Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-02-16

day AFTERNOON Of pneumonia. Mr.. Nc
Nance was a veteran Of the civil war
and must have been sixty years Of ago
or oveI. We have no data at hand for a
more extended notice. His remains ars
being brought to Elko.
George F. Turritten has been up
pointed disbursing agent of the govern
ment during tho erection Of the
government building in Reno, He will
have charge OF the funds and make
payments to the contractor as they
fall due.
The News Gays that Frank Golden the
Reno capitalist will erect a $500, 600
brewery in Carson city. Az soon as the
plans are drawn the contract will be let
and tho work Of construction viii begin
Immediately. Carson's big brewery is
about rs elusive a scheme as Reno's
woollen mill. Both bob up every year for
a brief period and are then laid on the
shelf. However, We hope Carson will
get the brewery this time.
Rev. French E. Oliver, who preached
here a few years ago, IL: his mouth get
him into trouble at waverly, Iowa, a few
days ago. A diepatch from that town
says: An attempt 10 mob the Rev.
French E. Oliver, a Chicago evangelist,
for attacks upon the city's morals and
authorities was ayerted only by the
united action of thv regular ministers Of
the city. In his sermons, Oliver made
an attack upon the city administration.
Soon thereafter a mob Of 200 proceeded
to the church, where Mr.. Oliver was still
speaking. The local ministers then
huatled Oliver out of the church and
wired to Gov. Cummins for protection,
but sheriff 9arrott succeeded in holding
the crowd ut nay.
Residents of Silver City and Dayton
are considering the proposition Of
applying for a daily mail. At present
they receive mail only six daye a week,
when the population OF the two towns
should entitle them to a daily service.
The government only pays about one
dollar a day to the mail contractor, and
the additional cost would not be heavy.
Citizens OF the two towns will circulate
z petition IN a few days, and no doubt
tho postmaster general will grant the
request.-Enterprise.
John a.. Mccall, the insurance graf
ter, sends this message FROM his dying
bod: III it Is Coda will, I am ready TO
go. l have lived a clean life. have
lived my lilo rs I saw it. No man.
woman or child can eny that T ever
~rongod them" And this is the man
who gave he money OF widows and
orphans to republican campaign COM
mittees to buy votes with. Out upon
such dying messages from such men
as Mccall.
The marriage license OF Alice and
was issued yesterday in Washing
Mt 4:l5 p. IT,, the dispatches say.
How important that we should know
the exact minute when Nick got that
precious document. The dispatches
also say TINT tho wedding ceremony was
rehearsed yesterday afternoon and that
tho ceremony will DO performed tomor-
row. Then We hope the naueeous twad.
die about these two accidents Of birth
and wealth will cease.
Tho United States senate has again
shown it's subserviency to the greatest
ring OF g~ratters that over disgraced any
country, Under tho plea Of building up
the country's shipping interests It has
passed the ship subsidy bill giving mill.
ions OF dollars to wealthy ship builders.
Tho bill passed by q vote OF 80 TO 81.
Every vote cast for the steal WIS cast by
republicans and every democrat and five
republicans voted against it. The re-
publicsns voting against the bill were:
Burkett OF Nebraska; Dolliver Of Iowa;
La Toilette and Spooner of Wisconsin
and Warner Of Missouri.