Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-01-08
F'ror. Saturdays Daily.


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New Year call, will lie male on Nom
day.
John Bradley arrived last night
from California.
Dr. K":lcr goes to c ulin next Thurs
day see notice
The weather IL somewhat colder to-
Lay, mud The ,;cishins il fine.
R-rulor meeting OF the Board Of
County Commissioners ncI, Monday.
Thomas Krnr. of Clover Valley,
came down from Wells Thu morning.
This is he last day o. the week, the
last day of the mo ia nui the last day
of the year.
Ms. J. ". Dnrs"y AMI little GIL digs
went mp to Well to-day to spend New
YEARS. dny..
There Hr" Il few rore nice prizes NJ
W. Y. Smith's TO lao given away To pnr.
chasris e Crystal Baking Pos,ler.
Do not fail to remember the New
Years Is II At freeman Hal pu Monday
night. Good music nnI n general good
tine.
rhrr" NE sti'l quite n number 81 nice
NIL valuable n~rticl-t sui'l'l |. for pres
cnts at lipSer-tock's. Nov is the time
to sccurc n bargain.
\ diEr.'ch Yesterday TO tho Silver
State from Austin says: Henry s.
Farmer was yesterday found frozen to
death ten NILS from this city.
Mo~cs Graham, OF Texas, wns run
down aud tnimrl.i upon by a herd of
ctt:l" the other day. A sort of Moses
among the bu~llrushes. rs it were.
MISS Bertha Smith lcf, on this morn
ing's stngc for Tuscnrora where she will
I"sum" her duties ne teacher of tho
Primary Department Of tho public
schools ON next Mondiy.
Ga I" Itriuhrr;'4 IL You wish to start
in ~ IA" New Tar with II new suit Of
clothes AZ \ reason ,h'e price. A f-w OF
those nice. cheap ovcrcoats left. Call
md ct one before they ARE Nil gone
The r:lko !uhlic schools will open
next Monday with three Departments
Instead of two Rs heretofore. This
chang" i rendered nrcrasaryo Oh accom-
al the large number o! pupils in nttcn-
dcnCc.
A Kcn;ucky Sheriff, who had been a
dancing master. ~ far forgot himself,
TINT when two men who bad been con.
c"rncd together in II murder were or the
Glllo~s. he called out. ns he cut The
rope, Swing partners.
Wife Uo unhappy ~hushand)-I
wGulin't worry, JOHN; il doesn't 10 any
c0nd 60 borrow trouble.
Husband Borrow trouble? Great
Cmsar. my dear. | mint wing
trouble; I've got i; to lend.
Boston Fost:-In the high school Of
1909 Principal Who wnH irst in war.
nr-t in peace nnl first in tho hearts OF
his c"untrymcuf Chorus by tho cit
tire schorl, standing with uncovered
h"ahs-John Lawrence Sullivan.
Senator Dolph. OF Oregon. has offered
n resolution in the Senate TO amend tho
Constitution OF the United States, by
empowering Congress to Irgiriato upon
the subject Of m,rtipgc aud divorce, aud
prohibiting Ligomy niud polygnmy.
y. q. Croinhic came IN from Mineral
Hill on Wednesday on n few days visit
To his family, but Inns been confined TO
tho honsc Einc" his arrival by u few
witches Of rheumatism. Ifo wns out
THE morning, however, feeling pretty
vel.
TO morrow being Tho nrst day Of the
year aud Sunday, Now Years Day will
hn celebrated on MONDAY the 2ud. Az
The ISpErESDESr force needs ono hoii.
day no paper will be published on
Monday, and We wish "nr "prints." as
well va our readers. n Happy Now Ycnr.
The Washington Critic speaks n good
piece when Il says:
There's the hobtnii horse and tho bob.
tnil Eubl.
And Tho Lohtnil car-rny your fare;
II the very wotS' case IN tho b.. /. lot
is the g ri sith tho bobtnil hnir.
IA II does not seem appropriate TINT
New Years Day should 10 observed
"lth the usual formnlitica on Sunday,
" desired that those ladies' who dc.
AZ" receiving callers should prepare to
ho ~ "n Monday, as from wl,at we can
I"nm business will 'nen'ly DO gus.
pended III that day.