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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-05-11
POTATOES Eoa naeAkFAsr.
several E,e.n.a. way. Of Pr.p..l.s u.

Several Excellent Way. OF Preparing tAs
Indispensable Tubera
FOR those who are unable to eat
breakfast without potatoes in some
form. several ways Of preparing them
are given. For scalloped potatoes.
siice those that are cold boiled, and
put In q baking dish n layer OF pota-
toes. and season with salt and q
bits OF butter. and dredge with floor:
add another layer OF potatoes. and
season them. continuing until tho dish
Is nearly filed Over the top of tho
dish scatter powdered cracker or
bread crumbs and small pieces of but
tor. and moisten with n cup Of good
milk or cream and bake ton minutes.
kaw potatoes may be scalloped In the
Same way, but they require half IN
hour for baking. Mashed potatoes
nre scalloped by heating mashed
potatoes that has been seasoned with
butter. milk and salt, and beating It
TIL light. when u beaten egg may ba
added Then put into u dish alto+nute
myers OF tho potato and slices of cold
boiled eggs, seasoning tho layers of
eggs with salt and pepper. Cover tho
top with cracker crumbs and bit, OF
butter. moisten with u little milk, and
bake fifteen minutes. Mashed pota-
toes baked in scallop shells and glazed
with grated cheese aud melted butter
are also good.
For potato c%roquette5 take warm
potatoes, mash them, and add tho
yelks OF two eggs. thoroughly beaten.
Season with n little nutmeg, salt and
q dash OF cayenne pepper. and mold
into ob!ongs, Oh fiat balls. Roll them
In n beaten egg. then in cracker or
bread crumbs, and fry them In lard
that is boiling. Fried potatoes may
DO p epared in several ways. the sim
p!ost being to peel raw potatoes, cut
them in slices lengthwise, and aftor
frying them ndelicate brown in plenty
of hot lard, to d ain them. sprinkle
with salt and serve ut once, as fried
potatoes should be eaten while Crisp
aud hot. =
The famous Saratoga potatoes are
not so easily prepared. For them ST.,
lcct smnll potatoes, peel them, and
slice as thin as waters, either with
n of tho little machines used pur-
posely for them or with II sharp knife.
taking care to have the slices all OF
about the same thickness. Lay in ico-
water half an hour, and then dry
them with n cloth and drop into n kct-
tie of boiling lard. Fry n delicate
brown, drain in tho co!ander, scatter
with salt and erv Immediately. A
wire basket is a convenience in cook
ing them, md they may be drained on
brown paper laid or q pate In the
oven. These potatoes are often served
for ten rs we'll MS breakfast Whom
cod they may be restored by stand
ing in tho oven n minute. IN. Y. Post.
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Wants It's Charter Rcncwed,

A Louisville, kentucky, dispatch OF
tho 9Th instant says:
At tho meeting OF the General
Assembly to-day, John A. Morris,
representing tho Louisiana Lottery
Company, whose charter expires In
1892, submitted n proposition for its
renewal. by tho terms Of tho pro.
posal the Lottery Company Is TO pny
tho State sl2,5OO,OOO for tho right to
maintain n lottery for n period Of
twenty-five years. Ono.third OF this
sum COOS in block to supplement tho
public school fund Of tho State, ono.
third COOS 10 tho support OF chnrit
able Institutions. and tho balance
goes TO tho leroe systom OF tho State.
Tho question now Ia, shall tho Logis.
lnturo submit this proposition 10 the
people to DO voted on ut tho general
election In 1922 Tho Anti.IIottory
| League has organized it's work and is
prepared TO wage q bittor and un.
r6lonting war against the lottory
schome.
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Water Going TO Waste.

