Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-11-18
FROM THURSDAYS DAIIh,
SALMAGUSDI.

What n beautiful line Of o~vercoats.
black and other dress suits can he
found Mt Alexander's. =
The Appeal says that nowell's
plurality in the State is about 1000
over L.ittell and 1000 over Weber.
y precious little OF this came from
this end Of the State.
The commissioners meet tomorrow
to canvass the vote cast at the recent
election. II they get through in
time, the result will appear in the H.
DEPENDENT.
In making your arrangements for
Thanksgiving Day don't forget the
shooting match at the Hot Springs.
There will be plenty to eat and drink
and dead loads OF fun.
Sam DAVIS figures out his plurality
over Turrittin to be about 300 with
10 votes to hear from. Sam will do
the lazy part Of the work in the Con-
troller's Office for the next four Years.
Amos Roach, one of Carlin's popu
lair young men, took unto himself a
wife last night. Amos used to be ono
OF our boys and we wish him and his
bride all sorts OF prosperity and hap
pinesS in the years to come.
George Russell is still confined to
his bed, but is getting along nicely
and hopes to be ont by Sunday.
George has had Il tough time since
he came hnck from Camp Cuba
Libre.
1t began to rain and snow about 1
o'clock yesterday afternoon and kept
it up all night and the greater part Of
today. The storm is a fine thing for
this part OF the State. Our streets
are pretty sloppy, but the mud is.pre-
ferable to dust.
\ recount of the votes cast for
State Senator in Storey was had yes.
terday md Mccullough, Republican,
increased his lead over Boyle, Silver,
five votes. Several ballots we're
counted under protest. The contest
will now go 10 the Senate which will
count the vote and seat the winner.
Hon. S. j. Hodgkinson OF Reno mr.
rived this morning. Mr.. Hodgkinson
is Grand chancellor Of the knights OF
Pythils and is making an official tour
Of the State. IIo will visit Elko
Lodge tonight. He gave the IYDE-
PENDENT Office a call this forenoon
and we fonnd him to be II very pleas
ant gentleman. Mr.. Hodgkinsou
served Washoc county in the last AS
sembly and was reelected on the Sth.
y writer i'll the Atlantic Monthly
describes n hot tamala OF tho Indian
Territory brand us Il molten, pepper
sauced chicken croquctte, covered
with q coat OF ludian meal and IN
overcoat OF corn husk and steamed in
n portable boiler--the result being a
diabOliCal combination TINT tastes
like Il bonfire When will the citi-
zcns of the efrete East acquire a cul-
tivatcd taste that will enable them to
appreciate western delicaciesy
An Austrian professor estimates
that only 5000 persons out Of l,ONn,-
900 died from old age, while 1900 suc-
cumb to govt, 1S,4OO to measles. 27GO
to apopl1xy, 1000 to erysipelas. 1000
to consumption, $4,000 to scarlet
fever. $1,000 to whoopmg cough, 30
QUO to typhoid md typhus and 1000
to Rheumatism. These averages OF
course vary according to locality.
Smallpox does not oven get u place
in the list. Was this Austrian pro.
lessor an anti.yaccinator?
Austin Rcveillc: - Our weather
prophet says that tho present winter
is going to DO u severe one, and that
tho SNOW will commence to fall about
tho 10Th Of December and continue
with great regularity until February,
und that the snow will be piled up to
n good depth, and that tho loss OF
cattle md sheep on tho ranges will
reach IL high per centage. Cut this
ont, paste il up, and SEQ how near
tho prediction comes to being veri,
fled.