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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-29

New Gas Company Preparing to Branch
Out-Gas stoves Coming.
The Seattle Gas and Electric Company
isl about to largely extend its electric
plant, and will erect two-story brick
building, lJ0x75 feet, on the gas works
property. on Jackson street.
The company now has five fifty-arc
light machines, and will increase that
plant to seven machines Immediately. 1t
will at the same time put in l,5O0-light
incandescent plant. The engines will oc-
cupy the ground floor of the building to
be erected and the dynamos will be placed
on the second floor. Room will be pro-
vided for more machines, which will be
added as business may require.
large assortment of gas stoves has also
been ordered and will be here in about ten
days.
Speaking of the extension of the electric
plant, John Mather, general manager Of
the company. said yesterday:
Realizing that there is a splendid field for
electric lighting we want to put in plant
which will answer all requirements for some
time to come. We have ordered machinery
sufficient for four FIVE years, and shall enlarge
the plant as business grows.
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PERSONAL.

Coroner Horton was at Snoqualmie yesterday.
B. c. Kenway, of Tacoma, is at the Northern.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Twombly, of Snohomish,
are at the Grand.
Richard X. Boney. an attorney of South Bend,
was in the city on Sunday.
c. W. Woodn, of Lancaster, o., has just re-
turned from Alaska aud is at the Northern.
Judge and Mrs. II. Mcbride and Miss NJ. NJ.
Conner, OF La Conner, are guests of the Ar
lington.
Levi Grandy and family, of Detroit, and Mrs.
Charlotte Grandy, OF Harrisburg, Mimi, are at
the Grand.
Edward Eliot and wife and Misses Clara and
Nina Eliot, of Milwaukee, are tourists regis.
tered at the Arlington.
Robert Johnson, truckman OF hook and ladder
company No 1, has been promoted to the lieu
tenancy OF his company.
NJ. J. Maloney, chairman Of the Whatcom
county delegation at the late Democratic state
convention. is at the Diller
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-29
BEGINNING OF HOP-PICKING.
The Time for Families to Go Into the
Fteids-ExcursiOn Rates.

Mates.
In another day the hop-picking season
will have fairly begun and hundreds OF
families will take the opportunity of es-
Gaping from the city to the fields, where
they can spend several weeks at light,
open-air labor with good wages. The hops
along the White, Green, Puyallup and
Snoqualmie rivers are ripe or rapidly
ripening and the present week ought to
see the work of picking well under way in
all the yards.
Cheap round-trip tickets at one and one
fifth of the regular single fare are being
sold for the hop-growing towns on the
Northern Pacific road, good to return up
to October H. and special rate of 81 for
The round trip to Snogualmie has been
made. Familles desiring to go hop-pick-
ing should form themselves into parties OF
ten or twenty ana hire themselves out to-
gether. In that way they can enjoy So
ciety of their own choosing while in the
fields
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This is SIG, 600 more than the I,

This is $1,000 more than the total ex-
penditure, small margin which will be
wiped out by double assessments, rebates,
etc, which are almost unavoidable. This,
then, will make the tax levy for city pur-
poses: General. mills: for interest. 81
or 3-3 mills; altogether, 1913 mills Then,
If one-tenth be added to he devoted to re-
tirement OF warrants, as the charter d.
reefs, il will be say OF mill more, or IL
mills.
The state. county and school tax will
probably be l. mills, so that the total will
be 2,,3 mills, and possibly less. None of
the icures used in this article are official.
but are Appropriated from general re-
suits
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This must be nrovided forbv ~ rer cen,

This must be provided for by 30 per cent
of licenses, fines and fees, say, SCI, 500; 80
per cent. of the street fund, and the bal
ance from the general fund. Experience
shows it should be 30 per cent
The charter does not take into account
the revenue from the water department.
but it is now very considerable item.
With the revenue from that and licenses
it does not appear on the surface why such
a heavy levy should he made. Taking
the comptrolier's estimate of expenditure
in departments the following would seem
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-29

for Portland. Arrived-Ssr Charles w. Whet-
more, from Departure bag.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2s.--Arrived-Arizona, from
Liverpool; seryia- from Liverpool; Lydian Mon
arch, from London: Sorrento, from Hamburg;
Liandof City. from Bristol.
SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 2s-Arrived-Ailer. from
New York
HAyeE, Aug. 2S-Arrived-LA Champagne,
from New York
QUEENSTOWN. Aug. d. Arrived - Alaska,
from New York; Aurania. from New YORK;
British Prince, from Philadelphia
LONDON, Aug. 2a-Arrved-Nontana, from
Baltimore
GLASGOW, Aug. 2s.-Arrived-Norwegian, from
New York: Richmond Hill, from New York.
HAxBURG, Aug. 2S-Arrived-Ven Ella, from
Baltimore
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Tacoma Railroad News

