Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-08-16
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Mr.. and Mrs. Iiargrove arrived from
Ogden last night aud started for The
Reservation this afternoon.
Tho INDEPENDENT is out early this
afternoon to give the office force II
chance to catch Il mess Of trout for
breakfast.
Members Of the Democratic County
Committee should remember the
meeting at the courtroom Mt 8 o'clock
this evening.
liodic Miner: The shake that can
didates now give us and the shake we
shall give them i'll November, are de-
cidedly two different shakes.
The Kansas P~opulists endorsed the
Democratic electors and the Demo.
Gratis endorsed the Populist State
ticket. This makes Kansas sure for
Bryan,
Last year the little busy bee I'M
proved the shining hour to the extent
not only Of providing sufficient honey
for home consumption, but also sll9.-
sI3 worth for export.
Last evening Phil Triiplett called
at the INDEPENDENT Office and stated
that he had not purchased MI.
Mayhugh's interest in the Tidings.
Our Information was obtained from
Mr.. Mayhugh and, il any wrong has
been done. we are not to blame.
We received II letter from Il brother
i'll Western New York this morning
stating that the silver sentiment WAS
growing rapidly among the farmers
Of that section and that Bryan would
carry the State II the tide was not
soon tnrned.
The Wyoming woman candidate
for Governor has II plan to win votes
that beats the male scheme OF kissing
the babes all hollow. After each OF
her speeches there Ii "a dance, whercut
she values wi:ii the most gallant d
tile local leaders Of the party.
Tho result Of Il municipal election
at brunswick, Md. Monday is u
straw showing the direction Of the
wind. The town has always been
strongly Republican. but the Demo-
crnts elected the mayor and two out
OF three counrilmen. Every man
who went to ih,' polls wore either "a
Bryan or n McKinle ybutton. Mary
land can no longer be considered IL
doubtful stntc III the coming cleo
ton.
q. NJ. Schilling, IL one armed
athlete from Pittsburg, arrived in
town last evening. lie il walking
from Pittsburg to San Francisco and
return. He is walking ON n wager
and n neither beg nor pay for what
he gets. He must complete the trim
III ten months and return To Pittsburg
with II Thousand dollars. Schillipp
says he sccs tough times in Nevada as
Inc people do not seem to greet him
with much enthusiasm and he goes
hungry. He has been 10 days on
the road md expects Il make the irip
OIL time.
An -Old Timer" in the Virginia
Enterprise claims that Mark Bryan WIS
the first white boy born in this State
aud fixes the time Of his birth in 1859
or GO. Tho Enterprise correspond
ent will have to brush up his memory
IA tho Bryan kid WINS IL tcnderfoot
compared to Henry Jones Of EIko.
Henry first say the ligh, III Carson
Wiley in 1853 mud as far MS heard
from, holds the honor of being the
first white hoy born in the State OF Ne
vada.
There IL Il water famine in a large
portion Of Arkansas, and in some Soc
tons human beings arc actually
suffering from thirst. There have
been thunder showers in vtaious
paria Of the State, but in some
counties no rain Inns fallen since
April 18th and there il grcnt suffer-
ing. In Jefferson. Cleveland and
Brady counties people urc packing
tsater for drinking purposes twenty.
1.-Two miles.