Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-07-21
R TUESDAYS DAILY
sALMAGUNDI

The German State Bank mt st.
Paul closed its doors yesterday.
MIR. and MB. Joseph Smith left for
Colma, California, on No. 1 today.
Strikes are the order Of the day in
the East. II strikes are visible signs
OF prosperity, the people of the East
are rolling in it.
George Bradley OF Carson is shak-
ing lands with his Elko friends to.
day. His looks indicate that time is
dealing gently with him.
The Supreme Court OF Colorado
has declared the eight hour law UNI
constitutional. The opinion OF the
court was unanimous.
The News says one OF the Young
business men Of Carson Inns fallen
heir to considerable money through
the death OF an uncle in Brazil.
The First and Third battations Of
the Nineteenth Infantry left Camp
Meade, Pennsylvania, yesterday for
the Philippines, by way OF San Fran
cisco. There are five trains OF them.
The friction caused by m insur-
ance policy rubbing against q mortg-
age ID one OF the most frequent
causes or nre the origin OF winch is
usually reported MS unknown" or a
defective tiuc."
a roundabout story comes from
Bodie TO the effect that a poisoning
case took place there last week, the
participants i'll the affair all being
former residents OF Lyon county.
How much truth there is III the ru.
morswe are not prepared to state
Lyon County Times.
Tho Huntington Herald rises to
truthfully remarks: About the worst
reputation that 4 Young person can
have is that OF running the streets.
The practice never leads to any good.
1t isn't the way successful men and
cultured III build up their repu-
tatlons. 1t is n downward way, not
an upward. that is, the street running
done merely for pastime."
During the summer months some
days are necessarily hotter than
Others, but today has been one cal
culated To make the wicked and I'M
holy think. At | o'clock the Their
mometer on the Washoe County
Bank marked l02 degrees, and 90
degrees were registered at Wells
Fargo's cool office. Gee, but it's
hot. The lead III the pencil used to
pen this item il melting, and we
must stop.-Reno Gazette.
Last week at the Sonoma ranch,
near Winnemucca, n COW gave birth
to three calves, two OF which are liv.
ing and the other dead. The two
surviving calves arc doing we'll and
show every indication OF being rs
strong and healthy rs any OF the
other calves on the ranch.-Silver
State.
The Baltimore American declares
TINT nothing Of u practical nature
would have Il greater tendency to
reduce The evils OF intem.
perance than n strict inspection by
government OF all liquors manuiac-
turcd and sold" 1t estimates that
three.fourths OF the crime caused by
liquor can be trnced to adultcration.
Attention in called to the call for n
meeting OF the citizens mt the court.
house on Friday night to make mr..
engagements for tho protection OF the
town against fire. Every property
owner in the town should turn out
and assist in this matter. No one
should feel hurt because his name is
not on the list. Turn out and Ito
your duty to your town and TO our
selves.
An Dti.imperialist was recently
developed in Park City. says the Rec.
ord. The Fourth Of July committee
on program asked n certain young
man Of Evolutionary ability to rcad
the Declaration OF independence dur
ing the exercises on tho Fourth. lie
willingly consented but n day or two
later he approached the committee
and stated that he had been reading
up that famous document and
thought that it would not be appro.
pirate in view OF the attitude OF tho
present administration. He wanted
to know IL something else could be
substituted.
The latost scheme for getting to
the north pole has been suggested by
a. Q. Jackson, President OF tho Alas.
ka Geological society. His idea is to
start from the north coast Of Alaska
with threo shipe, sail ns far north M
possible, then tic tho vessel to floating
ice and drift ns ncar the pole M posi-.
bic. T1Ion no proposes to unload Il
herd OF reindeer aud start overland
for the polo %unrooliDg behind n spool
OF copper wire to keep in telephone
connection with tho ships and TO serve
rs n guide to return after the pole ia
reached.
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