Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-10
fFROM SATURDAYS DAILY.l
SALM

Attorney Brown returned FROM
Eureka last night.
Everything is progressing favorably
at the coal mine and oil we'll.
Carson is getting up a street carni
val for the 18th, 9Th aud 9th days Of
July.
A few more days like this aud the re-
will be II good many cases OF spring
fever i'll town.
y. IL. A. Mason is down from
Deeth. He says the late storm did u
world Of good II that section.
John Henderson, Webster Patter.
son and 4. w. llessOn went out to
South Fork to-day to atterd a meet
ing Of the Stockholders Of the Elko
Southern Telephone Company.
The Pilgrim, II monthly home jour.
nal. III it's advice to ladies says:
-Don't be "A ~iretter. There never was
Il pretty or Il charming fretter. All
fuss budgets look very much like
human lemons"
Over sl2.00O.O00 was spent for
flowers 10y the people Of the United
States last year. or this sum S6.OOO,.
COO WAS invested III roses and $4,000.
900 in CARNATIONS.
\ fire broke ont in JacksonviIle,
Florida, yesterday and was still burn
ing mt the latest accounts. The fire
burned over twenty live blocks in the
business portion ~ the city.
At Chestnut, Montana. a boy was
driving chickens out OF "a granRry
when II OF them flew against 4
loaded gun hanging against the wall
and the gun uas knocked down. the
fall discharging il. and the bo, was
instantly allied.
The IN 'ther 81 Governor Beckham
OF Kentucky ha0 Il remarkable rec.
ord. She has tho unprecedented
record OF having been the mother OF
d Governor, the daughter Of Il Cover
nor, the sister Of a Governor and
cousin Of a Governor.
Fine coal. ashes eprinklcd about
the burrows Of auntB will cause them
to leave. Ashes may DO used OIL the
lawn without injury to the grass.
SIftcd ashes ART best. but those fresh
from the stove, shaken frou the stove
shovel; will answer the purpose very
well.-Ladies' Home journal.
An engine Of 5000 horse-pGwer.
twice M big Rs any stationary engine
in existence. is now on its way to
New York. II ia one OF the eight
engines TO be installed in ono room.
They are Ia furnish electric current
for operating the entire elevated rail
way system in New York, aud will
displace the 225 lncomotlY yes now iu
existence.
Rev. Is. j. DRrneillc. the new rector
W NlN EyIhC'phI ClI"ICD NhlltAl ~ tut
INDEPENDENT .hicc this forenoon and
made thu acquaintance of the force.
lie impressed us rs Il very pleasant
man. ready FOR ANYTHING that may
come along. lie If well pleased witt,
Elko and its people. Ii he becomes
M popular here M he was in Della.
,nur nnr n.,n,Ia u-;u lao i,n,b In ,or,
with him. llo will hold services tn
morrow morning and evening.
Mrs. Henley gave a very eni rvable
party ut her residence last night to
Ossic and Henley Miller and Fred
Moody. and about fifteen Of their
younK friends. Music, dHuciug and
unique guessing games. with delic
ious refreshments, cauRed tho hours
to pass swiftly and pleasantly. A
feature Of the evening Sas the guess.
ing OF ade, n description OF which
amusement appeared in our columns
several days ago.
Frnnk Bristol, confined in the
county Jail to await the ACTION OF the
grand jury Dn the charge Of selling
liquor t." Indiana. mnde his cscapc
last night. He cut thruugbthe n 20,
under tho sink in the back end OF the
jail with Il case knife and then crawl
ed under the jill and dug out through
tho east wall. lie reno sed tire,
pieces Of the flooring. Ono OF thps,
10 ircshly sawed and the other two
chow that they wore saved n Ions
time ugo. Tue ends OF all the piecet
are rotten and IL did not rcquir,
much effort to got them up. Jnilcr
Beyetidge misaed his man Inst nigh
when no went Ia lock the %prisonor
in their cells. Bristol Ina not beer
aecn since hc gained his liberty. III,
county will no eaved considerable or
penRo II he never comes back.
Many housokccpors linve wondered
what the white powder covering tb,
nutmeg Ia. An old spice dealer /
authority that as soon ma tho nutmoI
IN gatlcr red IL In rolled in n limo mad
from burned o! stcr shells in order 4
prevent it's destruction by tho wocyi
md IL IL this dust that remaina upot
IL. Mace In ono OF the ontar cover
inRs 81 the nutmeg, aud 10 proferre
by many cooks because OF ito coloI
milwaukee, WISCONSIN,.