Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-17
lFKOM SATURDAYS DAILY.J
SaI,MaGUSDI.

Mrs. WslsLon is reported abou, the
same.
Robert Tucker and w. T., johnson
are i'll town. They report ever, thing
lovely III I'll, ir sections.
Attorney Cooke, wife aud child
left lust night for an extended trim
through California and Oregon.
The delay in the trains this morn.
inR WIS caused by freight cars beuIg
oil the track in tile snow sheds.
AT Rawlins, wyo. a few days ago
i23.uOO pounds OF wool were soil to
Eastern buy ems Mt prices ranging
from 10 to IL cents.
George Russell returned from his
Lander county ranch lust night. lie
reports cattle doing well ON the
range and the prospects good for uu
abundance OF feed.
There liz nothing more Fad than to
see Il man cairIrd, like II vessel, away
FROM the straight course uf principle,
and left II stranded Uutcast uu the
sandp Of dishonor.
In yesterday paper we gave the
distance from t.lku to White RICK as
~ or 10 miles. People familiar with
the distance tell us that il IL some.
where between ~ and % miles.
There was ii merry crowd at the
dance last night and an enjoyable
time was had by all. The Lkirl
dance aud c~akc-wnlk 10y MISS Il, nrl
IloIt were the feature Of the evenings
entertainment.
" Il. Lcmaire OF Battle Mountain
has purci used the plant OF the Cen.
trial Nryadam from K. q. Blossom aud
will cond"ci the paper. The lHDE.
PENDENT welcomes Mir. L"maire To
the ncwspa per field and hopes that
his bri. htrst dreams may be realized.
\ 100 pounu girl paraly zed IA go
pound conductor Wedne, day 10y tell.
ing him - buy mvr Il special train
from WadsW DTth to SHn FRANCISCO.
When he coi hi. breath he did rs or
dered. The girl was II rich AuslrHI
ian bouLd to 20 home on IA steamer
due Ia sail before the regular train
a,,aNI,l a,Al 10 Sl,n ..v.ln I.. I-.A IN
right.--Dispatch.
a dieter % far from Sutro who is
somewhat too fond Of cards WE call.
ed Ia the bcGsidc OF Il patient last
Saturday. lie pulled cut his watch.
felt the sick mans pulse aud began To
count seven. eight. nine, ten, j eek,
queen and king. Tie patient immcd.
intly broke ont laughing and got
we'll Virginia throniclc.
The Kansas City journal has this
tough onr: the glib fnlsiier Of IL
north Missouri paper pretends to
have heard Of the following call for
professional services cent 10y II local
resident to u doctor in IL mrighbormg
town: -Dcar Doctor:--My wifc's
mother is at deaths door. Please
come at once md see II ynu can't
pull her through"
The newspapers "f San FrancIscc
have gone crnzy over the Presidents
visit To California. Every move he
or nny Of his party make il written M
and column after column OF sickcn.
ing rlush is inflicted upon the public.
II u Of the Presidents purity blows
his or hcr nose or nrezcs ont oi
tune. a cut of the blow or snerzo mp,
pears in the next is-uc OF the city
pal Crs. Such rot III %sickeniug.
Early this morning John Nc,
Combs started ON a fishing trip with
II Of Dick Dorscy's teams. liz
drove NJ to tho Smith Compnny't
store and went in to get something
leaving tho team ulli'chcd. While
he was IN the store, the team Htarte.
on II run mud brought up against Mrs
Nulty's fence. knOcRmg about iwent,
feet of II down and breaking III,
dCublcircce.
A strnw IN the State Llnd om.,
indicates the upward tendency OF tllt
times. Men who were land poor
few years HgU arc now buying NOR,
lind. -Four or tive years & man,
Of these men considered the puy men
OF the interest on their land contract
gall g bur,lon md let the land 70
vert Ia the State. But now they mr.,
buying the same land md cheerful.
planIunR down the coin. - GCno
Courier.
The ancient Modoc tribe haa dwin
dlcd Ia twenty seven members, mostl.
women and siCk md diseased chl,I
rem. Tho death ~ NJ JIoc bray
late ly has left only thirtecr ablo.bod
led warriOrs who will never 40 TO va
agntn, probably. From the mos
savage and ipdomitublo OF fighter
the, have lost all ambition Tor ever,
thing but their government supplies
aud while virtually prisoners II wa
on Il small rUscIy itioD. they are lol
unmatched. Tho Fl irt Of tho ol
days In gone. and nouOhy will ovt
hear 81 u story sbOut tho lust Of III
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