Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-09-29
(FRoM TUESDAYS DAILY
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New hay brings SlG a ton ut locne
Thomas Stinton is in from the North
Fork country to day.
The business portion OF Knights
Ferry burned Sunday.
George Hunter will leave in u few
days to enter the State University.
There was a large attendance and
plenty OF good racing Mt the State
Fair yesterday.
DR.. Petty, OF Wells, snapped lies
with his Elko friends to day. The
INDEPENDENT is indebted to him for
the particulars Of tho Wells fire, pub
lished elsewhere.
Tacoma ID considering Il project to
hold an Occidental and Oriental Fair
in the Summer Of 1900. The object
will be to foster trade between the
United States and the Oriental Colo
mics.
Tit For Tat.-aPat," said "A joker,
~why don't you get your ears crop
ped? They are too long for Il man.
GAnd yours replied Pat. Ought to
be heightened; they are too short for
an ass"
The Good Tcmplars OF Lamoille
will give Il grand Ball at their hall
in that Valley on Friday evening DC,
tober 4th for the benefit OF the /. O..
G. I. Lodge. a cordial invitation is
extended to all.
Herman NJ. Mudgett, alias II. II
Holmes. the murderer, was arraignod
in Philadelphia yesterday for the
murder OF Beniamine T.. Pcitzel on
September 2nd, 1891, and his case set
for trial on October 2Sth.
The States are rapidly doing away
with the day-of grace law. Among
those where 1t has been abolished are
California, Idaho, Oregon, Utah,
Vermont, Wisconsin, New York. Now
Jersey and Pennsylvania
4 late dispatch from Paris says the
report that Professor Pasteur is dy-
ing is untrue. Pasteur, however, is
in very feeble health, paralysis of the
legs, from which he has suffered for
some time, is steadily increasing.
The English are planning another
yacht race for Americas cup. The
name OF the yacht that will try con-
illusions with any yacht or vessel
built i'll the United States is to be the
Distant Shore. The challenge will be
issued by the Royal Victoria Yacht
Club and Will be absolutely uncondi-
tional.
South Carolina has a girl preacher
only 10 years old who makes converts
by the hundred. The uccess Of this
young preacher is somewhat dis.
%couraging to divines who have passed
through the theological schools and
have not yet learned how to point the
way so Ms to inspire people with a de-
sire to follow it.
The Board Of County Commission
ers Of Washoe county allowed u bill
OF $50 to the Washoc county District
Attorney for drawing up a city ordi-
nance, and the County Auditor has
refused to draw Il warrant for the
claim. \ suit has been brought to
compel the Auditor to draw the war
arnt. The case is set for the 2Sth.
According to Alpine travellers, the
noble St. Bernard dog is losing his
reputation rs the friend of those who
dare the passes Of the Alps. Recent
ly Il huge ST. Bernardmet two travel
ers in II narrow path and knocked
them W the ledge into the snow.
Then he proceeded to devour the
lunch that had been left at the place
OF assault.
Tho Daily State published Mt Birm-
ingham, Alabama, says: Eighty.
eve years OF the gold standard has
brought no prosperity to the farmers
Of Great Britain. Women and girls
are forced to work for sl.25 n week.
Children from fifteen years down to
five are driven from farm to farm to
labor for their bread, and huddlcd to
gcther at night in barns, without re-.
gard to soN, SO says Gen. Francis a.
Walker.