Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-12-16

came up from Hrno this morning.
Mrs. Alice Ricord has just received q
supply Of fresh Candies. Nuts, etc.
Safe crackers aud burglars are maxi
ing profitable hnuls in San Bernardo
no.
Birdie Dawley is reported better this
afternoon. though sho is still quite
sick.
The strike on tho Montana Union
railroad has forced several mines 10
close down.
T. E. Atwell is still confined to his
bed and, though reported . little better
to-day, is still u very sick man.
Two squnws. who were intoxicated,
rolled into II camp Ere at Cotton. Cali
~foruia, last Thursday and were badly
burned.
The Woodland, California. Town
Board want to drive out the Salvation
Army and rinse the piice of theatrical
license.
The last shipment Of cattle from Hal
lock for tho season will be made to-
morrow by Mr. Jones. Of Son Francis
co, aud Mr. Fisher. foreman for Muir
ply i Hill. We learn that about 800
cars have been shipped from that poiut
this season..
The sentiment Of tho old song, that
under certain circumstances December
is as pleasant as May" is realized to
Perfection by the magnificent weather
which we now enjoy. or a truth this
weather is much more pleasant than
some VIC have experienced in Nay.
S. F. Post:-Black Bart proves that
his hand has not lost its cunning by n
few years confinement. What is tho
use o! turning Il professional criminal
loOse when he is certain to return to
the business at once2 Better have tho
indeterminate sentenco as soon as pos
sible'
The type for the Hartford, Conn.,,
Evening Post, n large sight-psge paper,
ia al set by the Thorne type.setting and
distributing machine. Typo set by
machinery! Thus one by U are the
avenues of labor being absorbed by the
march Of science and the application Of
ateam.
A Canadian paper perpetrates this:
"a ~Bosanquct man. who was out in
Dakota this Fail, attending a county
fair OF the regular Dakota kind. at
Plankton. The exhibition consisted Of
a bull and a pumpkin. The bull got
loose md nte mp the pumpkin. and tho
fair ended right there"
Every stockman should hive his
stock brand. range and postofico pub
lishod. The INDEPENDENT makes such
publication cheaper than any paper on
the Coast. Send So with description
Of your iron aud We will publish cut Of
animal with brand. together with range
and yorr Postofico address. for one
year.
The Nevada Prohibitionist for De-
cembsr has reached our table. Judging
from tho sentiment expressed in nu
article headed Tho Coming Admins
t~ration." the Prohibitionist mny DO set
down as n side show 70 the Republican
%sircus but it will find, by investign-
ton, TINT Drunkenness il not confined
entirely to Democratic officials.
w. 9. i. Allen, the wide awake edi.
tor Of the Shoshono Journal. In. gone
east. says tho Journal OF tho lnt inst.
lilo will e%ndeavor, while gone. to in
tsrsst the people Of Ohio. at least some
Of them, to como to Idaho. and for that
purpose will try and start n general
immigration movement towards the
Gem OF the Mountains"
Since the election OF Benjamin Hnr-
rison +. @. Hardy. Of tho Oasis Ranch,
Is so confident that wool growing will
prove n profitable industry TINT he re-
Gently paid 800 each for some Ere
Spanish Merino rams. Nevada wool
will probably be worth from 30 to 40
carts a pound next year owing to the
defeat Of Grover Cleveland.
A Matchmaking minister OF Bosten
has boon very successful in raising
church funds by the following question:
able plan: lie reports by name from
tho pulpit every donor. with the amount
given. lie also designates the ame
Of his membership specifically, aud
those who have not made any subscrip
ton nro fully reported by ain with n
cipher appended.
We can sec no good reason why
women who desire IL should not have
tho right OF suffrage. They, as we'll
as men, ore interested IN good govern
mont; they pay tarov; they have Il doOp
interest in education; they, as n rule,
are far moro competent to cast an in
telligcnt Voio than thousands OF men
who nro permitted TO vote simply be-
cause they nro mon.
Al the Thanksgiving dinuor giyon by
| tho W, G, r. u, for tho benefit of tho