Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-02-01
lFRoM TUESDAYS DAILY
SALMAGCNDI

oOAruerS.
A carload Of recruits for the Navy
from st. Paul. Minnesota, passed
west this afternoon.
A. L.. Mauk returend from Eureka
last evening. He reports a busy
time with the Odd Fellows OF that
town.
Nearly IA carload Of drummers'
Trunks were uploaded here last
night. This indicates that Elko is d
good business point.
William a. Boyce OF Eoyce. Texas,
has been appointed industrial teacher
III the Nevada Indian school at S6O0 u
year.
Mrs Anna Greenberg, mother Of
Mrs. Allen and Charles Greenberg,
died i'll Salt Lake last Friday OF
rheumatism. Sue was Is years Of
age.
A private dispatch was received in
Reno Sunday announcing
tile death III San Francisco Of Barney
Horn, the well-known stock dealer,
MIR. Horn had many friends in Elko.
As soon as spring opens, Uncle
Dick Dorsey will build u livery
stable. 40xlU0 feet. on the lot where
the old stable stood. Uucle Dick
Gays lie has made up his mrud to set
lie down III Elko and assist in build.
ing up the toAn.
Madison and Smith, two OF the
young men who robbed the girls
d"rmitury at the State University,
have been safely landed i'll the penn
tertiary. They will spend two years
with Warden Henderson.
Recorder Grover has cleaned out
his office and arranged the papers
and books III tile vault tai make room
for a book rack and pigeon holes.
When Wick johnson put them i'll.
Charley will stor. away old records
to make for the new.
AT a gathering Of %rlergymen held in
Indianapolis IN address WAS made by
one II them against what he termed
"up to.date" preaching. He con.
tended particularly against sermons
on Sociology, bioluly, or any ouher
o!ogy.' ami closed his peroraIou with
thus most orthodox and irreproach-
able remark: TO quote from KIP.
ling. I'm sick 81 the whole damn
business"
Senator !Iardesty has int.oducel a
bill To repeal the stock inspector law.
1t should pass both branches Of tile
Legislature by Il unanimous vote.
The only citizen OF the State to re
ceiTe any benefit from the law for the
last two Ii Sol Hip. the Inspector.
Sol has drawn down about S2.1UJ III
salary elnce the law was passed. lie
doubtless thinks the Law agUod thing.
The Wells Herald again deuies that
there have been any cases OF small.
pOx IN that town. Those who are
acquainted with the reputation for
uD~NcT"c:ty possessed by tile tx rev.
erend editor 81 the Wells sheet will
prefer to believe tile statement uf the
reputable phi! sician Of TINT town who
that small pox has been prevail.
ent there, WI.ful misrepresentation
IN u case OF this KIND IL criminal.
Silver State.
Assembly man Allen has introduced
IA hill to reduce the raIaries Of the
state oiliccrs and make them pay able
out OF the school fund. Tho bill
should be amended to mako tho
salaries, except tbOse u the Surye, or.
General aud Superintendent of
Schools. payable out Of the general
fund Of the State. With this amend
menf. the bill should become 4 law.
Nevada IL Paying too much money To
her State officers.
An old negro who lives III Tennessee
WA recently heard to give the I rllow.
my prescription for rheumatism. Ito
was met by an acquaintance who IN.
qulred of him: "Uncie RUDE, how
did you get rid oi the rheu matismY"
The oil negro replied: Swell, boss.
I'll tell yer. Dey tells me il yon
watch a hog aud see where he rubs
and go dIr aud ruu and slueal am
ia hog you never will be pestercd wild
lie r~hemmatics any mo And so [
rubbed whar I. hog rubbed ind
eluralcd like Il hog, AMI, boss. | amt
hud no rheumati; 80 s.nce."-W Dches.
ter Democrat.
/: ia said TINT the unhnzcd West
Pointer who whipped five uppe class
men III II single day. md thirty dur.
my lie stay 10 the academy. Inns been
found. Hs ia Maj. John IL Parker Of
the Thirty-niutb I~Ifantry. lilo went
TO the academy ut West Point from
Scdnliu. Mo. aud was II raw buned
six 'fontor. When the upper CLUES.
men attempted to EXERCISE" him they
were always paid In their own con.
Parker won houors in the Cub IN
'ampaign. md WIS in charge Of the
Calling gnn battery TINT created such
havoc whenever il was used.
Walter q. Me lllister. WIN A, A,
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