Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-11-02
FROM THURSDAYS DALI.
sALsIAGuNDl.

ond flour making point in the United
States. Minneapolis ranks first.
We are glad to report hat Miss
Frona Drown is better today and that
the prospects are good for her recov.
cry.
Attorneys Brown and Henderson
returned from ruscarora last even.
ing. They report the Tus,aroraus
thoroughly alive on the political sit.
uation.
Mr. Shirley has sold the old saloon
building Of the Commercial hotel to
MH. Jake Nelson. George Grant
had quite a time moving il this after
noon.
Pandora, a campaign paper pub
lished in Reno. has been received at
this office. The paper is red hot and
full OF spice, while it warns the Re.
publican State candidates i'll II
healthy manner.
II you want TO vote for Bryan and
Stevenson, put a cross after the
names OF John II. Dennis, Richard
KIrman and John Weber. the
Presidential electors on the Demo.
cratic and Silver party ticket.
Measrs. Critchloy and Higgins have
been busy this week stringing new
wires tor the electric light company.
They completed the work this after.
noon and from now on the lights will
run all night. 1t took a ton Of cop
per vice To make the circuit. Elko is
in the swim.
y prominentRepublican said to the
reporter today that he was going to
vote for Charley Grover because he
thought he would appreciate it.
Democrats should act on the same
principle and cast their votes goiidiy
for G. w. Grover, the regular uomi-
nec OF their party for county re-
coTder.
II the people of Elko county want
to elect a county recorder who is
competent TO perform the duties OF
the office, and ut the same time assist
a worthy, deserving young man, they
should put II cross after the c..... .:
&. w, GrOver on election la. lie .
III every way worthy of the co Ill
dcnce and support Of the voters.
The transport Meade arrived at
San Francisco from Manila Wednes.
day night with the following cargo:
Sick soldiers from the Philippines,
25i; disabled soldiers from tho Philip
pines, -; dead soldiers from the
Philippines, Is; insane soldiers from
the Philippines, .; soldiers who died
on the voyage from the Philippines s.
y total Of 3O7 sick. disabled, dead
and insane soldiers, sacrificed to build
up an empire 1000 miles away from
our shores.
Republican orators never tire in
telling what tho Republican party
has done to put down trusts. They
all sing the praises of the Sherman
anti trust law and go Into spasms
over the failure Of the Democrats to
vote for the bogus antitrust amend
ment to the constitution brought
forward ut the last session Of Con-
greas. they forget to tell the people
that Immediately following the de.
feat OF the amendment the House
passed an unti.trust bill by almost
the unanimous vote Of all parties and
That the Republican Senate refused
to take it up. They mover spiel
about that.
Once when hIs keeper was tenn
porarily absent. Mr.. Mckinley wrote
a message TO Congress in which he
embodied the famous truism about
"our plain duty to Porto Rico. Ii
is also history that when the full and
foil meaning Of this innocent out.
pouring of conscience dawned upon
the fatty hegeueratcd mental proc.
esscs OF Hanna that person went to
tie white house and called his dele
gate and protcgc to account. Since
the time to which we alluded il Is OF
record tina. the present Republican
candidate has been compelled to sub.
NIT all OF his written words to tho
party bose before utterIng them
Washington Times.
The census shows that Nevada has
1881 inhabitants all told. as against
i5,1Gl in $500. This is a loss Of 1927.
in spite of tho wonderful prosperity
OF the Statc under six ycars OF Ilarri-
son and Mckinley and four years Of
Grover Cleveland. As Harrison and
Mckinley hold the same views on the
money question rs Cleveland, the
people OF Nevada can readily soc in
this dccrcnsc Of population the blight.
ing effects of the gold standard. Our
mining camps aro deserted mud ruin
htd desoIation mark the places that
once te0mcd with industrial life. The
imported prosperity howlcrs will
probably give Ncynda's decrease in
population rs another reason why its
people should support Mckinley.
We received u dispatch from vir.
ginin City last night stating u paper
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