Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-01-12
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SALAIAGUSDI

Nine degrees below zero this norm
ing.
Ed. Woolverton is in from Ruby
Valley.
Congressman Newlands addressed
the people OF Reno Thursday evening.
There will be Sunday school ut the
Episcopal church tomorrow morning
ut 10 o'clock.
Mr.. w. II. Crane has the thanks Of
The INDEPENDENT Office for Il liberal
supply OF apples.
Governor Jones is improving fast
and hopes to return to Carson soon
to attend to his duties.
In many parts of China paper
shirts are used by the natives. They
are much warmer than cotton.
At the last meeting OF the Lyon
County Commissioners, j. +. Gig,
noux was appointed District Attor-
ney Of that county.
The Senate passed II bill yesterday
repeating the law requiring the oath
OF loyalty rs u requisite to- securing Il
pension for services in the Mexican
war.
\ Judge OF the Supreme Court Of
the District OF Columbia has decided
that children are chattels and may be
willcd away from their mother by
their father.
The longest paved street III the
world is Washington street, Boston,
which is seventeen and a half miles
long; the shortest is the Rue Bic.
which is barely twenty feet long.
Bodic Indcx:-ltumor has il that
nm Eastern company is being organ
lied To tackle the Aurora mines.
There il still plenty Of gold and
silver buried in the bowels Of Mount
Brady.
Genoa CUuricr:-Ihe eastern par
ties who bonded the Earn group OF
mines have been given thirty days
longer. until January 2ith, Ia take the
property. The price was raised from
S75,O to $4,000.
1t costs s26,OOO.GO0 II year to light
the city Of London. and then it is
badly done in foggy weather. At this
casnn Of the year, owing Ia its lnti
tudc, there are only II fcw hours Of
sunlight on it's brightest days.
Carson News: y rumor was cur
rent this afternoon 10 the effect that
warrants were issued 10y the L. ).
Court, but il 50, they have not been
served yet. y. visit to the government
building found everything calm and
serene.
Tho assay office at Boise city has
completed the returns Of the mineral
product 81 Idaho counties, excepting
from counties where tho production
III small With these estimates the
total for the year is: Gold. S2,7OO,.
600; silver; s5,OOO,O00; lead, $1,000
600. Total, $40. 100000. This il an
increase ovcr 1891 Of S306,9iO.
Gazcttc:-Tho members Of the
State Board Of Health ycstcrday filed
their bill for salaries for the year just
passed. The total amOunt claimed
10y the members IL goo or s2u for the
years work. II would appear that
the medical gentlemen comprising
tho Board would not grow wealthy in
very short order at this rate.
Jake Gregory, nh ignorant old ne.
gro, occupying Il dilapidatcd cabin
near Wavcrlcy, Mo. recently traded
of his wife la II ncighboring negro
for N eight year old mule, Il pointer
dog and 81 The transfer was effected
with the womnn's full consent. and
her belongings were hauled To her
ncw abode by the aforesaid mule.
Senator Cass once remarked ron.
ccrnIng a diplomatic dispute with
England, that three courses wore open
to tho United Statcs-to draw back,
to stand still or To go forward. Tho
State Of Oregon, as IL exists, ia tho re-.
suit of the decision la 90 forward
When tho time to test the Monroe
Doctrine comes the words Of Cass will
not DO forgotten.
Tho majority Of the men Of tho
United States will ugrcc with tho st.
LOUIS Globe Democrat in the follow
ing: Ambassador Bayard's plan Of
ilnttcring the English and dcprcciat.
ing his own countrymon has dcludcd
the former into surprising that no il
tho typical American. Asa matter Of
fact there liz but ~ Bayard, aud he ia
more than enough.