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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-01-04

served yet. A visit to the government
building found everything calm and
serene.
The Carson News and Tribune
never miss an opportunity to ridicule
Langevin who was bribed to secrete
himself i'll the Honey trial, but they
haven't word to say against the men
who furnished the money and did the
dirty work. Are they in with the
play?
The assay office at Boise city has
completed the returns OF the mineral
product of Idaho counties, excepting
from counties where the production
is small. With these estimates the
total for the year is: Gold. $780,
600; silver; 100000; lead, s3,OO0,-
600. Total, S1O,7OO,OOC. This is an
increase over 1894 of s3O6,94O.
Gazette:-The members of the
State Board of Health yesterday filed
their bill for salaries for the year just
passed. The. total amount claimed
by the members is $50 or $40 for the
years work. 1t would appear that
the medical gentlemen comprising
the Board would not grow wealthy in
very short order at this rate.
Jake Gregory, an ignorant old ne.
gro. occupying dilapidated cabin
near Waverley, Mo-, recently traded
of his wife to a neighboring negro
fofan eight year old mule, a pointer
dog and So The transfer was effected
with the woman's full consent, and
her belongings were hauled to her
new abode by the aforesaid mule.
This is the day of ami this, and anti
that, but what people need most now
a-days is the anti bilious medicine.
Simmons Liver Regulator. the King
of Liver Medicines, and Better than
Pills. 81 have used no other anti
bilious remedy for six years and
know from experience that for La
dies of a constipated habit nothing
equals Laura V. Craig, Ellen
bury, Fla.
Senator Cass once remarked con-
cernmg a diplomatic dispute with
England, that three courses we're open
to the United States--to draw back,
to stand still or to go forward. The
State OF Oregon, as it exists, is the re-
suit Of the decision to go forward
When the time to test the Monroe
Doctrine comes tho words Of Cass will
not be forgotten.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-01-04
q Spelling Question Settled

President Lincoln WIS attracted to
Governor Tod Of Ohio on ii rst meeting
him by his name, and took an early
occasion to say: II never could under
stand how you come to spell your
name with only one d. Now | mar
ried Todd, and she spells her name
with two IFS, and I believe she knows
how to spell. What is your authority
for using only one?" "Weu, drawled
Governor Toll, "my authority for it is
in part the fact that God spells his
name with only one d, and it seems I
should be satisfied if he is
Argonaut.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-01-04

= If sufferers with piles, it VIII inter
est you to know that DeWitt's W:tch
Hazel Salve Will cure them. This
medicine is a specific for all com
plants of this character. AMI if in.
structioDs are carried out q cure will
result. We have tested this in numer-
Gus cases, and always with like re-
suits. For sale by +. +. Muller.
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PetersOn'S
FREE COINAGEHDEEs
Tailor kSy.tcu.

Why pay $40 for system and
waste three weeks in learning, when
you can buy one thoroughly reliable
for $3.50, which you can learn in =
single day? This IS WoMAy.s GREAT.
EST RIEND, therefore Il boon to hu.
manlty. The most searching criticism
invited. 1t Is no "fakc" but Il GOOD.
HONEST SYSTEM OF DRESS CUTTING
Mothers. teach your daugk tors 10 be
sselt-supporiing. Any woman can
learn 1t. These charts can be had OF
Mrs. j. Lang, Elko. Nevada. Send
SOU and get one. Full Instructions
WITH every chart. jy19tf.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-01-04
NOTICE.

BY order of the Board of County
Commissioners of Elko County. State
OF Nevada, made this 4th day of
March, 1888, notice is hereby given
that all persons who are charges upon
the county must come to the County
Hospital, or all claims for their sup
port will be disallowed by said Board
except III cases of extreme emergen.
cy.
Attest:
WEBSTER PAT-rti.s,.H.
Deputy County Clerk
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800 Reward 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure i'll all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being Il
constitutional disease requires Il con-
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting di-
rectly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation of the disease. and
giving the patient strength by build
ing up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing it's work. The pro,
prietors have so much faith in its
curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it
fails to cure. Send for list of testi-
monials. Address.
+. j. CHENEY & Co..
Toledo, ..
Sold by Druggists, Toe.
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Wife-Here's an account of man
who shot.hmself rather than suffer
with indigestion. Husband-The fool!
Why didn't he take DeWitt's Little
Early Risers? l used to suffer as bad
as he did before commenced taking
these pills. For sale by f. +. Muller
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His Curiosity Gratihed.

