Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-04-29
tFrom Tuesdays Daily.l
KALAAGUNDI.

y. ID. Abel left for home this hftcr-
noon by his own conveyance.
Rain has continued to full ut inter
walls during tho day. and everyone is
rejoicing.
Many nh actress who Chains to be n
"star" would do well t. read the word
backwards.
Persons looking for n profitable in
yestrucnt should correspond with J. D..
Abel, Fort Halleck.
On the 18th instant Governor Steven
son appointed Mr.. f. G. Mcclellan No
tary Public for Elko county. to reside Mt
Elko.
The INDEPENDENT Office WAS favored
by II call from two Indies last evening.
Come often, Indies, we nro always glad
to see you.
Fish Commissioner Carey writes the
Silver State that lCO,O 600 young trout
will he sent to Minuemucca to be trans
pi'luttu III the l~luIlUCllt.
Origin OF Boston's First Families
Mnmma-And who dwelt in the Gar
den Of Eden. Freddie?
Freddie-Oh, l know; the Adamses.
II. l.. Byrne and family arrived Inst
evening from San Francisco where they
spent the Winter. They will occupy
their. Elko residence during the Sum-
mcr.
n. b. Nye las just received a stoci
Of new and stylish Clocks. Call and
SEQ them; md while YOU nre there don't
forget to look at the attractive display
OF Watches aud Jewelry.
Kentucky Teacher fof infant geo.
graphy class)-Tommy Blood may tell
us what a strait is.
Tommy Blood-lt's Jest the plain
stuT without no:Liu' in it.
The refreshing shower Of yesterday
afternoon ard last night did Gu im-
mense amount Of good. moisteuing the
earth. purifying the atmosphere md re-
yiving vegetation OF all kinds.
4 girl may laugh and n girl may sing,
And n eill mny dance all day;
But she can't mou a bicycle like
n man.
For her garments amt made
that way.
Mr.. W. ". Booher desires us TO state
that II any more attempts to disturb the
school IRE male by persons passing the
premises during school hours. he will
have such person or persons promptly
arrested.
Notwith.t Ind:ng that the Industrial
Party has n Presidential ticket in the
field there is little doubt that the two
eli parties vii! hold their Conventions
and nominate their candidates just rs
though nothing bnd happened.
The funeral of ex-senator Conkling
took plnce Mt Utica, New York, Satur-
day. The services Mt Calvary Church
were conducted by Rev. A. Il. Goodrich.
and were simple ind impressive. The
remains were inferred at Forest Hill
cemetery.
A correspondent OF the New York
Star wants to know what il tho one.
eleventh part Of Il0 miles. 7 furlongs.
80 rods. 3 yards. 2 feet and IL inches.
We have numbers Of school chilllen
who can solve the problem in n very
few minutes.
Mount Nesuvius serves rs n gigantic
barometer and Thermometer for Maj les.
The direction in which the smoke from
the crater blows indicates unerringly n
coming change Of weather twenty-four
hours in advance. Also. the approach
of the hot and depressing sirocco.
Boston Globe:-Claus Spreckels Inns
just made n deal by which he can
ship California sugar TO the East at n
low rate Of freight and thus uudarscll
the Sugar Trust. What the trust needs
is n line Of custom-houses along the
Rocky mountains to protect it against
the phupcr sugar OF California.
New York Stnr:-Thc speech Of Mr.
Mills in opening the grcnt congregational
fight against surplus nnd monopoly is
the subject Of %culogistic comment on all
sides. Even Republican organs ndinit
that tho case for tax reduction and rev.
emu reform was never more cogently
and succinctly presented.
The well known ADVERTISING Agency
of J. II. Bates will be removed on the
LIST OF May from IL TO 80, Park Row,
New York. This is one OF tho oldest
aud most reliable Agencies in the Unit
cd States whose business through the
newspapers OF the United States and
Canada amounts to almost q million
dollars annually.
John Bates. who is living nj the ng,
OF sc in Chicago, wns deputy postmns-
ter Of tho Lake City in 1923, under
Andrew Jackson. Business was not
heavy, and Mr. Bates used to carry The
mil in his pocket. In those dnys Il
required 25 cents TO get o letter, and
the reports made to tho department Of