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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-03-03
IIorsrthIeycs Caught.

Last Wednesday night a horse and
saddle were stolen from the barn OF
WIN. Price at Ophir, and two horses
and two saddles from MH. Cronin at
Washoe. Mr.. Price and the Reno OF.
ficers started after the thieves the next
day and overhauled them near the
Junction House on the road to Pyra.
mid Lake. The officers were greatly
surprised after making the arrest to
find that one OF the thieves WINS a
young girl dressed in overalls. jumper
and n vaquero hat. The mans OF the
men are jess Jackson, ] Allison and
D.. LeGrand. and the girl is Miss Jcs.
sic Moe, we'll known in Reno.
Tho men were taken to the Reno
Jail and the girl was locked up in the
courthouse. They have all been held
to appear before tho Washoc grand
jury on u charge OF grand larceny.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-03-03

The two largest locomotives in
America go into the service Of the
Southern Pacific Company on the
mountain division next week. Tho
weight OF each engine without the
tender is 100000 pounds; tho total
weight ready for service, Ia 100000
pounds. Tho driving wheels, Of
which thore arc four pnirs. are 90
inches in diameter. Tho boilers are
II inches in diameter, the stcam
cylinders y inches, with n 90 inch
stroke. Tho locomotives exceed in
sizc md strength tho "de capods-
used in tho "switchback' division OF
tho N. p. II. II. ono years ago, and
will be used in the Tchachapi and
Sierra NcyadaB.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-03-03
wsiIand's sheep Bill.

Assemblyman Weiland's bill pro-
viding for n license upon the business
OF owning, raising, grazing. herding
or pasturing sheep in the several
counties OF this State IL what might
be justly called n wool-winder be.
cause il it becames a law 1t will wind
up the business of producing wool in
this State.
The bill provides for seven classes
OF licenses graded according to the
number Of sheep owned, controlled OF
managed by every person engaged in
the sheep business.
Those owning 5000 sheep or over
constitute the first class and must
pay a license OF $3.50 per annum for
the first 5000, and $50 per annum for
every additional 1000 or fraction there.
OF. The licenses are regularly grad.
ed at the rate Of five cents per head
down to the seventh class which in.
cludes only those having 1000 sheer
or less and on which the tax is S25
per year. The license to be paid in
every county where the sheep are
grazed. Failure to procure a license
ID made a misdemeanor punishable by
a fine Of not less than fifty nor moro
than two hundred and fifty dollars,
or imprisonment in the county Jail for
not less that % nor more than 80
days.
The bill is very unjust and should
be promptly killed.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-03-03
No Uso for Timber,

Secretary Herbert will ask Con.
gress for authority to transfer to the
Interior Department all the wooded
lands not needed for naval purposes.
Live oak timber was once the chief
material employed for our wnrships.
and to insure Il supply OF il tho Gov.
eminent set apart largo tracts covered
with trees in some OF tho Southern
States. In these days OF steel bulls
tho need Of this provision has ceased,
and, in fact, there arc now lying ut
tho various navy yards thousands Of
foot Of seasoned live oak that can
neither be used nor sold. Naturally,
tho Navy Department long ago ceas
ed to concern itself with watching ite
live oak tracts, and there is no owl
dcnce to show TINT trespassers and
squatters take advantage OF this fact,
while In some cases the reservations
muy obstruct settlement!
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lFRoM DAILY
sALMAoUNDl.
. beautiful Spring day.

A beautiful Spring day.
A few more On: 9 like yesterday and
to-day will clear the etreets Of snow.
j. w. Puott, Carlin's popular post
master. and Cap. Palmer came up
this morning.
The defeat OF Senator Dolph in
Oregon takee a corporation tool out
OF the United States Senate.
Mr.. F. E. Drown informed the In.
DEPENDENT to. day that Mr.. McCoy's
little child was getting along nicely.
Madrid Lctter:-On the payment
OF 300 a young man is excused from
military services in Spain. The other
day a man wrote to the Queen that he
had already paid $1,000 for ton Of his
sons, and begging her to excuse the
other fourteen, rs he had no more
money. The Queen grantel the re.
quest.
A writer in an exchange says:
-There is IN odd superstition about
the weather which / find very few
people know of. although l have
heard it since childhood. 1t is that,
haweyer gloomy and dull it may be
on Wednesday, the sun is surc to show
itself, il only for u few minutes, rs
Wednesday was the day on which it
vas created.
Senator Patchen has introduced q
concurrent resolution providing for q
joint committee OF two from the Sen,
ate and three from the Assembly to
canvass the vote cast in 1890 on the
question OF calling a Constitutional
Convention. II the resolution pass
es and n majority OF the votes then
cast are found to be in the affirmative,
it is very likely that the present Leg
islature will call u convention to 70.
wise the Constitution.
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A B,nu,isui Picture.

