Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-05-06
Iron Wednesdays Daily.I
0ALAAGUNDI.

Dir. .. .. Sears viii accept our thank
for late Santa Cruz papers.
NJ. Polk. foreman for Scott & Co.
came down from Halleck this morn
ing.
A. G. Dawlsy- aud family left las
night for their ranch in Ruby Vale,
where they will spend the Summer.
Ex-Governor Jewett W. Adams an,
wife arrived last evening from Carson
City aud stopped ovet in town to-day.
journal Of Education:-Of cours,
Solomon was the wisest man. A fellow
with 700 wives has a cLauce TO get in
struction. ,. ~
Mrs. Dawley and her daughter
Birdie. gave this office a call yesterda,
afternoon previous 10 leaving for theii
Summer ~soiourn in Ruby Valley.
At the Republican primary election
held In Mound Valley last Saturday We
learn that z. Hudson was unanimously
elected a delegate to the State Con.
ventiun.
The PoEtoffce ut Reno will be raised
from o third.class to o second. class Of
fee. This will give the Postmaster a
salary Of $4,000. q year. besides full
clerk hire.
Alta:-John L. Sullivan sailed the
ocean blue homeward bound as drunk
as boiled owl. Having broken his
VOW Of total abstinence We hope.he win
forget his other promise to enter jour
nalism, for We are n sober set.
John Broderick and William Camp
bell, two Of the victims Of Mondays
railroad accident. were able to be moved
to the Sacramento Hospital and left
this morning IN train Ne. 2. Michael
:Co,trell is still uncon scious and there
are no indications favorable to his re-
covery.
Chicago Hsrald:--The tariff debate
has opened again. md the main text of
high tariff Congressman from now OH to
the close will be lint the manufacturers
want protection" in order to reduce
prices and ase wnges-an assertion
we will doubtless believe about the time
We see labor strike for longer hours and
less pny.
Baltimore Hernld:-The waiter eI.
postulat.s with the guest for summon.
ing him by Il swapping Of the fingers,
with the remark: "Are you calling for
the dog, SIR" Goodness" exclaimed
the guest, ARE you a mind.reader, -
why do you ask7" inquired tho wait
er. why" returned the guest, 81
was about to ask for sausage"
Cleveland Plain Dealer:-senator
Payne puts the matter properly. There
Is no proposition to pass a free trade
bill. but the Democrats do propose to
revise the tariff and cut down war taxes.
They not only propose to do that, but
they will do it. II Republican Senate
stands in the way there will be a Dcm-
ocrntic Senate. The war taxes must
come down. :.
Tsrre Haute Mail:-A PHILADELPHIA
woman Of social prominence has written
a tract for private circulation in which
she s'gues that very little mischief
would happen If men would stay homo
evenings with their wives. Well, Why
dou't they2 Cap't the womon make
home attractive enough to keep the men
there? II they can't something is
wrong. Is the trouble with the wives
or the husbands? .-
The little town Of Danril'e. Va, has
had II sensation over some high art cir.
Gus post rs. Compl,in vns made to
The Mayor That they were s%hockingly IN.
decent. md to satisfy himself he drove
around town with tho president Of the
Academy OF Music and took n look a.
The pictures. He concluded that they
were not 40 bad. but that some Of the
femnlo pictures would look better
they were covered. 30 he ordered thai
pieces Of paper DO pasted over the Of.
Tending rats. Mayor Barksdale, o.
Danyille, has n long hehd.