Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-12-30
lFroIa Saturdays Daily.


They nro still eating waterm,lons at
Chico, Cal.
d. f. Hooteu, Of Fox Springs, was in
town last night.
A ID. Farms orth, OF South Fork, il
in town to-day.
A. b. Waller. Of Tuscnrora, il spend
ing a few days il town
a fine shower, warm and pleasant ns
MHy. visited us last night.
Strawberries arc selling in San Diego,
Cal, at 80 cents \ basket.
A. Il. Waller left to.dny for Mexico.
lie will be absent five or six months.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. d. rarhsworth left
to day for their home on South Fork.
]. c. Mccoy. OF South Forf, and w.
Kennedy, Of Mound Valley. were in
town to-day.
The mail trnin from the cat, due
here at 1895 this morning did nor mr.
rive until 2:2O thia afternoon.
The Virginia Chronicle '.,sicks' be-
cnuSo no embryo poet has sent in a
CnrintmaS carol for its waste basket.
Little Joe Gardner went dowu to Chr.
lin to d"y TO visit his father, j. $ Gard
her. The little fellow went all alone.
Tho Stale Fair OF 1859 will 10 held n,
Reno durins the week commencing
September 18th nnd ending October
81
Go to Rosonstock and get you n
mask for the great Christmas entertain
ment at Freeman Hall next Tuesday
night.
Eddie Litton arrived to-day from
Canada whero he has been visiting his
siSter, Airs. Arthur DixeI, for several
msalhs.
Quite q number Of citizens from the
country are in town today visiting the
various stores and selecting Christmas
presents.
The Tuscarorn stage. heavily loaded.
went out this morning drawn by six
fine horses. Tho line IT. one OF tho best
in the State.
A fine Christmas dinner will be
served at the Depot Hotel on Tuesday
Nftcrnoon. II you wish 20 enjoy tho
holiday, dine ut the Depot Hotel.
G. II. Hale, who has had n severe
struggle with mumps, IL out agaiu
though somewhat weakened by his
contcst with the annoying malndy.
N. +. Gullagor, the Blacksmith, IL
kept busy with hammer and anvil in
supplying work in his limo. lie is an
industrious and competent mechanic.
It.veiIlc:-Virgiui, City wa greatly
excited yesterday oyo the dis
cDyOry Of n man who DECLARED that
he wnniod no position IN tho Logisln-
turo.
Gay md Jolly wcro the opposing
candidates for Congress in tic Third
Louisiana district, Gay was successful
AMI now ho Is july while Jolly Is not
gny.
Reno Journal.--Tho next greatest
show on earth will 10 tho Legislature.
aud il will cost nothing to look down
from the galleries upon tho stalcsmcn
in the pit.
A St. Paul dispatch Of tho 18Th in
stnmt fnys: One hundred Cinnamon
crcntol n scusntion Inst might by having
q swell dinner Mt tho fashionable
1t'an Hotel, at n cost OF SIS per
plate
Deputy Recorder Stone averaged
Rcvon pAs,s Of records n dry ovcry day
from tho 18th dry Of November to the
Goth day of December, making 2iO
pages, principally deeds. during tho
month.
Tho Trustees hnvo decided TINT tho
public schools shall DO open on next
Moudry after which n vacation will DO
had until Wednesday, January end.
We do not zoo tho propricty Of having
school OH Monday.
TO day is supposed to DO tho short.
ost day In th0 ycnr. Sun rises ut 1850
aud sets at 4 90. Days lcngib. 0 houra
aud 81 minutes. The tnn having
reached the Tropic Of Capricorn, It's OK.
trcmO southern limit. will now st,it on
it4 rotntn toward the north and tho
length Of tho dnys will corrcspondingly
increasc. This movement Of tho sun Is
apparent, az tho sun Is stationary. 20
far NJ our solar Syst"m Is concerned.
nhd the apparent movement OF The sun
" caused Ivy tho annual revolution OF
tho cath around tho sun.