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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-12-06
Star Valley Items.

The long expected storm has como.
y warm rain, followed by snow, has
made us aware Of Winter being again
here.
Most OF tho beef cattle have been
sold from the Valley and II few are
being fed for the Spring market; with
that exception no stock has yet ban
fed, the abundance Of dry pnsturage
and pleasant weather, having made it
unnecessary. E--
Mrs. Ben Armstrong, who hns spent
the past month in Utah, visiting
relatives and friends, will return this
week.
Misses Hannah and Nettie Conover,
OF Newark Valley, will be the guests
OF thcir cousins, the Misses Arm
strong, during tire coming holidays.
Miss ELLA Crosson expects to return
homo II few days before Christmas
and remain till after New Years.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Black, nee
Miss Nina Porter, arrived safely in
New York. They write that they
have visited Niagara Falls and Sow
erai other places of interest and
that they arc enjoying the trip SPLEEN
didly.
The Good Templar Hall is not yet
completed. All tho members are not
energetic. A few have tho work to
do, but, no doubt, all will accept tho
praise when sour Hall" IL completed,
regardless OF their share CT help.
However, it is intended to DO ready
for use OH Christmas, when n Christ
mas tree and basket party will be
given. a social and pleasant time is
anticipated, to which all are cordially
invited. Tho members will entertain
all to tho best OF thoir ability.
Our school closed Inst Friday for
tho Winter. Tho closing exercises
were very good. Miss ~IIardosty
merits the praiso Of her pupils and
tho good will OF tho parents rs II
capable and painstaking teacher. We
wish her success in her lifo work.
Miss Human Johnston departed
for Butte Valley last Saturday to
take charge OF II school there.
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"A Brace Game.

Hon. Evan Williams, would.be U
). Senator to succeed the Hon. VIM.
NJ. Stewart, WAS fined $50 last Tues
day by Judge uebbard. OF San Fran
cisco, for contempt of Court. Judge
Bnggett, attorney for Fox in his suit
against the Hale Il Norcross and Ne
vada Mill thieves, asked Mr.. Williams
about the loss OF five bars Of bullion
shipped from Placcrville to Los An
geies and traced by tho agents of
Wells, Fargo IL Co, which bullion was
claimed by him, when Williams be-
came very much excited and said
that he had never heard OF my cir
cumstance of the kind and whoever
said 30 was n d liar. Judge Hob.
bard quietly fined the gentleman $50
rs above stated and later in the day
refused to remit the line.
The INDEPESDESr is taking CON-
siderable interest in this suit as We.
in time gone by, have played at tho
brace game manipulated by Levy,
Hayward, Williams, et A., and ALWAYS
came out OF it badly disiigured. Our
good money now seems to find its way
INTO creamerieS through which one OF
the worthless hopes To grease the way
10 u seat in the United States Senate.
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(FRoN MONDAYS DAILr.l
SALSlAGOSDl.
A storm is brewing.

A storm is brewing.
Ed Odell, Of Lanoiile, IL in town to-
day.
John Dennis has returned TO Viz
ginia City.
Thos. Kane, OF Glover Valley, is in
town to-day.
Hon. j. ". Dorsey returned from
the West last night
JIG Gregory, fore man of Sparks &
Harrellis ranch, is in town to-day.
Constable Hall and A. &. Murphy,
OF Wells, are at tho county seat to-day.
Regular meeting Humboldt Lodge
No. %. y. o. U. W., at their Hall to-
night.
Charles Toyne, OF Mound Valley,
came IN Saturday and remained in
town till to day.
Lou Engler, OF Tuscarora, came
down by private conveyance yesterday
and still fingers Mt hub.
Rev. jas. S. Nc onald left for La
noble Valley this afternoon. where he
will hold services during tho coming
week.
The article in Saturdays ISpEpES-
DyNr en- tho Lodi fratrlcidc should
have been credited 10 the Austin
RcrciIkc.
Sheriff Polk has paid into the coun .
~ treasury the sum OF SS2iT5 for
licenses aud SS7.15 for fees collected
this month.
\ farewell dance will he plven
Tuesday evening. Dec. |, 1881, ut the
Gom Hotel, in honor OF Miss Doll,e
Rosenstock. A cordial invitation is
extended 10 nil.
Buck Taylor, fireman on No. 1, had
his left hand badly laccrated yester-
day while attempting 10 tighten u
Key on the connecting rod OF the en-
rIna while in motion. His hand WIS
caught in the monkey motion Eand
badly torn. II happened between
Terrace and Tecoma and when he
arrived at Wells DR.. Petty dressed his
hand ard last night sent him 20 tho
Railroad Hospital at Sacramento.
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lFRoM WEDNESDAYS DAILr.l
6ALMAG UNDI.

