Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-06-10
From Tuesdays Daily.l
RALNAGUADI.

heguIar meeting Elko Lodge No. 10,
+. & A. ~. at their Hall to, night.
The Office Of County Clerk will not be
sold at auction to the highest bidder.
This mornings stage lett loaded with
passengers aud freight for Tuscarora.
Ben Yutes pulled out for Tuscaroru
this afternoon with \ big load Of luuI.
Der,
W. W. Booher is on the invalid list.
suffering from Ii severe attack Of neu.
rHlgia.
Commissioner i%ioneynnu left lns,
evening for Glover Valley aud Commits.
sioncr Bird took this mornings stage
for Tuscnrora.
The columns OF tho INDEPENDENT are
now open for the publication Of political
announcements, for O small considera-
ton in advance.
n. F. Peterson has removed his fnmi-
ly to Exc aid will engage in the I'm.
dertnking business. See his notice
etse"bere in this issue.
L. ii. Lnuham, Of the Salt Lake Trit-
une. and NJ. D. Foley, of Reno. passed
through this morning, the former en-
route to San Francisco.
Miss Birdie Dawley came down from
lIaiIeck this morning TO attend her
ftflfar rrl, ia ~ ,E. a., lI.s 80.
w"uk from hemorrhaSe OF the lungs.
W. Il. Smith arrived this morning
from his eastern tour, refreshed and in
viSorated ly his vacation. SIrE. Smith
ana hcr sister. Hiss Wolf, remain in
the States"
A. Il. Waller arrived last evening
from q two months visit in California
The prospects for crops. he says. are
no; lattering, and the great boom is
rapidly on the wane.
MenGre returns from the Oregon cleo
ton indicate that the Republicans have
carriol the State by some 1000 MAORI
~. The Legislature will be Republi-
can 10y from 6 to l6 on joint ballet.
No man should he appointed to the
Office OF County Clerk who does not ell
JOY the entire confidence Of the COM
munity as to his honesty and integrity.
The responsibility of the appointment
rests with the County Commissioners
whose duty it i to fill the position By
one whose past record il without u stain.
Chicago Hcrlld:--A rather curious
thing III politics just now is the Keen
anxiety II Republicans for Civil Service
reform. They want it nwfuIly and
right away. As. however, this anxiety
w"s not developed TIL they were put out
OF Office. it is suspected that il would
disappear N soon Gs they were put in
again.
The Kctchum, Idaho. Keystone snys
with much truth: ''rhs Wood River
valley is covered with tho most ~luIuri-
Gus growth OF Luncl. grass eYe- known
on the river. Millions Of dollars annual
ly 60 to waste i'll Idaho tina might be
divided up i'll fortunes to stock grow
ers. There isn't stock enough all told,
to eat onc-tenth part Of the thick, high
grass covering the valley
New York Slar:-The ''principle" on
which the Republican campaign is to be
fought out Is the vicious and utterly un-
constitutional practice Of raising vast
sums Of money for which The Govern
mcnt has no = ri. and trying to find
why's to sqnnuicr them to satisfy the
politicians Of localities and enrich n
horde of unnocdcd officials, plundering
middlemen and contractors.
Franklin Expire 's:-Thc Presidents
ro-cloctiou this Fall bids fair 10 open
another "ern OF good feeling" like that
which accompanied thp second election
of Monroe. Most Republicans who nrc
not candidates for office have no serious
fault ~ find with bis administration.
The country is o]utgrowing the senselcss
divisions OF the past, md the harmony
in tho Democrats party forcshnlows
n wider harmony in TIE nation.
New York StGr:-Ihe majority in the
United States Senate is very foolish in
persisting in the senscless opposition to
the confirmation Of Mr. Fuller MS Chief
Justice. But II slight delay can be cf-
fcctcd 10y any ciloIt. aud the country
will not overlook tho malignant spirit
that prevents the filling of the presiding
seat in the Supreme Court at II time
when judicial business il greatly in ar.
rcars, especially in the circuit which
would fall under the particular charge
OF the now Chief Justice.
Geneva, y. l., Gazrtte:-An still
they come. Here is Congressman Laird
OF Nebraska addressing his Republican
District Convention, which chose dele
gates TO tho Chicago Convention, in
these words: al am for changes TINT
will give us Of the West free lumber,
free suit, free sugar and FREQ coal. Take
the tax off tho shelter above our heads;
take the tax of coal. Aud II this shall
bc accounted treason TO the party / love
then, as Patrick Henry said of George