Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-09-29
o DAILY
SALMAGUNDl.

The officers have not succeeded in
rounding up the thieves and burglars
that tlied their vocation i'll Reno Inst
week.
w. d.. liiggirbotham is all smiles
today. The OF it is the arrival
OF a young man yesterday at the
Higginl otham home.
The editor saw the ball game yes
terday and has reported it Us he saw
1t. II it does not suit You, you are at
liberty to GUS the editor as much Us
you please.
Miss Lonise Loschenkobl, well.
known to Elko people, was married at
Dean. Lander county, on tho 18th to
MIR. Harry Grubnau, an engineer run
ming Oh the G. p. out Of Ogden.
Mamma-Susie, what do you mean
by all this noise? See how quiet
Willie is. Sufie-Of course, he's
quiet-that's our game. lie is papa
coming home late and am you.
Sixty carloads OF decidrous fruits
per day continue to be sent out OF
Sacramento to various eastern points.
The Southern Pacific officials report
that up to September 18th, 1897 car
loads OF fruit had been sent East.
Mrs. James Campbell of Dccth has
purchased Miss Myrtle Ouderkirk's
stock OF merchandise and will take
possession OF it rs soon rs the inven-
tory is taken. The INDEPENDENT
wishes MB. Campbell success in her
venture.
Captain Gallagher, an inmate OF
the Nevada Asylum. had a machine
for spinning rope on exhibition at the
pavilion during tho recent horse rae
ing in Reno. Tho Journal says
the machine is perfect in it's work
and remarkable ms being the product
OF a mind diseased.
Tho Board OF Health OF Livingston.
Montana, has declared war on kiss.
ing. Notice WAS served in school TO
the teachers that they are hereafter
forbidden to kiss their pupils on the
ground that the practice breeds dis
ease. The peculiar order has aroused
considerable indignation and ridi.
cule.
Down on Pine creek. near Camp
Verde. AM. is a natural bridge that
Is probably greater than u other in
the world. 1t is nearly live times the
size OF tie natural bridge OF Virginia,
aud has Il spun OF more than 800 feet
across Pine creek, which ~ dry 300
days in the year. Tho height Of the
bridge ii about 80 feet, aud it is
about GOO feet wide.
An exchange gets off this note: III
men are the salt OF the earth, women
undoubtedly are sugar. Salt is neces.
sary-sugara luxury. Vicious men
are saltpctcr, stern men arc rock salt.
nice men are table salt. Old maids
are brown sugar. good matrons are
loaf sugar and pretty girls the fine
pulvcrizcd sugar Pass the p~ulvcr-
lied sugar, please.
1t IL said that good coffee can he
determined 10y the following test:
Put n tcnspnonrul OF ground coffee
upon a tumblcr OF water. IL the
coffee liz good it will not sink for eev.
crnl minutes and will scarcely color
the water. IL authorizations ARE added
to it, it will sink Immediately. rapidly
absorbing the water and giving it a
dark tingc.
Tho paper trust il getting its work
in on the newspapers. In the last
three months the trust lIas raised
from . per cent on news to 30 per
cent Oh envelopes. All kinds Of pa
per used by tho printer has advanced
in price. Tho price Of job work
will remain the same in tho
INDEPENDENT office where all those
in need Of letter heads, bill heads,en.
vclops or other printing will have u
good stock to select from Mt the low.
Get possible prices.
There is considerable talk today
concerning yesterdays ball game.
Some Of II citizens seem TO think
TINT tho imported talent in each club
should have all the credit and that
tho home tHlcnt deserves none. II 10
true that in each game of the series
imported players have played in each
club and tho games have not been a
real test Of the merits OF either the
Elko or ruscarora mines. However.
tho gamcsar played, Elio 10 dcicat-
cd and there il nothing to be gained
10y telling how 1t might have been.
Tho Silver Statc plant Inns been
lonsed To Mcssrs. Windlo and Brack.
cit Of Winnomucca. Tho paper will
be reduced in size. but it will con.
tinuc 10 take tho Associated Press
dispatches. In the notice Of the
change OF management Editor Nixon