Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-09-15
lFRoM MONDAYS DAILY
sALMAGUNDl.

Stone, ls visiting fr1ends IN Elko.
We noticed Cap Palmer. OF Carlin,
and E. NJ. Baum, OF Palisadd, in town
this morning.
This Office turned out the assess.
ment lists today. Our steam press
made short work OF the Job.
The Defender won the first heat in
the yacht race. II it wins two more,
the cup will remain in America.
The State OF Georgia has develop.
ed greatly since the war, the estimate
now reaching the respectable total OF
s25l,963.l2I.
Mamma, was everybody little
once?" asked u little ~girl.--1Yes. my
darling."-4Wcll, then mamma, who
took care OF them?"
William Ludlam White, OF Jamai.
ca, n. Y, who will be Is years of age
in October, is 6 feet 3 inches tall and
weighs 2G2 pounds.
J.F. Hallock, formerly State Con-
t~roller. who has been quite i'll at the
German Hospital in San Francisco
has entirely recovered.
Gracious me !" exclaimed a lady in
a witness box. show should l know
anything about anything l don't
know anything about 7"
Alabama, Michigan, Pennsylvania.
New York, Minnesota and Wisconsin
produce I'VE four.ifths OF the iron
manufactured in this country.
Silver Knight:-John Sherman is
chairman Of the Republican Senate
Caucus, and he is n good figurehcad
for n Republican free silver party.
In the production of steel the Unit.
ed States stands first, largely exceed
ing the output Of Great Britain. and
being nearly double that OF Germany.
At Il recent meeting Of the Board
OF State Prison Commissioners it was
decided to make no change in the OF.
flee Of physician at the State Prison.
Tho Native Sons are celebrating
CALIFORNIA; admission into the Union
to day. Tho main celebration is in
Sacramento where an electric carni-
val will be held tonight.
Los Angeles reports m average
increase of nine buildings a day for
the past year. Tho building permits
issued last month exceeded those of
San Francisco sloO,ooo.
Adjutant. General Galusha has re.
ccived samples OF the new infantry
equipment, comprising haversack.
knapsack, canteen, etc. The old out
tit weighed Go pounds; the new one
is fifteen pouds lighter.
Mrs. Hattie f. Barstow, one OF the
principal teachers OF the Indian
School Mt Salem Oregon, for the last
nine years, has been transferred by
the Department at Washington to the
Stewart Institute near Carson.
Charley Boskowitz is in town to.
day. lie wunts the INDEPENDENT
to urge the trustees to establish n
alag day in the Elko school. day
given over to the teaching OF patrio-
tism would be time well spent.
Sheriff Mntccr and Constable Cogs-
well got word Saturday afternoon hat
the supposed burglars OF Porter's
store ut Dccth were in Tuscarora and
they started in pursuit. We have
lieard no news from them today.
Mr.. L. II. Miller. the contractor mr..
rived from Caldwell, Idaho, last
night and spent tho day looking
around md making arrangements to
start work on tho now schoolhouse.
The INDEPENDENT wishes him sue.
cess.
Frank Jennings. tho counterieiter,
who pleaded guilty in tho United
States coout at Carson a few wocks
ago, appeared before Judge Huwley
for sentence Saturday and Withdrew
his plea OF guilty and pleaded not
His trial is set for September
25th.
1t il said that Miss Flagler, OF
Washington city, who shot n col
ored lad who was stealing pears
from her fathers garden. wa
thrown into commissions the other
day when sho received from n
thoughtlcss friend n b~asketful Of TINT
fruit.
Tho thumb. according to. profes.
sional palmists, is nm unerring index
to the mind. II a person is trying to
deceive you no viii invariably draw
his thumb in toward the palm. On
tho other hand, II no is telling the
truth. the thumb will relax and point
away from tho palm.
And now tho tobacco growers arc
kicking because wheeling wenns q
man from smoking. Tho outdoor
exercise and tho difficulty OF smok.
ing while on u bike prevents the uso
Of " much OF tho weed ns formerly,
hence the kick Of tho tobacco grow.
crs against tho bicycle.
Tho travelling car Good News owned
by Charles N. Crittonton, tho million.
afro evangelist. was plundered while
standing In tho yards OF tho Wiscon.
sin Central Mt Chicago. Tho thief
filed n wagon with tho contents OF