Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-11-28
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ting n!"m: nicely.
y dr!eI ,iinu - /; kn Mas ,ns went tu
Wells Hcs,cr hay It" attend III" funeral ~
the late William l'nngrr.
We regret :" learn that Editor
SpromI- ~ the Ere" Press is quite sick
Hone il" may solu he out again.
Clay ir.and filed up on Tnanksgiv.
ing turkey yesterday and struck ont this
afternoon for his home on Trail Creek.
Joe Tubcr returned fr"m SrnFrnn-
cisco "Wednesday night. HE looks irdi-
cat" that he was treated we'll while
away.
Mr.. David Bcves idgC. hrnth,r OF the
late Sheriff Bcverihgr, left Tor his home
at North Powder. Oregon. Wednesday
night.
III. ". Lane Of Starr valley spent
Thanksgiving III 'owr. H.. renn-ta n
good many beef cattle Icing tel in that
section.
The other day Billy Vora slipped.
while loading furniture "u his hray, and
sprained Ii of his kurs" lie WIS
taken home on the drag and is still laid
up.
Pin" and Lincoln counties tonight to
holi his last term nf court as District
Judge. lie will return about Christ.
mas.
Thanksgiving day passed or quietly
III town. \ great many went to the Hot
Springs and put in til" day shooting for
turkeys. geese. etc. All report I, first.
class time.
j. W. Thompson has cold his ranch
and stock in PIE nsnnt valley Ia james
and George Holland Of North Fork. II
Is reportea that the purchase prIce was
Sl2,500. MIR. Thompson and family will
return to town.
The Virginia Enterprise says that
Governor Sadler will he Warden 81 the
penitentiary after january. 1903. lt's
quite a long step down hi from Cover
nor to Warden, but then any office is
better than none.
The castbound flyer. du" here at i:25
this morning, and No. l.. due at $40,
have been cancelled and there will he
no trains from the west until some time
tonight. The delay is snid to he due to
a snow or land slilc in the Sicrras.
Rewards a~ggrcgating $4,000 have
been offered for the arrest and convic.
ton Of the ]murderers OF Arthur l.. Col.
Inns. general manager OF the Smugglcr-
UniDn Mining Company, aud Oi w. c..
Marncy IN Wesley T.. Smith, miners,
who mysteriously disappeared and are
believed TO have been killed previous la
the assassination Of Collins.
The annual ball of the X. of p. at the
Depot Hotel last right WAS 4 success in
every way and the very large crowd
parsent enjoyed themselves immensely
until the small hours this morning. Tho
knights and their ladies were ont in
force. besides the young people Of Elko
and many from the surrounding country.
and all danced to the excellent music to
their hearts content. \ fine supper
was served at midnight Mt the CONNER
cinl Hotel.
Clay lrland came in from Salt Lake
Wednesday night. While in the City Of
the Saints he had Il little experience
TINT he tells in this way: lie was walk.
ing along the sidewalk. slippery with
snow, One day and Just ahead OF him
wore three young ladies. One of them
slipped aud nearly foil and as she re.
gained her equilibrium, she remarked
to her companions: I'll bet | fall got
before | get home She went a little
farther, slipped and down she went; on
tho sidewalk kcrfiop. Clay looked up
and said: you won your bet. my little
girl AS she got up, che shot u frccz.
ing glance at Clay and said: as it any
Of your business IL | did?- Clay didn't
have time to cay anything o