Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-02-23
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10 euectually stop nrunawny horse
shoot him on the spot.
Regular meeting Elko Lodge No.
l5, K. OF p. at Castle Hall tonight.
To-day has been a bright, clear
day, warm enough to thaw consider
ably.
Iii reported that train No. 3, with
way mail from Reno, will arrive on
time this evening.
Frank Chngnon loft this morning
on his return to his homo in Inde-
pendcnce Valley.
Geo. j. Smith and wife arrived last
evening from California on their return
from their bridal trip.
Everybody who has a sleigh is util-
izing it to-day, and the jingle OF the
bells is heard on every hand.
Mrs. Alice RECORD, who has been
quito sick for several days, is better
to-day and hopes soon to regain her
usual health.
Mrs. j. w. Dorsey and her little
daughter, Gladys, left yesterday morn
ing for Reno to meet Mr. Dorsey who
went down several days since.
We learn that Billy Rogers is in
San Francisco trying to get aposition
on one OF tho great ocean steamers
that ply between that city aud China.
Fifty-fve thousand persons wero
convicted OF criminal offenses in New
York State tho past year. Tho mum
Der convicted the preceding year wus
$4,000.
Tho Jnry:--It n nfter Jonah had
lived in tho whales stomach for oul
time without paying his board-bill
that the ocean monster "threw up the
SPONGE"
Visitor-What is tho most object
ionable thing you find about prison
life?
Convict-Being locked up.-[Mun-
scy's Weekly.
mcs-Review:-On Valentines day,
Mrs. Michael Newton, o. Scottdalo,
Pa, gave birth to four babies-two
girls and two boys. High, Low, Jack
and tho Game in a single deal!
Appeal:-A peculiar form of "the
grip" has appeared in Carson. 1t is
generally prevalent among candidates
and tho first symptom is a violent
shaking Of tho right hand on meeting
al acquaintance.
No mail from the west last night.
1t seems like the local mails from
Reno and intermediate points could
come through, even if the San Fran
Giro mails arc delayed in the noun
tains by the recent blockade.
Reports are that it is showing great
guns in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Tho last San Francisco papers re-
ceived hero wero dated Sunday, the
18th instant, and it is impossible to
toll when trains will get through
again.
Landlord Ito trespasser)-Go back,
there! That's not tho road.
Giles-Do'ee know whero I DO n
goin?
L.-Noi
G.-Thon how do'ee know this bent
the road?--[Judge.
Ono Of the school girls in Mr.. Boo
hor's department perpotrated the lat
est joke Of tho season yesterday. Said
she: "Oh, girls, did you know that
all tho baking powder had becn
thrown into tho sea?" "What for?"
wns tho immediate inquiry. "Wby,
thoy aro trying 10 rai1o McGinty,"
she replied.
In Nevada q p~otatoe is n "spud."
Webster defines n spud to 10: "Any
short and thick thing; and specifically,
n picco Of dough boiled in fat" From
this definition, no doubt, some genius
evolved the distinctivcly western
name for tho well known tuber.
Tcrro Haute, Ind, Mail:-Andrew
Carnegie, tho millionaire iron mnnu-
f%acturcr, has mado n present Of ST..
100000 to Pittsburgh for n FREQ library
tho city to give $4,000 n yoar to keep
it up. A princely gift, surely, but
there ia nothing OF tho widows mite
principle involved In Mr.. Carnegie's
giving.
A Californian VINO carried q horned
toad TO England md sold it for $50,
Inns scnt homo for GOO toads, and says
that he proposes to remain in England
until Ito Inns supplied ovcry family
with ono Of these delightful pots.
Tho tonds will think THOR streaks of
sunshine few and far between In that
weeping mud foggy land.
Salt Lake Tribune:- The Liberal
committee will not open tho county
campaign until about tho middle of
July. BY that timo Shit Lnloo will
have 30 increased in population, TINT
tho city can DO swept by n majority OF
1900, which will wipo out the Mormon
majority Of 1900 cightccn months
ago, and put in q full got OF Liboral
county officials.
Frank McPhctrcsi Is completely de.