Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-11-22
,[FROM d DAILY
SALMAGUNDl.

Our sportsmcn should not forget
the shooting match at the Hot Springs
on Thanksgiving day.
Tho receipts at the Stat, Land Of
lice for the two weeks ending Novem'
Der 18th we're s3,39S.3l.
Mr.. Smil , came down from Starr
Valley last . ening. Hc reports
everything quiet up that way.
When his eighth daughter arrived
last week. an Iowa editor, chroni-
| cling the event. remarked: Every
thing appears TO be coming II way
Mr.. Holmes has finished ~plastering
the schoolhouse. He will do some
repairing ut the courthouse before
leaving for his home at Reno.
The babe who bellows when he's SHALL
Won't weep when no is grown at, all;
While smiling infants-so they say
Make men that whine the livclong day.
Bryan and Sewall carried Hum
boldt county by $40 majority over the
combined vote Of the Populists and
Republican electors.
j. f. Holland came down from
North Fork yesterday. He RETURNED
today loaded with supplies for the men
at Island Mountain.
Candidates at the recent election
have only two more days in which to
file statements with the county clerk
al who fail to file statements are
liable to arrest and punishment.
y Kentucky editor ridicules the
feminine fad Of spelling names with
~. Hit is to he -Knihryn,T .Alyse'
-Lilyan" and Carolyn" why nat
"Mykc.- ~Tym,- ~Iym." and -Bvll"
Ine London quarterly Review de-
clarcs that there is probably no Prot
cstant nation in the world with so lit
tie personal knowledge OF the Bible
rs the Americans
James J. Rogers, "a former resident
of ElSo. was elected n member Of the
Idaho Legislature at the recent
election. Glad to hear Of Jim's
Taxes will become delinquent on
the first Monday in December and
ten per cent. will then he added for
delinquency. Pay up before il ls too
late.
The first paper money used in this
country Wa Issued by Pennsylvania
i'll lTG In the early part Of that
year El5 600 WAS issued On the credit
Of the colony, and t months later
E30.000 nor followed.
An envelope IL made i'll Germany
with nm Opaque lining or inner cont
ing OF silver. which q II Rocnfgcn
ray cannot penetrate. making the
contents Of the envelope secure from
all attempts Mt pryIng.
in the American civil war ] out Of
every 81 men was killed aud ! in each
10 wounded. In Napolcon's early
wars ! ont OF each % was killed, and
in the early British conflicts as high
an average ma | death 10 each 10 en-
gagged Is reported.
wives wanted" il the sign ron
spicuously displayed i'll the mining
camps Of British Columbia, where
there are ten mon to one woman.
Hero il m opportunity for spinstCrs
who have ioilcd to mako good use OF
their lcap-ycar chances.
The State Legislature this winter
will consist Of twelve Silver and
Democratic Senators to three Rcpub-
licans. There will he three Rcpub-
Leans and twcnty.scvcn Democrats
and Silver mon in the Assembly.
Stock in transit - California will
be permitted to stop ut I0vclock.
Wudaw0rtlI or Reno, when shippers
so desire. for feeding purposes. For
rcshipping the charge has been re-
duccd from go to - 10y the S. y. Co.
DIR. Wills. the eye specialist. has
returned from II trip through Utah
md Colorado. lie says timcsarc very
dull in both those states md that Ne
vada is more prosperous than either.
lie will rcmnin here some time and
can be consulted Mt tho Depot IIo-
tel.
NJ last II precinct has been heard
from out ~ the whole United States
/ TINT Palmer md Buckuer carried. 1t
is Cudlcy township in Haskell county,
Kansas. There tho indianapolis
ticket received five votes. Mckinley
and Hobart four, Bryan uud Suwall
two aud Bryan nnd Watson one. A
great ratification 10y the Palmer and
Buckucr men followed tho official
count.
Tho following telegram wns scnt
from Atlanta to mn interior Georgia
town: "iNok ont for inccndiary,
Six feet high: scar on left chcck,
limp in left leg" Pretty soon the
following telegram came in reply.
"Wc'vc got II ina what says hr burnt
II house down, but that amt his name
what you said
An Italian paper published IL
Newark. y. j.. Gnya: "l1Ioro are
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