Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-12-14
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
sALMAGUNDI.
Elko's crying need is a public hall.

El6o's crying need is a public hall.
Frank boskowitz, the drummer,
came in from the west this morning.
IL zone can judge from the number
OF drummers who stop here, Elko
must be n %. the best business
towns Of the State.
MB. Ben Payue and her daughter
Mrs. Davis, who have been visiting
friends Ill Eiko, left for their homes
at Ely last night.
The most effective little liver pills
made are Dewitt's Little Early Ris-
ere. They never gripe. Elko Drug Co.
George Hawkes., freight agent for
tue Denver & Rio Grande reilroad mr.
rived this forenoon, He was laid out
sixteen hours by the collision at Fen.
Ion.
One OF Elko's young men will lead
n OF her fairest daughters to the
bridal altar this evening. AZ Jim
didn't want the affair mentioned, we
will say nothing more about it.
Mr.. Mauk returned from the west
ern part Of the State last night. lie
was fortunate enough to miss the
train ut wadsworth that went into
the ditch Monday night ut White
Plains hill.
Asa Womack writes us that a fine
cake will be given the couple that do
the best cake-walk at the masquerade
balls in Lamoille and Shelton. None
but maskers will be permitted to
compete for the cake,
There will be a masquerade ball at
Shelton New Years night. Good
music, a good supper aud everything
that goes with "a first class ball will
be furnished. For further partic.
ulars G the addition to the La
noble nd.
George Russell came up from VIM
nemucca this morning. George Is
tile same genial fellow he was before
he became the millionaire proprietor
Of the Winnemucca News.
Saturday vas the 34th anniversary
OF the organization OF the Gold Hill
Miners Union, having been founded
on Innnn,hAr " 1SfE I. g, A.. Ill.,.
labor organization Of any kind west of
the Rocky mountains.
l.. 4. Litiiefield. proprietor and
editor OF the Utah State journal,
published ut Ogden, paid the INDE.
PENDENT Office q pleasant call today.
Mr.. L~ittietield is one OF Nerada's pIo.
neer journalists. He founded the
Reno Journal and afterwards con-
Quoted the Post i'll Elko. He found
many old friends in Elko who gave
him the glad hand.
ID. Becker, a past Grand Master
OF the l. O. .. f. OF Nevada. died at
Reno yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Becker was one OF the pioneers of
Reno and II OF its enterprising
citizens. He was q native OF Ger.
many, aged 50 years. 4 widow, two
sons and three daughters are left to
mourn his death. Peace to his
ashes.
Tonapah, the new mining camp in
Southern Esmernlda county. is ex.
periencing IL big boom. Many miners
from Sodaville and Silver Peak have
gone to the new diggins NJ they are
the richest discovered III Nevada for
some years. The latest returns from
there show a value OF $1,000 per ton in
gold and 5000 ounces in silver. Tie
miDes are situated about 30 miles
South east OF Soda Springs. and IL
miles north Of New KIondike,
The importance Of Cripple Creek,
Colorado, rs u gold-producing dis.
trict IL graphically illustrated by this
years gold output therefrorn, which.
it ia now estimated, will aggregate
s23,O00,0O0! In tho Inst nine years
Cripple Creek has produced nearly
s0o,000,000 in gold, with n profit ia
the producers OF about one.half that
amount, and estimates for next veal
include n gold output for the ensuing
twelve months OF 100000, 000.-Scien.
titic Press.
Raymond Wilson, representing the
Robert Buchanan Dramatic and
Comedy Company, came down trou
Deeth this forenoon. lie ia trying tc
arrange for the company to play her,
next week. This company played
last week at Wells and will put il
this week at Deeth. Mr.. Wilson find.
il uphill work as there ia no suitabl,
hall in town. Mr.. Wilson succeeded
this afternoon IN getting tho A. o. U
w. Hall and will Tx it up for u week.
performance Of his troupe. The at
will appear tomorrow.