Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-11-16
IFRoM TUESDAYS DAlLY.l


R A. Shearer left for San Francisco
Elust night.
John r. Bradley was in town last
evening.
Big ball at the Depot Hotel to-mor-
row night.
Clay Irland arrived last evening
from Columbia.
j. d. Gheen came in from LamoilIo
Cross Roads this afternoon.
Oranges, ounces, cocoanuts and
sweet potatoes at Mrs. Records.
John Burns. the newly elected
County Commissioner, Is in town to-
day.
1t is not II good plan for Democratic
employees Of the Railroad 70 dabble in
politics.
The weather is growing colder, and
Winter in all its severity ia near. Lay
in your stock OF fuel.
A little California crow is forgotten
rs one sits down to this great big
United States turkey.-(Alta
John Burns, one OF the cewly elect.
cd County Commissioners, gave the
INDEPENDENT a pleasant call this
afternoon.
Commissioner HamDl came down
from Wells o-day. The official can
vass OF the vote Of this county will
commence us soon as the returns are
all in.
Salt Lake Timcs:-M Miss Anna l..
Burlin, postmistrcss ut Payson, and
Mr.. John Warwick, OF Provo, took n
drive to Park City the other day and
were married.
The Reno Gazette does not seem to
have much faith in the promises Of its
party, and no wonder. They prom
ised us bread, free coinage), and gave
III n stone, (silvcr rs u coiomodity.)
or the sS7 votes cast i'll Eureka
county, with two small! precincts 10
hear from, Judge A. l.. Fitzgerald re-
ce'ved 500. This shows tho estimation
in which the Judge is hold at home.
Scientific American: - They are
making excellent wool out OF tho
fiber OF the fire tree by means Of
electricity. Tho tine is now come
when the lamb may as we'll lie down
with the lion.
Chicago is n great sporting place.
There have been over 100 days OF
racing Mt the West Side park this
season, and the amount OF money paid
to winning owners aggregates up
wards OF s226,OOo.
Tho Central Pacific Railroad,
(Snuthern Pacific C~onpany,) is not IN
politics. Oh, no; tho Railroad scorns
politics, and the people OF Nevada are
left to exercise their own free will
neutrality-suspicious. lot or hindrGncc.
Salt Lake Timcs:-An Ogden man
who has several unmarried daughters
has a lamp in his parlor which goes
out at precisely 10 o'clock evory
night. Even that would not prevent
n young nan from staying four Dr. five
hours longer. ...
Scientific American:-Every year
n layer OF the entire sea, fourteen feet
thick, 10 takon up into the clouds.
Tho winds bear their burden into tho
land and tho water comes down in
rain upon tho fields, TO flow back
through rivers.
An evidence Of the opinion in which
the action of Congress in unscuting
Democrats is held, is found in the fact
that every ono Of tho fourteen oustcd
from their seats is reelected. They
will take their seats in the Fifty
second Congress.
George AIT informed n Reno Ga
zctto reporter that from 10 acres OF
vegetables raised in 1889 he sol over
$1,000 worth, and TINT no has q better
crop this year and expects better
prices. lie says his potatoes yielded
20 Tons to tho acre.
Boston Beacou:-"Fadder, vat vas
all dis in do bapors about marriage
vas n failurc?" Go way, Isaac! You
vas too young ontiroly TO know some
dlngs about marriage, mein son."
"But, fiddler, I vas n becg boy now,
und | want TO keep bostod." "Vell,
und vat vas il l must doll your" "Vas
marriage trooly n failure, fadder?"
"Vcll, l dell you," said tho father i'm
prcssivoly, "uir you marry n real, real
rich voomans, marriage a sometimes
as goot rs a failure"
ro.tr ~. NEo.r fnct,