Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-08-09
FRoM THURSDAYS DALI.
sALMAGUNDI.

Men may come and men may go,
but the INDEPENDENT keeps right on.
Chris Baumbach's brother has re-
turned to his home III South Dakota.
Peter Carat OF White Rock and
j. j Hylion OF Skeltcn are in town.
They report everything quiet in their
sections.
Mn. Foster and daughter OF Reno
arrived Inst night and left for Gold
Creek this morning to visit MIR. and
Mrs. Hartman.
George Hawkes.. the gentlemauly
freight agent Of the Denver & Rio
Grandc, is in town looking up bus.
iness for his road.
The estate Of the late Herman j..
Sadler, formerly Of Nevada. who
recently died in San Francisco, has
been appraised mt slG9.Ila92.
a livery stable and several other
buildings at Portland, Oregon, were
destroyed by fire early yesterday
morning. About sc horses we're
burned to death. The loss is estI-
mated at $50 600.
At Berlin. Nye county a few days
ago three men engaged in a dice
game and one of the play airs won all
the money. The others knocked him
down and relieved him OF all the com
They have been arrested aud will he
tried for robbery
Prof. Averill has notified Superin-
tendent Henderson, that he cannot
accept The principalship OF the high
school. The board will meet as eoon
as Mr.. Ernst returns and take steps
to secnre Il principal OF the school.
The only news We are able to dig
up about the oil fields is that the
Duluth men, who have been here
several months. are still surveying
their claims and making new lCca
tions. And the oil still remains in
the ground.
Word has been received from
Mound Valley that several head Of
cattle belonging to the Reardon Bros,
Buscaglia, and Kennedy have Leen
recently found dead in the hills.
They apparently died from eating
poisonous weeds. The same report
comes from Lamoille valley.
The fellow, who stole a shotgun
Dick Dorsey, nearly two years ago,
and afterwards joined the Salvation
Arrny in San Francisco. has sent
Uncle Dick 80 to pay for the gun.
Uncle Dick still insists that he has
no confidence in the fellows con-
version.
Richard Y. Fitzgerald. son Of Su-
prene Justice Fitzgerald, and Miss
Susnn q. Walker. daughter OF Rear
Admiral Walker, were married at
WIl;nD. New Hampshire, last Satur-
lay. They will make their homie at
J ~ KING street, New York City. Mr..
r~Iihgrrnld WIS BON aud raised in
= Eurrka.
The last issue Of the Times. Review
contains the reply of the T%uscarora
baseball club to the charges Of the
Etko boys. The reply is rather a
weak sister. as ii does not wer any
Of the charges made by the Elko
boys. The Tuscarora boys simply
yell -YOu're another" The EIko boys
are preparing Il reply which will ap.
pear tomorrow.
Tho strike is spreading in San
francisco. In the east the situation
re nains about the same. President
ShatTer Of the Amalgamated Associa.
ton has issued an order for p general
strike to begin Saturday night.
About 10000 men are affected by
this order. Beth sides arc confident
ut ultimate success.
DR.. Stubbs has been appointed to
the Ecumenical Conference of the
Methodist church which will be in
session i'll London from September
i'h to September 18th. lie Is one OF
the live delegates chosen from the
western portion OF the United States.
He will refer the matter to the Re.
gents ot the University Mt their
meeting Oh the 10th.
The water from the hydrants these
hays wuuId make I'm excellent fcrti.
lizcr. bnt it is hardly the proper
thing Ia put On the inside of a human
being. II has the color of poor
coffee and is thicker shnn hotel soup.
II will probably clenr up,in II day or
so. II it don't va will have to drink
bocr. Our tongue il hanging out
now for II drink OF water.
a reward Of 5000 has been offered
10y the Sclby Smelling Works for the
capture oi the men who stolo s3l0,G00
in gold bricks Monday night. The
detectives have been unable to got
any definite Clews tn the robbers. At
Pinkcrton's agency yesterday after.
noon il WINS stated That there we're no
nov developments OF Importance IN
the case, but that tho detectives Ind
strong hopes Of running down the
robbers.