Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-23
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
5ALMAGUNDi.

Tho gun club Will have Il pigeon
shoot at their grounds tomorrow
afternoon
Whooping cough is prevalent
among Reno children and several
deuths nave resulted lately.
II you have IA lot OF boys to clothe,
it will pay you to take advantage Of
the bargains offered at ReiDhart's.
Sec their new I'D md be convinced.
Joe O'Neal, indicted in Humboldt
county for cattle stealing, was ar
rested yesterday at his. ranch near
Rye Patch and taken to Winnie
mucca and lodged in jail.
Ex.Gov. Wolcott. Of Massachusetts
has just been made justice OF the
peace. James Monroe, by the way,
was a justice Of tho peace after he
was President Of the United States.
At n meeting ut Lincoln, Neb., yes-
terday the Populist National Com
mittec OF the fusion faction named
May 9th ms the date for their national
convention.
The Carson News Gays it is report
cd on excellent authority Tint nm inn
portant movement is on foot to rein
state the Carson mint to Its former
importance.
The motto Of the Douglas county
farmer: use home productions for
home consumption and market the
surplus products is making Carson
valley one OF the richest little agri.
cultural communities in the West.
Don't circulate reports calculated
to alarm people. II you hear a new
rumor, investigate it before giving it
a wider circulation. II everybody
will do this, there will be no wild
rumors floating around.
The Suntiowcr concert next Tues.
day evening will DO one OF the best
entertainments over given in Elko.
There will be good music and sing.
ing and plenty OF fun for everybody.
Get a ticket and aid the ladies in
their work.
The columns OF the INDEPENDENT
are open to anyone to discuss the
proposition OF leasing the public
lands to stockmen. No matter wheth-
er your views agree with ours or not.
No respectful communication of reas-
enable length will be refused.
Recently the New York Herald sent
to 3G governors to find their IDEAS
on the election OF United States Sen
ators by the popular vote, Out OF
the thirty.six, twenty-five strongly
favored this reform, and OF the other
twelve the majority are from New
England. r =" =.
That from elk to ten OF every 100
physicians in America are opium
caters is the conclusion arrived at by
a committee Of doctos who have been
investigating tho matter for nine
years. The announcement was made
mt Il meeting Of the New York State
Medical association, and details Of
the Investigations we're given.
In Il moment OF i"nspiratIonal elo.
quencc. a Pennsylvania minister ex.
claimed from his pulpit: "what is
richesY Thank God I'm poor, and |
pray lie may ever keep me SOL TAX
ing him ut his word, and wishing 10
demonstrate tho efficacy OF prayer.
the deacons met the same week and
reduced the pastors salary from 5000
to 5000 n year.
\ salvation army artist in n neigh.
boring town wrote on Il bill board in
flaming letters II foot high: "What
shall do to be saved?' a patent
medicine ticnd happened along and
seeing Il chance to make n hit, an.
swered the question by painting be-
meath the following advice: Take
Carriers little liver pills" By.and.by
the holy paint Singer, observing the
sacreligious work OF the worldly nd
vcrtiser, proceeded to place n third
line on tho board directly beneath tho
second one, i%nscribiug: "And pre-
pare to meet thy God"
Tho Chicago Tribune gives some
statistics about Governors salaries.
Tho Iowa House has pissed a bill
raising the salary OF their Governor
to $4,000 Il year, with house rem. and
other cmolumcnts amounting to
SLIGO. The Governor now receives
$4,000 n ycar. Tho Governors Of New
York, New Jcrscy and Pennsylvania
get $4,000 n year each. Ohio and
Massachusetts, pay their 0ovornots
$4,000 each. Tho salary in Kentucky
il sG500. California and Illinois each
pay their chief executive 10000. Tho
lowest salary paid any whore ia in
Oregon md Vermont, each OF which
Stntcs pays $500 u year.
a court In Providence. II. l.. has
just adjndicated n case that possesses
interest for piano dealers as we'll as
piano purchasers. a lady IN that
city purchased q pinno md ordered il