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

bOarders.
Soldier trains from the cas-. and west
passed through town today.
MIR. VIM. Mitchell returned last night
from San Francisco.
ID. Hylton is in town. He report.
everything lovely III Mound Valley.
Judge Talbot left Tor Lincoln count,
last evening to hold a term OF the Dis.
,rict Court.
Mn. William Mckinley. widow OF the
late President, has been granted a pen
sion OF $4,000 Il year.
MIR. Mauk will leave Tor Carlia this
evening to open II shocmaklng shop.
The INDEPENDENT wishes him success
Sheriff Campbell left for Carson last
night with Hubert Sauls who will do
time in the penitentiary for the murder
1T Henry Lawrence.
PIoche was shaken up by AN earth.
quake, on the 5tn OF this month. The
Record says buildings were shaken
violently. causing the people to run out
III the streets.
William OrenZtelt, the unfortunate
inmate OF the State insane asylum. who
had one OF his legs torn from his body a
Few days ago, died Frida, from his in.
juries.
Lovers nf dancing should make it a
po'rt to attend the ball to be given by
the Rebekabs OF Elko on The evening OF
April 18th. The R"bekahs will spare no
trouble or expense to make the evening
d most enjoyable one for all who attend.
\ suit has been commenced by Frank
Golden against y. A. Turner for 600. 900.
says the Virginia Enterprise. Golden
alleges that hc~ hHruninef for stool, IN 4
lonophh mine. -paS ing down $1,000.
after which it increased greatly in value
II Turner refused Ia deliver the stock.
y short change man is operating in
Reno. Tie enters a saloon, buys a cheap
drink and, by u slight OF hand move.
meni, remOves a portion Of the change
II then declares that he was paid short.
Saloon men are warned To be Oh the
lookout for this gentleman.
An exchange save a subscriber asked
the origin Of the phrase, -he isn't i'll il
], WIS first used by an editor, WHO died
aud went to honyeD. He looked aionnd
Tor the man who took his piper Tor
three years AMI tin u left it ut the posi-
office maj krd -rrfm.ei," but "hr wasn't
in it,
The largest quarterly receipts ia the
history Of the postal service are record.
1T Inst, the figures Tor ~hich have just
been competed. The receipts were
81! .0r5,G2l; expenditures, s3O,gii, l3I;
excess Of receipts over Expenditure.
el,O53.490.
The remains Of Charlr@ Burg. who
dropped dead in ~Carlir Friday, were
brought to Elko yesterday morning.
They are at the undertaking parlors
waiting instruction from the friends Of
the deceased at Denver. George Bruce
received IL telegram from Denver ycstcr.
day stating that Burg was not known
among the Old Fellows oi that city.
Plane for the organization Of IA third
bank in tiiG city are nearly perfected.
The new concern expects to he in ope.
ration by the first Of September. Very
little Reno money is Interested i'll the
enter prise. For business reasons the
projectors are not desirous Of printers
ink ut proscnt.-Journal.
Seven thousand ncgrocs in the Creek
nation own l,l20.OOO ncrcs Of land.
Under nny form Of government which
would permit Of improvements being
made thus land would sell in the open
market for nh average o. 800 mn acre
Tho wealth OF these 1000 negroes can
the DO safely estimated at s22,'
O00. 900.
New York saloon Keepers 10 the NUN
Dor Of 800 ! have organized and decided
Ia compel the police to eniorc &c the Sun
day closing law. This 10 no joke, bnt il
10 n Rcrious attempt TO bring tie matter
to nm issue. When all Now York il
obliged TO accumulate a thirst owe Sun
day II in expected something will bt
doing.
Yesterday Mr.. Isaac Noyes and VII,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Early lief
Sacramento to go to their homes a
Waterloo, Nebraska. Mr.. Farley wae II
icobIc health and died while comiUI
through the SNOW slioda last evening
Tho remains wore brought to Elko ant
taken to the undertaking pnrlors TO b,
prepared Tor shipment. Mr.. Noyca re
manned here today to mako III,
necessary arrangements md Mrs. Earle,
and Mrs. Noycs continued their journey
Tho rcmaina will DO shipped tonight.
Tho White Pine News Gays there |
nothing in the story published by tn
Eureka Sentinel regarding trouble bc
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