Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-06-01
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nee lnst week were S-J3l lJ.
Mr.. and MB. Gutridge returned
from San Francisco Sunday morning
Paul Keyser left for Reno last
night To attend the commencement
exercises OF tI.e State University.
George Russell OF the Golconda
News spent yesterday in town. lie
comes up bere quite often. but we
suppose business brings him.
Ed Mead came in from Salt Lake
last night and left for Tuscarora this
morning. He winked his right eye
when we asked him what he WIS do.
ing here.
Everybody is invited to participate
in the /. q. .. +. Memorial services
"Wednesday afternoon. Let us all
lny aside the cares OF business and
pay a loving tribute to our deed.
Saturday the State received from
Washington Il portion IT the money
due on the Spanish war claims. 1t
amounted to Siji0 60. About $1,000
more liz due and will soon he paid.
Senator Stewart Inns IL thanks Ter
a copy Of the Report ON the Cape
Nome Gold Region by the United
States Geological Survey. 1t Is full
OF interesting matter concerning that
wonderful gold field.
An account Of a duel with axes be.
tween two wood choppers in the
mountains north of thus city on the
Washoe county side OF the line reach
ed town last night. Neither II them
WIS killed.-Virginia Report.
The Nevadans lost the inter coileg-
late debate at Salt Lake, but cleaned
up the Utah boys i'll the athletic
games. They passed through west
today on No. 3. enroute to their
homes.
The Silver State seems to have
tired in its fight against Evangelist
Oliver. 1t says III Its Saturday issue
that 1t will pay no more attention to
him. 1t has given Mr.. Oliver a great
deal OF free advertising, for which he
is doubtless thankful.
Vim. Hoffman, the South Fork
stage driver, accidentally shot him
self at liallcck Saturday. From
what we can learn he had "a pisto
tied up in Il roll OF blankets and in
getting the blankets out Of the wagon
the pistol VIA discharged, sending the
bullet through one of his lcgs. Dr..
Hood dressed the wound and the
young inan Ia laid up for repairs.
Tho election for school trustees took
place this afternoon. But little in.
tcrcst WAS taken, ~ there WIS no OPP.
position ticket. We have taken no
interest III the matter and all reports
To the contrary are malicious lies.
We will give 500 in gold coin to any
truthful man that will say we have
tried Ia get him or anyone else 10 run
for school trustee.
In France the department Of mines
last year awarded five siiver medals
to miners who DISPLAYED hcroism in
rcscuing comrades from death in
coal mine accidents. n al the heroic
deeds performed by Comstock min
era had been similarly rewarded sill.
yer medals would have been moro
plentiful on the lode than leaves in
Observation-Disclosures.
But few OF III people we're up in
time this morning tn ece the eclipse.
Charley Keith WIG u oi tho early
birds and hc tells us that it wasn't
much cf an eclipse nnyw way. II mn
eclipse wants us to look Mt it through
Il smoked glass, il must get around
later in the dry. wcll not get up ut
such an uncOnscionablc hour as five
o'clock i'll the morning To see IT.
Tho suit Of James Shaw ngainet
Wclls, Fargo & Go. has been dismiss.
cd. Shaw failed to appear and his
attorney moved tn dismiss. Shaw is
wanted in lIumbGld, county for
cattle stealing and Ind no appeared
10 prosecute his suit against tho OK
prcss company he would have been
arrested. lIc beat the Humboldt
county officers by staying away.
Alfred Durrnnt. James u. Leo md
Frank Davis, charged with burglnria
ing n frcigh chr Mt Carlin last week.
had their examination before Justice
Morgan Tins forenoon. They admit.
tod taking the property from tho car,
but clnimcd That they entered il when
tho door was open. Tho defendants
we're held in tho gun OF 800 each To
appear before tho grand jury to u
ewer 10 tho charge Of house breaking.
They will tnrry with Sheriff Cnmp.
bell until the District Court passcs
upon their casca.
,Jamcs x. Keen, the noted New
York npcCulatOr. who IL known rs the
Car Of Wall Street. wagorcd 1880
nguinst 10000 laat week that Bryan
would boat Mckinley III tho coming
election. Tho Mckinley ndhcrcnt
had hoastfully offered to bet two to
one, but Mr.. Keen refused to take