Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-01-26
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY.
SALMAGUNDI.

49, q
is estimated at $4,000 and at La
tayette 500, Zoo.
The Reno Gazette has sent about
twenty soldiers medals to Manila
There are about twenty eight more Of
the First Nevada Cavalry to send out
as soon as their addresses are OIL
tained.
"Oh, Tom exclaimed the bride OF
elk months, @what do you think?
Mother says she wants her body ere.
mated" -She docs, chi said the hus-
band. well, tell her to get ready and
/ will take her over to the crematory
the very first thing in the morning.
Elk.
Richard Breen, an old resident Of
Nyo county, was found dead at his
ranch on the 18th. The body was
badly bruised showing that he had
me- a violent death. Tho coroner's
jury found that the cause OF his death
was unknown and recommended that
the next grand jury investigate it.
James Burke is in from Bullion.
He informs us there is only about "a
third as much snow in the Bullion
mountains now as there was at this
time last year.. He says that unless
much more snow falls in that section
the waters OF Dixie creek will not
reach South Fork next spring.
f.. J. Franks came in from Bullion
yesterday. He is circulating a petit
ton to have the Bullion mail route
start from Elko instead OF Palisade.
The present route is a great incon-
%venience to the people OF Bullion and
should be changed. Everybody in
town should sign Mr.. Franks petl.
ton.
The board Of education OF Lander
county gave the applicants at the re-
cent examination for teachers %certiti-
Gates an oyster supper after the ex.
animation closed. The Elko county
board gave the applicants a picnic"
during the examination and the cold
shake after it was over. Quite IA diff
ference between the actions OF the
two boards.
The remains of forty-threc soldiers
who died Of yellow fever in Cuba
were inferred i'll Arlington cemetery
yesterday. Exercises we're conducted
according to the ritual OF the Catho-
lie and Episcopal churches. Fresi.
dent Mckinley, Secretary Root and
Acknowledgement Griggs were pres.
ent. The burial was with military
honOrs.
Tho following Saif is going the
rounds Of the press: We are told of
a young lady in a neighboring town
who waved her hand at n stranger and
in three days they were married. Two
days later the young lady waved n
Hat iron mt her husband and the next
evening he came home waving n di-
WORCESTERSHIRE banner.
An exchange says: General Wood
has paralyZed the people OF Havana.
lie has actually subscribed for the
Havana papers, and directs that the
bill shall be sent to him, Tho Diaria
do la Mariana says: This is the first
time in the history Of the island that
n Governor General has paid or offer
to pay Il newspaper subscription
y Pretoria dispatch OF the 23d says
"Faur or five time during the day the
British replaced their wearied sol.
dicrs by fresh ones. The Boer casu-
allies la date are II man killed md
two slightly injured. Our men arc in
excellent spirits. There is a large
slaughter OF tho British. General
Botha is now in sole command ener-
al Cronje having been sent else
where No news from British
sources reached London yesterday:
The printing office language is PC
culiar. Tho editor said to tho fore.
man: "Billy, put George Washing.
ton on the galley and finish the muir
der You commenced yesterday. Set
up the ruins OF Hercules and distri-
butte small pox. Lock up jeff Davis
slide Ben Butler into tho hell box
and leave that pi until after dinner.
Put tho ladies' form TO press and tell
the devil to go to work on Deacon
Fogg's article on eternal punish
mont"
F~rntornal societies today constitu ute
n mighty influence in preventing pau.
perism. They have solved the dill.
cult problem Of giving aid without
charity. Tlioy have provided n way
by which tho MAJ in want can ro-
COVE help without losing his self re.
apect and sinking into the humble
place Of II pauper. Tho State owes %
debt OF gratitude for their work in
this respect, aud every community
whore II exists is under obligations
to IL FOR the distress IL hns relieved
through ito operations. aud which but
for IL would have added to tho public
burdens.
William Fricsc.G rccno bas invent.
cd mn electrical process whereby