Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-07-13
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
5ALMAGUNDI.

oeen Erantcd Il pension OF Gu per
month.
Hon. w. T.. Sharon arrived from
the west this morning to meet Con-
gresham Newlunds.
G. +. Wilkins, manager Of ID. w.
Earles' business at Hawthorne, Ne.
vada, is here visiting Mr.. ind Mr. J..
d. Carroll.
Mr.. and Mira Carroll arrived from
the Battle Mountain last night. Mr..
Carroll has about recovered from his
recent ~illpess.
Editor Sain OF the Lovelock Tri-
bune came up this morning. lie
looks as il the people OF Lovelock
treated him pretty well.
We heard a lady remark the other
night that -the only way to cure a
boy OF staying out late O nights If to
break his legs, or else get the calico
he runs with to do your house work."
Congressman Newlands arrived on
the afternoon train. Don't forget
that he will speak tonight at the
Bryan and Stevenson ratification
meeting.
Maggie Sheep, one Of the squaws
sho: by Indian Jim Higgins i'll Vir-
ginia City about a month ago., died
Sunday. She Ii the only victim TINT
passed to the happy hunting grounds
from the effects OF Jim's rampage.
BY the burning Of Chris Diehls
building in Wipnemucca Saturday. Il
COW and a horse were roasted alive
and all the contents OF the buildings
we're destroyed The loss Is estI-
mated ut 500.
1t is net the fact That Mr.. Charles
+. w. Nicely, late OF the Havana post
Office. pleads mot guilty" that hurts
us. 1t Ii the fact that the American
people must plead guilty to the
charge OF having made it possible for
such Il man to set up the plea OF
"mnocence."-Ex. T
Richards ~ Ilandley, the photo.
graphes left today for EIko. Dur
ing their IL months stay here they
have turned ont some OF the best
work ever seen in Tuscarora. MIR.
Richards and Mr.. Handley both, are
obliging aud courteous gentlemen
and we can Recommend them to the
good people Of Elko rs competent
and skiliful artists Review.
y big smoke beyond the c~ulvert
above the cattle corral wa the cause
Of a little excitement in town this
afternoon. Investigation proved it
to come from a big sdgebrush fire
above Henderson Green's ranch. The
tire started from sparks from "A pass.
ing engine.
The ratification meeting tonight
will be held m the open air i'll front
of the courthouse. a stage was err
ccted this afternoon and seats pro-
Tiied. The band has been engaged
and every thing points to Il rousiug
meeting. Let everybody turn out
and hear the burning issues OF the
day discussed by our Congressman.
y 30 per cent reduction in the
price Of a staple article Is a big cut.
Yet this Is what the Remnant Com
pany has done with the price OF shirt
waists and other articles dear to the
femme heart. IL You don't believe il
see the new adj.
The Reno Journal has the follow
ing dispatch from Lincoln, Nebraska,
under date Of July 9th: The
Democratic leaders had a con.
f~crerce with Bryan and Stevenson
today. Bryan will not stump the
country ~ he did before. The plan
OF the campaign will he announced
i'll IL few days.
1t in said TINT the president Inns
given out orders that there must he
no real investigation OF the Cuban
scandals until after election. Should
the president he reelected tnat
you'd DO u vindication Of Nicely aud
his associates. and they would be
statesmen instead OF thieves
misunderstanding Bulletin.
Misses Ruth and Matte Russell. Miss
Louisa Adams, Miss Edith Hunter
and Miss Stella Mayhugh went
down to Dotta's ranch at South
Fork this morning ON n three weeks
camping trip. The young ladies
took along a full camping outfit and
intend To have a big time all by
themselves. No hated man will be
allowed to come within u mile of the
camp. Oh. wlhat II picnic the mos.
quitocs viii have! '
To show that the marriage ago OF
girls is rising tho Ladies' Home Jour-
nal Inns compiled a list OF 1000 mar.
riago '-prcsumably among tho we'll.
TODD classcs showing TINT 500 OF
tho brides woro between tho ages OF
% and -, 900 between 90 md 30. and
200 under 30. In the days Of our
fathers and mothers il was moro Gus.
tomary for girls to marry between