Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-05-12
lFRoM TUESDAYS DAILY
3ALMAGUNDI.

! BiIy ONeil and bride are visiting
relatives in Reno.
/ Reno has u cheese factory that uses
COOI pounds OF milk daily.
Clean ont the hobos ny putting
them to work oil the streets.
/ In White Pine county cattle are
assessed nj slG and sb,ep at s2 30
per heed.
I'm Sherman denies that he will
he ii candiiat" Tor Governor Of Ohio
mt the fali election.
Abnnt forty Of Uncle Sans boys
III blue passed thrnuh day cnmutc
to Manila Ia j in Otis army.
y flour mill. with II capacity Of
seventy barrels daily is Ia be built
near GenOn, Douglas county.
Mrs. J. w. Dorsey, a former resi-
dent OF Elko. is earning flme in
France us ii painter. ThrlHDErES-
DENT Is glad To learn nf her success.
Professor Young, who was Super
Inten lent Of Schools Of the State of
Nevada in 1856. has just completed
an electric plant ut Visalia. Cal.
Senator Livingston Of the Carson
City Arena Club has offered 500 0
Tor the fight between Fitz 'inmon :
and JeiTrics to come oil i'll Carson.
The ableSt HtistIcilns estimate
ia" present population Of the world
at 800 Co., on which is an increase
Of "bout 20,O0n,OUo i'll the last seven
years.
The lannon's iriZ ma nine Mt Union
vile. Humboldt county, is abuuL To
he bonded la Salt Lake capitalist.
tn" mine has produced heretofore
$50 ,0.OIO.
An Ohin Jus has invented &,
chair that can be adju lied To n
Thousand different positions. 1t is
designed for the small boy to sit in
when he goes to church.
IL the Steam wagon that il To be
put on between Elko and Tu+carnra.
breaks down the bridges ana cnlverrs
who will repair ;ne damage? This is
ii QUESTION that is agitaimg the
minds -: the county commissioners.
Tho Southern Pacific company has
got Two - offers out on the road.
They are al present AT Carlin. III"
railroad BOYS ARE into their shape,
bun not until the employees had lost
two heads III that community. Silver
State.
The average cost Of producing the
greater bulk oi copper in the United
States is I cents IL pound. though at
most mines the cost is greater. Tie
lowest cost is NJ 'hcBo5ton and Mon.
ian company at > cents. The next
Lowest is the Calumet &iI"cla.
Spain she had a Ii tie lamb, the
slickesr lamb around. She sold the
lamh tn Uncle Sam for - million
down; then Uncle San he took It 10y
the tail tn lead it home You kno y:
the mutton rare. turned out 1t bear.
aud Sam he can't let go Ex.
n,nrint,,1,, 't,,. IL It
s"n mint has II thanks for copies of
the Production II Gold and s lrcr in
til" United States for 1897, and the
report 81 the Director Of the mii.t for
1898.
Treasurer Davlcy is busy sending
out notices To taxpayer tn settle up
their &C cunts with the county and
State hcfoIcG p. III. June 9th. Ills
polite duns should he needed by all
who have not paid their taxes in
full.
There ia II plant in Jamaica called
TN" Elephant. because it is almost i'm
r. IS BILE Ia kill il. When II leaf Ia
rui III and hung up by a string it
sends ont white thread like roots,
gathers moisture from the air and be-
gins I" grow new leaves.
An order was issued 10y the Navy
Department yesterday de;nchmg
Rear Ndmiral Watson from r0mmnnl
81 the Mnc l. aud Navy Yard md
ordering him to rcror' to Admiral
Dewey ut Manila, tn relieve that oil.
Ger when he feels that he n bu
spared there. Dewey will 20 direct
Ia New YORK when he leaves Mmila
VIM. Johnson. road supervisor NJ
Clover Valley. has written COmmi.-
sioucr Clerk that the steam road Ell.
ginu to bc u cd ut Cherry Creek liaa
passed through the valley aud brok-
n down nearly all Of the bridges and
c%ulvcris aud thai il will cost $3.50 to
repair the damage. No action will
bo taken in the mnltcr until the
meeting ~ tho board.
James X Hoy and John Courtney.
the iramps arrested yesterday for
lighting. acknowledged tine cUrn To
Justice Nor n this for 10 and
wore sent la the cooler. X Hey VIVA
aswrd I" donnie sl5 and nurtncy
- to the county liunn ,ca. Not hav.
inr Tie coin bath went 10 The county
jill to work out their sentences at 80
per day.