Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-12-07
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4 new sidewalk is beng put down
III frouJ at Mrs. Campbell's store.
Governor Sudler has appointed
john L. Baker "A notary public.
At2:iO this afternoon 100 taxpayers
had failed t" settle with Treasurer
Dnwley.
{. NJ. liawes Of Tuscarora is in
town looking for 4 chance to 20 into
business.
The WaEhor county grand Jury
calls upon tiic officers ui Keno to en-.
force the law closing the saloons AT
midnight.
Ed. Odcll of Lamollle and W. j.
Black OF Starr Valley are III town.
They report everything quiet in their
sections.
The announcement Of the death Of
Lydia f.. Pinkham discloses the fact
that will be surprising to many, that
she WAS "A man.
y hundred years hence it is figured
that the United States will have a
population of 49,, 900 ZOO. and ii thous.
and years hence 1882, 213,OOO.
The commissioners considered the
smallpox situation this afternoon.
Al the time the reporter WAS at the
meeting, no conclusion had been
reached.
Sheriff. Campbell has only four
steady boarders now. Two OF these
are United States prisoners held OH
the charge Of selling whiskcy to In.
dians.
At a meeting of Elko Lodge No. ~
1. .. q. f., held Saturday night. the
following officers were elected: CIV
Grover, y. CD A. Mitchell. V. G.;
Lee Terrill, Recording Secretary;
5. NJ. Henley, Treasurer.
Cripple Creek, Col, is the greatest
gold mining center III the United
States; Butte, Mont, has probably
the largest number Of residents en-
gagged in mining uf any one American
city; lloughtnn county. Mich. has
about the greatest developed system
Of mining Of any county on the CONT
One Of the Berlin reviews pub
fishes a calculation on the number OF
letters distributed annually through
ont the world. II gives the total us
10000 millions. Or these. it says.
5000 millions are IN English. LOO
millions are III German, 1900 uni.
lions Ill French, 22J millions III Ital-
ian, 100 millions III Spanish. 100 nil.
lions in Dutch, 81 millions IN Russian
and II millions i'll Portuguese.
The New Orleans Times Democrat
announces the prospective formation
Of IL company with $4,000, 900 capital
w iIhl hAlNAiAt illlt Ia" paper
from cotton seed hulls. 1t is claimed
that pmpcr may be made from this
material at one. half the cost OF manu-.
facture from wood pulp. Should
this ciaim prove Ia he we'll. founded
1t might be "a bad thing for Names
wood pulp industry, but the news
paper publishers throughout the
country who are under the thumb
Of the paper tr::st would rejoice
greatly.
Tho Ladies' Aid SucIcty of the
Eikn Presbyterian church are solicit
ing The town for donations for a new
hall ihey propose to build, ON the lot
adjoining the Presbyterian church.
THIS hall is to be used for social
gathering Of the church, and is to he
rented for any benevolent purpose.
/, is especially designed for II Young
Mems Reading Roum. and social re-.
sort. There being no place III Elko
where the young men can spend their
evenings except at saloons, IT is
certainly u worthy causc, and the
people Of Elko should respond
literally. The ladies wish it under
stood tliat it il To he noH-gectariau,
i'll Nsu,uch, us il will he rcntablc for
any rcligioup or benevolent purpose.
Here ia "A lit OF questions for the
wide awake boy. Can you answer
all Of thOm? You can see any day
Il white horse; how many OF you ever
saw tt white coltY How many kind Of
trccs grow in your ncighborhood and
what arc thoy good for? Why does
Il cow eat grass forward aud u horse
backwardY Why docs Il hop vino
always wind n way and Il bean vine
anothcrY Should the inRide Of Il
chimney DO larger nj tho top or
bottom, and why? Can you tell why
n horse when tcthcrcd up with n rope
always untwists it, while n COW al.
ways twists It III a hard, kinky knott
How old must Il grave vino be before
it begins to bear? Why do leaves
turn upside down just before Il rainS
How many balls Of twiuo would it
take To reach the moonY Why will
wood float aud lead always cinkY
Tell us why Il delinquent subscriber
ia always slow Ia pay up.-hx.
Constipation,