Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-12-23
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Sa"hN ShBNillNtDh
ent Cutting will locate in Culifor nj;
after his term Of Office expires.
+. The sto:m makes the cattIemen ant
runchers smile Il broad smile. The,
see III II lat kline and good crops mex,
year.
The speculative cuss can lind a big
held for his peculiar talents il, the I'm
certainty now s%rrroundE. The Cover.
norship.
The storm that began Sunday still
continues. Several inches OF snow
Tell today aud the prospects are good
Tor more.
j. y. Campbell. sheriff eject nf
Bots Idaho. has appointed his wife
az hi deputy. She will lie the first
woman deputy sheriff ever appointed
in that State.
President Mckinley Yesterday ap-
pointed Ethan \. Hitchcock Of Mis.
souri, to be Secretary Of the Interior
Vice Bliss resigned. Hitchcock is the
present EmbassIdor to Russia.
The California Miners Association
will ask Congress to open To pros
pectors 3,0JD,OO0 acres Of mineral
md i'll TINT state nov owned by rail.
road corporations aud land grubbers.
The sober old Philadelphia Record
alIudes 10 General Shaf,er rs -.he Fat
Algerian monstrosity.7 This is an
unexpected touch Of humor from that
source, remarks the Minneapolis Trib.
unc.
We received Il letter from Mrs.
Tom br! AMI last evening stating that
her father, Mr.. Joseph Lindsay, was
quite cheerful yesterday morning,
ana that if nothing serious happens
bis recovery is hoped for.
Rise with the lark. That is, during
cold weather. as soon as the lark rises,
wakem your wife and tell her 1t is time
to build the tire. II she makes any
objections !Ou cun refer her to n doz-
cn works on the benefit OF early ris-
ing.
The ref sal Of the Supreme Court
to canvass the colder vote, whether
right or wrong, will subject that iri
bunnl to Il good deal Of miavorable
criticism. People will wonder il it
n ANY witli the canyass
Of the State b. the majority Of the
Cuur:.
The topic for Wednesday night Mt
the Presbyterian church will be, The
Journey from Nazareth To Bcthlc-
hem" All who take part IN the
Christmas exercises are to meet
Thursday md Friday afternoons i'm
mc1iatcly inter the schools close, in
Harris Hall.
At the carneSt request Of several
young men 81 Elko we publish the
following bit II informa.;nu: There
~ nothing that "a tends to shorten the
lives Of old people, and tn injurc their
health, ns the practice of sitting up
late. especially winter evenings, and
more especially # there IL Il grown up
daughter III the family ="
Judge Curlcr has just decided n
case III Washor county. to the effect
that Il q cardidntc falls To Tile his
statement 81 election expenses
through ,hpughiIcssncss or inattcn
ton. ami . with intent tn conceal
the fraudulent use OF money, he is
entitled, upon n proper showing, 20
receive Il certificate nf election.
Beniamin L. iiigbcc, IL pioneer
policeman Of Virginia City. died sud
denly Saturday evening. lie had
been Il resident Of the Cninstork since
1860 and was n member Of the police
force for many years. lie was a
quiet, unassnming man and had many
friends who will regret Ia hear Of his
death. He was II native Of Boston,
aged II years.
On account Of tho failure ~ the
Carson News TO nrrivc tins morning,
WI arc unable ~ give the proceedings
" the Board 0f tmuvasscrs yesterday
The News and Appeal have a way OF
tntuutt,H Ihtu .,ntsn ulHpf l,nlf lIa
time, that in decidedly unpleasant.
if the trouble IL IN ti,cir Offices, We
would respectfully request TINT they
look into il and correct il for our
sake. IL, however. il il with the
postal clerks on tho Y. & L. aud &. T.
railroads. there 10 no way to remedy
il except Uncle Sam should eiir them
up. Ilo should do tlia Tor tho bono.
III of II long suffering community.
One ~ Elko's prominent citizens
remarked this morning. in speaking
Of the Sen ttorial light. that il seemed
n little strange Ia him that the mcr
who shouted SO Justify for "homC
rule" during the campaign were now
bowling their level best for Ncwlnnds
lie said fnrilirr, that compared will
Stewart, he considered Ncwlinds &
carpet.b ggcr. H. IL a little strange
that the man who ehoulrd himself
hoarsc for "homc rule" dnriug the
campaign slrould now shout equals
IA ! ud for tho most recent rolitica
. importation :" the State. But ihcf