Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-06-19
FROM MONDAYS DAILY.
Salmagundi.

j. l.. French is down from Colo
Greek. lie says everything is lovely in
that section
Mrs. Keith WINS taken severely i'll, last
night. She is better today, Her many
friend hope che will sOon recover.
Mr.. Critchley says the excavation for
the new reservoir OF the Water Com
pany will be completed this evening.
Assessor Eggers left for Reno last
night to attend the Grand L0uye and
Grand Encampmen, 0f Odd Fellows
MIR. J.S.tiardner has returned from the
knights Of Pythi II Grand Lodge. lie
reports II very pleasant lime in the city
by tho raging rruckce.
Bids are wanted for painting and
tinting the rooms M the County High
School building. Painters should read
the notice elsewhere.
The steel trust has made only $4,000.
900 profits III April and May. No true
Republican would think OF modifying
the tariff schedules. That might cur.
tail the trusts %pIttance.
Postmaster Doughty Of Tuscarora
returned from the Masonic Grand Lodge
Inst night and left for home on this
morning 3 stage, He is nursing ii very
sore hand.
The Grand Lodge and Rcb,kah Az
sembly Of the |. .. o. T.. meet in Reno
tomorrow. For tho first time in many
years the Elko Lodges will he unrepre-
ted in either body.
The Elko and the Ryndon mines plny-
cd II game Of base ball yesterday on the
Elko diamond. Mr.. Hyatt did the
pitching for the home team and they
won tile game 10y Il score Of IL to I. Both
teams played good ball.
Last evening while several small boys
were playing tug III the rrw wool ware.
house, Mr.. McF'arlnne's little boy slip
pei and fell III the joists, knocking out
two Of his front teeth. lie will DO all
right as aoo as the new teeth come.
Miss Emma Tripl,tt began learning
the mysteries Of type setting this morn.
ing, She got away with considerable
pie today and seemed to relish il. The
EDErESDEST Office in now well supplied
with young printers and cannut accom-
modato any more.
4. l. Mauk left yesterday on No 3 for
II mo to attend the Grand EncnmpmeDt
Oi Odd Fellows which met this fore.
noon. l1c took with HIM the books and
coin Of the Grand Treasurcr's Office, rs
sickness prevents the writer who has
6lled that Office the Inst two ycHrs from
attending.
4, l.. Lockwood. who stabbed, or ut
tempted to stab Henry Mack nj Gardner
willie II few Sundays ugo, WAS tried in Go.
noa this week before Judge Murphy. Tho
jury found Inn guilty Of assault with
intent to kill and no WINS sentenced to
eighteen months imprisonment, and was
turned over to Warden CDnsidnc yrster
day .-CarsCn News.
Tho oldest family in the world, not
In tho point Of pedigree, but 81 Ion.
gevity. il said 20 live in licll county, Ky,
Lewis Green in nincty!twO years old,
his wife, Virginia Greene, il nincty.twc
yenrs old. They were married seventy
three years ago., and went to live on Il
farm Mt the mouth Of HinghHm's creek
il, u bend Of the Cumberland river. They
are stiIl living in tho eame house tC
which they went ma bride and groom
almost three quarters Of u century ago
They have ton children, the %yonngcet oI
whom il forty.thrcc years and there Int
mover been a death III the family.
a lively wal in on ut Austin over tltt
possession Oi M Office IN the count,
building. When Judge Jonce VIVA ~
the district court bench no moved hi
books, etc. into tho assessors office, nn'
when he wont, ont oi Office he got ap
pointed deputy usscsaOr. 81 that IN
codld retain the office. All winter h
was there and heated HE Office and KEEP
warm nj tho expense q the county. he
sides getting lis Office free. AZ Tn
laat meeting Of the commissioners n mo
ton wns made 10 fire him out, bnt II r.
ccived no second, and the judge ia atil
enjoying himself ut the expense OF tn
tar. payers.