Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-04-04
[FRoM TUESDAYS DAILY
SALNIAGUNDI.

Philadelphia Pharise.. 1t will dc
you coed.
The Humboldt river is higher THAI
it has been for many years at THU
season.
Jesse Leach. an old resident O
Elko county, died at the count,
hospital this morning.
Virginia City was visited with {;
blizzard last Sunday that play &c
havoc with tho electric lights and
made the Constock i bowling waste
Placer Mining location blanks are
for sale at this office. The copy fol
these blanks Was pref AIRED by Judge
Dcane und ILLS all the requirments OF
the law.
The Wadsworth Dispatch Is stir
ring up the people of that town ask
ing them 10 clean up. y little might
be done IN that line Iii Elko withOu,
dong amy damage.
Miss Matte Keith has closed her
school on North Fork and returned
to town. SEE will leave in u few days
for White Rock To take charge Of the
school thore. Miss Mnttie's man v
friends are glad TO hear Of her success
ID the schoOlroOm.
Eureka SCntiucl:-The extremely
lively antics Of Mn. FitZsimmons
during tue mill, would suggest that
-Fitz7 would have been lii more
danger at home than lac WA i'll the
ring, i'll ease he had lost. lie would
have been between Tie devil and the
deep she.
Silver KGight:-An Ohio farmer
has . pig that was born with two
heads, tie second Just below the
regular one. The pig can Glenn out Il
swiil-trough in three minutes. The
farmer has named the top head of the
pig Mark Hanna, and the bottom one
Paul NuuiGrvUort.
Tho Rock Springs Miner says it
will hereafter publish the truth ab Jut
aspIrapts for Oilice, and the Denver
Post advises 1t to be a little careful
about what II sends through the mail,
saying "Uucic Sam has corIs on his
moral toes"
1t is said that the Honduras Lot
terry has its eyes on Nevada. As no
lottery can he established in the
State without amending the consti-
tuition, there is no danger of that curse
being fastened upon the people. We
draw the line at lotteries.
~ Philadelphia paper states that it
sold l90,O33 copies after the prize.
fight, and only l03,s25 on the strength
Of the Presidential election" says the
St. Louis GlObo-Drmocrat. tile
city OF brotherly love and peace
societies simply wanted to find ont
what happened i'll the last round
Prof. q. l.. Ncs4e began Il six weeks
course Of pcnmnuship in tho higl
school today. lie also began Il course
in the public school. In addition tC
this ne intends TO get up un evening
class. Ills terms arc very REASONABLE,
and this is II fine opportunity for al
who wish to improve their penman
ship. See his notice elsewhere.
Tho funeral OF Mrs. Geo. y Spencer
took place from the Presbyterian
church yesterday afternoon, Rev
Donaldson officiating. Tho church
WIS well filled and the services wer,
Impressive. At the conclusion Of the
services in the church, the remains
were taken to the Masonic cemetery
and laid away. May her rest in the
silent city be peaceful.
The following story is told Of 4
young man i'll u nsighboring towr
vino il addicted 10 the cigarette habit
Ito had HmoSed 100 packages and
wrote To tho manufacturers to know
what they would give HIN for he
l2CU pictures that had come with the
cigarettes. Tho answer OF the manu-.
facturcrs was right to the point:
Smoke II thousand and two hun.
drod mor and We will send you Il
collin"
Edison says that before the worlds
supply Oi coal il exhausted We shall
surely not 10 dependent upon il FOR
fuel; III fact, fuel Of any kind will bl
supe iluons. II il said that hc be,
licves that tho fires u tho interior d
tho earth will DO utilized IN the future
for tho carrying OH Of every industry
requiring steam power. Volcanoes
gcysers, natural fountains OF boiling
water in Iceland. III vol Rs earth
quake shocks. are all prof that fierce
subtcrrancan lirUB arc raging milc,
beneath out feet.
A Kansas editor wont TO Mexico OF
M editorial excursion recently LEAVING
his daughter. II years oil, To got on,
the paper during lin absence. la,
tirRt issue under the snow woman
regime, saye Frank 5. riSlcy in the
Chicago Times Herald. contained thii
notice ut the head OF tho editorial col
umn: "Pa IL in Mexico | received
Il letter from him this morning. liz
has got ma with him and il having
adurn good time, guess. wisl. Il,
was home. ~ it ia ioncso!dc tn be ell
itor.ir.ciicf all nlnun. Pa aud mt
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