Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-04-24
FROM THURSDAYS DAlL,.
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A~"NS ~" W
John L. Thorpe, un od resident Of
the county. is seri msly sick at the hos
pital with pneum"nin
4. l.. BlumUerg. bulletin route agent.
is c~anvass,ng the inwn tnl subscribers
to the INDEPENDENT Bulletin cumbnu.
ton. He is Il very p'rasan; gentleman
Give him n courteous bearing.
An Oshkosh woman yawned con.in.
uously for tire" days with fatal results,
IL Mr.. Knox does not want the country
to- die the same way he would better do
something to the trusts that will inter.
est and attract the attention 0f the peo-
pie -CommOner.
MS. Mary S. Doter, vice-principal Of
b Reno schools, has resigned her posi-.
ton owing to failing eyeeight. Mrs.
Doten has been a teacher in the Reno
schools for u great many years and the
vacancy caused by her resignation will
be hard to ill.
George Russell, m eI typo Of this Of
flee, put up a job ON the editor this at.
ternoon and set up the article on the
soap mile found elsewhere. II bpbbed
that 1t had to ga. lie will receive snme
attention tomorrow.
While another com WAS asleep un the
street this afternoon, Andy Richardson
rubbed some lin. bsrger cheese III his
mustachr. The sleeping coon woke up
with Il snort and vowed vengeance upon
his tOrmentor. Andy WAS kept busy
keeping ont 81 the angry coon's way.
]: liz eaId in local railroad circles that
the tTanscontinental companies are
seriously considering the proposition of
taking Oft the flyers or reducing their
time. They are mt present "a losing pro-
position for the roads as they delay
freight and local passenger trains. The
eastbonnd flyer on the Southern Pa.
citic is now doing an immense business.
Seats are frequently engaged fifty days
in advance.-RenO journal.
The annual debate between the Uni
versities Of Utah and Nevada will he
held i'll Reno on May Doth. The team
chosen to represent the University Of
Nevada is composed OF Miss Emily
Berry, senior normal; Harold Louder
back. '05 and ID. X. sullivan. 'OI. The
question Tor discussion il: Resolved,
That municipalities should " and
operate lighting plants. street railways
and telephones. The University Of
Nevada will argue the affirmative
The ladies are making great prepare.
tons for their dance tomorrow night.
The women. Young and old, will be out
III force with their best fellows. The
men will have nothing to do but enjoy
themselves, as the fair sex will do all the
work and foot the bills. They will have
a good time in making things pleasant
for their guests and the guests will
heave a sigh OF relief wnen their escorts
foot the bills.
Some Of II stGcKmeD, says the Chal-
lie, Idaho, Messenger, are losing cattle
this spring from Il new disease and no
ore appears to know what the epidemic
is. The animals tongue turns black
and the animal dies in apparently the
greatest agony. 1t turns around in a
circle for hours, as though crazy. and
then falls and dice. II seemingly has
no control of its head and neck. ThoJ.
Jose lost two head o! cattle last week
from the new epidemic.
The home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph 5.
Raine was the scene Of Il very pretty
wedding yesterday afternoon when their
daughter was married to Mr.. Peter Eks.
from Of Ryndon. The ceremony was
conducted 10y Rev Geo. II. Greenfield in
the presence of 81 large number Of
guess. Al the close OF the wed.
ding all were invited to the
dining room where the dinner prepared
by the brides mother was served. Mr..
and MH. Ekstrom will make their home
at Ryndon where Mr. Ekstrom has en-
ployment M foreman Of n tunnel crew.
"laS 1Ntlllc NlOThU Unu uct DTOtlcf,
William, OF Butte City. Montana. pas.
Sod through last night on their way to
Virginia City with the remains Of their
father. Tho deceased was a former res
ident OF Sutro and Virginia City and
was highly respected by all who knew
him. His remains will he laid 10y the
side OF those 81 his wife. who died II few
years ago. Miss Moran, who is now Il
teacher in the Butte City schools. WINS II
pupil ut the Sutro school from 1880 to
1884 when the editor welded the birch
the re-.
\ man in SIM Francisco. who used Ia
live in Nevada mas been borrowing mon.
~ Tor some months on the plea that he
has just received u letter from u mining
superintendent t0 come 10 Nevada and
take n job OF bookkeeping. lilo recently
mentioned the name OF y. B. Lyman. ~
the man who offered hIm the situation
md got the money. notwithstanding the
fac, that Lyman wac dead. II only IL.
lust "a how II Nevada man will help
another in distress aud pull out money