Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-05-04
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Mr.. Schiriey returned from Salt
Lake today.
Mr. George S. Brown is down
with tile grippe.
Mrs. J. 4. Mitchell is confined to
he: bed with the grippe.
The receipts Of the State Land of.
flee last week were SG.9i3 10.
Isaac Ostreichcr left Yesterday for
California. lie intends going into
business somewhere in that State.
j. G. Hartman got in from Gold
Creek this forenoon. lie says that
section OF the county ID quiet and
prosperous.
Chesley Woodward, the Jack creek
rancher. got i'll this afternoon. He
reports good prospects for a good
hay crop and plenty OF grass on the
rpnIe.
Another stranger arrived yesterday
in the %taini!: Of Mr.. aud MH. Meriic-
ley OF Mound valley. May the little
man grow up to be an honor To his
p%arents.
Il wish you would do something
for my husband said the anxious
wife, -he seems to be worrying about
money" Don't be alarmed, madam"
returned the doctor, renssurmgly, IN
relieve him OF that"
Mr.. and Mrs. |. T., Woolverton got
in from Ruby valley last night with
their sick daughter. They are stop
ing at Mrs. ParHon's. The young lady
is suffering with appendicitis. We
sincerely hope IhHt she may soon re-.
cover.
The Carson Appeal says Il set Of
sharpcrs victimiZed the saloon keep
crs OF Reno, Carson and Virginia City
last week. Their scheme WAS ceiling
certificates OF membership in II bogus
liquor dealers protective association.
According Ia the Appeal the sharpcrs
took i'll the saloon keepers at Reno,
Carson and Virginia City at 40 per
head.
Whenever Il gold standard organ
begins to talk about the per capita
circulation the question occurs to the
vast majority Of u citizens, How
many million per capitas are III the
custody OF the few hundred men Who
own more than onc.half the wealth Of
the entire cOuntrl?-Kansas City
Times.
Mr.. Russell is up f:om his Battle
Mountain ranch. lie rays tlic pros.
poets for grass were never better.
Cattle and horses are doing we'll and
the outlook for ranchcrs and stock
men Is good. That country IL fall OF
buyers 81 horses and wool. Horses
are selling all the way from 81 to
S25 per bend, and wool ranges from
II to IL cents per pound, according
To quality.
The Virginia Report paid its re.
spects To us i'll Saturday. issue. II
dubbed us "Col. Billy" and -Rrvcr
end and made more faces mt us. We
are rather proud Of both titles. but
cannot compliment the editor Of the
Report with II title because the only
ono We have in mind that would do
justice to him doesn't look well III
print. We read the whole " the Re.
ports cTusiun. but it failed Ia change
tho opinion we expressed 81 him, to
wit: There was never anything like
him since the world began aud we
sincerely hope nothing like him will
ever appear on tie earth again.
In speaking 81 the report that
Judge Massey will be Il candidate for
Congress- this fall, tho Timcs.Rcviow
says: Judge MASSEY originally hail
cd from this section, where he has
mnuy friends who will dislike to see
him permit the use Of his name ns Il
stalking horse to elect the Rcpub.
lican candidate, w ho must know
ho cannot win. Again, his course
two years ago in stepping down from
his position OH the Supreme bench OF
tho State aud etumping the State Mt