In the dining room OF tho Depot
Hotol hangs n beautiful oil painting
by Miss Myrtle Bruce. II il a reals
tic scene In the wilds Of the Adiron.
dack mountains. Tho young lady
has been truo TO nature and the sky,
trees, gruss and flowing water arc an
natural as can DO and tho deer and
iawn in the fore ground secm TO DO
OF floeh and blood.
II In tho intention Of Miss Bruce to
dispose Of tho the picture for s75, at
81 chance. The holder OF the lucky
ticket will have a picture on which
his eyes will feast as long Ms he
liyeB.
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Ito wa.

Il should like TO be excused, your
honor said n ma who had boon
summoned on the Jury.
"What for
81 owe q mar ten dollars and wish
to hunt him up and pay it,
ID you mean to tell the court that
you would hunt up a man 10 pay a
bill instead OF waiting for him TO
hunt you upfT
"Ycs your honor"
@You arc excused. ] don't wnnt
amy man on the Jury that will lilo like
that"
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Bonds or No Bond..

WASHINGTON, Fob. 26-Friends OF
the amendment to the Sundry Civ
bill, providing for tho issue OF $780,.
100000 certificates OF Indebtedness,
hive about concluded that thcy will
be unable to get the bill through ms
long rs tho amendment remains q
part OF it. Tho Populist Senators
have announced thoir determination
TO defeat tho bill rather than permit
tho adoption of this amendment.
The amendment offered by Mile
for a repeal Of all laws authorizing the
issue Of bonds will be opposed by
those who favor tho certificates just
rs stubbornly rs tho certificate
amendment is opposed by the anti.
bond men. As no one desires ar
extra session, it appears probable
that both amendments will be drop.
ped after q few hours debate.
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Somewhat Cold.

1T does get n little cold out in
Kansas said the man from the prai.
ries, but in Manitoba il where 1t real.
ly gets its work in. Up there ono
Winter it got 80 cold TINT nigh
star yed to DEATH
$50 cold that all tho grub was
iroze solid?- asked tho man who
had never been thirty miles from
home.
"Oh, that's u regular thing. But
this time it got 80 cold TINT the cold
drawed up tho skin to my neck so
tight that I couldn't swallow nothin'.
Ell they hadn't OF come a thaw, l al.
low wouldn't be hero to day to tell
you about it."-Cincinnati Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-03-03

MI. Thomas Henry closed his saloon
on Monday, the Is instant; it has been
open continually for the past four
teen years.
Quite a delegation from this valley
and South Fork. attended the Good
Templar's ball in Lamoillc, ON tho
Odd. They all had a good time.
Mr.. J.J. Hylton moved about 100
head Of cattle and some horses from
his Huntington valley ranch recently
to Moody Bros. place where he has
purchased hay TO feed them.
Tho snow has been rapidly disap-
pearing OF late; tho south hillsides
are bare. aud young grass is beginning
to show itself, in favored places.
Travellers bound for the DeLamar,
pass through this and Huntington
valleys frequently. Several residents
OF this section contemplate going there
when spring opens.
OBSERVER.
Shelton, Nevada, Feb. 81, 1895.
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District Court.

The District Court convened at 10
o'clock this morning, Hon. Geo. F..
Talbot, presiding.
Hon. j. IL. Macmillan, attorney for
tho plaintiff in the case of Dermodt
VS.. w. S. Hillman and Quong Hi,
asked the court for n continuance OF
thirty minutes rs the case was in pro.
cess OF settlement. The Court granted
the continuance. A. the expiration OF
The recess Mr.. Macmillan stated that
the casc was settled and moved that it
DO indefinitely postponed. The court
granted the motion.
The names OF tho iurous subpoo,
naed to try the cas- we're then called.
Tho jury was excused and the court
adjourned,
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tFRoM FRIDAYS DAILY
saLMAousID1.

