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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-01-11
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.

Tho enterprise, prosperity and Imp
piness OF any country depends upon
the education of her people; hcncs
the educational interests OF tho State
should be fostered by ovory means
which will lead to that end. a
competent end faithful Suporintcnd-
ent OF Schools is an important fnctor
in promoting proper education, and
for this reason Wa arc opposed 10 tho
ubolishmoat of that o.li,o or is con
%solilation with that OF District At
torney. Thcro is such n thing as
Iniserly economy, and such, in our
judgment, would DO tho saving OF n
few dollars nj tia ozponso OF the edu.
cItionnl interests OF tho State. There
is no tax which an cntarpriaing, high
minded citizen will pay moro cheer
fully than a tax Cor school purposes,
pnd nothing should ba loft un,lone
which will condacs to tho education
OF our children.
We have no children to send TO
school, not o child to oducatc; but we
would hail with delight n raiso in tho
school tax sufficient To provide an
ample fund to run every school in tho
coanty ten months in tho yenr with
oiinpotent and well paid teachers.
uodcr tho snperintcndcncy of an
honest, Industrious und competent
County Superintendent at a sninry OF
$3.50 month. We do not believe il
won,d 10 economy to permit II
children TO grow up in ignorance
q mply to save whnt their education
would cost in dollars aud ccnts.
IL economy consists in saving OK.
ponses without regard 10 conee.
qaonces. why not dispense with tho
expensive school system entirely?
Charge the Constitution SO that tho
rsvonncs from the State School Fund
en- b. applied 10 tho payment OF tho
salaries OF necessary State ~olIicors,
'nna thus reduce tao tax levy FOR
State purposes. Dispense with the
lazy OF 30 cents III this county for
school purposes, and shut up tho
school houses. by this means see
low many thousands OF dollars would
10 snvoa annually 10 tho pockets OF
tho tax-riddcn people OF Novadll
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-01-11
cMEElaNa WORDS.

The I slowing good words regarding
Nevada are from the Now .Ieir's edi-
i.on OF the Salt Lake Tribune:
Nevada is at her lowest estate. Her
great mioes have. many OF them
c.asei TO yield, and her population
Ia yEowing loss and less. Still we be-
l.ose that SHE sill never again witness
IL Now Year with SO lille nopo rs she
will to-day. When tho conditions
snail DO made right Nevada will nd
vance To tao tront as Almighty miaing
Stale. Sbe has u wonlariul minerai
Ueit extending her whole length; a
be!t cohpozod of large ald strong but
low grado mines. 1hc great ulnjority
OF them will ROMAN practically worth
lA5s until cheap communication
touches them. Before another New
Years day we believe tho eastern
border OF that State wall be c.osseI
by ono aud possibly two railroads, and
when that shall be, then u transfer
Iaution scene will follow. What ham-
insrs will DO set ringing, what engines
VII begin to throb! How the silence
will DO startled by tho clamors OF
industry-whnt .ong delayed hopes
will bo realized. There was u time
whom Nevada led ali tho other regions
% the world 10 her output OF the
precious metals. That time may
como again and sooner than the
coubters think. Aud il it does, il
Will bring viii, it a bettor aud health
Ter prosperity than tho old prosperity
WAS. There viii be fower millionaires
bat moro prosperous miners, and the
old craze for buying stocks will not
prevail.
In tho meantime extraordinary ezcr-
lions are being made to utilize all the
wntor that flows into tho State from
thc long line of ti.e Sierras aud in
othor portions OF the State, and her
agricultural area, through these
wa'ers, will be doubled. II is good
State 10 livein Tho climate is like
that OF Utah; the people are 4 strong
ind true race OF mcu; they were the
pioneers in silver mining and tho
lessons taught on the Comstock have
ssrvod TO give direction TO all the
mining in this great basin and beyond.
Those who lived thero in tho old
generous days will never feel aught
bur kindness for tho State that in
ono sense created modern quartz min.
irg, and possessed Il peopla who came
nearer being altogether ~princeiy than
over before were IA band who went
out TO change tho sullen face or Tie
desert into smiles We wish Tor her
people n happy nos year, and rejoice
in tho belief that next nav year Will
DO happier than this.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-01-11
The Lodge Force Bill.