There is now sufficient water run.
ming into tho Sink of tho Humboldt.
to irrigats the whole Humboldt Valley
for several Seasons if it could h..
stored for that purpose. Whom the
water onco reaches tho sink it is S
less for all purposes unless it DO I,
temper tho atmosphere in tho ~icinit,
OF the lake and cause %cloudbursts IT.
the mountains rs 1t is noticed that no
clond.bursts occur along tho Hum.
boldt ranges except when there ID
considerable wator in tho lake.
It has been remarked that Hum.
boldt Lake is Mt tho wrong end OF The
stream as thero AFRO no lands beloW
the lake on which tho water could b.;
utilized, Tho flats being saline or nlka
limo and utterly destitute Of vegetay
ton. 10 remedy this defect it has
boon proposed to construct immonss
reservoirs up tho Humboldt in WHICH
to store water for irrigating purposes.
Tho railroad company, it is SO report
cd, is negotiating with an English.
syndicate for tho salo OF tho com
pany's lands along the Humboldt
with tho understanding that two
millions or moro dollars should be ok
pendoa in building storage reservoirs
and irrigating canals. Should Thu
sale DO consummutcd and artificial
lakes made along tho river in which
tho water now going TO waste cOulu
DO saved. tho humboldt Valley may
DO transformed in n few years from .
sagobrush plain into n rich agricul-
tural region producing all tho cereals,
fruits and regotablcgof the temperate
zonc.-ISilvor State.
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COMMISSIONERS
INGS.
PROCEED

|
The Board OF County Commission
ers met pursuant to law, Monday,
May 5, 1890. -
Presently essrs. Rigsby, Wilson and
Hamill.
After allowing the list OF bills,
published yesterday, the following
general business was transacted:
The bills OF George Warrington and
II. Lidyard were rejected by. the
Board.
The bills OF w. Clrlysle; d. Fl
Yates, James Rutledgo, VIM: Limo
berger and Ben Woods were laid ovor
until next meeting.
Tho money in the County Treasury
vas counted and found correct Us
compared with tho Auditors books.
Upon motion it was ordered that
the Auditor and Treasurer be, and
thoy nre hereby authorized to trans
for from the General County Fund
into the Officers Salary Fund the
sum OF $1,000; and also from the
General County Fund into tho Tusca-
rorn Road Fund the sum Of s2O2 10.
The reports OF tho following Of
iicers were examined, approved and
ordered filed, to wit: l.. r. Barnard,
Sheriff; jas. Adams, Jailor; J. b.
Abel, Hospital Steward; l.. .. Hen
derson, Clerk; a. W. Hesson, Assess
or; Joint Statement OF Auditor md
Treasurer. -.
The agreement between the Board
Of County Commissioners and @. ii.
Sproule and Q. w. Grover to do the
County Printing for the sum OF one
(sl00 00) hundred dollars per month
for nine months namely, viz: From
the first Monday in May, 1890, to the
first Monday in February, 1901, this
day filed in my Office by order OF the
said Board OF Commissioned
Upon motion tho Board ordered
the Clerk to aus to DO published nm
advertisement for bids to furnish tho
County Hospital, County Jail and
Courthouse with ice for the season Of
1890, n LONG rs leo Ia noodod.
No further business appearing the
Board adjourned to Monday, June
2, 1890.
L.. O.. HESttERsoN, y
...H. (Mon1r
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-05-11
THE MAN OF FASHION.
How His Tailor should Fit Him Out fc
Spring and Summer.

