Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-08-30
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Local items are scarce.
MIR. and MR. Mayhugh left 10
Ruby Valley this morning.
Wadsworth has u Mckinley ant
Hobart club OF 10 members.
Tho Examiner-Journal relay riders
leave San Francisco to-day.
The Iiaymarket Produce Bank OF
Chicago made an assignment y~ester.
day.
Charley Gardner and Mr.. Oliver
left yesterday afternoon on u camping
trip.
Mr.. .Ainley has moved his family IN
town. They have taken Mr.. lien
ley's house.
1t is now said that B. l.. Curler. Jr.
will he the Populist candidate for
Congress.
The second annual meeting Of the
Nevada Press Association will he held
at Reno Oh the 10th Of September.
IL you know anything OF interest Ia
the people. drop in and tell it To II
We are always glad to get the nc'v"
Paul Kcyser left tor Reno to-day To
enter the State University which
opens OH the first of September.
The trial of Thomas WoodliiT for
the murder Of II. T.. O'Ronrisc began
in Virginia City yesterday.
New York will soon have the tallest
office building i'll the world. 1t is 60
ing up i'll Park row. and will be :S0
feet high.
\ man will sit on AN inch edge Of Il
board fence and talk politics for three
hours. Put him i'll IL church pew
forty minutes and he gets nervous,
twists. turns and goes TO sleep.
In 1876 Congress provided for the
issuing Of four coins-a SlO gold
piece. Il dollar Of silver. Il 10 cent
piece and Il copper cent.
The Bclmont Courier says that ore
assayInG $1,000 in silver to the ton Ii
beng taken ont Of Chas. Hnrrison'f
mine in Jefferson Canyon. and that
there Is plenty "f ore III sight.
Ex:- Mckinley is still silent OH tho
money issue. llama is busy in the
free circulation 81 gold. however, rs
an evidence Of the desire Of his party
for honest money and IAN honest
election.
MAN. persons hive not yet reii,z
eel the fac, that gold il now and has
been nj "A premium Tor ~ years. al
though il is now over 2G0 per cent III
comparison to and in measuring al
most all other values.
Their" were said tn he iGj prisoners
in the Chicago county jan awaiting
trial and the courts all OH a vacation,
and yet the constitution Of the State
guarantees speedy trial to all persons
accused of crime.
Cincinnati Enquircr:-Under the
fostering care Of the Republi-
can party few money lords
have come 10 own nearly the whole
country and i'll their arrogance as-
sumo Ia own the whole people.
\ Massachusetts commission. ap-
pointed by the last legislature, is re-
vising the criminal laws OF the State
with Il Wow to eliminating the tech
nicalities winch tend to delay prose-
cutions and defcnt the end Of justice.
| The example is a good one for other
States to follow.
An Irishman meeting another
asked what had become Of their old
acquaintance. Patrick Murphy. AR.
rah. now. dear honey answered. the
other, "poor Pat was condemned to
be hanged. hut he saved his life by
dying in prison"
Dispatch:-A Piutr named Joe
Ovcralls who lost II Of Ina legs
about u year aGo by falling under the
car wheels. has been supplied with M
artificial limb by the Government and
il the envy Of his brethren who feel
almost tempted to repeat Joc's OK
p~ericnco TINT they may he supplied
with u beautiful white leg.
Tho funeral OF n workman in japan
costs 50 cts, unless the family wishes
tn have il especially fine. when il will
cost ~ much ~ sl.25. Tho price Of I
coffin ia 30 cents and tho rate " Gro
nation is from 40 10 rs cents. Re
ircshmcnts figure up from II Ia 3:
cents.