Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-12-16
IRON DAILYl,
3AIIMAGUNDl,

The ice hai yest Inns begun in Win
nemucca. The Silver State gays til,
les is about six inches thick.
]. ". Puett was up from CarliI
this forenoon. He reports every
thing quiet III our sister town.
George Russell is able to ride on
once more. He Was up town yester.
day afternoon and seemed to be doing
nicely.
Walter Gilmore came down from his
ranch yesterday. lie paid this ofic.
a visit today aud snapped yarns with
the force.
AT forty Il man doesn't think lie
knows rs much as he Thought he
knew at twenty, but he knows he
knows more.
Col. WIN. j. Bryan has resigned his
commission IL the army. 1t il said
that there is no doubt about his res
ignation being accepted by the War
Department.
y schoolmaster recently received
the following note OF apology: -Will
yu plees erkews my son Fred for not
cumming tn skoole this morning. He
is ded. Widow A."
The Lovelock Tribune say Mr.. IL.
Stoker, the wheat king OF Nevada, is
working a large force Of men ON his
ranch preparing for a large increase
in wheat the coming season.
II the insurgents ON the Philippine
lClands refuse TO charge masters, and
take lis instead OF Spain as their
masters, will we fight them and deny
them the right OF self government?
John Henderson telegraphed from
Salt Lake this morning that he and
Charley would be home on No. 4 to.
morrow. Charley's many frienda will
be glad to hear that he is feeling fine.
There are 1000 beef cattle Oh the
Big Meadows being FED this winter.
Hay in the stack ia worth g per ton
and 81 baled aud loaded on the cars.
Much is being shipped to California
markets.
Burglars are at work in the West
ern part OF the State anu it may rot
be long before they strike Elko. You
will lose nothing by seeing that your
doors and windows arc securely clos
ed at night.
Tho board Of education has procured
rubber mating to the stairs OF
the high school building. THIS will
do away with a good deal OF noise and
preserve tho stairs as we'll. Mr..
Gardner will put it Gown Saturday.
Tho delinquency OH the first INSTALL
ment Of taxes in this county fouts up
sll9.75. due from seventeen taxpay-
eB. The amount due and payable by
the frs: Monday in June is SO, 9sG. 90.
This is about one-third at the total
tax due.
MY good woman said the parson
to a Yorkshire mi whose husband
had just died, your husband is now
with Abraham. Isaac and jacob
That's what makes me feel so BAD
was the reply, ~tor he was always 30
shy with strangers"
A simple remedy FOR a hacking
cough and sore throat is to dissolve a
salt spoon Of salt and two teaspoon
fuls Of vinegar in half Il glass Of cold
water and sip frequently. This prep
aration is also recommended in at
lacks Of colo or nausea.
Governor Sndler came in from the
West last night and remained over
until No. 1 left today. lilo spent the
time shaking hands with his many
friends and talking over the late cam
paign. He called at tho lNDEPEN-
DENT office this forenoon and inform
ed us that he was At re OF his election
and that hc talk Of n contest did not
disturb him. The Governor ID look
ing vol and seems to be happy.
A family Mt Fountain City, Ind,
purchased some sausage from Il
butcher in that town, says the Knox.
vile Express, and because they found
Il cats paw in it they are raising
Cain. Some people are so particular
that there in no satisfying them. Did
they suppose That n butcher could
throw in n rabbits foot and q New
Foundland dog with u pound OF ter
cont aausage2
Tho taking OF evidence in the Bot
kin poisoning case began in San Fran
cisco yesterday in Judge Carol
Cocks court. ilarryC &. Pennington
n brother Of Mrs. Dunning and NM
DcRnc. tho poisoned women, told o
the receipt OF the box OF poisoned
candy at Dover, Delaware, and tn,
eHting ot its contents and tho subse
qucnt illness and death Of his sisters
A parent who wrote to an editor t.
information m to how to stop his DO.
from smoking c~igarsltes received tn
following reply: I'VE suggcst bride
ry. persuasion. instruction or shuttinI
of his allowance. Then II he remain
obstinate use n rHwhidc ON his RI,
hide. Welt him until he ia rcndy 1