Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-12-23
GF,om Thursdays Daily.l
sALnAGUNDl.

w. II. Gleason cAre down from w.lll
this morning.
Gabriel Coin. tho San Francisco
cigar man is in town to-day.
Regular meeting Elko Lodge No. Is,
h. OF r. ut Castlo Hall tonight.
Charley Goodiug came up FROM Car
lin last evening and returned this morn.
ing.
Mr.. and Mis-. ]. d. Ghe,n came in
yesterday from their iauch near Fort
Hall.ck aud returned to-day.
T. T. Harris arrived this morning
from Stockton, Cal, where he went
some weeks ago on business.
Judge DigeIow held a brief session OF
the District Court this morning but no
business Of importance was trans
acted.
The condition Of Birdie Dawley re-
mains practically unchanged; some days
she is apparently better. aud ngain sbo
will have u bad night.
Poets should take courage. Richard
Henry Stoddnrd had n poem publish cd
in Hnrper's after it had bsen fifteen
years in the publishers hands.
An Indianapolis special to q Chicago
paper says that Harrison informed
Morton that lie had invited Allison to
tnke the office Of Secretary OF tho Treas.
ury.
At Newark, N. j., Monday night,
McLaiiin, the ~ex-chRmpion light
weight ri Cannda II, knocked out Jumes
Donnel'y, Of Kansas City. in seven
rounds.
The Christmas Masquerade at FREQ
man Hall promises to be the great
event OF the season, Make your ar
rangements to tako it in and have n
good time.
The bill nppropriaiing $685. 900 to
buy n site for n PoStoHico building in
San francisco has passed the House.
Great praise is accorded Congressman
Morrow for his efforts in behalf OF the
bill.
Colonel Henry S. Russell, of Milton,
Mass. has purchased from Leland STAN
ford the bay stallion Ansel (2:2O). one
OF the most promising stations ever
bred Mt the Palo Alto ranch. The price
is not stated.
The Alta asks: "Why not mako n.
p. Banks Speaker Of the next HouseP
He was Speaker o! the first Republican
House and voted for fr, o wool in 1857.
Now make him Speaker Of the Inst Re-
publican House, nnd let him vote
against free wool in $780,"
The Washington Post that
Mr.. Blaine has been offered the position
OF Secretary Of State, md has accepted
it through his son., Walker Blaine.
This is just what has been expected, aud
Is no doubt in accordance with the
programme laid down during the cam
paign.
The Louisiana Lottery drawing Tuos-
day resulted as follows: No. 60, 7O4
wins 5000, 900; GS, 74i $500. 900; 43,0S5,
500, QUO; 8 1896; $50 900; S9,53O; $685.
600; 80. 1888, G3,3sS. 81, $3.50, 1858 each
win $lO.O00i 80, l34. 35.442. Sc ,677,
Gl;7l7, o7,46s, 1920, 1888, Is, 7s5,
0i.355. 2I.U9G, 1926 each win
$4,000.
God made but ono entirely perfect
man
Aud broke the die in moulding SLeri-
dnn.-Lord Byron.
Quoth Satan, smiling: "See what l
can do"
And 10! with tho pieces he mnde Dc.
pew.-Stockton Mail.
Tho new concentrating plant Mt Tus.
carora has started on Nevada Queen
orc. Tho concentrations assay $500
per ton and tho tniliugs 81 25 per ton.
There nre many thousands of tons oil
orc in the. district which can now be
worked at n profit. and additional con.
ccntrnting works will be erected.
II any citizen OF Nevadn is encour
aged and buoyed up with the hope thai
the Sngrbrnsh State will DO represented
in tho Presidents Cabinet he may as
we'll possess his soul in pence, for {
Nevada man is much more liable to b,
struck by lightning in December thar
to receive n Cabinet appointment by
General Harrison.
Patrick Ford, OF Prescott, Arizonn
was sentenced II few months nince tC
IL year in tho pruitentinry for arson
who was pardoued n month ago by
Governor Xulick. wns arrested ngail
Monday oil complaint OF his wife, Coli
Fori, and charged with SANDER. 4
number Of reputable citizens are in
cluded in the complaint.
The lovers OF amusement in the vi
entity Of Wells aro promised a rici
trent in the Hard Times Masquerad,
advertised for New Years Eve. Ar
Engagements hnvo been perfected for
nights entertainment which will eclips
any previous effort In That direction a
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