Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-09-01

Jus. a. DAY Vi LDNClOCk unS sou
his potash NINE near that town to s.
+. capitalists.
Mrs. Gardner and Miss Deiuinger
made the INDEPENDENT Office Il
pleasant call this forenoon.
Joe Harris returned To Carson on
No. 1 today, well pleased at the out
come OF the baseball game.
Mrs. l.. r. Parson has moved to
Elko to sperd the winter. She will
occupy Mr.. Adams vacant house.
In writing up the ball game yester-
day We ommitted to state that SLca,
pitcher for the Tuscaro.a club. WIS
sick and unable to play.
III anyone thinks there is no money
floating around Elko. he should cast
his optics over the poker games that
run now and then i'll town.
Beef buyers are reported numerous
lii the west end Of the State. The
prices offered are $50 and SO for two
year old steers aud dry
At two cents "A mile IA trip to the
sun would cost 81, S2G,OG4.40. and even
on cut rates no person would care to
go there this weather, anyhow.
The party who who took music
from the parlor Of the Depot Hotel
Monday will please return the
same and no questions will be asked.
The board Of health OF Altoona, Pa,
has ordered all cats, dogs and pet
animals to be killed because they are
suspected Of spreading smallpox in
that city.
Lieutenant George Sharon has
been assigned to the Twenty. fifth u.
S. Infantry and is booked to sail for
Manila Oh the Government transport
City Of Pueblo today.
Mr.. Kaye will leave for Reno to.
night Or III the morning. lie will
spend few days in that sinful burg
before going to Verdi. Ths hest
wishes Of the INDEPENDENT goes with
hun.
1t is reported that this division OF
the Central Pacific will, i'll the near
future, he furnished with "A number
OF the largest and most powerful
freight engines built. These engines
develop sufficient power to draw a
train OF fifty loaded freight cars.
Col. MdxsOn and family came III
today from his surveying camp ut
Elk Mountain, Oh the Idaho line.
They are on the way to Reno where
the younger Maxsons will attend
school. There's nothing about the
Col. that needs fixing but his poll
tics.
The ranges i'll the western part OF
Humboldt county are now i'll tine best
condition that has prevailed there for
IA number Of years. On all the ranges
cattle, horses and sheep are feeding.
Tie sheep constitute tho largest part
Of the stock and their condition - OF
the very best.
What has become Of the Nevada
Cavalry? Tho troops OF the other
States are heard from in the dis
patches nearly every day, but not Il
word ONE from Manila abont our
boys. lsn't it about time they we're
mustered ont oi the service of the
United States?
Tho Chicago platform, like the in
augural address OF Thomas Jefferson,
was built for all time. We need not
rcpudinte II syllable or idea OF it.
But when new and important issues
arise we car take them into the fam
lily and make the campaign upon
them without ':pologizing for any
past iight.-W. J. Bryan.
Imperialism is unpopular among
the Americans and militnrism has not
yet gained a foothold. When men
like ex-senator Edmonds and Sennt-
or lloar take up the cudgcl against
the administrations policy it may 10
too much to say they will win, but il il
only natural to expect that the fur
will lily IL the cXigcncics OF tho ap-
preaching national campaign do not
render them s~pecchlcss, says the Den.
yer Post.
Tho Flower Cantata given by the
Ladies Aid Society at the Prcsbytcr-
ian churcl. Saturday evening was n
decided success. Tho yourg ladies
who took part acquitted themselves
with credit and received the applause
Of Il large audience. After the can.
tata Tho ladies served ice cream aud
other good things mt Niug's iestau.
rant. Tho evenings entertainment
resulted in many pieces oi silver fall.
ing into the church treasury.
Nlnty.livo percent OF all the tooth
pick made in tho United Stalcs aro
formed from white birch timber in
Franklin county, Nc, and yet scarce.
ly moro than n hundred pcrsous arc
employed in the industry in the state
Outside Of Maine tho principal fac.
tories arc in Pennsylvania. Massaclu,