Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-11-16
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
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DR.. Hood OF Battle Mountain wis
in town today.
Marcus DAILY, the copper king, and
Henry Willard, the railroad magnate,
died Monday.
Miss Frona Drown is still very sick
but the conditions are favorable for
her recovery.
DR.. Leonard will enlighten the
people OF Shelton Sunday night on
the subject Of aReligion aud Politics.
He will be gone three or four days.
Quite a number OF Elkoites went
out to Lamoille yesterday and today
to attend the wedding Of George
Henen and Miss leila Gheen.
Mrs. Sarah George Of Wadsworth,
President Of the Rebeksh Assembly
l. o. o. +. OF Nevada, will arrive this
evening on an official visit to Ivy
Rebekah Lodge.
The official maiorities IN Humboldt
county are 336 for Bryan, 26S for
Newlands. 40 for Fitzgerald, 900 for
Evans and 25s for Booher.
1. The Sultan OF the Sulus will be
pleased when he hears the election
news. His stipend is safe Tor four
years more. He needs,a Il he can get
to pay his family expenses.
The next State Senate will stand:
Fusion. 10; Republican, 8. HUI Of
Eureka having joined the Rcpubli-
can party, although elected on the
Silver ticket. The Assembly will
stand: Fusion. %; Republican 8;
Independent ..
Mcssrs. Thesis, Noteware, Nixon
and Stoker are putting iE 1900 acres
OF winter wheat in Lovelock Valley.
This is the first attempt TO cultivate
winter wheat on 4 large scale In
Humboldt county. They are boring
for artesian water and are now down
200 feet. They expect to sink 300
feet further,
George IIcnen OF Lamoille and
Miss leila Gheen were married at
noon today. The bride and groom
are popular young people Of the
county. The INDEPENDENT extends
its congratulations and wishes Mr..
and Mrs. Henen "a happy journey
through life.
Tho preliminary examination OF j.
Cronin and Alexander Lee, charged
with selling liquor 70 Indians, WIS
held before Commissioners Morgan
yesterday afternoon. The evidence
was plain and direct and both were
held to appear before the United
States grand jury. Cronin and Lee
will sojourn with Sheriff Campbell
until tie meeting Of the u. S. grand
jury.
G. ID. VaDDuzer is favorably mer-
toned for Speaker OF the next AS.
sembly. Mr.. VanDuzer has all the
necessary qualifications for the posi-
ton He Is energetic and ambitious
and would preside over the Assembly
with fairness and im%partiality. l
Elko county has no candidate FOL
Speaker. there is no one the INDIE
PENDENT would rather see i'll TINT po-
sition than Mr.. VanDuzer.
a telegraph line has been completed
between Seattle, Wash, and Skugway
Alaska, and put INTO operation. The
route is from Skagway to Atlin, thence
over the old Atlin.L illowit line to tho
Fraser river, thence to Ashcroft and
on to Vancouver. from which place it
rms to Seattle. Tho line between
Skagway and Vancouver ls that
which the Canadian government has
been engaged i'll constructing for the
pnst four months.
Judge Ferris said the other day. ut
Cincinnati, ~ he converted a num-
Der OF foreigners into citizens Of the
United States by naturalization: 81
am going to make this
moro impressive. The moro act OF
swearing in those people makes no
impression ON them. l shall rocure
an American flag and make every
male candidate for citizenship kneel
and kiss it's folds. l want them to
Jingle down to their toes when they
hear our national airs"
From Il Of tho latest bulletins Of
the Census Bureau it 10 learned that
thore aro nineteen "cities OF the first
clase.' divided as follows: One with
more than 100000 population Now
York; two OF more than 1000, 900
Chicago and Philadelphia three Of
5O0,O00-St. Louis. Boston and Balti-
more; five OF between 100000 and
100000 - Cleveland, Buffalo, Sau
Francisco, Cincinnati und pittsburg;
and eight Of between 2O0. 200 and $780,.
OO0-Now Orleans, Detroit, Mil.
waukce, Washington, Newark, Jersey
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