Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-06-14
IFnoA MONDAYS DMLr.l
SALSIAGUNDL.

town this afternoon.
Phoebe is to have a balloon ascen-
sion on the Fourth OF July.
Tho regular Spring rodeo OF horses
ut ten mile to-day.
Isaac Griswold and A. G. Dawiey,
OF Ruby Valley. are in town to-day.
Sir John Macdonald, the Premier
OF Canada, died Juno 9th, mt Ottawa.
Hon. G. G. Powning will deliver tho
orntiou ut Virginia On tho Fourth OF
July.
j. j. Campbell, Of Fort Halleck,
came down yesterday and IL in town
today.
Lander Taber, tho heavy weight OF
the INDEPENDENT Office is celebrating
his 18th birthday to-day.
Mrs. J. J. Garrccht, OF tho Hot
Springs, is in Mound Valley visiting
her daughter Mrs. J. j. Hylton.
The unlimited ticket suit has been
continued for the term on account OF
the illness OF two OF the jurors.
The jury bribery cases OF New Or.
leans were called in the District
Court yesterday and continued till
Wednesday noxt.
The Architects and Builders Edi.
ton OF the Scientific American for
June has reached our desk. II is n
splendid number.
Hiram Chase, Of the Live and Let
Live store, has n fine stock Of gro.
~ceries, tinwarc, crockcry and provis.
IONS, which he is selling very cheap.
i. G. Mcclellan has been confined
to his bed ever since his arrival last
week from surveying trip in Mound
Valley. llc is slightly improved to,
day.
Pioche Record: Charley Lytle has
taken a contract for thirty thousand
ties for usc in building the tramway
or railroad from the new smel:ers Il
Jackrabbit.
Tho INDEPENDENT is undor obliga
tons TO Senator Stewart for n copy
OF the juno Forum containing au
article written 10y him on "!Silvcr and
the Need OF More Money"
Let us hope that the prophets who
arc predicting that the end Of tn,
world is near may be wrong. How
would tho United States look on the
morning of the day Of judgment, with
a Republican administration aud an
empty treasury?-[Courier Journal.
S.. Louis Rcpublic:-Poor old
Blaine would ne doubt reform il Ia,
could, but the friends no made in III.
MulligaD and Suano days arc deter
mined 10 dc his friends yet, and the,
have n "cinch on" him that is to-
strong for his now zeal for bono.
morcR.
Attorney-Have you formed or OK.
pressed an opinion concerning THU
caso?
Village Postmaster (summoned n:
juror No, sir. l havn't formed OF
expressed mn opinion about anything
for more than six yeaTs.-lChicagC
Tribune.
Virginia Chronicle:-A member o.
the English ~asistocracy may cross on,
tho "~nots"in The Ten Commandment.
for his own qualification and disro
gard the moral law with impunity
but il he is caught cheating ut card.
or rcpmdiating his rRcips bets hii
set" will disown him.
Frank Van Wagner, n cnrpcntnr, in
passing from ono car to another Will,
on tho way from Provo to Salt LAX,
fell under the wheels OF the train anC
was terribly manP!cd. Tho doctor.
anputatoi his right arm rear tho
shoulder and hi0 right leg near the
knoc. His chances for recovery ar
worry doubtful.
An inventor in Paris has invcn'cG
a now kind Of corset, especially fol
young lnlics. Tho corset has 6
whistle attachment, and when pres
sure is applied from tho outside /,
shrieks loudly. Just now tho invent
or is wondering why MS corset doosn',
sell. Inventors arc usually very sim
plo minded men.
The Prohibitionis.s OF Town have
nominated u full State ticket. Their
plitform favors straight out prohibi
ton, froo mud unlimited coinage o.
silver and the Australian ballot
systom. Tho Peoples party is already
in the fold with a full ticket and
whom tho two old parties mako theil
nominations, the average lIawkey,
voter should have no trouble i,
making his choice.
Tho ribbon weaving industry nj
Paterson, N. j., has boon in n bnd
way for some time past and reduc.
tons In wagcs huvo not boon un.
known tborc. II reports nre corrcc,
tho Pioneer Silk 20. has cut down
tho wages OF It's employees so per cont,
md MS n result about 1870 ribbon
wcnvcrs arc out on Il striNo. Yot tho
silk ribbon manufacturers zero given
n protective duty Of so per cont. In
order to guarantee high wages and
utoady employment TO American
lnbor.