Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-12-05
WEEKLY
IFROM SATURDAYS DAILY.l
SALMAGUNDI

iiuiIls ildu Oh TlIhy evening, De-
cember Oath.
Mr.. Jones is gradually growing
weaker and the re- is but slight hope
Of his recovery.
Will Mcdowell will leave for Clo-
q Valley tomorrow morning to re-
sumo his work in the school room.
Chesterfield, Indiana, was almost
wiped or the map at m early hour
yesterday morning by the explosion
OF eighty quarts OF nitro.glycerine in
an open field n half mile from the
town.
Sacramento Bec:-Tho kilograms
mention tho lact that mt Il recent
wedding in New York the contract
ing parties were Isaac Goldstcin and
Katie Silverstcin. 1t is a sixteen To
one bet that their children will he
bimctallists.
The Gazette predicts tl.ut the fnI.
lowing will be the Silver party state
ticket ut the next election: United
States Senator, William NJ. Stewart;
Congressman, Francis G.. Ncwlands,
Governor, 4. G. Cleveland.
John and Dick Raycraft have pur-
chased the VALLEY Hot Springs prop
er,y from the heirs OF the late Harriet
Jane VALLEY for $500. They intend
to make 1t the finest property u, the
kind on the Pacific Coast.
Tom Connors has had his prelim-
innry examination and has been
bound over III tho sum OF $1,000 to
appear before the grand jury. Not
being able to furnish the bond, he
WAS brought to the county Jail Ned
ncsday night.
The papers i'll the Western part Of
the State say that an important eau
Gus Of Nevada politicians was held at
the Palace Hotel San Francisco, the
other day and name some OF the par.
ties in attcndmce. These schcmcB
for the loayes and fishes are liable to
have all their plans upset when the
conventions meet next year.
An exchange says: A girl WIS
by her angry mother in the
act Of being kissed. Tho girl said
that .shc had been stung by II wasp
on the lip and the young mar was
sucking the poison out. The mother
believed the story and let the girl
alone. What tins generation needs is
more mammas with well developed
crcdulity.
In looking over OH articlc on SEN
ute till No. -. published yesterday,
we notice two grammatical errors. In
one II singular verb in tangled up
with Il plural subject and in the other
the auxiliary have is omitted. Be.
sides these there are several typo
graphical errors. We only speak Of
il to prove that mistakes will occur
in the best regulated families.
.5smcs +. Jones, "A United States
rprisonSr, escaped from the Carson
ipenitants1ry Thursday afternoon
after enting Il hearty Thanksgiving
dinner. Ills departure was soon dis
covered and guards wore sent on in
direction to look Tor him. lie
was caught by Henry Nofsingcr Mt
Lake View and taken back Ia tho
pen. Jones wRs n trus.y and lad but
u short time to serve.
The mayor Of St. Louis says that
1000 young men in his town remain
unmarried because they cannot find
old fashioned girls, the new woman
being for them an occasion Tor ter.
ror. So he Ina eel up II free matri.
moninl bureau Ia which all women
who want husbands can scnd their
names and references, provided they
will refrain from politics and knick.
erbockcrB. Tho old fashioned girl
has the world at her feet.
Tho Carson News says that the suit
began by James +. Dennis against
the Southern Pacific Company wm
withdrawn from the District Court Of
Oimsby county Friday morning and
that il will probably come up before
Judge Hawlcy in tho u. $.
Dittrict Court. Tho Gazette IN
speaking Of this casc says: Illo PEG
pie must not look for my sensational
developments in tho suit Of j. i.
Dennis w. the s. =. Co, for MIR. Den
nis says there will hc none. lie Gays
nc lns nothing To tell IL lie wanted to,
Tho following prisoners arc now in
Tho county Jail awaiting the action OF
tho grand jury: otto SOlm. highway
robbery; J. Il. Conner. grand larceny
Rnlph Martin, burglary; }. w. Uicks,
charged with grand lnrccny, is out on
bonds. In addition to these john
.Bnrkc,alina John Wmic,nlia the"liHd
Man wac arrested at Wndsworill
the other lay Tor butglnriAipg Joe
Johnston's stable in Starr Valley i
fow wocks $50. An early grand iur,
and Z speedy trinl Of these men woulc
save the county u good deal Of money
]. B. Sheldon. mn old resident q
Elko, was taken Ia the Hospital fol
Mental Discuscs by Sheriff Matccr or