Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-08-12
FROM SATURDAYS DAILY.
Salmagundi.

The Japs are still trying To capture
ort Arthur.
Mrs. Sadie McCreary OF Reno has
been committed to the insane rsylum.
Tho Remnant Company has a new nd.
Read it over and note the bargains.
Judge Brown nnd family left for
Bullion today on a camping trip.
Tho Tonopnh railroad ompany il sur.
vcying a line To Goldficld, twcnty-seveu
miles distant
The Republican State convention
meets at winncmucca Monday. Tho
boys will put up a ticket Tor the Fusion.
lists To knock down.
Work "u the new drugstore il pro
crossing at IA lively rate. The walls Of
the first story are nearly rcady for the
jolsts. II will he u credit To the town
when completed.
The rcmaius Of LOUIS Oates, the e1-
prcd mesenger, who was run down and
killed by the iiicr last Sat friday at Reno
have bc.n shipped to hil old home in
Orovillc. Cal.
Governor Sparks and stan will attend
the labor day celebration Oh the Com
stock. The Governor has notified the
committee thn. he will not mike an nd-
hress.
WIN. Mcmillan, Inspector of u. S..
Land ON ,cs, came in from the east yes
Keno on No. > last night. lie looks IA
il his work agreed with him.
Tho Chronicle says that Hon. w. T.
Sharon hns recovered from his recent
illness sufficiently to bc able To leave
his room and is expected to arrive in
Virginia City early next week.
Tho Western headquarters OF the Ma.
tionni Democratic Committcc will be
at Denver with Senator Clark III charge
Ills territory viii embrace Colorado
Utah. Idaho. Wyoming, Nevada and
MonttIa.
Tho Carson News siys the irlcnds Of
Mr.. Bartinc are claiming that he will
win the nomination Tor Supreme Judge
at tho hands 81 the Democrats. Tho
BclknHp forces look confident nlso and
are not disposed Ia give up tn easily.
\ lire III the conl hunkCrs al Truckcc
has been burning Tor the pqst low days
and u large force nt men are at work
trying Ia check the course Of the blaze.
Thirty five thuusand tons Of coal are
threatened with destruction.
\ Chiuuman named Saul Kcc com.
united suicide at Tonupah Tuesday
morning toy taking poison. lie was over
$4,000 IN debt through heavy gambling,
and being continually dunucd 10y crcdi.
tore and becoming downhcartcd, con.
cludcd, no doubt, that this would bc the
easiest way +" pay hia debit.
Judge Parker resigned yesterday M
Chief Justice Of the Court az Appeals
OF the state 81 Now York. lila success.
or will bc elected at the November
election.
One hundred thousand yards Of wire
gauzc are "autCh Ia keep mosquitoes
ont ~ houses IN the Panama canal zOrr.
Thia item will give some idea ~ the
magnitude ~ the task on which the
u tied Statca in engaged.
Tho State Agricultural Society has
Ina given the Reno Jockey Club pcT.
mission la uar the truck Tor tho TALL
races. No date ww oct, but he club wns
given nh option "I my week In August,
September or October.
Somehow tho Democratic campaign
mRnagorB are not managing things tO
suit the NEVADA republicans. Every
move made go fnr by the National
committee IL criticised 10y tho ltcpuhli.
fan prCRa, Tho poor fellows who do
the whIstling for tho Nevada Rcpubli.
cnus will get ecker and eicltrr IA the
campnigU prog, Rscg.
We do not place much crGdcncc in
tins report that Mr.. Henry q. Davis ~
Wcst Virginia IN to no married thia fall,
M wO have been informed that hc pro
poses Ia serve lns term M Vice President
mud then Talk" ny somc business inter.
priscs and earn money enough Ia supper
II vito. II will 10 time enough then Tor
speculation ns Ia Ina matrimonial plnns.
Washington Post.
\ Telegram WA received last night
from tho Dewey Jockcy Cub 81 Austin
asking IL tho Elko Jockey Club would
nnainnnn their rncn IL IN, llnMrN Elnh