Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-09-08
tFRoM THURSDAYS DAILY
sALMAoUNDI.

Boston had aS0So,ooo lire yester-
day.
Gay Dawley returned to Ruby VAL
ley to-day.
Kentucky's Polecat is the polite
name the Washington Post applies to
Henry Watterson.
The Ease OF the State VS.. Jubal j.
Wright ended last evening with the
discharge OF the defendant.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
new mill and it will be in operation
the latter part OF next week.
MI. Al. Dorsey is some better TO-
day. His daughters, Mrs. Gheen and
Mrs. Smith are at his bedside.
q don't GAMBLE said the cannibal
as he took the lid off the sailor u p,
4but l guess I'll open this Jack pot
Judge Talbot returned from his
eastern trip this morning. He is
looking much better than when he
went away.
The County Clerk yesterday ord
cred sixty single desks for the use Of
the high school from b. a. Mcmillan,
OF Salt Lake.
George Porter swore out several
warrants this morning against un-
known parties for burglarizing the
store ut Deeth.
The number OF members OF the A.
o. U. w. in cook standing last July
was 3I3i2i,a net gain OF 10,69l in
twelve months.
Uncle Sam paid out $685. l8 more
than he received during the month OF
August. He now owes s9i2,023,323.
Quite Il snug little sum.
Charles Allen, one OF the postofice
robbers, who broke out of Ludlow
Stree. Jail on July 4th, was captured
at Springfield, Illinois, yesterday.
The Ohio Wool Growers Associa,
ton passed resolutions yesterday urg.
ing the Fifty fourth Congress to pass
legislation favorable TO wool protec
ton.
Only IL high school bid has been
received by the County Clerk and that
is from an Ogden firm. There will
probably be several in before l o.
clock To. morrow.
Thomas Stinton returned from
Omaha to-day where he had been
with a shipment Of beef cattle. He
struck Il falling market, but realized
a fair price for his cattle.
Chicago Tribune:-aCome in and
get prayed for or stay out and be
damned" are the words painted on a
North Clark street window in
a building occupied by a sec
ton OF the Salvation Army.
Last week the Silver knights Of
America issued charters to local or,
CARNATIONS in twenty.threc States
The people are joining by thousands
and by January next it is expected
the whole country will be covered.
y Bridgeport, Conn, man suddenl,
became insane II few days ago, and hil
peculiar form of insanity is that he
is living over again the horrible pris,
on life at Andersonvillc, where he
was confined during a portion of the
civil war.
Elko county's assessment roll this
year will foot mp from $3.50 to go.
900 O than last year. Taxes were
paid last year on n total valuation OF
Si,256,l5 and this year the State and
county will be collected on
an amount Sl5.ooo or S2o,oooin excess
OF the valuation for 1894.
Tho California State Board of
Equalization fixed the State tax rate
mt GS5 cents on each Sloo valuation OF
taxable property. The total State
valuation outside OF railroad property
is 81 ,0s0,G7l,03l. Valuation OF rail.
roads, Si3,0l8,6l0. Grand total OF
State valuation, SLIDE, 712,G14.
Controller Bowler OF the Treasury
Department has rendered n decision
i'll the sugar bounty cases. IIc holds
that rs Controller he has jurisdiction
to pass upon the claims for sugar
bountics and also holds that part OF
the act of Congress making the appro.
priation for the payment OF sugar
bounty claims is unconstitutional.