Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-12-09
tFRoM DAILY
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"'O III po"h lo'huss
Commissioner and Mrs. McAfcc
came down from North Fork ycster-
day.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon sixty
taxpayers had failed to interview
Treasurer Miller.
The Eureka Sentinel says Matt
Schatzlein will DO next Warden OF
tho penit entiary.
The wages Of the railroad employees
Of the Salt Lake division have been
reduced about "a per cent.
VIM. Kennedy, of Mound Valley,
and John Trcner, Of Huntington,
came in yesterday and remained in
town to day.
Logan Erwin, Clerk and ext nicio
Treasurer elect. came down from
T%uscarora yesterday and will remain
permanently.
The Commissioners met to-day and
transacted the usual business. 4
full report OF their proceedings will
appear i'll due time.
The second trial Of the Carlin strik-
ers is drawing to II close. The owl
denee was all in Saturday and the ar
gument began this morning.
The short session OF the Sd Con-
gress begins to-day. We hope 20 lay
the financial portion o fthe Presidents
message before our readers to.mor-
row.
The Carson Appeal says that quiet
but warm work is now going on for
warden Of the State Prifon and Sup
erintendcnt Of the Asylum and Or
phan's Home.
The saying, Il am a Democrat"
originated with Senator Hill of New
York, remarks a Chicago paper, and
adds: AS mn appropriate saying for
President Cleveland we would sug-
gest Il kill Democrats
Farmer Dick Bland has disposed Of
a large amount Of good hay and solid
corn this Fall and il now engaged in
killing hogs for the Winter supply.
fou can't down Il Missouri Democrat.
as we have remarked before.-St.
Louis Republic.
Several OF Elko's musicians have
organized a brass band and on next
Saturday night they will give "a mu-
steal entertainment mt Freeman Hall,
tho proceeds Of which will be used in
purchasing new Instruments. Let us
all turn out and encourage the boys
in their new enterprise.
Among the unpublished memoirs
OF the Revolution and. the Empire
known To exist in France are those uf
Marshal Davoust. kept in an iron
chest i'll the museum at AuIerre, and
not to be published till 1923, 100
years after the MarshaI's death.
4 San Diego dispatch says the
drouth in Lower California still ron.
tinuc4. 1t has been the dryest seas.
on IN that part 81 Mexico for twenty
five years. Cattle are pcrishing by
the hundreds and %ranchers in all
parts Of the peninsula report heavy
losses. Several herds have died on
some of the large ranches.
The muskrRts undermined the
hcadgatcs Of the races on which
several Of the leading factories at
Elkhart. Ind. were located and the
water WIS thrown down upon the
mills. The Elkhart Knitting Com.
pany's factory WIS destroyed and the
machinery thrown into the water.
At l2:i0 Sunday morning Virginia
City experienced another sharp shock
OF earthquake. followed at intervals
with slight trcmors. II il reported
that the first shock was one Of the
heaviest of the late series. Thoy are
getting to be Of such frequent &c.
CuITtuCc' uONc'cI' thut lht oil-
stockcrs pay but little attention to
them.
Some boys, while playing in the
northwest suburbs OF Carson, found
PIymastcr Mills cash box that was
taken from the express a several
months ago. The lock wus broken mud
tho lid cut open. IL il needless to
say the contents were gone. II is be.
loved TINT the box Ind been putthcir
recently. Mr.. Mills will keep the
box M u souvenir.
rruckcc has n preacher who, when
not engaged in his ministerial duties,
occupies his timo in painting tho
church. 1t Ia Raid he does very
crcdi,able work and shows tnstc in
the selection OF colora. When bust
ness in dull in tho preaching limo or
his pay in not forthcoming promptly
| no can make u fow dollars taking odd
Jobs OF painting from the members OF
his flock.
Tho Butte (Mont.) Miner says:
Senator Cameron Of Pennsylvania IS
n friend NJ silver. but lei him poke
h,s head into the National Republican
| Convention M Il candidate for Prcsi.
dent and hc will know how It feels To
bc struck with II club. knockcddown,
dragged out and thrown into tho pat
rol Wagon. Already his friends are