Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-01-25

DIR. Hood returned this mornin,
FROM a professional trip to Starr Val
ley.
w. w. Booher went to Reno las
night to attend a meeting OF tn,
Board Of Regents today.
A movement is on foot in Kansa.
to permit Mrs. Carrie Nation to
change her name to Helen D. Nation
Miss Jessie Harris departed tol
Pacific Grove, California, last even
ing to spend several months with hel
grandmother.
MIR. Quincy has been laid up Will
rheumatism for several days, but was
able to be out Oh the street today
walking like n man with IL wooden
leg.
A petition signed b. a majroity of
the taxpayers Of Reno WAS presented
to the board of county commissioners,
asking that a free public library be
eotd'hsoeu III tllat city.
A gun club is to DO organized in
Winnemucca very soon. Traps and
bluerocks lave been ordered and the
crack shots Of the organization will gu
INTO training for Il contest with some
neiShborng club.-Silver State.
f. NJ. Gutridge returned from the
western part OF the State this morn
ing. jim spent some time in Carson
and says by hard scratching he
managed to make expenses while
there. He says the lottery question
Is IL dead issue and he thinks the
people didn't want a lottery very
much after all.
Thomas Moore and Thomas Elmer
Changed with petty larceny, for steal
ing from a car recently, had
their examination before Justice
Morgan yesterday and sentenced each
to % days i'll the cooler or a fine of
so. They took the former, Both
appear q he old hands at the BUSH
less.
John Cameron, who was sick with
smallpox, is around and nearly all
traits OF the disease have left his
body. Word was received yester lay
by DR.. Mcdonald from Prof. Stubbs
saying that the boys who were sent
home ON accoun OF the smallpox
scare would be permitted to return to
the~n university any day this week.
Report.
The funeral of Benson Craighead
will take place from the Presbyterian
Chulch tomorrow morning at lU:3u
o'clock. Friends aud a~cquaintances
are respectfully invited to attend
y telegram vas received from MISS
Lou CraIghead last evening stating
1t was im posslble for her TO be here
to attend the last sad rites. KIND
friends i'll Eiko have. made all the
necessary arrangements.
Last Wednesday night Loyal
Rebekah Lodge No. IS, /. y. o. f..
was instituted by Mrs. Sarah :.
George, President of the Rrbkuh
Assembly of Nevada. assisted by \
l.. Mauk. Grand Patriarch; George
Polk an horne, Past Noble Grand;
Charles Ramsdell and others At Bat
TIE Mountain. The new Ioige start -.
oil with sixteen memirrs.
Inc telephone message from Wei
lands yesterday, say ing II mum with
the smallpox WAS on the stage com.
ing To Elko, proved to be "A little
misleading. The uau was Jake
Yates Of Bull Run. vino had the
dread disease some time back. but
was discharged from the pestheus..
at Iu5cnrora 10y DR.. Draiie about Fix
weeks ago and has since been back To
Bull Run. lie is nov suffering from
IN irritation Of the face and left for
salt Lake last night for medical
treatment lie WAS &C ,ompancd by
WIN Yates,
Some people will no doubt won .cr
at the flag beng placed at half. mast
over tho Executive mansion at Wash
InRton when 1t WIS not so place.
other at the time Of the death of the
Empress of Austria or the King oI
Italy or any ether foreign putentatc
This, however, can no doubt he OK,
planned from the fact that Queen Vic.
torIa had the flIg on her t;astle half,
masted n t.tlle time Of the death Of
Lincoln and the Court Of 81. james
went into thirty days mourning
when Garfield was ass ss mated.
Tho mean atmospheric pressure Tor
the State, reduced to sea level, as de.
tcrmmed from tho records Of tic
United States Weather Bureau sta.
tons ut Carson Cit and VII nemuca
was $3.50 inches. The highest month,
~ mean was 20. at Candeluriu
E5mera!da county, The lowest month,
ly mean wns 27.8 at 1oalo, Elko
county. Tho highest temperature
recorded during the month was n, AT
Candelnria, EshlGrnlda county. OH the
It'll and 9Th. Tho lowest Temperature
recorded during the month was II
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