How Ills Tailor Should Fit Him Out for
Spring and Summer.
Tho three-button cutaway frock coat
will remain tho popular semi-dress gar
pent The single-breasted sack coat is
as popularas over, especially with three
buttons instead Of four, corners slight
lYie rounded and cut away and along,
narrow, shapely roll. The edges are
Stitched rsthor wider than usual, in
Some cases tho stitching bcing as wide
as hve-elghths of an inch, but tho av-
erage is about one-half an inch.
oFThere will DO n moderate number of
doublo-breastcd sack coats worn, cs-
pecially in blue and black cheyiots and
sergcs. Tho popular garment seems to
DO a ~four-button, with o shapely Prince
Abort lapel.
In spring overcoats, the prevailing
garment will DO tho box coat. This
garment is about thirty-si6 inches long,
made with n handsome treble stitch or
plated scam, with tho back cut full and
shapely, the entire garment hanging
gracefully from tho shoulders. Tho
roll is long, and in beautifully modu-
lated lines, with q b~uttonholo in tho
left lapel especially arranged to hold
n boutonnierc. The cuffs arc stitched a
Ia Partisan, with threo buttons fitted
into three handmade b~utton-holes,
making q pretty and novel effect.
Vests arc cut five button. long, shape
ly roll, and not exposing too much shirt
front, with n neatly-notchcd collar. The
edges arc stitched tho Same width as
the coat,
Trousers arc being cut q trine mar
rover than heretofore, slightly taporing
from tho knee to The instcp.
For quietly dressed and elderly gentle
mon, tho single-breastcd, %one-button
cutaway, cut with flaps at tho waist
limo, and the regular longtn, single
breasted fly front, silkcd faced over
coat, hold their own as heretofore.
These garments are made in solid black
worstcds and cheyiots, corkscrews AID
dlagonals. and many combinations oil
modest mixtures.-Clothier and Fur
nlBler. - .sSp.
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A Flood In tho Truckee.

The immense volume OF water in
tho Truckee, tho like OF which has
not been known for years, has caused
the water to overflow tho banks at
Glendale, four miles below Rono, and
covered many OF tho bost ranches
with wator to n considerable depth,
doing great damage. The wnter
reached the kitchen in Henry Whist
lcr's house, and he was compelled to
movo his family TO n neighbor's. Ono
or two others arc greatly alarmed
lost thcy may 10 forced to lonvo thoir
homes. Tho wator hns submerged
tho farms OF John Kloppc, +. NJ
Thompson, a. j. Clark, Ross Jones,
Dan O'Connor's old place, Mrs. Bias.
deli, and has partially covered G.
Derby, Miss Crockor, and Geo. Doug
las. 1t ia pretty close to those OF r.
II. Kinney and o. G. Ross. In all bo-
twoon 1900 and 1000 acrcs Of land
have boon flooded, and II tho river
keeps up its lick tho loss TO growing
crops will amount to thousands OF
dollars Reno Journal.
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Who Will stand in?
l.. 0.HESttERsoN, =
IS Clerk.

In accordance with tho suggestion
made by the INDErENDEST tho doud
cattle In and nbout Elko have oil
boon buried and thus, no doubt, much
sickness among citizcns has been
prevented. Geo. Warrington took
hold OF tho mnttor, employed help
and completed the disagrocable task
just before tho warm weather set Ia.
On taking up n subscription no found
himself short Of funds 10 pay himself
md his assistants for tho work. tIe
put in n bill against tho county for
800 which was rejected. Tho citizens
owe IL TO themselves 10 geo TINT Mr..
Warrington Is paid FOR tho work, and
We TO not think thcro will DO any
trouble In making tho amount good
by private subscription. Tho editor
OF tho INDEPENDENT will DO ono OF
twcnty mon to contribute n dollar
each to liquidate this claim. Lot
Mr.. Warrington take tho names and
amounts paid until he gote' his ego,
and attend to tho matter nj onco.
We will head tho list with ono dollar
Whenever no Is pleased to call.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-05-11
The Luck ola Printer.

The Grass Valley Tidings OF April
"a states that n year or moro ago II
San Francisco printer named John
Tilton, n young man, prospected for
cinnnbar ut n point on the North
Bloomfield road, near Edwards's
Crossing. He was bamboozled into
prospecting for cinnibar, but he
struck II 90-feet ledge Of quartz. Mr..
Tilton was in town to-day looking for
n mill OF from two to five stamps to
place on his mine. He brought down
300 pounds Of unnssorted ore, which
was crushed at Frank Johns's mill,
and yielded according to Mr.. Tilton)
81 in gold and 15O pounds in sui
phurets. From ton pounds Of sui
phurcts obtained from % pounds OF
ore some months ago, Mr.. Tilton says
no received GIT 50, and the sulphurets
now on hand arc richer in appear
anco.
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A con,elen,lons Lawyer.

