Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-04-11
tFROM TUESDAYS DAILY
SALAIkGUSDl.

Commissioners Reed and Woolver-
ton left for home this morning.
Mrs. Thorpe is building an addition
to her house.
\ Raymond excursion train passed
East this forenoon.
Ed. Reinhart is putting TN elevator
i'll the store.
Clay lrland il down from Gold
Creek. lie reports everything lively
up TINT way.
Come to the INDErESDuST Office
when you want blank deeds, location
notices, chattcl mortgages, etc.
Jake Schramm informs us that the
road between here and Cold Creek
will be opened for wagons today.
The commissioners yesterday fixed
the State tax rate at % cents on the
500. This makes iGlko coun:y's tax
rate 81 81 on the slUO this year,
IL any III don't like this weather,
he has our permission To say anything
about it he likes. Our opinion
wouldn't look nice n PRINT.
Tho Reno Gazette has entered ON
Il new volume. 1t Is aSooi news
paper and deserves the complimentary
notices ii Is receiving from the State
press.
\ medical journal Is authority for
the statement that thirst depends
upon d lesion Of the temperosphenoi-
dial lobe Of the BRAN" Science IS
making lots Of things clear To us.
1t is said that Stockholm, the cap
ital OF Sweden. has the largest death
rate from the Use Of alcohol Of any
city IN the world. The number OF
deaths from this cau5c is ninety III a
thousand.
The news bulletin eau now be ilash-
cd from New York to San Francisco
III ten seconds, the heavy copper wire
which spans the continent without
relay stations makes this rapid trans
mission possible.
Three Ut the prisoners sent to the
pcnitenuaTy fnom Eureka county
the other dny were mere boys, two
Of them being ~ and the other II
years of age. They were convicted
Of housebreaking.
LiIucticd air can Hov he ordered
by the dozen bottles III Munich. But
just what It can be used Tor in a
general way is III doubt. Ii is so
cold that it blistcrs the skin al a
touch, but its excess of oxygen is a
valuable fcatur AT present only
chemists buy it.
4 maj who had saved the life OF a
daughter Of II Boston m~iiliondir,, re-
ccived 800 from the grateful parent.
lilo WAS SO overcome with the magni-
liccnt bounty That lie PAID ont every
cent OF it to seventeen Orsan-grindors
to simultaneously gcrcnadc his benc-
factor.
An exchange suggests that states
he hung III tho vestibulcs Of the
churches tn enable the young ladies'
to register on cuteriEg. 1t this plan
he adopted the Young men won't
have to wait outside until church is
over, and have to dance around on
the corners opposite to- keep from
freezing. TO sec il their charmcrs are
present.
During the present revolution in
Cuba. Spain has sent to the island
1901 troops and 10 generals. The
official record Of deaths from disease
and casualty i'll the army is 22.13l
and % 600 went home invaded. IL
is doubtful il Wcyicr has at the pres
ent time 10000 electives for field and
garrison duty.
Nevada Is II great Stat, in extent
anu resources, stretching IN it does
from the 3jh to the Al degree Of
latitude, and embracing nan
climates. Lincoln county alonci is big
enough for IL State, aud has climates
enough for Il continent. In this
county they are planting walnuts.
almonds, citrus fruits and all the
products OF Southern California, us
we'll as digging vast quantities OF
gold.