Quite a number of iurymen from
Starr, Glover, Wells and Halleck are
in t wn TO day.
All Of tho lGtc2. euceessful reaisdies
for Colds, Cough and Cntarrh can be
had at Muller's
! We arc pleased to sec Mr.. Lou Eng
Ter, of Tuscarora, on u streets. He
is improving slowly.
S. NJ. Henley has the agency for
the Maher s Grosh hand made knives
and carries them in stock.
The President has appointed Hon.
William L.. Wilson, of West Virginia,
Postmaster. General vico Wilson s.
Bissell, resigned.
DIR. c. f. MOORE, dentist, Elko
Crown and bri ige work. Teeth with
out plates Office at residence.
We have received a few copies Of
the World Almanacs for 1895 which
we have for sale at % cents each.
Come soon il you want a copy.
The cheapest place to buy ready
made clothing is at R~EINHART's.
Don't buy n suit till you sec our
prices. =
w. S. Hillman, Dan Call, II. Nc
Govern and Judge Regain came down
from Tuscarora yesterday rs witness
es in the case of Dcrmod VS.. Hillman
and Quong Hi.
Dave Casper hns Just received q
new lot of samples OF Fall and
Winter clothing which will he mnde
to order from ST up.
The Republican Convention of the
Tenth Congressional District of ILL
nois, after three days balloting nom
mated George Prince OF Galcsburg
on the l,416 ballot yesterday.
Senator Comins has introduced a
bill to change the name OF the State
Insane Asylum to a Hospital for
Mental Diseases. a rose by any 9th.
or name would smell rs sweet.
a dispatch from Vienna, Austria,
says: The Frcmondblntt, n semi Off
cial newspaper, says that Austria and
Hungary will accept the invitation to
Join i'll the international conference.
Bishop Monoguc's death will be
mourned by all who knew HIM. His
good deeds were not confined to any
church or creed. May his reward on
the other side be commensurate with
the good he did in life.
There will be no Constitutional
Convention called by the present
Legislature. Although Senator
Patchcn's resolution passed the Sen.
ate it failed to receive the necessary
two-thirds minority. The taxpayers
must continue to support n lot OF
high salnried officials in idleness.
Everything about the Chairman
mine is working TO perfection, and
judging from the enthusiasm mani.
Tested by the company " recent de.
velopments, there is something good
i'll store for themselves and White
Pine III general.-White Pine News.
Word and Works:-It's all right to
keep the money standard SO high that
every wild beast Of tho woods can
not devour the 4persimmons;" but
when the toiling millions cannot bring
'em down with their pole, they will
with their AK. Let "gold syndicates"
and conniving governments put that
in their hats.
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Tho Modern woman.

Stocking"
.Ihe old maid trying to be the
yonng man.
other"
"a creature Of opinions decided and
"One who has ceased to be a lady
and has not yet attained to be n gen
tleman.'
"Ihe unsexed section Of the SEX"
-Man's newest and best reason for
remaining SINGLE
madam before Adam"
"a fast sailing craft sailing near the
wind and carrying no ballast
AN old dish with new seasoning"
"Mannishness minus manliness,-
Gentlewoman.
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FROM WEDNESDAYS DA1LY.l
Ash Wednesday.

Ash Wednesday.
The first day Of Lent.
w. S. Clayton is in from Mound
Valley to.dny.
The National Arbitration bill pass,
cd the House yesterday without di.
vision.
Senator Skaggs and Assemblyman
Russell have our thanks for a batch
Of bills.
Sheriff Matter is busy summoning
a trial Jury for 10 o'clock Friday
March LIST.
Will the Virginia Enterprise please
stir up it's mailing monkeyf We have
not received a copy OF the paper for
two weeks OF more.
Senators Berry, Wolcott and Cor
man had a lively tilt yesterday over
the reduction Of the appropriation for
the protection OF timber lands.
Our industrious legislators are in
Producing bills and resolutions on
every concei, able subject. Nothing
seems to escape their vigilance.
Clay Irland, who has been confined
to his bed for a week from the ef-
fects OF a surgical operation, is get.
ting along nicely and will be all
right in a few days.
Hereafter our Legislative report
will only contain the proceedings that
are Of general interest. All local
measures and joint and concurrent
resolutions which do not amount to
anything will be stricken out.
These are the States which elect
Governors in 1895: Iwoa, Kentucky
Maryland, Massachusetts,, Mississippi,
New Jersey, Ohio and Rhode Island.
These are the States which hold cleo.
tons for other State officers than
Governor: Kansas, Minnesota, New
York and Virginia. Utah will vote
Now on the new proposed Constitu,
ton under which it will be admitted
to Statehood.
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lBcat tho World.

