Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-08-13
tFRoM THURSDAYS DA1LY.l
6ALMAGUNDI.

Silver is s 1854 TO day.
Phil Triplett has resumed work in
the INDEPENDENT Office.
The god in the Treasury yesterday
was S3,l57r l5I above the 500, 100000
gold reserve.
Washburu's European circus will
be in Elko on the 9th. It is said to
be u splendid show.
Hollow walking sticks are now very
popular in South Carolina. A pint
Is the preferred size.
The gold bugs are hav ng their in
nings now. the peoples will come at
the next election il not before.
The base ball game at Carlin yester-
day resulted in an eusy victory for the
Carlin Mae by q score Of % to o.
1t il estimated that there are 3,WO-
0l0 people nut OF employment i !, tho
United States at the present time
Kansas labor unions are to prolonC
their strikes by tho issue Of scrip. pay
able at u future date in manual labor.
Senator Hili's silence gives Grover
4 daily chill II il not known whether
The knife ia concealed in David's boot
or up his sle've.
Over 5000 hcnd 81 beef cattle arrived
in Chicago last Friday, and found II
ready sale at from 1915 to Sl.l0 per
hundred gross weight.
Cnin:-rhs golhbug press is APP
pa!led mt the thought Of "cheap mon
ey." Cheap farm products, however,
do not disturb its dreams.
On the 9th of Miy ten applications
for mineral patents in Churchill
county, this State. were filed bv a
corporation Of IVES. Virginia.
Dave Casper was taken quite sick
last night with something like pntu-
monia and is contiu.d to his bed to
jay. Hope he will soon DO out.
Mora thsn 1000 lab ,rers fron tho
Denver district reached Chicago Sum
day week. Next days train brought
1900 more. Tho influx continues.
| Cleveland clnno: ve,o \ silver bill
without carrying the Sherman Law
repeal down with it. That's the lat
est determination OF the silver men.
II. ]. Mayham md W. B. Ouvall
l ,an,o .I,,r, F.~,. 49, TI,l N
min placer mines yesterd ~. They
gave the INDEPENDENT Office II pleas
ant call in the afternoon.
j. ". Dorsey. OF Fort Halleck, in
forms tho INDEPENDENT that tho
crops III his noighborhood, with the
exception OF alfalfa. arc rather poor.
The aifiifI crop is excellent.
Cane seat chair Bottoms that have
sagged, but not broken, can be made
as tau, ia when new il washed thor
oughly with n soft, wet, cloth ia soap
srds. Let Them dry in the ar.
A Masonic watch charm was picked
up in the str, ct this morning md
left ut the ISprrESDESc Office.
The owner a get the sume by PROV
ing property aud paying for this
notice.
The Democrats in the House seem
to be between the devil and the deep
eea on the silver question Mny the
devil take all OF them that bow down
before the golden calf Of patronage
and botray the Masses.
j.. w. Condors, Deputy Revenue
Collector at Fresno, Cal, il 5000
short in his accounts Condors dis
appeared about two months nGo. The
Treasury Department has offered a
re ward 81 $500 for his arrest.
The Presidents message IL an out
and ont single standard document.
II voices the sentiments u gold bugs
"n both sides OF the Atlantic aud
leaves the silver miners without uny
hope " relief so far az tho Executive
is concerned.
Too Unsettled. mia" said a dis.
couraged little urchip, "I mint going
to school any more" "Why, dear2"
tcnderly inquired his mother
"'Cause faint any use. l cant never
learn &c spell. The teacher keeps
changing words on mo all tho time"
Snratogian.
Gnzctto: Tho scriptural reading Of
IN empty Lomplianc" IA tho fimile
la AJAX for bread and la glrrn u stone;
the more modern rendering il. when
the people ask fTr work and brrad 20
give them u die, 'onary definition OF
gold, and Insult that they must DO
content with il!
The Virginia City school trustees
have elected g. F.. Mcl.auc OF Free nj,
Cal. Prin :ipsl ~ the High School in
place Of III. II. WitherspUon. Nevada
sh. nd be annexed to California md
then II boy md girls would have
the California brahd and might get
positions 10 tho schools.