Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-05-11
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
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W. II. Mayer, the Deeth operator, is
spending his vacation in town.
Mr.. J. Ii. Taber returned this after
noon from Wells where he had been
to attend the funeral OF Martin
Scherff, an old rc0ident OF this coun-
ty. 4. more extended notice OF the
deceased will appear tomorrow.
The Knights, who went to Wells to
assist i'll the institution OF u new
Lodge, returned this afternoon. All
report II most ENJOYABLE time. The
new Lodge was started on its way
with twenty-five charter members.
Tho Golconda News has Il rod in
pickle for Evangelist Oliver. 1t does
not think that the meek and lowly
Nazarine would have preached that
sermon on dancing. George you, are
nh old fogy ind do not understand
the evangelical method OF winning
the souls OF the unrepentaut.
Nick nummcIl OF the Wadsworth
Dispatch passed west this afternoon.
lie lad been to Wells to assist in the
institution Of the new X. Of P.Lodge
Bro. liummell bears his years well
and looks rs il he were in the full en-
joyment of the whole OF McKinley's
prosperity.
Mr.. ". S. Clayton, ST., OF Mound
valley was brought to the Hot Springs
hotel yesterday suffering from asth.
ma. DR.. Hood being at Wells he WIS
telegraphed for and came down last
night. While Mr.. Clayton's condi-
ton is serious, there is strong hC pc
that he will fully recover
Claude Schoer, a student ut the
State University, was II passenger
this morning for his home at Wells.
He is suffering from an attack OF ty-
phoid fever While his condition is
not serious. it is such that the Reno
physicians thought it best for him to
rel urn.
The old dead" camp OF Hamilton.
made famous i'll the days OF the White
Pine silver excitement i'll 60, is prov
ing to be "A very lively corpse, says the
White Pine News. Lead mining has
taken the place of silver mining. Last
year there WIS ore shipped from
Hamilton than any other camp in the
State, with the exception Of Eureka,
and this year it promises tc break all
previous records.
There's blood ON the moon in Win.
nemuCca. The Silver State has its
war paint on and is hot after the
scalp OF Evangelist Oliver, while
those who advocate his cause threat
Ell the boycott to bring Bro. Windle
To terms. 1t Is IA merry fight and
from this distance it looks us il Win
uetnucca wanld he the hottest town
III the state for the next three weeks.
IL Bro. Wrndlc continues on the lines
he has started out on, and Mr.. Oliver
hhC hP Aht ~l4lIONCI III TIC same
spirit, we would not be surprised to
hear Of pistols and coffee for two be-
fore the matter is ended. Go it, boys
As the Reno journal declines to
enter into a discussion OF the iraudu-
lent and arbitrary action OF Chairman
Bclknap at the recent meeting OF the
Democratic State Committee. and
there is u wide difference of opinion
between it and the INDEPENDENT re-
garding other matters connected
Herewith, the INDEPENDENT has con.
cludcd to drop the whole matter for
the present. 1t does not, however.
concede the Journals right to lecture
1t or to impute unworthy motives to
its editor. Believing that the action
OF the committee was unwise and did
an injustice To the Democracy OF the
State, the INDEPENDENT Inns not been
backward III so charactcrizing it.