TACOMA, Aug. = Special. l-Transcon-
tinentsl railroad ticket agents say the
slight eat in fares 10 Chicago has not in
creased sales,
The new Northern Pacific time schedule
which went INFO eject today causes some
dissatisfaction. There is now no train
from Seattle until AS =. n. daily.
As usual the opinion obtains AMONG
MANY Of The local Northern Pacific officials
that President Hiu. of the Great North.
ern, Is trying % b!uti somebody by saving
his road Will withdraw from the Trans.
continental Association
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knights Of Pvthias, Attention,

All members OF Lake Lodge, No. IS. X.
OF l., are hereby commanded to assemble
at their castle hall. corner of Jackson and
Alton streets, today at l p. In. sharn.. to
attend the tuneral OF our deceased brother
II. NJ. Jones. All Knights OF sister
lodges and visiting knights are earnestly
requested 10 attend By order of the Lodge.
Attest: +. Y. HYM,S, {. c.
+. j. CGpES. X of l.. and :.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-29
STRIPPING INTELLIGENCE

fosr fowSssSn. Aug. Especial ARRIVED
-~iAt. ID Marguerite. Captain peaerson, at,v-
nine Gsys Ircm Valparaiso, seeking CHARTER.
eSllsd --csy Rob-, Lewer>. latea with al. 40
'esi lenatvr valged al lol00-i. from Fort
osne,s lef Honolulu
ChliSaa - SlHdoyis wsS sowe,. 10 Tacoma
tcasf Ia sosa iasst.sr Tor she IVES, CossL
hFat.sa IA SeaAmel Brothers WAS towel IN
aoeAsYEise to-day Ia load luan bsF Tor Delaware
San FRANCISCO. Anr. @S.->sllsd-Str Iruekee.
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Was Prepared for Other Jobs.

William Moore, the man who was ar
rested Sunday morning for robblng NJ.
Pearson, of Snoquainie, at the corner of
Yesler avenue and Washington alley, is
still in the city jail and has not been Wis.,
tied by any of his frienas. From a note
book found among his personal effects it
would appear that he was what the police
call a 'house worker aud breaker" He
had the names of many prominent citi-
zens and opposite the names the addresses.
For several days previotss TO his attempt
a. robbery he was seen hanging around
the Peoples theater.
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TO GET THERE BEFORE SNOW.
Great Northern Rushing Work ut thu
Summit-More Men Needed.

Summit-More Men Needed.
John +. Stevens, principal assistant
engineer Of the Great Northern railroad,
is at the Northern hotel with his son. In
an interview with a PosT-ISTELLIGEScER
reporter he said:
At present we are bending all our efforts to
finish the rock work near the summit before
the heavy snow comes. Work is being done on
the switchback and the location OF the tunnel is
being made. The maximum grade on the
swi;chback will be per cent. aud on the tunnel
~ per cent. We expect to connect track about
the middle of November il the weather is favor
able What We need now il men. We have
1890 to 800 west of the mountains and 900 or
more east of the mountains, but we want more
We want about 100 moro men to form track
laying gang from Lowell east
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Indian Hop Pickers from CheIan.

Cultus Jim was in town Monday and
said that nearly all the Indians here
abouts, upwards Of 200. would start in a
few days for the Snoqualmie in Western
Washington to pick hops
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-29

The Los Angeles express collided with the
Southern Pacific freigh, train at Bakersfield
Cal, Friday. Five cars were wrecked. Two
contained sugar, and the natives carried il
away by the barrel
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-29

Aside from interest the levy will be, &C
cording to the rough estimate. So mills,
which will yield on $43, 600, 600 1865, 800, or
$S2, 600 more than will, according to the es-
innate, be required. 1t is understood.
however, that the council will cut down
some of the items of expenditure.
According to the comptroiler's report
the salaries for the year, including all
kinds of labor, will be as follows.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-29

While three men were washing mortar frorf
the brickwork on the Mills building at san
Francisco. Friday, the platform suspended bv
ropes on which they were standing broke Two
oil the men c!ung to the ropes and were taken in
through the windows. The third man. Frank
Dyer, fell 10 tAe ground, five stories below, and
was instantly killed
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-29

Matte Morreil, who has twice shot at
h"g-ca'cher Nolan. the first time wound
ing ham III the neck, was arrested yester-
day afternoon by Pairolman Glasscock
and locked up for drunkenness.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-29