Miss Roea Alexander has closed her
school in Lamoille Valley and re.
turned to her homo In Elko.
T. A. Shearer, formerly r. r. Agent
here, is now serving the U. Z. K II.
In the same capacity at Lehi, Utah.
The weather turned colder last
night mud this morning the ground
wns covered with n light fall OF snow.
There will DO u masquerade ball at
Wells on New Years eve. The nd
will appear in these columns in due
time.
Walter Stoiiel camo down from his
ranch on North Fork Sunday and ra-
turned to-day. He reports ever, thing
quiet in his section.
Rev. r. E. SissUn is in Elko ON busi-
ness connected with the Chatauqua.
lie gave the INDEPENDENT Office n
friendly call this morning.
The Journal says an attempt will
DO made TO collect the 10 per cent
raise niade by the State Board ot As.
sessors in Washoe county, on personal
property. ..'r.
Somerville JOmnal:-It is hard on
n man to have his beard shaved off
for fun, just to see if his friends will
recognize him, and then be bitten by
his own dog at the front cato when
no comes home to tea.
Only this month remains in which
to get the WEEKLY INDEPENDENT md
Weekly Examiner for 81. Pay up
your a~rrearages and one yea in all
vance and get both papers, with a
chance for one OF the Examiner
prizes.
Miss Dollie Rosenstock lenyes to.
night for Omaha to attend the we'd
ding OF her uncle aud from there she
will go to Chicago where she will
spend the Winter. The INDEPENDENT
wishes her a safe journey and a pleas
ant Tune.
Our article IN University matters
in Saturdays issue seems to have
struck the Reno Gazette below the
belt. II howls piteously in it's issue
OF Monday and calls us u liar, county
school-master and other pet ame
We will answer its TRADE in Il day or
two.
The farewell party ct the Gem lest
night in honor OF diss Dollio Rosen.
stock was largely attended. Dancing
began about $50 =. NJ. and continued
till after , this morning. Everybody
present enjoyed themselves and all
wished the young lady a pleasant
journey to her friends in the East.
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lFEoM SATURDAYS DAILY.l
SAI.AIAGIlSDl

The weather il delightful.
Esiku hts tire. butcher shops.
There will DO wedding in Carlin
tonight.
W. ~. Kennedy, Of Mound Valley,
as in town Ia. day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Martin made
II friendly call nj the INDEPENDENT
office thrH ..',crnoun.
II. Paul wants the National Demo.
cratic Convention. We think il
shonld 20 10 New York
/. .. Brooks shipped ! car loads Of
OF cattle from Dceth. , from IIuiicck
aud 4 from Wells to-day.
Gus. XrIniga, manager OF the Palace
h","l, Reno, il dead. The travelling
inb.ic will miss his genial face.
j. +. Todd. an old pioneer Of Elko,
Epoaks n p!cc" L" the public to-day.
Sc" the at. ~ tho Nevada Market H.,
another column.
Their. will be Sunday STOOL at
Freeman Hail Ia. morruw at 10 A. n.
and preaching at ii A.. N. and :. y. NJ.
All nrc invited.
NiIglnIa City has an anonymous
s"rlbhlcr who writes obscene letters
4" respectable" ladies. Give him IA
coat Of tar aud feathers.
To cure n scvere cnsn al cole take
a tcasp"onful Of salt ia Il pint OF
wafer; drink and go to bed. This is
ono ot tn" spccdicst remedies known.
u will also prove cilicacious in reviv.
Ing n pcrsn" who seems almost dead
from n heavy fall.
Attention - erected To the nd. Of
VI. licinhart in another column IN
nonnclng the arrival II fresh cun,iies,
hn" writing paperg. Cn%rHtnIns goods
ctr. llc has tho finest lot OF Irish
Linen Writing palcr, from tho firm
OF Dodge Bros, San Francisco, ever
brought Ia E.lko, which he sells at
lr'cr4 ranging from S225 TO q per
h'x. From II personal inspection Of
tins papar 40 can recommend IL to
any II wanting the finest paper
manufactured.
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Chicken Raising.

