Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-12-20
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pearnnce OF the building.
Home is dearer to Il woman than t
a man because to her it is a plac
where she can sit around without lie
corsets on.
The Careon News s1ys that 10,
Douglass. the Comstock millionaire
was reported dying i'll Virginia yes
terdny.
Interstate Commerce Commission.
er Whcclock G.. Vcazey OF Vermont
has resigned, and the President
has appointed Charles Prouty, another
V~ermCnter. to fill the vacancy.
Governor Sadler declines TO dis.
cuss the question of General Beatty's
He will. however, prob.
ably announce the appointment this
week.
The chairs for the jurors. attorneys
and judge we're delivered at the
courtroom today. They are easy and
comfortable and in Keeping with the
room.
George Grant has so far recovered
from his recent illness ms to be able
to get usound town. He has had II
pretty tough time of it and is still
very weak.
The Ways and Means Committee
81 the House has decided to begin
hearings on the tariff on December
18th and continue them for two
weeks.
The ladies OF tho Presbyterian
church are getting up a Christmas
tree for the children. They were
calling OH the o.d bachelors today for
contributions to invest in useful pres
ents Cor the poor children Of the
town.
According To the official State re-
turns Of the late election, Lincoln
county now stands fourth i'll the list
OF counties in point al voting ~pupula-
lion, the order being as follows;
Washoc, Storey. Elko. Lincoln.
Bryan will get the electors from
South Dakota. In the mandarin,
ease to compel the board OF Can
vasscrs Ia issue certificates To the Re
publicun electors. the Court he'll
yesterday that the Board hal Il RICH
to adjourn to secure complete returns
This gives the State To Bryan.
In scoring ii bachelor for kickiu!
about the recent cold snap II marie,
man eald: Some men would kick I,
he hing. Iou should he thankful
thai you are not as ether men are Wit
have Il couple Of iccbur.s planted il
the snail Of their backs at night"
The Grand Jury of Lyon count,
has instructed the County Commits
sioners To bring suit against Tia,
bondsmcn OF the late J. \. iluntoon
who while Clerk and Treasurer O
Lyon county, committed suicide. AT
ter which II shortage WAS found in ms
accounts.
Tho First National Bank at Holi.
daysburE, Pcnnsy ~lvania. the Oldest in
that section Of the State and ono OF
the original tlfty.scven National
Banks of the United States. closed its
doors yesterday. Tho banks al
Mnrtinsburc and williamsburg failed
rs the result of the failure Of the
liolidaysburg bank. And this is the
kind Of prosperity following in tho
wake Of McKinley's election.
1t is common Ia see in restaurants
the sign "Scats Reserved for Ladies'
In the shopping quarter of New York,
however, matters are somewhat re-.
vcrsed. There the women arc the
principal patrons OF the restaurants,
and i'll one OF the popular stands the
proprietor, to give the men Il chance,
has put up IL sign: "Scats Reserved
for Men,
Major Il. &. Picton il manager OF
the State Hotel, at Dcnison, Texas
which the travelling men cay is one of
tho best hotels in that section. la
speaking Of Chumbcrlain'u Collie
Cholera and Diarrhoca Remedy Mn,
jor Picton says: 81 hRvO uscL il my.
scIi and i'll my family for several
years, and take pleasure in saying that
/ consider il mn iDfalliblc cure for di,
nrrhocd and d%yscntery. AWAY.
recommend il. and havo ~frcqucntl,
administered it, to my guests in the
hotel. and in every cHso il has proven
itself worthy Of unqualified endorse
mcnt. For sale 10y NJ. II. Miller.
Tho editor Of ono Of II progress,
i've exchanges. who probably knows
whereof he speaks, says: a goot
way to mise turkeys Tor Christmas il
TO take n long scantlmg or pole. will
II cross piece on the end; warm tl,,
croes piece, 90 TO your ncighbor'
roOst; place the crOss piece gcntl,
beneath and touching tle turkey
feet. Tho turkey will respond b.
"raising" anil descending on the warn
stick -nh1 there's your turkey. Loo
out for the dogs and sllot guns.
The greatest corporation on cart
In tho London & NOrihwestcrn Rail
way Company ~ England. II hns
capital Of s505, 100000 and a revcuu
Of $4,000 an hour: has 1900 cngincs
cmplnys G0,000 mcn Everything use,
il made by the company-btiigc
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