tloAn interesting anocdoto OF Berger, the
tho great French lawyer, recently mndo
, public for tho first timo: Shortly after tho
warp 1870 tho Duke OF brunswick, who
'hhd frequently employed Bcrryer in i'm
portant cases, scnt him q request that
bc should defend n suit brought against
the Duke by his daughter, whom no had
abandoned because sho had abjurcd
Professionalism. Fearful lest l,crryor
lraight not liko tho case, he added to tho
papers n retainer OF so, 900 francs. Short
~ afterwards he received the following
letter: "Monscignour: IL 1 defended
your Grace against tho King of England
and tho powerful Princes of your family
1t was because you wcro In tho right.
But decline to defend your case to-day
against tho Comtcsso de Civcy, your
daughter, because you arc n hundred
tinos in tho wrong. Bcrryor." And
tho $4,000 francs were returned with the
nuprru
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Tho Wushoc Lake Victims.

Tho Virginia Chronicle says: "Nono
OF tho bodies OF tho victims OF tho
drowning Incident Mt Washoo Lake
n weak ago last Monday have yot
becn recovered, but tho lake bottom
IL still being dragged for them and
boats arc searching ovory inch OF tho
surface to discover IL any Of Thorn
have yot rison to tho surface.
Tho lnkc shore was thronged
throughout Sunday by visitors from
adjacent towns. Az the lake has no
current, tho failure to find tho bodies
In tho vicinity ot tho sceno OF tho
drowning lie mystiiying TO tho search
ors for thein."
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The Beck

Tho Committee Of Arrangements
OF tho two Houses OF Congress and
tho pallbearers met Mt the residence
OF Representative Breckenridge yos.
to-day morning. At 10 o'clock Son.
ator Bcck's body vas taken to the
marble room OF the Senate and thore
viewed by the public until 11:30
o'clock. When tho two houses rs.
semblod In the Senate Chamber tho
body was taken there, and after tho
funeral ceremonies which wero con.
Quoted by Chaplain Butler md OK.
Chaplain Bullock, tho romans woro
placed on board a special train and
conveyed to Lexington, kentucky.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-05-11

Three or four Nebraska men have
been in Nevada during tho Winter
and Spring purchasing sheep TO drive
East to DO fattened for the Chicago
market. They will probably drive
G0,OO head from tho counties along
the railroad, which, with the losses
from Winter causes, will materially
reduce the ilocks OF Humboldt, Lam
der and Churchill counties, anI 70.
lieve tho range, which has been over
crowded. It is said, however, that
sheep owners in the central counties
Of California arc preparing to make
a general raid on Nevada, and drive
large flocks ncross the Storms just IN
o as the snow disappeara.-lSilyer
State.
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IFro4 Tue day. DARYL
sAI.MAGUADI

The mill is running to-day, crack
ing barley.
See notice Of bids for furnishing
the county with ice.
Al. Fisher came down from Wells
on this mornings train.
A. Leichter, OF Tuscarora, came
down by stage yesterday.
Another a load Of live poultry
passed through going west this morn
ing.
Annie Dooley skipped a rope DOC
times at New York last week and
died.
L. N. Sherwood came down this
morning and remained over in town
to-day.
Colored men in the Black Jack
region, Oklahoma, are reported to be
starving.
Four car loads OF fine California
horses, belonging to ID. McCarty,
passed through last night en- route to
New York.
Mrs. Frances Kendrick, who has
been stopping in town for SOME time,
loft this morning for her home in
Lamoil'e Valley.
J. r. Henry left last evening for
Boston, whore he goes on business
connected with the sale OF some mines
ut Union district.
Miss Emiah Bowen, Of Tuscarora,
came down yesterday aud went out
to Huntington to-day to take charge
OF the school Mt that place.
Bert Lewis was badly bruised yea
terday about the head and face by
being thrown from n horse which he
was riding. Fortunately no bones
we're broken.
The Indians OF Fort Custer, Mont,
have withdrawn their children from
school and refuse to send them back.
They have also abandoned their
work, and the settlers are fearful that
the dissatisfaction will develop into
an outbreak.
The Indian iandango which has
been running here for the past few
days, ended last night with n war
dance. The braves decorated them
selves with paint and feathers and
went through the different forms
which were customary in times OF wal
when n pale face was taken captive.
Appeal:-.Chns Counter, OF Verdi
who Won $500 in the Louisiana lot
terry, was in the city yesterday. lie
put his winnings in San Francisco
real estate, and is working at his old
wages. IL no had gone on n big spree
and raised the devil generally, the
moral element would have had q fine
opportunity to point to him as q
young man ruined by lottery luck.
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lFron Monday. D.ily.l
aALMA0UNDl.

