Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-03-24
lFRoM DAILY
3ALMAGUNDl.

MIS-. brush and daughter went
down to Reno last night.
The flour mills 81 MINNEAPOLIS
have II daily capacity OF ~ 300 lar
rels.
The Appeal OF the 18th. reached
II table today after n nine iny : trip
from Carson. There's rapid transit
FOR you.
Private Andrew Mirkeleon Ct the
FIRST Troop Ut Nevada Cavalry died
Mt Manila On the 18th. Of typhoid
fever.
Sam Baclman is in from Ruby
Valley. lie says there is about
eight inches Of fnoH in the valley
and more in the mountains than for
many, many years.
Tho total number II deaths on the
field and by sickness recorded in the
war department since our war with
Spain commenced las already passed
the 1000 mark.
Tho Degree team OF Ivy Rebekah
Lodge will meet Friday nigh, at the
Hall for practice. The members
should govern themselves accord
Ingly.
Mrs. Ellen Hummel. mother OF
Nick lIummel Of the Wad-w orth Dis
patch. died in Virginia City Monday.
She was Il native OF Ireland. aged -
years. Peace TO her ashes.
One hundred and nine Thousand
locomotives are at present running in
in various countries. Europe has,
G30OO, America 10000. Ala 1900.
Australia 1000, and Africa 100.
II Chinese children do not obey
their parents, and the latter whip
them to death, the law has no pun.
ishmect Tor them. rs obedience 10
parents is the cardinal virtue.
Mrs. Martha Place was executed at
Sing Sing Prison yesterday. She
went to the electrical chair coolly.
Her execution was the most success
ful that has taken place in the prison.
Ed Rcinhari has put an automatic
cash register in the st re. 1t works
to perfection when he has the cash to
put III il and remains idle when ne
has no cash. Ed will have 10 rustic
harder than v C now "a keep his
machine working.
The day has been cold, raw and
d~isaGrrcahlr. Asa day in the mid
die Of winter it w0u.d have been a
success. but rs tie first day Of the
gentle spmrtime it has been a dismal
failure. With all OF it, faults il is an
improvement over yesterday.
TX the ladies want to sec something
real nice i'll the line Of cmbroiderics.
dress goods, etc. they should 90 to
Remnants store. Their new ad to.
day will tell You what they are show
ing this week. Don't fail TO read il
Tho first issue 81 the Silver State
in its enlarged form is on our table.
II Is all t'rat Mr.. Nixon promised il
would he. Its columns cuniain full
tcicEraphic reports Of the worll's
happenings, local news and interest.
ing editorials. The paper is acrcdit To
the State and n living monument to
the enterprise Of its proprietor. The
INDEPENDENT congratulutcs IFS
neighbor on it's 81 lden growth and
hopes it will receive sufficient sup.
port from the people Of the State 10
keep it in \ healthy condition
Here's to the success az Bro. Niyon's
entcrPri5e-the new Silver State.
Tho editor OF II Of our exchanges
whose wife il II strong womnn's SUIT
frngist Inns sprung the following base
rhyme ON his readers :"Itockuby baby.
your mamma il gone; she's Mt the
caucus, and will be till dawn; she
wore papa's trousers, and in them
looked queer, 50 husaby baby. your
papa IL here. Rockaby baby your
mammals u terror; she's run three
conventions. declared tor three fol-
lows; she's great on the straddlc, way
up on n vote. so hushaby baby your
papn's the CONT. Rockahy baby, the
dishes are elem. papu's done scrub
bling and put on the beans; your
mamma is late, seems always to lag,
but heaven help papa, il she m
home with II jag