Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-09-05
IFROM MONDAYS DAILY.l
SALMAGUNDl.
Henry Voigt, the prosperous Lu-
noble rancher, is in town to lay.

happy, he lies. and when he lies he il
found ont. and when no is found out
he is not happy.
John IIibbeis is Il little under the
weather today. lie was feeling bet
ter this afternoon and hopes to be all
right tomorrow.
The Conference ~ the Nevada N IL.
sion on. L. Church) will meet in
Reno Thur+day. September 81,
BiFhop J. p. Newman presiding.
Tho Wadsworth Dispatch says the
5, p. Company are putting in wire
fences along the line OF the road, par
ticularly where there are fuel sup
plies.
Mrs. Harris and Ray returned YES
terdny from their trip through the
Valleys. Miss Jessie remained in
Rub Valley To visit her sister, Mrs.
Gedney.
The new restaurant will open in the
Webster building ON Wednesday
morning. Everything is new and
cleah md it will he conducted
in st-class shape.
Now that -four is higher OH ac-
c"un: OF the rise in wheat, the starv-
ing coal miners Snnt to know when
the prosperity wave will give their
wages Il boost.
Tho biggest price ever paid for a
horse in America and Sl2J,000. given
by j. Malcolm Forbes OF Boston
for Leland Staniord's Arion. Il trot-
ter.
j. v. Brooks. the mining expert. re-
turned from the Bull Run country to-
day. He went up with Mr.. Clark II
week ago to examine some mines.
He says he is we'll pleased with
what he saw.
Boston papers say that men lave
now gore out Of service M telephone
operators in that city. and thereby
n occupation il claimed cxclu lively
by women.
The Creators chirography IL always
legible. and when he writes "hppo-
critic across the phsiognomy Of 81
his subjects. IT cannot he ERASED
by a sunface touch Of pretended re-
ligion, says an exchange.
The number Of cigarettes manu-
ficturcd last year was somewhat in
excess ~ 1000 100000 viii III cost the
consumers about S2l.0O 1000. This
year the cigarette smokers are expect
ed to burn up 3D., OOO,O Oo.
As "A memorial to her late husband.
Mrs. Phoebe Hearst has begun the
erection OF Il Tree library buil.lin. in
Anaconda. Montana in the great
copper mines Of which place he was
u OF the principal owners.
Tho successful miner in Alaska il
Of temperate habits. He has got to
be. No maj can stnnd whisky at a
high altitude. Coffee is very had.
Tea il nearly rs injurious. Tho drink
FOR the Arctic circle is cold water,
cold water. then more cold water.
II is claimed that the locusta. at
ter an absence 81 Is years. have APP
reared in some OF the eastern and
central states with Il w on their
wings. Tho superstituOus farmers
declare that tho W means war. the To-
Gusts having appeared pri n to all our
great wars.
\ California Judge is said Ia he re-
spnnsiblc for the following charge la
= jury: Gentlemen. you have heard
the evidence. The Indictment
charges the prisoner with straling Il
jackass. Tho time haa come when it
must bo stopped; otherwise. gentle
men. none OF us will be safe.
Tho proof CONS oi the United
Statcs mint arc made in gold. sill liver,
nickle and bronze. mud II complete
at ~ these proof coins costs all 90.
Ihcre are thrce acts Of coins TINT can
be bought Mt the mint for this pur-
pose. Each coin in struck by hand
III n scrcw-press from a specially pol
ished die. md only polished blnnks
ire used.
Prof Nesse wishes tho TSDrrES
DEsT To state TINT the reports going
he rounds Of tie statc pap.rs M to
tho teachers to DO cmplp, ed III the
Nevada business college nre without
foundation. Tn, only teachers or
plOycd by him nrc Miss Emily Mar
lott NJ Iilto and Mr.. Ben +. Hall. ID
graduate ~ the S1nta Rosa. t'nlifor.
mia, Business rollcgc. Both OF these
uro we'll qualified for their special
work and will mako the school sec.
ond to none on the Coust.
Newton Livingston ~ Canyon City
Or. sheriff of Grant county and r.
y. Blair. NJ Boise City. Ida. deputy
sheriff of Ada county, are in Nevada
looking Tor II man who killed another
in Oregon. he IL also wanted in Cal.
and New Mexico for murder. Tho
m%urdcrors namc IL Jack llamlct' no
is ligh, complcxioncd, dishfaccd.
weighs 200 pnuods, 10 six feet md
tlroo quarters Of nm inch tall. but
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