Tho Force Election bill means two
things and only two things. They ara:
/. Tho cmr!oyment OF 100000 or
more Of Federal partisan ori,inl7 at
overy Presidential and Official election,
and tho expenditure of from siO,00o,-
030 10 3l5,0Jo,O)O of public money,
chi2ty 10 reward partisan desperadocs
ia the South.
=. Tho ceTtiiication OF Presidential
aud Congressional election returns by
inscriptions partiSans, paid By tho
Govornmont TO invent anl execute
fraud, and such returnS u DO concur
sire as 10 The right OF tho holders to
30 qualified ia President or Congress
mon.
Mover since tho %grotcsquo political
madness OF the Lecompton leaders,
when tho old slavery Democracy was
in its dying throcs, has there boon
s"ch monumental political madness
as that exhibited by tho Forco E!cc-
ton bill leaders; and il they shall
succeed in enacting the revolutionary
moasuro tho Republicauism that has
mado tho National annals 50 lnstrous
will die "unwept, uGhonorcd and un-
Gnug."-lphiladclphin Times.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-01-11
ThsC

The most beautiful frontispiccc over
produced in an American magazine,
appears in the January number of tho
Cosmopolitan. 1t is n reproduction
in coiors OF Francois Flameng's ia
nous picture '"rhc Cake Seller" and
can scarcely be distinguished from
tho imported photogravure Which is
exhibited in the dealers windows, at
the price Of 81 a copy. 1t is che of
the most charming OF subjects, and is
we'll worth framing and preservation.
The Cosmopolitan has become noted
of late for its frontispieces and this
very much excels its previous efforts.
Tho Cosmopolitln a up from n
lG,00) edition at the close Of 1858, TO
100000 copies December, 1890. This
romari able increase has kept pace
with the change in tho character Of
the MINES which appeared upon its
table ot contents. Among those for
January are Mrs. Van Rensselaer,
Cruger, Frank Dempster Sherman,
Henry George. William II. Riicing,
Hjalmar H:orth Boycsen, Edward
Everett Halo, Gertrude Franklin
Aihorton, Murat Iialstend, John j.
a'Bgcket, Col. Charles W. Larned, +.
Q. G. barley tposthumousl. Elizabeth
Bisland, probably as strong n collec-
ton of names as ever appeared in any
number Of an illustrated magazine in
this country.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-01-11
Criminal carlcssness.

Tho Slaughtered Captain Wallace
aud twenty. iye soldiers near the Pine
Ridge Agency last Monday by Big
Root's band OF Indians after ther had
been captured by ths troops seems to
usto be the result OF criminal care
lessness on the part of the officers in
command. Why it is that these
treacherons sayasos were not DIS.
armed, when they woro captured, and
thus rendered pawesless to do mis-.
chief sccn,a mystery. 1t my b,
c!aimed that their arms @creconceal,d
under thoir bllniots, but even this is
no excuse for 1t was certainly tho
business OF the commanding officer
to have thom searched, us is usually
tho SAGE when Il supposed criminal is
captured, 10 sec that they were with.
out the means OF killing OF wounding
their captors; butthat the officers did
know that tho Indians were still
arned-is mluiisst from tho following
extract from tho dispatch announcing
their capture: Tho general opinioa
is that The surrender OF Big Foot was
not maie IN good faith, as tho Indians
still retain their arms.' We do not,
Of course. know all the circumstances
Of the unfortunate event, but 1t seems
that tho captivcs should have been
rendered powcrless to do harm inme-
diGtely on their capture. AT this dis.
tanco It looks very much like o piece
OF criminal carclessness.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-01-11
Mixed I;ri,,tou,,,,,..

Some years ngo two farmers OF Polk
County, Ia. lost tboir wives by death.
They naturally fclt lonesome, and in
duo time began to think n second vito
In each household would DO q most OK.
ccllcnt addition thereto. They were
nolghbors and friends. and each had n
family OF children, incl uding ono or
more grown daughters. After careful
consideration, each took tho others
daughter as his second wife. Through
these marriages childron wcro born TO
each. These childron now reside in
Polk County. What was tho relation.
ship between tho two mon and their
wives, and In what relationship did tho
children stand to each other and to tho
old folksP Tho old farmers wnro IN.
thors-ln-law to each other and also SONG.
in.lnw 10 cnoh othor. Who will carry
out tho relationships OF tho mothers and
their childrcnp
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-01-11
The Indian War.

