Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-12-28
IFRos TUESDAYS DA,Lr.I
sALAAGUNDI.

Peko, are in town to-day.
Cap. Palmer and wife came up
from Carlin this morning.
The miners ut the Rock Springs
mines in Wyoming, arc ON a strike.
Besides his many other accomplish.
ments the Enterprise local is a gram.
murian.
The annual ice harvest has com.
menced, Uncle Jimmie Clark. OF the
Depot Hotel having inaugurated tho
campaign to-day.
The editor OF the Shoshone> Jour.
nal gets up a nice puff for a business
house OF that town ia exchange for n
stick or two Of candy.
The Princess Victoria OF Prussia is
an expert performer on the piano and
banjo, a good talker and can drive a
horse rs we'll us a jockey ear.
Bert Wines was in from Pleasant
Valley to-day. He says Mr.. Young ia
recovering from his recent accident,
being able to be up part OF the time.
1t is reported that the negroes at
Mansden, Md, arc affected with the
Messiah crazo and are holding night
ly meetings in au empty Government
building.
Mrs. 7. j. McClanahan drew $1,000
from u Seattle bank Tuesday, und on
arriving ut home found tho money wns
missing. 1t is supposed her pocket
was picked.
The old, seuseless Xmas, inst, ad OF
Christmas, is now abundantly dis
played in the newspapers. 1t is
neither witty nor wise, ms there is no
meaning in it.
The Prince OF Wales has a cabinet
containing copies Of every style Of
photograph ever taken OF himself.
These prints OF Wales arc negative
evidences Of his vanity.
Edna Lyall, tho novelist, is hardly
thirty. She IL a demure and I'M
assuming little woman, who talks
slowly and with hesitation. Much OF
her work is done on atype-writer.
Geo. ". Rutherford, formerly OF .he
Austin Reveille, will take charge OF
the editorial department OF the Silver
State next week as permanent editor.
After the lst OF January the price OF
the Silver State will be &c per annun.
Tho body OF the pctrified man
found in Cantau Canyon, Fresno
county, California, has changed
ownership, the consideration being
$4,000. The owners will exhibit
tho petrifaction throughout the coun-
try.
Many OF the State papers are dis
cussing the subject Of a Constitutions
nj Convention. Waste Of time, gentle
mon, for it is pretty certain that no
Convention lwill be held. Tho
powers" arc opposed TO it, md tho
people mustsubmit to.thc inevitable.
Now York World:--Tho Republi-
can newspapers in OHIO are quite
unanimous in pointing to Mr.. NC.
Kinley as "the logical candidate for
Governor noxt year." All right.
Gov. Campbell or some other good
Democrat will give him n logical de.
feat, from tho present outlook.
Joseph Smith and vito, Of Ruby
Valley, came down from Halleck yes
terday morning and stopped ovor
until to-day. Mr.. Smith is just finish
ing a tino new residence on his ranch,
and camo down for tho purpose OF
buying the necessary household goods
with which To furnish il properly.
Nick SL,ith, Of Tuscurora, tho father
Of the tripletts born recently, asks
tho Examiner il the Government
gives II premium to tho mother Of
three ut a time" to which tho Mon.
urcli replies; "Tripletts arc their own
reward. The population Of tho coun-
try il grow ing fast enough not to
need Government encouragement by
tho offer OF prizes"
An item is going tho rounds OF tho
press stating that, among othor posi-
tions, ". W. Boohcr is Deputy Sheriff
of EIko county. Mr.. Booher is not,
never has boon, aud probably nevor
will DO, Deputy Sheriff OF Ellio coun-
, ty. lilo is Deputy Assessor, but the
emolumcnts OF TINT position are
I, neither numerous" nor Extremely
welghty," rs wo know by experience
, White Pine Nows:--Tho entire cost
OF tho Parish trinl and execution WINS
, sl,5G0. or this amount White Pine
, county paid out $3.50 cash md the
A balance IN script. Lincoln county
will, OF course, refund us tho casl
paid out, and give us It's script fol
, that which this county isslod. Even
thcn, White Pine will DO loscr by th'
, transaction, ns our scrip Is wOrtl
moro than Lincoln county's.
Virginia Entcrpriso:-Thc acquitta
). by n Now Jersey jury OF Young, wh'
n killed his vito In a ironzy OF jealous,
"a, Atl,,ii, Cily Inst Summer, on tn