Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-11-25
[FROM DAILY.J
ShLhiAG UNDl.

Ase womach il now feeding twelve
patients at the county hospital.
Study the official vote elsewhere
IL see il you can figure out the pol.
itics OF Elko county.
jesse Snyder, the Tuscarora stage
driver, Is quite sick at Mr.. Mcad's
lie il getting along rs well as can be
expected .1G.;! 1, e,e
1t is reported that Captain Cox OF
the Nevada Cavalry has received a
commission in the regular army.
The Appeal says that Sadler WINS
about 100 ahead of Mcmillan Sat mr.
day night and a few more Silver pre-.
cincts were to hear from.
Go to the Hot Springs TO the shoot.
ing match Thanksgiving Day. There
will 10 lots of sport and plenty OF
good things to eat and drink. Mn.
Garrecht wants to see you there.
The complete official vote OF Elko
county will be found III the table on
the first page. Tho figures have
been carefully compared and they
will be found correct.
Two hobos had u rafting tight n
Chinatown last night. Constable
T1plett happened along and landed
them in jail. They were taken before
Justice Morgan this morning and
given ten days each III the bastile.
Journal: Assemblyman Kinney
visited the State Capital yesterday.
He says the official returns received
by telegraph from the several counties
elect Sadier Governor by about 81
plurality. Nyc is the only county
that has not been heard from Official
ly.
MIR. William NJ. Kennedy, aged So
years, drove his team in from Shelton,
a distance Of 81 miles last Friday, and
returned yesterday. Tho old gentle
IL quite active for n OF his age. His
general health Is good this Winter
and we hope to see him on top OF
earth several years yet.
Our postmaster don't take kindly
to the suggestion that he ill up tire
m~udholes in the street from the post
Office to the Bakery corner. lie
thinks it is the duty OF the road
supervisor and we are inclined tn
agree with him. Somebody should
do this work ut once rs the crossing
liz II disgrace To the town.
John Is. Scott was in from Mound
Valley today. lie is somewhat sur
prised Mt the notice published in the
INDEPENDENT last week inviting his
friends to his wedding. John says
he is going to get married ull right,
but knows nothing about the letter
son ovor his name to the IHDEPES-
DEN publishing his intended we'd
ding to the public.
Here il something that should bo
more generally known. 1t is said
that bed bugs will live u year without
air or food, IL placed III n hermetIcal.
ly sealed bottle. Persons who desire
to keep their bed hugs over winter
without feeding them will DO well to
remember this. The march Of scicn
tito research Is ever onward.
William Miller took Jesse Snyder's
place on tho box OF the Tuscororu
stage yesterday morning to drive u
through, but before he got to the
summit he WAS taken with a severe
attack OF rheumatism in his left leg
and was unable TO go further thnn the
aiItcen.mlle station. lie returned OF
the stnge pretty badly crippled up.
An exchange says that, inasmucl
as yop would like to have your lOcaI
paper be n kood local paper, just re-
feet n moment and SEQ how much
local news you have furnished for the
paper. AZ you wonld like that You
home paper speak n good word ubou0
yon, just reflect back and sec how
many good words you hnvo spoken
Of the paper; or do you suppose cdi
tors are fools and do not notice tlest
th,ngsH
There recently won't into effect II
Ohio II law providing that II jury in
capital case. whore tho accused !
found guilty OF murder in the frs
degree, may rccOmmend him to TIT
mercy II the court, and when this j
done tho judge shall sentence ID,
prisoner to life imprisonment. Blu
the prisoner shell not thereafter he
subject for recommendation oi par
don or parole, unlCEs his innocence
shall have been proved beyond
reasonable doubt.
DR.. Hood performed mn autopsy tn
day on Tie remains Of Miss i}ailcl
tho young woman who died on tlu
tram, pcnr Battle Mountain Inst Fri
day morning, and found no cridenc
OF foul play. Coroner Morgan hcl
IN mqucst this afternoon and eut
r mittcd all tho evidence IN his pos
scEsion bearing on the caac. IT,
/ Jury found Il verdict that Mise Bail
; came to her death from unknow
, cnuscs. Tho umclc u tho dcud 81
|, tolegraphcd today TO bury her her
and forward hor baggage to him.