Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-05-18
srom Friday. Daily.
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North Dakota, last Tuesday night.
For u choice Key West cigar, or
anything in the smokers line, go to
Muller's. \
JIG. Wines and his sister, Miss
Clara, arrived last evening from
Southern California.
Elko seems to BE- remarkably dull
just ut present, but wo all hope for
better times in tho future.
AN article in Thursdays Reno
Journal gives the area of Elko county
US 1850 square miles, or 10,665, SEQ
acres.
Mrs. c. e. Lynn has just received
some now and stylish dress patterns
in silk, to which she invites the attcn-
ton Of tho ladies.
An Illinois Judge has rendered q
decision that as neither tobacco nor
whiskey are necessaries OF life, n bill
for these articles cannot be cole. ted
by las froma minor.
w. r. Hearst, proprietor OF he
Examiner, has a 100000 libel suit on
his hands. Bringing libel suits
against newspapers has not proved u
very profitable industry so far.
"Silver Is rising" says our
Gus exchanges. Why not say gold is
declining? We demur to the prof. O.
sition that gold is the only standard
of values in the United States.
Carson horticulturists plant their
onions with tho tops down, says the
Appeal, butSam Davis fails TO inform
his readers what effect, if any, this
has on the odor of the dubious vcget-
able.
When your eyes get weak and pain
you while reading, so to Muller and
get n pair of good specs or eyc
glasses. a good fit guaranteed or no
pay. a full assortment OF colcred
glasses for sun or snow. y
Reno Gazette:-What better argu-
ment car bo usel against having q
lottery THIN the fact that the Louis
lana Company have offered that
State s%l,o00,0o0 for tho privilege OF
having their charter removed?
An ocean steamer has been project
cd which, it is claimed, will cross tho
Atlantic between Queenstown and
Sandy Hook in about three days and
thirteen hours, averaging q speed
OF twcnty-one 10 thirty-four knots an
hour.
The Examiners guessing match
brings out some queer ideas on the
population OF Nevada. Ono guesser
estimates tho population of the State
at 167,S30, another at 3S,9S6, while
another l'so guesser places the popu-
lation Of Tuscarora ct 9|,256.
Tom Smith, Jacl; Ryan and George
Stone, who were arrested on n charge
of burglary, had n hearing before
Justice Henley this morning. Stone
was discharged, Smith and Ryan
were convicted of petit larceny and
sentenced to five days each in the
County jail.
Central Neyadan:-John Dias ] as
secured the mail contracts TO Galena,
Lewis and Pittsburg. After tho last
day of June, the mail to Pittsburg
will DO carried daily, Sundays except
ed. Dias has plenty of good stock
and tho mails will, no doubt, be de-
livered at tho aoovo mined points on
tima.
Tho Sentinel has information that
Eureka is to have n sampling mill in IA
short time. 1t will be built and man
aged by Salt Lake parties-either by
Mr.. Mcintosh or Mr.. Jones. Survey
or Read ran sometimes in connection
with it the first OF tho week. The
mill will DO erected near tho L. & p.
depot.
We publish elsewhere tho full text
Of Senator Plumb's silver bill which
is brief and to the point. Should this
bill become a law it will settle the
question OF free coinage and place
silver where it OF right belongs as
ono Of tho precious metals. Let
Congress pass tho Plumb bill, then
let President Harrison interpose n
veto il no thinks there is no here.
after.
Tho members OF the Central Com
mitteo Of both political parties at
ruscarora have called q meeting OF
tho citizons to elect delegates to the
Silver Convention Mt Carson City on
tho Goth instant. viii tho balance
Of tho county DO represented? Elko
county is entitled to eight delegates,
according TO the cali, and tho county
should bo fully represented either by
delegates or by proxies, il anything
] Is to DO accomplish at Tho meet.
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