..L." .I....
! w. T. Crane, OF South Fork, was in
town to-day.
Commissioners Fred Wilson came
down from Tuscarora Saturday.
j. a. Palmer, Of Carlin, came up
last evening and remained over to-
day.
A car load Of water pipe consigned
to the E. T. NJ. Co. was received to-
day.
F. Honeyman, Of Clover Valley y,
came down on yesterday mornings
train.
Regular moeting Humboldt Lodge
No. %, A. o. U. W., at their Hall to-
night.
F. E. Chngnon left yesterday morn
ing for his home in Independence
Valley.
Mr.. Grover is feeling much better
today. He vas able to sit up for n
short time.
We are under obligations to Son
ntors Stewart and Jones, for public
documents.
Mrs. Geo. II. Meigs, who has been
visiting at Wells, returned by last
nights train.
Mrs. Lillio PiIley, n niece Of Mrs.
Ed. Hudson, arrived lust night from
San Francisco.
w. G. Price came down from Tusca-
rora by Saturdays stage, on his way
to San Francisco.
Jas. Clirk, OF the Depot Hotel, who
went do Sn to Reno u few days ago
returned last night.
Geo. Russell and Jno. r. Bradley,
OF tho firm OF Russell & Bradley, came
up from Reno Saturday night.
Mrs. j. a. Mcbride, who has been
visiting friends and relatives Mt Win
nemucca, returned home Saturday
night.
In the Keogh-Fell contest at Vir-
| ginia City last Saturday night, Fell
was defeated in the twenty-sevonth
round.
We have received, with the compli-
ments OF j. +. Hallock, n copy of the
War Claims OF California, Oregon and
Nevada.
A. d. Streeter and wife will leave
this evening for Custer county, Idaho,
where they intend making their
future home.
A car load OF flyers, belonging to
Senator l.. ]. Rose, OF California,
passed through Saturday evening
eastward bound.
Commissioner r. p. Hamill came
down last night TO be in attendance
at the meeting OF the Board which
was hold to-day.
John Johnes, Frcd Dodge and
Henry George were drowned in
Washoe lake last Friday by tho cap
sizing OF n boat. t.
A court Mt Kansas City, Mo-, has do
cidcd that n colored man can be re-
fused admittance not only to n
theatre but to hotels, public balls,
etc.
The river still continues to rise. 1t
is now higher than il has been any
| timo this season and ranchmen along
its course will have no use for dams
this year.
An extraordinary icat in telephon-
ing was recontly accomplished be-
tween st. Petersburg and Boulognc,
n distance OF 2,iG5 miles. Conversa-
ton wL' kept up notw ithst ,nding n
very high induction. Tho Russian
engineers propose to converse by
telephone v n distance Of 4,6G5
miles.
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A nabo In n Bouauct.

