Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-08-23
lFRoM DAILY
sALMASUNDl.

Dan Coll struck ont Tor Tuscarora
thus morning.
Justice royne came III from. Mound
valley yesterday. Tie. said everybody
was happy u that way.
The editor will leave Tor Reno TO
NIGHT to attend Il meeting Of the
Board ot Regents tomorrow.
Hunter II Wright shipped three
carloads Of beef cattle Yesterday to
Henry MotfLtt, San Francisco.
Sheriff Campbell returned last
night from rounding up lumber OF
sheermen at Derth. tie has collect.
cd over $1,000 sheep Ii ,ense this wear.
w. J. Fuller OF Los Angelica il in
town to take the place Of Jack Hig
gins. the Western Union lineman, for
u few weeks. JacH is going to take 4
vacation.
Charley Waller was taken TO the
hospital Yesterday. lie has "A severe
attack Of pneumonia With symptoms
OF typhoid fever. He il resting COM
fortably today.
According to the census We had L..
Co lcssC Cinnamon in the United States
IN 1900 than in 1890. the number
now here being $1,000. During the
DnEl fem Nl.uFE flta I.E.tay, ..-,.l
from 2.0a9 tn .l.30U.
The new government printing office,
when Completed. will be the largest
in the world. No typcsetting ina
chimes have yet been used in the old
government printing office. which fact
is largely due to the successful efforts
OF thel labor unions.
a dispatch OF tile 18th from Salinas
California. says that Mike Evans, !
who enlisted from Tuscarora in
Troop NJ Of Torrey's Rough Riders,
died suddenly on the Sth near the
Mountain House while on his way to
Tulare. tie WIS driving Ii two horse
outiit when he complained of feeling
Ill and died before aid could be pre-
cured. The Times Review speaks OF
the deceased III the highest terms.
Sheriff Mclnnis OF Reno accident.
ally shot his little boy. less than six
years III age. at tie circus Saturday.
He was STOPPING over the little fellow
when his pistol dropped from his
belt and WIS discharged by the ham.
Iner striking a stone. Tho bullet
passed through the iieshy part Of the
boys left leg, above the knee. missing
the homes, arteries and cords. Mr..
Mclnnis was almost insane over the
accident. The boys injuries are
painful. but not serious.
Once upon a time IA Topeka min.
lister was preaching "a sermon =lIow
shall we get to heaven Just out.
side the church there wus "a ball game
III progress on Il vacant lot. Az a
climax to his beautiful scTmuu he
folded his haCds dropped his
eyes toward the floor and sand
IN Il low voice, And how shall
We get to heaven" There WAS a mo.
ment's pause. then came an excited
voice crying, -Siidc. Teller, slide,
slide. slide like the devil. slidc."-Ex.
The other day Il travelling man ORC.
vided n puzzle for "A merchant which
made that gentleman fccl That he wns
dealing with II wizard. The puzzle is
us follows: Take the number Of your
living brothers; double THE amount;
add to it three; multiply the result by
10; add number Of deaths Of brothers
and s%isters; subtract 100 from the re
suit. The right hand figure will be
the number Of denths; the middic liz.
ure will he the number o! living sia.
tiers and the left figure will show the
number 81 living brutIcrs.-E1.
Mn. II. j. Allen and Miss Alice
Lowe came down from Dccth last
night. They were members Of a
camping party composed OF about
twenty-five persons, which has been
ont from Dceth on North Fork for
the plst two weeks. Tho party was
gotten up by Mr.. and Mrs. l.. t.
Bradley md the whole trip WIS zone
continual round of pleasure" AS
usual WITH such affairs, many tall fish !
and game stories are being told by
different members Of the party.
Tho Times Review says Ike Nelson
wns accidently shot near White Rock
on tho 18th. Nelson. Oscnr Lund
aud MIR. NicholB aud family were
gong on II hunting and prospecting
trip into tho Oregon country and
when about q mile from White Rock
ono Of tho rifles held by Mr.. Nelson
was accidentally discharged, the bul.
let tearing across the breHst aud
lodging ~ tho left shoulder. Nelson
wns taken back to White Rock and
the reservation physician summoned.
At lntcst accounts Mr.. Nelson WA
slowly improving.
Tho Lovelock Tribune publishes
wllat II calls a sur thing Democratic
State ticket for tho next campaign |
in which orr namo appears M tho
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