A ditpatch dated Omaha. Jan. {.
says:
"A disastrous BATH" is reported in
progress within three miles OF Pine
Ridge. Nothing definitely has been
learned.
1t WIS reported mt st. Paul yester-
day morning that Gen. Miles had
been killed in u battle with tho In
dinns but it is not credited. rs npthing
o: that kind has been reported at The
war department.
OMAHA, NEB., Jan. 5.-.A special
from Pine Ridge says: "All is one
long continued round Of excitement
here, and IN attack from tho Indians
is almost momentarily expected. AS
to tho situation here, considered in
it's entirety, tho indications are that
the greatest battle in Indipu history
is almost at hand.
y Wichita, Kas., dispatch OF the
9Th instant says: Orders have been
telcSraphea rrom military hoadquar-
ters 10 Captain Woods of tho fifth cav
airy to disarm tho Indians OF the
Cheyenne and Arapahos country has
created tho greatest anxiety among
tho settlers of Oklahoma ind on the
borders OF Texas. The Indians OF the
southwest reservations nro ~peacenble
enough and taking away their arms
will, ii is feared. have tho effect OF
r""S'ns u spirit of resistance now
dormant.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-01-11
COMMISSION sns, rnocEED.
lNGS.

....
The Board OF County Commission
crs met pursuant to law. Monday,
Jan. 5. 1891.
Present-Mcssrs' RiGsby, McAfee
and Burns
The Board thon organized with
Stanley Rssby as Chairman for tho
ensuing year.
The following Wills against the
County were then examined aud al
lowed, to-wit:
GENERAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Jas Rutiedgc, read work,
claimed, go or, allowed Il OF
VS. Clayton, Registry Ag't... l3 90
~ Keith, Tailor, ......... ~ 50
Co + LIST brig, armory rcnt.. $50 %
w IL Lanham, Registry Ag't 8 80
INDECENT PUND.
FF Muller, medicincs...... Z 40
The bill of c. Sing was laid over
until next meeting.
Tho following official bonds were
examined, approved and ordered fled
to.wit: Il. b. Chandler, Road Super.
visor; B. +. Yates, Road Supervisor;
f. j. Frank. Justice Of the Peace; j.
Regain, Justice OF the Peacc.
Tho reports of the following officers
were examined, approved and ordered
filed, to wit: Quarterly report OF
County Auditor; j. NJ. Muteer. Con-
stable; w. S. lIillman ana w. S.
Clayton, Justices Of the Peace.
On motion tho Board ORDERED the
Clerk to purchase and supply the
several County officers with blank
borlis, stamps, envelopes, pencils, ink,
etc, which they will uso during tho
ensuing two years.
On motion tho Board ordered tho
Clerk to advertise for sealed p,opos.
ais to do the county printing for one
year from Feb. l, 1891, 10 Feb, 1,
1892.
The Board also ordered tho Clerk to
advertise for scaled proposals to bury
all IndigAnts who ma die in the
County Hospital, or in the town Of
Elko, for the ensuing two years.
On motion il was ordered that the
County Physician, Hospital Steward
and Jani.or OF the Courthouse DO 70,
tanned until otherwise ordered.
On motion it was ordered that
the Auditor and Treasurer be, and
they are hereby authorized TO transfer
S14 50 from the General County Fund
into tho Carlin Road Fund; and also
So ID from the General Fund into
the Ruby Valley Road Fund.
The petition praying for tho divis,
ion O! South Fork School District,
with boundaries as OF record, WAS
granted, on condition that the resi-.
dents OF tho district provide a house
suitable for school purposes ut their
" expense, and that no money be
taken out OF the school fund there,
for.
Board then adjourned to Mon.
day, Fob. ., 1891, ut . o'clock a. NJ.
l.. 0. HENDERSON,
Clerk.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-01-11
Story nfa Rebel Commander.

This storyof General Jubal a. Early
was told to n Pittsburg reporter by n
railway passenger: "Not long ago tho
OK Confederate commander had occa-
zion TO mako n trip through q certain
portion of tho South, aud boarded n
sleeping car without II berth ticket.
Whom tho conductor called for his
fare General Early rendered him n
$40 note. Among tho return change
was n - noto upon which was OIL
gra' ed u portrait Of Genorai Grant.
Tho Southern General scanned tho
uote and with considerable passion
said: take this notc back, sir. |
will accept no money bonring tho faco
Of that man. Tho conductor hast.
cncd TO makn tho exchange demanded
aud tho irate warriors temper was
Modified"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-01-11
ADMITTED.
Silver. Bullion.