Tho Queen Of Holland, on hor hus-
bands recent birthday, presented him
with on enormous bouquet of flowers, OF
tho kind used on benefit nights at opera
In Italy, go heavy that 1t required sever
al serving mon to carry It. AS 1t was
brought close TO tho throne tho old King
stopped forward TO examine IL, when,
amidst tho flowers, tho head OF his little
infant daughter popped out, TO tho sur
prise Of tho monarch and tho amuso-
mont Of tho whole court.
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Ranch For :Salo.

! of'or for salc my ranch on South
porF' Eako Co.. Nevada, consisting OF
1io acre. Of lnnd with clear title, and
%ator right established in 1906. Price,
5000 without stock, or $1,000 Includ.
ing como stcct.
VII Mas. AfHtI SNfrF.
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from Ftid.y.s Daily
sALNAGGHnI.
Local nows are yery sc,rce ID mn

emit.
supt R. L Myriok, OF earlin, was
in town to-day.
Chicaso's striking carpenters have
returned to work.
j. r. Bradley came down from
Deeth this morning.
Tho New York legislature refuses
to abolish capital punishment
b. +. Riley, Assessor of Humboldt
county, was IN town yesterday.
Recent rich quartz discoveries at
Barker, Mont, are creating great
excitement. among miners.
Jas. c. Wilson. OF White Rock,
WHO went to California about ten
days ago, returned last night.
In Quitman, Ga, tho othor day, a
German woman gave birth to a child
which had a complete SGT OF teeth
A special train OF twelve cars, load
cd with California fruit passed
through eastward bound this morn.
ing.
The Irish Times says n rich gold
mine has been discovered mt Don
node, in tho western part of County.
Cork, Ireland. -.
No trims arc running on the Uniohi
Pacific or Northern Pacific branches
i'll the Cnur d'Alencs, Idaho, owing
to tho floods, tho water being at the
highest point ever known.
Joe Mattos, formerly mail carrier
between Tuscdrora and White Rock,
has the sub-contract for carrying tho
mail for the ensuing four years be-
tween this place and Tuscarora.
II. A. Moses, sixty-two years old, n
clerk in the office OF the Superintend-
ent Of Public education at Sacramento
died Saturday from gangreno superin-
duced by an in-growing too nail.
W. g. Owens, School Census Mar
shal, is taking the census OF Win
nemucca district. 1t is estimated
that there are go children between G
and Is years of age in the school dis
trict.
We learn that Mrs. Gsorge Bro wer
has sold her ranch in Llmoille Val
ley to NJ. ID. Bowen, formerly prin-
cipal of the Tuscarora Public Schools.
We wish NJ. d. SUCCESS in his new
departure.
Times-Review:--R. E. Moore left
Tor his ranch in Bull Run Basin this
morning. He thinks the stock loss
in the northern portion of Elko our
ty last season, will foot up fully
seventy-tivo per cent.
When your eyes get weak and pain
you while rending, go to Muller and
get n pair OF good specs or eye
glasses. a good fit guaranteed or no
pay. a full assortment of co'ored
glasses for sun or snow. +
The llboTers at Butte, Mont, have
originated n strike for 50 q day
They hayo been receiving 81 90. The
Knights. of Labor and tho Miners
Union uphold the laborcrs, and az
there is much building going on, the
result Of the strike is easily forcseen
A fire at Osceola, White Pine coun-
ty, last Thursday, destroyed n row of
buildings IN tho main street. Incon.
diarism is suspected. Some one work
ing on tho ditch had been playing pc.
ker with n Chinnmun and lost, and
threatened 10 burn tho town in re.
venge. Tho fellow has skipped.
Tho rocl; dam across tho head of
tho slough nea the iron bridge gave
way yesterday afternoon, letting u
large volume Of water run through
There is no immediate danger to bt
apprehended, as Commissioners Rigs
by has ordered n force of Nor to be
put ut work to strengthen tho Ieyec.
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Horse Iiodeo.

There will DO n horse rodco at Jud.
Dakin'4, in Lnmoille Valley, com.
mencing or next Sunday, tho 18th in
slant. This will DO tho fret Of the
series o! Spring rodcos.