Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-09-26
FROM THURSDAYS DAlln.
Salmagundi.

j. Henderson will leave fur Chicago tt.
night.
!. u. Sheldon has gonc tn Alameda
Cal. to remain there several weeks, !.
the hope OF be'iriit,ing his hcal;h
The Democratic county committee
held IL meet ny last night and organized
by clecting John Henderson chairman
and ]. n. Sherwood secretary.
Mn. j. T. Jones. widow ~ the late
Governor Jones, WAS married Inst We'd
nesday Ia j. 5. Stafford ~ Churchili
county.
Mr.. 4. Z Merritt and wife arrived
Tuesday from Nebraska. They will
make their future home in Nevada. The
remain Ter Of Mr.. Meritt's family will
arrive later.
The Democratic and Silver parties did
not fuse at their conventions mt Carson
Monday. Both sides wanted the naming
of State Senator and rather LIAR have -
split the Democrats adjourned without
'iiaNihE my hOHllnntlOils
The P"stoii ~ department hns issued
an order fnrbidding swearing in post
offices. Exceptions suould he made,
however, especially one for tile man who
expects "a remittance lnd "c'S = iru.
Ii man st ,h'" al R,u III Mnnday
night IL still alive nnd thrr r" are hopes Of
il< recovery. the I How who did tin,
cutting skipped out and Constable Me
Coy has gon" to the western part of the
State to tiud him.
h Republicans 81 Lander county
nominated Wm f tstoa for State Scnn.
tor and w. =. Hancock and G.. T.. Lit
trrll Tor The Assembly. Mr.. Easton re-.
fused to accept the nomination for SEN
atni md the county committee will
maine u candidate.
President Roosevelt has beer com
PEELED to give up his speech making
tour on account Of the injuries he
received i'll the collision with the trolley
car at Pittstield. Massachusetts, several
weeks ago. tie was taken to Washing
ton yesterday.
Ex-Postmaster General Smith SAYS
that h Cubans ought not to he per,
United to raise their tariff to repay 1
large q "A because -the burden will fal
heavily on the poor people Of the island.
IL that is true why is it not equal,
true that the burden oi n high tariff fall
hesTily on the poor people Of the United
States?
\ man went with his wife to visit he
physician. The doctor placed n ther
mometer Ill the woman's mouth. Ate
two or three minutes, Just as the physi
clan WAS about to remove the inst ~
ment the man, Ia was not used I
such a prolonged spell OF brilliant +
lence on the part OF his lifc's partne
said: doctor what will you take fc
that thingT'
, Bert Smith, the Eureka bankt
arrived Tuesday by private ~conveyanc
and returned this morning. lie toll
the reporter Tues lay that he had ju:
received news OF a rich strike in tn
Rocco. Homestake mine in White Pin
county. The ore vein is eight feet ing
and four feet thick and assays SEQ pc
, ton III lead, silver and gold. 1t is r,
ported to be the biggest strike eve
made III White Pine county,
The jury in the Fox robbery case stoU
for eight for acquitttal on the robber
charge to four Tor conviction. The,
soon anne to a verdict for a%cquittal o
this charge and a verdict OF guilty ION
, charge OF hssault. They then unanimous
ly agreed TO recommend to the COur
that the defendant be given the full
extent Of the law. An unusual recon
mendation for a jury to make, but full.
justified by the evidence in the case.
1t is reported that President Roose
welt will make three speeches in Nevad
during the campaign, one Mt lGlko, onC
at Reno and one at Carson. Iie vii
doubtless tell the people what the Re
ph'u Nhu purify HIS hOUt lot NpfHlH
since 1873 and how to control the trust
by deeds not words. IL President Roose
welt comes to Nevada as n booster 10
the Republican party he should no
receive amy more consideration from it.
people than any other Republican spiele
would receive.
Mr.. Harrington, the Republican can
didatc Tor Congrese, made n calnpaicl
Of personal abuse two years ago agaius
his opp 'nont, Mr.. Ncwlands. Tho Re
publican campaign for this year hes no
developed so far. further than the con
tcmptiblc newspaper attacks winch mr.
being made on Mr.. Newlands by the re
publican organs. II it is TO he again
campaign Of personal abuse il will fai
rs miserubly as it did two years agC
Nevada voters do not rally TO the stand
ard Of u party or it's candidates when th
only campaign material available 10
uso against tho opposing party and it
candidates il 8buse.-Silver State.
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