W. ". lIctni'ul. of Reno, bought
about tina first part Of January last -
common bnrnynrd chicluns, for which
hr Inid 81 ~. lie also bought two
turk"ys aud paid - Tor them and two
d'"ks that b." paid 81 5Ofur. making
II total Investment 81 $rl2. He turned
ihcnt int" his small yard on Center
s'i"ct and began gathering cggs. lIo
tJ!a he pnId out for feed, wheat, bran.
etc, 80 10 aud now has G3 chickens.
Sjl ~; q 'lucks, 81 ~, and 3 turkeys,
81 90. Total valuation. si2 40. He
has sold from his Ilnck sl:rI GO wortI,
ANA used 40 worth u eggs aud chick.
"na in his own family. That rhnws n
clcnr cash profit of Sos IL, besides
H-p 10 i]ucrcnso 10 the flock. IL is
published 10 show tho money that is
I" v" nude in tho chicken business n
'ni"ii'R"ntly conducted. Ilieno Ga.
EriiC.
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Tho Lecture Last Night.

An ~nppreciativo and Interested nu-
dicnce listonod to an ublc aud instruc.
two lecture on tho subject OF Gospel
temperance by tho ltcv. I. L. Sissou
mt tho church last evening. The
growth Of tho total abstinence sopti
mcnt was carefully and earnestly por.
trayed. FIFTY years ago." said the
speaker. thoro was scarcely u minister
not addicted IN greater or less degree
to Tho dangerous habit Of using in.
~toXIcants; now, not Il minister could
enter n Methodist pulpit without frat
taking II pledge Of total abstinence,
From beginning to end tho subject
was handled in a 1.-Two manner md
Inerited tho attention IL received.
Tho objects Of tho W. G. r. U. aud
the purposes for which so many hun.
dreds OF thousands OF womcn have
banded together will 10 explained 10.
night
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The Secret of Fine Pastry,

Is wholly In using DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder.
The only pure Cream Tarter Powder sold on the market.
Other brands contain either ammonia, alum or some other
adulterant. Ammonia or alum powders dry out, make r.
dough too porous, leaving a bitter taste, etc. q
No agency has assisted so much toward perfection /,
cookery as Prices Cream Baking Powder ls Ingredients
are simple and so blended as to exist in exact che mical pro.
portions, so after use thcro is never any excess of either eft i'm
the food. Hence thcrc can be no impurities y natevet left in
the finished food. No bitter taste, no faint of ammonia, but
food raised with DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder partakes
of tho natural sweet flavor of thu flour and keeps moist and
fresh for days. This powder possesses qualities peculiar to
1t alone. No other makes such delicious pastry. No other
contains the white of eggs.
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lFnoM FnIpAY's DAILr.]
SAEMAGUNDI.

Dan Hill, OF Carlin. is in town to-
day.
See that your taxes are paid before
Monday night.
ii. j. Keith went to Tuscerara on
this mornings stuge.
Tho County Commissioners meet
Monday. Fila your bills.
Bar silver was 3 .9iL an ounce in
New York at o Yesterday.
Oaly two days yet remain IN which
to pay your taxes without additional
costs.
Subscribe for the Weekly Eramin.
err and INDEPENDENT and get one OF
the Examiners fine presents.
Unnle Dick Dorsey got out his
team and sleigh this forenoon and
gave several ladies u sleighride.
Tho Central Pacific Railroad Co.
paid into the county trearury to-day,
the sum OF s47y63G.l5 taxes for 1891.
Mrs Jas. Talbot loft last night for
Pocatello, Idaho, to look over the
ground with n view OF locating there.
Tho snow continued falling last
night and to-day it is between four
and six inches deep in town on the
level. -4- 30.
Rev. John Wallis, the new Presby-
terrain minister, will preach in the
church Sunday ut IL A.. n. and I =. N
All are invited.
Philo Bellinger, Great Sachem OF
the Independent Order Of Red Men,
OF Nevada, died at his homo in Gold
Hill Monday night.
The piers of the now bridge were
completed yesterday. Everything is
now ready for putting up the bridge
rs soon as the iron work arrives.
Miss Emma Scherif has closed her
school in Mound Valley and returned
to her home near Wells. After the
holidays she will open school at
Valentine Walthors.
Rev. Il. E. Sisson delivered a very
interesting discourse last night to n
small audience ut the Reading Room
on the work OF the w. G. Il. U. and
its relation to tho liquor question.
The Rev. gentleman is n pleasant
talker and holds the interest OF his
audience to the last. He will speak
mt the same place tonight on the in
dustrinl questions connected with the
liquor traffic.
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Many Ola Maids.

y big crop Of old maids Soon im,pi.
hcn', Judging from etUtislica u tho
etntistics of Great Britain aro correct
tho excess OF women mud girls over
men and b"ysin that country IL about
oDo.oU. nn increase IN ten yonrs Of
about 2oO,Oo1. In Germany tho 10.
NJ 'ics ia excess of males IL about l..
NO,00' In sweden and Norway tho
"wcnlt"r Sex" ia in tho nnjority by
about 2'1O,090; IN Austro.Itungnry by
GVO,Un and in Denmark by GO.OOJ.
Ia tho United States and Austrnlin
tlo mn'c' arc in tho majority. In
th'S country ihcrc nrc about l,MnpOVp
more moi Than women IN. Y. Press.
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lFsoH rnvRspAY's DArLY.I
SALMAGUNDI.

