
seen that the firm OF Gutridge &
Cownorer has been dissolved by mu-
tual consent. Mr.. Cownover retiring.
Mr.. G%utridge will continue to run
the Club saloon In q manner satisfac-
tory to his many customers. sl
The historian tells us what has
happened;the journalist records what
is happening; the novelist relates
what might have happened, and the
breaches tells us what ought to hap
pen; but nc man knows what will
happen, says an exchange,
The Journal says CLAUDE Schoer
met with Il painful accident last Mon.
day while at work in the carpenter
shop at the State University. HIS
left hand was i'll some manner
caught III the betting Of a lathe and
two fingers were badly injured. The
doctor says it will be two weeks be-
fore he has the use OF the injured
hand.
Constable Mclntosh Of Carlin last
evening brought up Archie Porter
and John Conway to Rojourn with
Sheriff Campbell for u while. Porter
will occupy quarters at the Jail for
forty days or until he pays a fine OF
$50 for appropriating other peoples
property, and Conway will board out
$40 at G. per day for forcibly entering
one OF the S. Z. houses in Carliu and
for using threats OF violent and abu.
sive language.
Fort Worth special Of the 18th to
the Denver Stockman says. The
stock men Mt the national convention
here have alre ady got down to trad
ing. The largest deal OF the year has
been announced by Mr.. John Sparks
the cattle breeder and rangeman OF
Reno. New. He closed a contract to.
day with Mr.. NJ. X. Parsons Of Salt
Lake City, well known rs a big trad.
er West and East, for the delivery in
May and June OF II, 900 head out Of
his Nevada herds. Tho price per
head was not made public, but the
deal amounts to over 100000.
What does i. profit a member of
the board, that examined the papers
OF the applicants at the recent exam
nation, to claim that, although the
State board found twenty-seven more
credits III al applicants paper thun
he could find she was still ten credits
short OF the minimum? 1t does not
speak in thunder tones Of his honesty
toward that applicant. III the appli.
cant was entitled to those credits,
why didn't he give them to her? She
would certainly have had a better
standing before the State board il
justice had been done her at home.
That is the way it looks to this scribe
anyway.
George Bruce now has "a record at
the trap. lie has broken Que pigeon
out Of 60 and clipped the clay wings
oil one or two more. With this re.
cord lie had the assurance To come to
the INDEPENDENT Office this afternoon
and banter us TO put up our PRINT
shop against his grocery store and
meat market and shoot for them at
trap. AS we have alread won a con-
trolling interest in n bank and u large
mercantile establishment from two
members OF tho gun club, we did not
accept the challenge rs we have no
time to monkey with n meat market.
Elsewhere will 10 seen the notice
OF the arrival Of n brand new young
lady i'll the family OF our worthy
townsman, g, w. Grover. Charley
has now a family of nine children
aud is just rs proud OF tho late arriv.
nj rs he WIS when the other eight
came to his house. His Joy has been
so great today that all business cares
wore laid inside. Tho mother is doing
nicely and the father seems to be able
to look out for himself. The INDIE
PENDENT congratulates Mr.. and Mrs.
Grover and hopes the young lady
will bring more sunshine to their
home.
An lNDNrENDEHT reporter went
through tho new JOSS house today.
MIR. kcyscr will soon have this orna.
ment to tho Chinese quarter COM.
pleted. The building is ON the sito
OF tho old JOSS house and il SO fcct
long and 10 foot wide. Tho main
room will contain tho joss and the
basement will he used for lodge, ban.
quet and ante-rooms. Mr.. Kcyser
puts up tho building aud u shrivolcd
old Chinese carpenter makes the fur