Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-06-17
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY.
Salmaqundi.

The Southern Pacific company has
made Il rate Of one fare for round trim
tickets on account Of July i.h. See the
notice.
The Gaal examinations are now being
held at the High School. Nearly all of
the students are meeting the tests sue
cessfnlly.
Constable Mccoy will leave Tor Car
son tonight to appear before the u. s..
grand jury us IL witness in the whiskey
selling cases.
George S. Clayton, a Denver grain
merchant. stopped over last night on his
way home from the Coast. iIe is very
favorably impressed with our town.
y marriage license has been issued in
Reno to Allen C. Bragg, OF the Observer.
and Miss Jeanette +. Miller. The
ceremony will he performed tomor
row.
Irwin Ricger OF Salt Lake has accept.
ed the position Of clerk in Dave Cas-.
per's store. He comes well recommend.
ed and will doubtless make many friends
here.
Tho annual commencement exercises
Of the Elko Comfy High School will
take place Thursday June 23J. Irene
Abel, Floyd Davis, Silene llardesty
Eliza Overman and Henley Miller
will receive diplomas.
john Henderson has Inns let a con-
tract To j, f, McGinty OF Salt Lake
City to build "A story and a half brick
residence. WORK will begin soon and
the residence in to be completed by the
first Of October.
Next Tuesday evening the students OF
the High School will present M
opccttu Cinderella. Mrs. Wool has OK.
elusive charge Of this and that is a sui.
iicicnt guarantee that il will be a dc
cided success. Further announcement
will appear shortly,
Mr.. Fnrrmgton yesterday let Il con-
tract TO an Ogden contractor to build a
two story brick building on tho site Of
the old drug store. The contractor will
bo hero in u week uf 80 aud the build
ing in to bc completed by the first OF
October. Tho contract price WIS not
learned.
Tho preliminary examination Of Vim
Dye and Wm. Jewett charged with dis
posing OF whiskcy to indians at Tuscn.
rora last Wednesday night WINS conclud.
ed this afternoon. Both defendants
were held To answer before the u. s..
grand jury, with bonds fixed Mt $500
each. Failing To give the bonds tlCy
wore committed to the county Jail.
Grinncil, Ia has gone the limit in
prohibition legislation. II not only re-.
fuses to allow %enloUDs to rua within the
city limita, but the city council hns pas-
scd mn ordinance making IL II misdc.
mcnnor for two or more persons To take
n drink together or for anyone To drink
in tho presence Of another. That 10 Ger.
tainly no place Tor governors to meet.
George +. Bacr. Guys the New York
World who III 1892 claimed tina, no held
from the Lord hia commission as prcsi.
dent Of the Reading railroad, mud who
nov lays "cRr taminca' to divine inter.
v%cntion, aays the coal pricCs must stay
up until Reading stocks pays ! per cent.
10 this Hlso II command from heaven,
TINT watcrcd stock must be made valua.
blc nj tito peoples costY
when n southern Democrat IL nOmin.
aicd Tor President, he will have la hc n
border slater. Senator Cock rcll, Of
Missouri, in Prcsbyterinn elder whc
served in the confederate army IN ali
capacities, from private to brigadicr
general, mud held n prayer meeting DO,
tore every battle. Senator German Il
a: Methodist, and u ough nm Rdmircr o.
Jefferson Davis, he was n %uniOnist and {
Republican duriug the civil war.-EI