Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-02-10
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SALMAGUNDl.

Ice formed Ill the INDEPENDENT
oflice last night for the first time
this winter.
Last night WIS the coolest OF the
season. The mercury crawled down
To ~ below zero at the Free Press
Office.
The nomination Of Matthew KYLE
for the United States Surveyor Cen
eral in Nevada, was confirmed by the
Senate January 30.
J. Wash Young. formerly CAPTAIN
OF Troop /, Torrey's Rnugh Riders,
arrived from the west last night and
stopped over here.
Commissioners Reed and Wcathers
came in yesterday To attend the meet
ing OF the board today. They report
everything quiet in their neighbour
hoods.
Ed. Reinhart has had his store kali.
somined and it is ms bright and neat
as II new pin. 1t is just the place to
20 when ,on want dry goods. carpets,
clothing, etc, etc.
Tom Hunter and Major Miller say
1t IL pretty tough to attend Il Good
Iemplcrs celebration when the mer.
curry has crawled way below 2 70 and
get nothing but icc-watcr 20 drink.
The Carson News says that a pe,I-
tion Ii being circulated Ia obtain n
PARDON for John r.. Jones, the mint
thief. Ills wife AID children are said
to he III very poor circumstances in
San FraLciscO.
y. Scott, the now Senator from
West Virginia. il another Of the self
male men who have been elected To
the Senate this year. He was born in
II log cabin and has been ~dcpcEdcnt
ON himself since hc was a very small
boy.
AT public meeting Friday night
the citizens of Reno instructed their
representatives. i'll the legislature to
l'' CN'N 81 III NhltbT lLllE W iSlltlt
county tn levy an additional tax OF %
cents on the 800 FOR the year 1899 to
raise the funds necessary to purchase
an experiment farm Tor the State
University. 1t is estimated ;lat 1t
will cost Sl2 OG0 Ia get the necessary
land.
Traffic is so heavy on the Central
Pacific that three extra dispatchcrs
have been put Oh at CarIin, says the
WadswOrth Dispatch. They will
handle the old Humboldt division
trnck from Wiuncmucca to Wells
Ogden dispntchcrs will handle the
district between Wells and Ogden
and the Wadsworth boys will look
ont for all trains bet ycch Winnie. !
mucca and Truckec.
\ clergyman was in his library on |
day preparing his Sabbath discourse.
lie paused frequently to review what
he had written. and would often
crnsc II word or sentence and substi-
tutc another, and his iive-ycar old
son. who was watching him, asked:
"Pipn. docs God tell You wnni to
preach!' Certainly, my son." VIVA
the rrply. "Tlen why do yon
scratch it out?- qurricd the little
observer.
An exchange quotes the following
story. which illustrates the cot rol
some wives have over their husbands:
~ man Mis- brought into tho
accident hospital who was thought
To bc dcad. Ills wife was with him
One 0f the doctors said, lie in dead.
mo. I'm not dead yet whcreupon
his wIte admonishcd him, saying,
'Bc quiet. The doctor ought 10
know best"
y telegram wa received here last
night stating that Mrs. &. -. Moore
was thrown from II buggy late last
evening and killed. We arc unable
to learn any particulars. exec, ,iing
TINT tho unfortunate woman's neck
wns broken by tho fall. Coroner
Morgan departed for Wells this morn.
ing hold an inquest, after which tho
remains will 10 taken to Reno for in
torment. Mrs. Moore WIS we'll known
10 Wclls, having conducted II hotel
business there for n number ~ ycars.
Sho leaves Il son aud daughter.
Tho Rntidotcs for the grip ARE com.
ing in from various sources where
experience In claimed in treating the
disease. An English doctor claims
that where tho grip IL taken hold of
nj once hc has invariably broken il
up 10y doses Of hnlf an onnce Of de.
cocti0n ~ cinnamon every hour.
Lemon Juice in tho form Of n nj ropg
lemonade ia claimed ns II specific Tor
the micrObc, and ~nssai0ctida in u good
standby. IL you have q good dDso Of
the grip, however. don't fool around
too long with .hc home remedies, but
let yonr family physician into the 20.
crct about the first thing o do. II
I don't nay "a, fool with mn niI,,cS,