"What can your sex do, madam"
asked the cynical caller, in case it be
comes necessary to nail campaign
ie?"
1--WE may not be able to nail it, sir"
replied with dignity the new woman
who had gone into politics, "but we
can punch it full of holes with hat
pin. "-Chicago Tribune.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-01-04

The night force of the rolling mills
Of the Sacramento railroad shops,
which was laid off with several hun
dred other employees, has been put to
workiagain. 1t Is expected there will
be great activity in the shops early in
the Spring.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-01-04

An expert employed by New
York house earns $4,000 a year for
just four weeks work-two in the
autumn and two in the spring. His
business is to go to Hamburg, and.
ont OF thousands of designs made there
and submitted to him for lodgings"
to select those that shall be manufac.
tured for the American market.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-01-04

When you are IN need of letter
heads, bill heads, note heads, envel-
yes, statements, etc, remember that
III can have them printed at the In.
gPENDENT office Mt prices within the
reach Of all.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-01-04

Catarrh is o constitutional disease
and cannot be cured by local appli-
cations. Hoods Sarsaparilla is u con-
.stitutional remedy; it cures catarrh
because it purifies the blood.
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SAI.MAGUEni.

Cedar WOOD sold and delivered In
any quantity at Craighead's.
Ed. Woolverton is in from Ruby
Valley
Snag proof hip boots at Rein9
harts,
Congressman Newlands addressed
the people of Reno Thursday evening.
Snow glasses of all tints and variety
at Muller's.
There will be Sunday school at the
Episcopal church to morrow morning
at ID o'clock.
Go to Craighead's and take a look
at his new stock of cutlery.
Mr.. w. T. Crane has the thanks of
the INDEPENDENT Office for a liberal
supply of apples.
If you want BARGAINS in gents,
boys, youths clothing and overcoats,
go to G.. AIexander's.
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.
DR.. &. r. Moore, Dentist, Elko.
Grown and bridge work. Teeth with
out plates. Office at residence.
William G. Robinson, the man who
invented the incubator for babies, is
dying OF consumption in Washing
ton.
The cheapest place to buy ready
made clothing Is at REINRA RT's.
Dent nay IA suit till you see our
prices. +
At the last meeting of the Lyon
County Commissioners, j. E. Gig
noux was appointed District Attor-
ney of that county.
The Senate passed bill yesterday
repeating the law requiring the oath
of loyalty as a requisite to securing a
pension for services in the Mexican
war.
An immense stock of the latest pat
terms i'll wall papers and carpets just
received at Reinhart's. Their prices
are all right. Try them. #
A Judge of the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia has decided
that children are chattels and may be
willed away from their mother by
their father.
The longest paved street in the
world is Washing ton street, Boston,
which is seventeen and half miles
long; the shortest is the Rue Bic,
which is barely twenty feet long.
Have you seen Reinhart's display
of ladies' dainty stationery and mems
elegant neckwear? All new. Come
early and get your choice.
Bodie Index:-Rumor he's it that
an Eastern company is being organ
lied to tackle the Aurora mines.
There is still plenty of gold and
silver buried in the bowels of Mount
Brady.
Genoa Courier: The eastern par
ties who bonded the Urn group OF
mines have been given thirty days
longer, until January oath, to take the
property. The price was raised from
$4,000 to $4,000.
Dave Casper has Just received q
new lot Of samples of Fall aid
Winter clothing which will be made
to order from S13 80 up.
1t costs s25OOO,OOO year to light
the city of London, and then it is
badly done in foggy weather. At this
season of the year, owing to it's lati
tude, there are only a few hours OF
sunlight on it's brightest days.
Carson News:-A rumor was cur
rent this afternoon to the effect H'-'
warrants we're issued by TIE .
Court, but il so, they have not beer
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Hoods Pills are purely vegetable
and do not purge, pain or grippe. Sold
by all druggists.
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TEACHERS EXAMINATION,

Persons intending to apply for
teachers certificates will take notice
that the next examination will begin
On Monday morning, Jan. Il, 1895, at
the courtroom. in Elko, and continue
FOR three days.
W. A. MASSEY.
Comfy SuDarinten6apt
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w. n w NSSE1.
County Superintendent.
Coughing irritates, the delicate O.:

