Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-05-08
FROM MONDAYS DAILY.


lin this afternoon.
Surveyor DAVIS returned from Nom.
tain City Sunday Afternoon.
Commissioners weathers and Snyder
came in yesterday to attend the board
meeting to ln..
One of Webster Patterson's children
was tnken Saturday with nm ~eruptive
disease Rud DIR. Hood qu rantiued the
house.
Miss Lizzie tlardesty. who has been
undergoing medical treatment II SAP
Francisco, returned last night much
improved in health.
Morgan Hill informs us that Mrs.
0hnson has purchased the Morgan
Sh"arer ranch un North Fork, with the
st -. for 10000.
Harry Smith, who WIZ relnrard from
the State Prison a weak ago, il in the
county Jail ut Reno On Il charge nf rob.
Inn II ear IN the railroad .arGs.
The trains fr"m tie west have been
II ou all sIrts II ii ne sInce Sat.
urday, 4 big landslide III the Sicrras
is said to he the cause OF the trouble.
Everybody interested in protecting
the tow from tire should witness the
demonst ration to be given in front Of
the Club Saloon tonight 10y Mr.. Stewart.
Every property holder should he on
hand.
Chicago Herald:-Il appears that a
large percentage OF the American PEG.
pie ARE still interested in professional
baseball. The great Leauty oi baseball
it TINT a lazy man can enjoy 1t without
exercising Il bit.
There are now 81 1888 divorced people
III the United States Of whom 81, 205 are
women and 1898 mon. The reason Tor
such an excefs OF women is explained on
the theory that divorced men ARE more
apt to remarry than divorced wonen
Mr.. Hammond has sold his ranch I'D
Lamoille valley, containing Gi0 acree.
to Mr.. Glazer Tor BIZ, 900, and LOO
head Of cattle to MIR. Mcintyre Tor
$4,000. Tins ranch, cattle and other
stock, machinery, etc, was assessed for
all 800 last year. Tie assessed valua
ton ~ this property last yenr was $3.50.
The presence Of 20 many handsome
yonng ladies in town this week il very
apt tO make some Of the young men act
a littl" suspicious. Don't be surprised
at anything they may Go. II they act d
little loony, don't blame them. The'Il be
all right again next week.
Charles f.. Stewart representing the
Dry-powder Fire Extinguisher Com.
pany Of Denver arrived from Salt Lake
last night, Mr.. Stewart interviewed the
business men o. the town today and to-
night Mt $50 he will give a demonstra.
ton OF lIis extinguisher in front Of the
Club saloon. Everybody il requested
Ia turn ont.
Owing to 70 many things taking place
i'll town this week the entertainment To
he given at Mizpah Hall by the Wo.
mas Guild has been postponed until the
evening Of May 18th. Tickets already
sold for the 9Th will be good for the 18th
This gives the ladies more time to tone
down some Of the young men that take
part in The wax works.
Mr.. Mayer returned Saturday night
from San Francisco, where he had been
to ses the Southern Pacific Company
about mn extension 81 the time set for
the removal Of the Depot Hotel from
the right Of way. lie succeeded in get.
ting the time extended to the first Of
%JaDnuary, with the proviso that the bar
81 the hotel must close Oh the first Of
July. This gives him time to build n
new hotel. the plaEs for which are
about completed.
IN his Milwaukee speech Mr.. Roose.
welt said that the trusts arc the result
of M inevitable process OF economic
evolution" Old Bob" breckenridge
81 Kentucky dropped into "a church one
evening while che service was in prog
ress. In the course nf his remarks the
clergyman in tho pulpit said that
"alavcry is u divine institution." Tho
congregation was considerably disturb.
ed to hear Bob Breckiuridge blurt
ont from tho rear: AND so in h-n.-
Joplin Globe.
An Italian named 4 MARITIME WA
found Friday evening wandering in tho
%aagehrush west Of GolcOnda. lIe was
in u dazed condition and the only ac.
count he could give Of himself was that
no got of the train nj the fret station
west NJ Il Golcomda to write u letter
and the train wouldn't wait for him.
IIc had Il ticket FROM San Francisco to
Sioux City, Iowa. lie VIVA taken to the
hospital NJ Winnemdcco where Inc will
TO detained until hc il ahlc to resume
his journey or until his friends arc
heard from. llc In suffering from par.
tial pnral, sin evidently induced bv toe
much booze.