Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-08-31
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
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nignt from his trip 10 II State OF
Washington.
The Populist National Committee
has endorsed Adlai +. Stevenson for
Vice-President.
The registration books are open mt
Justice Morgan's Office. So far $50
voters are ON the roll.
Mrs. Richardson. who has been Wis.,
iting her father, Rev. &. +. Plummer,
has returned to her home at Ely.
The Democrats Of Wells and Glow
er valley elected a. W. Gobbie and
Peter Holm delegates 10 the State
convention.
W. |. Plumb ca ne down from Tus-
carora yesterday on his way to the
Republican State convention. H0
took last nights train 70, Reno.
\ mans suit OF clothes YVES found
on the river bank near Truckee last
Saturday. 1t is surmised that the
owner vas drowned while bathing.
\ Reno man was beaten into iusen-
sibility Monday night and 81 taken
from his pocket. Reno seem to be
i'll need of Il vigilance committee to
control it's criminal element.
Two postmasters from Elko county
will attend the Republican State con-
vention us delegates. Isn't this what
President Cleveland once called the
-pernicious activity OF office holders?-
MIR. Gould OF Mountain City had
u portion Of his foot removed mt the
hospital this morning. DR.. Gardner
performed the operation.
Thirty.t five thousand Of the veterans
OF the Civil war marched in the pro.
cession ut Chicago yesterday. 1t was
the greatest parade since hat day il
1860 when the armies OF the Union
were reviewed in Washington by
President Lincoln.
Under the authority given him by
the Hague Pence Conference, Presi-
dent Mckinley has named Elk, Presi.
dents Cleveland aud Harrison as two
members OF the international board
Of arbitration. When they are heard
from, the other two members for the
United States will be named.
Jim YcrIngton has put a number OF
men tO work on his ~infusorial earth
deposit along the G. < c., and heavy
shipments are to be made at NICE to
the East. White men do not like to
work i'll the fine white dust that arises
from the quarry and thus far il has
been necessary TO hire Indians almost
entirely.-Carson News.
The Kentucky legislature convened
in extra session yesterday, Governor
Beckham's message vas brief and in
general terms recommended the pms.
sage of an election law which will be
satisfactory to the people Of the
State, Il large norton OF whom he
conceded are d~isplcased with the
present Inv.
Last evening Frank Rrckhart took
us through his cold storage ware
house. With only IN layer Of ice in
the ice chamber. the thermometer in
the cooling room stood at 40. When
filled with ice. tho temperature will
be kept at that point 10y means Of
ventilators. It's a good place to cool
oil i'll when yOu feel as If you want to
fight.
Word reached here today that bur-
glars entered Al. Fishers saloon Mt
Wells last night and attempted to
blow open the safe. They failed to
got the safe open, but the combina-
ton was 80 badly damaged that
Mr.. Fisher is unable to get into
il. lie sen down here for a me.
chnnic to come up and open HE safe.
Prof. Start wired today from SCOTS
vile, Michigan, that he would be
Hero on the 10th To open tho high
school. The echool rooms have been
renovated throughout md tho walls
calcimincd, The indications are that
there will DO Il larger attendance OF
pupils from tho country this year
thnn at any previous term Of the
school.
a. Bruce, &. II. Sproule. w.S.Long
and II, j. Jones will leave tonight to
attend the Republican State conven.
tioU Mel Badt and ". NJ. Angel
will attcd from Wells. Mr.. Plumb
won't down last night aud Mr.. Ma
honey is in the western part OF the
State. Elko county will have 3 out
Of its o delegates present Mt the con.
vention. Mr.. Hillman is sick and TN.
able to go.
a letter from j II. Dennis, Secro.
tnry OF the Democratic State Com.
mitcc, Gays that delegates To tho
State convention will he allowed huli
rates on tho railroad. Thnt is they
pny full faro to Reno, but OH presen.
tatiOn to tho Agent at lteno OF a cor-
tiiicato OF the Secretary Of the Con.
vcntioi', they get Il return ticket free.
Tho same rates are given by tho Vir-
grnia & Truckeo. Delegates should
make II note Of this.
Tho ". T. Smith Cnmnnnv hnn