Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-06-20
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY.
ALMAGUNDIS
Mne rain and hail today.

MoIe rain and hail today.
Rather cool for tile middle OF June.
The. Salvation Army is holding
what is called Il "hell meeting" in
Fresno. Who furnished the bird and
the monkey Sacramento Bee.
An Elko girl who read in the pa.
pers that the Greeks are being hard
pressed. remarked that che would
like TO be Greek.
The base ball boys will give a So
cial at the Commercial Hotel IN the
evening Of June p for .he purpose
OF d~efraying the necessary expenses
OF their club. See their notice.
\ dying man informed d local min.
istcr that he saw heaven" and that
his five wives were waiting for him
there. The minister turned aside
aud mnrmcrcd sympalheticaliy:
"L0rd help him.
Somerriiie Journal:-Even when a
girl has been to college and knows
four languages, she has difficulty in
expressing her feelings adequately
when she sits down OH the sidewalk
where the small boys lave been coast
ing.
Tuesdays Carson News says: The
State Will receive its first official
notification today that Ormsby
county refuses to pay the two per
cent University Fund tax. Most OF
the other counties have followed
Ormsby's example and probably very
little Of it will ever be collected.
Tom Sharkcy has challenged Peter
Maher to a boxing match OF an I'M
limited number Of rounds for 5000 or
10000 IL side. as Maher may prefer.
Tho challenge stipulates that tie
match shall take place within six
months before the club Offering the
largest purse.
\ big ocean liner, with, SIT cabin
passengers and Il crew of PSI. carries
the following supply OF meat for {
single voyage from England to Amer,
ich: l2.55) pounds OF fresh beef,
IG0 pounds Of corncd be5f, 5.32C
pounds Of mutton, $50 pounds OF
fresh lamb, $50 pounds OF veal and
$50 pounds of pork.
The latest details OF the suicide OF
Barney %liurnato, the diamond king
are that he had been in poor health
for some time and was constantly
under the watch OF some one. While
walking the deck OF the steamer with
a passenger, he suddenly asked his
companion TO tell him the time. BE,
fore receiving the reply he jumped
overheard.
by reference to the proceedings OI
lug Fourth of July committee last
evening il will be seen that any one
desiring to erect rcfreshmcnt stands
near the pavilion cnn do SO by pay
ing 80 FOR each At md Ia tho refrcs h
ment COMMITTEES. lIarve Mc Ndamf
or w W BoOhcr will take your money
and grant you this priv ilcgc. .Appl,
TO either Of them.
An exchange tells II st ory OF a maj
III Chicago Who determined To- spent
all TINT he made the fret year in nd
vertising. lie soon found that it was
impossible, for the mors he adver.
tsed the moro he made, and after Il
strenuous effort To Sc, rid OF his
money in nd vcrtiaing no gava it up.
Or course. il you don't believe this
tho only WY you can provo it is Ia
try it.
Under the law passed by the last
Legislature no voter under co years ol
agc.in this state ran Vote next Ycul
unless he has paid his poll taxes ful
for 1897 and 1893. 1t. wOuld abe vol
for. NIL voters to bear this in mind nni
sec that their poll tax is paid for each
yoar. y failure to contribute yeur
q each year towards d~ef-aying the
expenses Of the State md count ,
governments will d]estrnnchiss you |,
1903.