Miss Dol'ie Rnsenstock left last
evening for Omaha.
Mrs. Newly and children left Tues
day night for Oregon.
Charles Adams, OF South Fork. and
j. K. Henry, Of Mound Valley, are in
town today.
The winds nre bowling, snow is
falling, the ground is frce,iug and
Winter is here.
Pay your taxes on or before next
Monday. Ton per cent. and other
costs will then DO added.
Chas. Leonard, n young man in
Virginia. committed suicide by taking
poison. Gumbling vas tho cause OF
the act.
Il. Fenrod came down from Gantz
Creek yesterday and will remain in
town for n few days. Ito reports
things quiet in his neighborhood.
Judge Talbot Is now an applicant
or membership in tho Bachelors
Club. His wife and her sister left
yesterday for n visit to their parepts
in Virginia City.
Charles Hire shipped two car loads
OF ore from the Murgueritha and
Frank mine, Tuscarora, u tho sum-
ping works at Carlin last night. The
orc assayed from $40 to 5000 per ton
There will be Al grand ball Mt Deeth
on Christmas eve. Good music has
been secured md MIR. Armstrong will
seq that all who attend arc properly
cared Tor. SEQ his al. in uuother
column.
Ethel-shuddering -"How the trees
moan and sigh Tonight"
Bobby-spcaking whereof ho knows
-"Well, l guess you'd moan and
sigh il you were AZ full OF green upples
HIS they be.
We would call the attention Of the
public ID Ostreicher's now ad. which
appears to-day. His goods are all
% and were selected especially for
this market. Gail and see them before
purchasing your holiday presents.
There will be services ut Star VAL
ley next Sunday Mt IL A.. N. and 7 p. 81.
Arrangements are being made with
the Speaker, Rev. Il. L. Sisson, by tho
Good Templars for II series of GOSPEL
Temperance meetings during the fol-
lowing week.
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lFRoM TUESDAYS DAILY.l
SALMAGUSDI.

Sec notice OF ball, New Years eve
in business locals.
There will DO n wedding in Star
Valley tomorrow night.
a warm rain began Inst night and
continued at intervals NIL day.
Ex.Ccmmissioner Fred Wilson camo
down from r%uscarora yesterday.
Look out for Ostrcicher's now
jcwolry nd. which will nppcas in "a
few dayc
Miss liz IN Alexander has closed
her school in Independence Yalley
mud returned to Elko.
Miss Dollie R.Ie;tstock will leave
for tho East tomorrow night. Turn
out and give her a grand farewell
party at tho Com tonight.
Arrangements havo been perfected
for II grand masquerade bull at Free.
nun Hall on tho 22nd Of February
Tho nd. will appear in these columns
In duo time.
j. a. Slime. editor Of tho Whitcson
Adudncc, was shot and killed Sunda,
night q McMinnville, Oregon, by
III. 9. Cook, who also killed himself
Both mon wrro war Veterans, md no
cause is known for the murder or
suicide.
Governor t'olcord Inns appointed G.
S. Van Duzcr, az Reno, State Land
Agent nt Washington, ID. c., TO al
the vacancy caused by tho resignation
OF Isaac Frohmnn. Tho Reno Jour-
nal says that il is u good appoint.
nieDt.
II you have purchased n house and
lot since tho nsscssmcnt was made, SEQ
that the taxes are paid on them DO.
fore tho 7th Of this month, otherwise
they will DO returned M delinquent
and you will DO put to considerable
expense and annoyance.
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a Yard OF Hoses.

Tho Youths companion makes an
Autumn gitt Of tho beautiful printing
entitled "a Ynrd OF Rosos," TO each
Of It's five hundred thousand sub
scribors. Any others who may sub.
scribe now Tor tho first time, nnd
request il, will receive "Tho Yard Of
Roses" without extra charge while
tho edition lasts.
Every family should tako this
brightest and best Of illustrated litor-
ury papers in addition 10 its local
phIUr.
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Victims OF Misplaced Confidence.

