Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-03-25
From Mondays Daily.l
kALhAGUSDI.

ana uesiraOle groceries nnu lrOvlslOnS,
at W. I. Smiths.
The tax levy this year in Esmeralda
county is 80 GO OH the 500. just twice
as much as it is in Ellto county.
Tho Esneraldn News says: 1.-The
County Assessor has commenced quin-
ming around" What's "quinning"?
DIR. Keller has established his Office
in the rooms recently occupied by Rus
sell & Bradley. See business Local
column.
Some one should resurrcct the return
ing ball which invaded every race,
color and previous condition Of serYi-
tudc' ONE years since.
Stockmen should remember that the
annual meeting OF the Nevada Live
Stock Association takes place ut Win
ncmucca tc-morrow.
Russell l. Bradley haYo moved into
their new Office, formerly occupied by
DIR. Meigs. which is fitted up mud fur
nisned in a neat ami tasty manner
Slurray's Specific. the Great English
Remedy for all nervous diseases. is CIV
ing unusual satisfaction wherever it has
been tried. For sale by F. L. Muller.
The Detroit Free Press says that out
OF fifty farmers who have tried TO cross
the track ahead Of trains during the
past year, only forty have succeeded.
George Russell. President Of the Ne
vnds Live Stock Association, left this
morning for Wiuncinucca to attend the
meeting which will be held tomorrow.
Charley Brosscmer, who spent the
Winter III California, and Il. Keefcr,
who has been under treatment ut tho
German Hospital. returned from san
Francisco last evening.
Reports from all sections Of the State
nrc to the effect that more grain and al
fnlfa will be sown this year than ever
before. Nevada is slowly but surely be-
coming all agricultural State.
Bill Nyc says that a man who would
take q paper for q whole year, and read
i; for n. whole year, and refuse to pay for
il Is not worth the great chunk Of mud
God Almighty used in making him.
1t is reported hat three Italians who
attended TIA" Lewis trial jumped their
hotel bills to the amount of over 500.
Such persons should be compelled to
pay in advance for their Gccommoia-
tions.
"Ouch." shouted n Comstock girl ns
she dropped cnrclessly into mn arm chnir,
that's the third time I've sat on my
vaccinntior;' and she wondered why
he changed the subject from smallpox
70 measles.
The rccalcitraut sheep mon will hide
behind n sage brush and kick them
selves. when they find that n removal o
tho duty on wool tends to increase the
price OF that commodity i'll the United
States. ms 1t did in 1910.
Timcs-lteview:-''A clergyman is nc.
cused OF being seen tying Il tin can to n
dogs tail" Well, what Of it2 Some
people arc unreasonable enough TO e1-
poet that because - man is n minister
ho ought to tie silver goblets to u dogs
tail.
Reno Journnl:-"Dr. Meies, OF Elko,
would like to be n delegate to the Re
publican National Convention" We
do not know Of n moro worthy repre-
sentative Of the party in this State. nor
one who is more entitled to the honor
than DR.. j. j. Meigs.
Frank liicdcl is ut the Hot Springs
where he has been confined to his bed
for the past ten days. lie says this is
the worst spell OF sickness he has ever
experienced. We trust, however, that
he will come out nll right when the
weather gets pleasant.
John Il. bradley il now ut Reno
experimenting improvements now MAX
ing Oh Russell & Brndlcy's English
Mill property. A large force Of work
men n:o engaged in clearing tho land,
and ii is intended To put 800 acres in
cultivation during the present season.
Mrs. Annie Stewart Footo Fox, n
daughter OF Senator William NJ. Stew
art, who has been divorced from her
first husband for somo time, was mar
ricd last Thursday night. at the resi-.
dcncc Of her parents in Washington, to
Senior Jose do Romeo y Dumot, mn nj
tachc OF the Spanish Legation.
Harry lInrvillc and his daughter Car
ric came down from T~uscarora on Sat
ur1ny. MIR. lIarvillo IL. and has been
for some time. in poor health aud IL
now ell route to California in search OF
health. lIo and his daughter, who nc
companies her father for tho purpose OF
taking care Of him. will leave tomorrow
morning for Sacramento.
We havo just received n new piece OF
music, called 'Silvcr He'll Waltz By
tic popular composer, Charley Baker,
which We can recommend 10 mi read
ora ns very good. IL not being too diff.
pull mud NJ Ihn ANNA lima ycFv nbnvy