Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-04-28

quiet up that way.
Rev. Geo. II. Greenfield went 10 Pail.
SADIE this afternoon. He will hold serv-
ices there this evening.
Mrs. G. f.. L,ring will arrive from
Reno un the 2ud OF May to visit her
parents. MIR. and Mrs. Ghecn.
The Golden Gate mine, about forty
miles south Of Carson, has been sold to
Denver capitalists for eco. 600.
j. +. Aitken, IL Of Reno's most re-
srected citizen was very low from
Brghts disease at latest accounts.
Mr.. Mayer has purchased the Com
merclIl Hotel barber chop and will have
1t running IL "A few days with u first
class barber.
krn-phn, an official paper Of China,
is sail Ia be the oldest journal i'll the
world, dating back from 9ll. 1t issues
three papers a day.
About 30 men md "a large number OF
horses and mulc-. are nov employcd III
building the grade for the =. T.. cutoff
from llazcn to Fort Churchill.
The name Of the pCstoiiice at Butler.
New, has been changed to Touopah,
and George X, Bradley Vas on April 10
appointed rs postmBst n nj that place.
We regret to learn that George Pratt
If very low with pneumonia Ht his home
on North Fork. HIS many friends here
sincerely hope that he may snuu recover.
The ladies Of the Shakespeare club
went to the Hot Springs to-day Tor an
outITg. They will have IA big eat. paddle
III the water and hive II good time gen.
orally.
The Fourth Of July comwittcc will
meet tonight and talk over matters.
They will doubtless appoint sub con-
mIttccs and give the celebration 4 good
~sturicr.
The men cmplo!c ed III irrigation canal
work at Derby hnye been reduced from
from over IL Thousand To- lees than one.
nth that number, the work at that point
Is nearly completed.
Tho Record Gays hall Il dozen licenses
have been issued to as many ditTercut
men to marry a certain young lady i'll
Cnlientc, and that there il liable To- be
trouble III that burg when the ceremony
Ia performed.
Tho cham gang in charge ~ Charley
Roberts Is doing good work cleaning
the o;r, ctJ and alley. When the gang
gets the work done, there should he no
more rubbish thrown III the alleys to
breed disease.
1t is claimed that there Is u man III II
Wisconsin Jail who stole 800, 900 from
the Standard Oil company. When he
serves hIs term he will experience no
difficulty IN getting a Job Ou the musce
uit.-CommOncr.
Constable McAdnms brought n hobo
from CHrlin this morning and turned
him over To JHilcr Wcathcrs. ilaryo
said there was a lively time III CarlIn
yesterday. Pistols were drawn and
rHzors flew through the air.
4 icui mute was hit by II trolley car
III Il small Pennsylvania town recently,
and ns SCOT as he could pick himself up
ho sut down on the curbinR and wrote
out an apology Ia the mOtormau for get.
tlIg III the way Of the car.
There in such Il thing IN being too
cautioua, hence we cannot blame the
Now York man who ia suIng for divorce
because his wife insisted on wearing
her shoes tO bed SO tina she might be
prepared for instant flight III case OF fro,
Tho Reno journal says that Ole
J~onscn. q Swedc. was knocked ON the
head by u holdup curly SatuTl lay morn
ing and fell unconscious on the railroad
track. Ito fcgaincd consciousness just
in timo To escape being dcCapitntcd by
n passing train.
II in claimed that ono Ot the lending
mines in liullfrog in Noting ito 0wuCrs
over 100000 II month. II would seem
TINT now wouli 10 M excellent time for
the nsscRsor to call round and ask tho
owuorp Of the property Ia get busy on
their tax Rhccts.-Apponl.
At mn election hold in Reno Saturday
10 bond the school diatriCt FOR 1850
Tor school purpoacn only 81 votca were
cast and II II them woro Tor tho pro.
u ,qi,ion. Tho Ronoitc9 do not scCm to
take much iutcrcet in eohool matters.
pcrlInpe they nto aaving their cncrgics
for tho city clc:tion next Tuesday.
T.. j. McNamcc 81 North Fork sworc
out complaints bc'oro Judge Bruce Sat
urdny against +. G. Tamuo!!c and Ennis
Eaouire tor driving n lot Of lila horses
off tho range. Constable Noto lett
ycs,errIny morning for the North to mr.
rcat tho accused men. When he returns
will, thou. Judge Truce veil settle tho
trouble.