Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-02-02
From Saturdays Dailyl
SALMAGUNDI

ts"N a' NAS 1855
A heavy rain is reported at Winnie
mncca yesterday
Do not fail TO remember Tho social
dance at Freeman Hall.
Lunch will DO serve mt tho w. G.
T. U. Reading Rooms tonight
1t is n fortunate thing that the
weather ia not cold, and tho snow is
constantly thawing.
Gentilitv frequently consists in
eating with n silver knife and fork u
beefsteak which has not been faid
fr.
Chicago Naws:-The most popular
publication Of tho day is n work in
twelve chapters entitled calendar
for 1890"
Undor present circumstances it
looks like Elko may run short OF pro-
visions before trains can be got
through again.
The San Francisco Harbor Com
mission employs collectors to collect
aless sum Of money than their sala-
ries amount to.
Yonkers Statesman: -We never
helrd OF the wires troubling anybody
In Noah's time; and yot they must
have used tho ark lights.
Had the cyclone snow pillow pro-
oeSied tho west boundtr yesterday
It is quito probable that it would have
arri7ed here all right, instead OF being
tied up in Peko canyon.
Tho Maryland Court OF Appeals
has decided that n wife may BIO held
responsible for tho debts OF her hus.
band. Women arc coming to their
rights in Maryland with a vengeance.
II seems to be n question whether
Dr. Cronin is iead. 1t is reported
that ne vas secn in Toronto not long
since, but 10 Caron, n closc Hriond Of
tho Doctor, thinks no wns killed as
reported.
Cheyenne Stock journal, January
2ith:-Silas Doty, in from the north,
reports splendid weather in tho Goshen
Hole country-no snow and stock
doing we'll Some snow would DO
acceptable.
1t 10 fcared that somo OF tho fam.
lilies in outside districts, who failed to
provide an ample supply Of provis-
ions for tho Winter, will suffer- for tho
necessnries Of lifo before the present
suow blockade is raised.
Row. G. j. A. Porter wont I'm to
Deeth Thursday night to conduct tho
aorvicos at tho funeral OF tho late
Mrs. James McMullen, and it is prob
ablo that no Is on board tho SNOW.
bound train in Poke canyon.
Tho CYCLONE sno" pillow Is on tho
main track botwoon bullock and Peko,
and it mny be that this powerful ma
chino may no able to push through to
tho blockadod train and thusget pro-
visions to tho snow bound passengers
At 1880 this morning the snow
turned to rain, and a heavy shower
continued TO fall during tho day. We
trust that this will not DO followed
by cold for n hard frcezo would mako
tho situation worsc, II possible, than
IL 10.
Virginia observation-disclosures Ketton,
tho Alta blast victim, is reported
ns stronger to-day aud there is a
probability that no may survive his
frightful injuries which would hayo
proved fatal 10 n person of less phys.
ical strength. When not undor tho
Influence OF opiutos no convorso RI.
ticnally.
Tho Typo onndcr:--Wiil some ono
please advance q good rcason for
using italio for tho names Of nows-
papers? Tho system gives riso to q
great waste Of timo and incaiculablo
ii'-humor, and dotracts from tho
beauty OF q printed page. Why not
ne italio with body typo rs II Ia In.
iendcd TO be used-ior emphasis on.
~ Is wonderful that a child Of tho
"so OF little Herbert Sproule, or
ySare' should DO able 10 set typo; but
.u'eor Sproulo Is mistaken In snying
tno child mado but ono mistake In
s'''lhg tho half column Of General
News' aS there are flvo Typographical
o'rors In II ms IL stands. Tho only
wonder is that tho little icll. q can
sot typo at all, and no Is desti nod "a
Soc'me o frat class compositor and ID
deserving OF great pruise for the sue.
o@ss Of bis frat effort