Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-11
FROM MONDAYS DAILY.
Salmagundi.

hA'lN shtN NulDI I'LL
trip NJ bullion.
Commissioners Snyder nnd wcatners
came in yesterday to attend the nesting
OF lie board today.
Tho Rutherford family came down
from North Fork Yesterday and will
spend a lew days in tour.
The Southern paciac iras re.instated
The r"l"nisi ras"s 'i,n, were in effect
last spring. For further intoI nation
So" H." al.
Miss T. ic and Miss Swyney, teachers
III the hn:h school, arrived yesterday
morning. Mrs. Wood. the music teach.
er, will arrive tonight.
Wan. o"n'vn N.c railroad detective:
spent the day III toxin. Mr.. Sullivan
is Killing the place OF Detective FitZpat
rick, while the latter is away on lns va.
cation.
The public school opened this morn.
ing with all the teachers ON deck. One
hundred and fourteen boys and girls
put in an appearance III the three de
partments.
james Burke Of South Fork is a, the
Commercial Hotel suffering with II dis
ease Of II ~ his eyes. lie suffered
terribly with it last Friday and Satur-
day, but IL better now.
Major Millcr's family moved into yes
terday AMI took possession. OF the larger
part ~ the editors residence. They
vii! reside tl'cre until our bigger half
returns from her eastern trip.
Ia lSDErESDEST office today com
plctcd five hundred copies 81 the journ-
nj Of proceedings u the Grand Lodge
"f Odd Fellows and shipped them to
Virginia City. The work Is equal To
Any ever turned oui in the State.
Some maliclously inclined person tore
down II portion OF the front wall Of the
Commercial Hotel Saturday night. Mr..
Ol)Oan would like Ia me L the party
$500 ''f - - PNa''b ~ 'bNNiEl ~
IT." such dirty work is unit to live in a
decent community.
The car in which Mn. Buoher md her
mother left Elkn Friday night reached
Salt Lake Saturday morning and was
held over until the arrival Of No t..
While waiting Tor the train, Mn. Booher
a Fntn TINT har nanHIar ,,.na -, a,l,,.l,,I
spirits and that she was standing the
trip we'll.
j. lsola, a prominent merchant. OF
Cnrlin WIS in town yesterday and got
tangled up in IL Jackpot with some OF
the local sports. iIe got out with a
good deal OF experience and less coin.
MIR Isoln told the reporter that he had a
good time while in EIko aud did o
care for the money it cost HIN.
There was n big crowd ON the street
this afternoon to see the fOotrace be.
tween James Stewart and Babe Mayer.
There was the usual amount OF CAB and
the betting was lively with odds Oi 2i5
Ia | on Mayer, Sheriff Clark started
the racers about 3 o'clock and a few
seconds after Babe" crossed the line
ahunt six feet ahead. Stewart run well.
hut there is not enough ginger in bis
legs to beat Babe"
Il say. Teddy" said one little news
boy to another, what were them things
those fellows were taking abOutP
-'bactcTiR' they call them Them are
French things. They come from Paris;
that is why they call them parasitcs!-
"No," said another. ~rhey come from
Germany; that liz why they call them
germs" ~Not at all" said a third,
"Thcy are Irish; they come from ireland
Tor | heard DIR. White call them Mixer.
ohcs'"-Tcxas Farmer.
\ young negro couple, according to Il
etory that is going the rounds presented
themselves the other day to II parsOn to
he married. After performing the
ceremony the preacher remarked: at
il customary for the preacher to kiss the
DIltlP, UUl ! VIII tWDi tlNt wi ihH OC-
casion.- The groom grinncd. making n
fine display Of ivory, and answered.
"All right. boss, il an customary to glib
de preacher five dollahrs after the ccre.
mony, but All will omit dat on dis oo'
| casion.-
Tho Ciiinamnn who was supposed Ia
havo been killed by hie counirymen in
Hawthorne last week. turned up all
right III wabuska II few days ago. iIC
waa run out of Hawthorne hy Charley
! Quoi's man. II seems no was hired in
Portland 10y Charley Quot To come here,
and Quot secured for him n pnss ia
come IN. Quot wm'tch him I" pny Cor
tho pass md THE no refused to do. The
puculrR Chinaman las zone to Carson
to m,er II lnS,rr in regard To his
troublce. lilo iE badly scared, but says
no In comIug hnck.-Lyon Comfy
Times.
Tho high school started oil this morn
ing with n number ~ new pupils taking
ilr entrance examinations. Tho follow