Coughing irritatesl the delicate o..
gans and aggravates the disease. In
stead of waiting, try One Minute
Cough Cure. 1t helps al once, max
ing eXpectoration easy, reduces the
soreness and inflammation. Every one
likes it. For sale by L. +. Muller.
Everybody likes good bread and
pastry. SILVER Medal Flour" never
fails. *
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tIleIls

Gene Hnckley of Worcester Mass.
has been visiting relatives and friends in
town the past week.
\ little daughter was born 10 Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Turner last Saturday.
MIR. Elmer Bowden of w Athens. was
struck upon the head, knocked senseless
by some unknown parties while return
ing. on foot, to his home about : O'Clock
in the evening. Ii is thought to have
been either case Of intended robbery
or of mistaken identity. Fortunately
Mr. BoNden escaped serious injury; but
cash in his hat aud welt ON his head
will serve to remind him Tor a while of
his escape.
Mr. IIeman Foss fell backward some
feet last week and was seriously injured.
DR.. Tarbell attends him. The remains
of Mr.. Hcman Foss of Brighton, were
brought here last Wednesday for inter
ment. The likeness in the name led TO Il
mistake on the part of several persons.
:. Nelson il at work at Malbon's Mills.
Mont Dore who has served 50 accept
ably As -tage-driver between sk0whegan
and Athens; has sold his route and is
selling wagons. We all wish linn sue
cess in his new enterprise.
David Sharp has opened meat
market
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DR.. Hatch from New Sharon, was in
town, Friday.
Mrs. Sophia Nickerson has returned
home from Mass, where she has been
at work for long time.
The young people Of this place are
enjoying themselves hanging May
baskets.
Mr. Charlie Greenlcaf, cut his foot
quite badly while building fence one day
last week DR.. Stinson from New
Sharon, dressed the wound.
Mr.. johnny Tolemen and wife from
New Sharon, spent sunday with Mrs.
Toleman's mother, Mrs. Rachel Gray of
this place.
People in this vicinity are busy doing
their spring work
House cleaning seems to be the order
of the day, here.
In the death of Hollis Churchill which
transpired few days ago, another
family has been called to mourn the loss
Of husband and father. Mr.. Churchill
had been great sufferer and doubtless
they feel that their loss is his gain. ."
Yet we feel for the surviving ones
blessed are they that mourn for they
shall be comfortcd.' NJ
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Ripley.

Summer schools have all commenced
in town and will continue eight weeks
under the instruction Of Mrs. Nellie q.
Briggs. Miss Mamie Ross, Miss Olive
Swift, Miss Annie B. Rand and Mrs.
Mildred A. c. Cole.
The Good Templars held an instaIla-
ton of officers and photograph socia-
bic last Saturday night. The officers
for the ensuing quarter are: G. I, F.
l.. Briggs: Y. r., Nellie &. Briggs; =. {.
r, X. w. Felller; ). J. T, Maud Nutter;
Sec, J. s. Laughton; 4. s., Eunice Hoyt;
NJ, Harry Seayey; d. NJ, Florence
Worthen; T., VIM, IIoyt; +. 5 Jessie
Hoyt; G., Charlie Stone; g., Gertie Aamp-
son; Sen, Fred fibbetts.
Chas. Mansell has moved his carriage
repair shop to Dexter.
Fred Skilings is driving a team for
Page u Chandler on the railroad in
Harmony.
Arbor day was observed by the schools
in Dist. 4 and ).
Charlie Banc. who has been sick with
typhoid fever for eight weeks, is much
better.
Mel Bigelow and Joseph Jordan of st.
Adams, were in town Sunday. 2ytA
II. l. Wortben has been in Smithlield
the past week, looking up pauper case.
Frank Laughton, who has been at
tending Shaws business college for the
past four months, is stopping with his
brother, sherman Laughton.
II. &. Bryant is building a dwelling
house near Francis RandalFs.
John Jones fired into a flock OF wild
geese that alighted in the neighborhood
a few mornings age, and wounded one
so that he caught it alive.
The Ripley boys played a game of ball
with Dexter boys, saturday, at Dexter
Leslie Strout is building an extern
sion To his barn.
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Deafness Cannot be Cured


by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased port'" of the ear. There is
only one way to care Deafness, and that
is by constitutional remedies. Deafness
is caused by an infamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When the tnbe gets inhamed you have a
rumbling sound of imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed Deafness is the
result, and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition. hearing will be destroy
ed forever; nine cases out of ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing but
an inhamed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness Caused by catarrh]
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O..
VSold by drugg SITS, 75c.
A general cut down of wages In the
York mills at Saeo is to go into effect
May %.
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The Forks.