The Northern Pacific railroad affords IN.
eQuAl.ed advantages Tor quick. safe ant com
jSrtao3e Journey 10 ali points East. Sou.n and
>outheaSt. Trains run through TO Ch;caso
without change, sna connect at - Paul aaa
tGacsSo VITA al the :lts,-clzss Zines far tie
south and Southwest. Re sure your tickets read
over that .lue. l. A. Nsiczu. general agent
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-29

Dr. Aetalloch has returned from his trip 20
TIE mountains ani resumed practice al roo1,s
81 aud - Bailey bloes
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-29

The departments of parks and library
are not included. as they are dependent
entirely upon 10 per cent. each of licenses,
fines and fees. about $l3. 600 year each.
Interest must be provided upon the
bonded Indebtedness as follows, all at
per cent, except Grant street bonds, which
boar nor cant
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-29

This would mean total of s1s5. 600 for

THIS would mean total Of $135, 600 for
licenses. fines and fees, which is safe es-
innate. The deficiency to be made up by
taxation is. therefore, $4l1 ,S52O6. Comp
troller Carson has made rough sugges-
ton for the distribution of levy as a guide
to the council as follows, basing the total
upon SAG, 100000 of certain payment, and
allowing for the fact that the new district,
or Ninth ward, pays no interest on the
bonds issued prior to 1892:
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-29

Tickets ever al trsnSs1iant;s steamship gi,.s
for ssie AZ SoFtaerR Fsc3te city ticket aaice
corner les.sE avenue aad Froas s,.eet Seattle
WASH ~'
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-29

Work on the Spokane 4 Northern.
Tracklsying viii begin today on tn.
Spokane 4 Northern railway between
NOr'hport and Little BALES.
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This makes total expenditure for 1898


In his report to the council the comp
troiler gave as his estimate for the years
revenue. except 20 per cent. of licenses.
rents. etc. for parks and library. as follows:
Fines and licenses. ...................$ sos, 900
Water receipts ..-.........-............ l5o,00J'
Rents. ......................... 67l
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-01-24
SANTA CLAUS COMING.

DoN'T expect to find brown. stone
front III your stocking ng.-r!ii;aueiphIa
Call.
TItEEE is no law against n wifc's picIi-
ing hcr husbands pocket In order to
buy him Christmas prcsCut.-Ciucin-
natl Inquirer.
GIVE your wife n scalslsin sack for n
Chri2tinas present and see her ro into
a wrap"odr over it.-Iittsburgh Chron-
iclc Telegraph.
rRonLrM that Is puzzling moro than
one young man just now is how to huv
tcn-Goll;r present with Il fivc-dollar
biIl.-l'ittsburGh Post.
WHEN the Chicago girls hang up their
stockings for Christmas they arc the
envy Of the rcGt of the world: but they
bankrupt SANITY Cl1us.-Boston Post.
IL ynur wife doesn't want 10 know be-
forShand what You arc going to give her
Tor Christmas, send for the doctor. She
evidently docGnt expect t. live till then.
II IL not alone the business man who
IL happy in anticipation OF = good
Chri"imas trade. Tic young woman
expecting to trade n hand-paintcd,
homemade card for set Of furs is feel
ing pretty joyous Observation-Disclosures
Journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-01-24
ELKo, NEVADA, SUNDAY, JANUARY "a, 1892.
FOICLGS AND FANcIES.

a Missouri sheriff has received q re-
quest from n Kansas man for two feet
OF the rope with which Il murderer was
hanged. lie says he wants it 70 "cure
fits with"
n EosroN Cirl thought \ good deal Of
her young and handsome cdmircr until
hc wrote her note saying he was i'll.
and that the doctor said 1T was men
ny 'sif;@crctts.'"
n. GEnArEH, of bridgeport. Conn.
ha" issued n challenge to any person in
the United States To meet him in an
c;s,G-cGtinG contest. lie is prepared to
back hira"clf to the amount of one
thousand dollars.
WHILE Huntington Und.) man was
out hunting the other day lie came upon
= Eqrirrcl. lie became excited, and.
forgetting that his gun was loaded,
used the weapon as Il club. The physi-
clans Mt the hospital state that they
hay" hopes Of curing the hunter of his
wounds.
u EIETHpAY Eift was given to wife
b. her husband and three children. The
younGc@t, 4 little tcn-ycar-old. was mp
Pointed 10 make the speech Of prcScnta-
ton. as:d this was the form it took:
dear mamma, thi, gift Is presented TO
YOU by YOUR three children and YOUR
one husband"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-01-24
Gall.

