Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-12-14


have DONE" said he. Flows that?"
"Why she ought to turn the rascals
OUT 4"
Governor Stevenson and his private
Secretary, Judge Wells, Soth deny the
authorship Of the famous Thanksgiving
proclamation. If they both tell the
truth the question is, Who did write it?
A more important question, however, il,
Do they both tell the truth?
Messrs. Blossom & Cohoon, of Battle
Mountain, have purchased of J. B
Francis the Weiland Bottling Works at
Reno. The journal says it is. the in
tention of tho new firm to establish
similar works in Elko. Such an enter
prise here would certainly be o paying
investment, as the Weiland beer has a
high reput alton wherever it has been
introduced.
lta:-Senator Farwell is an avowed
enemy to civil service reform. A fuuiu-
mental test of efficiency for office-hold-
ing, he thinks, is n mans ability as
Republican politician. He would have
every Democrat who holds public Of
foe turned out, and he would also force
into private life every Republican who
has retained his Office under the present
Administration.
Our contract with Texas Siftings for
cheap clubbing rates expires on the 31st
of next January. Send in your sui =
scriptions md commence with the new
year. For SIS you get the WEEKLY In
DEPENDENT and Texas Siftings. price 81,
for year. Both new and old sub
scribers are entitled to this offer. The
WEEKLY INDEPENDENT alone will be
sent one year for 81 in advance.
The Reno Gazette thinks it would be
wise thing to do to exempt from tax.
alton all crops raised without artificial
irrigation. It would encourage the
sowing of grain on now arid lands and
perhaps lead to much good. If some of
our lawmakers would introduce bill
providing for the exemption from tax
Mt On of lands and crops rnised without
irrigation the Gazette thinks they would
be doing wisely.
The Central Nevadan says there is no
truth in the ReveiIle's charge that there
WAS some jobbery in the appointment of
j. A. Blossom County Commissioner
for Lander county. The Nevadan says
the appointment WAS made because Mr..
Blossom is heavy taxpayer and hav-
ing Witnessed the unfair treatment to
which the north end OF tho county has
;, been subjected, sought the appointment
for the purpose Of doing justice to that
portion of the county.
McRowe, q teamstar on the Tusca-
rora road, was brought down by the
stnge last evening suffering with q
broken wrist. He was taken to the
Hospital where he was attended to by
DR., Meigs. The accident occurred near
the 16-inile springs. and McRowe said
last evening that he fell off the wagon
and the wheel passed over his arm, but
this morning he says he was coupling
the wagons when the bnck.action run
forward and crushed the wrist.
Phoebe Record: 1t is wrong to ap-
peal to men as voters, on account OF
their foreign birth-places. There should
be no such thing as the Irish vote, the
German vote or the Italian vote.
When an Irishman, German or an
Italian renounces allegiance to all other
governments and swears to bear true
faith TO ours he becomes an American
unless he has perjured himself. and he
should resent as an insult any sugges-
ton that his previous nationality should
influence his present action.
With spirit of virtuous economy the
Legislature OF 1887 destroyed the Office
OF County School Superintendent; why
did they not save the taxpayers thous-
nuds Of dollars by abolishing the entire