Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-02-05
From Thursdays Daily. I
0ALNAGUNDL.

The latest fad il TO to call everything
Of a new aud unusual character n
fad" .,. - .
William Snow aud family. Of Ruby
Valley, came down from Hallcck this
morning. :
Ex-Governor Curtin. OF Pennsylvania.
is growing his first mustache, and it il
as white as snow.
The Arkansas Democrats are talking
Of senaing Attoruey-Genera1 Garland
back 10 the Senate.
The Appeal goes on the principle
that if sou do not toat your own horn
the sume shall not be footed.
Women in Washington Territory can
vote. Those who take advantage Of the
privilege arc called bnllot girls.
The business man who quits adver-
tising because tue Zines ure too dSll''
will find TINT his trade .Hiu continue 10
be dull.
Reveille:-The Elko INDEPENDENT
has n jewel Of a correspondent at San
Francisco who signs himself Amien. lie
writes a spicy letter.
The report that i've Indians froEe to
death near Wells during the recent cold
spell hes not been confirmed. and hence
is supposed to be an error.
The large andieuce which greeted the
Nellie Boyd Company iast LIonduy
night is conclusive evidence that Elko
is n good town for a good show
Since January LIST there have been
s. CaGes of small pox in San Fran
cisco. OftAese 81 have died. There
are now 1875 cases in the hospital.
A freight ;rniu Was ditched between
CGrlin and Palisade last evening md
the east bound Express Gue hero ut
1925 p. NJ. did not arrive until 3 O'Clock !
this morning.
hirs. Gilland, II Lamoiiie. is visiting
Ter daughter Mrs. F.. +. Muller. Mrs.
Gillnud had ths misfortune TO spraiu
her ankle n few days since by ali uu-
lucky Zip on the ice.
Iseno Gazette:-The great advance in
the price OF copper haL been followed
by a rapid rise in quicksilver. 1t looks
like there would be II big mining boom
on the coast this year.
The recent immense ice gorge which
formed i'll the Mississippi ut St. Louis
destroyed two fine steamers md a ferry
boat when il broke up. The total loss
OF property il estimated ut 81, 800 900.
Doc. Smart attempted suicide at
Tucson. 4. T.. after being sentenced to
life imprisonment for completely il the
Pan,auo train rabbery, but was not
smart enough 10 accomplish his pur-
pose.
We are requested to caution boys who
use gravel Shooters" those little in
stIuncnts made Of rubber attached to q
iorked stick, to be careful not to ipjure
children nor brcal windows, etc. in u.s.
ing them.
Get your Scalp Certificates at this
Office, then you will be sure TIN they
nre ntrictly correct. Those printed
previous to Jan. l, 1855, nre superseded
by the present form and consequently
are worthless.
The diuner-hour and tho theatre hour
in Pnris have sTuatelY collided at last
md the Pnriainn is pnE eDu sderin
whether Que slnll giro wy to the other
or whether he will 30 without his din
ner or lis theatre.
The public schools have been COM
PEELED TO close temporarily for want OF
fuel. Payne & Fernuld hive beeo us
ing al! diligence to GET wood but so fnr
have failed. There has not been such n
scarcity OF wood in Elko for many
years.
Most new towns in Southern C~alifor.
MIA me- Ike n feature OF excluding saloons, !
as All inducemen. to families to locate. |
Coronado Beach goes TO the other ex-
tremo. Tho hotel there will hnvo the
finest saloon in the world, With twenty
Inen behind the bar.
a fourtcen-ycR old girl in fan
Francisco was recently brguiled from
her Lone and induced to enter a house
of III fame. She wns rescued by The
Society ici the Prevention OF Cruelty
TO Children mid the keeper Of tho bag
MO will be prosecuted.
Lewiston GazeEe:- While this n
try condemns Anarchists to tho extent
OF hanging them when they go a step
too far. II is doing nil it can to foster
the brood. Conl "lrusts'' anil kindred
associations make good soil for tho
seeds Of Anarchy to sprout in. Lot us
strike AiD'rchy at the root. q
Arpcal:-'rbc editor Of tho Silver
Stnte notes the fact that tho same ducks
TINT few South from the Humboldt las,
Fall arc starting North. The editor
knows they nre the same ducks by the
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