Commissioner Yerington Inns our
thanks for copics Of the report OF the
Worlds Fair Commissioners and his
report Ms Managing Director Of Ne.
vada's exhibit at the Midwintcr Fair
Tho reports arc full Of interesting In.
formation concerning Neysda's OK.
hibits Mt both fairs.
From tho Worlds Fair report, wo
learn that g. II. Whining and Ed.
Odell. OF Lomoillc. and Il. Il. Drown.
OF South Fork, took first prizes on
potatoes.
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NOTICE.

sucy Lung has purchased the
buildings, lots and general merchan.
dire business of Hop Sing in Wells,
heretofore conducted under tho namo
OF Sing Ching, and the business will
hereafter DO carried on under the
name OF Sncy Lung. Tho said Sucy
Lung will not DO responsible for any
debts contracted by Hop Sing after
this date. f2T I'm
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Y. p. S. q. Z.

Following is the programme at tho
Presbyterian church for next Sunday
night;
Hymn-congregation.
Prayer.
Hymn-Congregation.
Scripture Reading-Miss Jessie
Harris.
Hymn-Congrcgation.
Reading on the Subisct of the Even.
ing--Miss Mamie Yates.
Hymn-Congregation.
Items of Intcrest-Miss Myrtle
Ouderkirk.
Hymn-Congregation.
Recitation Miss Minnie Reck.
hart.
Solo-Dr. Mcdowell.
Sslect Reading-E. s. harrington.
Hymn-Congregation.
Poem-Thomas Laur ence.
Hymn-Congregation.
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EsTnAY NOTICE.

Camo 10 my ranch during the last
month tho following described ani.
mails, viz; Ono red steer with star In
iorehead, branded JY On right hip
ana a blotched iron on left hip; car
marks, squire crop off loft ear, un.
dc, bit IN right eur. Also u two.year.
OLD spotted hc'fcr, no car marks; no
brands visible. / am feeding the
above animals. The owner car have
same by proving property and paying
oil charges.
Jons MuRpHY.
Fort Halleck, New, Feb. 4, 1891.
f112m,
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II

WisAERMANTEL- GARpSEB In Elko,
Nevada, February ~. 1895, by Rov.
w. III. |. Ilou ,lton, Mr.. Louis Win.
tormantel to bliss Maud Gardner.
both OF ElkU.
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COMMITTEES WORK.

Tho Senate Committee ON Appro.
priation did not include in tho dc.
~iiciency bill tho appropriation Of
s425,OO for paying tho claims 81 the
Canadian sealers. 1t 10 expected an
amendment will be offered in the
Senate.
Senator Morgan, Chairman of the
Foreign Relations Committee, says
no will not offer il, nor will ho call d
meeting OF tho committee to consider
IL.
Il will vote against IT, said he.
ut is n proposition containing neither
mort. nor anything else to commend
IT,"
An amendment was agreed to ap.
propriato 100000 for seed for the
drouth sufferers in tho northwest.
Tho Senate Appropriations Com.
mittee has amended the naval appro
priation bill so as TO provide Tor two
battle ships instead OF three, and six
composite light draft gunboats. and
three torpedo boats. There Is q re.
duction Of Si5O,UU0 IN the House ap.
preparation for rmo and armament.
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School I~lsport,

The following is the report of tho
Smith Creek school for tho month end.
ing Feb. l5, 1895.
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STATE oEomo,C CRY OF TOLEDO,

-F"T 81 Ut IETFaIVVI -.
LUCAS County. ~.
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that
he IS the senior partner OF the firm OF
II. j. CHENEY & Co, doing business in
the City of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, and TINT said firm will pay
the sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of
CATARnui That cannot be cured by the
use OF HALLS CATARRH Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn TO before me md subscribed
in my presence, this 9th dry OF DO.
ccinber, a. ID. 1856.
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Congregational

