Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-02-14
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY.
SALMAGUNDI.

Mrs. J. w. Petty is down from
Wells.
pr. Fuller is down from Gold
Creek.
Frank B%oslsoTitz. tho drummer,
circulated around town today.
George Russell Jr., who has been
quite sick. is much better.
A Carson man and his wife are not
on speaking terms. because he said
he couldn't tell his rubbers from hers
Senator Morgan withdrew the Mic
isragua canal bill yesterday. He said
he would press it in the extra ses.
sion.
Mrs. Oliver. who has been visiting
her relatives here, returned to her
home in Winnemurca en- No. 4 to-
day.
Ex:-If the devil Should start
through the world killing christians
he would pass by many professors Of
religion without even cooking his gun.
The editor left for Carson today to
attend n meeting of the Press Associ
alton. lie will take a ran up 10 Vir-
ginia City before he returns.
A lawyer sent the following mes
sage to hn EDITORS widow: Il can
not tell yon how panied l WIS to hear
that your .shand had gonc to
heaven. We were bosom friends, but
can never meet again"
Dame Rumor has 1t that 4 Califor.
Man is going to lead IL OF Elko's
fairest and most popular daughters to
the marriage altar in the near future.
Hope we will get IL slice OF cake.
L. D. Albert aud Sine Merkley
came in from Mound Valley yester-
day. They report but little snow in
the valley but plenty Of it i'll the
mountains.
While You ARC looking FOR IL change
n tho weather. examine tho latest
patterns i'll wall paper at the Postoi-
ice. All goods i!fst class aud ut tho
lowest living Prices. Call i'll and ex-
anime my stock. NJ trouble to show
goods. |. y. SHEiwond.
1t is estima ed that the total anrro.
priations Of he present Congress will
he considerably in excess OF sl.000.-
100000 and will overtop the highest
expenditures aver voted by any pre-.
lou congress by from $40 100 900
to Si0.000,oG0.
Roughly sporkinG We have in this
country $4,000 public school teach
ers. by latest figures from the
Bureau OF Education, we spend yearly
Sl7S.OG0. 900 on our common schools,
whose buildings are valued at
si39, 0,G00. There are enrolled in
public and private schools 5000. 900
children Of school age.
Tho police authorities Of New York
INSERT that during the past few months
1900 New York husbands have been
arrested FOR failure to provide for their
wives and children. Hard times is
the excuse given by these recreant
Benedicts u: Gothem for their dere.
LECTION.
Blood Is life and upon the purity
and vitality Of the blood depends the
health Of the whole system. Expert
ence proves Hoods Sarsaparilla TO DO
the best blood purifier.
HOODS PILLS act easily and
promptly ON the liver aud bowels
Cure sick headache.
The Everett Literary Society was
organized by the high school pupils
last Saturday night with Miss Cora
Taber MS president. The object OF
the society Is to improve its members
in parliamentary practice and the art
Of expressing their thoughts in de-
bate. Tho INDEPENDENT extends it's
best wishes to the young people and
hopes their society will be n grand
success.
The most expensive work that ever
was published in the world is tho off,
cial history OF the civil war, which ia
now issued by the government Of the
United States ut Il cost up 10 date OF
s2,35l,32S. 1t will take three years
longer and an appropriation Of per.
haps SGJO,OOO to complete the work
Eo that the total cost undoubtedly will
reach S3GC0.00O. 1t will consist OF IL
Volumes, including an index and R.ins
containing lis plates all maps. illus.
trating the important battles Of the
war. campaigns. routes Of marches
plans Oi forts and photographs O.
scenes and persons.
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