Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-06-13
FROM THURSDAYS DALI.
Salma9Gn1i.

last evening.
George Fscundo was taken to the
pesthouse last night.
District Attorney Henderson returned
from Carson this morning.
w. d. Higginbotham has I'M interest.
ing uotice elsewhere. All concerned
should read it.
MIR. Mcbride had a tussle with his
bicycle yesterday morning and came
ont with a sprained wrist.
I. c. Plnnkett came down from
Tuscarora last evening. He port
everything quiet and orderly in that
section.
Another case OF smallpox developed
today. Charley Grover, the Oldest son
OF recorder Grover, is the victim. lie
has it in n mild form.
The cnnvassInR committee tor the
Fourth OF July fund found so much
smallpox talk in town this morning that
AN b"'S Up Tx Ipb' IL now lOOR6 as n
the celebration will have to he cancelled.
Three boys went into tie powder
house at the Raymond & Ely mine at
Phoebe and set two cans Of powder ON
fire Two OF the boys received burns
winch may prove fatal. hut the third
escaped unframed.
DR.. Siubbs and daughter and
Professor Young Of the State University
passed E st last night. DR.. Stubbe goes
t" Chicago to spend his vacation, Miss
Stubs to Butte City and Professor
Young will visit mining camps in Utah
and ~ueishborInR States.
All people IN town who have not had
II successful vaccination within the last
tive years should he vaccinated at once.
Those h are not able to bear the
expense Of the vaccination Of than.
selves and families will be vaccin6Ne ed nj
the expense Of the county. All should
attend to this Immediately.
Eleven ot about as tough characters
as N could lind were taken in by the
officers Saturday night aud landed in
the sweat box. They had only been in
the calabo0se a short time when they
kicked II hole IN the door aud six Of
them made good their escape. The
seventh fellow waA too big for the hole in
tie door and got stuck, and had to be
sawed out.-Reno Gazette.
Flag day" M on Saturday, June
II. and will be widely cummemorated
throughout the country. 1t was ON .,upe
IL, l1T7, that Congress adopted the stars
and stripes rs the national st n ard.
The American Flag Association, formed
III 1897 Ivy committees from veterans,
military, patriotic and historical s~ocities
in the United Siates, and also OF patri.
otto citizens. to promote reverence for
and prevent the d%escreation OF the FLAG.
requests that the national colors bs run
up on that day Oh every building III the
United States.
A good many reports abou,
there having been a case or SMALLPOX at
MIR. Ernst have been hoqting aronnd
the last week. The facts OF the matter
Hs near as we have been able to learn
them are about rs follows: Two Young
ladies whose homes arc in Nye count
are visiting at MIR. Ernst's. The younger
OF them was broken ont with Il rush 4
week or 30 ago, but has recovered from
it. No physician WE called to atteEd
her AMI the nature Of her di Ieass ia not
known to d.. Hood. The older one ia
now sick and has what DR.. Hood fears
may develop into IA case OF smallpox.
Acting upon this theory, this afternoon
ordered a temporary quarantine Of
MIR. Ernsts residence. Constable Nc.
10y placed n yellow flag at the no Use
nnd the quarantine will be maintained
IL the Young lady becomes a smallpo,
patient. Mr.. Ernst urges that every
precaution be taken to prevent the
the spread Of the disease, hence the
quarantine NJ his residence.
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