Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-12-05
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY.l
SADNIAGUSDI.

December comes liz like a roaring
lion. How will it 20 out?
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Of Beowawe
attended the funeral today.
Mrs. w. L. Hit departed for her
home Ill Alameda on No. 1 today.
Schuyler Duryee and Charley
Keith struck ont for Coll Creek this
afternoon.
+. T.. Drown Of South Fork and
Dallas Gilmore Of Pleasant valley
are in town today.
Martin Thorn, the New York muir
dercr, was found guilty Of murder III
the first degree yesterday.
This section was visited by an old
fashioned now storm last night and
it has been very disagreeable today.
Peter wager, brother of Mrs. L. G.
Jones, arrived from California last
night and attended the funeral to-
day.
See Wintcrmantcl's Christmas nd
He has Il full line Of novelties suited
for Christmas presents. Take your
best girl there and buy her II
diamond ring.
Judge Vim. Il. Day, ssistant Sec
Rotary Of State. has been offered the
Attorney Gencralship to succeed
McKcnna, who will resign tomorrow
to take the place II Justice Field in
the Supreme Court.
The latest use Of glass is instead
OF gOll rs a material for stopping de-
cayIng teeth. Ii answers splcndidly
and is far less conspicuous than the
yellow metal. or course, it is not
ordinary glass, but is prepared 10y
some new patented process. which
renders il soft and mallcable.
Bcc:--.A discovery has been ma L.
Of thousands of skeletons in the soil
Of Kansas. From the position Of the
remains, and the large area they cover
it is believed that the spot was Il pre-
historic battle ground Possibly
it was a gridirTn where the
ancients played football.
Harry Van Driclcn has notified /;
NJ. Smith, Of Portland, Oregon, vino
has the contract to carry the Gold
Creek mail, that he is tired Of the
job. lie took the mail ont this morn
ing at the urgent request of post.
master Sherwood and will continue
to do 5" until January /. 1898. the end
Of the present quarter.
ShoriH Mntccr paid into the county
treasury today S11l5.2J. OF this
amount $500 is for sheep licenses col
lcclcd by him at various times and
the remainder, sos -, is for fees and
licenses collected during the month
Of November. The tota! amount of
sheep licenses collected by the shcT.
iT is 500, on which he is allowed u
commission Of 30 per cent by an act
u The last Legislature.
Tho richest town III the United
States ia Brnokliuc, near Boston. Its
population Is 1900 and valuation
100000 900, yet it is governed through
the typical New England town meet.
ing. II has n public library contain,
ing $1,000 volumes. n 100000 high
school. a $4,000 free bathing cstab-
lishmeut and spends 100000 n year
on its parks and we'll shaded streets,
Boston would gladly annex it, but
BroOkliuc prefers to go rs it il.
\ nice legal point has arisen in
Omaha. Joseph BARLEY, ex.trcasur,
or, liz 10 serving u twonty years
sentence for footing Tie treasury oI
s5O.0O0. 4 suit has been begun
Against him and his bondsmcn to re.
cover tins amount. His attorneys
have Rlcd u petition in which they
claim that hartley ia legally dead and
therefore cannot he sued. II thi.
contention is sustained by the Court
tho suit against the hondamcn can
not bc maintained as the principa
must bc sued with or before tho surc
Tics are sued in Nebraska.
Reno Journal:-It IL reported thai
Hon. II. NJ. Daggctt. formerly Con
gresham from Nevada, is q candidatl
FOR the position Of Superintendent q
the Mint mt Carson. Mr.. Daggct
has been II resident OF California 10
many years and il IL thought thn
being n nonresident Of tho state wi
he urged as q CaSUn Tor a%ppointiu
him Superintendent Of the Mint. Ut
der Republican management tho min
acquired mn mcnviablo reputation
about sT5,OO0 OF Uncle Sans mono
having been stolen. and non rcsidcr
Rcpuhl; 'ans, who waut positions !
that institution. are cndravoring I
create the impression at Wushingto
that il il not safc nor cXpcdicnt to M
ruint u Nevada Republican to 80 in