Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-08-04
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Sheriff Mater went west on No. A
to-day.
Local items are about as scarce as
hens teeth.
Dave Casper received a lot OF new
goods to-day.
There II several prospective we'd.
dings in sight.
Assessor Eggars left on an official
trip last night.
Come to the INDEPENDENT office
for all kinds Of printing.
When the new mill is completed, it
will be one OF tho finest in the country.
II you want to keep up with the
times, subscribe for the INDEPEs-
DENT.
Mr.. French is getting along as nice
ly as possible under the circum-
stances.
Miss Belle Butler has closed her
school in Secret Valley and returned
to town.
Charley Waller is down from the
North Fork. He reports everything
lovely in that section.
Prof. Snyder is hobbling around
with a cane, caused by running a
nail into one OF his feet.
Mr.. George Russell and George Jr.
arrived from Reno last Light and will
spend a few days in town.
A good rain would be worth
thou sands OF dollars to the stockmen
and ranchers OF this section.
Brady, the captured bandit, seems
to bo as mild a hammered man as ever
cut a throat or scuttled q ship.
Judging from the amount of busin.
ess the c. p. is doing many shekels
must be dropping into G. p. Hunting.
toms pockets these days.
Peterson's free coinage dress cut
ting charts are just the thing for
families. They cost only $3.50 each
and can be had OF Mrs. Lang.
Hugh Kerr was brought down from
Tuscarora Saturday to be examined
as to his sanity. He is stopping at
the hotel and seems to be perfectly
rational.
II you know OF anything interesting
to the public, tell the reporter and he
will be glad to publish it. Don't
keep it to yourself and then cuss him
because he don't find it out.
Miss Ellie Truett, having closed
her school in Mound Valley for a
three weeks vacation, came in yes.
terday and is spending a few days in
town before departing for her home
at Deeth.
Dan Lyons, a well.known newsLa-
per man, who was connected with the
Virginia Chronicle many years ago,
died in Honolulu on the 14th instant.
He was 81 years OF age and had lived
in Hawaii about IA years.
Constable Cogswell caught Louis
Watson, a hobo, in the act of selling
whiskcy to an Indian last night and
took him to the county Jail. He will
be turned over to the tender mercies
OF U. S. Commissioner Henley.
The State authorities are making
efforts to get the money on deposit
in the Hibernia Bank, San Francisco,
m the credit OF Mrs. Kate Welch. A
bond will probably be given by the
State and the amount received de-
posted in the State Treasury.
Approximately a day passes that
one does not see trains OF disappoint-
ed emigrants coming to this State
from Washington and Oregon. They
speak in the bitterest terms OF the
places they havo left and are moro
than pleased with the chances of sue.
cess ut agriculture they see in Neva-
da.
1t is said that there is no better or
simpler way OF testing suspected
water than the following. Fill n
clean pint bottle nearly full OF the
water to DO tested, ind dissolve in IL
half II tea.spoonful Of loaf or granu.
lated sugar. Cork the bottle and
keep in n warm place for two days.
II tho water becomes cloudy or milky
within forty-eight hours IL is unfit for
domestic use.
A company is being organized in
San Francisco for the purpose OF do.
veloping new mines. Tho projectors
propose to furnish NIL machinery and
pay all running expenses for u per.
centage of tho profits. w. q. Raj.
ston is at tho head OF the enterprise,
and Irwin q. Stump Ia also interested
in the scheme. 1t ia said that this
plan has been tried with in
South Africa.
Never allow cows to drink water
that you would not drink yourself.
Milk from common COWS when grass
fed contains nearly 81 per cent water.
Tho COW has no filter in hor to purify
water, and II the water is impure the
impurity goce straight into tho milk,
II a COW drinks 100 pounds OF impure
water, 81 per cent. Of The impurities
OF that water will be found In the
milk.