Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-08-03
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY.
SALMAGUNDl.

Montana.
Sheriff Campbell collected 1850 %
for fees and licenses last month.
Mrs. W. II. O'Neil and son and
Miss Flossie Ford departed for Eur.
aka last night.
Theodore Brown left last night for
Il sea voyage to Puget Sound ind vi
cinity. He will return in u few
weeks.
MIR. harrington went 20 Battle
Mountain last night to attend the
funeral Of the Int ia. Blossm winch
took place today.
MIR. Mayer is putting in n new
sewer to connect with the Depot ho.
tel. Charley is deter mined to have Il
first. class hotel i'll every respect.
AS Mckinley and Roosevelt are the
team, it might be described rs Ilesi.
tation and Hustle; or. a Baker and IL
Bucker.-New York World.
Theodore Wear died ut Winnemuc.
ca Monday OF spinal meningitis, re.
sulting from being beaten by a Swede
i'll n fight at Golconda, July 4th.
The Census Office has announced
the population OF the city OF Cinciu.
natI, o., 10 be 325, 992 an increase over
the last census OF 2S,99i or or per
cent.
The Alabama State election will
be held next Monday. The greater
part OF the campaign work Inns been
done i'll the counties which heretofore
have returned Populist majorities.
w. S.Bailey and three men went to
the coast yesterday with 100 head Of
horses for German cavalry service in
China. The German government is
coming to Nevada for its cavalry
horses.-Gazette.
There is more solid improvements
under way in Elko than this scribe
has seen ut any time during his resi-.
dencc here Of nearly fourteen ycars.
In fact Elko has taken Il new lease
OF life.
The new residence for the Presi.
dent Of the State University Is loom
ing up OF the grounds and assuming
tine proportions. 1t will be a hand
some, co~mmodious and we'll euuip.
ped building.-Journal.
j. \. Blossom, one OF Neyada's
prominent citizens, died at his home
i'll Battle Mountain Tuesday night,
Mr.. Blossom had resided in the State
since the early COS and had acquired
n comfortable fortune. lie leaves d
wife, two sons and IA daughter.
The silver State was in error in
stating that Burney Lawlor had died
III Carlin from injuries received while
coupling "a car. DR.. Hood informed
us this morning that Lawlor was
quite badly hurt and had been SEN
to the railroad hospital at Ogden.
There is 10 territorial %aggrnndize,
mont which is worth the price q
blood. + y y Our triumph should
be by growth and organic expansion
i'll obedience to pre- established har
mony, recognizing always the will Of
those who arc to become or fellow
citizcns.-Charles Sumner.
On the authority OF the White Pine
News there arc 100000 tons Of or,
blocked out in the Chairman mine nj
Ely, ranging i'll value from So to SIl(
per ton in gold. According to thi.
statement the purchasers who paiC
only $4,000 for the property haya I
good thing.
Tie Chinese situation remains
about the game. The American, Eng
lish aud japanese forces are rapidl,
preparing for their march on Pekin
General Chnifac received orders from
Washington yesterday not to della,
the advance. All the ministers wer,
alive on the 10Th Of July.
Workmen in K. Ryland's brickyar,
at Reno yesterday unearthed "a DO,
containing the remains OF n baby
Reno is i'll need of a moral disinfect
ant about rs bad IA any town Oh IN,
coast. The Journal says the town il
overrun with mRques who defy boil
law ma dccency. IL would he a fin,
field for Evangelist Oliver to work.
From present appearances the Sill
yer party State convention will hay,
an overwhelming majority IN favo
OF fusion. Storey, Washoc, Ormsby
Esmcraldn. Lander and lGureki
counties have elected solid fusior
delegations. Elko's delegation vii
probably be divided, but tho fiv,
elected delegates arc said TO DO fus
i~onists.
j. H.llarper had some trouble will
a Cbinaman ut the Boypton ranch
near Reno, and tho celestial succeed,
cd in biting lInrpcr's right tbuml
ncnrly of. IIc started for Reno tc
hnvo the wound dressed. lie wnt
leading n horse bchind the buggy
when the animal suddenly stopped
tho lead rope Strengthened out ant
of wont Mr.. IIarrer's left thumb. the