Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-01-13
FROM Friday. Daily.
nALMAI:UNDl

There was q slight sprinkle OF snow
last night.
Ex-senator wes,erneld, Of Lyon
county, passed through this morning go
ing east.
Elko is now supplied with q good
shoemaker who is permanently located
here. Sec ad.
Tho examination Of applicants for
teschcrs' certificates commenced ut the
school building this afternoon.
The regular monthly social OF the ".
CT. U. will be held at their Reading
Rooms this tFridny) evening. All
nre cordially invited.
Miss Edith Taylor il te,ching the
Tecoma school. She writes that sho
has n school Of nine pupils end is much
interested in her work.
Tho condition Of Birdie Davl.y is but
little changed within the past few days.
She is still quite feeble though there
are yet hopes Of her ultimate recovery.
Louisa A. McAllister il the name OF
an IS-yenr-old ignorant and cookbook
ing girl in Brooklyn who is disco seredt TO
be a b:gamist. She dida't know it was
Illegal to have three living husbands.
This own is overrun with dogs, and
canine difficulties upon the streets arc
OF daily occurrence. Most OF these four
legged n%uisances bolong to Shoshone
society. It's n very poor Indian that
cannot keep n fow dogs.
Albion. (Idaho). Times:-TLe papers
OF San Francisco seem inclined to make
q fuss about white women marrying
Cinnamon. This seems to be absurd.
White wor1en who marry Cinnamon de-
serve little pity anyhow.
The various ice houIes in town nre
filled with Ms fine ice rs was ever stored
hero. The ice is from 10 to Is inches
thick. solid and as clear as crystal.
There will ba no trouble in keeping cool
during The coming Summer.
Skating parties made up OF Elko's
young mon and muidens. boys aud girls,
widows not barred, are OF frequent oc-
curreuce md the young people enjoy
rare sport on the ice adjacent 10 the
town. Almost every evening is devoted
o the sport.
Alta:-1t is reported that Mr.. lIarri-
son Says he would rather have the devil
in the Cabinet than to have Blaine.
Va do not believe lie said my such
thing. Mr.. Harrison may as we'll be
credited right now with being neither n
blacksuard nor a fool.
Severe sleft storms in parts of North
orn Now England and Southern Canada
Sunday did much damage to trees and
Telegraph wires. Huge trees were
broken down. Tho ice OH some telo-
graph poles weighed four tons. Tho
storm also extended to northern New
York.
Senator Stephen NJ. White, OF Los
Angeles, was chosen President OF the
California Senate, and Hon. Robert
Howe. OF Sonoma. Speaker Of the Gull
fornia Assembly. 1t will be remembered
TINT Lieut.. Governor Waterman became
gubernAtorinl officer. upon the dcath Of
Governor Bartlett. aud hence created n
Vacancy in the Office OF President OF the
Senate.
The weather is baIny aud Spring
like. "a pleasant al anyone could wish,
but yet 1t is hardly whit one could wish
Who hns an eye TO the future. The fu-
ture prosperity Of tho farming and
stock interests depend upon plenty of
snow during tho Winter, which. stored
in the fastnessos OF tho mountains, fur
nishes water during the Summer. Wo
bave no, yet had u sufficient amount OF
snow, but there is yet time for il aud
We hope it will come, plenty OF it.