Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-02-14
lFaoA FnIDAr's DAlLr.l
sALa1AGUSDI.

-To-morrow is St Valentines day.
The mir was full OF pogonip this
morning.
This is tho anniversary of Liucoln's
birthday.
II. p. Hamill came in from the west
last night.
James Clark returned on No. 3 last
night from San Francisco.
District Attorney Plummer has n
carbuncle on the back OF his neck.
Commissioner Rigsby is registered
ut the Russ House in San Francisco.
The Chautauqua circle will meet
at the residence OF Mr.. j. Henderson
this evening.
Rov. John Wallace will preach in
Cnrlin, Sunday, tho l4th instant, at
IL and 1880 o'clock.
Tho Treasury Department on We'd
nesdiy purchased 275,OO0 ounces OF
silver ut from 8 .9O5 tos .9O75.
Secretary Blaine pronounced n pub
lishei statement that no is about TO
retro from the Csbinet ian Internal
lie."
The INDEPENDENT Office has Just
received n lot of the latest style and
size Ladies' Visiting Cards. Bring
along your orders.
il. Fitzgerald and Miss Matte
Hog!e were married in Tuscarora
"Wednesday evening. j. B., here's
luck IN you and bride.
Tho Ladies Aid Society, of tho
Presbyterian Church, will serve lunch
at the W. G. r. U. Reading Room
Saturday evening, Feb. 18th.
big BetsY's" mate, another pinch
gun, is ready for shipment from the
Washington Navy Yard to San Fran
cisco to DO placed on the Monterey.
Tell inc. darling, why | love you'll"
Warbled Mabel, soft and low;
And answered. my dear chacner,
Wore not M fried yet, you know"
LiJe:-Editor-There are not enough
feet in this line, sir.
.Poet-Feet, sir! Feeti | don't sell
it by the foot. It's a poem--not a
cord Of wood.
The Coinage Committee has re-
ported favorably Bands bill for the
free coinage Of silver. Bland says the
bill will pass tho House within the
next sixty days.
Editor-Well, sir did you interview
that woman rs l directed?
Reporter-I saw her, but she 70.
fused to talk.
Editor (startled)-Was she dead?
The blizzard OF last week in Texas
" II Il furious one, and dispatches from
tho cattle ranches nro very gloomy.
1t is thought by many OF the propri-
etors that tho loss will amount to at
least ~sl,oCO,OOO.
Marion Hedspeth, who robbed the
express train Mt Glendale, Missouri,
has been arrested ir San Francisco.
A roll of greenbacks, two hundred
dollars in gold and n number OF dia.
mond rings were found on his person.
Siemens, the Berlin electrician, will
s. end S2Sp,000 on the firms exhibit ut
the Worlds Fair. At first tho firm
asked for space to erect a building,
but not being ablo to secure this,
the .irm took 10000 square feet of
space.
In n recent article on Cromwell tho
London Spectator says: There is no
other namo in the long and splendid
history Of our race, unless it be that
Of Lincoln, which can claim more re-
spcct for wisdom, for truo patriotism.
for dutifulness in It's highest sense"
Homer IHdcr:-There arc several
things that God can't do. 10 cannot
print n newspaper i'm tho mountains
and please everybody. He would DO
accused OF pIagiarining tho Ten Com
mandments, and OF putting up q job
on mankind 80 that they may DO
roastod in shcol.
On Wednesday, tho Committee on
War ClnIms reported fayorobly Il bill
to reimburse California, Oregon and
Nevada for moneys expended in sup
pressing tho rebellion. California,
under tho bill is entitled to S2,i5l,-
3G9; Oregon 90 S22i,02G, and Neral
to i0i 900.
Senator Proctor, OF Vermont, late
Secretary Of Wn!, has introduced Il
bill authorizing the enlistment Of g.
900 Indians in the regular army under
tho same conditions that govern the
enlistment Of othcr persons. the
strength Of the army TO DO increased
Ia that extent.