Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-10-27
lFRoM TUESDAYS DAILY
SALMAGUNDI
A very dull day for items.

Considerable pogonip this morning
Reno is to have u new engine house
that will cost $4,000.
Sam McMullen and George Porter
are down form Deeth.
Send in yonr specimens OF ore for
the Paris Exposition.
Sheriff Campbell now has three
steady boarders nc his hotel.
Judge Talbot and the attorneys
are busy with estate matters this
week.
Mr.Pullman disinterred the remains
OF Fred Bertsch today for shipment
to his old hometin the State OF Penn
sylvania.
MIR. Thomas Short and son or RUBY
Valley are in town today. Mr.. Short
will leave for Missouri tonight to
purchase Il carload OF blooded bulls.
Grand Chancellor Zicgler warns
the Knights Of Pythias OF Nevada
against a man who gives the name Of
j. +. O'Brien, fraud who has been
swindlihS the members OF that or
der.
The Iowa regiment landed from
the transport Senator yesterday. The
soldiers were enthusiastically greeted
Oh their march through the streets Of
San Francisco to their camp at the
Prcsidio.
James O'Donnell, the Paradise for.
ger, has been landed in tie Wmne-
mucca jail. The Silver State SAYS
the evidence is so strong against him
that there is 10 possibility Of his cs.
Gaping a term in prison.
Ex-Governor Andrew II. Burke Of
North Dakota, now Inspector OF
United States Surveyors General and
District Llmu Officer, WAS a New
York wall, and when Il child was sem
West to a good home in Indiana by
the Children's Aid Society. In the
same party of children was Governor
John G. Brady Of Alaska.
Medical Journals are calling atten-
ton Ia the fact that unimpaircd hear
ing in railroad employees is as essen
tial to the safety OF the travelling pub
lie rs normal cycsight. \ recent cx.
animation in Europe developed the
fact that ont Of 81 iiremen and enei.
necrs only three possessed perfectly
normal hearing.
IL the editor of the Gazette would
stick closer to hIs encyclopedias and
draw on his imagination less, there
wonId he some hope OF a ray OF in
;clligcnce now and then penetrating
the dark cesscs of hls partisan
brain. Read your encyclopedias
Alright, Bro, and you'll know more of
the history OF political parties thar
you do now.
As many miles OF new road was
completed i'll the United States dur
ing the three months ended Septem-
bci 30 as IN built in the first six
months Of the year making in round
numbers a total OF 300 miles OF
track laid from January | 10 Scptcm-
Der 30. The 200 miles Of track laid
thus far during 1899 exceed the total
mileage for any year since 1892. with
the exception Of 1898, when 3,OsO
miles were completed.
y new and up.tO-datc allegation rs
ground for asking iOr II separation
from her husband is brought by Mrs.
Samuel Goddard. OF New York, who
says Mr.. Goddard is too ugly Ia live
with. Since they we're married IN
1890 the husband has spent Il small
fortune, it IL said. in complexion i'm.
provers and beautitiers. but still the
lady says Inc does not come up to her
ideal.
Census Supervisor fremont is in
receipt Of many applications for the
position Of census enumeratOr, and
he will cntcrtcrtain applications from,
women us we'll ms men. Applications
'or the appointment rs census emu
merators should send their names
and addresses to Mr.. fremont and a
blank form will be sent them to fill
out. Mr.. Tremoni's address is EurG.
liza, Nevada. Sentinel.