Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-28
FROM SATURDAYS DAILY.
Salmagundi.

There is considerable sickness in
Elko at the present time.
Sheep shearing has begun on a band
OF 5000 head at Winnemucca.
The public school opened this morn.
ing after a weeks vacation.
Miss Lon Llne spent Saturday night
md Sunday i'll Carlin visiting friends.
MH. IL. Clinton was taken suddenly
quite i'll yesterday but il reported
better today.
Fred Boycc, who has been laid up
with Il bad cold for several days, ia
better today.
Mrs. L.. Morrison departed for Reno
Saturday night. hav ng received word
OF the illness OF her husband.
VIM. Plunkett. editor Of the Times
Review, who has been spending several
days IN EIko. returned to Tuscarura on
THIS mornings stage.
The cNcrciscs nf the High School
Literary Society were especially inter.
estIng Saturday night, aud the large
crowd present was well pleased with the
evenings entertainment.
y snow storm set III yesterday morn
Ing und has continued oil and on ycster.
day aud today. Several inches Of the
beautiful have fallen, and the
look good FOR more.
WIN. Hoffman, one OF Rcnu's old
timers. VIA found dead in bed Yesterday
morning at the residence OF Cnspcr
Becker where he rOpmcI. Mr.. Hoffman
is believed to have fallen Ii victim to
hrnrt disease. -JourOaI.
ID. +. KcBrdon. "A Boston architect, ia
totally blind, nevertheless he has de.
signed many OF the handsomest build.
Ings III that city. and has Just completed
the plans for "A siX.stury apir,min al
house to he er'rtr 10y the Perkins In.
- itute for the iilini
Mr.. Willis innk ForIc excellent rhu'o
graphs 81 E.ko, uur l'IhI1g busiI"ss
houses, public buildings etc. list week
Ihoy Will he used i"r cuts to appear ia Il
write W If Eik" county and It's re-.
sour =, no" b''mG pr"pnIed tor til" Pa.
cIiic c0asi Miner 10y Mr.. CaulEina.
Miss Prn!n u Albany New, YORK.. nr-
rived from san f'ranc.s,p Saturday
night and IA The guest Of MIR. hnd Mrs.
G.. Il Henderson. Miss Pruyn hna been
spending the winter i'll California and il
- np her WY home. She will remain
IL Elkp rcvcrnI days visiting her friends.
Constable Mccoy has returned from
his trip after j. VI Wade. the handy
iuRm with tiIr revolver who recently dis.
PLAYED his powcrs ms ii marksmnn in
both Wells aud ElkO by firing HE
weapon rcChlessly H. the st reefs, botels
and s%plOon-. Mr.. Mct'oy failed to mr..
rcst ms man. Wade having managed to
get al ont 81 miles over the State line
into Idaho.
The funeral Of fay Zoc EIarrah.
daughter 81 Mr.. aud Mrs. lIarrHh took
place from the Presbyterian church
Yesterday afternoon and was largely
III attended bN ~ mpathizinp friends OF tho
family. ltcI. Goo. Greenfield coducted
the services and spoke many words Of
comfort md cheer To- the bereaged
family. After the services in the church
the rcmnins Of the departed beloved ono
wore taken to the Odd Frllows cemetery
where the iutcrmcnt took place.
Mrs. Geo. W. Anderson and son md
Edward Anderson arrived from Cali.
iornis Saturday night, The funeral Of
the lato Geo. ". Anderson will take
place from tho Presbyterian church ut
2 O'Clock tomorrow Crucsdny) afternoon.
No word hnp been received from Mr..
Andorson's daughters in the northern
part 81 tho county as yet nnd IL IL not ut
all likely that they will DO able to get
here on nc ,ount II the hoaYy snow in
tie mountains.
two trains carrying q party Of 500
c%xcursioniata from Salt Luke, who have
been taking III tho principal pOinto oi
interest in California the pnst ten dnys
pnsacl through ElkO last night bone.
ward bound. Ono train with about 800
pnsncngcrs arrived in Elko at y o'clock
md stopped for dinner, remaining
about two hours. They wore fed Mt the
Depot Hotel aud many stated in was tho
best meal they had had on the road. Tho
/, other train atoppcd Tor dinner Mt Carlin,
&. Among the number Of tour!ets wore l5n
mcmbcra OF tho Mormon Tabernacle
, rhoir Of Salt L,kc. After dinner some
ot the gontlcmcn members rendered ono
excellent selection, the doUnriuro OF the
tram preventing thcm further favoring
our people. a largo number OF whom
,vor, M lha ~ataiinn