Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-04-10
FROM THURSDAYS DArL,.
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to take charge OF the school there.
Mr.. ~. j. Pullman is making extcn.
eive repairs to his residence.
l.. L. Bradley will erect n line mod.
cru residence in Elko this summer.
Mr. +. r.. Cain left for Wadsworth
today to visit friends for Il couple Of
weeks.
Fred Noble, u prominent cattleman 81
HumSold. counniy, il spending the day
in Elko.
Emile Mettatnl was seriously injured
by "a cave in the big Bob mine at E.!se.
mont several days ago.
\ plny and entertainment: will be given
under the management Of the Ladies'
Guild shortly after Euster.
Mr.. Chauncy Griswold has let Il on
tract for the building Of a new residence
in the eastern part Of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Holland are now
established IN their new and pretty res
iderce in the eastern addition.
y game Of basketball between teams
OF the Berkeley and Nevada universities
will take place in Reno Saturday.
After spending come days i'll this city
looking over the tisId aud arranging for
electrical power, Mr.. II. II. Becx, OF
Reno, has completed the preliminaries
ind will build a large flour mill in this
city.-Carson News.
From the known tenor Of the forth,
coming report of the late grand jury
there comes Il glimmcring Of utterly in
efficient i: o completely rotten mis-.
management Of Nye county financial
affairs in the past.--Bonanza.
The contest for the student to repre-
sent the Elko county high school at the
State OratorIcal Society meeting to be
held at Reno, will take pLlce at the
High School Building next Saturday
night.
The Easter services at the presby ter
ian church this year promise to- be Of
unusual interest, \ complete order OF
service will be published later. The
orchestra will furnish the music at the
evening service.
1t is strongly limited on the streets OF
that suit may he brought against
the Truckes River General Electric
Company, us the aftermath Of the death
of George Il. Kelley, an employee Of the
who came in contact with n
live wire near Carson several days ago
and WAS almost instantly killed.
Uncle Dick Dorsey returned from
California last night. During his alb
sccnce from here for nearly four months
he has travelled nearly all over the
Golden State but says in all his wander
ings he funnd no place he liked better
than Elko. Uncle Dick is glad to get
home aud be among all his old friends
more, and they are equally well
pleased to have him.
II. IL. Lawson formerly travelling
agent OF the Rio Grande railroad, and
well known here, arrived last night
from the east. Mr.. Lawson is now con.
nected with the Mallory Commission
Co. OF Chicago.
The Evening Telegram, Reno's new
paper, made its first appearance in this
Office today. 1t is a neat, newsy sheet,
having full telegraphIc reports aud is Il
credit to Reno and it's publishers. We
wish the new paper all srcc,s IS.
The last issue Of the Pacific Coast
Miner might he TERMED a special ToDo-
pah edition, containing several very in
terestlng write.ups OF Tonopah II a
number OF pictures OF the town taken
from different points. besides II good
map Of Touorah which is enclosed H. Il
supplement-.
Mr.. Messerly has secured control Of
the property known rs the China
ranch" on South Fork aud will convert
it into a chicken ranch, with the idea in
view Of supplying the markets OF Elko
and surrounding towns with chickens
and eggs. We wish HIN all SUCCESS in
very promising business enterprise.
Subject to the approval Of General
Manager Russell Harding. nm agreement
has been reached at Denver bet wecn
Manager Edison and representatives Of
the Order Of Railway Conductors and
the Brotherhood Of Railroad Trainnen.
Tho now schedule gives passenger con
ductors and trainmen Nh approximate
in wages of IL per cent and
freight men nj increase Of IL per cent.
Elko Eagles No, 2GJ will give Il grand
ball at the Depot Hotel on The evening
OF Friday May lst. The at which ap.
pears elsewhere gives full particulars
AZ this will be the last dance To take
place in the old hotel before il liz torn
down. every one should attend and
make tho last tostal event to be held
there a roueinR one and one tU bc rc.
WONDERED Tor years to come. Tho
Eagles are taking extra pains "a make
the dance mn enjoyable one and Ia give
guests tho best kind Of u time.
Their ability Rs entertainers In we'll
known and those who fail 10 attend
will miss u good time.
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