.
There is n famous dairy farm that
supplies a large rity not n thousand
miles away from New York. Tho
place wns started some years ago nv n
wealthy gentleman OF very higi social
and religious standing in tho COM
munity which hs Anne to yupDly.
Ot course, the farm was ~extensiv. "
advertised, and among tho "bcst
families in that city n fow years aao
it was scarcely possible to find ono
which did not boust OF having upon
It's table the eggs, butter and milk
from this establishment.
In due course OF time the venerable
proprietor Of this farm went tho way
OF all humanity. When his executors
cnme to settle tho ntTairs OF his estate
one OF the heaviest liabilities was 4
large account for milk that had been
regularly furnished for n period OF
several years from one OF The largest
swill milk concerns in the neighbour
hood. 1t is almost needless To pny
that the former patrons of this IA
nous farm, when they learned Of this
little revelation, were less enthusiastic
than they had been beiore.-IN. Y.
Recorder.
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Better Than Free Coinage?

One OF the effects Of the Sherman
Commodity Silver Bill OF the last
Congress il seen in the closing down
OF the Candelaria mineson account OF
the low price Of silver. How Senator
Stewart must hate himself when no
thinks OF the speeches he nudo
throughout the State lust Fall We
have nothing but pity for the willing
dupcs that followed his teaching and
voted for Bartine and II Republican
Legislature that sent a resident OF
New York 10 the U. S. Senate from
Nevada.
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luafcIS.

Do you, young man, asks the Colusa
Sun, know the consequences of loaf
ing? DO you realize tho fuct that
every person born into this world
has nm important part to play IN tho
great drama of life? Then why do
you loaf about tho streets, refuse To
work when you haven't IL penny in
your pocket, and only work once in IA
while tn keep you from starving?
Laziness leads TO crime. : Crime opens
wide tho doors Of tho penitontiury.
Can you realize tho tosdlts OF II mis-.
Bueut lifcY ?.
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All Of our school teachers DOW have
their engagements except Miss. Ellie
Lawrence. who has just closed her
term at Halleck Station.
Miss Maggie Porter has COMO To
Ogden to learn the art OF dress.muk-
ing.
John Atkinson unde a short stay
in the Valley last week, and then re-
turned to Ogden, his present home.
E w.
Star Valley, Dec. ., 1891.
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A Mantac's deed.

From the Phoebe RECORD OF the 9th
We learn the particulars q: the ghast-
ly suicide Of William Davenport ut
Panaca, Lincoln county, on the 9th
OF last month.
Davenport had been suffering for
about six days with n severe pain i'm
his head and was confined to his be.l
ut the house OF T.. ID. Watson. At
about $50 P. u. OF the 9th he aross
and dressing himself took "a walk 10
the camp Of n Mr.. Meek and taking IA
seat by the side OF the old mnn asked
him for the use Of his knife to trim "A
broken finger nail. The nail trimmed
he got mp saying TINT he would help
himself to an apple 'rom Meek's
wagon and went of with the intention
oil committing suicide. After whiting
some time and Davenport not coming
back Meek started To hunt him up.
He wont to Wntson's house and
aroused Mrs. Watson WHO, knowing
that Davenport was too sick to he
out, became alarmed and organized n
searching party which after consider
able search found traces OF blood
leading into a big lot. At the bars
they found n large pool OF blood.
Now balked by the under growth
further tracking wills Impossible, until
attracted by n sound OF choking md
gasping for breath they we're guided
onward. Following up the noise they
o o saw the form of Davenport in u
crouched up position, evidently suffer
ing intense pain. lie at once began
begging some II to give him n pistol
that he might finish the deadly work
he had begun. Finding no ono to do
this he begged that a blow DO given
him OF the head to EAST the last papgs
OF death. AS they were recovering
their first great shock, the dying u,Hn
raised to show thonl his condition. 4
CHASTITY sight met their eyes. He had
inserted tho knife at n point half way
between the navel and the right hin
JOINT cut into the abdomen and lot
the bowels out; then with tho de-
liberation Of insanity he cut the
bowels and stripped them or from
tho olnentum for n distpLce Of fifteen
inches md cut of and threw away
ubout six feet OF them. There were
two in%cisions also in the left side of
the throat and one in the front, all OF
which missed the jugular vein, and
n severed the wind pipe.
Tho doctor was Immediately dis.
patched for. Davenport was moved
to the school house near by, whore
death soon relieved his suferings.
Before dying he admitted doing tho
deed and said: ~ don't know why l
did it except l must bavo been Wild"