Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-06-30
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY.
S%almaqundi.

OoAAo LchuEhSN ITOm LamOll0
valley this forenoon.
Read the list OF races and prizes else.
where and get IN and win some Of them
on the Fourth.
The wind blew a gale this afternoon
and great clouds OF Nevada real estate
sailed toward Utah.
Con Ahern denies that he is a cardi.
date for governor. lie says he is out OF
politics and hereafter he will only be n
spectator. Sensible Con.
MIR. o. +. Hill the contractor for the
Lamoille Church left for Wells last
night. He will begin on tho church
immediately after the Fourth.
Reports from every section Of the
count! say hat nearly everyone is COM
lug to Elko on the Fourth. The indica.
tons are eplendid for tho largest crowd
the old town Las seen for many years.
The Southern Pacific company has is
sued al order that after July 10Th all
freight consigned to Ely, Cherry Creek
and other camps in White Pine county
If to be unloaded at Wells. This will
about wipe Touno of the map.
Thomas +. Short OF Virginia City has
announced himself US Ia candidate for
governor Oh the democratic ticket. lie
says he makes the announcement after
consultation with the leaders OF the par.
ty. Mr.. Short Is 4 new political star.
MH. James Flood dropped dead at
her home III Reno Sunday noon. She
had a vomiting spell at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon, but continued about her work
as usual until the noon hour when che
fell to the floor and expired without a
word.
Saturday night IA big lynx climbed an
electric pole at Five Mile House. near
Virginia City, and came i'll contact with
20,CoJ volts OF electricity running from
Fioristo" to Virginia City. The result
Was dis lstrous to the lynx and To the
Reno electric plant. Every coil in the
armaturc WAS destroyed and a tranetor-
Incr III Virginia City was ruined. The
lynx WINS found dead by the foot Of the
pole.
.AttOrney-Gcueral Sweeney holds that
III counties where the sheriff receives "A
Letting the State liquor license. In
counties where the shcritT's cOmpensa-
ton ls paid by fcrs hr is entitled To six
per cent OF the mount collected. Ac-
cordlng TO the attorney-gcnoral's
opinion. Sheriff Clark will not be EMIT.
led to fees for collecting the State license
us hc receives "a salary.
There is one feature OF the Fourth Of
July celebration thHt should not be
overlooked, and that is the literary pro-
gram. Til" opening ad ircss by Judge
brown Ii sure +" be worth hearing and
the Grafton 10y Hon f.. NJ. lIuIalier
will 10 "A trent. He liz one ~ the ablI ST
speakers in the State and no one can
afford To miss hearing him. Then, too,
Nv hlH hili HIuSlN VIII bt liz OCsl
ever heard at Il celebration in Elko.
This part Of the program should attract
n good many people to EIko. Let no
one miss IL.
Ike Woolvertou is a click young man.
lie caue to this Office late yesterday al.
ternoUn and requested ne To make a
note Of a very successful entertainment
given by Miss Cardinal on the 10Th at
the close OF her term OF school in North
Ruby. llc said the people voted Miss
Cardinal Il very successful teacher.
Asked what the young men voted her,
he replied that they thought she WIS
the best girl III the State. No doubt
Ike thinks thnt M he married her NJ 8
o'clock last evening. At the time the
young man wns talking TO the writer
he had all the arrangements made
for the wedding, but never breathed
a word OF it. Ito swindlcd liz ont Of n
good item yesterday and we take this
means Of getting even with him.