Mrs. II. w. Wade made a trip to
Shirley, last week and her little daugh-
ter Jennie accompanied her home.
School in District No began Monday
under the instruction of {. +. Ball.
Leon Webster is driving team for II,
W. Wade
Peddler Swift of Skowhegan. was in
town last week.
Mrs. Chas. Durgin is on the sick list.
Sherman Beams crew came home from
Eustis, Monday.
Miss Lizzie Ham of Bingham, was in
town Wednesday.
Miss Ii. Leora Robinson who has been
at work for 2. Murphy was in town last
week and started for her home in Scion,
Sunday.
Mrs. Eta Morris made a visit to her
sister, Mrs. Cnda Hunnewell at Pleasant
Ridge, last week.
t. b. HIATT and family who have been
staying at Carratunk, during winter
have returned here to spend the remain
der of their stay among us.
o. o. Vittum and son Frank of Solon,
WAS In town Sunday. N.
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East COrnyille.

East Cornvlle has many smart women
one of whom is Mrs. Dana Cooley. She
has taught school to earn one hundred
dollars, taken care Of milk and butter
of two cows, did the the work for five
in family besides taking II little boarder
now four weeks old.
While Albert Moody was handling n
large stone, in some manner the stone
tipped back and caught his foot jamming
it so that he is confined to the house.
The new school house at Cooley's
corner is being finished in IA manner to
be al ornament to the town.
Earle j. Longfelow of Mass, will
spend the summer with his uncle, II. M.
Longfellow.
There will be Memorial services at
Union church, Athens, Sunday, the
twenty-fourth. Comrades aud friends
are all invited. Give US a full house.
&. II. Smith will start his hay press
in a few days.
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w. NJ Ladd of the Journal, and wife
are receiving congratulations from their
friends on the birth of baby boy, born
Monday, May /.
Walter \. Putnam and Horace Day,
both of whom have been employed by
the kenrick Furniture Co. as hard wood
fnishers, left town May ! for Cherry
field where they intend to enter bust
ness.
James Lawrence, whose death oc-
CURED in Shawmut last week, was one
of our most respected townsmen, IA
brother of T.. j. Lawrence of this village.
Mr.. Lawrence has been in feeble health
for a number of years, and great sui
ferer. His wife is well known in our
county and state among the w c. L. e,
and will have the sincere sympathy of
all in her afliction. Two sons, together
with brother and sister, will also
mourn and miss a kind father and
brother The funeral took place Friday
p. IN. from his late home in Shawmut.
Rev. n. r. Dutton of1ieated.
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So. Snitliiield

May Higgins was homs over thu
Sabbath.
Rev. w. y. Warren preached here last
sabbath.
Raymond Bicktord is at work for M.
Perry who has bought the Morrow farm.
Mr.. Nichols and wife arrived here
Monday afternoon, with the remains Of
their little son which they deposited in
the south cemetery. Mr.. 1. W. Yarney
read appropriate passages Of scripture
aud offered prayer at the grave.
Rev. o. NJ. Chase is expected here
Sunday the oath.
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l1arOne.

The north butment of the bridge at
this place has been for some years in II
precarious condition and owing to our
late floods or perhaps the deep frost or
possibly both took tumble into the
creek recently. The timbers were stud
died up and it is believed the bridge will
be safe until time when new butment
can be put in place.
Geo, Sheaf' of Norridgewnck has pur-
chased the James Campbell place and
has moved onto ii ready tor the spring
work.
Some of our enterprising neighbors
have their gardens planted
Mrs. Henry Bigelow ia ouce more able
TO move about
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Harmony.