Tho price OF silver bullion has aG-
vanccd to Sl.04 in New York and it
will reach 5l.10 before the 18th. II is
ono Of the peculiarities OF tho Shcr-
man Act, and probably ono for which
it vas designed, that it sends silver
up when the Government has TO buy
from tho brokers, and sends it down
whom tho brokers bay OF the miners
Reno journal.
Tho present 30 called silver law is n
perfect bonanza for brokers, who will
reap q rich harvest from tho iluctun
tions Of tho commodity which hereto
fore has been clagsed rs ono OF tho
precious metals.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-01-11
A Jus, Complaint.

Wo have recently hoard q complaint
TO the effect that certain salocns in
tosn are in TIC habit OF yiolating tho
liw by permitting minors, boys Under
Il yaars OF age, TO drink and gamble
Oh thcir premises. II this BE- true,
sDd we have nj rea&oa to doubt IL, it
should be looked after BY the proper
Uiilcofs. Wa would scarcely believe
that any man who has tho welfGto of
the rising generation at heart would
/ ermit boys TO drink at thoir bars, or
gamble in theirh0uses, in the absence
u any law 20 the contrary; but wo
are assured that thcrS ID II strict Law
agGinst this practice, and that IL Is
violated almost nightly ITO lnw on
this subject should be enforced, MS
boys who nfo pormittcd TO visit and
Giink ~ slloons arc OH tbs high road |
- ruin, and sooner or later they will
rcseh tbeA dylv:da.ion.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-01-11
Constitutional Convention.

In nm editorial under tho above
head Saturdays Reno journal says:
"Ihc eimple plain method Of rows.
iDg the Constitution to meet our re-.
quiromcnts is TO obey tho bchests OF
tho people by holding constitutional
Convention. II need not 10 cxpon-
siyc, US capable and responsible men
will servo for their actuil OK.
pcnsoa, and u sliorld not DO partisan
ne IL concornn every resident md tax.
payer OF tho State. Provision could
be made for submitting tho work nf
the Convention t tho people immo.
dtAtcly @ttof tho instrument 10 trained
and mOoy OF i'spfoYisiohs could go in
10 cffectSitliin n year, al. Mt n cost
not TO cxceod that OF my ordinary
OF tho LoSi5latufc.r
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-01-11
Emma Abbott Dead.

Emma Abbott, tho great singer
died ut Salt Lake City yesterday
morning OF pneumonia. Last TUGS.
day Miss Abbott took a chill, and on
Wednesday evening she took violently
III during tho performance OF "Er-
nani," in which sho took tho leading
character. Her physician insisted
that she should leave the stage immo.
din.ely, but tho plucky littlc song.
stress, 10 spite Of protests, stepped to
the footlights and sang tho music
given TO Elvira in tho beautiful orcra.
From tho theatre sho wal conducted
tn her hotcl whore sho continued TO
fail until death relieved her OF her
sufferin3s.
Two years ago to day hor husband,
Mr.. Wctllerell, died III Denver, mud
the sadness OF his doath socmel never
TO have fadod from tho memory OF tho
dhoted widow.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-01-11

Thoro is ut east n possibility that
the Legislature will rot call and pro-
vide for n Constitutional Convention.
Many who ought to no competent
judges nro Of the opinion that tho Zee.
essary conditions precedent to u call
OF u convention do not exist carson
Tribune.
Ono necessary condition preco-
d%cnt"-thc consent Of few political
bosses does not exist. This is tho
all important one, and is likely TO
prove paramount TO tho only cousti-
tational condition preceIort, viz.
the Affirmative voice of n majority Of
tho voters in the State. But then,
whit arc tho wishes of tho common
people compared with the interests OF
those who control our legislation,
namc our State ofli3ors and 1.-Two and
thrive of or tho wasteful extrava-
gnncD Of our governmental system
md tho burdens which the tax payers
OF tho Stato have 10 carry?-tVirginia
Chronicle.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-01-11
Future Legislation.

