Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-12-22
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Miss Dora Triplett Is clerking for
Mr.. Craighead. Here's to her sue
cess.
Miss Edna Williams has been chos-
en- as the Reno correspondent forthe
children's Christmas Examiner.
Congressman Newlands has our
thanks for the first volume Of the Of
fetal records OF the Union and Con-
federate navies.
Colorado and Utah emelters will
advance charges from 81 to % per ton
on january l, '9G. The advance will
affect only silicious ores.
In Ledyard, n small town in Con-
necticut, is a house built pnor to
ITO, which bears the title of tho
@Devil's House" a curse is sup
posed to rest upon it.
Ex.Trensurer Richards will prob
ably explain how the gold left the
State Treasury and silver took its
place when the Mint trials are over.
Hurry up, George, We @Want it," We
want it,
In oiden times tho mayors Of Lei
ccster were elected by Il SOW. The
candidates sat in Il semicircle. each
with his hat full OF beans III his lap,
and he WINS elected mayor from whose
hat the Sow ate first.
A bill has been introduced in the
United States Senate to give the
States OF Colorado, Idaho, Montana,
Nevada. Oregon, Washington and
Wyoming IS per cent. Of the receipts
from the sale Of mineral lands for the
support OF the public schools.
DR.. w. ii. Patterson, one Of Reno's
prominent physicians, says there was
no small.po at the State University.
According to his statement in the
Journal, the State Board of Health
made Il seriaDs mistake and then did
not have the courage To admit it.
In the Eieney trial Saturday there
were no new facts developed. II. Il.
liofcr, j. Il. Jones, Ernest Christian,
William Crisler, Fred Oliver and Ed.
Patterson were examined. but their
testimony WIS similar to that given
10y them at the first hearing Of the
ease.
PIochc Rccord:-Good miners, out
OF work, are scarce i'll DeLamar.
Those already employed can get work
10y asking for it. Idle men OF any de-
scriptisn are not numerous either,
but the unemployed are those who
may be Chased rs general laborers,
and have no special line of work.
Thurman's funeral was us simple as
his life was pure. There was no stud
led culogy or music Of binds. No
large %concourse OF people followed
his rsmuius to- the grave. His own
grandsons were the bearers Of his
paII. mo simplicity OF his funeral
was Il tit ending To his illustrIous ca.
recr.
The Joint parade Of old soldiers in
New York on July 4, 1886, will be n
magnificent affair. Tho blue and
gray will gather from all over the vast
country and march side by side with
cheers for the same old flag. 1t will
20 M inspiring sight and "a lesson in
patriotism that will be Il theme for
loyal cXhortation in the years to
ONE
Tho Supreme Court hns decided
that hotel bills incurred by State Su.
p"erintendent Cutting when staying
mt II place for the purpose of visiting
schools, are moi n part OF his actual
travelling expenses, and therefore dc
MED a writ Of mandate to compel
Controller La Grave to draw his war.
rant for the same. This strikes us us
being right.
Samuel Staples, a sober citizen
OF Deer Isle, in the prohibition
State Of Maine, AYERS that the
other day he dug out OF one post
hole ~ snakes Of various kinds
and sizes. There wore green and
striped and brown snakes, and they
measured from two and II half inches
to eighteen inches in length.
Lyon County Timcs:-Isn't il u lit.
tie struDgc that the defense in the
Hcnoy casc is attempting to prove
tl'at the spurious bullion melt in the
Mint was made by u imam who is now
dead ind cannot talk for himself, and
TO show that the gold Hcncy had melt
cd In Reno was sent to him by his
brother, who il 10Y supposed to be in
IrclnndP They seem to be working
like bcavorsto convict dend mon and
men who are not in the United States.
Chairman Carter OF tho Rcpubli.
a National Committee, has issued
u call to Republican electors and
voters without regard 10 political NJ.
filiations, who believe in the Rppupli-
eau principles and endorse the Re.
publican policy 10 unto aud elect
delegates TO tho National Convention.
Each state will bo entitled to four
delegatce.o ut large and two for caoh
Representative IN Congress. Tho
territories aro entitled to two delo.
gates each and they are recommended
TO elect four additional delegates.
Who says Corca ia not getting onY