Some o! the newspaper correspond.
cnts East are booming Mike De
Young, OF tho S. T.. Chronicle, for the
Vice.Presiicncy. They want him
placed on the ticket along with
Blaine. We have seen il stated, Der.
haps in derisIon, that Mike won't play
second fidhlc 10 anybody, not eveu to
tho man from Maine. lie wants tho
first place or nothing. That Is right,
Mike. There is Only one other gail
on earth that is bigger than you're.
and in tho ahscnce Of brains It gall is
about the hnndicst thing fellow cin
havc.--i Eureka Sentinel.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-01-24
Stole u Pair ofl;loycs.

An Italian, who sails under tho
name OF joe, went into tho Gem
Hotel lust night and put II pair Of
gloves hcionging TO Fred Wilson into
his pocket ANIL walked olT with them.
Constable Triplctt was notified aud
Joo was urrestoa with tho stolen
gloves in his pocket nnd taken 10 Jail
whore no spcnt the night. Iio was
tried this morning berorc Justice
lionlcy, convicted and sentenced to
pay Il fine Of s2) or work j. out at 81
p'r day. lie will make good snow
shovclcr.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-01-24
SPEAKING OF SATAN,

TIE devil has no wcll-fcd sheep.
THE DEVILS huslss never make nny.
body fat.
You never find any happy old men in
the devils service.
You can't cripple the devil very long
by chopping or his fingers.
THE devil Is very close tothc man who
is always Dragging on himself.
TIE world has never been able to
Civ" anyone II peace that the devil could
not break.
IN God'a battles you can hit harder
with smile than the devil can strike
back with club.
TIL: devil has never bccn able 10 hit n
Christian hard enough to drive him u
quarter of an inch toward the pit
Rams Horn.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-01-24
VOLUME 2G.
RAIN sUPERsIIrIoNS.

In the Caucasian prorinco of Genr-
gia, whore Il dronth has lasted long.
ma-riageabie girls aro yuke.i in
couples with an ox-yo!to on their
shoulders, II priest holds the rcins. aud
thus ha'nesscd they walo through
rivers, pud'iles and marshes, praying.
Ecreamin :. w".ri1g and laughing.
In d!stric, q: Pennsylvania, when
the grouad il rarchcl with drouth,
EJmo girls strip themselves nak"d,
nnd. lei by uu older woman, who is
nlsn naked, they steal harrow and
carry it GcrosS the field to brook,
wherc tncy Get il a!loat. Next they
ri. on tho harrow md keep II tiny
lame burning on each corner Of il for
an hour. Thea they leave the harrow
ia the watcr and 20 home.
~ similar rain charm is resorted
e. il India; naked women drag plow
:r"ss lll 'ield by night. 1t is not
tLid TINT they plunge ihc p,ow iniu u
stream or sprinkle - with water Bat
the charm woulG hardly ba complete
without il. Sometimes tho charm
wr-'ts through an animal.
40 procuro rain tho Peruvans
used t" set black sheep in field.
poured chca over it, and gave it
nothing To cat till rain fell
In district Of SumaLra all tho
wcmcn OF the village, scantiiy clad. 20
t. the river, wade into il, and splnsh
each other With the water. 4 black
cnt ls thrown into tho water and m.ds
10 swim about for awhile. .hcn al.
Io".d 10 escape 10 the bank, pursued
by The spla.hing of tho wo,nar. In
these cagos the colo: OF the uG nal is
pIrt OF the charm, o,ins bla;k il will
dtrS:n tho sky with rainclouis. So
the Bechauuas burn tho stomach of
an OK ut cvoning, because they say:
The black smoke will gather the
clouds, and cause the rain to come
Tho Timorrsc sacrifice II back pig for
rain, white or rod one for sunshine.
The Ghro5 offer II black goat on tho
top uf worry high mountain IN time
Of drouth.
Sometimes people try to cocrce the
rain god int giving rain. In China
huge dragon made Of paper or wood,
representing tho rain.gol, in carried
about in procession; but II no rain
follows, IL ia cursed and torn To- pieces.
In Tho like cclrcumstHuccJth tho itluuIcs
of Sonagd;nGia throw doHn their
fcilchCs and drag them nrDut the
ho!ds cursing them ill rair falls.
SD;nA laIiLai Of tho O.inoco wor-
rhipol toids and kopt them in vessels
in order 10 obtain from them ram or
Hunahino ns might Gu required; when
their prayers wore not answered they
tea; the toads. Killing frog Is a
European rain charm. Whon the
spirits withhold ruin ar sunshine, the
Cumnmchcs whip siavo; il the guhs
prove obstinate, the victim is almost
flayod alive. Here tho human being
may represent tho god, like the leaf
cind DodO!a."-iG GOhicH ROuyh.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-01-24
What lid IL Cost?