Willie Trip, the fourteen year old son
of Mrs. 5. IL. Whitehouse has been sick
for nearly four weeks with typhoid fever
and there are grave doubts rs TO his re-
covery.
George Bunker has moved into Frank
Linnelfs house at Mainstream and
Willard Chadhourn has moved his
family back on to his farm and will
carry 1t on this summer. He is still at
work for Geo. Mitchell at Cambridge.
Dr. F. o. Turner has gone to Portland.
for medical treatment and DR.. Bunker of
Cambridge attends his patients during
his absence.
Ernest Chadbourn came back from
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Lynn, recently where he went few
weeks ago 10 resume his work in the
shoeshop. He had worked there several
years previous to one year ago, When his
health failed and he came here. II the
home of his father in-law. To recuperate.
Having improved in health he ATTEMPTED
to work again but found he could rot
stand it indoors 50 came hach 70 try III
farm for "a while
SAM Hrrrick cut his foot quite badly
one day last week
Rev. Wilson Lermoud preached a ser
mon last Sunday afternoon. especially 70
the Odd Fellows
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Betsey Lewis Palmer.

Mrs. Betsey Palmer, VIII IF B. VI.
Palmer, died April 2S-h al O'Clock, p.
m. She had been an invalid Tor several
years, but an attack of IL Grippe Is
supposed 10 have FASTENED her death
she WAS the daughter OF john and Lucy
Lewis aud was born in Madison, Ne.
scveut y-fOur years ago. When fifteen
years old she came to Athens 10 live,
and seven years later married Bryce VI.
Palmer with whom she IN. speut nearly
tifB-two years Of quief happiness.
Their only child, son, Charles, died II
number Of years ago, and, with the ex-
eeption of her husband aud foster
daughter, Miss VI. ). Jones. Mrs. Palmer
leaves few near relatives.
She Was anticipating visit this sum
mer from an aunt Mrs. MarY G1odhue
OF Albion, Ne, who is ninety years OF
age. \ faithful member of the Christian
church, she calmly awaited death for
which she had made every arrangement,
sue fhat her slightest wish would be
remembered
Funeral services WERE 'rla st her lat
residence. MAY II, conducted by Roy J.
W. Carie of Cnrlnnt. Amid a pro-
fusion of h5Wcrs shr VIZ borne 10 her
last resting place. Nj. erSt cemetery, by
Merssrs. A. c. Wade, Frank Hight. Fred
Gorson aud !. f. Holman whom she had
requested to act a pail hearers.
I'VE would not call her back whose life was
spent
In all it's length in doing VIII At she could.
sweet souied saiut. whose works were only
good
Breathing an influence OF calm content"
"Green grows the turf above thee.
Friend of my earlier days.
None knew thee but to love thee.
None named thee but to praise"
con-
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CORRESPONDENCE.
SnIitIIfield

We are having very warm aud dry
weather and a rain is needed very much.
Farmers ARE turning their stock to
pasture.
WIN. Tucker is home from Lowell,
Mass, and Is moving back on his old
farm.
S. d. Witham has bought the farm Of
A. B. Cole, which lac moved from short
time ago, aud has moved there.
b. W Harrington has exchanged
horses with Henry Sawyer.
Harvey Sawyer of McdfeId. Mass, is
at home
Mr.. Harlow, our ex-superVisor Of
schools, has returned from Boston with
three large nice looking horses. lie is
man who is bound 10 do business if it
is hard times.
Our road commissioner, Mr.. Crowen,
was in the north part of the town look
ing after the bad places in the roads
We expect to see the road machines at
work soon.
Mr.. aud Mrs Fred Mitchell are the
happy parents Of 4 little girl.
Rev ". Spencer of WaterVille, will
preach the Memorial sermon at The
village.
Mrs Frank 4. Fuller who has been
visiting At A. b. Coles has returned to
her home in Somcryille. Mass.
Seldom Rowe is building quite large
barn.
VIM Tucker has bought the horse,
Old Dick. OF a. Il. Cole
Arbor day was observed in town by
teachers and pupils.
The |. o. G. 7. had an oyster supper
Saturday evening with ice cream for re-
freshments. The lodge IS in very good
standing.
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East SkOWhegan.

Erwin +. Bigelow, wife and son re-
turned to Lewiston, Friday last. His
wife and family would rather live on
their farm but he had rather carry on a
box shop in Lewiston.
1t appears by the Pttsfield Advertiser
that the two toughs found in our village
recently were too much for our police
officers and others were called
upon to assist and soon they were
safely locked up. Let the bad whiskey