Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-12-01
[FRoM DAILY
sALMAGUNDl.

Constable Doherty is down from
Mardis.
The trains on the G. p. are now
running On u 30 rs you plaase sched-
ule.
Willie Rigsby has closed his school
in Ruby Valley and returned to
town.
Mr.. Triplctt and Deputy Sheriff
Watkins returned from Ruby Valley
to-day.
II your taxes are not paid by De-
cember 2nd. ton per cent will be
added.
Mrs. Alice NJ. Hartley, now coll
fined in the State Prison for the kill.
ing OF NJ. ID. Foley Il year ago last
July, has been very sick, 30 says the
Carson News.
Get "A ticket and take in the dance
ON Thanksgiving night. Tho X. OF
p. boys are doing some tall rustling
and intend to maks this dance the
event OF the season. Don't forget
il.
Our sportsmen and all others who
enjoy a good time should not forget
the shooting match at the Hot Springs
on Thanksgiving day. Mrs. Gar.
recht will entertain all who may be
there.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee Scranton who has been 20 serious
ly sick with pneumonia is better
and DIR. Mcdowell, the attending
physician, says she il in O fair way to
recoyer.
Journal:-lt is suggested that old
topers purchase their winter supply
OF potatoes from Cole Atherton's
patch at Carson. where the Mint sew.
er empties aud it will save them the
expense OF the gold cure.
Tho Chronicle says news was re.
ceived in Virginia City OF the death
OF ID. NJ. Geiger. He WAS found near
Bishop Creek, having been dragged
to death by a horse. He was the
builder Of the celebrated Geiger
grade.
Charley May, Uncle Sans Inter
nal Revenue Collector in Nevada,
came up from Reno last night and re-
manned in town to-day. Ictold IA re
porter that Nevada paid more money
into the government Golfers this year
than last.
The INDEPENDENT has been request
ed to call attention to the porch in
front OF the Badt building next door
to Abel ~ Stottler's saloon. The
porch is in a bad condition and liable
to fall down at any time and perhaps
kill or cripple somebody.
Attorney Coffin stated Saturday in
the iIeney ease TINT $4,000 worth OF
the missing Mint gold had been taken
10 the Morgan mill in the acid solu
tons and had gone to enrich the Com
stock ores worked at the mill. His
offer to prove his statement WAS sat
upon 10y Judge lluwley.
All the railroads i'll the United
States using the Pullman sleeping
ears are about to present II unanimous
nnittfnn "a il,n .nE,,,NntE a., Ian tsn fhn
price OF upper births i'll its sleeping
cars lowered ut least - per cent.
This proposition is cmincntly Just
and proper. The upper berths ure
far less convenient than the lower
mes in every way, and it ID manifest
ly unfair TO charge the same price for
both.
An Arkansas pnper says i'll one OF
the mountainous counties only one
man took Il newspaper, and all the
citizens for some distance around
would gather in and hear the news
when it came. a listener ono time
asked what tho democrats were dong
in congress. "Oh,' replied the read
or, they're playing tho dickens over
there The've passed n law adding two
months TO the year, and the worst OF
it il tlioy made them both winter
months" "Blast their poor souls"
said u listener. "and ! am nearly out
Of fodder