The Austin Rcu:iiic says it has
closely scanned tho procee linxs OF
tho meeting Of tho County Assessors
with the State Board and that the
result of tho meeting is equal To
placing your finger in vessel OF
water and, after withdrawing it, look
ing for tho effect. Tho ReuciHc
should remember that good things
come high. Wo would like 10 know
how much that meeting cost the
State. Won't tn" Stalo Board give
US tho infuruIattun?'
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-01-24
More Than lie Bargaincd For.

A Victoria (B. c. Ghinnman recent. f.
ly married "a Mclean womnn" But
hc soon wanted divorce. In his
plon he complains that she Inns "tuo
muchco :allteo with nrishbnrs, Zoo
muchcc pnint face and cycblowa, too
muchce iulrpean blandy, too muchco
light, TO rnuchco snnrc, too muchcc
b"go, too muchco dleam, too muchcc
say killinm husband, aud to mu:hcc
no good" But tho court held the
Chinamnn To his con,ract.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-01-24
They Now iiayc IIurScs.

Ono ~ our Washoe Indians has u
pair OF gray ponies broken to drive
together, and ho mado II sled but
broke out tho polo, aud usei il with.
out Il polo. lIo is tho first Washoc
who over owned II team hero. The
Washocs were deprived OF their ponies
by the Pinto tribe number Of years
ago, as punishment FOR making war
on tnat tribe, and about thrcc yours
ago tho punish .acnt expired, nnd
now most Of them own pouics.--
lSicrrn Valley Lcd,icr.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-01-24
Leather aJcdnis in Order.

Following Is IN extract from real
composition written by small boy in
q school district west Of Rye Patch in
this county. Tho subject given by
thc teacher was the extensive one OF
OMAN" Here is what tho small boy
wrote: "Mnn is wonderful animal
He has eyes. ears, hose and mouth
Ills ears are mostly for catching cold
in mud having the carachc. The nose
IS Ia get the sritl!es with. 4 mnn's
body is split half way mp. and ho
walks on the split ends."- I.SHrcr
state.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-01-24
CASH RECEIPTS.
Advertised Letters.

Following is list Of letters remain.
inG IN tho Postofllco nj EIko, Mon.
day, january IL, 1892:
Wisdom, III M (2) Gibson, w
Kennedy, Miss NJ Strozzi Castantino.
Pcrsons calling for any Of tho above
lettsrs will please say "ndvcrtiscd."
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-01-24

Rams Horn:--The congregation
That will pny its pastor welt Tor tell.
ing thcm tho truth about Themselves
IL ono TINT would DO watched With n
gtoat deal OF in;orost by tho uugcls.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-01-24

EScha0ge:-A magazine writor
concirdos.that 100000 people prncLi.
cniiy own tho UDitod Stutcs, and that
"''h tho unchecked uomontam Of
existing forces tho number will bo 10.
ouccd IN 10 years to 5000. That ~
not possibility that is pleasant To
cont0mplatu.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-01-24

Senator Vilas, Democrat, OF Wis.
cousin, opposes the fiee co'Dngc of
sii'or. AZ ho was Clcvclnnd's iirst
Postmaster. .Genoral and, after La.
mars elevation to the SUPREME
Bench, Secretary Of tho Interior, IL 10
not dli''cult to ero what influence
governs him IN his opposition u the
whilo metal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-01-24

Chicago Tribune: -" Whcro did
columbus lund2" nskcd teacher.
tho Low pupil, II boy from tho vicin
NY OF Clark aud Polk streets, scratched
h'' head, loohod out OF tho window,
scrapcd his right foot up and down
bis loft ehin, aud hazurdsd tho gucss:
"On tho jnw."
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-01-24
ncnth ornn Anctrnt sannw.

Tho Courier says: Tho squaw OF
old SodamacR (s5hoshune), supposed
tb 10 lOJ years old, died ncnr Belmont
recently. Her husband is snid 10 be
tho oldest Shoshono lndiun living in
Eastern Nevada.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-01-24

Young Sam Tildou, who lcd tho
contest agninat his nnclo's will, viii
rocciro about sSO0,O us his share OF
tho estate.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-01-24

"Columbus, upon landing, discov.
orcd that the Indians had dogs
Ihis discovery was perhaps mado ut
dinuoe.
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Rtntc I.nnd Onlcc.

Since tho last report two applica.
lions To purchase state lnnd were
tiled, embracing 23SG1 acros.