Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-11-25
From Mondays Daiiy.l
RALMAGUNDl.

To-day is the last day you have to pay
your taxes.
Jim Gkeeu. Of Fort Halieck, came in
this afternoon.
Ed Kelly aud Vim. Co,ant were in
town~ Saturday.
DIR. Parsons, the dentist, came in from
Bullion yesterday.
John McDermott caue in from Ls-
noble last evening.
Tie crop Of aspiring p~ostnasters
promises to be n good one.
1t is reported that three inches of
snow fell in Reno yesterday.
Save your money turkey-chewers,
for Thanksgiving is near ut hand.
Two monster engines for the S. =.
railroad passed through at noon to-
dry.
Ed CarviIle nndl wife arrived from
Mound Valley and are at the Depot
Hotel. .UT
Mill Polk Inns been interviewing his
numerous friends here for the last few
days.
1t is estimated that all Of Sl5,O 900
changed hands in Carson City on cleo
ton bets.
II looks like the Democrat will hive
about 10 out of tho 40 members Of the
Nevada Assembly.
Defeated candidates nre finding some
consolation in the fact that they are not
beaten SO bad after all.
Rcckhnrt X F'rocIich have purchased
OF A. Bixel the saloon occupied by
Lawrence Darrows. The price paid
vas 81 200.
Stanley Taber, formerly O comp" in
this Office, has accepted n position az
baggage smasher on the C. z. railroad,
at this place.
The Commissioners finished tho re-
count Saturday afternoon and Sproule
receiving IL majpi.y was declared
elected Senator.
We notice our oil friend Gum
Brown, nephew Of the late Geo. Shep-
herd. has been re-electel Recorder Of
Cnssia county, Idaho.
IL. M:Adams departed last evening
for Deeth. lle Inns recently purchased
the Valley House from @. G. True,t,
and Intends making it one Of the most
popular resorts in Eastern Nevada.
Report:-BilI Campbell, of Reno. bet
every horse he possessed on the cleo
ton Of Cleveland and stated that he in
tended TO start n stage line with his
band after the election. He has ad-
jouTned his project sine die.
In some counties in Dakota there is q
bounty OF five cents each on prairie dogs
tails and in one section OF tho Terri
tory these tails pass as currency. A
goes into n saloon md pays for
the cigars in gopher tails md Mt church
they nro put into tho contribution
hJ1.
II would almost recOmpense Mrs.
Cleveland for her disappointment IL
she could hear half tho kind things
that arc being sail about her these
days. All OF Us, without distinction OF
party. have learned to like the sweet
little lady who next March will make
way for Mrs. Harrison.
Boston Globe: President Cleveland
bears his defeat with characteristic
equanimity. Aflor all, why shouldn't
he? lie has had his innings md goes
ont without discrcdit, for il il is certain
that the final footings will show that.
although lacking an electoral majority,
he has II handsome majority OF tho
popular vote.
Anschlag's Uranium was opened in
Los Angeles. Saturday, in tho presence
Of n number Of interested PHI ~sicinns
aud was found to DO normal In weight
and Appearance, except for a slight
discolorntiOn OF the membrane where it
adhered tn the brain matter. Tho head
WIS well shnpsd and thcro were no iu-
dications TO encourage the theory Of in
sanity.
Willie Stanley. commonly known ns
willie" vino has been OH triul In San
Francisco. for obtaining jowciry under
false preicnscs, was convicted Of said
charge in Judge Murphy's court last
Friday. Tho Jury found tho accused
gu lty after Ave minutes dcliberntion.
With tho exception Of looking n shade
moro gloomy THAI usual, "Willie" re-
mnincd innpnssire. Sentence was de.
icrrcd until noxt Saturday, when
motion for n now trinl will be made.
Big Bcrtha's own cnso VAS set for this
morning.
'"Thc Merry MAIDEN ma tho