Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-01-05
lFRoM TUESDAYS DAILY
AEMAGUSDI

William Mitchell departed for Cali
fornia yesterday.
Mr.. aud Mrs. George Stokcr left for
their home Mt Lovelock Sunday.
The receipts Of the State Land
Office last week were s3.S2i lG.
Tho commissioners held Il short SEES.
sion yesterday and adjourned till to-
day.
Emma Nevada, the famous singer,
will MARBLE in Reno next Frida;
night.
Miss Matte Keith will go W to
Mr.. Weiland's tomorrow to take
charge Of the school.
The indications are good for IA
storm. Hope it will pile up Il lot OF
snow in the mountains.
An eagle having II wing spread Of
nearly eight feet was caught in a
coyote trap in Nye county last month.
Mr.. Clayton is in from Mound val.
ley. lie reports Mr. VIM. Kennedy,
who has been quite sick us improv-
ing,
This Ii the time for settlement OF
Inst years accounts. When out on
your annual tour, please remember
the INDEPENDENT.
Tho commissioners allowed the
usual grist Of bills today and trans
acted ether business. They will com.
plete their work tonight by drawing
a jury list.
Sam Bachnan Of Ruby valley
spent New Years in town. He re.
ports about four inches OF snow in
the mountains, aud more coming,
when he came TO town.
Mr.. Woulverton's youngest son is
very sick with pneumonia. DIR. Gard
ner went out yesterday and returned
today. lie reports the boy very sick,
but thinks he will recover.
y slick burglar slipped into the G.
p. ticket office at Reno Friday night
during the Temporary absence OF the
agent and took SJJ from the till.
There is no clcw to the till Taper.
James VI. Shaw. u of the men
arrested, tried and acquitted Tor COM
plicIty III the Humboldt train rob.
berry, has sued Wells, Fargo & Co.
for 10000 dlmagcs for false imprison-
mcnt.
Richard DcForrcst. formerly a
member Of Troop NJ. Torrcy's Rough
Riders, WIS killed recently by falling
down n mining shaft IN Wyoming.
lie enlisted from Lovclock ana was
engineer Of the mine at the time Of
his death.
Last ycar's agricultural expert
ments in Alaska produced spring
wheat, barley, uats, rye. flax, buck
wheat potatoes, onions. parsnips.
carrots and tnrniJs. The two vari.
cites "f wheat maturcd well and
were harvested September ,. Farm.
ing prospects in Alaska are looking
up.
'IlNa. ~ H.. ILN .-1
p~illow.casc dance Friday night has
been changed by the addition Of Il
cakc.walk by the mnskcrs. \ fine
cake will he given Ia the couple do
ing the best work. In addition to
this people who do not care Ia mask
in n sheet and pIllow-casc eau Tx up
in any costume they please. Prizes
will be given to the best sustained
characters. All these changes will
bo found IN the al, to which your at
tcntion is directed.
Yesterday was Il beautiful day. Not
a cloud was visible in the sky until
nearly noon. Lntc arrivals from the
east marvcicd much Mt the clcarness
and brightness ~ tho day. II WIS
just cold enough to put snap into ov-
crybody. and everybody was in good
spirits. II was Just such n day as
makes ono glad that hc is alive. II
the first day Of 1900 was a fair sam.
pie OF what is to ON during the
rest of the year, there will he mnch
sunshine and few clouds. May il be
So with Il lives during the new
ycnr.