Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-04-15
lFroI1 Saturdays Daily.l


'o 10 JUS. DEhlD IOr q nice leniner
duster.
Fine Spring weather; looks like it
had come to stay.
Judge BigeIow is holding Court at
Belmont, Nye county.
Regular meeting Elko Lodge No. IS,
!. o. o. f., ut their Hall tonight.
Reno Journnl :-Tommie Warner has
taken Fred Holmes place in the Post
Office.
DO not forget the meeting Of the
County Genital Committee at Russell Il
BIniIcy's Office tonight.
You will find n nice line Of Millinery
Goods at Mrs. E~slc1ton's, room former
~ occupied by Mrs. Lang.
Lew Johnson's Blnck Baby Boy Min
Rtels at Freeman Hal Monday night.
Secure your seG.s ut the Express Of
flee
n. Polk, foreman for Scott e. Co,
came down from llnlIeck last evening
and returned This morning. Nilt il a
Republican.
". S. Clayton Jr. ia fitting up the
oom next to Pcck's saloon for n fruit
$ore. We wish Walter success i'll lis
new enterprise.
Wagers on the next Pre- Sideutial cleo
ton are lightning 10 assume shnpe,
both Democrats aud Republicans being
confident Of success III the coming cam
pa ;Sn.
II is not probable that G. Il. Wise
IMAM will hnVe amy opposition in the
Itcpub!icnn Convention for the nomina-
ton for County Clerk. Two others
hnvo boon spoken OF. but i, is reported
that ne ther will suffer hIs Name to he
used.
Read the report OF the Treasurer Of
the Tire Department, anil then make up
your mind to assist in liquidsting tho
indebtedness incurred in the purchase
OF the new engine, which is n very Rso-
e4Sary appliance ior the protection Of
property.
SeuLtor Stewart Of Nevada ranks M
( 'e handsOmcst oil man in Congress-.
With his white hair md long snowy
beard, hc looks ~ venerable ~ the
Prophet joel. Tho Senator. however,
frequently expresses himself. privately.
in language that il not biblical.
The Republicans carried Rhode Isl.
aud 10y about | 800 minority. and elected
N majority Of tho Legislature. Tho
amendment to the Constitution, pro-
poscl iy tho Democrats, abolishing roul
81 titc qualifications for voters OF for
eigu biIth, is doubtless defeated.
Reno Journnl:-Thc votes in tho Sem
no show the silver mon nrc in u mnjori-
t., and the passage OF the Bond-pur-
chase bill with Senator Bcck's amend-
mcnt. whl hc followed by other lcgisla-
ton IN The interest of Increased silver
coinage which Senator Stewart, who Ia
the lea ling spirit, has in hand.
Senator Wnlthnll, from the Committee
OH Public Lands, reported favorably u
very important bill. 1t provides that
from the date Of tho passage Of the Act,
tho public lands Of the Unitod States
now subject to private entry slal he
disposed OF undor and according to pro-
x,-t,,h ~ A. fT,.. I,.l 49,, f.
Prince Alexander OF Daitpnburg de-
aires 10 marry his cousin, Princess VIC
toria Of Prussia, daughter OF Emperor
Frederick, bismarck In "nll broke up
about II aud threatens N resign II tho
projected marriage Ia consummntcd.
The question IL. Who rules tho Emper-
or's household; bismarck or tho Empor.
or Of Germany?
Reno Gazette :-Washoe county will
probably present the nAmo Of TX Dis.
irict Judge Donrdman for nomination
for Justice OF the Supreme Court. Tho
prominent candidates for Tint nOmina-
lion may now hc raid to DO Boardman,
Lconnrd. Murphy, McKcnncy md Bnr-
tine: certainly nh able lot Of %jurists
from which to choose u candidate.
In another column will he found tho
announcement OF n birth ut Bullion, aud
in sending in the item III snys: CAS-
this IL Lcap YcAr. Easter Sunday mud
All Fools Day my wife triod to play n
joke on mo toy giving biith to n bonnie
ing boy; but ] tJid Lcr she didn't fool
mo much, for I know il al the Time
TIL" l~SpErEHpEHr extends congtalnla.
tons to thc happy Inrcuts ON their suc-
cess III increasing The population OF tho
county md State.