Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-05-20

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Peter Garat aud family came down
from White Rock Yesterday and still re-
main in town.
The San Jose Normal School won the
debate with the Nevada State Univers,
held there Saturday. There WIS a large
attendance and interest was keen
throughout the contest.
! The thirty.sixth ballot III the illinois
Republican State convention showed
the deadlock us strong rs over.
This ballot resulted us follows: Yates
ISL, Lowden i0l, Deuen 1872.
y native. born Chinaman applied at
Phoebe last "Wednesday for a license to
marry Il white girl, but was refused, and
left for Utah i'll the hope OF being more
successful. The Chinumun il known ms
JAS. Sing and has voted several tunes in
Eureka,
y committee OF high school boys can.
vissed tho town today for funds
I" send "A track team to Reno to take
part iii tile inter school contests. When
q q carly this afternoon the boys had
within Il few dollars Of the required
HEOumt.
Tom lriand worked I'm hour or two
this morning raking over the dirt under
Il portion Of the old walk that did service
for many years in front OF the old hotel.
He had an idea that the dirt would pan
ont rich, but all he found was three
marbles. Il nickIe and a dime.
There are now fourteen men working
at the iron mine near Gerald. six miles
west Of l'alisadr, and i. 10 estimated that
an average OF $50 tons Of iron are being
shipped daily to the American Smelling
Company NJ Salt Lake City. where the
ore is used for luIlng purposes.--Eu-
reka Sentinel.
The youngsters and old folks should
begin to save up their nickles and dimes
Tor a circus Is coming to town, NJ. a.
. "'Hb VA hSSIN '" ~ bAthl
Floto Shows" arrived from the west this
morning and put in the day making ar
engagements for the circus To exhibit
here on the 3rd Of June. Watch Tor The
big ad.
The strike Mt Mountain City Is al
ready attracting the attention Of capital
iAt. NJ NF.usA,, t,,.t,..l l-.I
today from NJ. j. l~Iecllcr, Captain De
I.ainHr's manager at Prescott, Arizona,
directing him to go to Mountain City ut
once and inspect the mines and to Lond
will leave for Mountain City tomorrow.
\ 100 pound dentist and IA $50 pound
tailor caused some excitement gu South
& street yesterday. The dentist tried
to collect a bill which the tailor said
was unreasonable, and the dentist want
ed to fight. The tailor grabbed the
dentist, threw him on the floor and Their
sat on top Of him. When he got up the
dentist wanted to fight and the tailor
threw him ont OF his shop.--Enter.
prise.
Mcsars Spcth and Rose of TuscarOra
have recently located several claims
about four miles south OF that place.
On one Of these claims a ledge OF pOr.
phyry OF an average width OF 20 feet has
been uncovered carrying good values in
Tree gold. Judging by specimens Of the
ore nov III Elxo Mcssrs Speth and Rose
are to be congratulated on having locat-
ed what may prove to bc IL bonanza.
Floats assdyIug up III the thousands has
been found in tia: vicinity for years
and 1t seems Tint the ledge for which
much prospecting hns been done, has
been found at last. Oscar Miller, the
Young brothers end Barney Horn have
made locations in the same vicinity
which give good prospect Of developing
INTO valuable properties.
Work on the depot building and
grounds took u lively squirt this morn.
ing, \ crew Of painters arrived md
soon had the roof painted red and then
went tO work on the outside and inside.
" lille this was going Oh M army OF In.
borcrB lcvclcd of th9 grounds around
the building and unloadcd several car
loads OF gravel to be used in making the
foundation for tho decomposed granite
walks. This afternoon the gravel wac
put in place. Tho carpenters are nearly
through with their part Of the work ami
it will not he many Days before Elko
will have one ~ the best depot buildings
in the State. 1t will hc painted two
shades 1T yellow whurh will give it Il
handsome appearance and make il orna.
mcuial as wei! ia ua"rul.