Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-09-06
lFkoA THURSDAYS DAlLr.I
SALMAGUNDI.

uhA abNl oSh ~
down FROM Wells to-day.
The Tuscarora school opened Tues
dny morning with an attendance Of
lG2.
Charles Adams, OF South Fork, and
j.. j. Hylton, Of Mound Valley, are in
town to-day. -, "a
The Carson public school opened
on Tuesday under tile management
Of Prof. Howe.
It is rspnrted TINT a shortage OF
t8OO.OU exists in the accouts OF the
Puciiic Mail Steamship Company.
Miss Irene Billings. OF Carson, has
been elected Principal OF the Wells
school for tho ensuing torn.
The familiar face Of Brney Horn,
the well known cattle buyer Of San
Francisco, is sem ON our streets to-
day.
Wes johnson, Of Toano. spsnt yes
terday in town and last evening paid
the INDEPENDENT oiico u friendly
call.
There was Il little scrimm1Se b.
tweer two Of our business msn this
morning. Result, no damage to either
party.
BY the destruction OF the Winnie
mucca p~ostoflcs Uncls Sam sustained
a loss OF $500, mostly in postage
stamps.
The Masonic and Knights OF
Pythias Lodges lost about $1,000
worth OF lodge furniture each by the
Ninuemucca fire.
Miss NJ. Van AusdHll arrived from
Ogden on No. 2 this morning to take
The place Of night operator for tho
railroad company.
The livery stable Of Tom Barton in
Lower Gold liill wus destroyed by
fire on Monday last. Two good
horses persisted in the flames.
Wouldn't now be n good time for
u people to 10 son ,;hing to pro.
tect themselves from fire? Delay may
u thousands OF dollars loss.
During the past few weeks the e.-
ports OF wheat have averaged 5.0)o,001
bushels weekly, an increase ot nearly
three .quarters over this time last
year.
In tho c!OO!Uoo letters that reached
the Dead letter Ollire Inst year. there
Wa money amounting TO S23 ,6l2. and
checks and notes VI tho value OF ST.
All ,s7l.
The Southern Pacific Go. dis.
charged all tho Chinese they had en-
ployel in the round house and coal
sheds ut Wells. September lst, and
put white men in their plnces.
Whatever our purposes in lie may be
Whatever our earthly station,
We ought TO try, tbermumeter-like,
To rise to tho situation.
Griffin News.
Last Tuesday afternoon the people
OF Ely, with appropriate ceremonies,
raised a tiuo flag pole 'orty-tive feet
high in front OF their school house.
"Oid Glory" waves from tho top Of it
and it's starry folds kiss tho breezes
OF old White Pine.
Hi Suckers and Geo. Grants tcnms
will leave On their return trip TO
Hamilton tomorrow. They have 40
coo poun Is OF freight to take back 10
Hamilton. HI and George aro ro-
liable, industrious mea and the ISDg-
PENDENT coDgratulatcs them on Tho
SUCCESS OF ti'cir business venture.
Reno Gazette:-"A little farm we'll
titled" as we'll rs properly irrigated,
will in n few short years mako iia
owner tho proud monarch Of n king.
dom which no foreign power can ever
invnde. Botter that than n wide do
main covered with tie ever present
md Unsuitable mortgage, which tho
sumo products Of tho neglected soil
u ever satisfy.
An alarm Of fire about 1890 to-day
cnusod our people To rush eagerly 70
tho streets TO ascertain tho location
OF the fire. 1t WINS in Tho rear Of j. l..
Kcyser's residence on Pisty Hill.
The fire stnrted in Il manure pilo and
SOON got into the willow fence Of tho
corral. II was put out before much
damage wns done. How il originated
is n mystery.