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.-Represent
alive Cnminetti reported to the House
ID proposed amendment TO the existing
law permitting the granting OF rights
OF way on the public domain to the
extent OF twenty-five feet, together
with the use of the necessary ground,
not exceeding forty acres, to any citi.
zen or association for the purpose of
generating, manufacturing or distribI
uting electric power.
ain California and elsewhere" says
the accompanying report, small
towns md cities in the valleys can
utilize the electric light and power Mt
a minimum cost il allowed the right
OF way across the Government lands
to the foothills"
A motion by Hit in the House to
concur in the Hawaiian cable amend.
ment to the Diplomatic bill was de
feated-115 to 100.
SENATE.
The Deficiency appropriation bill
was reported in the Senate to-day,
leaving only the Naval bill before the
committee.
The consideration of the Suudry
Civil bill was resumed.
Stewart moved to reconsider the
amendment already adopted for the
participation Of the United States in
an international monetary conference
and proposed m amendment instruct.
ing the United States delegates MOTTO
agree to any ratio below 10 to l.. lie
said France was the only European
country in a position to take part in
such a conference with any prospect
Of doing fairly by silver.
Wolcott greatly regretted this di-
version OF opinion among the Senators
from the silver states. Success was
almost ut hand, and were the friends
OF silver to pause now it would result
disastrously. The Senator declared
himself for American bimetallism, but
IL tho nations OF the world unite in
Offering the greatest advantage to sill.
yer it had received since its demone.
tiLation, it would be criminal to cast
it aside.
Stewart again took the floor, de.
nouncing the proposed conference las
ID trade with our oppressors." What.
over others might do, ne would never
consent to such Il step.
Stewards motion to reconsider was
defcated--yeas 8; nays 80. Tho affirm.
ativo vote was Allen, Blackburn, Call,
Cockrell, Kyle, Martin, PETER, Pugh
and Stewart. The negative vote in.
cluded leading silver men such us
Teller, Jones Of Arkansas, Wolcott,
George and Cameron.
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f'ooh'o Piio aro tho best n.tc..d!macr
pi,iy. aa5.yt digestion. 3 hoadaoho. $50.
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Hoods ss;il's Cures

Tor n 10 not want to say that 1. will
t.ilu g fellow from the dead; brt II viii
iio tic nearest 10 doing Il Of n.y nntE
lttcCll. Nebraska.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-12-06

WHILE GIVING PRESENTS,
WHY NOT GIVE SOMETHING
USEFUL AS WELL AS BEAU
TIFUL? GO AND SEE THE
LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
CHINA AND GLASSWARE AT
DURRETT'S.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-12-06
N QYYed.

Miss Elizabeth Fentress
and Mr.. William G. Mcleod,
Of New Orleans, were mar
ried Wednesday in Memphis
at the residence of the bride 5
father, Mr. Francis Fentress.
We copy the following notice
Of the marriage from the
Commercial Appeal:
The ceremony was solem-
nized by Rev. N. NJ Woods
in the presence Of a distin-
guished company, including
four generations Of the brides
family, Mrs. r. P. Nicely, OF
Bolivar, Tenn, being the re-
vered center of the family
group. Besides the relatives
and immediate friends in the
city and near by, there was
a large number Of guests
from a distance, among whom
were the Hon. James Fem
tress and family and Col.
Sidney F. Andrews, Of Chi
cago, Mrs. r. p. Nicely of
Bolivar, Judge Robert Mari,
Mrs. Nolte, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Dawson and the Hon.
Girault Farrar, Of New Or
leans. The bridal gown was
heavy white silk with lace
garniture. The veil, half
concealiug, half-levealing,7
was held in place by a splen-
did diamond ornament, the
gift of the groom. Mr.. Nc
Leod received his hearty
congratulations with the air
Of a man who knew the value
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-12-06

The following administrators
and executors were appointed at the
December term Of county court: T..
n. Prewitt, administrator of Thos.
J. Richardson's estate; VIM. B.
Smith, administrators of James III.
Smith; w. 2. Bouton, administra-
tor of r. NJ. Wright's estate, and
Martha J. Hull executrix Of Mrs.
Sarah A. Wheelar's will JAS. II.
Sweeton executed bond as tax asses
sor. Jas. r. Anderson, f. p. Var
brough and w. II. Tate were. APP
pointed commissioners to set aside
to Mrs. Dolly Smith and children a
years support out of the estate of
j. NJ. Smith. r. S. Scott, r. J Har-
ris and J. d. Woods were appoint
ed to set aside a years support to
Mrs. Il. 4. Richardson and children
out Of the estate of 7. J Richard
son. w. J. Cox, J. E. Aldridge
and w. burden were appointed to
set apart a years support to Mrs.
Maggie A. Wright and children.