Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-08-24
.lFno1 TUESDAYS D4lLr.I.
-sALsiAGuND1.
j. p. EdoG is still in town.

came down FROM Hnlleck this morn:
ing.
Mr.. aud Mrs. William Mitchell
came in from Smih Creek last even.
ing.
Tho Smith McPheters and Dorsey
camping parties returned from their
outing to-day.
Quito u number Of our citizens
went up TO a. Bruceis ranch to-day
on u kind OF picnic excursion.
The Government purchased 100000
ounces of silver yesterday ut Sl.2OA,
although the Now York quotation
was sl.l9.
Silver is milking rapid strides to-
wards the LOO mark. 1t will soon
reach tho objective point il it keeps
up it's lick.
Salt Lake Times:-Ogden has
formed an Annaias club in order to
bring the real estate men and editors
into closer communion.
The President loft Washington yes.
terday for n weeks visit to Capo May
Point. He was accompanied by OK
Senator Se%ell. OF New Jersey.
A womur Mt Chester, Pa, dresses
hor children ia their bathing suits,
distributes them on tho front lawn,
and then turns tho hose on them.
A Washington dispatch of the 18th
instant says it is not probable that
the Federal Election Bill will be
passed at this session of Congress.
An army OF 5000 men and women
sweep Paris md keep it clean nnd
tidy. 1t is proposed to pension these
sweepers when they are 6 years old.
Woodburn, or Powning, or New
lands or Thompson, or some other
man, will be nominated rs tho Repub.
licau candidate for Governor OF Ne
vada.
Aspen, Colorado, has n female ton
serial artist. As she is twice a widow
tho "boys" look upon her with con-
siderable distrust when she says
"~nextl'
Barney Horn is hereby announced
rs q candidate for Governor OF Ne
vadR, subject to nothing but the
requisite number OF votes. Particu-
lars later.
Ouray Muldoon:--The dude belly
band has caught on in Ouray, and the
only thing now lacking to make them
real In las is frills on tho bottoms of
their pants.
Salt Lake Times: An Ogden un-
%dertaking establishment uses rs its
motto on its letter heads, "L;ve and
let live" No doctors arc connected
with tho firm.
We acknowledge the receipt OF o
copy Of tho first report of the Ma
tional Executive Silver Committee,
appointed at the ST. Louis Conven-
ton in November. 1889.
Very frequently tho man who it is
supposed can control tho greatest
number OF votes, not tho ono who is
best fitted for tho position, is tho man
who secures tho nomination for Office.
Salt Lake Times:-A mountain lion
mot n book agent on tho mountains
above Park City tho other day. After
gazing into each othor's eyes for IL fow
minutes, the lion blushcd and skunk
away.
Rov. Quaylc, the young minister at
Carson, is an eloquent bird, according
to tho Appeal. Wonder il this is a
dcscendcnt from tho flock that was
sent 10 tho Israelites after thoy got
tired Of mama?
John s. Mnyhugh and family re-.
turned Inst evening from n trip to the
northern part Of tho county, whore
Mr.. Mayhugh numbered tho Lo fam.
lily Mt tho Duck Valley Indian Roser-
walton.
No man, whatever his politics,
should bo elected to Office unIoss no
is fully competent to discharge the
duties OF tho ollica. Charity is well
enough in its place, but no ono should
DO elected to ollico purely rs u matter
Of charity.
A circular has boon issued from
tho headquarters Of the Union Pacific
announcing tho appointment OF Mr..
Frank w. Hills assistant auditor Of
tho Union Pacific, vico ID. b. Hunter,
resigned. Tho appointment takos Of.
feet Immediately.
Tho latest society fnd Is black silk
shoots and pillow cases. Who will DO
tho first in Elko to adopt tho now
fashion? Tho black bed-wear il an
evidence that tho owners do not tol.
cra'o bod bugs, for tho littlo posts
would become invisible on n dark
background.
Willie Rigsby, son OF Commits.
one I,igsby, left last Monday even.
ing for Burlington, Iowa, on n visit OF
somo weeks among relatives. A postal
card, dated ut Ogdon, says ho Ia got
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