Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-12-21

1T hdTuUcT reports MISS Jessie
Harrison and It grand child Of Mr..
Pixley's down with the grippe.
james Brown. better known / II
California and Nevada us "Kct,Io.
belly B'owr. died ut spokane, Wash.
December 10th. He served rs Chief
Engineer of the Virginia CITY fire
department for several years.
Boston has ono saloon To each 700
people, Buffalo one saloon for every
DBL, Chicago one Tor every 2G2. ST.
Louis one toI every 10 and San
Francisco one for every III. This
sho va that man grove more thirsty us
he comes west.
Northern aud Central California
IL Western Nevada were swept, yes.
terday with II hcav, storm Of wind.
rain and snow. At Reno the wind
attained II velocity Of sixty Lilies nn
hour. Elko got merely the dying
breath Of the storm.
The Order OF Chosen Friends is in
solvent and II receiver was appointed
at Indianapolis yesterday. There
arc four Council, Of the Order in
this State. The members will DOUBT.
less lose Il good many hard carned
dollars.
The Elko orchestra has reduced The
price Of admission for ma skers To the
masquerade bah from 81 Ia % cents.
The change appears III their ad today.
This reduction III nd IN issinn will r..
suit IN alnrger attcninncc..of maskers
and more fun for those who attend
the ball.
Sheriff Campbell returned from
Iuscarora yeStcr lay. He reports the
small pUx patirnts well and the scare
over. Smith and Curicux brought
in II large shipment of bullion from
their Bull Run mine while Sheriff
Campbell was in Tuscaroru.
So much dust and litter are left be-
hind on London bridge by the tramp
over 1t Of 100000 pedestrians aud the
rattle over II oi $1,000 vehicles daily,
That three q four carts are required
to carry OH the line debris from
leather solcs and iron tires. BY the
incessnnt traffic 1t is raii twenty-five
cubic yards Of granite are each year
reduced To powder.
IL you have any doubt TINT Santa
Claus las "A headquarters in IIikO.
Just rcad the new al ~ the Engl"r
Company, and then visit the store
and inspect the display of doll, toys,
and useful and beautiful articles for
holiday gifts. II will do your eyes
good and leave money in Your
pockets il yOu do this before purchas.
ing.
Mr.. l.. !. FtHitas requests the
lS~DErEEDE%T tn state tint the report
that sheep III the vicinity Of Fish
Creek were suffering frOm the lack
of water is not true. lie says Their.
il plenty Of water and feed in that
section aud that his sheep are DOING
nicely.
MB. q. II. W. Crockett. the hal!-
sister Of Mrs. f.. >. Harrington and
mother OF Mrs. Emmett Kcyser Of
Carlin, died in San Francisco on the
18th. The deceased was a native Of
Canada. aged 63 years. Tho dcccHs-
ed was woll.kuown IN Nevada. md
had many friends here who will re-.
greet tu hear OF her death.
just ms wc wore going to- press yes.
ter lay afternoon u young man came
into the office loaded down with
champagne md wedding cake, the
generous contribution ~ Mr.. and
Mn. James Russell, Ia the happiness
OF the force. Work VIA suspended
ut once aud cake and champagne
wore soon slowed away where they
%onld 10 tho most good. The entire
force drank, ate and ElIowercd good
wishes upon their bcncfactors.
Tho commissioners OF White Pine
county have refused to count the
votes IN the contest case Of Comlus
VI. Greene for tho State Senate.
Mr.. Greene protested against any
person handling the ballots unless
upon mn order from court Of rom.
petcnt jurisdiction or upon a rosolu-
uon Of the State Senate. The com
misaioucrs decided TINT tho protest
was we'll taken and suspended pro-
cccdings.
Tho report That u cloudburst occur.
ed in San Francisco ThursdRy night
or yesterday. resulting in grent loss
Oi lilo nnd much damage, WI greatly
exaggerated. No ono wns hurt
though two iliusy dwellings, were
blown down aud the gas tank was
struck by lilhtnng. Tho wind blew
forty five miles mn hour md II heavy
rain foil. Tho storm did not las,
over half IN hour. Tho telegraph
wires wore bipwn down and Commun'
ica,ioD with the outside cut or.
80 Tar ~ tho ISpRrETpEST il in,
formed no inquiry Ina been made IN,
Ia the Causes a. tho acct lent Mt Fen
Ion in which Tire, mon lost tncir
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