Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-11-22
lFRoN WEDNESDAYS DAILr.l
SALalAEUNDI.


Have you heard tho new version OF
AMMO Rooney?
w. II. Crane returned from his
eastern trip to-day.
Work is progressing favorably on
the pier for the new bridge.
Barney Horn shipped six car loads
OF cattle to-day from Elko to San
Francisco.
Ii your witch, clock or jewelry
needs repairing take it TO Sam Neusch-
wander, Mt Nye's old stand.
Next Monday Barney Horn will
ship % a loads Of cattle to San
Francisco from Iron Point.
Washington Star:-"rhat was the
stroke OF II master hand" said the
boy when tho school-teacher punished
him.
He-What can't dc To prove that I
love you? Sho-Have you ever heard
that absence" makes tho heart grow
fonder?
Somerville Journal: "What
would you do If you wero in my
shoes?" asked Hobbs. BLACK EN-"
replied Jephson.
Bar silver was 9i14 in New York on
Monday. This is tho effect OF the
silver commodity law for which Stew
art, Jones and Bartine voted.
All lovers Of sport should go to the
shooting match at the Hot Springs
on the 2ith OF this month. For par.
%ticulnrs see Mrs. Garrccht's notice in
another column.
Yesterdays west bound mail train,
duo here ut 1l:i3 =. H., did not arrive
until about s o'clock last evening.
II is reported that the train was de-
rallied neal Terrace.
VIM. Moody returned from New
Milford, Conn, to-day, where he went
n few wecRS ago with Il lot OF horses.
He reports The weather in tho cast as
cold and disasrecable.
Chicago GIOLe:-rhe readiness with
which 80 are willing to settle disputes
with big England by arbitration is
only equaled by our readiness to give
little Chill II slap in the mouth.
Benis keg of Scotch whiskey seems
to have Il chilling effect on the Ad-
ministration's foreign policy. Can it
DO that it has weakened Blaine's hold
on the tail Of the British lion? No,
great Scott, no!
Richard Ryan, confined in the coun-
ty Jail for kicking an old Indian n
Tow weeks ago, was yesterday com
united to the insane asylum 10y Judge
Talbot. Sheriff Polk took him to
Reno last night.
4 pair OF very economical lovers, in
Los Angeles, Cal, hit upon II plan to
cheat Uncle Sam Of his postage. The
young han hired n box Mt the post
office, and gave his sweetheart n du-
plicato key. They exchanged CORES
pondenco through tho box.
The Eureka Sentinel says: Secre-
tary Foster got up n pamphlet for tho
Ohio campaign containing n history
OF the silver legislation in tn S country.
lilo showed that the Democrats have
always voted for silver and tho Re-
publicans for tho single gold standard
Indianapolis Scntinel:-I II il DO not
too late We should like to inquire OF
MIR. Andrew Carnegie whether that
cask OF Scotch whiskey he purchased
Tor Ben jamin Harrison was paid for
out of tho money Carnegie, Phipps &
Co. saved by cutting down tho wages
OF their mon?
II seems TINT the mustacho WINS n
political issue in the lato State cleo
tons. Tho Springfield Republican
calls attention to the fact that in
New York, Massachusetts, Ohio and
Iowa tho G~ubernntorinl candidates
who wore mustaches were defeated,
while those who wore elected had
clean upper lips.
4 Dublin paper is responsible for
the following: "a Parnellite wns
knocked down by II priest in tho midst
OF q political row. Believing himself
mortnlly hurt tho mar asked his us.
nnilant to administer tho Inst rites OF
tho church, and the priest complied.
Thcro is something almost Gilbertinn
in tho grotcsquencss OF this episode
Many OH bachelors remain old
bachelors because they hear 30 much
about babies. Tho fact is that u baby
is not onc.quarior tho trouble IL is
charged with boing. Any young
couple u get along with ono il they
try. Papa n sit up half tho night
with IL and M n sit up thu
other half.-lLOuisviilo COuricr-JOUr
nal.
White Pine Ncws: Ncws Of Il
cheering nature reaches us from
Cherry Creek. 1t is TO tho effect that
the Hayward pnrty OF San Francisco
has purchased the Nelson Con. NJ. 4
W. interests there, and that thcy will
commence work immediately to pumT
the water out Of the Star minc. This
good nows rcnchcs ia 80 direct there
10 hardly u doubt Of its authenticity
Tho elections being over reductions