Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-12-06
(FRoM TUESDAYS DAILY
3ALNIAGUNDl.

Dave Casper unpacke ID anothel
shipment OF new goods to-day.
John Hibbets is feeling Il little
better today.
Italy is said to average Il murder
every two hours.
Keep your weather eye out for
Wintermantel's new ad. which will
appear tomorrow.
Garrett 4. Hobart, Vice-President-
elect, recently said: Il have had 500
babies named after me so far and the
end is not in sight"
Paul Schillcrstrom Is in from South
Fork. He reports five inches Of snow
in that section.
William Steinway, the famous piano
manufacturer. died in New York yes
terday.
The S. +. Bulletin says james i.
Waymirc OF San Francisco will be the
Pacific Const representative i'll Me-
hinleys Cabinet
Marion Wilson. Il young lawyer.
from Reno is in town today Spying
ont the land with n view OF locating
here.
Frank Parsons got in from Mount
ain city yesterday. lie reports Il good
deal Of SLOW in the northern part Of
the county.
The ice on the Humboldt river in
this section is between four md live
inches thick. The skating is SPLEEN
did and the young men and women
are making the most Of il.
Rural free delivery has been estab-
lished by the post"iice inspector in
the vicinity Of Tempe, Arizona, Owe
ing Il thickly settled farming country.
This is one Of the seven stations Sc
lected in the United States by the
Postofiice department for the trial Of
the experiment.
The substitution Of the voting ma
chine for the present method OF bal
lotimg seems to he only II question Of
time. There are several machines Of
this sor hat are now being expert.
mentcd with, but none Of them arc
quite perfect.
The official returns Of California
show the election of one B,,un
clec.or. Martin. "a Bryan c~lector,
defeats Flint, McKinleyitc. by lGi
votes. This is bHsed on the SUPPOSE
ton that the Santa Ciara county re-
turns IRE correct which are said to
be badly jumbled.
The world contains at least four
mountains composed Of almost solid
IRON ore. One Is the Iron Mountain
OF Missouri, another ia in Mexico. nn-
other i'll India, and Il fourth III that
region OF Africa explored by Stanley,
and there have been reports Of such
mountains existing III Siberia.
An exchange crowded q large
amount OF truth and satire in the
following few lines: \ Missouri edi-
tor, in answer to the question, "Do
hogs pay?" said: \ great many do
not. They will take II paper fer sew
cral years and then some day their
paper will he sent back marked
"rcfusea.r
When Senator Pcttus takes his
seat on the ith OF March, Alabama
will have what no other State has ever
had. two Senators who are residents
OF the same town. Tho Senator ID II
man Of ripe experience and Il strong
advocate Of tho free coinage Of silver.
Here IL tho latest: Maud Muller
on u gHmmcr's day, stuffed the mnn-
ger full Of hay. Tier hat was there
but not tho rake, for that was Il poets
fake. Shaping the old COW on tho
side, she laughed until she nearly
cried. "Just think, old bossy," cried
the maid. "l'm going 10 have some
boomers made"
Did you send nny Of the 30 253,3d
pieces OF mail matter which went Ia
the dead letter Office last ycHrH II you
did some Of the more than thirty
thrco thousand dollars found in dead
letters mny havo been yours. Any
way, direct your mail matter proper.
ly hereafter md keep it out Of the
doad letter Office.
Tho work Of Improving the Now
York and Eric canal will begin THU
, winter, giving employment to 1000
men. by u direct vote tho people o
Now York authorized the cxpcnditur,
Of s9.OO0,00O on the canals Of thu
state. Tho Erie canal will be deep
cncd To nine fcct. IL il probable tina
the seven locks at Lockport will b
replaced with NJ elevator lock, liftinl
the boats G2 feet to tho higher level.
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