Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-03-13
lFnox FalDAr's DA1Lr.l
SALMAGUNDI,

The tariff battle has opened in Con-
gross.
Tho Senate has passed Paddock's
pure food bill.
Who will be the next couple to
commit matrimony IN Elko?
We learn that the youngest child
OF Mrs. j. Lang is quite i'll with the
pneumonia.
The ladies Of tho W. c. IT. U. will
serve a tine lunch at the Reading
Room Saturday night.
p. &. HymHn came down from Tus.
cnrora last night and left for San
Francisco on No. 4 to.dsy.
Madagascar people work twenty.
Hive days in a year aud make enough
to support them 10 idleness the rest
of tho time.
Hon. Edwards Pierrepont, ex-Min.
ister to England, died ut New York,
Sunday, ufter a brief illness Of ner-
vous prostration.
Reno Gaxette:-The beef market
still continues strong and good cattle
are scarce here that can BIO bought
for less than 7al or 8 cents.
Jim Townsend evidently knows
whereof lie speaks when he says the
loss a IMAM contributes toward the
support OF a paper the more he
shoots off his mouth about it.
Governor Colcord has appointed
James Shaw aud Charles Ross, Di.
rcctors Ut Agricultural District No. 5,
comprising the counties of Lyon and
Churchill, TO serve a term Of four
years.
Galveston Ne,rs:-It is unaccount-
able that n nan should take mustard
suppers, drink beer, smoke rank
cigars, tell strong anecdotes and then
imagine some nice little woman likes
to kiss him.
Ferdinand Ward will get through
Mt Sing Sing ON May.day. Before
he leaves the Warden will give him
$40 and n suit OF (unstriped) clothes.
He has been a prisoner there since
Nov. l, 1854. @
A Kansas woman has been sent TO
the Insane Asylum because Of a sud.
don disinrlination TO talk. Perhaps
this kind Of mild insanity should DO
encouraged and not treated IN such a
heroic
4 bar Of iron worth s5 worked into
horsesiiocs is worth $40; made into
needles it is worth 1850; made into
penknifo blades it is worth 1926,
and made into balance springs OF
watches il is worth S2J0.OOo.
There was a quiet wedding 10 town
last night, as will he seer by refer
ence to the proper heading. The
INDEPENDENT wishes the high SON.
tracing parties all the happiness that
can DO found IN the married state.
f. Senator Cullom, Of Illinois, We'd
nesday, by request, introduced a bill
to test and try the science OF spelling,
TO provide for establishing u hundred
schools for that purpose and to e.
tab'ish spelling schools in the Worlds
Columbian Exposition.
Tho first volume OF the Blue Book
for 1891 shows that there are m
ployod in tho postal service OF the
Unitsd States in all capacities 164,431
persons and in all other departments
OF the Government CISCO persons,
making n total OF 274,29i.
"Well, little boy, what's your
manner"
"Shadrack Observation-Disclosures Jones'"
"Who gave you that numeY"
81 don't know. But yer bet cher
life IL | find out, when 1 gets me
growth they'll be sorry for it,"
Hon. Thomas u. Reed, Of Maine, Ia
said 10 have recently given the Col
lowing reply to the question, what il
a statesman" "A statesman 10 a
successful politician who IL dead"
There is enough trite truth In this to
make it worthy Of a place in the do
tiouary.
The fnyo Register suys: It is a
pleasant sight TO SEQ q squad of young
Piutes, dinner buckets in hand, head.
ell for school. They MI weHr their
best bibs and fuckers. and look M
ncat and Glenn ne could reasonably
be expected. They evidently feel
their new dignity and apparel.