Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-04-18
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Salmagundi.

morning.
Shenff Campbell returned .his
morning from Carson.
r. G. O'Neil returned from Carson
last evening. He reports the Capital
city very quiet.
Peter Kelley returned from California
last night. He is shaking hands with
his Elko friends today.
A stock board with regular daily calls
is t. be orgapized in Touopah. Seats
are now being sold.
The Gazette says the re are about 1000
people i'll Reno at the present time with.
ont a visible means Of support.
Mrs. Jessie Steele. nee Keyser, who
has been visiting her parents, left for
her home in Clover Valley last night.
DIR. Harcourt has been appointed
physician Of Eureka county at n salary
OF $50 per month. vice DR.. Gordan. re-
moved.
Alex Garden reports everything lovely
in Pheasant valley. lie says the pros.
poets are excellent for a prosperous
season in that section.
\ Southern iagricuiturist named
Burst has christened his three children
Alice May Burst. James Wood Burst
and Henry Will Burst.
Mr.. Case, Miss Shelby and Mr.. Lamb,
with Mr.. Palmer ma alternate, have been
selected by the Nevada University to
meet the University OF Utah in debate
on May IS.
In the year 1870 the State OF Tennes.
see had 100000 sheep and 200, 900 doge.
In 1890 these figures we're reversed. aud
she had 100000 dogs and 20O, 900 sheep.
This is moving the wrong way.
james P"llock and Daniel Powell OF
Reno have begun proceedings in bank
rupicy. Pollock's liabilities amount to
$1,000 and Powel's to sl0,654.sO. The
debts were contracted a number Of
years ago.
A little bird told the reporter THE
forenoon hat two Of Elko's young
people would join hearts and hands at
the marriage altar tonight. We
could not he induced to give away their
nsmeI.
Tho licbskahs will do their utmIst to
make the dance on the 18th the most
enjoyable event that ever occurred in
Elko. IA the proceeds will go toward
building n home in Nevada for the or.
phans OF Odd Fellows, there should be
a large attendance. Buy Il ticket and
help along this most worthy enterprise
\ gang Of hoodlums went into the
Clarendon hotel yesterday md asked
for roomB. The house was full and Pro
prietor \. J. Clark informed them SO.
The fellows grew insulting and finally
knocked MIR. Clark down and kicked
! him. Policeman Forsythe arrived and
took the ~rInRleader, who had committed
the assault. into CUSTODY Reno
Journal.
The Salt Lake Herald submits the
folio \ ing problem: Ii it takes twenty
American soldiers TO kill one Filipino.
how many American soldiers will it take
to kill 100000 Filipinos? In answer O
this question lies the army's solution to
the Philippine problem, il the testimony
Of General Macarthur may be accepted
as right.
George Bonafous and Mrs. B. d. Gil.
Ion Of Virginia City eloped Tuesday
afternoon. The woman took her young
est child and S70O IN ash belonging to
her husband. Their destination Is no,
positively known, but it Ia believed they
are headed for Arizona. The deserted
husband will make no effort to get the
woman back.
When 1t was proposed to build the
Central Pacific railroad a civil engineer
OF twenty-five years experience re-.
ported tbat the road could not be com
plcted intwenty years with all the money
Of the Bank Of England to back the enter,
prise. But il was built und completed
seven years before the expiration OF the
time fixed by Congress.
Tho genius who directs the destiuics
OF that funny paper, the Reno Gazette
hRs coined a new word. He accuses tho
Democratic and Silver parties III thi!
State OF being in II state Of -descrip
itudo." Which means, we presume, tina,
they are in prime condition tn knock
the unholy s~tufTing out OF the Eiepub
lican party again III thin falls election
Silver State.
The ease Of the State W. WIN. Ball
charged with assault, came up betor,
Justice MorgnnsRt Q o'clock this morn
ing. The defendant was represented b,
Attorney Williams who demanded a iul
jury Of twelve. Aiter examining abou
forty Jurors 1t became impossible to sc
euro M impartial jury and tho distric
attorney moved the conrt to dismiss In,
oase on that ground. The motion wa
granted and william Ball escaped pun
ishmont for an ofIense that would hay,
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