Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-09-08
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AGU NDI

Harry Keyser arrived from Oak.
land Inst night on n visit to his par.
cnts.
The Phoebe Weekly Record has
suspended. the propT,c.o. says, isl
definitely.
The East Fork Hotel at (iarduer-
vile was partially destroyed 10y fire
Sunday night.
Admiral Dewey arrived at Gibral
tar yesterday morning. He will sail
on September 18th direct for New
York.
According to the report Of Pension
Commissioner Evans there are 20G
persons in Nevada who arc receiving
pensions.
Three trains carrying the Thirty
Fourth Infantry Regiment, from
Camp Meade. Pennsylvania, passed
through last night.
Tho Board OF Equalization will
meet ON Monday, September 18th.
Those having grievances with the
assessor should be on hand.
Last Friday Senator Flanagan OF
Reno sold several carloads OF lambs
at st. Joseph, Missouri, at 1875.
These prices mean Il good deal to
Nevada shecpmen.
Tuesdays issue OF the journal con-
tains Il supplement with Il two page
write up Of Reno. 1t is full OF inter-
estimg matter concerning the River
side town that should be appreciated
10y its people.
ilolly-Suppose Your father owed
sl5 to the grocer, sG.4j to the butcher
Sl2.3o to the coal merchant and 1910
to the milkmnn, how much would he
pay altogether" Nothing" Il am
atraid you don't know addition"
And you don't know my fatLer."-
Life.
Up to Monday afternoon oil stu
dents hal registered at the Univers
ity. This, the Gaz cite says, will not
complete the enrolment us all the old
students will not arrive for II week or
more. The two durmitories and the
dining hall are already crowded. All
the instructors are on hand and the
school will he Thoroughly organized
for the term within II few days.
1t is currently believed in these
days that protection is the mother OF
trusts, for ~liavemcycr said so. The
Republican party has long taken
pride III calling Mckinley the father
OF protection, and if that doesn't fig.
IRE Bill Mckinley cut as the daddy
OF the trusts We should like to have
some disciple Of Mark Hanna show
the error Of this apparently logical
conclusion.-Paulding co. Democrat.
The best qualified 10 judge reckon
that the fortune left by a. L. Stewart
which he LETT to the carc Of the late
Judge Hilton, amounted TO 100000
900. Mrs. Stewart survived her hus-
band ten years. In 1876 Stewart died,
i'll 1856 MB. Stewart died and in 1896
the las, Of the Stewart millions dis
appeared in the wreck OF Hilton.
Hughes Il Go. This is tho way great
fortunes sometimes come and go.
Liliuokalani, former queen OF IIa-
waii, is Keeping house i'll Washington
just n thousands OF other widows
with small incomes. She now calls
herself nm American. She recently
said To Il caller: Il am a thorough
American. | love the history Of the
country. 1t is the heir apparent Of
all that former nations have had TO
fight and perish for
Trust in copper and trust in nails,
Trust i'll whisky and trust in ales;
Trust in collins and trust in wine,
Trust in pickles and binding Irvine;
Trust in glue and trust in rice,
Trust in coal and trust in ice;
Now let the toiicrs pass under the
rod,
Trust in everything but a trust in
God!
We are told that when the fire
alarm was sounded tho other day a
stiff poker game was in progress ut a
popular resort. There was about
5000 on the table. The tul. OF tho
bell started tho players, who went
flying for the engine house, leaving
their pilcB OF gold Mt the mercy Of
anybody who might take a notion TO
reach for il; but il was as safe as il it
were behind tho pondcrous doors OF
the local bank. When the players re-
turned tho ganio WIS resumed ma il
nothing had happened. This could
not have occurred elsewhere in the
world. We can't help lying, but wa
won't stcal.-Bodio Miner.