Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-02-24
IFRoM SATURDAYS DAILY
SALaiAGUNDI.

Miss q Campbell who has been
visiting Miss llntiir Clark will depar,
fer her home at Wells this evening.
The Christian Endenvnr S. ciety
will hold services in The Presi,, tei i'm
Church tomorrow evening ut I o'clock.
In Africa wives are often sold for
two packages ~ hairpins. This
serms but n small price, but il is often
more thnn ;hey are worth.
Mel Badt is down from wellp. He
reports everybody happy up that way
over the prospects for good crops
next season.
Horace Lane il down from Starr
Valley. He is having Il severe time
with white swelllug OH one OF his
nnkles.
4 man by the nan Of Howard was
brought up from Carlin Inst night to
serve II sentence OF forty da, 5 in the
county Jail.
The G,.lcomIa News is comfortably
located in II tive room house and the
boys expect to have their first issue
out to-day.
Tho laws strong arm has Mt Ia It
reached II man in illinois, who WIS
arrested for wiuking at Il pretty girl,
which he set up was un accident.
The jury acquitted him on the orig.
inal charge; but lined him $50 Tor w.
ing.
In Wisconsin no pLblic official is
allowed to accept II pass on u rai.roud
a frank from Il telegraph or express
company. or Il free ticket to circu ses.
dramatic. musical or spectacular EN-.
tertaInmentE, prize or chic zen tight.
No wonder the Dilice seeks the man
in that State.
Firctlies are put la an ornamental
use in some Of the islands 81 the West
Indies. They are caught and confined
IN nets III the heads ~ ladies, and
sometimes Ill u ullrOom will APPEAR
ladies with red, green, blue and yell
low lights cleaning from their huir.
a letter received from ]. Walter
McRayc. VII" styles himself ~.Amrri-
cas- fhvuritc humorist." states that he
will be here soOn To- arrange for hi.
appearance. Mr.. McRaye has mp.
ptnred sercrnl times in Virginia City,
Carson and Reno and is spoken 81
highly 10y the press.
Phil Triplc;t will leave for Winnie
mncca tomorrow Ia accept the posi-
ton OF foreman 81 the Advo ate
Office. Phil is IL lir It cass printer
and thoroughly un Icrsimds the
business. The ISDEPESDeHT wishes
HIN success ID his new position.
Some idea 0f the travel in New
York city is furnished by the fact
that $50 o,000 people cross Tie Brook
Ign bridge every year. Tho total
receipts Of the bridge FROM the day
OF opening have been over 5!S,"CO,
600.
II turns out that in China. tiger
bones Hr" an inn ~ tani M ticlc of COM
mercc; l2.W0 Ioumds were imported
last year. Tie sc bones are consumed
as IN, diciI a. 10y the nniIvcs, being
fist ground up into powder Tho
{ innCse idea is TINT they impar,
strength II f~eru,ity to the system.
The Cnron News ta,s Senator
Stewart has promis ed u cunsulslip Ia
an ElkO count! man. Tho Nrws says
il de cs not know where il IL located,
but IT Ii very q uiidrnt that he will
not get il. Ed. Mend. so il IL said
is the lucky man. Here's to ,ou
Consul Mend.
Any iusii uatinn TINT the Free Press
and ISDFrEHDEST was in Il combine
with the doctors iu III the commits
ioncra il BIN ly II cold blended liz
anu the person who insinuutcs il is
hs devoid Of the element III tIuili i'm
his character as was the boss liar Of
the bible.
Tho Reno JonrnnI the other day
said tho editor of the lNDLrESDEAr
WIS suffering with II nd uiiuck u
-opistnxis md prOfesscd ignorance M
ian ll1n K.l,,sa - a.. I I-.a -.
dcrcd ln% eympatby whatcver il might
hc. Brother Dennis got the wrong
pig 10y the ear that time. M il wae the
editor Of tho Rcveillr who wRs suiTcr-
ing from the -cpis axis" Dear. Bro.
, We lmvc enough troubles Of our ow
la bear without having tho -epistux.
IT,"
Senator Ross of Vermont is a man
OF punctual habits. When offered
tho appointment to succeed Senator
Morrill, he said lie would allow him.
sell hail an hour to think il over.
Ho shut himself up IN his Library for
thirty minutes, ut tho close Of which
he had made lila decision. In thirty.
six hours he wrs IN l,is way TO Wnsh-
inQt0D.
Tho aggregate capitalization OF Il ir.
ty'two trusts Incorporated under tho
lava Of New Jersey to the end Of the
ycnr 1893 was sl,G09.s GG, pn. Ncw
Jersey to-day 10 ns great II scandal to