1t is pretty generally conceded now
that we will not have a Constitutional
Convention. Tho Supreme Court has
given it one black eye, and the Lcsis.
lature will most likely dress tho other
i'll mourning and finish the knockout.
1t is said, too, that the only law No
vada has in her statutes touching our
moral status is to be repealed, to-wit:
tho II o'clock closing law. It. caunot
be possible that our representatives
arc lost to all sonso of right and do
csncy and will expungs from our
statutes the Il o'clock clio Siny law.
If forced To wc can stand tho knock
ing out of the new Constitution, it our
representatives, do their full duty rs
legislators and lop oil tho State cx-
penscs wherever it can be done. we
fear, however, that tho incoming
members will not take hold Of tho
question with that zeal and fidelity
that should prompt mon chosen to
represent a commonwealth, but We
will not attempt to criticize until
they show their hands. Lot us hope
and pray for the best.-lReno Gazette.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-01-11

Fftccn boys working rs bell boys
in San Francisco hotels desired TO
v'Dit their homes in the East, and not
having sufficient money 10 pay rail.
road fares hnYo chartered u common
freight ear, which they aro lifting up
with hunks, chairs, table and s,ovo,
and propose TO go by freight about
January 10Th.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-01-11
The True ~Inwnrdnras,

a Comstockor who rushed off down
to lnyo, expecting TO buy n ranch for
n song during tho Indian scare, comes
back u "saddor md wiser man," Ite
found overy ranch .owner had his ng.
uros away up. "Mum," whispered
tho rancher, ",.on't you soc that il wo
a get n lot OF soldiorsscn over hero
10 dovour our provisions aud consume
II hay and feed we'll DO able TO mako
Ii biz clean up?"-lEn erpriso.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-01-11
y Big Law Firm.

j. II. Macmillan, OF Winncmucca,
and O. X. Leonard, cx.Chief Justice
OF Nevada, have entered into u Co.
partnership To practice law. Their
principal place OF business will be Mt
Ogden, but they will practice in all
tho courts OF Utah and adjoining
Territories. This is great acquisition
TO Utgh's bar, US Mr.. Mcmillan Is
considered ono Of tho abicst and one
Of tho n.CsL successful of N~ovudd's
lawyers, and tho reason of his success
Is that he is Industrious and untiriag
in his clients behalf, and from the
tIno nc is retained he goss To work
and never quits until tho case has
gone through tho courts. Judge
Leonard has the reputation of being
n great %jurist and his reputation all
over the coast is such ~ Older attor-
neys ana ~iurists might envy. Their
libraries arc not oxccllcd by that OF
any attorneys west Of tho Rockies
LSilvcr State.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-01-11
On With the Dance.

Ed.
ing stormy weather and hard times,
the people OF Mound Valley nre bent
OH social festivities tho present Win.
ter. On Now Years Eve u jolly crowd
of dancers surprised Mrs. j. T.. Henry
at Shelton, AMI "chased tho merry
hours with flying f%cot"till early dawn.
1t was n most enjoyable afruir and all
went merry as n marriage boil" The
most unique and pleasing fcnturo Of
tho occasion was the last waltz. This
was sung by Mr.. Ton Henry in fine
operate style, and for harmony and
pnthos outrivaled any musical instru-
ment that has been played in this
section for some time; and ~ for dur
alton there seemed to be no limit to
Toms wind. Ito received tho plnulits
OF tho crowd, US dill also Mr.. John
Mclnnis and Lille Turnor, for got
ting up tho party.
OBSERVER.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-01-11
COUNTY HOSPITAL REPORT
For December, 1900.
DEC. lsT:

INMATES DEC. 1ST:
Peter Munson, jessie Rudcsill,
John Gibbons, August Wahlmicr.
Joseph Daney, Charley Fitzpatrick.
ADMITTED.
Dec. 22-DcnDis Cardiff, age CT,
Dec. 29--Michael Wright, ago Al,
Dec. 30-F. W. Miller, ago 50.
DISCHARGED.
Dec. 3-August Wuhlmier,
Dec. 27-Charley Fitzpatrick.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-01-11

Ayers
Cherry Pectoral.

I dill so. and soon began to improve; my
lungs healed, the cough ceased. and be-
-came stoutcr aul healthier than l have ever
been before. l would suggest that tie name
OF Ayers Cherry Pec;oral be changed 10
Elixir OF Life. for It certainly saved my lIfe."
F. J. Olidcn. S1lto, Buonos Ayres.
"a few years 9 I tool; n very lad cold.
which settled on my lungs. ! lad night
sweats. n rac!ins cough, and great soreness.
My doctors medicine did me 10 rood. I
tried many remedies, but received 10 benc-
1T; everybody despalrcd Of my recovery. I
was advised 10 use Ayers Cherry Pectnrnl.
and. ~ y last resort. did so. From the FIRST
dose l obtained relief. and, after using two
bottles Of Il, was completely restored to
ncalth."-F L. Adams, New Grctna. n. J.